Kempai @ Josef's

Appropriately, I will start off my blog by critiquing a sushi restaurant in Barbados. My prince and I went for dinner last night at Josef's in The Gap.

As we entered the restaurant we were greeted by a smiling hostess who was ready to seat us immediately. We walked through two sitting rooms and came out onto a back deck full of small tables covered in white linens. The chairs were merely metal lawn chairs covered in white linens to create an appearance of elegance. We were seated in the middle of the deck, away from the sea.

The menu was either a 3 or 4 course Japanese sushi meal or a 3 or 4 course Asian inspired meal consisting of lamb, chicken, duck or fish. I chose to start my meal with the vegetarian tempura. When it came, it tasted more like french fries than tempura. It was merely a very fried piece of vegetable. Each type of vegetable was indistinguishable from the next.

After waiting around 40 minutes our entrees arrived. Mine was served on a lovely wooden plate. I had orderd three maki sushis: Alaska Maki, California Roll and Spicy Tuna.

The Alaska Maki was described in the menu as salmon and avocado in a sushi roll. In fact, the Alaska maki was a piece of salmon wrapped in a lot of rice. There was no avocado.

The California Roll was described as crab, celery, fish roe and avocado in a sushi roll. My California roll was less California and more crab. Just crab.

The Spicy tuna was exactly that. A piece of tuna with spicy sauce.

The sushi was forgettable. Next time I want some sushi I may have to step into the kitchen myself!