Kansai - Sydney

Service was ok but food was nothing nice. Don't like how the udon had so many other things in it. Settled on this place for quick lunch cos of time constraint... won't be going again

I went there with my family for the "All you can eat" $42 dinner buffet.  The only thing I could say is, what you get is nothing like what you see in the photos.  Most of the staff were rude and cunning (except for the girl), the bowls/plates were dirty, the food quality was terrible. Firstly, when we walked in, the girl was going to sit us in one of the tables, but the manager-looking man spoke to her in Korean and told us that the tables were all booked out and we had to sit outside in the food court stools area.  So we decided to leave but as we were walking up the stairs, the man told us that there were seats available.  Throughout the dinner, we didn't see any bookings that came in, except for a few walk-ins.  There was less than 15 minutes that the restaurant was actually full. Secondly, we ordered the Sashimi Boat and the Beef Hot Pot to start.  The Sashimi Boat has 70% salmon, 15% tuna and 15% king fish.  It says "daily selection" in the menu so you couldn't really say anything.  We watched a few other tables, buffet or not, this is what you get for a $68 Sashimi Boat if you order it on its own (not with the buffet).  We saw one table who get oysters in their Sashimi Boat and we asked the waiter, who told us that it costs $4 to put 1 oyster into the boat (not covered by the buffet price but was nowhere to be found on the menu). With the Beef Hot Pot (I forgot what it is called but there is only one hot pot with beef in the menu), everything apart from the mushrooms was already overcooked when it was served on the table.  The beef was so overcooked that I could barely bite it. We then decided to order some hot food instead.  My brother ordered a Una Don (Eel on rice), it came in a tiny bowl with a slice of eel that was smaller than the size of your Opal card. We thought we would give the sushi a go because there are more varieties of "fish" on the sushi menu.  We ordered the scallops and scampi nigiri (a slice of "fish" on the sushi rice).  The sushi was poorly made (not the right type of rice and not the right ingredients added) - the rice fell apart and was still hot (warm towards hot) when we ate it.  The chef must have very good knife skills as both the scallops and scampi was half the size of what it normally is on a nigiri.  For the scallops, they just barely covered the sushi rice, and the thickness was about 3-4mm max.  For the scampi, it was half a scampi, and the funny thing was, it only covers 1/3 of the sushi rice. We have ordered a few other things that I didn't eat so I am not able to comment on them. Last but not least, we asked for hot water for the table, but they only gave us a cup.  I guess it's because of their poor English.  So we asked for just normal water again later on, in which one of the glasses had a random piece of material floating on top.  (Not to mention how we found everyone trying to swap the bowls/plates from the empty tables so we gave up swapping). We would never go there again and we would urge people not to go.  We had never felt so dissatisfied with a buffet that we had to go for dessert afterwards - we went to a chocolate cafe and I could still finish a fondue for two with a drink.

I went there with my family for the "All you can eat" $42 dinner buffet.  The only thing I could say is, what you get is nothing like what you see in the photos.  Most of the staff were rude and cunning (except for the girl), the bowls/plates were dirty, the food quality was terrible. Firstly, when we walked in, the girl was going to sit us in one of the tables, but the manager-looking man spoke to her in Korean and told us that the tables were all booked out and we had to sit outside in the food court stools area.  So we decided to leave but as we were walking up the stairs, the man told us that there were seats available.  Throughout the dinner, we didn't see any bookings that came in, except for a few walk-ins.  There was less than 15 minutes that the restaurant was actually full. Secondly, we ordered the Sashimi Boat and the Beef Hot Pot to start.  The Sashimi Boat has 70% salmon, 15% tuna and 15% king fish.  It says "daily selection" in the menu so... read more

Came here to try the all you can eat deal ! Honestly, the food was pretty bad. The nigiri and sushi rolls had way too much rice. The sushi was also poorly made, breaking a part quite easily. You'd think that you can't go too wrong with jap, but the flavours in the rolls were just lacking. The sashimi boat looked great, however, the tuna texture was odd - not the freshest of fish it seems. Other sides like the karaage chicken also missed the spot. On a side note, the dressing for their salads was nice, and service was quite efficient. The space was also quite confined, lacking ventilation. Overall, definitely not a satisfying meal, would not return.

I go here when I have an udon craving. For $11.90 you get a large bowl filled with veggies and a generous serving of delicious teriyaki chicken. Whilst I haven't tried anything else, my friend has been here for the all you can eat dinner and thought it was decent. It's not refined Japanese dining but it offers a good meal.