Japanese Ramen and Anime

If you like Ramen and Japanese Anime, this is the place just for you. Not only they serve delicious Japanese Ramen, there is also a glass box display of their collection of popular Anime characters for customer to admire.

Located on the Ground Floor near the grand entrance of The Glen Shopping Centre at Glen Waverley, it provides convenience to customers with its cashless payment system via the Liven App.

如果你喜欢吃日本拉面和对日本动漫深感兴趣，那这间餐厅最适合你不过了！

Signature Shujinko Ramen ~ $15.50. Tonkotsu soup base (pork broth) served with bok choy, spring onion, bean sprout, marinated egg and signature grilled pork belly.

Black Ramen ~ $16.50. Ramen with spicy seasoning and special black powder (shellfish-based seasoning). Served with bok choy, spring onion, bean sprout, marinated egg and signature grilled pork belly.

Karakuchi Ramen ~ $15.50 for those who like it spicy.

For those big eaters out there, you can always order extra noodle!

Side Dish - Agedashi Tofu

Kyoto Cafe

Located at Eastland Shopping Centre in Ringwood, Kyoto Cafe has nice ambience, particularly like the double volume ceiling at the entrance.

Went there on a weekday right before lunch time to beat the crowd. Nice and quiet for reading while waiting for the food to be served.

Like most Japanese restaurants, the open kitchen concept allows customers to view all the actions of the chefs and cooks. This one is more like openings instead of completely open, the advantage of this is that the smoke from the kitchen doesn't coming through to the dining area.

Counter display at the front providing variety of pastry choices to customers.

Match Mango ~ $7.00

Karaage Chicken

Kids meal ~ $6.80

Tonkotsu Ramen ~ $13.80

Kyoto Cafe位于Ringwood的Eastland购物中心，十分喜欢它的室内设计，尤其是入口处的双层高天花板。

我们去那天刚好上班时间而且又还没到午餐时刻， 安静的环境很适合阅读。

像一般日本餐厅一样，开放式厨房的概念使客户可以观看厨师的一切动作。

前面的柜台还展示着各种糕点让顾客有所选择。

Lockdown Delivery - Sushi Sashimi Platter

Assorted sushi and sashimi.

 

Kuromatsu at Doncaster East

Very nice interior with comfortable spacious seating.

Chashu Tonkotsu Ramen - A$13.50 

Salmon Skin Senbei - A$7.50 

 Shake Maki (Salmon) - A$10.50

Salmon Sashimi Small - A$20.00

Address: 294 Blackburn Rd, Doncaster East VIC 3109.

Opening Hours:

Monday - Closed

Tuesday - Thursday: 5.30pm - 9.30pm

Friday - Sunday: 11.30am - 2.30pm, 5.30pm - 10pm

Rakuzen Gurney Paragon

Nice interior renovation and great location at the famous Gurney Drive with fantastic sea view; Rakuzen offers quality Japanese food in a nice setting.

Grill Salmon Set.

Grill Saba Fish with Assorted Sashimi.

Rakuzen's grand entrance.

 

Miraku @ G-Hotel

If you love Sashimi then it is always worth your time and money to go for Japanese buffet instead of Ala-Carte. Miraku at G-Hotel is such restaurant that offers good quality food in a traditional Japanese settings. 

The location of this restaurant cannot be anymore strategic as it is located right in the most happening place in Penang - Gurney Drive. Miraku is on the first floor of G-Hotel where Gurney Plaza is just a few steps away.

Lunch is split into 2 sessions (this shows how popular it is) and you have to call in to reserve for a table and time of your arrival.

Contact number: 604-229 8702 

Note: Buffet lunch only on Saturday, Ala-Carte on other days of the week.

Eagerly waiting outside Miraku's entrance which opens for business at 12pm sharp.

Looking down at G-Hotel main reception lobby while waiting for Miraku's to open for business. G-Hotel has chic interior with minimalist and sleek design elements.

Assorted sashimi - let's the feast begins!

Grill fish head

Lunch is split into two session so you won't have the usual craziness and crowd in most buffet lunch.

Hanami Japanese Restaurant

Hanami Restaurant at 685 Beaufort Street Mount Lawley is one of the places that serve authentic Japanese cuisine in Perth. There are just so many Japanese restaurants sprouting out all around the city but most do not offer good quality food as they are not owned by Japanese. Hanami restaurant however is owned by Japanese although they do employ Chinese as waiters and waitresses.

The best part of this restaurant is that you can expect a huge portion for any dish you select from the menu and this is what makes it one of the few places that offer value for money in this expensive city.

Hanami Restaurant front entrance - the business is so good that they have to place extra tables and chairs on the two parking lots in front of their shop.

Japanese Green Tea - Don't you just love their cute little tea pot and cups?

Chicken Katsudon - deep fried chicken wrapped in egg omelet.

I think this is Sashimi Bento, the food is so good that I can't quite remember its name. 

Tempura Udon. I don't really fancy for Udon as I have ate a lot of lousy ones in Perth. But this dish in Hanami makes me like this wonderful Japanese noodle soup once again. The noodle is soft and tasty with the hot soup coupled with my favourite assorted tempura.

Jaws Town Hall

It was a maximum of 38 degrees today and we have so far experienced the hottest November month ever recorded in Perth’s history. Summer has definitely come early this year and it could be tough to walk under the hot midday sun to visit some of the heritage buildings around the city. It is the Heritage Week on today and tomorrow and we have first visited the City Farm in East Perth before catching the free Yellow Cat bus to the central city for lunch.

We initially wanted to have noodle in this Japanese restaurant called Nao along the Murray Street but it wasn’t open for lunch. We have seen many people dine in there last night when we walked past the place after the city’s Turning Christmas Light On Ceremony. So we had to changed our plan and go to the nearby newly opened Jaws sushi restaurant opposite the Town Hall.

It was a relieve walking into that outlet with their air-conditioning turned on full blast. I haven’t had that feeling for a long time as we don’t need it during previous colder months. We checked out their menu and found out that it was not costly plus we could hardly walk any further without first filling our stomach under that intense heat.

Being newly opened, it has squeaky clean interior with a wall hung TV broadcasting Japan promotional video. All the staff are Japanese and we were happy to see that because it means they would provide authentic Japanese cuisine. Japanese have always been well known for the dedication and passion they put into preparing their meals.

I couldn’t stop looking at the TV with scenes of Japanese places, people and culture. It made me almost feel like booking air tickets to fly to there instantly. The hot midday sun and my stomach’s craving for food may have caused illusion in my head. Pulling myself back to earth, we ordered two meals: a small Teriyaki Salmon with rice and a Bento Set.

Interior of the Jaws Town Hall

Bento Set

For a price tag of only $6.50, the Teriyaki Salmon was indeed value for money. It’s portion is big enough for my wife. And my Bento Set was simply wonderful with Salmon Sashimi, Tempura Prawn, Deep Fried Chicken, Beef Tataki and Teriyaki Chicken for only $19.50. As we have expected, the food tasted authentic and delicious. The service was superb, the floor manager even gave our 3 year old daughter a chocolate bar for free. We would definitely go there again for their quality food and excellent service. Jaws Town Hall is located right opposite the Perth Town Hall at Hay Street. 

Dosukoi Japanese Ramen @ Fremantle Market

Japanese ramen has become an international dish that you can find it almost everywhere you go and not necessarily just in Japan. However, to try a true authentic ramen you must make sure that it is prepared by a Japanese. And there is exactly one such place not in Japan but in Australia's popular Fremantle Market.

Dosukoi Ramen is located in stall number 7 of the historic Fremantle Market. The owner of this tiny little stall doesn't encourage his customers to takeaway because the noodles will turn soft and soggy after 5 minutes. So the best way to taste this dish is to dine in. Such is his passion in his dish. However it is a challenge to dine in especially during weekends' peak hours as the small stall only has 13 bar-type seating. It is a common sight to find a long queue of people waiting to pay for their orders; get a ticket and leave their mobile phone numbers. They will then wander off within the market waiting for an SMS from Dosukoi asking them to get back to the stall and dine. If you have eaten there before, you will surely agree that it is worth the wait.

The ramen comes with traditional pork bone stock (Tonkotsu) with soy sauce (Shoyu) or Miso flavouring. Alternatively if you don't like ramen, you can go for either Soba or Udon with fish stock base.  

Dosukoi Ramen does not only fulfill your gastronomical satisfaction but you would also find food for thought in the form of 2 poems by Takayama Soramaru hanging at one side of the wall:

"After ego is gone, true essence is left. Me as I am, the world as it is, just are."

"Leaving on a journey, time begins to slow. One day I will be forgotten." 

Taka's Kitchen

To find affordable place to eat in Perth, one of the most expensive city in the world is indeed a challenge. The average price for a take away coffee in Perth is $3.89, the highest in the nation when one considers that even Sydney, the biggest city in Australia has cheaper coffee to offer.

Therefor it is not surprising that one particular restaurant performs very well because they offer below average price for their customer. It is the Taka's Kitchen at the corner of Barrack and Wellington Street. It is a Japanese restaurants that cater to the lower end market in the city. Students and office workers make a beeline to this place during lunch time thanks to its affordable price. 

Food wise it is OK but nothing to shout about. The plus sign is that they offer free flow of green tea, another selling point as drinks are also not cheap in Perth. So if you are looking for cheap food to just pump up your energy for the day, then this is the place to visit.

Koi @ Gurney Plaza

Koi Japanese Restaurant located on 2nd floor of Gurney Plaza New Wing (next to Sushi King) has a new set lunch menu which the availability time has been extended to 10pm everyday. I went there to try the Chicken Katsu Don for dinner. It is just a bowl of rice with deep fried chicken pieces placed on top. You have to order drinks separately and there is no side dish. Like most Japanese restaurant, the green tea can be refilled.

The environment of the place is definitely great as one of the entire wall is made up of glass window that provide fantastic view to the big Angsana tree and the neighbouring buildings.

My order arrived unexpectedly quick in about 5 minutes. I guess that they have pre-prepared the food and just heat it up. After a mouthful of the chicken and rice, my assumption was proved to be correct. The chicken doesn't taste that fresh and the rice was not warm enough. A bowl of this dish + hot green tea + other charges came down to RM12.45 which I don't think is worth it.

RATINGS
Food                                           : 3/5
Service                                        : 4/5
Atmosphere                                 : 4/5
Value for money                           : 1/5
Chances of going back for more   : 1/5 
OVERALL                                    : 2.6/5