The sushi bar/cafe/restaurant at the Trafford Center comes in the form of Yo Sushi, which I can only assume is some kind of chain store thingy.

Anyway, I saw that there wasn’t any other people eating so thinking that I was quids in I at down and got a dish from the conveyor. And then got another dish whilst I tried to tell what it was that I had just stuck into my mouth.

It was that that this guy from behind the counter said that they weren’t actually open until 12:00. Looking at my watch I saw that it was 11:45, and looking about revealed that there wasn’t anybody about to actually ask about me sitting there eating something I wasn’t meant to be eating for another 15 minutes. So I sat there feeling extremely out of place before the place opened when we made our excuses and left. I thought that sushi was a self serve kind of meal so I was just getting stuck in.

So why wasn’t there somebody about? It’s not difficult! They didn’t even put up a sign. Anything would have been more helpful than thinking I was there early and realising that I was completely wrong. It wasn’t until 12:00 on the dot that someone turned up and actually served us and then they just treated me like I was a shoplifter or something. Mandy talked to one of her friends who had been there and they said that they had encountered the same problem. I even sent a message to the Yo Sushi people telling them that the service might be improved, but I have had no reply.

Anyway, despite feeling like a fool to start off with the food was very nice. The dish I started off with was crab… something and I also managed to get octopus… something with artichoke… bits. All of which were very nice indeed and I am glad that I had at least something.

The lack of help wasn’t my only problem. The place is a little expensive as I had barely a snack before the bill reached ten pounds. I know that’s not all that much, but I hadn’t even started. I wonder how much the guy across the bar spent as his pile of plates was huge!