“Restaurant” Review: Ibuki

Friday night, saw me enjoy a rather decadent Japanese feast at Ibuki. Ibuki is not a restaurant but rather a much admired and long since retired Japanese chef.

Mr Ibuki now caters to guests at his Melbourne home where he has constructed a small kitchen, dinning and karaoke den.

Fueled by sake and a collection of raunchy karaoke videos, Mr Ibuki whips up at least five massive courses that easily feed the 14 of us. From trays of melt in your mouth sashimi, to abalone, crumbed lamb chops and succulent tiger prawns. The whole experience is best described as memorable.

Yet, quite frankly this type of Japanese banquet is something we can only experience in Australia. From my holidays to Japan a meal like this would have nearly bankrupted me.

I guess the question now is where to next?

Score: 4 Chefs