Scott McIntyre
Awesome fine dining Japanese restaurant. Excellent food and service.
I had some excellent sushi, seafood tempura and karaage chicken. All the food was delicious.
This is not cheap. Expect about $100 per person for a good feed and drinks or more
Michael C
Loved it! Had the Sake Omakase and Hibiki course on Valentine's Day. The selection of Sake personally selected by Sake Sommelier Yuichi Kanamaru was a wonderful range of Sake from Sparkling to dessert. He has explained each region and their speciality of them. You can clearly feel his passion in a very friendly manner.
The food was delicious and had paired well with the sake choices. I am definitely coming back for more next time!!
Jayne Lawe
This is hands down the most disappointing restaurant of all time.
We paid $99 per person for this meal and I would not even pay half the price for what we got.
The entrée was sashimi, basic. The second dish was grilled miso cod fish. Surprisingly very tender and delicious. However, from here on out it just got worse.
The seafood tempura had 3 veggies and 1 piece of tender fish, and 1 extremely fishy and soft piece of prawn. I'm pretty sure if the meat of the prawn is not firm then it's not fresh so that was extremely disappointing.
Next came the roasted pork dish, which from the picture looks amazing. I wish this was the case, but the meat was extremely chewy, I ended up not being able to eat it at all.
Chirashi sushi came out more like a don, sashimi + plain rice, so it just felt like a sadder version of the sashimi we first got.
Lastly was the dessert, quite interesting textures and it wasn't too bad but from having experienced all the other dishes, at this point we were just sad and disappointed with the entire meal.
I wouldn't recommend, seemed like a waste of a night.
Rob Lee
Celebrated a birthday here and it was an absolute joyous experience. From the ambience, to the food & to the service. The Japanese cuisine here is fresh, delicate and authentic. Every dish was made with alot of thought and care. We ordered something outside the menu and they were able to accommodate. On several occasions, it was the chef that served the dish and asked how we are enjoying the overall food experience, services like this really makes a mark. I'm not naming a particular dish because everything was spot on! Thank you for giving us a great night and we will definitely return.
Tom Rothwell
Yuichi San the master of Sake was amazing. We ended up extending our 5 course to 8, its hard to pass up good drinks when you have a little extra time. Very good refresher on Sake knowledge! 🙇♂️
Nat
What an amazing experience! We had omakase with chef Daigo and it was pheneonmal. Daigo was professional and a great conversationalist. His skills really wowed us away. The food was extremely fresh and there were plenty of courses ranging from appetisers, soup to sushi, aburi grill and sashimi (plus dessert). The Chawanmushi egg custard served with blue swimmer crab was a umami bomb. The freshly prepared seafood was full of flavour. You really get a traditional omakase experience that focuses on giving customers way more sushi and sashimi than they usually get. The rice was also great, it's tinted brown because of the special red vinegar used to prepare the sushi rice.
My partner who doesn't venture into the world of raw seafood loved it too! We both agreed that this experience was amazing. I highly recommend it for a special date night or celebration. The ambience of the setting really reminds me of Japan. It is not overtly contemporary and gaudy but very warm with wooden fittings and traditional decor thus very intimate and cosy (perfect for omakase).
We were both very full so I suggest only having an early lunch beforehand if you are attending the 5.30pm session.
Please note I didn't take a picture of everything such as the special miso soup and all the sushi.
10/10 worth the price and experience.
E N
Sydney is currently having a wave of sushi Omakase restaurants pop up and whilst some are 1) incredibly difficult to book and 2) on the pricey side, Gold Class is thankfully non of those things and is a great all round experience. When booking you can select from a menu of chefs and for my pick I was lucky to be hosted by Chef Daigo for an intimate Monday night dinner with only 6 patrons for my seating. The small group setting means you get time to make conversation with the chef and watch them in their element, something you may not be able to get elsewhere. What GC lacks in terms of modern and refined decor is made up by the delicious omakase experience. It's fantastic value for money ($130pp vs others which are $200pp+) and I would not hesitate to come back!
Jenny Han
Third time repeat customer and omakase fan. Chefs are fantastic and watching them work is like watching art unfold. You eat with all your senses here: look, feel, smell and taste. Always a repeat customer and happy to send along friends and family if they need a recommendation!
Does My Bomb Look Big In This
Since changing day jobs back in November, I’ve been searching for a Japanese lunch spot that has the right combination of quality and price, within walking distance of my new CBD office. After giving some of the more obvious street-level options a go, I discovered Gold Class Daruma tucked away up two escalators in The Grace Hotel.For a hotel restaurant, the oddly-named spot – Japan's hollow daruma dolls represent good luck and perseverance - is surprisingly atmospheric. Wooden screens divide up the spacious restaurant into more intimate spaces, including private dining rooms. The centrepiece is...
Sean Burns
Went for a weekday lunch. Had a sashimi bowl and my wife had one of the bento boxes - of which they only make 10 per day. Sahimi was excellent and whilst the bento box looked great it wasn't overly impressive. Service was good. Will definitely go back for the sashimi.
Xoxo.msjamie
We booked for the omakase (sushi degustation) experience at the sushi bar. It was a good selection for a very reasonable price. Favourite from the night was the alfonsino, egg and tuna pieces!
Emily
I feel like the food was very average considering how much you’re paying for your meal. The fish in the sushi and sashimi was quite dry when you bit into it, and same goes for the pork tonkatsu. The broth of the chawanmushi was a little flavourless as well and lacking a little with the ingredients. On a more positive note, the duck and braised pork belly was done quite well. However, I don’t think I’ll be going back when there are other restaurants I prefer - I just don’t think it’s worth paying so much for what seems like a gamble in the quality of the food for the night.
Strawberry_vee
Gold Class Daruma is situated in Grace Hotel, in Sydney CBD. They serve authentic Japanese food. I enjoyed everything we ordered especially the fresh selection of sashimi.
I'm Still Hungry
Shintaro Ito’s experience in sushi making can be counted in single-digit years. This makes you good enough in many realms. Even in sushi making – I say this at the risk of angering conservatives – this would also usually be good enough. For a moderate, low-key sushi-ya. However, we all agree that to truly excel at this ostensibly simple craft takes decades, not years. The sushi coming out of Gold Class Daruma is certainly good in and of itself, but when there exists masters of the craft that have the benefit of sheer experience – people like Toshihiko Oe, Takashi Sano and Ryuiichi Yoshii – it would be remiss of me to say that Gold Class Daruma’s product is as good as any of theirs.
Karena Chiang
We booked the $70 omakase for tonight. Service was excellent - the lady asked my name when we entered and she knew we were there for omakase straight away. Chef was really friendly and gave us free small dishes while we were waiting for our other friends. <br/>All the fishes were really fresh and well prepared, chef explained the ingredients and asked for our feedback on every piece of sushi, the scampi miso soup at the end was the best miso I’ve had in Sydney. <br/>Price is very reasonable for the quality and quantity. <br/>Thanks chef and the lady that served us!
Brunonono...
A decent sushi omakase done by the folks at Gold Class Daruma and if your fatties like us well your gonna need a bit more food after. <br/><br/>So the sushi, we think it’s serviceable...I mean it’s not the quality that you would normally associate with omakase but hey, it’s a nice introduction in how much better sushi can be compared to regular sushi joint - looking at you sushi train places, no not you Genki, your in whole different hell of a league...<br/><br/>The cooked dishes, the braised Kingfish head and the shogayaki ( Ginger pork ) again very decent, not the best but definitely restaurant quality. <br/><br/>This place could be so much more, it has great decor and that really transports you to Japan...I mean even the dated Grace Hotel works as most four star hotels in Tokyo or Osaka are well dated; definitely a place to check out. Would we come back for seconds...maybe? <br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>
HungryForMore
A traditional Japanese restaurant hidden inside the Grace hotel. We decided to give it a try for our anniversary dinner and were not disappointed. Service was very polite, and you can tell that they've put a lot into the decor, importing tables and the 'tea house' from Japan. In terms of food, everything was authentic and comparable to meals in Japan - we enjoyed mixed agedashi to the sushi omakase, sea eel tempura, grilled scallops and the very delicate seafood ankake. The only very minor criticism is that the match panna cotta was too sweet for our palate - it could do with 1/3 less sugar. We look forward to returning to try out the other dishes!
Sarah Qiu
The atmsophere and service was really lovely. We ordered the $99 course - make sure you've got an empty stomach because it's a LOT of food. Lots of raw fish. Even a sashimi lover like me was more than satiated with the amount of raw fish in that course. Absolutely loved the dessert!
Jimmy Cox
Went here last year in May and at the time they weren't on Zomato. Came to check if they were still open as I'm going to sydney again and haven't stopped thinking about how good this place was. <br/>The meal I had here I still talk about being the best thing I've ever eaten. <br/>Do yourself a favour and check it out.
Angiet424777
My fav place in Sydney. If you looking for genuine Japanese food, this is it. Supers service as always provided by Emma and Aki sang. Keep the good work. Been consistently having both lunch and dinner, quality wise never disappointed me. Recommend to everyone!
Tony
I might have to give this place another go, considering I did go here when I wasn’t overly hungry and didn’t order much<br/><br/>Firstly the positive. The kakuni was good. I understand it’s hard to manage kakuni and needs to be microwaved. Even then the taste and texture were great.<br/><br/>Also, the fact that they served imperador (kinmedai) in their sushi nigiri platter was an amazingly pleasant surprise. Due to the difficulties in maintenance, many other Japanese restaurants only offer this as a daily special. It was great to see in a standard platter.<br/><br/>The downside is that the king fish and salmon weren’t fresh. Considering salmon and king fish normally stay sashimi grade (with proper care) for about four days, this batch I ate felt like sashimi on its last days. This isn’t accusing the restaurant, but shows that the restaurant gets so little business, stock stays till the very last useable day, which is unfortunate. This applied to the sea urchin sushi as well (uni gunkan). Sea urchin season is over, so it’s rare as it is. But the usage period is even shorter for this and strong fishy smells were present.<br/><br/>Eating the kakuni showed that the restaurant don’t serve ordinary food. But the state of the sashimi shows that this place lacks customers.<br/><br/>Would love to visit again to try more of their hot food and come back for the sushi when it gets busier. Or on a Monday, when surely they would get fresh fish stock.
Prawnyha
Nice quiet place on lvl 1 of grace hotel serving traditional style Japanese degustation (omakase) from $65 for 6 courses. Lovely service and setting.
Matt
High quality food, service and a very pleasant environment to enjoy the dinner! <br/><br/>Only issue we had was the abnormally long wait time for the steak to be served at the end. Everything else was served fairly quick. <br/><br/>Overall, a great experience and would recommend to everyone! Believe this restaurant is very sake focused, so be sure to check out their list when you visit! <br/><br/>MrMatt
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