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User Reviews on Makoto Sushi Bar
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A year ago I frequently dined at this establishment, and would always bring groups, and the service, value and food were great.
But I am disappointed to say that in recent months I have limited my visits, as the prices have gone up, the service has worsened, and the food has become somewhat mediocre to the point where this place no longer stands out from the rest. The taste has diminished. Please take a note from the quality elsewhere. For better sushi try elsewhere in Darlinghurst.
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perfectpear -
See my reviews 5 , 22 November 2008
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Food 8 |
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Value 7 |
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This is one of my favorites sushi train in Sydney beseides Sushi Train in bondi junction. This place has really good sushi. I love the scallop and salmon. It is really fresh and the quality of the materials are far better than average sushi place. Japanese tea is the best compared to others. I love the green tea ice cream and coconut milk. Very good place to take any girls out but it can be a bit noisy.
I suggest you go there when it just open so you do not have to wait. The staffs are very friendly and the service is second to none, specially the fat guy with a glasses that work on Sunday. I will definitely go there again.
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qunsw2007 -
See my reviews 6, 16 November 2008
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Food 9 |
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Definitely one of the better sushi places I have been to. The sushi are not only magnificently decorated, but they also taste heavenly. Be careful not to get carried away though, for they are not cheap! My first experience there set me back AU$40+. After that I have been picking more conservatively. I will also recommend the Wagyu Beef. It's circa AU$9.00 and its tenderness would have you begging for more. Yum!
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Legallyum -
See my reviews 13, 11 October 2008
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Food 9 |
Ambience 9 |
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Value 9 |
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One of the good Japanese restaurant in Sydney, sushi-train style. Fresh and they've got quite a few chains in Sydney and Chatswood. Great staff.
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CheekyMinx111 -
See my reviews 25, 09 October 2008
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Food 10 |
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Value 7 |
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One of the best sushi places in Sydney. They have a great variety of hand-rolls such as wagyu beef and the salmon + sea urchin + salmon roe. The sushi on the train itself is also fresh with a lot of variety, but quite pricey.
The menu food is also quite good, like all restaurants of the masuya chain their nabeyaki udon has a really tasty broth, as with the fisherman's soup. Service is quite good and for such a busy place, our orders for drinks and food came really fast and the waiters had better english than most places and were friendly.
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chilla -
See my reviews 5, 05 September 2008
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Food 9 |
Ambience 9 |
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Value 8 |
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Fantastic sushi train and so close to my work! Great ambience and sushi presentation. Not cheap but good value for money considering that you're getting top grade food. Too bad there's no EFTPOS...
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K man -
See my reviews 3, 26 August 2008
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Food 8 |
Ambience 6 |
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Value 8 |
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Well located near World Square, well lit, with modern presentation and staff keen to please. Calls and replies of welcome in Japanese (per my friend Lotta) kept the atmosphere lively and informal - a good Japanese/Australian blend. It's not a place of ambience in the typical restaurant style, but what sushi train establishment is? It is what it is.
I ate here two nights in a row, due to late finishing shifts and the desire to eat light, healthy food before bed an hour later. The first night I ate 3 savoury and 1 dessert plate (green tea cheesecake) and paid $20. The second night I ate 4 savoury plates and paid $10...all plates are $2.60 to $3.00 after about 9.30pm (it closes at 10pm). Abalone, sushi, dessert, everything.
It's a great place to go if you're working or travelling solo and need some quick, healthy and tasty food. Everyone faces into the train (obvious, I know) so it's all eyes on the food rather than who's sitting alone in the restaurant (which can be daunting for single people). Both nights the overwhelming majority of clientele were Japanese. I'd eat here again.
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let them eat cake -
See my reviews 10, 21 July 2008
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Food 10 |
Ambience 7 |
Service 10 |
Value 9 |
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This is one of the best places to eat in the CBD, although it can be a problem getting a spot. Filling up on the sushi is tempting, but probably a little bit pricey. But great value is to get one of their wonderful udons and then just a couple of sushis. The udon is so soft, the broth so flavoursome, and it's great value, it really fills one up. The staff are very friendly and very earnest. Makoto's pretty much a necessity.
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daniel daniel -
See my reviews 31, 12 July 2008
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Food 8 |
Ambience 8 |
Service 8 |
Value 8 |
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I wish I lived here. I come here all the time, I think the waiters and waitresses recognise me. The kitchen staff seems really annoyed everytime I order a beef tataki salad, I guess because it is a hassle to make, but it is one of the best dishes there. Really friendly waitresses and serves some of the best and creative sushi around.
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lutandorgavero -
See my reviews 3, 08 June 2008
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Food 7 |
Ambience 6 |
Service 3 |
Value 5 |
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At first I thought of going to the usual sushi train because I thought they still had the $2.60 special on Tuesdays - alas I was wrong. So I decided to try out a new one that everyone seems to rave about on the net called Makoto on the corner of Pitt and Liverpool St. I suppose I shouldn't have been surprised at the line to get in seeing as it has a big following. We had to write our name down and get a ticket to wait 15 mins before we could sit down at the bar. Other people who came alone, or came as a group and didn't mind sitting separately or at a table instead have a better chance of a shorter wait.
Well, my first impression was that their range is certainly different to Sushi Train. It has a more upmarket feel about it. I read online that dishes start at $2.60 so it couldn't be that much more expensive than Sushi Train. But when we went there there were no $2.60 plates to be found! False advertsing! I hate that! Luckily, my favourite dish - the salmon nigiri was the same price as Sushi Train $3.00 so I had Heaps of those.
For an extra 60c they also have the salmon belly cut which is the same as salmon nigiri but the meat is so much more tender! I had a few of those too. The prices for the dishes ranged from $3.00 to $6.60 and I tried at least one of each just to say that I experienced it overall and not just the cheaper dishes. Green tea (unlimited refills) was $2.00 and miso soup $2.50.
I walked out of there having paid $54.50 for both me and my partner. We had something like 15 dishes altogether. It must be a ploy to work up your appetite while you wait for a seat! I would go again because the quality of the food and presentation are good but I think next time I would order a platter instead as it's better value.
Oh and another thing that I didn't like was that they only accepted cash and credit card, NOT EFTPOS from savings?! So I had to walk out to an ATM and back while my partner waited. Also when the lady first calculated the price it was $49.00 so I withdrew a $50 note. But when I got back she said it was $54.50?!?! Which I was a annoyed at because it made me wonder which was the real price and what if my partner didn't have any coins on him?
I am sure she would have expected me to go out to the ATM again just because they are too stingy to pay the fees for Eftpos transactions! Goodness knows they can afford it with the amount of customers they get. She should have just accepted that it was her mistake and let me go with the original price quoted.
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888 -
See my reviews 3, 07 May 2008
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