Found this little gem after my first option was shut. Definitely didn't disappoint. The fish was fresh and the agadashi tofu was so good, which is usually a miss at other restaurants. The only thing o was disappointed about was the ice cream being store bought.
Highly recommend, the service was wonderful and attentive. Definitely will be back 🍣🍣
Delicious and authentic Japanese food in the Northern suburbs of Melbourne. The sushi is so fresh and packed with flavor. I especially love the futomaki & chilli salmon. I think the sushi is really the highlight of the menu. But, I have also tried many different entree and main dishes from the menu and have loved every single one. The only thing I really found to be subpar was the udon. My favorite thing out of the main dishes so far would have to be the garlic chicken. It is a really pleasant and creamy dish. I especially loved the addition of the tomato, which surprisingly had such a nice taste and texture and complemented the dish really well.
I also like that Atami is generally pretty quiet. Sometimes its just nice to have a delicious dinner out while avoiding the crowds and noise. The decor and ambience is really simple, homey, and inviting.
Ordered a Atami Special sushi platter, which was ready really fast! This is great, as other places usually ask for a 24 hours pre-ordering. Very nice staff, who called to let us know of a few things about the platter.
The sushi themselves were delicious and very reasonably priced, though they were not 'extraordinary'. I personally LOVED the sashimi. My family and I would have enjoyed avocado within the rolls, but it's true they're not in season.
My (very) sensitive tummy was also happy with everything on this delicious plate!
the decor of this restaurant has remained unchanged since the 80s. it's like being on the set of a 1988 Japanese movie and you can imagine yourself being in the outer suburbs of Osaka. contrary to an earlier review, it is run by Japanese people; we spoke to the waitress (who was really friendly by the way.) we ordered about 8 entrees to share, which came to $75. the sashimi was particularly good; I liked the home style feel of the agedashi tofu but the tempura was a little bit soft; the scallops were nice but cost $11 for four small ones- scallops are expensive I guess; the nasu dengaku was standard; the lemon squid was tasty and simple. overall, I'd probably try and get better value with a banquet (which I was told could have interchangeable items) or a lunch special. the sashimi was really good so I'd probably go back and eat that in summer (it was fairly cold in the restaurant in winter.)
Dined here for Mother's Day. Staff were friendly and helpful, accommodated our pram easily without fuss. Mom and I ordered the seafood bento, very well priced with good portions and most importantly it was yummy. Thanks for a good night. Would definitely be back!
Great place for Pascoe Vale. All the food was good and the service was friendly. We had vegetable tempura (lovely and lightly battered once the excess was shaken off), futomaki (sushi rice wasn't sweet thank goodness), gyoza (well cooked, juicy pork) and age dashi tofu (as good as my home cooked stuff). For $34 we walked away stuffed, which is unusual for a Japanese restaurant.
For a local, we are pretty happy with it
Great sushi and gyozas
Decor inside us nothing to rave on about
But if you and the family want an easy local dine in- then Atami are a good option
Not bad at all. I've never dined in but the take away was great. I've also only eaten sushi/sashimi but everything seemed fresh. Hubby happy with his noodle dishes. Prices a little expensive for a quick take away night.
Owned by Chinese (we believe) but a good honest local serving tasty home-style Japanese fare. Really nice fried udon, Japanese fried chicken, sashimi (though tuna was cut a bit too thickly), well cooked tempura prawns and deliciously tender eye fillet in a miso sauce, served on a sizzling hotplate. Commercial miso soup and non-Japanese rice were negatives. The dining space was pleasant, and the service warm and friendly, especially with our 2yo running amok in the restaurant. BYO and a decent range of sake and Japanese beers. Their lunch specials are meant to be fantastic value. Not many people eating in on a Sunday evening; this gem deserves more custom.
This is the ultimate review. You have to accept it for what it is. It's a suburban restaurant selling fresh Japanese food which is very reasonably priced. I've been a regular for 10 years with my family. The decor is tired and staff assistance can be hit and miss. If these things are important to you then you might want to look elsewhere, but if you want to enjoy fresh Japanese food in the suburbs then this is definitely the place. The food never disappoints. That's the most important thing.
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Popped into Atami Japanese for dinner to get my Japanese fix, my first time visit, and seems like a suburban spot for a casual quiet night out.
Okonomiyaki - a personal favourite the version here is as a seafood pancake which is thin and served with BBQ sauce, kewpie mayo, and Benito flakes. Pretty tasty and a nice start to the meal.
Kaiso Salad - I got this seaweed salad to provide some balance against the mains and it's a very simple but tasty dish. Refreshing, slightly chewy texture, sweet with the dressing and yet a bit acidic, this helps cut through the richness of the pancake and the buttery sauce in the seafood in the teppanyaki.
Kaisen Teppanyaki - prawns, scallop, fish, squid cooked in lemon butter sauce served on a sizzling plate
A lovely medally of well cooked seafood presented sizzling as per the menu description and served with veggies. The butter sauce is very subtle, the ingredients are cooked in it but there is very little of the sauce on the plate itself. Solid tasty meal, this was more than enough for me and had to pass on the dessert section I was eyeing!
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Great Japanese food, probably the best I've had in Melbourne. Friendly staff who are very aware of the gluten free options available on the menu (and GF soy sauce). Will be back!
My favourite Japanese restaurant! Authentic and delicious food! Everything is really fresh! It feels like you are in Japan! Lovely staff.
We ordered wafu, garlic chicken, stir fry vegetables and chicken skewers - all of which was delicious and well-cooked. Food is good, honest and unpretentious.
Unfortunately, there was a preponderance of bean shoots served with every meal - we've never seen so many outside of a green grocer.
Service was prompt and friendly, however we weren't offered the menu to choose desert which we would've chosen if we'd be given the option - we were just provided the receipt.
FYI - I'm rating this as a surburban, Japanese, family style restaurant, not as a fancy, high-end place because it doesn't pretend to be not should it be rated along those lines.
Moved away so hadn’t been for years. The food is so good. Better than I remember it! We had the B Banquet. Service is attentive and caring. The flavours are complex and prices are from a bygone era. Yum!
Lovely place with authentic Japanese food. So happy to have discovered this gem. No more going into the city for me!
I have been eating here for years. Always delicious food, always friendly staff. Highly recommended for an inexpensive night out.
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