10/10, great food. Every dish was well seasoned and flavoursome.
Only issue is that pacing is a bit rushed.
This is a very humble and beautiful Japanese restaurant tucked away off of the main streets near museum station. Absolutely loved the cosy and homey atmosphere and the staff were very friendly. The set menu offered a wide variety of different kinds of dishes. Some very quite flavourful while some were a bit bland in my opinion - nothing really stood out. Overall, a good dining experience and a nice place to go to for a girls night/date night.
Not really in the CBD, tucked behind Hyde Park on the Surry Hills side, it actually took us a while to find Sasaki, hidden away in an unassuming location off an alleyway. Wow, it is a find though. An elegant omakase for $80 (there was a $60 option too), and a matching tasting of sake ($50 each), oh an a supplement for having the wagyu beef instead of the duck (for one of us, $20). We found it well worth it.
I like the food at there. I order short course and i was satisfied. Its worth to try. It just a bit hard to find the restaurant.
Comfort and simple homecooking food style! The venue is really small and they also have outside sittings. The highlight for me would be the fish course for main dish, was dedicate and the compliment rice was seasoned very nice.
We love Japanese food and we decided to book into Sasaki for a birthday dinner, Sasaki has been on our list for a while and it was great to finally visit. Quite inconspicuous from the street, with a simple curtain entry that you may miss if you’re not looking hard enough. But make sure you do, because this place is amazing!
We order the full set menu. The Tuna was to die for, with delicious egg York source. The Chicken is very nice as well. And the service was great and patience. However，the main cource and the soup is just very normal. Overall, This is a good set menu and I Have had enough!
It’s strange that this restaurant only got one set menu, and more strangely, you have to finish a dish before having the next one. But the environment is so fascinating and every dish is bravo, damn tasty! I love it, i will visit again when it change the menu!
Love the layout of the restaurant, reminded me of the intimate hole-in-the walls restaurants in Japan.
When we arrived there were other people outside waiting as they had not finished setting up.
Then one by one our names were called out for our bookings. I had requested to sit at the counter.
The menu is only omakase so that makes food preparation a lot easier and faster.
Loved the egg&crab custard, was so smooth and tasty.
The corn was so aromatic, thoroughly enjoyed that. Highly recommend the Wagyu!
I pretty much liked it all.
Cause I'm small, this type of menu suits me, for my partner his only criticism is that portions are a little small.
The service is great and overall they did a wonderful job accommodating my requests especially since this was for a birthday.
This is a small but really great place for seasonal and delicious Japanese food. The omakase menu had a great variety of seafood and meat. All the dishes were very nice but my absolute favourites were the egg custard, corn tempura, salmon and rice and the wagyu beef. Definitely make a booking in advance!
Delicious food! We had the omakase banquet and the flavours from each dish worked together well. The dishes did come out really quickly so felt it could have been paced better but that's the only negative. Great dining experience!
A late review, but one that had to be made. I had dinner on a Saturday, so advance booking was required. My group of 4 was required to choose the set menu. If you enjoy Japanese, then chances are that you'll be pleased by Sasaki. I think my favourite was the Egg custard. Least favourite would be corn & beetroot. This one had bits of corn shaped into a sphere and was attached to a skewer. It was awkward to eat and too hard to bite into. Everything else, I’d go back for because each dish was just bursting with flavours in the best kind of way. The space had indoor and outdoor options, however, both are on the tiny side. Aesthetically, it speaks Japanese and maintains its authenticity. Maybe I was in a good mood on this evening, but it gets a solid 4.5-5 stars for me.
We chose to go to sasaki after many recommendations from our friends and it was absolutely amazing. The menu changes often and not really your run in the middle authentic Japanese restaurant. But nonetheless, the food is amazing with a play on flavours, ingredients, textures and temperatures. The way was a little bit chewy, but the seafood dishes are a must have. Fresh, quality ingredients, simple and most importantly, clean and elegant flavours.
Went here for the Omakase (chef’s choice) tasting menu and was not disappointed. The dishes are deceptively small at first but you do get a full meal by the end, especially given some of the heavier dishes are towards the end.
Really liked the progression from light dishes at the beginning to heavier dishes at the end. Chawanmushi was so silky and delicate. Curried beef cheek was rich and satisfying. Also really enjoyed the chocolate mousse cake to finish.
Service was nice, attentive and polite. Also giving marks for the ambiance of the restaurant. Nice minimal decorations and beautiful dish ware.
We had a wonderful evening with omakase. The meals were prepared exquisitely and had amazing flavours. Pairing sake was very reasonably priced and complimented the food well.
So easy to recommend, this is one of my new favourite restaurants. Very well hidden, we almost couldn't find the place. It's minimally and tastefully decorated (as you'd expect), and it's fairly small. I'd describe dining here as intimate.
The food was amazing - we had the degustation. Everything was fresh, all of the dishes were delicate, and made with a lot of thought and care. Delicious down to the last mouthful, and just the right amount.
Service was fantastic too - waiters were all super friendly and knew the food well. We'll definitely be coming back here. 👌
Omakase experience was beautiful, and the staff were lovely. The food was fantastic for seafood lovers, for my partner who can do seafood but wouldn’t go out of his way for them he was a little disappointed with the fishy-ness. For me every dish was great, but the tuna and prosciutto was out of this world.
Had a lovely date night here last night for Valentine's Day.
I was blown away by the minimalistic look, but flavour food that came out of this tiny kitchen. We had the Omakase and from light to heavy each dish really delivered an amazing taste. We really loved the crab and egg dish, so sweet and light.
As an added bonus for booking on Valentine's Day we were given complementary chocolate 😊.
Definitely will go back again.
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