Great range of menu options, fresh ingredients, healthy dishes, traditional Japanese food, friendly service
Sarah Anderson Nee Yip
+4
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.
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 😍
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 English and 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!!!!
I had a flying visit here a few months ago and really enjoyed the food so made a return trip for lunch. Delicious tuna sashimi lunch for only $15. An extensive range of dishes on the menu including specials. Good service, parking available. Definitely will return again.
Favourite Japanese in Brisbane. The Special Sushi Rolls are amazing, as are the Prawn Gyoza, but the Spicy Tuna roll is just amazing. I order it every time and am extremely happy every time.
Very nice atmosphere and friendly staff, and very decently priced for Japanese food. Me and my partner usually spend $30-50 between us and leave very satisfied!
Great casual dining. Quick service, Very fresh tempura. Good value for money. Serve were of a good size. The decor was nice. Good for family as well. I saw one family there who literally took on the BYO theme and bought cans of soft drink for the kids (4 of them) It makes a night out affordable. Easy parking. Great work Sakana.
Love the food really friendly service would definitely return :)
Lovely relaxed dinner with friends last night. Great food and service and great value.
Quite a surprise. I really enjoyed a casual dinner at Sakana with a friend this evening. The service was great and my chicken katsu curry was delicious.
Great food. My partner and I frequent Sakana when we couldn't be bothered searching for another good restaurant that won't disappoint. We often order the salmon terriyaki and wagyu beef terriyaki and both are exquisite. The flavours are fantastic and the meat portions are fair. The service is also good. The sushi here is also quite nice. It's just such a lovely experience because everything is faultless for the price you pay.
Traditional and Delicious. Highly recommend - great service and all sushi is fresh and tasty.
Nice food, nicer people. Although it may not be the most authentic Japanese you will find, it certainly does not disappoint and the quality of food coming out of their kitchen is superb.
Beautiful Food, great service, cute place. Had a lovely meal here last night.
Cute little place off a busy main road, food came out fast and extremely fresh!
Lovely staff and overall great experience!
Beautiful fresh food. Really impressed with this place. The sashimi was prepared fresh, and there was hardly a wait for the food. ice, cosy restaurant. Would definitely go back
I really love Sakana. The food is fresh, delicious and the staff are friendly and attentive. Never had a bad experience and I have recommended to many friends.
Great takeaway option. Tiny place, so we resorted to takeaway - fabulous quick option - Tried the teriaki chicken and beef, sushi and chicken kaarage, really enjoyed it. Even my husband enjoyed the miso soup, even though he is not a fan. Really tasty meals, reasonable sushi (no, not great, but very acceptable). Looking forward to trying more menu items.
Love. This is a great place for dinner. Causal, always delicious but hard to get a seat.
Awesome!. We love this place. Never gone past the dragon rolls. So good. I know its not authentic Japanese, but its sooooo good who cares!!
Friendly Korean staff. Tasty food. Not true authentic Japanese,but good,none the less.
Best Sushi in Brisbane. Unfortunately its out at Clayfield and is tiny, but the young helpful staff do make the BEST sushi in Brisbane in my humble opinion. Wagaya is the most fun Sushi in brisbane (touch screens are great as is service) and Sono and Sake are both great fancy places for a special occasion but the food is not as good as Sakana, just the surroundings.
It's a regular favourite place for me, check it out! (Eel is the BEST)
Enjoyable. I've visited this tiny Japanese restaurant a number of times and have yet to be disappointed. It's cosy, the staff are friendly and even though the food can sometimes take a little longer than ususal to get to our table (even though it is a small restaurant) the food always tastes great!
Great food and service. After reading others' review, we tried Sakana for the first time tonight. We had bento box with salmon teryaki, bbq eel and gyoza. The bento box was particularly good, everything in it was delicious. The waitresses were polite and attentive. We enjoyed the experience and will definitely go again.
Quite little Japanese jem. Great experience. I had the sizzling beef which had lots of flavor but I would ask for mild next time as I got a medium and it brought tears to my eyes, my wife had the veggie roll and she said it was the best sushi she has ever had. Love the north Brisbane location.
Awsome great service too!! Bento box amszing
Fast, tasty food! Great value for money and worth a try. Only 2 negatives- The chicken karage uses brown meat not breat which i know some people like but I'm not a fan. Bring a jumper if you are sitting outside as there are no heaters!
Love this place. Our family gets sushi from here at least once a week. The service is so so friendly (love getting a smiley face or 'thank-you' messages on our takeaway boxes!) and the food is consistently fresh, well-presented and just overall tasty. Definitely a favourite.
Cracking value. The service was outstanding and the atmosphere brilliant in our little room. The food was among the best Japanese I've had in Brisbane, the sashimi fresh and firm with fresh wasabi and the seafood udon soup brimming with prawns, mussels, squid and scallops (broth was a little weak compared with some, but this is a small bugbear). Highlights of the menu were the okonomiyaki, thin but plump with seafood and generous swirls mayo, and a free serving of spicy banana sushi. While the sound of that may turn off traditionalists and prudes, it was texturally sumptious, had a great balance of flavours and a kick of chilli to counter the sweetness. Give it a try.
Love It!. This is a great place! It's great value for money and their dishes are delicious!
If you love salmon, you'll love the Salmon Teriyaki dish.
Fantastic food and not expensive. Sizzling plates are good value with rice salad and miso soup for under $20. Byo and bottle shop next door.
Great little casual restaurant. Love the wood fitout and the staff are authentically charming. Some of the dragon sushi on offer is a bit odd but worth a try.
YUM!. The food was fresh and delicious! The servings are very generous and value for money! Can have a solid meal for about $15- 20 per person! We sat outside at the end of august with an outdoor heater and it was lovely (group 0f 9). We tried the Bento Boxes which were huge! The Gyoza, Karrage, and wakame salad were all delicious!
Be sure to try the spicy banana - you will be surprised at the complex flavours. The Chef wouldn't tell us how he makes it, his secret recipe.
The meal was finished with complimentary orange slices to cleanse your pallet!
Make sure you try this restaurant, you will be very happy afterward and they even heated the bottle of Sake we bought from the bottle shop next door! It will be our new local for sure!
Great sushi rolls, cheap meals, BYO with a bottle shop next door. Try the French kiss roll. The gyoza isn't great though. Very good value
The food was excellent, the spicy banana was different but great. The food was really fresh. Will be back for sure.
So Tasty. I really like the food at Sakana, It is different to any other japanese food I have tried in Brisbane. The Sushi rolls are very different and incredibly tasty. The servings are very generous. In addition to sushi, ther are lots of other more traditional japanese food such as udon nodles, sashimi, tempura. I am slowly working my way through the menu.
Decor is very fresh and the staff are enthisuastic and helpful however, I think that there quick success may have caught them by surprise.
Highly recommended and a great place for lunch. I am already a regular.
I came with a group of 3 over the weekend for lunch. The place is nice and clean. Staff were generally friendly. Slightly disappointed with the grilled squid as it seemed quite small. Portions were on the small side. The bowl of rice was probably somewhere between 1/2 to 2/3 of what you would get from other Japanese restaurants. Perhaps it was because I was ordering from the lunch special menu that portions were a bit smaller. Even then, I'm not a big eater and I wasn't quite full despite an entre (normal price) and lunch special combined.
Food quality is good. Fresh sashimi. Price-wise is probably leaning more to the pricey side. I can think of other Japanese restaurants that offer better value for money (not necessarily cheaper, just better value).
Parking appeared plentiful but there were a lot of 10 minute parking bays despite the village where the restaurant was located was half-closed.
It's worth a visit. I might visit again for their full menu and make my final decision then.
One of my favourite Japanese in north-side.
I am keep coming back for the quality dishes.
Honestly, i have never get disappointed.
Rolls and other dishes are all well balanced on taste and the texture.
Highly recommended.
Love love love Sakana! I've been a handful of times now and love the chilled atmosphere, prompt service and delicious food. Seriously! Food is delish and so reasonably priced too! Lots of options on the menu to choose from too. This will be a staple in my restaurant repertoire.
The service and food quality are excellent. This place is amazing!!
Could not recommend more.
Delicious dinner Bento box, friendly staff and fast service.
The best Japanese restaurant for me!!! We have been this place almost 5yrs. Never had disappointment!! Thank you for all. Nagasaki is awesome!!! Rolls are fascinated!!!
Great food! Consistent since day one, they are one of the original restaurants of Clayfield! Lunch time bento’s are super generous. Their menu overall is delicious. Local favourite!
Had a pleasant surprise, plenty of sushi roll choices and quality food. Friendly staff and relaxing atmosphere.
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