Freshmade (FM) Japanese Cafe - Perth

Decent ramen and gyoza at reasonable prices. Perth has some of the best Japanese offerings in Australia. Service was prompt, friendly and polite, very Japanese.

Mouth-watering food at very reasonable prices and friendly staff make for exceptional value at this Japanese corner cafe. Teriyaki ginger beef is a stand-out dish.

Had a great experience with the vege ramen here at freshmade. Having been let down by a number of other vege broths around Perth, this was nice and rich and full of flavour. The tofu was also some of my favourite! I will be back at some point.No problems with the service, and my ramen came out pretty quickly.

Boxing Day shopping. Most restaurants closed. Found this gem of a Japanese diner. We had fried chicken spicy Karaage. Tempura curry udon unspicy thick scrumptious noodles. Tonkatsu ramen was chewy with soya sauce. Green crispy fried gyoza. Black rice chicken rolls. Wow so healthy nutrient packed. Self service. Unlimited water and hard seats. Takeaway may be better on a crowded day. Filled the shopping belly for more buys on Boxing Day.

What a generous serving! There’s plenty of food on offer and lots of variety which appealed to me the most. I’m a real fan of karaage chicken so was glad to see this as an option under the bento box section. This version was different to those I’ve eaten previously with a slightly different batter. It’s light and crunchy and doesn’t go soggy at all. The batter is lovely and encases tender succulent chicken with a rich mayo. Karaage chicken normally is crumbed which I prefer but this was still tasty. I also loved the other elements in the bento box. The fish cake was so delicious, light, soft super tender fish encased in a golden crumb. The tempura prawn was also excellent, a perfect light crunchy batter encasing well cooked prawn. Then there’s the octopus balls (takoyaki) which has soft tender octopus surrounded by a light gooey pancakey mixture with a lovely golden brown outer. These were rich, creamy and very enjoyable, especially with the sweetish BBQ sauce. The miso soup was warm and soothing, the salad certainly helped to take the edge of the rich and deep fried elements and was particularly refreshing. The rice with sesame seeds was lovely and I like the pickled ginger to aid digestion. The sugar snap peas were a bit unusual though, very stringy and chewy apart from the peas inside. Really stuffed, glad I’ve got a bit of a walk back to the office which is much needed. Satisfied.