Uchiwa Japanese Cuisine Vermont South — Restaurant in Melbourne

I arrived here where I was looking for some healthy lunch. I normally purchase sushi from the known franchise however I decided since I was passing the area, I might have a try.

When ordering, there really was not much as prepacked sushi however they had this $15.80 set so I decided to purchase it and I also checked in at one of the tables.

I received some Japanese tea which was the first in a very long time. The tea was very refreshing and I liked it quite a bit.

The tray of sushi came in and for $15.80 it was a huge amount... really it is enough for two people. That is bloody value for money and the taste was way far better than the packaged I normally purchase from the franchised version.

The wasabi is not the fake version and there is a distinct taste between the fake and real wasabi. There was plenty of wasabi and plenty of pickled ginger that I cannot fault the food at all.

Yes it is a very small shop so maybe better for takeaway however you will be very please with the outcome. This to me is a rarity to provide a 5-star because they went beyond the regular service and provided something...

Chef scooped cooking oil from deep fryer to make stir fry dish... 🤢🤢🤢

Staff was friendly. However, food wise, something needs to be seriously improved...

Sashimi - Good in term of size, looked bit dull but taste normal.

Ramen - noodle was soggy...extremely overcooked.

Curry - our serve tasted terrible... It was just weird and tasted bit off. We asked the staff to taste, and they claimed this is how a jp curry taste like... So we gave that up.

Serving speed was too slow... We waiting for over 30mins with us being the only table of customers.

Worst thing was, ventilation was not good and the smoke from cooking just filled up the place... And not sure if that's appropriate but transferring oil from deep fryer to make stir fry dish made me...

Generous servings of food and cheap but lacking in taste and flavour.

Sashimi platter - sashimi cut way too thick - about 1cm thick. Agadashi tofu - soggy and lacking in flavour. Sauce tastes like water. Salmon platter - same issue with sashimi thickness. Rice on the nigiri and sushi roll was very dry. Takoyaki balls - these tasted fine but only had one tiny piece of octopus in it - I think these may have come frozen from a packet.

We asked for udon with karaage chicken for the kids and the restaurant was very accomodating. The kids said the chicken was dry unfortunately.

Service was very good - it’s a shame the...