I have finally, finally recovered from the jet lag from Japan.
I apologise for any inconvenience caused to you by the shortened opening hours and menu changes during my absence.
Since my return from Japan, I have been surprised by the incredibly fast increase in prices, although the price of petrol has gradually come down. The price of rice, which is an essential part of Japanese food, has almost doubled, while the price of soy sauce and chicken meat for making chicken katsu has risen by 30%.
In order to keep An-an going long, I decided to take time to re-arrange an-an.
We will therefore be taking a summer holiday from 1-13 August. We apologise for the inconvenience.
We will work hard for the next two weeks to make the café a more relaxing place for everyone to spend time.
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This week we are serving yakisoba as our special lunch of the week, as we were unable to make the yakisoba we had promised the first week of July. Choose between chicken katsu or pumpkin croquette topping. This also comes with a drink (including miso soup) for up to ￡2.50, so please come along.
If you can, we'd prefer you eat in, but you can also take your yakisoba home.
Yaki-soba will also be served in the first week of August (16-20 August) after the summer holidays.
By the way, lunch set B is the teriyaki lunch.
Come and try it before the summer holidays start.
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And what a surprise! For those of you in the London area, thank you for your patience.
Finally, we're allowed to go to London to sell our wagashi!
Sunday 7 August, free entry and lots of other fun for the kids, so whether you're in the area or just visiting London for the first time in a while, please pop along.
I'll be there with lots of sanshoku dango (three-coloured dumplings), strawberry daifuku and more.
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Now, we are bringing back our Okonomiyaki Night, which has been requested by many of you.
So far, we are planning to have them on Thursdays during the summer holidays, 4 and 11 August, from 5 to 8pm.
We will let you know the detailed menu and other details in August.
This time, we are thinking of having a terrace where you can eat in, so please come and join us on a summer evening. (Reservations required).
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We've just brought back from Japan the shaved ice machine we've always wanted!
It is a real fluffy shaved ice.
We have now started with three types: honey lemon, strawberry milk and Ujikintoki.
Try shaved ice made with an old-fashioned hand-cranked shaved ice machine.
If you want Plant Base shaved ice, you can change honey to maple syrup and condensed milk to Plant Base Icecream when you order.
(To be continued until the end of September).
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During the summer holidays in August, we will be clearing out our stock.
We will be selling items at half price, including those nearing their expiry date, so we look forward to welcoming you to the café over the next three days until this Saturday.
Well, it's unbelievably cool in the UK after the heat wave of just a week ago, but watch out for colds and Covid and enjoy the British summer!
