Definitely loving this karaoke here, mixed with food and drinks!!!! Perfect to chill with friends !!!! Food was delicious.
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The lovely setting of Lantern by Wagaya feels very authentic with the intimate traditional seating and overhead lantern decorations. It offers a great lunch deal combination with free karaoke with spends over $20 and the booths are great. It surprisingly has a vast menu with a lot of different choices for both lunch and dinner.
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āļø SEARED SALMON CREAM CHEESE ROLL |
A must try item if you're craving sushi and stopping by Lantern by Wagaya. The cream cheese is so tasty and melts alongside the seared salmon. it is definitely one of the best salmon sushi rolls I've ever tried.
āļø TAKOYAKI, TEMPURA & DUMPLINGS |
The takoyaki and tempura were good, but not great. They tasted like pretty standard sushi train type dishes found at your typical casual japanese dining places. The dumplings definitely tasted homemade, fresh and was very savoury.
āļø LANTERN STRAWBERRY MOJITO |
The taste of alcohol is stronger than expected in this mojito, but I can really see how it's a special drink concoction of Lantern by Wagaya. It's one of the better mojitos I've tried and a hidden gem I didn't expect to be impressed by after dining here.
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The food was really good for the price, and had a really good selection of dishes, as well as drinks. The service was quick and efficient. The restaurant does get a bit too dark, and sometimes can get very loud due to the close proximity the restaurant is with the karaoke rooms. However, overall I had a good experience with this restaurant and have been here multiple times to dine or karaoke. Would highly recommend this place, especially if you're looking for a cheap place to do karaoke and eat.
We came into Wagaya just 5 minutes before the kitchen was to shut. We ordered real quickly and were surprised at how fast and fresh the food was when it came out. Food was also very delicious!
I love dining here as the food is very well priced, presented well & tastes great! I have been here upon separate occasions and have always enjoyed it! I really recommend the jap pork hotpot as it was super hearty and tasty , the cheese gratin is a must try entree !!! The chicken and cheese curry is also super tasty & during lunch time they do a $15 udon set which is great value!!
4/5 for the value of karaoke and simple Japanese dishes (generous serving). Not much choice for desserts and donāt expect much from the service (
Amazing food and fast service. The grilled salmon sushi is delectable and a must order. The ramen here is good and affordable with a nice soup base. The takoyaki is great too. Overall good price good food and good customer service
Can't get over this place, my love for the $30 cocktail jugs , sashimi and salmon and avocado hand rolls will always keep me coming back for more.
I remember Wagaya used to be in Chinatown. Not sure what happened there after I came in. But they have an incredible menu ranging from seafood to fried chicken that will make you filled up inside on a winters night or just having a chilled lunch. I remembering ordering a whole heaps of sushi and the others ordered hotpot or even vegeterian foods. The variety is alot. We had a group of almost 10 people which we ate quite the amount. Also ordered some smooth cocktail which i dont remember the name but I remember it was a green with white liquid in it. It was so good that I ordered it again. Would like to come back here to see the new menu.
A Japanese restaurant/karaoke. We originally wanted to go to Wagaya in Chinatown, but it was closed for renovation. A bit hard to find given it's upstairs in a high rise building & there's not much signage nor directions. It was still pretty early on Saturday night, but there were already karaoke signing coming through some of the rooms. We just wanted dinner & didn't have a booking, so had to vacant the table in just under 90 mins. The food came out pretty quickly, quality were not bad & prices reasonable. However the singing & noise coming out of the rooms were just bit distracting. Will probably go to Wagaya when it reopen instead.
Got their Teriyaki Beef Bento Box with Mealpal. The beef was a little tough but very flavoursome, possibly influenced by the nice sauce that comes with the salad. I particularly enjoyed the seafood croquette but everything else was fairly average.
Absolutely love the design of this place. From the floor to the ceilings, it doesn't cease to mesmerise me!!! The decor is beautiful and although the restaurant is dimly lit, it doesn't look scary at all. The food here came out fast but some of the staff were not as friendly and seemed a bit off and unwelcoming. However, food was great and cheap!
The Naked Food Addict
+4.5
Have always been a MASSIVE fan of Wagaya in china town... and then when I found out there was another one on George street, I absolutely had to check it out. I've been a couple of times now, and it is one of my favourite restaurants! I love that you order off a touch screen, the food comes out EXTREMELY quick, the atmosphere is great, and the food is mouth watering. Would definitely recommend trying the edamame, the takoyaki, the agedashi tofu, the lotus root chips, the beef sukiyaki hot pot and the seared salmon and cream cheese roll. All of it was so good and I will always return! Such a cool place, they even offer karaoke rooms too! Wagaya is a must!
Went here for the $20 for food and 2 hours karaoke deal that they had and we had a feast
There were 10 of us and we had $200 in total to spend on food and drinks and it was difficult to use all of it. For a cheap price per dish, they offer both quantity AND quality. There is a wide range of japanese cuisines you can choose from and they are all very delicious
As for the karaoke
They are very updated on the japanese songs, with songs coming from both mainstream and not very known anime, rock songs, pop, traditional and ballads.
There are also songs in other languages and from what I remember, there were a lot in Chinese, Korean, English and Filipino. The English songs were updated but the others were probably updated a month or 2 ago. The karaoke rooms are very spacious, clean and comfortable as well, but they're not very soundproof so it gets kinda embarrassing
Overall a good experience
I think it is the best Japanese restaurant with karaoke in Sydney. There are plenty of choices in their menu. My favorite dishes are chicken yakitori, grill ox tongue, scollop fried rice, sushi platter etc. also their staff are so friendly and helpful, what a nice place.
My must go place japanese restaurant karaoke in city. They have authentic Izakaya style and the taste is delicious. I went there to have karaoke and dinner package all the time. I love to enjoy their food and karaoke in the same time. What a wonderful place for me to spend with my friends in weekend.
Nice and delicious Japanese food. I have order chicken namban, deep fried chicken soft bone, sushi platter, sashimi, pork hot pot and spaghetti and stone pot rice. Everything are delicious and will definitely come back
The food is average, service is average but the karaoke is above average. It's a good way to kill a few fun hours with mates before a night out.
Love the fact that this place is open until late and the location is just perfect, right in the CBD. Just what you needed when you are hungry as soon as you landed in Sydney in the middle of the night. The gyoza (dumpling)Ā and dragon eelĀ roll is good and they have quite a huge variety of drinks as well to offer.
Absolutely my favourite go to place whenever I travel to Sydney!! The staff are lovely, can be a long wait sometimes but it's definitely worth it! The food is so delicious!
MelbourneFoodPaparazza
+3.5
Went to this place with a cousin for karaoke and dinner. Both were incredibly good value, the karaoke being $6 per person per hour until 7pm on the Saturday, while most of the izakaya-style dishes came in at under $10 per plate. In addition, there was a $10 Sapporo and yakitori deal which was well worth the money given the large pot/schooner of Sapporo it contained. All up, we ordered a ramen, a unagi don, Takoyaki, sushi and the Sapporo + yakitori. The dishes were all tasty though a little lacking in authenticity, particularly with the use of normal long grain rice rather than sushi rice in some of the dishes. However, as mentioned, the price compensated well for this, as did the service which was very efficient with the touch screens.
This is a clean and comfortable place to relax and enjoy Japanese food. Service is very friendly and ordering is off iPads (like at Mizuya, Sushi Hotaru, etc). I've noticed quantity decreasing gradually over the course of 6 months e.g. less soft shell crab in the spider roll, but the quality of the sushi is much better than similar priced places in the area. Their udon isn't as good as Mappen down the road.
I wouldn't recommend their desserts as their ice cream is very icy and there are plenty of other places in the area.
What we ordered:
+ Teriyaki Beef Bento ($9.90)
+ Tonkatsu Bento ($9.90)
+ Terimayo Hamburg Bento ($9.90)
The Plus +
+ Super great lunch deal- very generous portion and extremely filling.
+ Generous portions- heaps of meat and other side dishes.
+ The touch screen concept is always a fun way to order.
+ Surprisingly very quiet even though the karoke rooms are right next to the dining area. + Value for money
+ Quick service
The Minus -
- The restaurant can be easily missed / hard to find - there needs to be clear sinage.
I love Wagaya and Lantern by Wagaya is just as fantastic! Enjoyed the karaoke here with some friends all whilst treating ourselves to their special $9.90 bento boxes + miso soup. There's a wide variety of delicious choices from teriyaki chicken to oroshi hamburg, you literally can't go wrong!
Overall a good experience food was okay but not worth the price in my opinion due to the taste and portion size however the drinks are great, always good to taste something new, lovely atmosphere but a little too crowded for our group.
The staff made 2 mistakes with our order but its not a big deal. A good place to eat, drink, sing and have fun.
I've been here a few times with friends and the lunch boxes was worth it. The drinks was also nice. Inside there's karaoke rooms but haven't been in yet but love too. The setting of the restaurant isn't too bad. I enjoyed it very much
Chrestella Auryn Idden
+4
Been here for second time, it was great! Been wanted to try their bento box but my partner wasn't really interested before, assuming with that low price that must've been small portion of lunch box (as he is a big eater). But finally one day we gave it a shot and I looooveeee their $9.90 lunch bento box. It is really a great value of money! For less then ten bucks you will get a rice, chosen of meal you want, side of agedashi tofu, mixed salad with fried prawn cake, some pickles aaaaand a bowl miso soup. Couldn't expect more for $9.90! I am a japanese food lover and i can never find any other places so far that has that BIG size of bento box for that small price, ever. Had the chicken namban as my chosen meal and my partner had the tonkatsu pork. Pork was crispy and tender, chicken was a bit hard though. But namban sauce was okay. Overall it was a good lunch experience. And we will come back here some other time, for sure!
Karaoke was really fun! Service for food was fast and delicious. Room was too small though. Wanted to dance but couldn't. And couldn't fit a lot of food on the tables.
Good food and decent service. It would be nice if the servers spoke English a little better. Otherwise the seafood is fresh and the prices are decent as well. Definitely worth a try!
#kningjaeats classic and modern Japanese food. I've always come to Lantern for a karaoke session but I finally got to actually sit down and enjoy the food with some friends. I love the novelty of touch screen ordering and the service was relatively fast which was wonderful having been so hungry. The modern dishes were enjoyable especially the pizza and of course the classics were great too!
Homogenize your palette by selecting the endless variety of Japanese food including the classic favourites and more modern fusion flavours. Shred your taste buds with these sharing plates which are great for a group catch up or if youāre seriously hungry.Ā . Melt with the cheeeeeeesy thin-crust pizza topped with chicken and rice cake. Grill into the the marinated squid and continue to fry with the soft yet crunchy cheese tempura, which was absolutely delicious might I add. Mash with one of the faves; takoyaki, which never fails to satisfy your taste buds.
For those who might be thinking, hey isnāt that in the same building where Greenbox Plus Karaoke is - well yes and no, because theyāve vamoosed and Lantern by Wagaya has taken over that space! Even if youāre not keen on karaoke and just looking for a cheap & delicious feed, the Wagaya team has a restaurant area down the back (I think they even have lunch specials too!) .Ā Self-shot reflections from the gold mirrors inside the pink speaker cones! Hygiene is an important factor as the microphones are used by everyone & anyone which means germs are free flowing. I was real pleased to see they had given us microphone covers in little plastic wrappings so w
Lantern is the latest 'Izakaya' (type of Japanese drinking establishment which also serves food to accompany the drinks) styled restaurant by Wagaya. It features little booths with touch screen menus or you can book a karaoke room so you can sing and eat at the same time.
Helen | Grab Your Fork
+4.5
Deep fried chicken at the press of a button. Have we arrived in some kind of heaven? The beauty of the touchscreen menu at Wagaya is not just the ease of ordering (no need to flag down disinterested waitstaff) but the lightning speed at which it arrives. Lantern by Wagaya is the newest offering by Wagaya, the touchscreen izakaya-style restaurant opposite the Entertainment Centre. Lantern by Wagaya is not the easiest place to find -- hidden on the second floor of the Sun Tower complex on George St -- but regulars of the former Greenbox Karaoke will know the drill. It sits across the road from World Square - keep an eye out for the signboard on the footpath and take the lift to level two. Booths and lanterns The interior has been given a fancy facelift, the elevator doors opening to a dramatic wooden archway. There's a view of the kitchen before you're led past the corridor of intergalactic neon-lit karaoke rooms and then a dedicated dining room at the back. Dark timber booths, hanging l
This place is good but if only it opened at 1030 or 11am so then I could start lunch and karaoke earlier rather than later.
Last night was my first time at Lantern by Wagaya but I had previously been to the Wagaya in Newtown and Chinatown. Food was delicious and was brought out quickly. My favourites are spider rolls, takoyaki and agedashi tofu. Hoping to return to Wagaya soon.
Had my bucks night there last night. Everything was brilliant me and the boys very enjoyed it. Would be perfect if we are allowed to smoke in the room haha
My dining partner and I stumbled upon this little hide away as we were looking for something different. Great decor and good food. Loved the self ordering touch screen tv's. and food was reasonably priced. Staff are a little standoff-ish as if they didn't want to be there but still nice to us. Karaoke rooms were also avaliable.
Karaoke!. This is a great place for a karaoke session and dinner... extensive food and drinks menu and plenty of good songs. The rooms are also fantastically appointed. My only disappointment was that when we booked this venue for a birthday, we were unsure of whether we would need the room for 2 hours or 3. They told me that we had the option of extending on the evening if needed. However, when we arrived, they told me that they has booked another party straight after us and that that option was no longer available. Other than that, very happy with the choice and it turned out to be a fun evening and good value for money.
Great Concept and design!!. Well, to be honest, at first my friends and I were just looking to sing Karaoke at Greenbox (which called Lantern By Wagaya now), while we were ready to leave once we found out greenbox does not exist anymore, a bunch of people just kept flowing in to Lantern, that drove us curious about the shop, the newly renovated wagaya is just mad, the songs are incredibly updated, foods are tasty and reasonbly priced, the service is quick even tho when they are busy, hope they can keep that way! The main point is the whole sydney we've got only 2 karaoke restaurant like this and compare to Mizuya, which located not far away from Lantern, Lantern is way more better in terms of price, foods and songs~ seriously 200 dollars for 6 of us including all foods and drinks and 3 hours karaoke just a great deal!! we will definetely go back next time!
4.5 Stars. Really great food, beautiful decor and good service. Not too expensive either. K is also pretty well priced!
good place, nice staff, great room size for doing crazy thingš
its easy to use the touch screen machine, and we also can order food/drink from the tablet on the room!!! SUPERRRR EASY
they even give us mic cover for covid safe! amazing place!!!! i will come back sooon with my friends
Very good food and the prices are also decent. There is a wide variety of dishes from sushi to rice bowls. The karaoke rooms are big and spacious, the bathrooms are also clean. I would come back here again for Japanese food and also recommend others to do so.
The food was great. The karaoke rooms were great. Nice and clean. Good song selection.
A book to flick through with the songs would of been handy
And cocktails were pretty watery
Otherwise really good. Will go back
Went for a karaoke room, no meal. Staff were polite and friendly, karaoke room was clean, comfortably fitting 6 people. Good song selection, sound and microphones were also good. It wasn't special, but I had no reason to drop it from four stars. Would go again.
Loved our experience. The room was snazzy and intimate. Perfect size for our group. Food was awesome and such fast service. Customer service from the woman in the lobby was fantastic and the rest of the team who served us our food then let us know our time was up.
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