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Kobe Jones Sydney

Address:
29 Lime st, Sydney CBD NSW    Map    Contact details
Cuisines:
Modern Australian, Chinese, Seafood
Sat hours:
18:00 to 22:00    View schedule
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138 User reviews
Kobe Jones Sydney Schedule
Dining Schedule
Sun
18:00 to 22:00
Mon - Fri
12:00 to 14:30
18:00 to 22:00
Sat
18:00 to 22:00
Contact details - Kobe Jones Sydney
Address:
29 Lime st, Sydney CBD NSW
Phone:
(02) 9299 5290
Fax:
(02) 9299 5929

  • Kobe Jones is a modern Japanese Restaurant with a twist. Super chic and innovative - the perfect setting to indulge an ultra culinary experience.

    Inspired by the best of eastern spices and the californian flavours of the west. The huge menu is fresh and light containing some surprising delicious dishes.

    Taste one of our fabulous cocktail creations, enjoy a blend of chill-out ambient music wit... Read more

    Kobe Jones is a modern Japanese Restaurant with a twist. Super chic and innovative - the perfect setting to indulge an ultra culinary experience.

    Inspired by the best of eastern spices and the californian flavours of the west. The huge menu is fresh and light containing some surprising delicious dishes.

    Taste one of our fabulous cocktail creations, enjoy a blend of chill-out ambient music with spectacular water views.

    The restaurant is the perfect setting to indulge in inventive Californian-Japanese dishes while sipping on cocktails by the water.

  • Latest User Reviews

    Loved the view but the food was not up to standard. The staff were pleasant enough but I was expecting more for what I paid.

    I would love to actually say how I found the food at this restaurant - but truth is I did not even get to taste it. After getting all dressed up for a special night out, we waited over 1.5 hours fo...

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    • Overall 7.3 - Food 7, Ambience 7, Value 7, Service 8

      Loved the view but the food was not up to standard. The staff were pleasant enough but I was expecting more for what I paid.   (See my reviews (3) - December, 2011)

    • Overall 1 - Food 1, Ambience 1, Value 1, Service 1

      I would love to actually say how I found the food at this restaurant - but truth is I did not even get to taste it. After getting all dressed up for a special night out, we waited over 1.5 hours for our food to come (and we only ordered volcano roll and a grilled tuna dish). Not able to wait any longer, we paid for our drinks (which despite the long wait, and terrible experience we had, were made to even pay for water) and headed home. What a disappointment - a night out for a special occasion with my husband and we couldn't even get a meal. Not something you would expect from a restaurant charging such exuberant prices.   (emma - March, 2010)

    • Overall 5 - Food 8, Ambience 7, Value 4, Service 1

      My partner and I decided to go to Kobe Jones King St Wharf for our anniversary as we had heard good reviews about the food.

      No doubt the food was sensational however the service was a disgrace.

      First of all we had selected the “Perfect For Two” from the suggested menu. When our food arrived we had to ask multiple times of what was being served including the matching beverage. It was obvious they themselves did not know and eventually had to give us the menu to decipher the meal ourselves. Our waitress took my partners plate while she was still eating and we both looked at each other with shock.

      To top it off after paying the bill the same waitress chased us outside the restaurant accusing us of not having paid. We showed our receipt and a passer-by (claiming he worked at the restaurant) interrupted and rudely kept telling us to go inside. The waitress did not even acknowledge the man and just took note of the receipt and bluntly said ‘fine’ and walked back in without apologising. It wasn’t until the bar man came out and informed us that the passer-by was not an employee of Kobe Jones. After a few minutes of confusion he took note our receipt and eventually apologised. A few hours later we discovered that our credit card was charged twice without our authority.

      This is unacceptable service for a ‘fine dining’ restaurant. It’s a shame the food could not be complimented by the service. I would not recommend or return to this restaurant.   (Joy - February, 2010)

    • Overall 8.8 - Food 9, Ambience 9, Value 8, Service 9

      Price Guide – Mid priced and highly dependant on the dishes ordered and number of dishes

      Entrée’s - $9 - $16.50

      Mains - $18 - $65

      Deserts - $7 - $10

      Wine List: Reasonable for a casual restaurant in the outer suburbs. It was nice to see some Italian wine options as well!

      First Impressions – Without a booking we had been prepared for a bit of a wait given the popularity of this place, yet the moment we walk in we are immediately shown to our table. A waitress seats us and takes our drinks order, while me and my friend notice the couple next to us appear to be splitting up as a man consoles his female guest who is fighting back tears at the news he has just delivered. We have a quiet chuckle at the slight awkwardness of the situation and our drinks arrive in record time.

      In General – We peruse the menu and I can see that prices have risen steadily since I was here many years ago, yet at the same time I thought it was almost too cheap back then when compared with other venues of this quality and am not surprised by the increase. Having been here before I knew a few dishes that I had deliberately come back to try so we start with the house special sushi rolls known as Volcano rolls as well as another house special known as “Number one Special”. These two dishes perfectly show off what was once described as “Californian Japanese” as the sushi rolls are stacked like a mountain, sorry that should be volcano, and then topped with creamy scallops and the result could almost be described as Japanese comfort food. The Number one special is a crab meat salad that is wrapped in fish and baked with a cream sauce… yet another comfort dish that my dining buddy and I devour in no time.

      We then move on to the far more traditional Japanese dish of Salmon sashimi which is perfectly fine and almost cleansing after the comfort dishes we have just enjoyed. We are however distracted as our Chicken Karaage arrives along with the Kobe Beef. The Kobe beef last time I was here arrived as perfectly cooked cubes of beef, but is now served as perfectly cubed pieces of raw Kobe Beef along with a square slab of hot volcanic rock in which we are to try our hand at cooking the beef ourselves at the table. We are both impressed and start experimenting with cooking times with our little cubes and after a few being a tad underdone we soon begin to get it just right and the small personal satisfaction that went with this is a clever way to make your most expensive dish that comes uncooked appear like a great idea to all parties.

      Oh and the Chicken Karaage that I explain to my friend is the Japanese version of KFC is delicious with the spicy mayonnaise sauce!

      What impressed & what didn’t: Everything impressed from the impeccable service, the zero waiting time on our meals and the simply brilliant food. On this particular occasion I cannot find even the smallest flaw and nit picking seems an exercise in futility. Well done Kobe Jones!

      Upon reflection: Having bo...   (TheRestaurantGuy - See my reviews (8) - March, 2009)

    • Overall 7 - Food 8, Ambience 8, Value 5, Service 7

      The views here is excellent as we got a window seat and the good weather, the sushi was devine and portions were good. The tea and coffee was average for the price charged and the wait was long for some reason. Will be back on the Entertainment card as the value factor was not the best.   (Pang - See my reviews (3) - January, 2009)

  • Awards

    2009 - Restaurant & Catering NSW / ACT Awards for Excellence   2009 - Restaurant & Catering NSW / ACT Awards for Excellence

  • Restaurant Details

    Payment
    Amex, Cash, Diners, Eftpos, Mastercard, Visa
    Features
    Licensed, Limited parking, Outside dining area, Private dining area, Takeaway, Water views, Wheelchair access
    Ambience
    Relaxed, Traditional, Trendy
    Food
    Vegetarian option
    Styles
    Cocktail, Sit down
    Entertainment
    Audio visual
    Suitable for
    Birthday/Anniversary, Business lunch/dinner, Christmas party, Other

  • Large Groups Information

    Group booking policy A 50% deposit is required for bookings of 15 people or more, paid at least 1 week in advance. The final bill will then be settled at the end of the function. We accept all major credit cards, booking deposits may also be paid by cheque.

  • Private Dining

    Area Capacity Seated Capacity Standing
    Entire Restaurant 300 500
    Semi-private Area 60 100