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How we read reviews →Six-seat, single-sitting South Melbourne kaiseki and omakase led by Chef Tomotaka Ishizuka, hidden behind a laneway door
Hushed, intimate and quietly theatrical: a discreet laneway door opens to a private counter-style room where the chef explains each course and service is attentive and unobtrusive.
Seasonal set menu of about a dozen courses, sit-down for only five to six guests per night, chef-led course explanations, sake and wine pairings and constant tea refills.
Reviewers frequently call it as authentic as dining in Japan, citing the chef's lineage through earlier restaurants and a strict seasonal kaiseki philosophy.
Treated as a premium splurge justified by high-grade ingredients, technique and the exclusive format; wine and sake lists are described as fairly priced.
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