Tempura Hajime - South Melbourne

This is the place to experience authentic tempura omakase in Melbourne.<br/ <br/ Food 5:<br/ Like many small dining establishments in Japan that are family/owner operated, Tempura Hajime focuses on what they do best, and delivers consistent quality tempura omakase.<br/ <br/ Forget about the over battered deep fried junk food that leaves your mouth with unpleasant aftertaste, which is fairly common in Melbourne.  Getting Tempura right is not an east feat.<br/ <br/ If you want to experience what tempura is meant to be, visit Hajime.  Each piece of the omakase has it's place, the ingredients were incredibly fresh their flavours accentuated by the brief frying and batter.  I was surprised at how skilful the chef being a tempura chef is at making nigiri.  <br/ While we can't compare them to the ones we've had in Japan, it's still very good, and a great inclusion to the omakase course for the price.<br/ <br/ Ambience 5:<br/ A beautiful, clean and comfortable 12 seat counter with clear view of the chef at work.  <br/ <br/ Service 5:<br/ Attentive and pleasant table service throughout the whole course.

I really loved the experience to have dinner in a small room with only 12 people and the chef doing the food in front of you. The food and the service were more than enough. I recommend to try it.

If you love tempura, you must come here to try it. Fresh cook in front of you, lightly battered with your own choice of traditional tempura sauce or lemon juice with pink salt. We had to say we haven’t had this kind of tempura for a long time. Sashimi and sushi are good as well.

An amazing meal. Light and airy tempura. Delicious sashimi. Amazing sake and sweet potato shochu. Attentive staff. Not much more you can ask for.

The details are felt in the Tempura Hajime, which is a Japanese-style minimalist that can accommodate only 12 people. Each set of different styles from each guest 's cutlery set is unique, and the oil paper under each tempura is quickly replaced.<br/ The seemingly simple tempura is not simple, not just 'fried '. The details are in control of the time of the ingredients, the thickness of the bread, the crispy layer of the coat, the temperature of the oil temperature, and the indispensable! Perfect entrance to every coat and ingredients.