Japanese
There has been talk about a new Japanese restaurant to have opened on Racecourse Rd, so Friday night we decided to go check it out. With a craving for some serious Japanese food, I was anticipating a new value for money find- cheap & authentically delicious. In fact, so excited that we could only pronounce it hasakaaawaaaaaaaaaaa!!
Upon entering we soon realised that every table was reserved or taken which can only be a good sign?! Luckily a table outside popped up.
The first thing I did was of course pick up the menu, which led me to to order the following;
Entrée
Spicy tuna roll
Pork Gyozos w spicy dipping sauce
Agadashi tofu
Main
Prawn & mayo roll
Hot pot of Prawn tempura & udon noodle soup
Booze
BYO
A highlight for me was the first off the menu. The pork gyozas (4) which came out as an entrée were extremely tasty and went beautifully with the sweet dipping sauce, which had strong punches of ginger & lemon grass. The agasdashi tofu was also a winner, with melt in your mouth pieces of tofu in a rich Japanese broth.
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| Agadashi Tofu- yum! |
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| Pork Gyozas- bursting with flavour |
Hosokawa Experience
The good
The entrees yes were great and the atmosphere was bustling & inviting. Good spot to park with a bottle of wine, on a busy Friday night.
I must mention a highlight of the Hosokawa experience..being a conversation at the adjacent table between a bunch of stiff ascot parents and a young man (‘mate of their son’) who wouldn't stop chewing ( noring!) at their fragile oh-so-posh ears whilst they attempted to eat. Putting us on edge..but nonetheless entertaining. With the father at one point saying “How’s your pizza coming along mate”? Gesturing to the young boy to pick up he’s awaiting pizza next door (and piss off). But the young man continued to talk for a good 15 minutes. Excellent.
I must mention a highlight of the Hosokawa experience..being a conversation at the adjacent table between a bunch of stiff ascot parents and a young man (‘mate of their son’) who wouldn't stop chewing ( noring!) at their fragile oh-so-posh ears whilst they attempted to eat. Putting us on edge..but nonetheless entertaining. With the father at one point saying “How’s your pizza coming along mate”? Gesturing to the young boy to pick up he’s awaiting pizza next door (and piss off). But the young man continued to talk for a good 15 minutes. Excellent.
The bad
I have to say that I was slightly disappointed, as the menu neither surprised or tempted. Look I'm all for no nonsense, no fuss sort of restaurants, but I believe that the menu lacked in imagination, flair and to be honest..a bit of love. My partner and I actually found it hard to order, as nothing stood out from the menu and would have definitely benefited form a ‘Chefs favourites’ section or something similar. What's more, is that both waitresses couldn't recommended something off the menu, an easy task you would think. In the end the bill came to $95 dollars including a bottle of white wine. A bit steep I thought. Given the tempura prawn soup had only one measly prawn on top..which was just downright mean! If it was cheaper I would probably be giving the ‘value for money’ score a little more lenience.
Scores /10
Food 5
Service 5
Atmosphere 7
Value for money 4.5
Verdict
Go check it out for yourself..
Everything was certainly edible but hasn't left me wanting to go back for more.
Go check it out for yourself..
Everything was certainly edible but hasn't left me wanting to go back for more.
Love,
Love,
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| the amatuer foodie xxx |
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