Cocoro's owners, Kellie and Takamitsu Moriyoshi, are partners on and off duty and have made their marriage of 'east meets west' the theme of their restaurant as well. Expect a host of Japanese treats such as tsururi tofu, cucumber sticks with miso dipping sauce and Japanese potato salad to be served up for entree. After that, you might choose grilled sake and soy sauce oysters, or a deep fried tuna salad with mini lotus root buns on the side, or the pork hotchpotch (a diced pork belly and potato stew) for your main.
Be prepared for a dessert that comes out of left field. European-influenced flavours rule the roost, so look out for a chilled mango pudding or baked apple ice cream, or the grapefruit cup sherbet that comes with a dash of vodka. All of Cocoro's food is presented in imported pottery crafted individually by Japanese artists, so no two items are the same. The dishes are for sale and can be seen on display shelves down the side of the restaurant. Don't forget to have a peep out the back - there's a meticulous Japanese garden with white stepping stones for your feet.
Erin O'Brien
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Late
Wed-Sun 5.30pm-11pm
Japanese
Signature dish: Garlic butter mushroom & kingfish saute
Entree: $3.50-$21.50
Mains: $10.50-$28
Dessert: $5-$9
Degustation menu:
8 courses,
$45
Set menu:
6 courses,
$35
Payment accepted: MasterCard, Visa, Diners Club, American Express and EFTPOS
Licensed. Wine is available by the glass.
Vegetarian options available
This venue accepts bookings. It is essential to make a reservation ahead of time. Group bookings are not accepted.
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jnny
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17 March 2007, 7.30pm
Cocoro - sake, jazz, succelent seafood
I visted this amazing restaurant with my partner for my birthday. From beginning through to end, the whole experience was perfect. We started off with drinks and some nibbles (the sake and shellfish experience), followed by a series of courses that we shared in true Japanese style. I was pleasantly surprised by many of the deliciously unique dishes that were on the menu and most probably not on the menu of too many other Japanese restaurants. The mini lotus root buns, grilled sake and soy oysters, and plum butter scallops were polished off quickly with swigs of chilled sake served in laquer boxes. The salmon sashimi has to have been the best I have ever tasted in Melbourne. The chilli ponzu lemon sole was also like nothing I have ever tried before. Lightly fried slivers of lemon sole fish served with a chilli ponzu dipping sauce. Yum. The dessert selection was equally great. We opted for the dark chocolate and pear tart & roasted sesame ice cream buns and some of Cocoro's own brand of organic green tea. The tea was also available for purchase, so I promptly bought a can of deluxe organic green tea. The waiting staff were friendly, knowledgable and lead us through the whole experience with such precision. The meaning of Cocoro I was told is 'mind, heart, spirit' and these key words definately sum up Cocoro's style. The shop atmosphere was intimate and candlelit and soft jazz created a feeling of being far far away from Smith Street (that could also have been the influence of the sake!). All in all, this is a secret hideaway that I will definitely be visiting more often.
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