Seafood Don - Ichi Ni Izakaya AUD20 - photo by Julia
Seafood don $20
prawn, squid, white fish skewers
Great grilled prawns, but, like the rest of the seafood, not as fresh as I'd like.
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With an extensive selection of sake, shochu and Japanese beer, and a trendy modern decor, Ichi Ni Izakaya will definitely please the locals.
However, it is an izakaya in the loosest sense of the word, by gaijin, for gaijin. No irashimase as you enter, only arigato gozaimasu printed on the bill, and no raucous izakaya atmosphere.
The menu sounds relatively authentic but just scrapes in above food-court standard Japanese cooked by Chinese. Perhaps we should have tried some fried dishes, usually good in Western-oriented eateries.
Ichi Ni Izakaya
(03) 9534 1212
12 The Esplanade
St Kilda VIC 3182
Reviews:
- Ichi Ni Izakaya, by Matt Preston, Epicure, The Age August 11, 2009
a mixed report, with the best points scored on the look of the room and those first two dishes [battered fat curls of prawn in a mustardy mayonnaise; diced tofu and avocado in a spicy miso dressing to be wrapped in toasted squares of nori seaweed]
- Izakaya invasion, by Jane Faulkner, Epicure, The Age November 10, 2009 The Japanese take on tapas is taking Melbourne by storm
- The Espy’s Ichi Ni rocks St Kilda Edward Charles, Tomato Media March 13, 2009 - in the comments Noir September 22, 2009 at 7:27 pm - Where would u find a pub like this in Japan, thankfully nowhere :P