New Japanese in Port Melbourne for $42.50!!! ❤Went there last night to check it out, the menu is very similar to the famous franchise Okami. With slightly less fried items.But‼️the main difference I have to say is the quality of their ingredients.If you are craving sushi/sashimi this is THE PLACE. The salmon sashimi slice is generously thick. Their rice is perfect in consistency and flavour. I loved all the sushi roll options.Beef tataki is also miles better than Okami. Much better quality, thicker slice. No fat.I did love the Yakitori. The charred could have been better but it was tender. Squid tentacles were also great, would be best with beer! All the fried dishes were overall really good as its not oily and they have a good batter.And the final surprise the fried rice!!! This might have been one of the best fried rice to us. It has the aromatic of what a good fried rice should be. It also has this chewiness consistency that is really nice to have. A TAD on a salty side. But great flavour.Some negatives would be the Steak dish. Not sure if its the way they cut it or the type of meat but it was too chewy and not tender. I loved miso steak at Okami and this one aint better. But I would recommend to maybe ask if they can cut it in a smaller size and that might fix it. And the gyoza is so-so.Overall. Good place. Clean and nicer atmosphere.

Its called express, but do not be fooled by the name, as the most disappointing about this place is slow service and production.First when you enter, the atmosphere is pretty good since the shop is quiet new and all decorations is quiet trendy and authentic looking. I have been to the Forrest hill one and the feel is really different.So we all sat down and ordered, but the wait is super super long. For a all you can eat restaurant, this will drive lots of customers crazy, as you can see from the photos, not all the tables are even full, but our dishes took over 25 - 35 minutes to deliver on to the table, when most of the Japanese dishes are cold. The service is super slow, the kitchen. Is super slow. Would not recommend anyone if they would like a good meal, because by the time the dishes come on, you will be full from sitting there waiting. Not just slow food, also slow in collecting any empty plate, did not make a complain at all, just watching.Definitely not a restaurant that I would come for a second time. Maybe will still consider the Forrest hill one since they are more stable, but this one at the location of Port Melbourne, they should of done better.

Tried the 2 hours all you can eat buffet. Quality of the food was average and the staff there were friendly. We ordered out first few dishes with the drink, the food came out approximately 40 minutes later. We ended up ordering more drinks as we had finished a jug of beer by the time the first dishes we ordered were served...

We had the all you can eat buffet which was pretty good. However, service can be slow compared to other Japanese buffet places like Okami. We really liked the scallop, beef tataki and chocolate mousse! We also really like that you can order just salmon sashimi. Recommend going on a weekday evening to avoid the crowd. Parking can be a challenge so best to allow extra time for that.

Service was very slow, ordered food and took 30+ minutes to come out. All you can eat restaurant but they dont bring out the food you order in time. Ordered 10 dishes, 4 came out and then told the kitchen was closing so we ordered more. Its been 24 hours and were still waiting for some of our order to come out. Highly recommend the Isshin in Forrest Hill though, they are a 10/10

The servings were delicate and nicely presented, so you dont feel overwhelmed with large portion of the same food. We can savour different dishes and the food is amazing. Well worth having our cravings satisfied. Its better to go as a group so that you can try all the delicious dishes. Staff is friendly, prompt and very professional!

Took my family for a well deserved lunch and they didnt let us down. Kids especially enjoyed all the meals, twice over.

Great Japanese in a nice roomy restaurant. We took the bub with a pram and were comfortable. We had the all you can eat menu and it is fantastic with good quality and variety.

Went for the all you can eat. Very nice.

Such a great experience. Reading some of the comments I was thinking of not going to this place but I did the right thing and went to this restaurant last week. Polite staff , very quick service and very good food.. No issues at all. Whats wrong with people !

All you eat deal over two hours. No-one goes home hungry. Service is friendly and maintaining covid safe practices.

Too expensive. staff are rude watching you while you eat . Got order wrong. They were in a hurry to pick up plates

Nice authentic food

Ordinary service...use to be really good...but has gone backwards...had to beg to get a beer...

Takes way too long, they forgot that we had ordered after waiting for 40 minutes

Great food and good prices!

We love it ...good food with reasonable price

I love their lunch deals.

Very bad experience, had to wait for 1 hour (out of 2 hours eatting session) before they brought our food, and quality of food was very poor. Do not want to go there again.

Nice place to have you meals if you like Japanese food a lot❤️❤️Bento, Tempura, Gyoza, Sushi, Fresh Sashimi🍣😍 buffet is available daily during dinner time. Yummy

Good value and good food been many times

Had dinner here tonight and the services is bad... no king fish as they use to have, ordered our foods and they didnt come out and by 8.45pm they told us last order. We didnt get our foods and the foods is dry and disgusting... we have been a loyal to this restaurant but no know time to move on as you cannot keep the quality up... super disappointed....

Delicious Japanese buffet restaurant. all quality stuff

Went to celebrate bd gave up waiting for our food, no manager, paid for alcohol which we thought was fair. We ended up at McDonald’s. We will NEVER go back.This place wont be around long. Poor service actually there was no food so I guess the service was appropriate. Demanded to see someone but still no one came.After 2 1/2 hours we gave up.We kept ordering in the hope anything would show up.Never ever again.Go anywhere else it could not be worse.

Short staffed makes sloppy customer service.

Great Japanese restaurant. I come often to this place and truly recommend it. ‘All you can eat’ option is the best!! You can try different foods for an affordable price! Beef tataki is the best!!!

Ordered takeaway for pickup for the first time today. Lovely sushi, great quality sashimi and gyoza were delicious. Friendly and efficient service at reasonable prices. Delighted to have this restaurant in Port.

They took so long to bring the dishes to us. Their choice are limited, even steamed vegetable is off the menu.

I have come here on many many occasions with it being the only Japanese around and received incredibly poor service everytime. I have now broken my back and have walked here on 3 occasions for Sushi to find out they have either run out or are closed earlier than the stated times. They will never put in the extra effort even if you are a loyal regular customer.

Nice place, friendly staff, food choices were limited. Very hard to hear friends at the end of the table, very noisy. We placed an order and had to keep reminding them a couple of times that we had ordered some very simple dishes like rice. We ordered our food and at times waited an hour and a half for service. Limited alcohol choices and quite expensive. We would not return as we can get better food and service for the same price.

Really really yum food but the service was so disappointing and rude that I am sure if its worth it. Its not a cheap restaurant so I feel like the clients deserve a bit more love, We just felt like we were not welcome there at all.On top of that, they really need to update the opening hours. It says they are open until 10 or 10h30 but in reality the kitchen closes around 8:30 or something. We tried to go 3x around that time and they didnt take us.

All you can eat is as described! Not had a bad dish in several visits. Service appears a little slow during the busiest times, but a nice enough place to relax and chat with a tea/beer while you wait for them to catch up.

We keep returning. Great food, kid-friendly, great specials such as $40 all you can eat. Good service, good wine and nice atmosphere. A lovely place.

Fabulous restaurant. Excellent takeaway. All ingredients fresh and made up fresh every day. Lovely service. Welcoming and smiles all round. Highly recommend!!

Delicious food, Ive dined there many times and amazingly consistent!!! The lunch prices are super cheap and the quality of the food is not compromised at all. The evening menu is a little more expensive but still great value for money. Highly recommend.

This is the second time we have gone to this restaurant we thought we would give it another go. Food is amazing but service is very very very slow.Our drinks took ages to arrive.We were celebrating a birthday and asked 5 times for the staff to bring a cake but it never came and we left.Understaff no attention to detail, as our empty plates never removed from our table.

Nice place, not noisy, all staffs are kind and friendly. The food was really good and quickly to come. No issues at all, I would highly recommend to my friends.

Amazing food deal. All you can eat with great variety and quality.

Not authentic Japanese. Chinese influenced. quick fix meals. cheaper end.

As I live very close to the newly opened Isshin Izakaya in Port Melbourne, I was keen to try it last week as a potential new ‘go to’. Unfortunately, the experience was disappointing. The food is overpriced and the menu is somewhat disjointed. I found it difficult to determine what would provide a decent sized meal. We also found the service lacked continuity; my friend’s and my meal came out at separate times and each dish ordered to accompany the other was not delivered at the same time. We had to ask twice about dishes we were waiting on. The upside was the great rosè on offer from the wine list, and staff were polite and friendly. Perhaps it’s just teething problems. I hope so.

Lovely $40 p/p all you can eat. Taste.

Had the all you can eat.Waited 20min for them to take our order then another 20mins for dishes, we were one of two tables of two.The food was cold, rubbery and had no flavour what so ever.Service is minimal.

Absolutely delicious high quality food and have a $40 all you can eat. Entree size portions which was absolutely perfect. Service was the only thing that let this place down as we had to order thing 3-4 times to actually get them.

Very nice quiet and more important very fresh food very friendly I’ve been here about 10 times and i think you can give it a try... 24 pcs plate absolutely amazing... and the scallops with mushrooms fantastic... 10/10 .

The quality of the food is great and the staff are kind but service and delivery of items (especially the all you can eat) is very slow.Sadly the other reviews are somewhat true... My version would be: most staff are doing their best, great food, great environment but too many tables per chefs/staff results in very long waiting periods. We, the waiters and the chefs all forgot what we had ordered at times as it had dragged on for far too long!

Amazing restaurant we eat here almost weekly. We have only had great food and it’s all amazing, the service is impecible. Great value and we love the interior. We can’t wait to have the ‘all you eat’ menu

Great Japanese Tapas good, if youre hungry and like variety go the banquet option for incredible value. Be sure you get what you order and not someone elses dishes. The lychee cider is sublime and great of driving as low alcohol content at 1%.

All you can eat and cooked fresh. $40 per head. Need to book and they do take away. The staff are fabulous.

Having tried the Isshin restaurant in Forrest Hill multiple times with good experience, it was an easy decision to give this branch in Port Melbourne a try when I discovered it this weekend. This place accepts online reservation, and even though I only put in the request a few hours beforehand, I found that the reservation was correctly booked in when I arrived. We opted for the all you can eat menu which costs $39.95 per person. There are quite a lot of dishes available to choose from on that menu, and most of them taste ok. This is certainly not the place if youre looking for authentic Japanese fine dining, but it is surely a good choice for those who have a big appetite. For AMEX users, Im sad to report that AMEX is not accepted here. But overall its an enjoyable dining experience.

Great food and good service that blows my mind as an all you can eat restaurant (buffet)

Excellent, as always....

This is a nice find on Bay street. The food is pretty good although the selection of Bentos could be greater but its more upmarket then others close by with a decent price for lunch specials at about $16 (although would be considered exxy paying their normal prices).Its light filled and they seemed to have a good range of Sake although I didnt indulge since I was there during a work day.

Barely average. The food selection sounds good, and the food is certainly presented well, but the quality falls short of expectations. The Wagyu beef was overcooked, the kaarage chicken coating was old or otherwise flat and doughy, gyoza were dry inside (overcooked?), and the pork tonkatsu was dry and chewy. One of our dishes was delayed until long after we had finished everything else, and the gentleman at the next table had the same problem. I will come and visit again as this might be just a bad day, as mentioned the selection is good and the presentation too so Im hopeful that my experience was not typical.

Unbelivable poor service. Ordered sushi pack takeaway and been informed that waiting time is 10 min. After 20 min waiting asked where is my food and she took tray straight from fridge and gave it to me. What was I waiting for... shocked

Nice place for kids, pretty good service. Food quality not too bad for all you can eat price!

Great place, staff super friendly however...waited over an hour for many items on the all you can eat menu. Had to keep reminding them : (

Mediocre japanese restaurant. Staff are not actually japanese, and dont care that much about the standard of quality.

Great all you can eat menu. Thoroughly enjoyed the food and the great service.

A very bad restaurant. Bad service, bad environment, bad food. God bless this shop

Best all you can eat japanese I have ever eaten.

Food was only so so. Not authentic at all. Udon soup was lukewarm and bland. The worst is the service. The atmosphere was unwelcoming. The waitress seemed didn’t want to there. Unlikely to return.

Great food great service and great prices

Really good food at really good prices.Their lunch meals are great value.

Food wasnt that bad but it took 1.5 hours just to get my food

Tried all 3 restaurants, loved them all, but this one is just a bit special. Lots of Japanese nom nom. Look forward to coming back again!!! Loved it.

Great food. Service is terrible. They’re Chinese, don’t speak English, and have never waited before. Interesting combination.

Came here for dinner at about 8pm, it was busy but restaurant was not by any means full. We sat outside where there were 3 uncleared tables. Waiter was aware we were outside (access to the outdoor area is through the restaurant). We sat there for 15 mins at the table with dirty dishes and napkins before we got impatient and went inside to try and get some service. Finally 5-10 mins later we had the table cleared, then a bottle of water (no cups), then some plates, then finally a menu. We tried to order and they said minimum 30 mins for food as they were very busy!! It was not the poor server’s fault, she was very nice and apologetic, but we decided to cut our losses and try somewhere else.

Good food. Good ambience. Service was ok.

Beef katake, sashimi, scallop with mayonaise was good. Overall this place have a variety of cuisines for all you can eat. At $40 per person is not bad at all. However if you like to drink sake whilst enjoying your food, its a bit expensive.

Excellent Sushi and Sashimi. The lunch sets were ok but not that great!

All you can eat every day - great service, fab food and lovely service

Nice place, nice food, decent prices

Food was OK... Date was great.

Great food, service and atmosphere

All you can eat for 40 dollars, the quality is quite good

First time visitor, 2nd time consumer in a Japanese restaurant. Unfortunately my beef was only warm and very chewy, but everything else was fine

Terrible service and very expensive for average food. I had to go up to the counter twice to order a drink, and then to get the bill, even when there was no one in the restaurant. The food was nothing special at all, and completely over-priced. I would definitely not recommend this place and certainly will not be back to have some sushi and a couple of drinks that costs $75.

Great food and good prices. Alchohol very cheap.

LovelyAtmosphere and a great meal

If you love the end of day special stale sushi from 7/11, then this is the place for you! Life is to short to consume old fish!

Yummy food the only let down unfortunately very poor service.

Service is a bit slow. Food was ok.

Great food! Great beef! Great ice cream!

Great place but the service is so slow. Waited around 20-30 mins between dishes with multiple reminders.

Authentic Japanese food and friendly service

Sat down outside at a dirty table, no service for 15mins. Then finally when someone came to take our order we were told food will take 30mins.

Tasty local Japanese that every suburb needs

Great taste for price

Awsome food & service..

Food was low standard

Ok...do not cater for allergies

Great place plenty to eat

Great deals great food

Food OK, service slow and not great due mostly to waitstaffs poor English

Great food and service

Decent food horrible customer service only 2 waitresses on which one was lovely but the other holy guacamole one of the rudest person I ever been served

You serve the dishes tooooooooooooo slowly. bad service

Got food poisoning from there, under cooked chicken and Dory fish not supposed to be eaten

Service is fine but disappointing quality of raw fish

Well worth a visit