Matsuzaka #809

Remember when the kids were young and you never went out?  If you did, you were so tired you just went to the nearest restaurant and marvelled at being child free for a couple of hours?  Matsuzaka was one of those restaurants we bolted to when we had a few child free hours.  It was a real treat.

Matsuzaka was also the first restaurant we took the kids to for Teppanyaki.  Matt caught the food in his mouth - I can't remember whether Lisa and Sally did.



Parsley?  Really?

 We haven't been back for years as we have found a new favourite Japanese place to go to which will feature on this blog when we get to it.  So, we were wondering whether it was still a decent Japanese restaurant or not.  The first thing we noticed was that there were Japanese dining here which is always a good sign.  The place was busy, humming and trays filled with beers were coming out.

Matt had lost his footy grand final just a couple of hours ago so we were ready for a drink.  Gee, we had to be patient though.  Service was slow and when we finally got glasses they were served to us by a waitress with blue plastic gloves on.  Weird , off putting but definitely germ free.  Another first.

Also another first was the twigs on the roof.  I tried to take a photo of them but it was beyond the Blackberry's camera.  No wonder they have gone broke.

We ordered a main size sashimi to share for an entree.  After a long wait we were served a not particularly dramatic looking sashami plate with 4 types of fish on.  There was tuna, salmon, yellow tail king fish and something else we couldn't work out.  It was delicious anyway.

The kobe steak (eye fillet steak cooked with green garlic and soy sauce) was an absolute highlight.  Just melt in your mouth gorgeousness.  The spinach dish was artistic but rather bland.

All up, this is a good serviceable Japanese restaurant that is relatively cheap enough so that you can bring the kids and introduce them to tepanyaki and food throwing.