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3.5 Below Average

Food  3      Ambience  5      Service  4      Value  2     

Beware Spreets (or similar) deals.

We bought one of the first Spreets deals for a 14 course menu, except that Kobe Jones doesn't actually have a 14 course menu, so we were given 12 courses with a dessert to share. The waitress was very polite, but just played on her inadequate english when I asked about it, so I gave up.

I'd eaten here a couple of times before years ago, and always wanted to come back. However, I had been warned by a friend that the quality had dropped, and she wasn't wrong. Our set menu would supposedly have cost $179 each at full price (instead of $77 with Spreets), which would have been a complete rip-off. For not much more than that you could go somewhere else and experience some truly high quality dishes.

Some of the dishes, like the No 1 Special, were delicious. Others, like the Agedashi Tofu and the Soft Shell Crab, were awful and I couldn't eat them. I've had far better agedashi tofu from almost any other cheap lunchtime sushi place.

Service was average. I've had excellent food and service from most of the Spreets/Living Social deals we've tried, from far classier establishments, which means that we're definitely likely to return to those places and pay full price. Kobe Jones, on the other hand, was a huge disappointment, and we won't be going back.

Not recommended.

Feb 23, 2012

5.8 Average

Food  7      Ambience  6      Service  6      Value  4     

We used to regularly eat here and introduce friends and family to Ninja, as the dinner set menu was such great value and a good introduction to people who weren't so confident trying Japanese food. However, we ate here recently and they no longer do the dinner set menu, with that gone it just doesn't stand out from other Japanese restaurants any more.

It's a little too expensive and the selection isn't very inspiring. Food quality is good, and service is friendly, but the local surfer lads just don't give the place the same feel as the previous Japanese wait staff. (Sorry lads!)

Dec 31, 2010

5.8 Average

Food  5      Ambience  5      Service  7      Value  6     

Definitely had better Japanese, but, perhaps, we've been spoilt. Either way, we won't eat here again. The tempura was like batter from a fish and chip shop, and the sashimi was poor quality. (We had the set menu, so maybe the individual dishes are better).

Apr 08, 2010

3.5 Below Average

Food  3      Ambience  5      Service  4      Value  2     

Beware Spreets (or similar) deals.

We bought one of the first Spreets deals for a 14 course menu, except that Kobe Jones doesn't actually have a 14 course menu, so we were given 12 courses with a dessert to share. The waitress was very polite, but just played on her inadequate english when I asked about it, so I gave up.

I'd eaten here a couple of times before years ago, and always wanted to come back. However, I had been warned by a friend that the quality had dropped, and she wasn't wrong. Our set menu would supposedly have cost $179 each at full price (instead of $77 with Spreets), which would have been a complete rip-off. For not much more than that you could go somewhere else and experience some truly high quality dishes.

Some of the dishes, like the No 1 Special, were delicious. Others, like the Agedashi Tofu and the Soft Shell Crab, were awful and I couldn't eat them. I've had far better agedashi tofu from almost any other cheap lunchtime sushi place.

Service was average. I've had excellent food and service from most of the Spreets/Living Social deals we've tried, from far classier establishments, which means that we're definitely likely to return to those places and pay full price. Kobe Jones, on the other hand, was a huge disappointment, and we won't be going back.

Not recommended.

Feb 23, 2012

5.8 Average

Food  7      Ambience  6      Service  6      Value  4     

We used to regularly eat here and introduce friends and family to Ninja, as the dinner set menu was such great value and a good introduction to people who weren't so confident trying Japanese food. However, we ate here recently and they no longer do the dinner set menu, with that gone it just doesn't stand out from other Japanese restaurants any more.

It's a little too expensive and the selection isn't very inspiring. Food quality is good, and service is friendly, but the local surfer lads just don't give the place the same feel as the previous Japanese wait staff. (Sorry lads!)

Dec 31, 2010

5.8 Average

Food  5      Ambience  5      Service  7      Value  6     

Definitely had better Japanese, but, perhaps, we've been spoilt. Either way, we won't eat here again. The tempura was like batter from a fish and chip shop, and the sashimi was poor quality. (We had the set menu, so maybe the individual dishes are better).

Apr 08, 2010