Reviews
Delicious Japanese cuisine. So amazed by its flavour, especially the truffle wagyu ball - highly recommended! Ambience and service was really good. The downside is the pricing of alcohol is quite high and our clients are big drinkers. So that would be a factor whether we take clients here next time. But will definitely recommend for date night.
We dined here last year before Christmas. We had the set menu and all the dishesare fantastic. We spent almost 3hours because some dishes took long time, but it was worth the wait. It's a great place to celebrate anniversary or birthday. It's one of the best fine dining experience I've had in Melbourne.
This was supposed to be the highlight of our trip. The Wagyu sirloin was Chewy... Maybe a dry aged would be a better bet. Would definitely recommend the sushi here. Outstanding and the drinks were so good. Especially the gin varieties Definitely recommend fro sushi ... Go to meat maiden for steak/meat.
Came here during Melbourne Money and my experience was quite good. Definitely some of the best quality sushi in Melbourne but it comes with a hefty price tag. Great service as you would expect for a restaurant of this level. Is it worth it? Well if you're after a fancy experience with high quality ingredients, exceptional service and price isn't an issue then yes. Would love to try the chef's table next time.
$95pp Excellent Service and Accomodating staff. High Quality Sushi. Tried a set and had to finish with citrus dessert which was extremely refreshing with great flavours. Seated at the counter and watched the food being prepared in front of you is a worthwhile experience. Aesthetically pleasing place and attention to detail with furniture pieces straight down to dinnerware. Will come back again.
I had the privilege of experiencing the chef's table with a sake pairing. Each dish was beautifully presented and eloquently explained by the chef as it was served to myself and the 9 other diners. The flavour profiles and complexities in each dish were jaw-dropping. The understanding of flavour and the passion in each dish made the whole experience an absolute pleasure. If you asked me to pick a favourite dish, I would have to call it impossible, as each dish is unique and as wonderful as the one before it. This is not just a dinner. This is the experience of a lifetime with perfectly prepared dishes that cater to any dietary requirements you may have make sure you put these on your notes during booking. Sit back with some sake and enjoy watching this very talented chef show why he is as successful as he is. Dietary restrictions: All dietary restrictions can be catered for with notice when booking
A fancy fine dining experience, and well worth it. We ordered the 5 course set menu at $140/person and the food quality was great. All the dishes complemented each other really well. Restaurant offers a nice romantic setting and is well maintained. Kisume is part of the Lucas group and they frequently have vouchers offering extra 20% credit. I would recommend purchasing a gift card with the extra 20% credit if you plan a visit here.
Had really high expectations for this place but was a little disappointed. I had a larger group so we had a set menu, the food was great but the service not so much. It was really hard to get staffs attention when we needed something. Some food highlights: oysters were super fresh, some of the best I’ve had. Their steak was delicious and great dessert, the set menu was super filling and I would say worth the money. I found that the sushi rice was quite undercooked and unflavoured however the fish was nice and fresh. However, I did really like how they gave each of us our own dish to eat instead of reaching over the table to get a little of everything. I just wished the service was a little more attentive as we were waving down staff majority of the time.
It was one of the best Japanese restaurants that I have been to in Australia. The sushi was very fresh and the rice was just right and not too sweet. The King fish sashimi with truffle was a surprisingly a good combination and the tempura was interestingly good.
Very good for the most part. Kisumé serves upscale Japanese food in Flinders Lane. The website doesn’t make clear that it is actually quite large with an upstairs and downstairs area. Food is excellent quality, especially the toothfish main, which was melt-in-your-mouth tender. Sushi was very good but not extraordinary and the tempura prawn were a lot more substantial than we expected. One slight negative is that several dishes seemed quite oily, such as the edamame, tempura prawn, truffle wagyu ball and the beans. Service was very friendly but slightly uneven when it got busy, and the pacing of the dishes was not ideal. Most of our order came out very quickly so we were getting full before the mains and had to ask our server to slow things down. The ambiance is pleasant, and prices are quite high, especially for alcohol, but that’s to be expected in such a polished place. Overall, a good special occasion experience.