Asakaze - Newtown

I visited this restaurant for a friend's birthday celebration on a Saturday evening. read more I visited this restaurant for a friend's birthday celebration on a Saturday evening.

We had dinner at the restaurant last night and have visited many times in previous years. read more We had dinner at the restaurant last night and have visited many times in previous years.

The food was just okay and the prices were not particularly affordable. It was nothing to rave about. read more The food was just okay and the prices were not particularly affordable. It was nothing to rave about.

This place used to pump a few yea a back, we walk past every week and have noticed it isn’t as busy anymore. Anyway our usual Japanese was booked out so we thou... read more This place used to pump a few yea a back, we walk past every week and have noticed it isn’t as busy anymore. Anyway our usual Japanese was booked out so we thought we’d give it a go. Unfortunately now I know why it’s not so busy anymore. It took three attempts to order a bottle of wine. We shared a plate dumplings as an entree and although they were nice, they were also semi cold. There was three of us, I had a Chicken Katsu and the two others had different dinner boxes. My Katsu was just a chicken schnitzel sliced up in a plate with some iceberg lettuce. The two dinner boxes were very ordinary as well. All three of us eat a lot of Japanese and none of us were impressed. It’s not expensive but then it couldn’t afford to be. I don’t like to leave bad reviews but unfortunately there’s not much I can say that was positive about this one.

We were a group of eight people and while the service was polite and prompt the quality of the food served was pretty average. My wife and I shared a sushi and... read more We were a group of eight people and while the service was polite and prompt the quality of the food served was pretty average. My wife and I shared a sushi and sashimi mixed plate and a rainbow roll. The flavors of the roll were pleasant but the rice was not cooked properly or rolled tightly enough and the roll fell apart too quickly. The sushi and sashimi were a mixed experience. The sushi was not properly formed and fell apart. The sashimi was quite good. There were plenty of customers the night we visited and the prices were very reasonable. This, then, would be an OK for a quick Japanese 'nosh ' but experienced and demanding Japanese food lovers will find it disappointing.