Miso Japanese Restaurant

If you’re ever been to Japan, you would realise that discipline is everything and is clear in all the aspects of Japanese life. Thankfully for Japanese food lovers in Sydney, this traditional and way of life is carried on. The restaurant that I will share with you for this particular post in Sydney is “Miso Japanese Restaurant” in Worldsquare. 

Discipline is number here at Miso. Everything from the food to the staff. This place is often busy during its dinner service and you’ll most likely be asked to wait in a line. You can write your name down as well as indicate how people do need a table for and the staff will do their best to cater for your needs. Unfortunately, the wait could be quite long depending on how lucky you are, but if you have not tried this place, the wait is completely worth what you’ll experience. 

The Japanese staff make you feel right in Japan. They’re polite, attentive and most importantly, they will do their best to make sure you enjoy your time at Miso. The menu could be quite intimidating, even for those familiar with Japanese cuisine. They have plenty of choices to select from. They have menus where you get a bit of entree, main and sides all in one, or you could go with the individual items. For my very first visit to Miso, I chose to try their bento box. When a Japanese menu outside of Japan refers to bento, chances are you’ll get a bit of many things on your tray. 

I chose what appealed to me the most at the time. Everything came together on one tray and here we go. I had some really really good pork tonkatsu. The quality of the pork was divine and the technique for crumbing it into a tonkatsu style piece of cutlet was flawless. The taste was to be admired. It sent me right back to Osaka. Although not very clear, the golden cutlet sat on a bed of salad, thinly sliced, Japanese style. The salad was as fresh as it could possibly get, again, just like what you’d be served in Japan. 

To go along with our fried cutlet, I also had homemade tonkatsu sauce. The best part about this sauce, other than the true flavours, was that it was in a generous-sized sauce cup. It has become an unfortunate trend that more and more Japanese places around the city tend to be quite greedy with their sauce. In my opinion, the sauce brings the best out of the tonkatsu itself. Nothing makes me more upset than having half the cutlet to go and my sauce is finished. That’s possible one of the most frustrated scenario in the book of eating. 

Moving right along, I also got some really awesome bowl of rice, topped with slices of salmon. The salmon was cooked, but just slightly. The pieces weren’t that big so they were cooked just enough to keep the inside quite nice and raw. A good bowl of Japanese right with whatever topping it may be needs some good Japanese mayo to go with it. I can’t complain about the mayo. The yellow strips you see garnished at the top are eggs. They’re similar to the egg you’d have on top of a sushi, but this time thinly sliced into light strips. And the orange balls that’s slightly blending into the colour of the salmon? Let me give you a hint: they come from a fish and when you bite into them, they literally explode. They explode with juice and flavors. They are a luxury when eating Japanese food, hence only a small tea-spoon full was given. And just to bring this whole salmon rice bowl in together, a thin glazing of teriyaki or some sweetish sauce. 

Those were the main events, but we still have two other side dishes. One was a small portion of pickled vegetables, and the other, like an egg salad with something. I can’t remember these two at all since my concentration was just on the tonkatsu and the salmon rice. Of course, this would not be a Japanese meal without some good old, timeless, miso soup. And last but not least, a bowl of dessert to wrap up your meal. It must’ve been some sort of custard with a sauce on top or something. 

If time is not or your side and you can’t afford to sit down and dine in the restaurant, you’re more than welcome to go ahead and order a take away. If this is still happening, the take away bento box is only $10.00, but I would need someone to check if this is still going on. Otherwise, the place is keen and there’s a real feel to their Japanese level of excellence. The price for the food is quite high here. Now that I think of it, the price is a good reflection for the value of what you’ll get. The quality of the food they make here is really something that I could go on and go about. This is true reflection of Japanese food, and is something that you could experience in Japan. Like I said, the menu is huge and there’s something for every preference: tonkatsu, stir-fries, sashimi, unagi, udon, Japanese curry, etc. 

All in all, I had a fantastic meal at Miso Japanese Restaurant. The quality of the food in terms of the freshness of the ingredients and the way each dish was executed was just outstanding. I would definitely return to Miso, but I’m not two continents away. This just goes on to further highlight how much of an obligation it is for all Japanese food lovers out there in Sydney to reach out and try this fantastic place. Here’s a link to their website for you to have a better understanding of what they offer, at what time, at what price, and in which location!

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http://www.masuyainternational.com.au/en/miso/