Rolled

The UK’s first Australian style ‘hand roll’ sushi establishment

Rolled
The Orient, The Trafford Centre, Trafford Park, Stretford, Manchester M17 8EH

Monday: 11am-8pm
Tuesday: 11am-8pm
Wednesday: 11am-8pm
Thursday: 11am-8pm
Friday: 11am-8pm
Saturday: 11am-8pm
Sunday: 12-6pm

The jury is out on who invented modern sushi, as we know it today. But many say it was Hanaya Yohei’s pioneering nigiri-zushi that set the trend. Its wasn’t until the early-1970s that Australia embraced Japan’s mouthwatering raw fish and rice dream, and it would be another 20 years before anyone Down Under saw a conveyor belt of seafood. Skip forward to today, and outside Asia the Aussies are some of the biggest sushi fiends out there, even going so far as to develop their own kind of subculture. Which is exactly what’s being celebrated at Rolled. 

So what is Australian sushi? First conceived in Melbourne, the ‘hand roll’ offers traditional Japanese seaweed rolls in a form that’s easier to carry and eat on the go. At Rolled, four ‘classic’ varieties are on offer, each influenced by the city that gave birth to this particular take on a familiar dish. You’ll also find a pair of chef’s signature recipes in there, too. Namely shrimp on the barbi (tempura prawn, Japanese curry sauce, lettuce and cucumber), and the Bondi roll (smashed avocado and feta, fresh salmon, egg omelette).

Those two aside, you’ve also got salmon smashed avo (which is pretty much as it sounds), tempura eggplant (battered aubergine tighter wrapped with red peppers and lettuce), teriyaki chicken, and crispy chicken. A range soft drinks are also available, making this a great choice when you need to refuel in the mids of a Trafford Centre shopping spree. And we all know how hungry that place can make us. Refreshingly simple, much like the Japanese culinary legend that inspired the Australians who inspired this place, Rolled claims to be the only sushi joint in the UK committed to this style, although we’re pretty sure it won’t be the last. Just don’t forget where you saw it first.