Island Poké Shoreditch

Good looking store although one of the windows was broken. The interior is very Shoreditch cool, upbeat and quick queue system setup. Some seating in here as well as Instagramable swings. I'd recommend going for the bowls rather than the bao buns as I was expecting the bao buns to be hot.

Otherwise the food is tasty enough.

Now doing halal chicken aaand beef so you've got options if you adhere to that diet. Not the soy sauce isn't halal.

I ordered a build it salmon poke bowl with extra salmon and all the trimming. It came to a total of £15.85 so expected a decent meal. The meal was made nicely and staff was friendly and polite. I didn’t have to wait very long at all as I was the only customer. The only complaint I have is the freshness of the salmon. I love salmon which was why I paid £4.50 extra for an extra serving of it. But the salmon that came with my poke bowl was tasteless and only tasted of refrigeration. There was no smooth or rich taste of the salmon fish as expected due to its fatty content. I would have expected this from a poke restaurant selling fresh ingredients day in day out. Either the fish was of extremely low quality or it has been in the fridge for too long. Extremely disappointed. I had to take out the fish and throw it out as it tasted of nothing.

Generally pretty good and super quick. A £10 for a bowl. It's pretty ok for Uber Eats, but a bit much for lunch bite. Particularly considering the amount of salmon seems to have been slowly decreasing overtime. I also generally find there is a lack of dressing, which I can't fix when it's delivered. The salmon be a little hit and miss, I sometimes find it's excessively fatty and have to just remove it. Overall, the portion just sends a tiny bit small. It's not quite filling enough.

The entire team served with exceptional speed whilst still having interaction with their customers (which definitely is appreciated!)
A nice lady named Jay in particular, provided me with some kind words, after a stressful start in the office. It might not be much to her but the lil deed echoed through my day boosted mood :).
Now been coming every day for lunch 😂 (as seen in my picture)

Brand New Poke Bao in London

I tried the brand new Poke Bao @islandpokeuk with @whatsclairecraving in Shoreditch.

WHAT WE GOT
🐔Korean BBQ Chicken Bao
🐟Yuzu Salmon Bao

The Bao was soft and fluffy. Korean BBQ chicken came with miso chicken and kimchi. It’s spicy and hot🔥🔥🔥Yuzu Salmon served with wakame and topped with wasabi mayo. It’s refreshing and flavourful 😋😋😋

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Halal Status for Island Poke Shoreditch