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Best Japanese food near Ballina, New South Wales, Australia
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1. Rakuu
Overall Ratings
4 based on 51 reviews
Reviewed By Brian T
This place was NOT run by Chinese like so many other sushi outlets. All the staff were obviously either Japanese or Korean which was heartening because both nationalities truly know all about decent sushi and how to prepare it. However that's where my joy ended. This restaurant's sushi was nothing remotely like what I receive in Japan and Korea. They only remotely resemble sushi but the fillings are something else. Like how about cheap mashed up canned tuna with huge amounts of mayonnaise !! Or what do you think of chicken with lemon sauce... in rolled sushi ?? Sound authentic? Please spare me :-( In fact nothing I got could be purchased in Japan or Korea. The condition of my sushi was terrible too. They were very roughly assembled by obviously untrained staff (I'm guessing backpackers).I haven't tried this restaurant's cooked food but if the sushi is so bad why would I risk anything else? As to service, most of the kitchen staff and waitresses looked pretty unhappy. The sushi prices were on the low side compared to other restaurants but the low sushi quality didn't warrant charging more. What a shame, shame, shame!
2. Sushi Naru
Reviewed By Penny D
Ballina Fair has a unique food court outside but under cover seating. We found Sushi Naru there and it had the healthiest food. We chose the very affordable and high quality bowls of teriyaki beef and salmon, and each of us felt they were close to the best we had eaten in Australia - very fresh, tasty and authentic. They also have inside seating if you prefer. The table service was quick and friendly.
3. Dumplings & Yum Cha
Overall Ratings
4 based on 30 reviews
Reviewed By fionah961
I've been here a few times now, and the food is delicious. The duck pancake is wonderful, a nice combination of flavours, although I could do without the raw onion. All the dumplings were great, but the chicken and prawn are not to be missed.
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4. Sushi Kuni
Overall Ratings
4 based on 28 reviews
Reviewed By RuralFoodie2479
At just $4 a plate for any plate on the "sushi train", the old saying "you get what you pay for" is apt. The tuna rolls appeared to be sandwich tuna between rice spread with cheap mayonnaise. This could be said of the all the noori rolls. Cheap fillings with store bought sauces. The food is far from authentic and you can eat much tastier Japanese if you buy the hand made rolls from the IGA supermarket a few doors away. This used to be a cheap lunch option with OK food, however the last three times we've eaten here the food gets worse with each visit. Do yourself a favour and eat at O'Sushi in Byron Bay if you feel like Japanese.Thank you very much for your review.We use authentic Japanese mayonnaise and we make all our sauces in store which our chefs put huge amount of time and effort into. I'm so sorry that we couldn't meet your standards, we will work harder to please everyone's tastebuds!! Other than the tuna mayo rolls was there anything else you were not very happy with? We would love to hear your opinion. Thanks again and hope you're enjoying this beautiful weather.Kind regards,Sushi Kuni
5. Wow Sushi
Reviewed By Narelle E
I had the crispy soft shell crab sushi - you have to go early to get it as it sells out quickly and I have often missed so I wish they would make more
