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Food 8 |
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My friend and I dined here for dinner on a weekday. The service, as always, is very good and attentive. It is expensive for japanese, but then again, your dining in a restaurant, not a izakaya. The sashimi justed melted in our mouths and the eggplant with miso was memorable!
I wish we had ordered the specialty deep fried whiting without the braised vegetables, more crispy bits! Only disappointment was a dish chosen from the daily specials, smoked eel sushi with pickled ginger and cucumber. Couldn't taste the eel. But, going to Azuma is always a treat!
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wen77 -
See my reviews 5 , 29 January 2010
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Food 9 |
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Came with my partner to celebrate our anniversary. Service was excellent, very friendly and attentive. I ordered the degustation menu and couldn't believe the serving size as I had expected very small portions. My partner orders 2 dishes, and together this was more than enough for us both. Some unique dishes in the degustation menu, well presented and tasteful. Definitely will come back.
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food4thought123 -
See my reviews 3, 28 January 2010
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Food 10 |
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We dine here once every year or so for special occasions, and I've never been disappointed. The food is second-to-none and the service is impeccable. The whole experience is amazing, and yes, it is pricey but it is so worth it.
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SteveM -
See my reviews 5, 15 December 2009
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Food 6 |
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We were warmly welcomed by all the staff when we arrived, but once seated, we weren't able to get their attention even though the place was almost empty. All ten of them were busy chatting amongst themselves and it took a couple of minutes of waving and coughing to get their attention. The food was hit and miss. The sashimi was ok, but no better than a cheaper restaurant’s. The sliced wagyu beef was tender, but dry. It was nicely presented wrapped around sprouts and the citrus soy was tasty.
The duck breast was nicely under-done and beautifully presented, but the “seafood tempura” was stingy for a main. It consisted of two skinny prawns and two small bits of fish. The rest was just vegetables. There was also no garnish which made this dish look naked compared to the others.
Once the restaurant got busier, we still couldn't get their attention even when they were walking past. Each time we managed to get service, they seemed surprised that we should want something. I guess they knew that we weren't food critics from the SMH. Save your money and go elsewhere.
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vivo -
See my reviews 24, 26 November 2009
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Food 9 |
Ambience 9 |
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Value 8 |
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Traditional, refined Japanese cuisine. Well presented and well executed food with excellent service. No longer BYO but allowed us to drink the wine we brought as we were unaware of the change. Decent value at about $60/head. Will be back.
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muka33 -
See my reviews 16, 16 November 2009
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Food 8 |
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Value 8 |
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This is a very popular restaurant for business lunches. They do have a few of their own private function rooms for the more intimate occasions. However, parking is always a problem in this area.
We had the 8 course degustation menu for lunch and it was superb leaving your palate wanting for more. Admittedly we thought that it would not fill us up as the first two courses were pretty small but came the 6th course onwards, we were struggling to keep the food down. The sashimi tasted very fresh, no hint of fishy taste whatsoever. I was actually looking forward to some nice Japanese style dessert, however, we were served creme brulee, mango sorbet and chocolate mousse. Having said that, it was still very sinfully good.
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shopgirl -
See my reviews 25, 14 October 2009
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Food 4 |
Ambience 5 |
Service 5 |
Value 2 |
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Far too expensive for what you get. In recent years prices have increased and quality and service has decreased. If you need a private room, prepare to be slogged with a huge charge just because they can. Never again.
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Crobin -
See my reviews 9, 21 September 2009
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Food 7 |
Ambience 6 |
Service 9 |
Value 6 |
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Had the degustation menu Saturday night, and they catered for my partner who doesn't like raw and/or undercooked food. The service is excellent. The food is nice and fresh, mostly well cooked, but nothing outstanding, which was disappointing as I had higher expectations. I have had similar quality food in other non-fine dining restaurants, so I assume traditional Japanese fare is what it is.
The only items that were foreign to me were the potato jelly (tasteless but had interesting rubbery texture and the Ponzu sauce was delicious), and the Chawa-mushi (lovely silky savoury egg custard but the scallop became overcooked sitting in it), everything else was a bit pedestrian. What was curious was the desserts trio (chocolate mousse cake, creme brulee, mango sorbet), which was not at all Japanese, why have a degustation menu which consists of all traditional Japanese fare then have a western-style dessert? Strange indeed, but the desserts were delicious as expected.
Overall, it's nice but not great.
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colourful21 -
See my reviews 3, 17 August 2009
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Food 9 |
Ambience 10 |
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Value 7 |
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Best sushi restaurant in Sydney! Been their twice. Once sitting in front of the sushi chef and once we had the set menu. Both were fabulous experience. Though the food is very expensive, around $100 per person, the taste, the presentation, the serve, the environment are all top of the mark. Personally, the first experience was better than having the set menu, coz there is interaction between you and the chef, you get to appreciate the food more when you see them making it. Best place for a date!
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fayfeng3f -
See my reviews 6, 24 April 2009
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Food 9 |
Ambience 8 |
Service 8 |
Value 7 |
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We both had degustation on Sat night. It was really something. The service was good too. Waitress asked us if we had any allergies or food we cannot eat on the degustation menu as they would cook something else if you are, which we thought it was delightful as usually you have to tell the waitress about it.
Sushi was really great. Even simply dish like udon, it was hearty and delicious.
Service was good too. All waitresses were friendly, attentive and courteous. The parking is free too if you dine at night, so that was a bonus (I guess for the price, you'd expect that, but still it was a nice bonus). We'd like to go back there again.
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glistenstar -
See my reviews 18, 20 April 2009
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