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Madono, Sydney Chinatown
Dinner at Madono
After a long drive back from a 1 day trip to the Hunter Valley, we decided to eat in the city before heading home. I suggested Madono as I knew someone loved eating Jap and I wanted to try something different. My friend recommended Madono in Chinatown as a new choice and it was decided. The entrance of Madono is very understated with a few steps and some stone steps leading down to the restaurant. Some of us were a little hesitant in trying this place as upon entering, the premises did not present too well with minimal design apart from a few ornaments it was jus tables and chairs. It wasn't too big either and only had 1-2 tables when we arrived. However, as the night progressed, it slowly began to fill up.
Nicely presented Menu :PLooking through the menu, and given that we had varying budgets and tastes, we opted to order our own dishes. The majority of us ordered Dinner sets which were exceptional value given that they included a bowl of miso soup, a small bowl of udon and a side dish of sashimi. Sushi set had: Salmon Sashimi, Kingfish Sashimi, Scallop, Salmon Sushi, Eel Sushi, California rolls, Battleship sushi with salmon roe + Miso Soup + Udon + fruit.
Sushi SetBeef set had: Beef Marinated with vegetables + salmon Sashimi + Udon + Miso Soup + Fruit + Rice. I had this set and couldn't finish all the rice and beed >_<
Beef SetPork Cutlex set had: Pork Schnitzel and roasted vegetables + rice + Udon + Miso soup + Salmon Sashimi + Fruit
Pork Cutlet SetThe Dinner Bento box had: Assorted Temura, Assorted Sushi, Assorted Sashimi, Teriyaki Chicken, Agadeshi Tofu + Miso Soup.
Dinner Bento Box The other dishes were both Udon. The first being Seafood Udon which looked delicious but wasn't very filling. The blue swimmer crab was also fiddly to eat. Flavours were nice though.
Seafood UdonThe other Udon dish was Beef and Prawn Tempura with Udon.
Beef and Prawn Tempura Udon As expected, these udon dishes were the cheapest of the lot, however were not quite that filling. My recommendation would be to order the sets or share 2 Udon dishes in order to be full :)
Madono Progressive Japanese Cuisine
Lower ground, 398-402 Sussx Street
Haymarket Chinatown Sydney
Tel: +61 (02) 9211 3534
Masuya, Sydney CBD
Light Dinner at Masuya
Having strolled around the city after work we were a little peckish and decided to go to the Japanese restaurant designed for white collar workers. Located on O'Connell St., Masuya is situated down a flight of stairs and is nicely decorated with a classy ambiance. When we arrived, there were no tables free as reservations are usually required (being a Friday night). However, there was still room at the sushi bar so we snapped up those spots asap! Although there isn't much room at the sushi bar and not being able to order hotpot, there is the bonus of being able to watch the sushi chefs do their work.
We started with a Tsunami which is like an Japanese alcoholic lemonade mix, and a mango mocktail- both very nice.
We started with a Tsunami which is like an Japanese alcoholic lemonade mix, and a mango mocktail- both very nice.
Tsunami
Mango MocktailAs we were only peckish and not starving we opted to have a selection of sushi from the sushi bar and also the sample selection platter for the day which had Grilled Scampi, smoked trout, Oyster with vinaigrette dressing, soft shell crab, duck breast with plum sauce as well as two other fishy items that I couldn't quite hear what they were from the waitress. Standouts from that selection would have been the duck breast and the Scampi.
Selection platterOur sushi selection was the standard with the likes of Sea Urchin and Scampi but also Mackeral which is really fishy and seared scallops. Sushi was prepared beautifully and fresh.
Sushi SelectionLast dish for the night to fill our protein quote for the meal was Wagyu beef with ginger and mash. It's hard to go wrong with Wagyu- especially at a place like Masuya :P
Wagyu beef with GingerMasuya
Basement Level
12-14 O'Connell Street
Sydney 2000
Phone: (02) 9235-2717, (02)9231-0038
Monday to Friday (Lunch ) : 12:00 - 14:30 (Last Order)
Monday to Sunday (Dinner) : 18:00 - 22:00 (Last Order)
Sunday : CLOSED
