Gyoza Douraku

Edwar Kartio

Izakaya style restaurant with a big selection of japas-style dishes and also drinks. The food are pretty good although I wouldn't call it authentic. Their seating arrangement is split into smaller sections so it's not very ideal for a large group. The renkon chips and the karaage are highly recommended. Food - 7 Service - 8 Vibe - 6 Price - $$

Warren

Gyoza Douraku serves tapas style Japanese food. There is a large variety to choose from and most are between $6.80 and $8.00. It gives you an opportunity to try a lot of different dishes. We ordered the Yukke, Tuna Tataki, Ebi Kakiage, Soft Shell Crab Mini Burgers and Gyoza. All were very nice and we enjoyed the dishes we selected. In addition to the delicious dishes they serve cocktails. We had the Peach Sangria and the Strawberry Kiss. Both $15.90 as are all the cocktails by the glass. 1litre cocktail jugs are $24.90. They also have a large range of whisky, shochu, sake and teas. The only suggestion I would have is to have a little less ice in the drinks. The staff were friendly and helpful and service was good. Would recommend this restaurant for its range of dishes and drinks.

Two Sheds

It’s a 4.2 for us. We thoroughly enjoyed the meal and hospitality here. This is an Izakaya style bar. It serves a range of fresh dumplings and small bar dishes. It’s a very good fun style of eating. Casual and very enjoyable. All the dishes are a good price and there’s an impressive range. 6-8 dishes will do it for you unless you’re seriously ravenous. We received a lovely greeting at the door. There was a good crowd in on a Monday. Spring is here and the city is beginning to wake after the long winter. The manager Hong recommended our dishes and a fantastic selection they were too. The special traditional pan fried pork and garlic gyoza are beautifully made gyoza. They were really lovely. The soft shell crab mini burger is a mighty dish too, one of the most popular we were advised and it was easy to see why. The salmon sashimi is a great dish. It’s really good quality salmon which is nicely cut and presented. Curiously, the salmon tataki was the least impressive dish for me. The Kinoko Hoiru/Yaki, foil baked mixed mushrooms, is a great selfish. These are lovely delicate mushrooms that are very nicely cooked and presented. Similarly, the crab cream croquette is an enticing dish that’s beautiful and creamy as promised. The wagyu steak dish is a cracker. I was critical a couple of weeks ago of a Japanese restaurant further up Bourke Street because of tough wagyu. The wagyu here was the complete opposite. It was superbly cooked lovely steak and in a very nice sauce. A terrific dish. Our last savory dish was Yakitori. This is a beauty too. It’s very tender moist chicken with a lovely BBQ flavour. After a good break we finished with very nice soft serve ice cream, green tea and roasted tea. This was a lovely clean fresh way to finish the night. We loved our night here. The only slight downer were the seriously noisy people in the neighboring booth. Such is life. The food and atmosphere was great. Our thanks for the invitation to dine here especially Hong the manager for taking such great care of us.