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Delicious food but hard to get parking as the complex has mainly short term spaces. Enjoyed everything I ate here, salmon, sushi, miso eggplant etc.…
Sarah Anderson Nee Yip
Sakana Japanese Dining Bar
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We waited more than an hour for two Beef bento sets which never came in a restaurant that was relatively empty. The long waiting time was sufficient f…
ZhunLeong Malcolm Lim
Sakana Japanese Dining Bar
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This hidden gem is great. The food is always consistent and amazing. The grilled whole squid is a must try. It tantalises your tastebuds and takes you…
Maly Pathoumphanh
Sakana Japanese Dining Bar
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9 Reviews on “Sakana Japanese Dining Bar”
This hidden gem is great. The food is always consistent and amazing. The grilled whole squid is a must try. It tantalises your tastebuds and takes you into a different world. We always over order but always try our best not to waste a morsel.The only downside is sometimes the service is a little slow and sometimes there’s a bit of a language barrier with the waitress’s. Other than that, it’s become one of my favourite eateries and can’t go a few weeks without my fix
A lovely looking restaurant, we actually got in the tardis, went back to the 1970’s and put in a table reservation ‘just in case’. Not that it achieved much, as there were no seats available and we ended up seating outside. Upon asking the waitress if there were tables available, we think she ‘got the hint’ – later on, she informed us of when an inside seat was free.Service was a two headed beast. On one head, fantastically friendly, very helpful and informative; my questions about a legendary Japanese whiskey displayed on the bar and the Chef’s special sauce on my Chicken Yaki were completely addressed. On the other head, the wait time was possibly the longest I have witnessed in a restaurant. To give you some idea – we entered with the restaurant full; by the time we finished, we were literally the last couple in there as they packed up. Bear in mind this was a 7.15 arrival, with nearly a 8.45 exit!Anyway, ‘all can be forgiven’ if it was worth it, and there are some golden moments. The Miso soup (*****) at $3.00 is a delicious ‘broth’ that froths with flavour, and its cosy on a colder night. Went all to quickly! The Aussie made, super healthy sounding Apple & Guava juice (****) was deliciously different also, and although i’m not a big fan of squid – too much of a ‘chewy booey’ for me – the battered squid (****) was admittedly nicely seasoned, battered and generally good.I really was considering Chicken Karaage – a massive Japanese favourite of mine – but plumed for the Chicken Yaki (**.5) instead. The noodles were classic, the chicken thigh meat in abundance and nicely cooked and it would have been sufficient to feed two peeps, which at $17.5 makes it not bad value.However, the sauce was too sweet and let down the dish, and the same criticism was levelled by Arline Bentulan Cimagala at the sauce on her plate. Saucily sweet was the word on the street, and unfortunately, for that reason its not as high a rating as I would have hoped to have landed.To close, the menus are some of the best I have seen, well presented and clean with good pictures. Although there is a lack of product description. Hats off for the service also – some of the best in terms of friendliness – but the speed of service certainly needs fine tuning.
Really really nice meal. Teriyaki dishes are fantastic – chicken, salmon beef etc. the noodle dishes are really good too. I’ve never had a bad dish here. Gyoza and edamame are brilliant also. Easy to access – surprising considering it’s just off of Sandgate Rd. service is fantastic and they’re so friendly. Very, very affordable. Fantastic place, definitely recommend
Have been one of my favorite places for years. It is a bit expensive and staff barely speaks Englishand does not know their own menu. But the food is awesome! I would even say incredibly inventive rolls.
Best value and most authentic Japanese in north Brisbane! Their service is prompt and friendly, food authentic and tasty, and of course great value. Our favourite dishes are the vegetable u-don, yaki, pan friend gyoza and spicy Edamame. The winner by far though, is always the eggplant dengaku – miso glazed grilled eggplant. We always order one each! And of course, the sake is great – try the warm house sake
Fresh and tasty!! Great Japanese food and won’t brake the bank!!! Amazing the chicken udon and made to order sushi! Try the sweet grape sake it won’t let you down!!!!
Korean pretending Japanese. I ordered Japanese curry , but it was Korean curry. too much chili powder on it. they should not put chili powder without asking customers. They didn’t have good service as real Japanese do. they are just pretending Japanese. Don’t go this restaurant if you want to have Japanese meals.