Comments on: Samurai Japanese Cafe, Balmain

By: Interview: Adriano Zumbo interview, Patissier, Balmain @ Not Quite Nigella

Interview: Adriano Zumbo interview, Patissier, Balmain @ Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 12 May 2009 11:15:30 +0000

[...] out, he likes Japanese as “It’s light, easy and good flavours. Samurai here is good. I love Wafu (Surry Hills), that’s one of my favourites and Raw Bar (Bondi). It’s [...]

By: Wasabi Ice Cream recipe @ Not Quite Nigella

Wasabi Ice Cream recipe @ Not Quite Nigella — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:00:54 +0000

[...] my sushi sans wasabi so much is my loathing of the innocuous looking stuff. However a visit to Samurai cafe in Balmain a while ago brought us face to face with wasabi ice cream. I didn’t want to try it but I did [...]

By: Not Quite Nigella » Restaurant Review: Sushi Samurai at Neutral Bay

Not Quite Nigella » Restaurant Review: Sushi Samurai at Neutral Bay — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:02:45 +0000

[...] but it’s nevertheless deliciously creamy inside although I do prefer the Okonomiyaki from Samurai in Balmain. It gets an enthusiastic response from both Queen Viv and Miss America who have not tried this [...]

By: Not Quite Nigella

Not Quite Nigella — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:41:23 +0000

Hi susannah-That’s great to hear! I think the $30 per head is much better than a la carte, even if there isn’t a particularly large table. Next time we go, we’ll probably opt for that. Its a bonus that it gave your sous chef friend inspiration too!

By: susannah

susannah — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 05:23:19 +0000

NQN,

I visited Samurai on Friday night and can only concur that the food is as good as you describe with words and pictures. We had 11 people and opted for the $30 per head, they would bring us what ever they wanted.

We had so much food, and it was all fantastic!

One in our group is a Sous chef and the beef wrapped asparagus blew her away for its originality! I’m sure it will be on her menu shortly

By: Not Quite Nigella

Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:20:20 +0000

Hi Susan-I agree Okonomiyaki is hard to find at restaurants, especially good Okonomiyaki. I’m still a bit floored at the prices too. The salmon sashimi in particular at $9 is amazing (I buy it from Costis for about the same price )

Hi Kathy-thanks! The photos are all my husband’s doing, he’s a great photog and he’s using a great camera (which we’ve kindly borrowed from his brother). And we tried taking a pic of McDonalds the other night but it wasn’t so exciting

Hi Jobe-could it be that Balmain is the foodie hub of Sydney? I say yes based on these two places

Hi Sheb-I haven’t tried Kobe Jones’s tuna tataki but I think if you like KJ’s food, you’ll really like this. The sauce is quite unusual, like KJ’s sauces

Hi Popeye-definitely, a big bowl of noodles and soup are great to fill hungry tummies!

By: Popeye

Popeye — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:05:16 +0000

The Ramen is the best bet if you want to fill up on something!

By: Sheb

Sheb — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 03:52:34 +0000

Everything looks absolutely mouthwatering! Especially the salmon tataki :-* I’ve only ever had tuna tataki at Kobe Jones; must try salmon!

By: Jobe

Jobe — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:55:24 +0000

That salmon tataki looks sensational.

I’m with you, a move to Balmain is a must!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:49:13 +0000

You always have the best food pics! I bet you can even make McDonalds look gourmet =P