Mr. Miyagi

We checked out Mr Miyagi last Wednesday night at about 8pm. It was surprisingly pumping and we had to wait 1 ½ for a table, so we hung out at the bar. Why the hell did we wait? Who knows! Luckily we were in a good mood. Because of the wait we ordered a couple of bites — one each of the rice paper rolls — soba noodle and the Japanese eggplant. Both were pretty average. However the wine we ordered was great — I had the Tai Nui sav blanc. When we we eventually got to our table, we ordered the edamame (most unpleasant I’ve ever had — way too over seasoned and didn’t enjoy the smokey flavours), the nori taco (SENSATIONAL but warning — the chilli oil has a kick!), salmon sashimi (awesome as usual) and the Roast Duck Roti Wrap (awful so salty we didn’t finish it). Overall we had a lot of fun there because of the atmosphere, friendly staff and fun tunes. Would be great place to meet friends for a cocktail.

Decided to try Mr Miyagi after hearing a lot about it. There’s no booking so one could imagine going early would be best. We put our names down at 6:30pm and it wasn’t until 8:30pm that we were contacted to go in. The waitress was really helpful and went through the menu (even though we knew what we wanted to order). We had the nori tacos, sushi sandwich, MFC, and another entrée sized dish. Everything tasted nice. We weren’t thinking about dessert as we were quite full, however the pumpkin toast dessert caught our attention… even the waitress mentioned it was definitely worth trying. So we ordered it… and it was amazing! the presentation was lovely and it was one of the most interesting, tasty desserts I’ve had. next time, I’ll just come for the dessert!

Pretentious, the food made me sick and the violet cocktail tastes like shampooed perfume, the beer warm. The staff super friendly and interior nice. Weird mix of made up Asian dishes, not just Japanese, all white staff except at the back bar.
Loud loud music, clientele mainly female.
I wrote a letter of feedback haven’t received a reply.

It was a busy night but we got seated and fed quickly. With 5 of us the «feed me» special was a good deal. Great selection from the menu and everyone left very full. I enjoyed the sashimi and sushi rolls the best. The other items were creative but you can’t beat good sushi. Fun atmosphere too!

Seriously, we were invited back to experience Mr Myagi after our first experience here was less than enjoyable. We accepted the offer from management in order to rectify the «wrong» opinion we have of this place.
Part of the «sweetener» was the offer of a complimentary bottle of wine, well that never happened.
Firstly we were seated at a bar height table again a a wall behind the cashier. Our waitress, Brit was wonderful. That’s about where my positives end. The stand in manager made a point of coming to our table once just to let us know that he knew we were the ones who we not impressed on our first visit
We ordered the «feed me» menu for $ 55 each. We received 1 x taco; 2 pieces of raw fish, some fried chicken, 3 pcs of beef between the two of us and a desert. Ridiculous! And not in a good way.
Don’t get my wrong. I understand a «tasting» menu is never about the quantity but it’s a show case of the chefs best dishes and flavors. Sorry chef, nothing that made it to my mouth excited me in the slightest.
The fish taco was okay, but all I could taste was nori. The second plate was sashimi. Probably my favorite of the night but really? The fish did all the work and the chef just sliced it so I’m not awarding any points for that.
Then we relieved some edema beans. Nothing special there, oh wait they had sprinkled some tea over them — wow.
The 4^th was beef something with beetroot. It was okay, nothing special again. Then we had a box of friend chicken thrown at us. Sadly we had to send that back as it was dripping in oil and by this stage the night was over for me. No coming back after a KFC rip off is served up like its the newest thing to hit the plate and then dessert. A plate of pumpkin cake, ice cream and frozen yoghurt. It was okay but I only managed 2 mouthfuls of the sugar overload.
This place is not my thing. Maybe it’s just me. I don’t want to shout in order to communicate with the person opposite me at the table and I certainty don’t want to feel pripped off as I leave a venue, sadly I had to yell to be heard and I feel ripped off.
I won’t be back. I

I was so terribly disappointed with Mr Miyagi. I was really hoping it to be wonderful, you know, all cracked up to the hype.
No, it was loud, our waitress was about 16 — maybe exaggerating ./​she wasn’t very knowledgable on the menu at all.
The seating was all squishy and we felt rushed.
Food was okay but never really wowed.
I’m sorry Mr M you just didn’t do all that much for me

It’s not everyday you get to have dinner with movie starts and robot heros.
The decoration is fantastic and very creative, I sat by the bar in front of Godzilla with Astro Boy hanging off the drinks rack.
Pleasantly surprised! Walking along Chapel st, this place caught my eye with it’s dim interior and smell of juicy food.
The menu is categorized for you and almost sounds like a story — either dirty or like an action film.
Starting from my most favorite:
Nori Taco — with grilled salmon belly and mayo $ 12
Small Nigiri and Sashimi Combo $ 24 (very fresh tasting sashimi)
BBQ Pork Ribs $ 14 (really smokey and crunchy)
Hickory Smoked Quail $ 18 (not my favorite but the other half gobbled it up)
After my experience, I read the reviews and must say I think they have improved as our server was at first a bit short with us however she became more relaxed throughout the night and we found out that it was actually her 2^nd shift and her 1^st time having a full section to herself!
I would go back again and next time I want to try to Fried Chicken since I had food envy about it as the other tables munched no box-​fulls of them.

I’d been meaning to get to Mr Miyagi for awhile now, and a recommendation from a friend at work prompted me to head down there for dinner this Friday. I arrived just as they were opening the door at 5.30 thinking if I got there early enough I wouldn’t have to book a table. Wrong. Fully booked sorry, but they could still squeeze me in at the bar, which was fine for me.
It was a cold and wet — perfect weather for a big flask of warm Edoichi sake! Unfortunately at $ 34 not great value.
My work friend had recommended the Battered Corn so I started with a small serve of that. This arrived very quickly and consisted of four round fritters served on a black rectangular dish sprinkled with popcorn and some dollops of spicy corn purée. Not bad — nicely presented, but a little bland for my taste.
Next up was MFC — Miyagi Fried Chicken. Served in a KFC style cardboard take away pack, this reminded me of the chicken ribs you get in Chinese restaurants, but a little saltier and not quite as succulent. To be honest, KFC is better.
The last course was quail which was probably the pick of the bunch. It’s easy to overcook this little bird, but the meat was really moist and sweet. Pity about the sauce, which was quite heavy handed. It was served on a bed of potato salad — which tasted like it came straight from the deli section of Coles — and a couple of soft boiled quail eggs, which added nothing to the dish.
Unlike some of the other reviews I’ve read about Mr Miyagi, I thought the service was great (my waitress was definitely a keeper) but the food isn’t. However, maybe that’s just me as by the time I left at 6.30, just about every seat in the house was full. Personally, I gave it 2 stars, but only because of the service. If I was just rating it on the food and value for money I’d give it a 1. Overpriced and mediocre.
PS Je suis Charlie…

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This place is not worth the fuss. Funnily enough, compared to the other reviews our service was great, but the food sucked.
It’s not even Japanese. If anything, it’s American-​style Japanese and it was all very average. Can’t say I liked any of it, and the Bubble O Bill dessert was terrible. I’m still confused by it’s appearance on the menu
It’s hip and trendy inside and there’ll be over a 45 minute wait for a table from 7pm and this one just ain’t worth the wait.
Mr Miyagi would be disappointed.

Not sure where the bad service experiences come from. I’ve been twice, once on Weds & another time on Sat night. Service is good. Friendly & prompt enough with no rush feeling at all. Impressive given how busy this place is.
Food is the highlight. Will not disappoint. Fried Chicken, Shrimp Pancake, pork ribs, etc. Food was slight better when not quite so busy, but still amazing value for this quality level.

It’s a love hate relationship with Mr Miyagi. Love the food, hate the service.
We arrived right on 6pm, so not too busy yet. After being seated at the bar, you’re left to your own devices until you can flag someone down to take a drink order. The menu is full of appetising /​interesting Japanese fusion. Good luck though getting someone to take your order. Between the front of house chatting and giggling with the bar staff and the rest of the service team chatting with each other, it’s a veritable vacuum for service. I was very close to getting up and leaving!
On a positive note the Japanese team members who presented the sashimi
platter and waygu sushi were very descriptive and friendly. The tuna cracker is always a standout.

Mr. Miyagi is not wax on or wax off, it is more of a rip off. Rarely would I leave a dinner hungry after $ 50 but I easily did here. I don’t mind paying for ambiance but it’s a bit out of hand. Daniel Lerusso would never choose here as his sensè

A street style twist on Japanese food in a New York styled atmosphere. Unbelievably excellent service. The girl that served us had nothing but the best advice and encouraged us to jump out of out comfort zone.
It may sound stood but the pumpkin loaf was out of this world lick the plate and demand more, amazing!
It’s not open in Mondays or Tuesdays and you might need to book ahead but it’s well worth the wait.

Jumped at the chance to dine at Mr Miyagi one Friday night. It’s cool, but you know that.
For drinks a must try is the Mr Martini, a perfectly balanced martini garnished with pickled ginger. Food highlights included the tuna cracker, prawn balls and scallop pancakes.
I was impressed with the wine knowledge and enthusiasm expressed by some of the wait staff, although the service on the whole was bit hit and miss. We did visit early on so I am hoping things will smooth out. I will give it another go in not too long.

I’m in two minds about this place. Whilst the food and especially their marmalade martini are deliciously awesome, the service here really got to me. Clearing plates when there was still food on them (they took away unfinished edamame), all dishes coming out at once, drinks coming after food, drink order taking twenty minutes to take despite talking to staff in mean time etc made the whole experience a little bit unpleasant. That being said, despite very small serving sizes vs cost, the food tasted great and the menu was really interesting. Highlights: scallops on pancakes, tuna on seaweed and the tuna cracker. The corn balls with popcorn were interesting but very deep fried. But worth a try for sure. All the food was presented beautifully and if the service gets better I would really like to go and try the bigger dishes. Anyway whatever you do order the martini.