My new found favourite japanese restaurant in Surry Hills!…read more We came here around 6.15pm on a Saturday, they were going to turn us down as they were fully booked but agreed to give us a table if we leave by 8pm. I tried the dinner set menu $33. Every item I had was really good, especially the sushi roll, it was bigger than expected. The tonkatsu was not oily and i love how it came with rice (unlike sushi suma). Though i was extremely full when i was done, they brought dessert! A small panna cotta but really good as well. I really like how the table was spaced out more than Sushi Suma, so it's not like you are invading other people privacy. Will definitely be back :) *Note: Always make a reservation to avoid disappointment!*

Hard to fault my new fav.Japanese restaurant. Great meal here last Saturday night with the birthday…read moregirl. Perhaps a little too intimate with other diners but that possibly added to the Japanese vibe. Clean and well presented fare and very generous servings all keenly priced. Sashimi plate was a wonderful starter as was the salmon carpaccio. Tofu and eggplant - must-haves and the teriyaki chicken was spot on and very generous in size. Alas we over ordered and added tempura vegetables which were stella but we had little room left. Wine list was extensive enough and draught beer was available. Attentive staff and full awareness of a radical (crustacea) allergy I had. Want to go back and explore more of the menu. I thought everything we had was really well executed.

Terrible food. I ordered take-away salmon sashimi which was inedible it had so many bones. I called…read moreto complain. All I got was an apology but they wouldn't refund. Disgusting. Since leaving this review the owner of Sakura has left a reply using our names. This is obviously an attempt to bully and intimidate us and other people not to leave negative reviews. She tried at the time to threaten us with the police if we left a bad review. Stay away from this restaurant. The food is not fit for human consumption and the owner engages in bullying and threatening behaviour towards anyone who challenges that.

I love this little authentic place, nestled in an old building with beautiful stained glass…read morewindows. The food is outstanding and very reasonably priced, the ramen is huge! Staff very extremely friendly and efficient. The place is quite small and turns over fast. I enjoyed my chicken ramen a lot and will go back for more!

BEST PLACE EVER!!!!! I love it here. Favorite place to eat in Sydney. Highly recommend. Great…read moreservice. Their chicken teriyaki udon and chicken schnitzel udon are AMAZING. These are our FAVS. Pork schnitzel don (rice dish) also yum!!

The staff were nice and friendly. They were actually on a lunch break when we came in, so it took…read morea bit longer. It's understandable. They need a break! Once they were done eating, they started working on our order. We had the chicken, seafood onion pancake and the beef with sauce. All of them are yummy! We took away our left over for midnight snack. And yes, the food was still yummy even without heating it up.

How weird for me to goto a sushi bar but get sides like a Korean place!…read more Korean run in assuming.my friend chose this place. A small restaurant right at the train station I had the pork gyoza and the bento box with the fish teriyaki. While I found most of the food to be a little better than average,the teriyaki fish was strange. Each piece tastes a little different and one piece I thought was a piece of pork! I'm not sure if they used different types of fish in here Nil issues with service and prices are what I expected Overall better than average

The best!!! My favourite place in Strathfield. Chef Park is…read morekind courteous skilled and clean. Food is always awesome! At the taxi rank outside the railway (Southern side). Simple decor.

The salmon don was really good! the salmon was the belly part, so very fatty and melt-in-yo-mouth!…read moreVery fresh too! The sukiyaki was a bit overly sweet, but the toppings like beef and tofu were good! Still a good deal for 1 person. Definitely a good eat

We are definitely a rice is life kind of family and so we decided to eat Japanese tonight. I'm so…read moreglad we found Yayoi just in the nick of time. We got there at 1956 and they stop taking orders at 2000. We had about four minutes for all three of us to pick a meal and place our order. With that being said, I'm not sure we got a full look at the menu but we're very happy with our selection. The food was delicious, filling, and very reasonably priced. One thing they did not do is refill our water. This seems to be a common thing in Sydney so maybe people don't drink much water or maybe you have to ask. We haven't quite figured that out yet.

I was working at the Video store until 9pm and when I finished I decided that seeing as I'd just…read moreearned some money, it was only fair that I be allowed to spend it. So I treated myself to some takeaway for a late Sunday dinner. I'd often been to the Thai and Indian places for my well deserved late in the evening meal, so tonight I thought I'd go to Fujiyama's, the new(ish) Japanese Restaurant on Norton Street. I entered through the balcony eating area, which always seems to be full, went up to the counter and picked up a menu. I read through the dining options but in the back of my mind I always knew what I was going to eat. It had to be the Bento Box, that classic Japanese dish. An assortment of fine foods separated by barricades all inside a box. I looked around the classy joint as I awaited my order. Other people came in and picked up their pre-ordered meals. I wandered around and read newspapers that had been left on the various inside tables. Then finally, my food was ready. I picked up some chopsticks and a serviette and made my way home. I turned on the tele, I opened the box and I tucked in. Japanese food is always a little bit expensive, I find. But it is always good and I am seldom disappointed. This was no exception. Yummo. (Editors Note: Yummo?) (Seaton's Note: Do you have a problem with Yummo? The food was Yummo.) (Editors Note: You're an embarrassment.) (Seaton's Note: I just want love.)

I took some friends to this restaurant last night. As usual, the food is still fantastic however…read moreI'm not sure what has happened to the service since my previous visits. The only thing I noticed was that the wait staff seemed less attentive than they used to be. We sat down at our reserved balcony table, shortly after we noticed the table besides us had left. I think this was because of the meal although some of my friends suggested it was because of us - who knows. :P The remnants of their meals strewn across the table stayed there until we were about to leave. It was not like they were extremely busy either. To add to this we had to stand and wave our arms around in order to get the attention of the waitresses. They were lovely and polite etc, just didn't check on us or even see us attempting to get their attention more subtly. I left the food until last so I can end on a more positive note. AMAZING - AGAIN! We enjoyed the delights of soft-shell crab salad, sashimi/sushi plater and I never come to this place without ordering their baked salmon roll (DEVINE). The sushi/sashimi here is always fresh and delicious, soft shelled crab is great and you all know what I think of their Baked Salmon Roll! mmm We all left with full bellies but still heading for Bar Italia for a yummy gelato for dessert. Grand Total, $17 each, no tip tonight. I'm still a fan but think they can work on checking the tables more often.

I was pleasantly surprised during a business dinner. We were group and had a multi course pre…read morearranged menu. Everything was fantastic. The wagyu with an egg ponzu dipping sauce was unforgettable but multiple dishes were great. Surprisingly the only thing that was mediocre was the sushi, uninspired the fish was okay but not special but overall the meal was fantastic.

We made the mistake of ordering the Omakase at this nice looking trendy restaurant in the Star…read moreCasino. Most of the dishes were passable, although I personally don't care for mussels. However, the big disappointment was the wagyu filet, which had a tough rubbery texture, like it had been cut incorrectly. We sent it back and they brought out another cut which was marginally better, but not even close in quality to the A5 wagyu I've had elsewhere. The few pieces of sushi we were served were okay, but for the price, there should have been more. Overall, a fairly big disappointment for our big night out in Sydney at what is supposedly one of the premiere Japanese restaurants in the city.

It's both a plus AND a minus that there is only 1 page for this place even though it is separated…read moreby different entrances and floors. The upstairs entrance is to their cafe/dessert bar and downstairs is for their restaurant. I technically should give them negative marks on their service. There was no one manning the upstairs, at least when I came. I tried to check the upstairs 2 different times. The first time no one showed up. The 2nd time I came it took a while for someone to show up. When I came to the downstairs for dinner, service was great. The young server was very pleasant and helpful. She gave me some good recommendations. The owner(?) was the person who waited on me upstairs and then made sure I got the specials menu downstairs. She too was very pleasant and helpful, especially upstairs when I was trying to decide on my orders. So the negatives: I was a bit disappointed by the Iced Hojicha Latte and the Hojicha Tiramisu. Both didn't have that roasted earthy flavor that goes hand in hand with Hojicha. The texture of the tiramisu was fine though. It was served in a cute little wooden box. The positives: The food in the restaurant downstairs was reasonably priced. But I'm not sure if that's just because I'm doing the conversion to USD from Australian Dollars? Pretty decent sized portions for the prices. As for flavors I can't complain. My roll was good. My pork gyoza was nice and crisp with a good sauce. But the star was the MB4 Australian Wagyu steak. Perfectly marbled, flavorful and tender. The cafe drags down the overall rating but not enough to drop them down to a 3 because I enjoyed my dinner that much.

This little place was big on flavor! The Tako Karrage was absolutely amazing! I got the Wagyu steak…read morewith the truffle sauce and was not disappointed. The server was very attentive throughout the meal and made me a delicious cocktail. This place gets busy quickly but it's so worth the wait.