On the main street of Pyrmont (Harris Street), there is a new Japanese restaurant in town. It has been there for a few months now admittedly, but it is still relatively new. I drive past it a couple of times a week and always think to myself, I should go there, but now finally I got the perfect excuse to go. I was catching up with an old friend from uni and she suggested it and how was I to say no to that?
It’s certainly not a fine dining institute there, in fact with the soft toy Shiba’s scattered throughout the restaurant I would say it’s pretty kitschy. You know it’s not a high class establishment when the wine options are house white, house red and that’s it. I ended up getting an Asahi because the $5 house wine didn’t sell it to me.
There is a very extensive menu, with lots of options to make it a set and add lots of different things. I opted for a Chicken Katsu donburi (on its own) whilst my friend got the Chicken Katsu set with Sashimi and rice. My Donburi was pretty yummy, the sauce was good and the chicken was cooked well, but the amount of rice in it was too much. I couldn’t finish it, and I am not someone who doesn’t finish my meals regularly. Mine also came accompanied with Miso Soup. I normally turn my nose up at Miso soup as the Miso is a very distinct taste which I have not adapted to, but the Miso soup here was the best I had. They had toned down the flavour just a bit, so it was much more palatable.
Overall, it was a satisfactory meal, especially for the prices. I wouldn’t say it was the fanciest establishment, but it was still great. If you’re around Pyrmont and you need a quick and easy dinner, this would be the place to go. I give it 6 out of 10!
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