Yuki Tei Japanese Tempura Bar & Takeaway

Toorak's tiny 7-seat tempura counter. Melbourne's most authentic, most divisive Japanese kitchen.

A tiny open-kitchen counter with just 7-8 seats where owner-chef Yuki cooks each dish fresh in front of diners. reviewers call it authentic and unpretentious, though the owner's blunt manner and occasional refusal of service divide opinion sharply.

Open kitchen where the owner-chef cooks each tempura order fresh to order, with hand-selected fresh ingredients and no pre-fried, mass-produced tempura.

Praised repeatedly by reviewers. including Japanese and Japan-based diners. as some of the most authentic tempura and traditional Japanese cooking in Melbourne.

Mixed. many call the lunch tempura sets an 'absolute steal' for the quality, while a few say portions are small for the $18.50-24.50 price point.

Summary drafted with AI from public reviews.