Okami - Camberwell

The Japanese food here is of excellent quality and very affordable. I highly recommend this place and will definitely be coming back. I especially enjoyed the m... read more The Japanese food here is of excellent quality and very affordable. I highly recommend this place and will definitely be coming back. I especially enjoyed the miso steak and sashimi!

This review is for the one in Camberwell. There are several locations for this restaurant. We will try Hampton next as that is closer to where we live <br/ <br/... read more This review is for the one in Camberwell. There are several locations for this restaurant. We will try Hampton next as that is closer to where we live <br/ <br/ What a wonderful treat this restaurant was when my daughter and I went with a Groupon. We LOVE Japanese food and everything we had was delicious. <br/ <br/ We did the 'all you can eat ' which is normally $30 per person and includes either a sake/soft drink /or wine. Then you just order plates of what you want. The best part is the serving size of the plates means you don 't get filled up with just one or two plates, so you can order a variety of food. <br/ <br/ First up we ordered the tempura, gyoza and seared beef (can 't remember the name but you can see it in the photo of the three plates . The beef melted in my mouth and the flavours balanced well. The tempura was light and not oily and the prawn also melted in my mouth (not rubbery . The gyoza was our least favourite, but not because it was bad, just because it wasn 't fantastic. But still was good.<br/ <br/ Next we had the chicken katsu and more tempura. The batter on the chicken was also light and not oily. Perhaps the biggest treat for us was finally getting to try green tea ice cream and black sesame ice cream. We liked both of them! Sorry the photo was taken after we had dug in to the dessert : <br/ <br/ I see the other comments were a bit negative on the service. Yes they don 't rush to your table but I think that is more of a 'give you space ' sort of cultural thing. They were always 'looking ' and if we wanted something all we had to do was look up and we 'd catch their eye quickly and they would come and take our order. The food would come very shortly after that. They were polite as well.<br/ <br/ We definitely will make this our regular Japanese hang out. It 's a good sign when you 're the minority and the majority of the patrons are Japanese.

Thoroughly enjoyed the food though service was a bit slow in the end. Reasonable corkage and prices were fantastic for food. Would go back though, for sure. The... read more Thoroughly enjoyed the food though service was a bit slow in the end. Reasonable corkage and prices were fantastic for food. Would go back though, for sure. The entrees were amazing.

You can't find many Japanese all you can eat around melbourne which can service decent quality food at a reasonable price. Okami camberwell proved it might be p... read more You can't find many Japanese all you can eat around melbourne which can service decent quality food at a reasonable price. Okami camberwell proved it might be possible. Run by chinese this joint is popular amongst students.<br/ <br/ As a big group we ordered one full round of all the food on the menu and by the 2nd round everyone just gave up. Food comes out rather quickly with the exception of the sushi. Main favourites was the chicken karage which was juicy, wagu chopped steak was not bad, tempura nicely fried and dumplings. You will find most are fried or pan fried. The only let down was the sushi which isn't of high quality but you can't expect too much. At least they give you a reasonable amount as opposed to other places which would come up with all sorts of excuses to not serve it to you or slow it down deliberately. Also bonus is green tea ice cream and BYO red wine at $5 a bottle to polish your night off.<br/ <br/ It's worth a visit once in a while, one of the better all you can japanese eats in melbourne.

The food was absolutely delicious! I highly recommend it. I really love the new interior design and decorations. The service is outstanding and very attentive.... read more The food was absolutely delicious! I highly recommend it. I really love the new interior design and decorations. The service is outstanding and very attentive. The staff is incredibly welcoming, and the restaurant has a fantastic atmosphere.