Sono Japanese Restaurant
Editorial
Hovering serenely above the madness of Queen Street Mall, swathed in delicate artworks and soothing folk music, Sono is the most beautiful Japanese restaurant in the CBD. The room’s thoughtful layout sees large groups seated at tables behind timber partitions or on tatami floor seating in a private room towards the back. The middle rooms often play host to solo after-work diners who appreciate the polite, discrete service from the kimono-clad waitresses. A row of stools flank a timber sushi bar for those who like to get up close with the chefs.
The food too fares far better than most of the city’s other Japanese offerings. Each dish is exquisitely presented in its own unique serving platter; soups in marbled ceramic bowls, large serves of sashimi cradled in carved wooden boats. Even the soy sauce comes in elegant miniature teapots and the complimentary cool towel (we told you the service was considerate) is folded up in a boat-shaped holder. Start with the sushi selection in an Oke bowl or shyumai (Japanese-style seafood dim sims). You can order steak teriyaki in wagyu for a little luxury, however their regular beef cut is still quite tender. As tender meats go, the slow-cooked pork in sweet soy is truly luscious and steeped in flavour.
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Foodie
April 22, 2010
Sono is a brilliant restaurant but DEFINITELY NOT a cheap eat!!! The $11 price listed doesn't even get you a garden salad.
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