Fhamz Food Journal: Kanpai Japanese Restaurant, Chapel Street

Ramadan has reached its half way point. Felt like it was just recently that we start this holy month. We had our Iftar at Kanpai Japanese Rstaurant at Chapel St. with Nis and Luke yesterday. I’ve heard of this place before from friends but didn’t have the opportunity to try it before. As it was near my office, there was no rush getting there. The weather was not the best with the rain and wind doing its best to dampen the mood.

This small yet pleasant restaurant is located at the end of Chapel Street (close to Toorak Road). At first look, nothing special and the place is not as fancy as the other eateries located at this trendy area. The atmosphere was pretty good and service was adequate. To start, we’ve ordered the Miso Soup, Unagi Maki (mini eel sushi roll) and the Entrée Tempura (prawn, fish & vege). The tempura was crispy and I was happy with the portion size. The same can’t be said about the sushi as what was on the plate was this tiny little roll which you can hardly taste the filling. Quite a disappointment.

On to the mains, it was the Meat Teppanyaki & Mixed Teppanyaki as this is what the restaurant is known for. The grilled meat, seafood and vegies are topped with creamy garlic sauce is quite yummy to say the least. The 4 of us shared this and it didn’t take us that long to finish this off. The mains were tasty and the portion was acceptable.

It was a decent dinner experience but I was hungry by the time we reached home. It was pricey for amount of food that was served and sadly it was not the best Japanese I had in Melbourne. Would not be rushing back there anytime soon but do try the Teppanyaki if you’re there.

p/s: Sorry for the limited images posted. Was too hungry to bother with the camera :)