This place is an absolute delight! I always come here for a yam soba and beef tongue. I have yet to see a soba shop that makes YAN soba as good as this one! Their salmon goes very well with the soba. The tofu dishes there will always be a perfect pair to the beef tongue. And a cup of sake to wash it all down. A magnificent experience.
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It has been a long while since we had Japanese food and decided to have some delicious authentic soba noodles.
šLOCATIONš
Shimbashi Soba & Sake Bar is situated on Liverpool Street a small laneway between Bourke Street and Little Bourke Street, further up the forgotten end of Chinatown. Itās a small cosy restaurant which is quite nice and something you would see when youāre in Japan, a lot of eateries are actually small establishments. DĆ©cor is simple with dark wood furnitureās, it has as homely feel about it and very relaxed comfortable atmosphere.
šSERVICEš
Friendly and courteous staff. Our waitress was very sweet and always smiling. Our meals were delivered promptly and tea was topped up without even us having to ask.
šMENU/PRICEš
Agedashi Tofu, $7.00
(deep-fried tofu with tempura sauce)
Tempura Soba, $20.00
(2 prawns, 1 whiting, mixed vegetable tempura with warm soba noodles)
Nasu-dengaku, $7.00
(deep-fried eggplant with sweet miso sauce)
Vegetable croquette, $5.00
(deep-fried vegetable croquette with sauce)
Vegetarian Soba, $14.00
(mixed vegetables with soba noodle soup)
šVERDICTš
I really enjoyed my tempura soba. The tempura were fried fresh, crispy and very tasty with the tempura sauce. The soba noodles were chewy, springy and easy to eat! Love their soba noodles. So tasty! The croquettes were fried very nicely with a nice crunch. The eggplant was juicy and very tasty. Agedashi tofu was also delicious. Overall we had a really delicious meal.
Quality! It Shouldnt Be That Hard! Love A Wonderful Mouth Full Of Wholesome FOOD!
+5
I was recommended this soba noodle place by my dental assistant where I get my Teeth done. She is Japanese and said it was owned and run by Japanese people.
We ordered a prawn sushi roll to start! It was my favourite thing of the night!
I ordered the red dragon. Itās very spicy I would say 10 on 1 to ten. It was a struggle for me and I normally love spicy food! But the taste was amazing and good portions.
My partner ordered the mushroom soba. It was so intense. The flavour of the broth was amazing. I personally couldnāt eat a whole bowl because it was strong. But my partner loved it.
We both canāt wait to go back and try other things off the menu
Wow!
If you canāt get to Japan right now, go here.
Very good.
Shimbashi is definitely the best place for soba in Melbourne that I know of! The soba here is so fresh, made in-house, and the texture is just perfect. I love that it has a slight bite to it, and you can have it warm (for cold days) and cold (for hot days)! The tempura here is close to what you get in Japan - the batter is crispy and light, and not too oily.
On our most recent visit, we used the Zomato Gold 2+2 Drinks here, and we were able to try all 4 of their āNew Cocktailsā - Ichigo, Momo, Houli and Annla. They were all very refreshing, fizzy and filled with fruit.
Definitely worth a visit!
I wanted to visit this place soba-d and it did not disappoint. Simplicity intertwined with sophistication in this cosy restaurant/bar. We opted for the $68 banquet for 2 people, and it was definitely value for money. The salmon yukke was creamy mixed with the egg but had a ton of flavour, and the karaage was perfectly crispy. My only comment would be that it would of been nice to have some Japanese mayo to go with the karaage. The soba broth was refreshing yet flavoursome, and a perfect accompaniment to the crunchy tempura. Would love to come back to try the sake sometime. Thanks Shimbashi for the great night.
Had the Salmon Quinoa Salad Soba and it has always been my regular choice at this restaurant because it tastes so good! Mum had the Red Dragon and she appreciates the slight bit of spiciness in it. The agedashi tofu is well seasoned. Overall, always serving amazing meals here! Highly recommended!
The best soba restaurant in Melbourne. The meat was so tender and melted in your mouth, not to mentioned the soba noodle is so fresh and soft.
my go to soba place! always recommend this place if you want a good soba
We went here on a hot day for some refreshing soba and it did not disappoint! The cold soba noodles is appropriate for the hot weather and it was really refreshing. The quality has not changed over years!! A bit disappoint at the red wine however it's probably not their specialty! Still a good meal after all
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