Review Walrus - Japanese - Moonee Ponds

While we enjoyed most of the dishes we ordered from Yokoso Izakaya, some of the entrees were way overpriced for what they were. The mains were amazing, the Wagyu Udon, chicken curry and salmon steak were absolutely delicious. Had ton of flavour and the meat was cooked perfectly. Everyone were happy with the dishes. Whereas their rolls were essentially a sushi roll but three times the price, they tasted good but not worth the price. However the crispy Wagyu balls were amazing. I could have eaten that all night. I would suggest get the crispy Wagyu and the mains, skip on the sushi rolls. Also the staff were very friendly and accommodating when it came to dietary requirements.

Delicious dishes with impeccable attention to detail. Relaxed, inviting atmosphere. Quality menu with justified pricing reminds you you've been putting up with lower quality elsewhere because it is cheaper. Come here to rediscover Japanese cuisine done well.

I been there with wife. We really enjoyed all the dishes. We love sushi, sashimi and tempura. Was busy but food came very fast and fresh. Next time will try main dishes. If you drive, better go after 6:30pm. Before 6:30 not allowed to parking on the street. However after that all good. All the staffs are very kind and friendly.

Lovely staff. Great local dinner date location

In the mood for Japanese so takeaway @Yokoso_Izakaya where I got agadashi tofu, okonomiyaki, and teriyaki salmon steak with rice and steamed greens. The agadashi tofu is lightly coated in batter and deep fried and when dipped in the soy sauce mixture is so delicious, the silky smooth tofu just melts in your mouth. I love okonomiyaki and the first bite took me back to Japan. A lovely thick well cooked pancake with cabbage, the sweet BBQ sauce and slight sourness of kewpie mayo, Benito flakes, such lovely flavours. The salmon is nicely cooked with a lovely teriyaki glaze adding extra flavour, especially when it drips and flavours the plain steamed rice. The rice and greens pair well to make this a lovely variety of dishes for dinner. #JapaneseFood #agadashitofu #tofu #okonomiyaki #pancake #salmon #teriyaki #foodie #melbournefood #melbournecbd @zomatomelb

It has been a while since we have been to Yokoso Izakaya. Food is great, especially the Waygu Beef. However, the service is nowhere near it used to be. It used to be a very friendly place and staff made us felt welcome. It would have been nice if the staff told us how to order our food or at least said goodbye when we left. Service doesn't have to be formal but some friendly gesture would have helped.

Terrible experience. We rang ahead to make a reservation, told all was fine. Drove all the way there. When we get there they seat us and 5 mins later tell us that the reservation clashed with another previous booking. Ask us to get off our current table and shoved us on a tiny makeshift space which wasn’t likely to hold 2 dishes side by side. They had ample opportunity between taking the booking and our actually visit but didn’t bother. We had driven all the way in and we’re starving so decided to get a couple of items at least. Food was very sub par as far as I was concerned too. Felt like they were rushing our order to just get us out of there. Just fell apart when picked up and quality wasn’t great. People look forward to a meal and a few drinks on a Friday from working all week and to be treated so poorly was disappointing and not something you would expect in Melbourne. I can truly say the worst dining experiences I’ve had. Stay away from this place if you don’t want to be disappointed in both food and service.

Food absolutely delicious, They cooked wagyu perfect.