Sakura Kaiten

We were loyal customers for years, love their Squid Nigri to death. Came in today with my missus again, we ordered several dishes from the tablet as what we normally do. To my surprise, the Grill Miso Butter fish came with a very small portion of flesh, like 2 pieces of prawn cutlet. Also no taste of Miso whatsoever but a hint of spicy taste. We spoke to the waitress who was lovely enough to pass the message to kitchen. However the answer from kitchen was, that is what it is meant to be. I was infuriated, I know my taste, and I ordered that dishes everytime we came in for a feed. I will still come back, as the other dishes were still at good standard. But that butterfish and the attitude from kitchen staff was a disappointment.

In this cramped setting, enjoy a variety of fresh sushi, sashimi and cooked dishes passing by on the sushi train. Don't see what you want or someone took that last plate? Order from the tablet at each table and your dish will speed over on the special train line. Service is friendly and very attentive - teaspoons auto-magically appear when you pick up a dessert dish. Some dishes are a bit pricey but there's good variety to ensure there's something for everyone.

Excellent level sushi! It is almost the next best thing to omakase sushi. Sakura Kaiten is a gem composed of an all Japanese team hidden inside Melbourne CBD. The way the raw ingredients are selected is just impeccable. How every piece is cut and made is clearly a product of attention to detail. The all Japanese staff are polite, soft spoken but very knowledgeable of their products. The venue is small enough to attend to a determined number of patrons to ensure quality control. When in Melbourne, Sakura Kaiten is a must try for every person who has an affinity for eating sushi.

Insta: melbfoodie_mark YT: MelbFoodieMark ** Check them out for more food reviews in Melbourne! - Sakura Kaiten has been on my list for being one of the best sushi joints in Melbourne but my recent visit was quite average. Went in with high expectation as usual but quality wasn't as great as before (some of the sashimi didn't taste fresh). It was still decent overall but they can definitely do better. My favourites were scallop nigiri and grilled salmon nigiri. Both were tasty and flavourful.

The best sushi place in Melbourne. It's not like Chinese sushi place this is the real sushi place. You can order your sushi manually or you can pick it up from sushi train. Presentation, taste, freshness, wide range and price is just perfectly right. Didn't give 5 stars due to there are not much space next to other tables. Sushi here will just blow your mind if you haven't tried already.

Relatively expensive considering other sushi trains. The sushi was not outstanding, no freshness, rice was bland, the salad tasteless, the okonomiyaki was flavourless, the fried tempura was way too hard and crunchy to eat, and oily as well. Decent but compared to other sushi trains this is terrible. Averaging at 5 aud per dish, its not worth it. At all.