Going out for JAPANESE fine dining tonight

[Kostas]

So we went for a drive To east side of Sydney , where the :monocle: people live and average house prices are scary , the place is called sake in Double Bay.

not to be discouraged I'm gunna show them how to order food :) and I'm a starvin !

Hang on did I bring my wallet , check , straps on the seiko skx , hasn't been getting a lot of wrist time and we are going Japanese :)

Anyway , let's go !


I find a parking spot few meters down from the restaurant , start walking down the footpath and we encounter this guy haha random




Our mate here tells us the restaurant is at the intercontinental a few places up

Ahhh there it is -





Down this promenade , and the entrance is on the right

[Kostas]

Let's see what we have here , very nice young lady greets is at the door and ushers us in.

Wow check this place out , I'm going to go sick in here.

"Where would you like to be seated sir ?" , how bout this long table right smack bam in the middle :) - "ok Done!"



What is this table , its awesome , haha look at the Colors / pattern in the marble

[Kostas]

Still waiting for a couple more peeps to arrive , I get up bad have a look around.

Nice bar , Nice waitresses too :hmm:



I like it , checkout the big fridge you can go check out what you want to drink



Look at these bottles at the bottom , no idea what they are lol ,can anyone read Japanese ? Could it be sake ?

[Relyt]

Can't wait to see what you get!


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[Kostas]

Originally Posted by Relyt

Can't wait to see what you get!


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That's makes two of us ;)

Walk over past the bar towards the kitchen and I come across this sashimi bar , ok checkout the selection and it looks fresh !

I mean Sushi and sashimi both require two ingredients: technical skill and the wherewithal to buy the best produce, right?



I see a guy standing there doing his thing and I ask him which is the most popular , he says kingfish and tuna



So I ask him which would you have and he points to this - southern ocean blue fin tuna

[Kostas]

Anyway , I order a Japanese beer , something I haven't tried before.



From the bottle it pours dark brown but when held to the light it has a reddish Amber to it, let's have a taste-
Sweet potato makes it to my taste buds and again, I’m pleasantly surprised. Also has a quality like sake. There’s got to be rice in here. It’s got the feel and the taste. And it’s kind of caramelly and bread sweet. Some floral notes are there in the mix too. It’s interesting and not bad at all.

It goes without saying that we had to get some edemame to start off with.

The sweet vibrant little beans were accompanied by truffle, nori and sea salt for that extra little sensory kick.

[Kostas]

couple of plates king fish jalapeño come out


Delicate slices of Hiramasa kingfish are topped with jalapeno chilli and touched with a sauce of soy and this decade's most tangtastic new flavour, yuzu, for a citrusy freshness that will kick your head in.


And a couple of popcorn shrimp dishes :)



The crispiness of that creamy batter which shames all ordinary tempura…the buttery miso which will do wonders with the shrimp, and the bite-sized pieces make you want to pop another one on your mouth…and then another…

[Lordofrolex]

Looks amazing

[Andad]

Certainly does look good but as soon as I saw the blue chux cloth I would have walked out.
I don't take any chances with raw food.

Just me I suppose.

[Kostas]

Originally Posted by Lordofrolex

Looks amazing

you should see how it tastes , and I thought Japanese was limited to sushi trains

My taste buds are exploding right now ... Keep em coming ;)

A couple of mixed steam prawn dumpling and wagyu beef

steamed prawn shumai | momiji ponzu
wagyu dumplings citrus ponzu | raiyu oil

managed to down 2 of the prawn wrapped in shredded dumpling wrappers with quick succession and was desperately looking around to see if anyone had left their dumplings unguarded.

[Kostas]

Originally Posted by directioneng

Certainly does look good but as soon as I saw the blue chux cloth I would have walked out.
I don't take any chances with raw food.

Just me I suppose.

You might be overreacting ! We'll see if everyone gets gastro tomorrow haha

[TheRolexKingofLV]

Ok now I'm going for sushi this weekend

That looks soooo good

Thanks for sharing

[Kostas]

Originally Posted by TheRolexKingofLV

Ok now I'm going for sushi this weekend

That looks soooo good

Thanks for sharing

Glad I could entice you ! Lol


Ok they are going to bring out the robata cooked dishes , I presume they are meat on skewers , apparently the whole thing is a special charcoal they use which is really power dense , what did they call it binchotan charcoal !

This one is a huge prawn / shrimp wrapped in prosciutto , what's not to like about what is bacon wrapped shrimp :)



The next one was the short rib Rabato ( originally where 2 skewers )


Delivering just the right amount of smokiness, the robata is one of the centrepieces of this Japanese restaurant. Using a Japanese binchotan charcoal grill, the braised shortribs have an insane depth of flavour that has me licking my lips just thinking about it. The addition of truffle keeps things rich while the spring onions maintain the freshness of the dish.

And the black Angus robata , unbelievable no words

[Kostas]

Haha they ate the tooth fish before I could take a pic

miso caramelized 'Glacier 51' toothfish den miso | kai lan | rice crisp


At any restaurant, on any day, there are a handful of dishes that I will always order. Glacier 51 Toothfish is one of them. Years of illegal fishing has meant that this gloriously oily and flavoursome fish, also known as Patagonian Toothfish, has been off the menu. Only in the past few years, after the endangered species was managed in a sustainable way, has this prized fish popped back up in kitchens, with Sake Double Bay being one of them. Min treats the toothfish with the respect that a fish, that can live up to 50 years and weigh in at over 100 kilograms, deserves.

[Kostas]

Ok let's stop mucking around and get what we came for


mb 9+ master kobe 180g strip loin
whole grain mustard ponzu | wasabi chimichurri


Spin that around so we can get a better look



Is that a bichotan coal under there , so the longer you leave the meat on there the more well done , brilliant!



Master Kobe’ is used to describe an elite purebred Wagyu with the highest marbling. A and I have never experienced wagyu like it – it was extremely tender and flavoursome – it has taken this dish to show me the hype around Wagyu as typically we’ve experienced slightly tough and chewy wagyu.

[MonBK]

Again, a fantastic food journey.

Where's the pic of the check?

[Kostas]

Originally Posted by MonBK

Again, a fantastic food journey.

Where's the pic of the check?

I didn't take a pic ...

Let's just say after all the dust settled it was $900+ Aud

But hey that's between 8 people

[MonBK]

Originally Posted by Kostas

I didn't take a pic ...

Let's just say after all the dust settled it was $900+ Aud

But hey that's between 8 people

Not bad for such great food.

[Psmith]

Looks great Kostas - much better than the pizza I had last night!

[BBL]

Kostas - photos are terrific! Food is beyond enticing!
I hope you made it home OK....
Enjoyed your thread.
DM

[swatty]

Looks like it might be worth a trip for me , thanks for sharing Kostas

[OmegaJJH]

Looks fantastic but now i'm hungry!

Thanks for taking us along.

[milov]

Thanks for the info Kostas. Some amazing dishes. I'll try to get there some time soon.

[Kostas]

Yes for you Sydney siders , I consider it a top 10 pick def check it out

They also have one at the rocks in the Argyle , the menu is slightly different but just as good

I mean even dishes that I wouldn't even mention like the fried rice where ridiculous

Wagyu fried rice , they bring this dish out on a sizzling hot pan , with an egg in the middle , the waiter then proceeds to mix it all up and the egg cooks And scrambles in it

[Soly20]

Nice place. I was there last month.

[1William]

Nice pictures. Now I am hungry.

[Kingair]

Nice !

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[Abdullah71601]

Originally Posted by Kostas

I didn't take a pic ...

Let's just say after all the dust settled it was $900+ Aud

But hey that's between 8 people

Great pics. Thanks for the night out.

That's very reasonable pricing for 8 people. Reasonable enough to be a weekly outing with the missus, other than the $3000 airfare to get there.

[mjclark32]

Wow, that kept getting better and better!

[returntorolex]

Yum!