I’m not sure about the cherry tomatoes, I can say that in Japanese salads in Tokyo I did have some cherry tomatoes and I actually had some of the tastiest cherry tomatoes while I was over there. So perhaps using them is normal for a Japanese salad.

LOL yes Gordon would not have been happy. I’m sure he would’ve said a few swear words at it.

In that case, you might really like the chicken bone.

Hmmm how do I describe coffee jelly? It’s usually slightly sweet and quite strong. I don’t like it without cream but love it with cream, if that makes sense.

Eel is so delicious and it went surprisingly well with the cream cheese I think because there wasn’t too much cream cheese. You’re welcome and he did enjoy it but was very glad to be home

Hi grace-I don’t like being alone too much so it was a welcome diversion! I stay away from wholemeal pasta at the best of times but to have it uncooked and deep fried, that’s just wrong

Hi Susan-I agree, the sashimi is definitely excellent value, it’s unusual to get a serve like that for that price, you’d usually pay double that. I will give the miso eggplant and the Dragon roll a go next time, thanks for the recs!

Mmmm, I love it when sushi and sashimi are the right temperature and very fresh. I had excellent ’sushi train’ sushi on my birthday this year, when hubby and I went up to Melb CBD together. I did however, have evidence of food poisoning throughout the night, but by the next day I was ok! :-/

I have a couple of criticisms (looking at the dishes) and hope it’s ok I impart them. The curly leaf parsley for garnishes. And the tomatoes in the Wagyu beef salad look like really cheap, tasteless supermarket tomatoes. When I think of Wagyu.. I think it begs for better tomatoes? Char grilled cherry tomatoes on the vine? Am I just being too picky? Though considering the price of the meals.. how can one complain?

I assumed the pasta was cooked and then deep fried. Gosh.. that was some chef’s big mistake, I can hear Gordon bellowing now

That soft chicken bone looks and sounds so delicious. I’ve never had it at a restaurant, though growing up in a Hungarian family, my sisters and I munched on chicken feet and cartlidge and bones etc!

I’ve not tried coffee jelly either. Is it something really sweet or maybe intense like an espresso and not sweet enough?

I love eel sushi, but have not tried it with the cream cheese combo.

Mmm.. again, I could just go that plate of sashimi right now, it even LOOKS the right temperature!

Thanks Lorraine for a great review, I hope hubby enjoyed his sailing?

Hi Y-I should have taken photos inside the bathroom or better still a video

Hi Carolyn-It was really left of centre, we were a bit worried about the rest of it although the other dishes were great. I hope they’ve replaced it with something else

Hi IllegallyBlonde-I should try and make it there for their lunch bentos one day. I grabbed the leaflet and they looked great. Sounds like you’re definitely a regular there

Hi the projectivist-No, not at all about the restaurant staff They’re usually either used to photos being taken (tourists take pics too) or they’re happy that people are into their food that much. There were a couple of restaurants in London that don’t allow photos due to “celebrity clientele” but none in Sydney. As for fellow restaurant goers, only twice in the whole time, they stared like I landed from a spaceship but didn’t say anything

I come here at least once a week for lunch with girls from work, and we absolutely adore it.

It used to be our “secret little place” until we starting bringing more people along every week

If you go at lunch time, the lunchbox specials are a bargain for under $16 – they include miso soup, agedashi tofu and Japanese pickels

Absolute must-haves are the salmon sashimi and the most amazing teriyaki salmon ever.

I went on Tuesday lunch, and may be going there again today or tonight!