Yaki Jin Kew East — Restaurant in Melbourne

Could not ask for a better restaurant in the hood.

A family restaurant by the previous owners of Tokyo Table in Hawthorn (4yrs) and Bread Kingdom (10yrs) they have created a luxe Japanese all you can eat restaurant with gorgeous atmosphere and fit out.

Our 2nd time here - our boys came for a special treat on the wknd but tonight was just mother & son

The dishes were sensational. And our waiter Jay the kind who oozes hospitality & fun professionalism

The delicate slices of wagyu kept us busy sizzling on the plate at our table. And the new sauce on the crumbed Gyu Katsu a winner. Jay advised us cook times and when to flip and we had a lot of fun self cooking together

The salmon sushi:sashimi plate perfect temperature and melt in mouth freshness & fusion

Tempura was delightful, maybe a richer thicker sauce to pair would be my only suggestion

Chicken karage crisp and portion size awesome

Chicken teriyaki skewers (4 per serve) bbq skin yet still moist /tender inside

And of course you can’t have Japanese without seaweed & salty edamame

Kids cocktails $5.50 and light dry Shiratakai Jozen sake bottle $24.00

The black sesame ice cream a must no matter how full for a tween too

A simple table top tag notify system works effectively for when you are ready to order more.

Don’t be greedy & over order as 1) not cool as Tte servings and portions are in the customers favour to begin with and 2) there’s a t&c for a surcharge if plate has 200g+ wastage

Seriously I shout out this restaurant to the whole of Boroondara as a must… I just hope I can get a booking when I next want to it’s best kept secret especially at opening price of $50 all you can eat (and less for kids!) Beat that! Oh and make sure to leave a tip $ the F&B staff front & BOH...

Was immensely disappointed with this restaurant after seeing so many good reviews online. I cannot understand how people have been giving this restaurant a 5 star, either they have never had great Japanese food or that they were given incentives to give such reviews. For those looking for real reviews, do look at the 1-2 stars for honest reviews. The food was nothing near what everyone had claimed. The salmon sushi came out hot and it looked and tasted off. The beef was a low quality beef but we had to eat it to recoup the money. The beef was the only thing that was somewhat edible. There are not a good variety of dishes compared to Okami, thus is definitely not ownedby a Japanese cos the quality was so poor. The atmosphere was stuffy and suffocating. The food quality is worst than those shopping centre sushi places, sushi sushi is nicer than this place. I would never recommend this place it is a rip off. We had a reservation for 8 and had to pay a deposit of $200, on the night that we dinned we were charged the full bill as opposed to deducting the deposited amount. The girl at the register said it will automatically get refunded so let's see if we get our $200 back or will we have to spend hours chase up. Overall it was a disgusting and disappointing experience and will never come back. PLEASE BE AWARE EVERYONE! DO NOT COME HERE. we're lucky that we didn't get food poisoning woth the...

We came here for Mother's Day lunch and had no regrets. We were seated immediately at our table, and we were informed that we had 90 minutes to order our food (AYCE). This place serves DIY BBQ wagyu, ala-carte dishes such as salmon and sushi platter, katsu, gyoza, chicken kaarage, pork and chicken skewers and plenty more. Every table has a little hibachi to cook the wagyu. The meat served was very fresh and extremely tasty. The gyu katsu was top notched as well - eaten as is or cooked on the stove. The egg plant dish is not to be missed - savoury, sweet, and umami. The katsu was very well fried, not too oily and well presented with the curry sauce on the side. Despite serving our orders to our neighbouring table, the waitresses fixed the error, and the food came promptly. The only concern was that there wasn't much ventilation in the restaurant. We all smelled like BBQ beef when we left. The boss lady was very accommodating and super friendly. For AYCE @ $50 per person, this place beats all other restaurants that offer the same concept. I would definitely recommend bookings as it was a full house. There was sufficient parking on...