Misono Japanese

Wow wow wow. What an experience. The staff are amazing and the chefs really put on a great show. It's a combo of amazing food and entertainment. Not a boring dinner that's for sure. Big thanks to our chef Dennis as well and all the other staff. You really made my birthday one of the best ones yet. Highly recommended!

When you’re the biggest Japanses lover 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️...👌😂

... it only makes sense to visit the largest teppanyaki restaurant in Australia, the Misono Japanese Steakhouse! Whaaaaaat? 🤤🥳🤩

Yes, friends! I had the pleasure to visit Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort & Spa and to try their Japanese restaurant! 🙏❤️ and what an experience it was!

Henry Bongay, is the Head Chef of this place and and himself and all the other chefs are a true talent! They makes the best performances just right in front of you and cook your food in front of you… with the best all time songs!

Seriously, it’s like watching a show! With snacks! The best kind of high quality and premium snacks! 🤩 they have a loooooong menu of traditional meals (slightly adapted due to COVID now), featuring meat, seafood and vegan/fegentarian friendly meals that are AMAZING and they give you the best show you can ever imagine. More than the food that is impeccable, your memories of this place will be of a place of laughter and fun!

Hands down to the Marriott team and to all the amazing service of Misono👏 They are going to have a short break for renovations, closing on Sunday 6th September and reopening in December 2020, so if you want to try them now maybe book a spontaneous gift to someone? 🤗 (actually the world needs more of this)

The whole hotel is absolutely stunning and they actually have a couple of restaurants that I would also love to visit. And stay there - definitely stay there! The decoration is flawless and it is an incredible feeling to walk in and just be inside that palace!

When you specifically enter the Misono restaurant area, the theme is red and abstract, with very gorgeous patterns! You’ll be promptly welcomed but the staff members and you’ll be taken into your dinning are! They have multiple rooms and show areas and obviously due to COVID they have even more precautions, so it was great to have extra space too!

You can pick from their famous banquets or if you want you can just have the fresh sushi options, but I would personally recommend,... a bit of both!

Here’s what we tried!

Misono Stars - a combination of different maki, of great size and absolutely gorgeous decoration! They sushi was extremely fresh and of great quality and it was quite filling! They don’t have that option anymore on the menu but it you are keen to they some of their different maki rolls (versus sticking to just one type) I would suggest asking one of the staff members if it can be done and I’m sure they’ll facilitate it! I resonantly loved it and I think they should bring it back as it gives variety to the meal!

Mixed Sashimi and Nigiri - we also had a combination of fresh sashimi and nigiri and WOW! I was stoked! The pieces were not only huge but again the decoration surpassed everything that you can imagine! It came with salmon, tuna, marekel and a few other types of fish that were delicious and decadent even! If you’re not a sushi fan... oh man, after this, you will!

Misono Delight Banquet and Misono Excellence Banquet - now, this was definitely the star of the show! And it sure was a show! So basically what happens is that the cook comes in front of you with some music and carrying his little trolley around with the food to be cooked. He set ups everything and then he starts making some moves with the blades and other cooking utensils that he uses! He plays with fire and he throw things into the air, makes artistic shapes and funny move and basically just gives you reasons to laugh and be impressed. Repeatedly! Yes, because when you think that he’s calming down and things are settling in, he pulls off another trick and you’ll be saying ‘wooooooooow’ again and again! All banquets are served with some miso soup, that was absolutely delicious and welcoming, a misono salad that is fresh and colourful, hibachi vegetables that are cooked right at the start of the cooking show, along with a prawn appetiser that makes your mouth water for more straight away, a a bowl of very good quality rice, cooked to perfection. There is the option of upgrading the rice to hibachi chicken fried rice and that one is cooked in front of you too (and the table next to us had a heart made with it!). This Delight banquet had chicken and large prawns and the Excellence had fillet steak, bug meat and large prawns and I would say that portion for one person, is very reasonable! Overall quite filling! The idea is to also eat while things are being cooked, and also not get brunt with excitement 😂 I loved the seafood more than the meat but just because I am a more plant based and seafood lover. You have the option to upgrade the fillet steak in some of the banquets to wagyu beef if you want. Overall, definitely recommend for not only the show but also the quality of the food! And if you have any dietary requirements, don’t worry, just tell them at the start and they’ll be more than happy to make adjustments for you do have a good experience!

Banana Tempura - for dessert my friend decided to have what seemed to be the best banana tempura treat with some macadamia icecream on the side and caramel sauce. I wish they could have a vegan alternative to the icecream since I felt very jealous (😂) and it wouldn’t be much harder to have that extra option on the menu. They do have fruit salad as a dessert option too but I mean, who wants to pick that when you have such a great decadent option fighting it 😂

Absolutely recommend as a great experience and for the amazing food! You’ll certainly have a good time, seeing everyone laughing and you won’t be able to stop laughing too! It would be great as a celebration or for date!

And next time I would absolutely love to stay at the Marriott and see how incredible their other services are!

Situated in the Surfers Paradise Marriott, this Japanese steakhouse operates as a fun entertaining teppanyaki restaurant.

We came as a small group and ended up sharing a teppanyaki with another couple and their child. I noticed mostly large groups having a whole teppanyaki for themselves. It’s a really enjoyable watching the theatre of your meal being cooked. It keeps the kids and adults totally involved in an upbeat atmosphere.

We visited on a Wednesday where they offer a ‘Why Cook Wednesday’ menu for a special of $45 per person. It excellent value as it included miso soup, misono salad, hibachi vegetables, and steam rice. There is a choice between ‘Bonsai’ which had fillet steak, chicken, and salmon or ‘Samurai which had fillet steak, chicken, and scallops. Our group split in the middle for the options. You could also upgrade your steam rice to hibachi chicken rice for $8.50 pp and it’s totally worth it! The other optional extra was a prawn appetizer for $3 pp but we didn’t take it but the other couple on the table did. The chef cooking for us was entertaining. He certainly made us work for some of our food including the egg omelette made for the rice as well as some meat. The food itself is really good quality and was surprised at the quantity you get for the price you paid. I especially enjoyed the fillet steak in teriyaki sauce and hibachi chicken rice.

Finished off with a Banana Tempura. The serving was large so struggled to finish it off after such a large meal but I managed to. I loved the crisp batter on the outside and the soft banana in the middle. Served with a scoop of macadamia ice cream and choice of sauce (I chose caramel), it was a decadent way to end my meal.

The concept of teppanyaki would be a popular choice for a large group of friends or family. Don’t be put off if coming in as a smaller group as still heaps of joy to be had.

Hadn’t been here in years but gave it a go because we love teppanyaki. The food was of extremely high quality and everything tasted great. My only thing was that one person on our table was given normal steak when they ordered wagyu and the wagyu was given to someone else before it was realised. Wasn’t a big deal though, we all enjoyed the food, drinks and entertainment

Great, friendly and attentive staff! The food was amazing and we left so full due to eating everything on the plate as it was too delicious to leave! Stand out was the fried rice. Great diverse restaurant that is fun for the family but also great for a night out with the girls or guys, or even something more special with that number 1 person!

We went there for a birthday dinner and it was delicious 5 out of 5 but a little expensive mostly worth it. The chef was fun and great At what he did he was funny and was entertaining to watch.