Wagyuto Clovelly 309 Clovelly Road, Clovelly, New South Wales 2031

"Wa Gyuto is a modern contemporary Japanese Restaurant that has opened in the eastern suburbs location of Clovelly. Filling the spot that homed one of my favourite restaurants Darley St Bistro, this new restaurant will soon became a favourite too, with its delicious Japanese dishes. Chef / owner Andy Yoo’s restaurant Wa Gyuto, is named after the Japanese version of classic Western Chef’s knife and the intent of the restaurant is to preserve the authenticity of Japanese culinary art and dishes. We found that they certainly did this. Much of the menu is what you know and love about Japanese food, with a modern flair, and served on beautiful ceramics. We opted to share some of the dishes, selecting from the entrees, mains and yakitori. They also have ala carte sushi and sushi sets and sashimi, as well as daily specials displayed on the brown paper hanging on the wall. You can also have their tasting menu if you’d like a bit of everything. Quite a good option if you’re hungry. Kurt began with a little taster their kombu sliced potato, pressed into what looks like a golden brick, topped with creme fraiche and salmon roe, a great little bite sized morsel. Then onto entrees. We always love a miso eggplant dish and the one here was nice. The eggplant was glazed in miso, cooked nice and soft and sprinkled with sesame and shallot. This is also a great choice for gluten free, dairy free and vegan diners My choice was the refreshing Kingfish sashimi, seasoned with a smoked ponzu, finger lime, pickled shiso and I really enjoyed this light meal and it was beautifully presented. We also enjoyed the wagyu tataki sushi and but was this huge! So good. The sushi was filled with avo, asparagus, and topped with char grilled wagyu and shallot. So delicious. To get some more veggies in, we tried the oyster mushroom yakitori. With mushrooms that good, who needs meat! We were quite full, so we didn’t need dessert, but they do have a short dessert menu. The restaurant also has Beer, wine, non alcoholic mocktails to drink and our selection was a glass of sparkling and the Yuza and salted cucumber mocktail. I haven’t seen too many people I know dine here so hoping this helps to get the word out, for it is great!"

"Absolutely delish Japanese food. We ordered an array of dishes and they all hit the nail! Brought out my mom for dinner and she also had a great time. Would definetly come back. The eggplant is a must! Also thought the price was quite reasonable as it was only $155 for the amount of food we ordered plus drinks!"

"Ate here last night …Wow Best Japanese food I have eaten anywhere. Service was timed beautifully ….the miso eggplant was sensational, every dish was an explosion of flavours and plated exquisitely. The ambiance is very welcoming and intimate unlike many of the best Japanese restaurants we eat at, because food comes first but Wagyuto has it all.Staff are extremely knowledgeable and make great recommendations. No longer needing to hike across town for the best Japanese food it’s now up the road and can’t wait to return. If you dine at Washoku in Vaucluse, you know your Japanese food …you must try Wagyuto …. It’s incredible!"

"Amazing quality contemporary Japanese food with a minimalistic and intimate setup - had a last minute booking but still got a beautiful corner table and service is amazing! Highly recommend miso eggplant!"

"Delicious food with a clean, simple, and modern atmosphere. We had the banquet, all dishes were terrific, and was excellent value. We rocked up without a reservation early at about 6pm on a Friday and they could only just fit us in, definitely recommend a reservation if you can. There were a lot of other things I would like to try on the menu so I'll definitely need to go back when I get a chance."