Japanese Izakaya

We are both huge fans of Japanese food and living in Perth is really testing our cravings. We tried several Japanese restaurants but most are not that bad sans one. Let's start with the ones at the top of our list of best Japanese food in Perth.

We went to this Japanese place near our place on Sunday for dinner; Satsuki, above the Subiaco train station. This is the sister restaurant of another place we tried last year; Ha-Lu.

Both these places are Izakaya restaurants. What this means is each diner orders 2 to 3 dishes and it is shared by those at the table. This guide to the number of dishes to order is all good, till the 2 of us came along and ordered 3 to 4 dishes each, and polished it all off. Yes, both these restaurants are that good!

Satsuki is supposed to be famous for their edomae sushi. This we discovered only towards the end of our evening when our order of sushi finally arrived. Somehow, I had this idea that sushi are meant to be served first. We had the degustation sushi. We actually had several other dishes before that, but the highlight must be the sushi. At least that's the one I can still taste in my mouth right now. This place is a definite must try for Japanese food fanatic, just make sure you bring us along.

Ha-Lu on the other hand, is more renown for their dishes, I think. We love their food as it reminded us of what our grandparents used to cook for us. This is not to demean their food, there is just something about their style of cooking that connected with us on an intimate level. The one dish I cannot forget is their wagyu beef tataki. I can still remember how the beef melted away in my mouth... The only reason I can come up with not to try this place is that it is rather out of the way for all of you who are coming here for our big day.

All this writing is making me hungry... I want my all you can eat sushi buffet. Despite the fact that this is a buffet, the quality of food is top notch. We ate twice so far and I ate 19 plates the last time, while the missus had 18. Told you its good. Best part is the time limit, makes you go all out to beat the clock, your stomach and each other to get the food.