Tsukaya Restaurant — Restaurant in Mount Hawthorn

I think this was the best meal I’ve ever eaten.

Scallop tiradito: the scallops were high quality, the sauce and garnishes complimented them very well, but I think the yuzu was slightly overpowering. Overall would recommend for scallop lovers

Assorted tacos: the shells were satisfying and very crispy, and were neither too delicate or too heavy. All four fillings were absolutely delicious. Between my partner and I, it’s difficult to choose a favourite of the four.

Wagyu tataki: sometimes wagyu is not worth the hype or price, but in this dish it makes the difference. The sear on the beef was enough to lend that grilled flavour, but we were still able to enjoy the raw wagyu which was delicious. The garlic chips, spring onion and spicy radish was a perfect accompaniment and we spent considerable effort constructing perfect bites for every slice of tataki. We enjoyed this so much we started laughing between bites.

Assorted sashimi: this dish is what sealed this meal as the best I’ve ever had. I have never had octopus prepared as perfectly as this. It was so tender, and my partner and I agree that Tsukaya’s octopus has set our standard for what octopus can be. As mentioned before, the scallops were quality, but the salmon and tuna deserve special shoutouts as well. The fish was cut quite thick for sashimi, and I think this really allows you to appreciate how good the fish is. As well, the wasabi was quite pungent and the shredded radish was a fantastic palate cleanser between items.

Umami fries: honestly, they were pretty standard chips. The umami seasoning was good but it wasn’t as impressive as the other dishes. But chips are chips, and these were chips. And at a perfectly normal price for chips.

Tsukaya fried chicken: the flavours were there, the crunch was there, I enjoyed this dish. It was nice to have something pretty substantial to follow up the delicate dishes we had before this. I would wonder if there is a better way to get sauce onto the chicken, though. Having a dish of mayo to dip the chicken into didn’t really allow us to get the chicken sauced very well. Pretty minor critique, but it was something I thought about.

Octopus anticucho: Tsukaya’s perfect octopus returns! In the most clearly Peruvian-influenced dish of the meal, we got to really appreciate how well-cooked the octopus is at Tsukaya, with delicious salsas and beautiful seasoning just elevating everything. The crispy potatoes would’ve been appreciated even more than they were if we hadn’t also ordered chips haha.

All these dishes were beautiful. I cant stop thinking about them. But also to be commended is the service we enjoyed. Our first dish came out quite quickly, and dishes were served one after another with the table cleared frequently and very little waiting between dishes. We were very looked-after and very well-fed.

Such a fantastic experience for what is such a reasonable price. I’ve absolutely paid more for less food that was less impressive. I dream of the day I...

Their 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢, 𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐲 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐲 are all highly recommended. Sushi rolls are medicore.⁣ ⁣ 𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐌𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐈 $𝟐𝟓⁣ 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘰 & 𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘢, 𝘺𝘶𝘻𝘶 𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘻𝘶, 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘪𝘭, 𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴, 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 (𝟼𝘱𝘤)⁣ ⁣ The salmon cut is thick and delicious.⁣ ⁣ 𝗪𝐀𝐆𝐘𝐔 𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐈 $𝟑𝟎⁣ 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘢𝘨𝘺𝘶 (𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝟼/𝟽) (𝟼𝟶𝘨), 𝘺𝘶𝘻𝘶 𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘻𝘶, 𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴, 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘫𝘪 𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘩𝘪 (𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘬𝘰𝘯), 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 ⁣ 𝘞𝘢𝘨𝘺𝘶 𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘺, 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.⁣ ⁣ 𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐌𝐈 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 $𝟗⁣ 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘳-𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘮𝘪 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘵, 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘪 (+$𝟹 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦)⁣ We saw someone order it and decided to do the same. We enjoyed the sauce and it goes well with the fries.⁣ ⁣ 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐏𝐘 𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐊 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐘 (𝟓𝐩𝐜) $𝟐𝟕⁣ 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘶 (𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘑𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘳) 𝘺𝘶𝘻𝘶 𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘻𝘶, 𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳, 𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪⁣ It's fantastic! Crisp on the outside and tender on the inside.⁣ ⁣ 𝐎𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐏𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐔𝐂𝐇𝐎 $𝟐𝟕⁣ 𝘞𝘈 𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘴, 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘰, 𝘢𝘫𝘪 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘢 & 𝘢𝘫𝘪 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘰 (𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪) 𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘴⁣ ⁣ 𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐑 $𝟐𝟓⁣ 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘵-𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘣, 𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘰, 𝘤𝘶𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘵𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘬𝘰 (𝟻𝘱𝘤)⁣ I was expecting crispy soft shell crab in every sushi roll, but apparently not. So some of us have it, while others do not. It would be fantastic if it served equally.⁣ ⁣ 𝐃𝐎𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐌𝐎𝐍 $𝟐𝟗⁣ 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘶𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘦-𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘰, 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘰 (𝟼𝘱𝘤)⁣ Personally, I think the salmon slices are quite thin. There's not much texture to it. ⁣ ⁣ Total bill...

Restaurant was lovely and food delicious if not a tad expensive relative to portion size. A major gripe I have is when restaurants are militant about closing time on a Saturday night. We had an 8pm dinner reservation and at 9:55 got a 5 min ‘reminder’. At 10:01 we were told the restaurant was closed. At 10:10 we were told we had to leave. What happened to hospitality? This is the one night of the week some of us get to socialise and relax. A good restaurant waits until its last customer leaves, it doesn’t shove them out the door as soon as the bill is paid and the clock ticks over. Won’t be going back.

Edit: I would like to acknowledge that the restaurant sets its own rules and that these were communicated upon booking.

However, I think that 9:45 closing time is very early for a Saturday night. It was clear that multiple tables would have stayed longer had the restaurant not insisted we all leave. I checked the closing time for nearby restaurants and the benchmark seems to be 10:30-11pm on a Saturday. We brought a couple of bottles of expensive sake which we weren’t allowed to finish. We had to cork and leave, which just felt rude.

I have never experienced this before at a restaurant and don’t often write reviews, but this stood out so I wanted to provide the feedback as it impacted our experience negatively and would be easy for the...