Newly opened in 2022, Sakura in Salford is a superb example of comfort food located in an unlikely estate where the food is “delicate, slowly made, and not rushed.”
Located at 8 Salisbury House, St Stephen Street, Salford M3 6AX, Sakura is the corner unit in a row of shops underneath flats.
There is a Rocky Balboa themed takeaway, a convenience store, a launderette, a barber and Sakura, a small café style restaurant that serves Hong Kong and Japanese inspired dishes.
Sakura has been open since 2022 and at a busy lunchtime, queues of people wait to order or collect their food.
The café style restaurant is run by Hong-Kong-born Betty, who describes the menu as a mixture of Hong Kong comfort food and Japanese-style teriyaki rice bowls.
Betty said: “This restaurant is not only Hong Kong style, but also some Japanese style food. We miss Hong Kong, but we also enjoy Japanese food.”
The decision was made to order a beef brisket, tripe and tendon soup with noodles and a bowl of deep-fried pork cutlet with scrambled egg over rice.
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The soup had a lovely texture and went down a treat.
The beef brisket was cooked to perfection and the meat was juicy and tender, falling apart with each noodle-full.
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The pork cutlet came out sizzling, voluptuous in size and delightfully crispy with soft velvety ribbons of loose scrambled egg alongside whilst a generous portion of rice sits below.
Whilst waiting for the mains, crispy buns, similar to a barmcake, slathered salty butter and sweet condensed milk, were served and went down a treat.
If you want a recommendation from the master, Betty recommends the roast chicken with homemade sauce, saying it is her favourite and it’s totally different from the teriyaki chicken.
Image by Evie Carysforth
Overall rating: 5/5
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