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Food 10 |
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Value 10 |
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Disregard the previous comments from the prude who no doubt thinks that haute cuisine is a parma with ham. Maedaya is a charming place, order the right things, and you will be more than satisfied. Toshi was on hand to make sake suggestions, and they were all spectacular.
We had the mixed starter, cheese gyoza, takoyaki, the wagyu, a chicken dish, okonomiyaki (that's just off the top of my head) and it was delicious. Most of those were without sauce, so perhaps the reviewer below would have felt more comfortable with little saveloys and some tomato sauce?
Dessert was great too - a massive pannacotta that was $3.80!! Fantastic value, atmosphere and most importantly, Fantastic Food!!
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Maxtember -
See my reviews 1 , 03 October 2008
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Below Average |
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Food 3 |
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Service 3 |
Value 3 |
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What a waste of an evening and babysitter time. Trumped up Japanese bar snacks. It's grilled or deep-fried, then add sauce or lettuce. Simple. Golden rule - a subtle sauce enhances, a strong sauce masks.
The only plus is the huge range of sakes, but who really cares. The above published reviews again miss the mark, pushing an establishment because it appears "different". Yes it is different, but emphasize that
1. it is a "sake bar", not a Japanese restaurant.
2. you will be packed in like sardines.
3. mix and match meat and sauce went out with the 80s
Is this really the direction of dining in Melbourne? For expats only!
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merlot -
See my reviews 88, 01 October 2008
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Food 8 |
Ambience 7 |
Service 10 |
Value 10 |
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This is a new Izakaya style place opened in Melbourne. The prices are ridiculously low for now but don't know how long that would last. The food is actually more based on Charcoal Grill than anything else, which they get it pretty much spot on. A lot of other dishes are hit and miss, most of the sauces are way too sweet and strong compared to similar shops in Japan, but I have a feeling it will go down well with local Australian customers.
Most dishes are really small, kind of like Watami and Shirokiya in Japan, and the style is very similar as is seen on the menu. One of the highlights of coming here is of course, to sample the vast selection of unique Japanese sakes available, as one of the owners is related to imports of Sake and other Japanese foods. That was downstairs.
Upstairs, they have the separate Grilled meat Yakiniku room. Bad ventilation and the clothes stink, but the meat dishes including Wagyu is cheap and if you order rice its refillable. It's actually pretty good because of its use of good charcoal, but with less, thinner pieces of meat selections.
I think I'm more impressed by upstairs than downstairs as the Izakaya style food here is really too strong and sweet for our tastes!
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Iruka -
See my reviews 86, 26 August 2008
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