There is a relatively new Melbourne Japanese restaurant serving Japanese food that has opened named Takumi. It was opened in December of 08 and it takes contemporary Japanese food to new levels. If you want to go and have a bite to eat along with a little bit of heat on your table then this is the place to go. By heat on the table it is meant by each table has its own charcoal grill. Yes that was not a typo each table has been fitted out with its own charcoal fired grill.

The restaurant is conveniently located at the end of Bourke Street in Melbourne city. As you may have imagined with the charcoal grills on the tables it is a concept restaurant. Takumi has built up a reputation as the ‘wagyu beef specialist’ offering the finest cuts of wagyu beef. With the charcoal grills present at each table, diners now have the unique option to be their own chefs by grilling the best quality wagyu beef exactly to their taste. Talk about hands on cooking and eating experience.

The restaurant is owned and ran by Japanese which proves a testament that the quality of food and service is top notch. But it is not only fancy style foods and cooking that Takumi Japanese restaurant offers there are also a wide choice quick fix menu options such as wagyu burger which you can order and take with you. Some of the dishes that you must try when you visit Takumi are salmon sashimi with onion sauce, soba salad and wagyu terderloin carpaccio. It is these unique dishes that takes Japanese cuisine to new altitudes.

Takumi is a spacious restaurant that is also comfortable and relaxing to sit in to enjoy your meal. If you are a connoisseur of food especially Japanese food and happen to be passing through Melbourne then your trip will not be complete until you have visited Melbourne?s own Takumi?s Japanese restaurant and enjoy the great ambiance and even greater food.