Asakaze - Newtown

This place used to pump a few yea a back, we walk past every week and have noticed it isn’t as busy anymore. Anyway our usual Japanese was booked out so we thought we’d give it a go. Unfortunately now I know why it’s not so busy anymore. It took three attempts to order a bottle of wine. We shared a plate dumplings as an entree and although they were nice, they were also semi cold. There was three of us, I had a Chicken Katsu and the two others had different dinner boxes. My Katsu was just a chicken schnitzel sliced up in a plate with some iceberg lettuce. The two dinner boxes were very ordinary as well. All three of us eat a lot of Japanese and none of us were impressed. It’s not expensive but then it couldn’t afford to be. I don’t like to leave bad reviews but unfortunately there’s not much I can say that was positive about this one.

Haven’t been in years since I moved from the area but visited on the weekend. I always enjoyed the bento boxes which offer good variety at reasonable prices. Great variety on menu fast service.

Had a big group dinner of around 14 people for my boyfriend's birthday and we could not have been happier! We ordered tonnes of starters, main meals, and drinks and it came down to around $20 per person and we could not even finish all the food that we had ordered! Amazing variety and we were all really satisfied. The service was amazing, highly attentive and the food was very quick as well! The chefs gave us 2 3 dishes for free to try from noodles and a soup to a dessert item too! Such lovely people there, honestly have zero complaints 100% will come back here! Additionally, they offer 10% student discounts as well which is amazing :

I've been going to Asakusa for the last 6 years, and even though I no longer live near New Town, still sometimes make the trek. The prices are decent, the food is excellent. The vibe is chilled don't get angry when the wait staff aren't attentive, just wave at them till they see you. Recommend the sashimi, gyoza and cheese stuffed steak.

You shouldn't have to walk to the delivery drivers car in the rain if you're paying a $4.50 delivery fee. The food was bland and over priced. The tempura was boxed with the noodles and delivered soggy. This place is a nightmare.. Never again. Do yourself a favor and choose a different Japanese resto.