Misuzu's — Restaurant in Melbourne

Misuzu's is probably my favourite ‘authentic’ Japanese restaurant in Melbourne.

Food: Whether you’re an omnivore, pescatarian, vegetarian or vegan like myself these days, there are plenty of amazing dishes to choose from. All beautifully presented using only the freshest ingredients. Everything tastes amazing! Atmosphere: This modest-sized venue has a variety of indoor and outdoor seating. There’s small 2 and 4-seater tables, as well as configurations for larger groups with tables seating up to 10-12 people (but you would need to book this well in advance). The décor and lighting really make this place. The outdoor lanterns in the tree is iconic for Misuzu's. There is a genuine hustle and bustle during those peak dining times (especially on the weekends and evenings). But it all seems to work really well. You can find a quiet corner or choose to dine on the quieter side of the venue if you’re a couple, or right amongst the energy and buzz of the main dining space, if you’re a bigger group.

Staff: The staff are a mixture of traditional Japanese and Australian. Regardless, everyone is genuinely friendly, helpful and professional. You’re sure to be attended to and served promptly. They’re quick to refill your glass of water, attend to any requests or enquiries and never too far away when your table needs clearing for the next course. The food, the atmosphere and the staff are just so enjoyable to experience. I cannot recommend this...

Living in the neighbourhood and having had a number of nice dinners and lunches there, I have been recently been very disappinted and snobbed of by the same personel. Misuzus is not cheap and the interior nothing Special but the Food, especially dinner was always convincing. Today ordered a Sushi Sashimi platter as a main course I found 50% on the plate was either omelette, Avocado or other vegetarian and not particularly fresh Sushi. Having made a polite Statement to waiter and then Manager that I was disappointed and expected better and had much better there both just said: "this is Sushi - it is not always fish, if I wanted only fish I have to tell them in advance and they Charge extra - on top of the 39 AU$). They snobbed me off accusing me basically not knowing what I was talking about and "maybe you had a bad day at the Office". Outrageous and wrong: I am travelling 800.000 Km´s a year and have Sushi 4 times a week and have not been treated like that anymore nor having been that disappointed in a ususally a promising Location. It seems Business in Australia/South melbourne is spoiling the Restaurants too much. I will not go back nor recommend anybody to visit...

Came here at 3pm today because google said they were open. There were tables out front, so I opened the door to the restaurant to a woman staring at me blankly. I greeted her and asked if they were open. She said they weren’t. I gently brought to her attention that google said they were open, and she said they don’t really care about that.

As we were leaving, 2 other ladies came and had the same experience as us. They too were disappointed by the misleading trading hours information on google.

I was shocked and confused to say the least. But thanks to their rude and arrogant attitude, we discovered an Italian restaurant called Basilico that was just across the road and their customer service and quality of food was amazing!

We definitely will not be...