Shinmai Tasty Melbourne — Restaurant in Melbourne

I would give this place 3.5 but there's no inbetween.

One of the staff started off with "would you like still or sparkling water?". Now don't get me wrong, more than happy to pay for sparkling, but don't be so deceptive as to though it's an offering. We were charged for a bottle of sparkling.

We ordered pork dumplings, salmon and avocado sushi with two main dishes - wow chicken katsudon and the lamb chop.

They mistakenly gave us vegie dumplings and took it back. Which was okay, we were more than happy to wait a little longer as one staff was extremely cheerful and friendly.

The highlight of the night would be the sushi, it was friend with the right amount of rice and ginger on the side. It felt light and we definitely do regret not ordering more.

The main dishes were quite a let down. It's something we could've cooked up at home but was charged a premium price here. Hanaichi would've done a better job. Fair to say we weren't satisfied with the outcome of the dishes and made us regret not getting the sushi even more.

The dessert kind of flipped the night over and ended it really well. We were happy with both the Green Tea Brulee as well as the Tokyo Mix Ice Cream. The flavour was there, it was rich and melted right in your mouth.

What you see came to a total of $100.05. Quite dear for a two person dinner, but you're also paying for the experience. The interior of the restaurant was beautiful and if you're lucky , you'll get a bubbly staff.

I hope the consistency of not only the food but the cheerfulness of the staffs are better in the future.

I would revisit for a special occassion, but don't get tricked by the offering of sparkling water unless you're...

I've been to this local restaurant a few times since it opens but service is really going down this time saying it's a Monday night. It would be the last time we visited this restaurant. We had to wave to get attention from staff to order & wait 1.5hrs just to have 3 small entrees to be served since. Our 3 main dishes were not even prepared when we decided to cancel them all & left. When they gave us the bill, they charged us for a main that never comes out. The whole experience was so bad as it looks like they completely forgot about us sitting there. We were starving leaving the restaurant & had to go somewhere for a proper dinner after 1.5hrs waiting. Sorry, will never come back. Overpriced & no customer...

Was excited to finally try a local Japanese place, however I was very disappointed at my experience. Food tasted bland and quite subpar considering the price point - Ordered ramen which was a special? The food took a while to be served as well even though the restaurant was quite empty. It was also very unfortunate that the store manager lady(?) did not seem very friendly and unwelcoming. The restaurant was also cramped and over decorated with little knick knacks and ornaments which left a weird claustrophobic atmosphere. I wouldn’t recommend this...