We have now been twice to Sake and feel quite confident in declaring it to be one of the very best Japanese restaurants in Melbourne. At the Eastern end of Southbank, under Hamer Hall it has replaced the indifferent Cafe Q.
Decor is simple.
and the restaurant is slightly austere with bare tables
and simple settings.
Views are toward the back of Flinders St Station and Prince's Bridge,
All meals are designed for sharing and, except for the miso soup, are placed in the centre of the table, not that that prevents a patron from having a dish for themselves. We enjoyed every thing we tasted. A dish of endamame warm and salty was a pleasant entree (7/10).
Sashimi was outstanding, there was a larger than usual variety of fish including tuna, salmon, king fish, flathead, and rockling beautifully presented with an ice dome containing a little garden of greens. On another occasion the ice dome contained candle burning inside a coloured dome of ice adding to the decoration (9/10).
A sushi combination was also a good entree to start the meal.
Sushi was generally excellent, the soft shell crab not to be missed (10/10)
Miso soup was a little sour for my taste and had only two tiny cubes of tofu in it. (7/10)
Deep fried tofu with a crisp panko crust had an excellent smooth silky texture beneath
the crunchy exterior (10/10).
Seared Tasmanian scallops in a cream sauce with baby corn and asparagus was just right with succulent scallops perhaps a fraction more than just sufficiently cooked (9/10).
Prawn tempura was extremely good, the batter vrty light and the flavour of the prawns
perfectly preserved, thet can't be better, though they could have been bigger.(9/10)
A fillet of barramundi was as delicate and as sweet as this fish can ever be (10/10)
A pan seared Tasmanian ocean trout, kombu trout, with white konbu, enoki mushrooms and dashi infused quinoa was slightly over cooked for my taste. Regardless it certainly combined well and made quinoa, not a favourite of mine, very acceptable (8/10)
We drank a barrel fermented sake at room temperature, brewed especially for this chain. An unusual and very distinctive wine which everyone at the table enjoyed.
We had the tasting plate of desserts with green tea ice cream and black and white sesame ice cream, a small version of a pannacotta, a chocolate pudding and a ginger pudding, a little pear in pastry and another couple of small desserts in glasses. It was a bit rich but I enjoyed
every bit of it (8/10).
and the restaurant is slightly austere with bare tables
and simple settings.
Views are toward the back of Flinders St Station and Prince's Bridge,
All meals are designed for sharing and, except for the miso soup, are placed in the centre of the table, not that that prevents a patron from having a dish for themselves. We enjoyed every thing we tasted. A dish of endamame warm and salty was a pleasant entree (7/10).
Sashimi was outstanding, there was a larger than usual variety of fish including tuna, salmon, king fish, flathead, and rockling beautifully presented with an ice dome containing a little garden of greens. On another occasion the ice dome contained candle burning inside a coloured dome of ice adding to the decoration (9/10).
A sushi combination was also a good entree to start the meal.
Sushi was generally excellent, the soft shell crab not to be missed (10/10)
Miso soup was a little sour for my taste and had only two tiny cubes of tofu in it. (7/10)
Deep fried tofu with a crisp panko crust had an excellent smooth silky texture beneath the crunchy exterior (10/10).
Seared Tasmanian scallops in a cream sauce with baby corn and asparagus was just right with succulent scallops perhaps a fraction more than just sufficiently cooked (9/10).
Prawn tempura was extremely good, the batter vrty light and the flavour of the prawns
perfectly preserved, thet can't be better, though they could have been bigger.(9/10)
A fillet of barramundi was as delicate and as sweet as this fish can ever be (10/10)
A pan seared Tasmanian ocean trout, kombu trout, with white konbu, enoki mushrooms and dashi infused quinoa was slightly over cooked for my taste. Regardless it certainly combined well and made quinoa, not a favourite of mine, very acceptable (8/10)
We drank a barrel fermented sake at room temperature, brewed especially for this chain. An unusual and very distinctive wine which everyone at the table enjoyed.
We had the tasting plate of desserts with green tea ice cream and black and white sesame ice cream, a small version of a pannacotta, a chocolate pudding and a ginger pudding, a little pear in pastry and another couple of small desserts in glasses. It was a bit rich but I enjoyed
every bit of it (8/10).
Score 16/20
Sake
Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne/100 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne VIC
2 comments:
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Tx Alexa,
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