Chayo Japanese Cafe

Chayō is one of our favourite cafes in Clayton for matcha and lunch! They also offer delicious Japanese shortcakes and great chips. The place can get quite busy during the day so we’d recommend making a booking if you’re going as a group. Staff were also friendly and polite.

Delicious food and even on the pricey side it is well worth it. I had the burger and the chicken was fried to perfection and was tender and the spicy Mayo really complemented the chicken. The bun was soft. The takoyaki was very well made and drenched in sauce which made it even better, outside was crispy. Lotus root chips were very crunchy and tasted wonderful. The tempura that came with the udon was delicious and fried to golden. Very high quality. Left me wanting more. Highly recommend this place.

Used to come here often for a meal and have always enjoyed my experience here. The food is fresh and tasty, and the service is down to earth. Recently tried their cakes and absolutely love them. Soft, fluffy and so delicious! The flavours are delicate and on point. A must try!

mango shortcake pistachio strawberry croissant matcha strawberry shortcake matcha latte strawberry shortcake : @chayo_melbourne : 351 Clayton Road, Clayton : Been to this cute Japanese cafe a few times already. They’ve got a selection of cute shortcake and bakeries as well as amazing Japanese drinks like sesame and matcha! Still have yet to try their savories like curry, sando and teishoku yet so I have to go back! : Never had a Mango Shortcake before so this was exciting, but nothing beats a classic Matcha and Strawberry for me . The Pistachio & Raspberry croissant was also yum, not too sweet with a little bit of tanginess.

Really good Udon, hearty and light. Definitely use fresh prawn for sure, large and juicy. Good place to bring your Dog too, they let us have our meal outdoors to accommodate us. Friendly staff, not much more you could ask for!

Decent Japanese food, certainly not bad but not particularly great either. Assorted shrimp tempura only had 2 pieces of shrimp and the rest were vegetables, there was no tempura dipping sauce either. The tempura was fried well though, they weren't soggy and the miso soup served with it was good. The strawberry shortcake was a bit dry, but the cream was nice and light. The matcha latte was good, there were options for milk type and sugar level as well.

I pre-ordered the strawberry shortcake. Was so happy with the service. Also the presentation of the cake was beautiful and tasted fantastic. Made fresh with fluffy sponge, cream and strawberries. Was not sickly sweet, just right. Would definitely recommend. A great birthday cake that my family really enjoyed

Friendly attentive staff, they seemed to be low staffed so not all tables were cleared but I can see they’re doing their best. The layout is kinda strange, and the outside seating was weird it’s outside another shop. The way it’s placed isn’t the best, it’s right outside a bus stop so you’re constantly getting the noise of buses and getting gassed by the fumes. Maybe it’s normal I’m not sure I’m not a melbournian but we ended up going inside. Its pretty cool how there’s QR codes on the tables and you order on your phone. The food is delicious. Miso is really good. Karaage chicken is really good everything came hot and is fresh ingredients. Good portion size. Really fast service. Iced Matcha is delicious and had options of milks and you could pick the sugar amount. Strawberry shortcake is really yum too. Worth the drive! I’ll definitely be back to try more!

After recently moving to the Clayton area, I was eager to check out Chayo Japanese cafe. Four of us came here for lunch on a Sunday around midday. Despite being very busy and bustling, the cafe still provided very fast service. We ordered the matcha cake, mango cake, matcha iced tea, rice and fried chicken, and vegetable tempura. Thank you for the wonderful service and delicious food; I will definitely be coming here more often!

Great drinks and delicious Japanese cakes selection and most probably the most popular in Clayton, I will definitely be back again to try the rest on the menu. Service was slow, they took 45mins to serve our drinks and cakes.