Oyako Izakaya - Strathfield

Came here on the recommendation of a bartender in a nearby hotel. from the arrival, quite impressed by the size of the quantity for a Monday evening. we were a party of 3 and the member of our party that was Korean, noticed that the restaurant was also a popular drinking place where food might be secondary for some customers and only supplements the soju (Korea wine). this is a standard practice under Koreans that colonizes the restaurant and guide the restaurant. quite normal for strathfield i was advised, even the specials were printed in korean, similar to oliver browns customer announcement. we sat down and ordered a medium size sashimi plated, grilled pork bell, picky meeres salat and...read more

Only authentic Japanese place in this contrasting versatility and Japanese beer is amazing. definitiw quality page then quantity page. the personal was friendly, but difficult to get attention when his busy(eye contact is not good enough; can pricy, but good value it.

I have visited this place by chance, and only because I and my companies have already sat, so we decided to eat here. the service was so bad and eating was so expansiw compared to what we had. even if I ask for a menu, they said the chef is too busy to explain and they don't know the menu!

Very unfriendly and slow in service. eating was not bad, but over price and very small portion

Came here upon a recommendation from a bartender at a nearby hotel. From the get go, quite impressed by the size of the crowd for a Monday night. We were a party of 3 and the member of our party who was Korean noted that the restaurant was also a popular drinking place, where food may be secondary to some customers and only supplements the Soju (Korean wine). This is a standard practice among Koreans who populated the restaurant, and run the restaurant. Quite normal for Strathfield I was advised, even the specials were printed in Korean, similar to nearby Oliver Brown's notice to customers. We sat down and ordered a medium sashimi platter, grilled pork belly,spicy seafood salad and agedashi tofu. To drink was a small bottle of Soju. A complimentary peanuts and agamame is provided as a small appetizer to start. Service was friendly and fast, meals came out at a reasonable pace given the crowd and all looked quite good. Sashimi was very fresh and a nice portion, presented over crushed ice. Similarly, the seafood salad and agedashi tofu was good. My friends were quite impressed with the pork belly and felt it was the winner, served with a salad and onions which cuts through the grilled pork nicely. As I was left slightly wanting I ordered a karage chicken don to finish and it came with a side salad. It arrived quickly and looked good, slightly gooey with egg and a nice garnish of pickles.  The bill came to $108 among three of us which seemed reasonable given that Japanese can tend to be overpriced.  Overall, it was a pleasant experience and the food and service was of a good standard. The only word of warning is it can get loud, the party of 8-12 next to us were drinking and getting rowdy, but added a certain atmosphere depending on your outlook. Just take a look before entering and decide for yourself. Happy dining :-)