What can I say. My wife and I rate this amongst the top restaurants in Melbourne. It's the complete package from service to top quality food. Thank you Pabu !
Amazing food, service and place.. took my pregnant wife here, it started with one guy who sat us down and swopt her chair for a more comfortable one.. it ended with my wife and my self being the most content we have been in a long time at a restaurant. Definitely recommend it
The food here is amazing. Each course is well balanced and stands alone as a great experience.
Plates run expensive for Smith Street however I found the quality top shelf and worth it.
I visited mid week later in the evening and sadly the service didn’t match the amazing flavours. Mid ordering my server just walked away. The staff were mopping around me as I exited at 8:30 pm.
It’s a shame to see such great food let down by lack lustre service.
Really tasty food but it’s a little pricey. Fish tacos were amazing along with the meat skewers. Also the plum wine (green tea) was amazing. Would highly recommend it!
I made a booking here to celebrate two of my friends' birthday. I don't think the lady is aware of the booking. Again, it doesn't really matter as we had the big table for the 6 of us.
I was very tempted to go with their signature taste of Pabu, which is 8 courses meal chef selection. When looking at the dishes, not sure I would really like all of them and it costs $75.
So we decided to go with a la carte. I'm glad we did that. We ordered Lotus Root Chips with wasabi mayo. The wasabi mayo is such a good dipping sauce for the super crunchy lotus root chips, which also happened to be not oilly too. 10 points on that. I don't they make the best Takoyaki. It's okay. I had better. The Fish Taco is good with the crispy nori cracker. The Guy Tataki is great. It's has the right balance of soureness to it and it's very light. We ended up ordered one more. It's that good. The Agedashi Tofu is a fail. It not nice at all and rather dry. The Ebi Tempura is very nice with the green tea salt. Very light and yum. The Spicy Ebi Bao is another must try dish. The tiger prawn is big and the bun is so soft. It is much better having this than burger. Haha. The Grilled Eel Meringue is very very delicious. We also ended up ordered 1 more serve of the eel. Yum. The Charcoal Lamb is good too. Right amount of seasoning, not too salty. The Sumiyaki Set is great if you want to try various skewers. The Scallop with Bacon and Salmon Skewer are the best, the beef, chicken and the tofu are good, but the ball is not so good.
We ended the dinner with Green Tea Cream Brulee and Ginger Cream Brulee. They are okay okay.
Overall they serve yummy food. Staffs are very friendly. The environment is very pleasant.
An amazing dining experience on Smith Street in the heart of Collingwood.
The staff are amazingly friendly and attentive, and the restaurant and bar has a modern and chic interior layout and design.
Great variety on the menu, with the highlight being the most delicious takoyaki I've had in Melbourne.
Great food, Great atmosphere and excellent service. ( and great company)
All the makings of a great night out.
Although I did not partake, I would have to say there are not too many places in Melbourne you can get a happy ending from only $7.
Highly recommended.
Delicious food with varied excellent cocktails and sake. Quite a cosy atmosphere. The staff and service was excellent and the prices were reasonable!
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