Situated in the little Freeman’s Bay shopping centre, close to the intersection of Wellington and Hepburn St. The restaurant has its regular customers in the neighbourhood, and, with its rolled rattan window blinds, feels as comfortable and familiar as a favourite pair of shoes. This is a robatayaki bar – a regional style of Japanese barbeque/grilling which originated in Sendai, in the north of Japan, and later gained fame, further north, in Hokkaido – snow country. This type of grilling covers a wide range of items, and when you look at the menu you will get some idea of just how much. Some of the names may be unfamiliar but, as luck would have it, the shrewd staff at Nishiki have provided pictures to go with all of the food. Since this is a grilling establishment, it would pay to try a few interesting items like, for example, mushroom nikuzume (grilled pepper stuffed with chicken mince done in a teriyaki sauce), and in the Specials section, the Beinasu Niku Miso (eggplant with meat and miso). Of course, there are sushi and sashimi – not to mention noodles. Nishiki is kid-friendly, and has a colourful range of desserts – Japanese and western – as well as a range of interesting shakes.
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Jenna, 11 years ago
Very noisy and tired. It does not have an A rating for hygiene. Also very slow service. Everything was greasy. Very disappointing.
Andrew, 14 years ago
Fresh oysters: Lovely! These were really fresh and delicious. The sauce was light and delicious. Excellent with cold beer!
Cosh, 15 years ago
Nice range of Sakes and bottled beers from Japan. Excellent variety of small dishes to enjoy while you drink.