Kazan Japanese Dining — Restaurant in Sydney

I had "tasting menu" with friends today. I am so sorry to give you 3 stars as a Japanese restaurant. The service and atmosphere are great. The plats are really great. The menu dishes are out of my expectations of real Japanese dishes. I would like to say the dishes are for foreigners. The fish is fresh and testy, if the chef didn't put the heavy sweet source, it will be great. The sashimi dish is lower on average. The Robata cauliflower was burned, and too much sweet sauce. I would like to say this dish is a disaster. The strawberry cheesecake is delicious, this is the only dish I ate all. To be a Japanese food and culture super fan, it's my first time of leaving a Japanese restaurant with starving. Waste my money and over expectations.

Thanks for your response "Thank you for the 3 Stars, We believe we deserve a more than 3 stars, The Cauliflower dish is a favorite and its not a disaster, We source the freshest and top quality fish available from our selected suppliers, so for you to say our Sashimi is average, shows you know nothing about Japanese Sashimi. We are Sorry you were still hungry after you left and you felt you had wasted your money clearly our restaurant isnt to your expectations and we hope you find another restaurant that meets your expectations."

From your reply, you avoid the "burned cauliflower" and said I don't know about Sashimi. I wrote this, it is not what I want to fight. I am sorry to give you 3 and I decided to take it back to 2 with your unpolite message.

Thanks for your response. While all my friends said I should give you a star only with your attitude. As I mention at first, I am not attacking you. From your 2 responses, I can tell you guys only care about the starts, you guys can't accept the any true feedback. I just say what I feel about your food. It is indeed a bit of judgement for me, because I am used to eating delicious Japanese food, and I have never encountered it or know it of "the burnt into carbon cauliflower are also Japanese dish". While I have been travel around Japan 18 times, and also speak Japanese. I didn't know the burnt food is Japanese dish at all. Btw, I eat cauliflower...

A hidden gem. Thursday we had the pleasure of dining at this hidden gem in martin place. The restaurant's location is off the main strip adding some real charm to the establishment and making it a true hidden gem. Believe me when I say the extra distance to reach its location it's definitely worthwhile. On arrival we were greeted by Sasha who was our host for the evening. We felt immediately welcome and comfortable . Upon arrival we expressed to Sasha our needs in order to be able to attend a function straight after our dinner. Sasha was able to organise our food swiftly giving us great service always making sure we were satisfied with everything but never being invasive or intrusive of our privacy. We started our dinner with Tacos and Nasu Dengaku . The Tacos had two filling of wagyu and salmon. We found the dish well balanced between the crunchiness of the tacos and either the creaminess of the salmon or the tenderness of the wagyu. DELICIOUS. The Nasu Dengaku ,a beautiful miso eggplant dish, was my wife's favourite, which I also found very pleasant in texture and flavour. For main, which we shared,we ordered Soft Shell Crab Maki roll, Lamb Rump and Bug Tempura. The Bug Tempura was our favourite dish with the tempura and the bug cooked to perfection. The Lamb was incredibly tender, juicy with the right hint of smokiness. We found the maki roll to be a good dish to compliment the lamb and the Bug tempura . After the main meals, following a friend's recommendation, for dessert we ordered the Yamazaki whisky fondant, a chocolate ganache served with coffee ice cream and chocolate soil. I am not big on dessert so we ordered primarily for my wife. It was so delicious that I ended up eating most of it to the point where I found myself scraping the plate to gather any last bit. What a sensational dish, simply incredible. Do yourself a favour and order this dish to end your meal with a bang. Overall we had a great experience with the service provided and the food. We'll be back for more. A big thank you to Sasha and all the staff for making our evening such a...

I don't understand why this place is a 4.7 ⭐ ??? it's a hatted restaurant, the set menu didn't change recently so not sure why I'm the only person that found it ... so underwhelming 🥲 the place has sleek black interior & a luxurious atmosphere service is (very) attentive

⭐ grilled edamame 🫛 was the starter, loved the aromatic shio kombu flavour (reminded me of fermented black beans in Chinese cuisine) - unfortunately the highlight...the entrees went down from here 😩 kingfish sashimi...was disappointing, very average quality wagyu taco 🌮 featured small well-done beef cubes (a bit tough, not sure what they were going for here), it did pair well with the creamy yuzu tho miso soup 🍲 was just miso soup + tomato, onion, enoki ._. Chefs selection 🍣 was quite forgettable, the only thing that stood out was the maki roll (lil premium sushi bite)

moving onto the mains in order of enjoyment - I like my veggies but I did not expect that they would rank significantly higher than the meats Brussel sprouts lol - what can I say, u can't go wrong with balsamic vinegar soy Mushroom spinach salad 🥗 - mushroom paired well with its brother truffle, which carried the whole dish Angus 🐮 - I liked the foie gras & honey onion soy sauce more than the actual beef rip...it was cooked medium (which is fine), but the exterior was quite tough ??? bug tempura 🍤 - tempura itself was fine, but the spicy lemon dressing on the side was ??? did not enjoy

at this point I don't know if the problem is me 🥲 lol

dessert was ichigo cheesecake 🍓 🧀 🍰 - basically a deconstructed rendition, quite yummy exploring all the different components

I really wanted to like this place & had high expectations but overall, compared to the other Japanese set menus I've had across Sydney...this one is close to...