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The Nikkei Menu: Japanese Peruvian Sharing Plates in Paddington

Ayllu's menu is built around Nikkei cuisine — Japanese technique, Peruvian fire, everything designed to share. Head Chef Igor Pereira leads the kitchen on bold sharing plates: black cod, beef tataki, anticucho skewers. Head Sushi Chef Sandesh Baral handles the sushi — bluefin tuna cut to order, truffle rolls, the Ayllu Platter built for the table.

Two tasting menus available daily — the Cuzco at £45pp and the Machu Picchu at £59pp. A la carte and sushi served throughout the week.

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Tasting Menus

Sharing menus — the whole table orders the same menu

Cuzco · £45pp

Salted Edamame Beans (Ve)
Tuna Tataki
Lubina Clásica Ceviche
Truffle Roll
Beef Tequeños
Chicken Skewers
Cabbage Skewers
Salmon Cazuela
Chef's Choice Dessert

Machu Picchu · £59pp

Guacamole (V)
Duo of Ceviche
Bluefin Tuna Roll
Beef Tataki
Shrimp Popcorn
Lamb Skewers
Peruvian Steak BBQ
Yucas (V)
Chef's Choice Dessert

A La Carte

Nikkei sharing plates

Picoteos

Oysters
£8

Sake cucumber granita, truffle ponzu, tigers milk

Three £13 | Six £24

Guacamole (V)
£8

Served with corn tortillas and prawn crackers

Salted Edamame (Ve)
£5
Spicy Edamame (Ve)
£6
Shrimp Popcorn
£9

Yuzu, spicy mayo

Chicken Karaage
£8

Deep-fried crispy chicken, rocoto glaze, dashi buttermilk, shiso

Beef Tequeños
£8

Beef short rib in a pastry dough with ocopa sauce

Bluefin Tuna Tartare
£12

Tuna with wasabi soy, caviar, truffle, crispy rice

Taquitos (3pcs)

Salmon
£7

Mango, guacamole, cancha, spring onion

Avocado (V)
£7

Aji Amarillo, lime, coriander, shichimi

Tuna
£8

Onion, coriander, olive oil, sesame seeds

Crab
£9

Avocado, chives, yuzu mayo, tobiko

Bao Buns (2pcs)

Beef
£10

Slow-cooked beef shin with teriyaki sauce, criolla salad, and aji rocoto mayo

Chicken
£9

Crispy chicken, mango, aji amarillo sauce, Asian pickles

Ceviche

Mixto
£10

Sea bream, squid, coriander, lime juice, cancha

Nikkei
£11

Yellowfin tuna, raspberry ponzu, tomato condiment, kadaifi

Lubina Clásica
£10

Sea bass, plantain chips, choclo, sweet potato, red onion

Maiz Batayaki (V)
£9

Baby corn, sweet corn, choclo, sweet potato, batayaki tigers milk, corn crisp

Tiradito

Hamachi
£11

Radish, passion fruit tigers milk, burnt orange, lemongrass tapioca, green oil

Tuna Tataki
£12

Kombu infused tuna, with Aji Amarillo dressing

Beef Tataki
£16

Beef fillet with ponzu salsa, garlic chips, spring onions

Skewers (2pcs)

Beef
£10
Lamb
£10
Chicken
£8
Cabbage (V)
£7
Skewer Platter
£27

Selection of three skewers of your choice

Meat | Poultry

Peruvian Steak BBQ
£35

Black lime butter, chives, crispy garlic, yolk

Short Beef Rib
£22

Slow-cooked short rib, chipotle sauce, charred onion, sides tortillas, pineapple relish, chimichurri

Lamb Chops
£35

Xinjiang marinade, herb emulsion, white onion puree, panca oil

Duck Anticuchero
£24

Salsa anticuchera, pickled orange zest, puffed buckwheat

Tomahawk
£90

Mushroom X.O.

Fish

Black Cod
£31

Orange dashi butter, panca oil, crispy leek and ginger

Salmon Cazuela
£24

Lemongrass, tom-yum paste, bomba rice, smoked ikura

Grilled Seabass
£23

Grilled sea bass, acevichada sauce, green oil

Vegetarian

Mizuna Sarada (V)
£15

Mizuna, avocado, cucumber, green tomatoes, jalapeno, burrata, yuzu dressing

Yasai Katsu Curry (V)
£18

Sweet potato, jasmine rice, kimchi

Sides

Yucas (V)
£7

Truffle mayo, Manchego cheese

Peruvian Chips (V)
£5

Huancaina sauce

Chaufa Fried Rice (V)
£6

Stir fried rice, nori, crispy shallots

Tenderstem Broccoli and Green Beans (V)
£7

Shio kombu dressing, panca oil, tenkasu kori

Add Ons

Black Truffle
£5

Three grams | £5

Fresh Wasabi
£5

Five grams | £5

Sushi

Head Sushi Chef Sandesh Baral

Sushi Platters

Ayllu
£50

California roll, truffle roll, tuna maki, two pieces of chu-toro tuna sashimi and two pieces of salmon sashimi, two pieces of hamachi nigiri, two pieces of akami nigiri

Salmon
£35

Salmon and avocado roll, salmon maki, four pieces of salmon nigiri and sashimi

Tuna
£42

Bluefin tuna roll, tuna maki, four slices of tuna sashimi, four tuna nigiri

Omakase
£45

8 pieces of sashimi and 8 pieces of nigiri

Sashimi (2pcs)

Sake
£6
Akami
£7
Unagi
£7
Chu-Toro
£9
Madai
£8
Hamachi
£8

Nigiri | Aburi Nigiri (2pcs)

Sake
£7
Akami
£8
Unagi
£8
Chu-Toro
£11
Madai
£8
Hamachi
£8

Ayllu Rolls (6-8 pcs)

Salmon Roll
£11

Aburi salmon, spicy mayo, avocado and spring onion

Dragon Roll
£15

Tempura prawn, unagi, spicy cream, bonito, unagi sauce, red tobiko

California Roll
£12

Surimi, avocado, tobiko, shichimi

Bluefin Tuna Roll
£16

Akami, shichimi, negi, avocado, jalapeno and spicy mayo

Truffle Roll
£15

White mince fish, truffle mayo, avocado, kori kori, truffle

Veggie House Roll (V)
£10

Mixed leaves, tsuma, yuzu vinaigrette

Business Set Menu

Mon–Fri 12pm – 6pm | £29

Salted Edamame Beans

Choose One Roll

Salmon Roll (4pcs)

Aburi salmon, spicy mayo and spring onion

California Roll (4pcs)

Surimi, avocado, tobiko, shichimi

Veggie House Roll (4pcs) (V)

Mixed leaves, tsuma, yuzu vinaigrette

Choose One Ceviche

Lubina Clásica

Sea bass, plantain chips, choclo, sweet potato, red onion

Maiz Batayaki (Ve)

Baby corn, sweet corn, choclo, sweet potato, batayaki tigers milk, corn crisp

Mixto

Sea bream, squid, coriander, lime juice, cancha

Choose One Skewer

Beef
Chicken
Vegetable

Choose One Main

Short Beef Rib

Slow-cooked short rib, chipotle sauce, tenderstem broccoli and green beans

Yasai Katsu Curry (V)

Sweet potato, jasmine rice, kimchi

Salmon Cazuela

Bomba rice, lemongrass, tom-yum paste, smoked ikura

Desserts

Matcha Basque Cheesecake
£11

White chocolate sauce and matcha croquant

Chocolate Mousse
£12

Vegan dark chocolate mousse on a chocolate sponge and coconut ice cream

Pistachio Roll
£10

Pistachio cream, praline, pistachio sauce

Mille Feuille
£10

Vanilla, raw chocolate and ganache

Tiramisu
£10

Homemade with fresh mascarpone cream, savoiardi biscuits, Italian coffee, cocoa

Churros
£9

Served with hazelnut chocolate sauce & orange zest

Soft Serve Ice Cream
£7

With chocolate hazelnut sauce, flaked almonds and raspberry coulie

£7 | £13 to share

Selection of Mochi and Sorbets
£7

Please ask your waiter for today's selection

Selection of Cheeses
£15

Please ask your waiter for today's selection

Brunch

Sat 11am – 4pm · Sun 12pm – 4pm | £37pp Bottomless Food · £55pp Bottomless Food & Drinks

Arrival

Salted Cancha

Toasted & salted corn kernels, served on arrival

Ceviche

Salmon

Served with mango, onions, coriander

Seabass

Served with cancha, aji amarillo and coriander

Maiz Batayaki (V)

Baby corn, sweet corn, choclo, sweet potato, batayaki tigers milk, corn crisp

Appetisers

Salmon

Salmon, mango, avocado, cancha on crispy rice

Chicken

Spicy mayo, corn and coriander on crispy rice

Avocado Taco (V)

Aji amarillo, lime, coriander togarashi powder

Chicken Karaage

Deep-fried crispy chicken, rocoto glaze, dashi buttermilk, shiso

Beef Tequeños

Beef short rib in a pastry dough with ocopa sauce

Aubergine Anticucho (V)

Served with miso and chives

Uramaki Rolls

Salmon Roll

Aburi salmon, spicy mayo and spring onion

California Roll

Surimi, avocado, tobiko, shichimi

Veggie House Roll (V)

Mixed leaves, tsuma, yuzu vinaigrette

Main Courses

Pollo a la Brasa

Roasted poussin with anticucho sauce

Chicharron de Pescado

Nuoc cham sauce

Slow-Cooked Short Beef Rib

Served with green pepian and coriander

Yasai Katsu Curry (V)

Roasted sweet potato, jasmine rice, kimchi

Sides

Peruvian Chips (V)

Spiced herbs, huancaina sauce

Hispi Cabbage (V)
Green Beans (V)

Shio kombu dressing, panca oil, tenkasu kori

Desserts

Chef's Selection

Frequently Asked Questions

Signature Dishes

Salmon Roll
Salmon Roll
Tuna Tartare
Tuna Tartare
Dragon Roll
Dragon Roll
Black Cod
Black Cod
Short Beef Rib
Short Beef Rib
Aburi Nigiri
Aburi Nigiri
Skewer Platter
Skewer Platter

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