Kagurazaka Japanese Restaurant

Popular Japanese restaurant in the heart of South Yarra. The restaurant had table and chairs with some traditional Japanese tables. We ordered a range of entrees including gyoza, sashimi, agedashi tofu, Nasu dengaku and endamame. For mains we ordered some chicken katsu, teppanyaki beef, soft shell crab, tempura vegetables and deep fried barramundi. All were tasty with relatively generous portions for a Japanese restaurant. The restaurant was well staffed, however, they could have been more attentive.

Location is great, Japanese tables/decor are nice. But the food is pretty average (sashimi in particular was sub-par imo) and while the wait staff are polite, they're not very attentive and getting their attention to order anything is a real challenge. Price is okay at $40 part person for dinner (including a plum wine), but probably won't be back.

Won't go back again Went there for lunch and it wasn't a great experience . I was expecting the Japanese iron chef quality as advertised but everything was below average. Wonder if the restaurant is still owned by the Japanese chef Ordered a two lunch sets , the sashimi and sushi was absolutely awful , sashimi was tasteless and not fresh . The prawn tempura was served on a plate with napkin underneath and the food sticked on the napkin . Then the main came , it was the teriyaki beef but it was the Chinese sizzling beef with sprout not Japanese teriyaki beef .