Gyoza Douraku

Izakaya style restaurant with a big selection of japas-style dishes and also drinks. The food are pretty good although I wouldn't call it authentic. Their seating arrangement is split into smaller sections so it's not very ideal for a large group. The renkon chips and the karaage are highly recommended. Food - 7 Service - 8 Vibe - 6 Price - $$

Gyoza Douraku serves tapas style Japanese food. There is a large variety to choose from and most are between $6.80 and $8.00. It gives you an opportunity to try a lot of different dishes. We ordered the Yukke, Tuna Tataki, Ebi Kakiage, Soft Shell Crab Mini Burgers and Gyoza. All were very nice and we enjoyed the dishes we selected. In addition to the delicious dishes they serve cocktails. We had the Peach Sangria and the Strawberry Kiss. Both $15.90 as are all the cocktails by the glass. 1litre cocktail jugs are $24.90. They also have a large range of whisky, shochu, sake and teas. The only suggestion I would have is to have a little less ice in the drinks. The staff were friendly and helpful and service was good. Would recommend this restaurant for its range of dishes and drinks.

It’s a 4.2 for us. We thoroughly enjoyed the meal and hospitality here. This is an Izakaya style bar. It serves a range of fresh dumplings and small bar dishes. It’s a very good fun style of eating. Casual and very enjoyable. All the dishes are a good price and there’s an impressive range. 6-8 dishes will do it for you unless you’re seriously ravenous. We received a lovely greeting at the door. There was a good crowd in on a Monday. Spring is here and the city is beginning to wake after the long winter. The manager Hong recommended our dishes and a fantastic selection they were too. The special traditional pan fried pork and garlic gyoza are beautifully made gyoza. They were really lovely. The soft shell crab mini burger is a mighty dish too, one of the most popular we were advised and it was easy to see why. The salmon sashimi is a great dish. It’s really good quality salmon which is nicely cut and presented. Curiously, the salmon tataki was the least impressive dish for me. The Kinoko Hoiru/Yaki, foil baked mixed mushrooms, is a great selfish. These are lovely delicate mushrooms that are very nicely cooked and presented. Similarly, the crab cream croquette is an enticing dish that’s beautiful and creamy as promised. The wagyu steak dish is a cracker. I was critical a couple of weeks ago of a Japanese restaurant further up Bourke Street because of tough wagyu. The wagyu here was the complete opposite. It was superbly cooked lovely steak and in a very nice sauce. A terrific dish. Our last savory dish was Yakitori. This is a beauty too. It’s very tender moist chicken with a lovely BBQ flavour. After a good break we finished with very nice soft serve ice cream, green tea and roasted tea. This was a lovely clean fresh way to finish the night. We loved our night here. The only slight downer were the seriously noisy people in the neighboring booth. Such is life. The food and atmosphere was great. Our thanks for the invitation to dine here especially Hong the manager for taking such great care of us.

Really outstanding food, and fantastic value! My wife and I always visit here at least once every time we visit Melbourne! The quality of food and huge variety is certain to satisfy any taste, but it's the value that wins it for me. The size of portion and price beats so many others in Melbourne. It want busy when we ordered so service of all meals took around 5 minutes! Great if you have a short lunch break I guess. Visited today and will certainly be back again!

During my regular flights to Melbourne, I'm already thinking of this place at 39,000 feet. I land, and there is an almost desperate pilgrimage to my regular fix of Japanese excellence. When I eat the food here, I could die happy as if it were my last supper. Just brilliant. Atmosphere, food, service. One of the gems of Melbourne.

If I was sum up my experience of Gyoza Douraku, it would be comparing it to Daiso (I love Daiso by the way). Everything (most things) are the same price ($6.80 per plate), therefore some things are great value, sound value and lesser value, so choose wisely! We were invited to try six plates, a drink and a dessert to share. We chose correctly! We enjoyed the gyoza in both forms, both pan fried and in a soup. The baked scallops were my personal favourite. The yukke (julienne raw beef with raw quail egg) is a take on steak tartare and was delicious (but not for everyone's taste). We also enjoyed the foiled baked japanese mushrooms in ponzu butter. The green tea and strawberry layered parfait was fun and a nice way to end the meal. Cocktails were extremely fun and delightful. It's a great japanese bar, cosy interior, well decorated and decked out, and had a great vibe. It seems to attract passers by which means it's doing the right things to bring people through the door. Service was friendly and responsive. Eager to please, and quick on the ball. I also liked that they put the expected wait times on dishes, so you know what you're getting yourself into. Overall, a fun take on Japanese tapas style dishes, at a decent price, in a fun hip spot. Tip: the spicy miso broth with the gyoza packed some heat, but it was delicious regardless.