Tetsuya's

Posted by: rickl | 1 November 2011, 2.17pm

We'd had the dinner reservation booked for nearly 12 months, a birthday dinner for my wife. The wait was certainly worth it. It was expensive when you compare it to your average run of the mill dinner, but this was something special.
Chilled corn soup with a soy caramel cream was a perfect starter. The kingfish and blackbean was mouth watering and the sea urchin steamed custard was a taste sensation. The signature dish lived up to its reputation. The ocean trout was subtle but flavoursome and the avruga and fennel complemented it so well, and the dressed salad served alongside was fantastic. The conbu crust was just amazing. The spanner crab with junsai was unbeleivable.
The meat dishes were just as good. If anything could be faulted, the veal could have done with a little more seasoning.
The desserts were the hihlight of the meal. First the hay infused icecream with sorrel granita played wonderful games with our minds and tastebuds. The lightly creme brulee'd bread and butter pudding was just divine. Finally, the chocolate fondant and chocolate parfait were exquisite.
The service was just as good, water glasses always filled, and not being a big wine drinker, the selection of Felton Road Pinot Noir to accompany my meat dishes was just perfect even if a little on the expensive side. We were always welcomed and treated as highly as everyone else in the room.
The ambience was great, a little noisier than Aria and Quay, but still somehow tranquil.
My wife and I both felt that this dinner was way above what we had experienced at Aria and on par with Quay. We would gladly head back to tetsuyas again.

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Posted by: IRG | 1 July 2011, 4.12pm

Like everyone else I was expecting something special from Tetsuyas. And like many others I was disappointed. In brief, the food was very nice, but no better than you could get in any number of restaurants in any city in Australia for less than half the price.

Some of the dishes were better than others, however the overall menu seemed to promise more than it delivered. None of the dishes delivered knock-out flavours. Don't get me wrong, you'd be very happy with this meal for $70, just not for $200.

I also found the service a bit cold, but others seem to have had good experiences so maybe we just got a bad night/waiter.

Overall, if you want to try the Tets experience then go, but if you're trying to decide if it's worth the high price, my advice is that it isn't. With the number of quality restaurants around these days, you can get better food for significantly less.

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Posted by: Z Easts | 10 November 2009, 12.44pm

My wife and I dined here on the recommendaiton of a number of friends. From the moment we arrived, the service was very attentive without being overly anxious. The restaurant itself is a beautiful space, although we were stuck in the back room.

Food was outstanding and was perfectly matched with wines. Tetsuya's signature dish was perfect and the reason we'd go back again, although we couldn't really fault any of the courses. Saying that, we found that choosing the matching wines with every course was excessive with the very generous servings adn woudl not recommend that unless you have an iron constitution.

Although pricey, it was better value than other places we've dined at and a great special occasion location.

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Posted by: The Word | 19 October 2008, 9.38pm

Unfortunately the lure of going to one of the world's top restaurants is losing it's lustre. Don't expect this restaurant to stay in the world's top 10 for much longer.

The chilled corn soup with saffron ice cream started the night and was a good texture with a nice sweet flavour.

Smoked Ocean Trout & Avruga Caviar pumped it up a notch and was superb-the best of the night.

The Scampi was the first let down of the night. Too salty.

The signature dish of Tasmanian Ocean Trout was good but not spectacular.

Where it went all pear shaped was in the meat dishes. Spatchcock was terrible and once again too salty.

Grilled wagyu beef was atrocious. Dry and overcooked. I Asked for it rare and couldn't see a hint of red on the meat.

The worst of the night??? The Comte with Lentils. I simply could not even stomach this nor could the other guests. Why they even attempted something like this is beyond me. Take it off the menu to save the embarrassment.

Wait staff are good but the wine service is less than desirable. I ordered the matching wine menu to accompany my meals and all I simply got each time was the name of the wine and the region of where it was from. No explanation of why it matches the dish. In fact on several of the dishes I didn't get my wine until after I had finished my dish.

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Posted by: ChefRemy | 23 May 2008, 4.32pm

First of all, I was disappointed by the old dirty tablecloth! Also the table and the chair are very old as well and not nice. The five star restaurant shold be have nice quality table clothe and dining table set. Also surprised at old toilet. It was clean enough, however very old as hotel's (pub).

The meal: food quality is of course good, but price also excellent! So food is good is not surprising. (For the price, must be excellent food.) Each dish is too small portion.

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Posted by: foodlover2 | 5 May 2008, 4.34pm

I went with friends to a fantastic lunch and could not fault the food or service.
We were asked at the beginning of the meal if anybody had any allergies, dislikes, preferences and then our menu was constructed. It certainly was different from others in the restaurant, as other reveiwers have noted, because some diners had previously eaten certain dishes and so they varied the offerings to give some variety, new temptations.
The kitchen produced a superb array of dishes and even a special dessert of blue cheese bavarois that was made at the last minute, as it is one of my favourites, and wasn't on the menu.
The combinations of flavours and textures was oustanding, the quality of the produce was excellent & we left very well satisfied.
The wine list is well constructed, but even better is that they allow BYO - it is the best BYO in Australia.
There is no doubt that this is the best restaurant in Australia and well worth the price (especially when compared to other restaurants in the world's Top 10!).

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Posted by: PAA | 24 October 2007, 11.18am

This is everything you could ever imagine for 5 star dining. The signature dish and other mouth watering dishes make up some of the best food ever tasted. The service is friendly and so professional. Where does one go better than this is Australia? Nowhere!

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Posted by: Sydtom | 2 March 2007, 11.50am

A beautiful meal it was, but not as revelationary as I was expecting, or had heard from others.

At the beginning of the meal we overheard waiters telling other tables about the meal. At each table, the number of courses they stated varied from nine to eleven. Throughout the rest of the meal, we saw other tables get different courses to us. We were explained later that other guests may have different dietary requirements, which is fine, but when you're paying $186 per head, and someone is eating something that looks very interesting and you're not, then things can be confusing.

There was no menu or outline of the meal presented to us, so we were eating whatever they sent us. They did give us a run-down at the beginning of the night of each course and the main ingredients in case we had any allergies. They also told us we could request a particular meal if we had eaten at Tetsuya's before, but how can you remember ten courses explained by a waiter with no menu in front of you? We were given a copy of a menu at the end of the meal as 'souvenir', but that was completely pointless. At the beginning of the meal would have been better.

As for the food, it was very delicious, but I hate to say it, I've had just as wonderful meals for a more affordable price. Most courses seemed to have an ice cream or a 'foam' somewhere on the dish. Desserts were tasty.

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Posted by: clarky | 18 August 2006, 9.51pm

It's got the title of being one of the world's best restaurants - and deserves it. While it is very expensive, you're paying for an experience - not just dinner. You can't fault the service.

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Posted by: MC Gusto | 7 August 2006, 12.03pm

What a lunch! Well worth every penny and then some. The 12 courses with matched wines is not an every day, every week or every month activity but one that needs to be saved for a special occasion. The signature dish 'Confit of Petuna Tasmanian Ocean Trout with Konbu, Daikon & Fennel' was to die for and the service had nothing lacking. Two thumbs up!

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Posted by: yummii | 10 May 2006, 6.39pm

I took my boyfriend to Tetsuya's for Xmas Eve and the service and atmosphere were lovely. However, the food was average. The seafood dishes were nice but nothing extraordinary (no "Wow" factor) and the meat dishes were ok. I am a huge dessert fan and unfortunately, I found the deserts to be anti-climatic as well. There are other restaurants which offer degustations at half the price and with extraordinary food. I guess it's an experience - but I don't think we are in a rush to go back anytime soon!

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