Tago-an Japanese Dining - St Albans

I was looking for somewhere decent near the wharf theatre as we were seeing the Revue later in the evening and was lucky to find this place. We really enjoyed our dinner. Relative small and cosy inside we had a reservation (which I recommend doing as seating is limited). Staff were terrific, looked after us well from beginning to end and were very helpful and friendly. The meal was great we had sashimi, tempura prawns and endamame for starters. My karage chicken curry was so tasty and a large portion too. Very reasonably priced. Got an Izakaya type vibe from this place. We very much enjoyed our pre show dinner and will return here soon.

Classic Japanese food in a diner setting.<br/ Great service and even better authentic food.<br/ It's become a regular for a quick midweek dinner<br/ Well worth a try<br/ <br/

Just started working in the local area. Dropped in a for a quick lunch break today and I already know I'm going to be visiting a lot more. The Tsukiji Bento box (28.0) was outstanding. I loved every bite! Miso soup was adequately salty and a great way to start the meal. The sashimi and sushi was ultra fresh, the sushi rice nicely seasoned and tender. The tempura prawns were fresh from the fryer, light golden, batter crunchy on the outside and prawn flesh sweet and juicy on the inside. The light golden colour of the batter indicates Tago-an changes the oil in it's fryers often and takes pride in it's Tempura (when you see dark looking Tempura it's because the oil has been overused for frying). The Teriyaki salmon fish fillets were exploding with flavour and judging from the soy and mirin balance, it's not the store-bought stuff which is fantastic. So many restaurants are lazy these days! Not these guys. Service was polite and professional, the food came quick. Ambience was calm making Tago-an a great office getaway. I had a great time and as I said earlier, will definitely be back. Highly recommended.

This little gem of a place is my favourite, no fuss, authentic Japanese restaurant outside of Japan. From the minute you walk through the doors you are greeted by the always smiling owner you know its going to be a great experience. With her husband in the kitchen too this team know how to deliver delicious food with wonderful service. Walking into the restaurant makes you feel like you are in Japan as most of the decor was sourced directly from there.After moving on from their previous restaurant in the CBD they have downgraded in size, but upgraded in every other aspect. Working locally I am lucky enough to eat here most weeks for lunch.All that is left to do now is come in for a long dinner with friends and work my way through their sake list!   Must try: the spicy beef udon, and anything raw!Special mention: the imported Asahi tastes sooo much better than the stuff you buy from Dan Murphys.

What a great find. The food here is fantastic and well priced. Service was great and a really cosy little Japanese restaurant .