Teppanyaki – Sydney CBD, Sydney
Ahhh don’t we all love impulsive restaurant decisions?! Being told at 4.00pm on a Friday afternoon,”I thought he told you to book a place for dinner?” is kind of a daunting situation since well it is nearly dinner time and it is a Friday afternoon. I decided to brave the world and give Teppanyaki a call, it had become one of my must-visits after March into Merivale Launch Party and even more so after reading at ForagingOtaku and Anarcist about their pork belly action.
Since I was going with my family and I know they will complain at the fact that there is only one dish, I prepared them with a detailed and complex explanation about how most of the world going into recession and how there is always the backup plan of filling up on Hungry Jacks afterwards if they were still hungry -____- As we were seated we met a trio of lovely ladies who we had a nice chat about food (well what topic is a better conversation starter 
?)
The 33 dora meal also comes with a drink and a side of vegetables so Here Comes the Food.
Sweet Bangalow pork belly, spiced caramel, fennel and apple salad ($33)
As soon as the waitress placed these in front of us, my heart must had skipped a beat from the presentation and smell of this dish. The rich smell of cinnamony and star anisey caramel on a juicy slab of teppan-ed pork belly was more than enough to make me j… jump for joy (Hee hee hee XP) Starting on the fennel and apple salad I concur with the others that it is a bit dry and could have done with a good slathering of the spiced caramel, which I promptly did after the first taste haha. The meat, on the other hand, was total bliss with each bite! The outer surface of the pork was turned super cripsy due to the extremely high temperatures of the teppan but the inside was a chunk of tenderly soft and juicy (with a layer of fat) pork belly. I knew after the first bite of pork belly I would come back just to try the banquet menu.
Veges
This was a very Chinese dish which as the others mentioned had a big influence on the food here.
My last piece…
I must say the pig is such a magical animal and matched with Akira-san (who must be some sort of magician) they formed the perfect harmony to create these bites of euphoria.
The dish was really tasty so we high expectation for their dessert as well.
Double baked Green Tea Cheesecake
We were not disappointed by this cheesecake at all. It was gorgeously soft, creamy, gooey and many other synonymic adjectives! A deep rich green tea flavour but not too strong, with a deliciously crumbly base.
Black Sesame and Vanilla Panna Cotta
A pity it hasn’t been inverted onto a plate but it was delicious nonetheless. Smooth and creamy, a perfect way to end the meal
It was a very memorable meal and so I decided to thank Akira-san at the end but I think it ended up being a bit awkward cos I left there with Akira-san having a blank look on his face haha -___- I fail at thanking?
Teppanyaki
330 George St
Sydney 2000
Ph: (02) 9240 3000
http://www.marchintomerivale.com/
FFichiban
March 22nd, 2009 at 11:31 am
Nice Site layout for your blog. I am looking forward to reading more from you.
Tom Humes
March 22nd, 2009 at 12:57 pm
double baked green tea cheese cake YUM i’m not a fan of cheese cake (i know.. dont gimme that look!)
but when i do eat it, i eat most the crumbly bits at the bottom and leave most of the cheesey stuff behind (for Rick to finish off haha)
March 22nd, 2009 at 4:20 pm
the first pic is really nice and the DOUBLE BAKED GREEN TEA CHEESE CAKE SEEMS REALLY REALLY GOOD!
March 22nd, 2009 at 6:19 pm
Looks amazing! Oh, I really want that for dinner now, instead of what is currently on the stove. boohoo
March 22nd, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Bangalow sweet pork is a wonderful breed. Had some a couple of time recently, so I can have some idea how good that pork would have been!
I thought the presentation of the black sesame and vanilla panna cotta was interesting as all I saw was red, which for me isn’t a colour that I’d associated with either.
Are you trying to include more red into your photos because of how well the red sorbet turned out in Bentley?
March 22nd, 2009 at 10:05 pm
Ooh lovely stuff! I wonder how different a cheesecake would be when it’s double baked? It looks so lovely and creamy!
March 22nd, 2009 at 10:23 pm
I was first attracted to Teppanyaki because of the font they use, believe it or not. Now, thanks to you, I know the food is pretty good too. BTW, how did you thank Akira – just Arigato?
March 22nd, 2009 at 11:25 pm
j…. jizz right? =P
Next you need to release the Richard Dictionary with all the words we can think of sticking y at the end of
y.
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:17 am
Om nom nom now I’m starving and I haven’t even had breakfast yet!! Thanks tho, this looks amazing
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:28 am
ohhh… thanking fail
the belly sure did sound something tasty. but i’m a belly kinda person. mmmm belly!
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:33 am
the pork belly looks fattening delish! i am kicking myself for not going to the merivale last week. so regret looking at ur pics. I am sure tomorrow nite I will be all fine again LOL
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:52 pm
Tom Humes – Thx for visiting and commenting
Betty – Hahah how can you now!?!? Yeah I love the crumble cookie bases too mmmmmm XD
K – Thx ^^! Yeah it was very good my fav dessert there.
Lili – Hee hee I’m sure you got some yummy stuff in the stove too
Simon – Yes they are mmmm so juicy and succulent. Yeah it’s got a layer of raspberry coulis or something on top. Colours are awesome for presentation
Lorraine – It didn’t seem too much different to me haha but you could prob tell
It was still very very creamy and didn’t seem like it was baked for long either.
Belle – Hee hee yeah it is a pretty font
Haha I thanked him in engrish but also said “Gochisousama”. He asked me if I was a chef and I replied no and said I was a foodblogger but he either didn’t hear me or didn’t understand.
Timmeh – Think about the children man! Haha I like verbing words XD
Debzillah – Hee hee no problem, anytime ^^!
Shez – Me too, belly belly belly ^^! Soo tasttyyy yum yum.
Billy – Haha yes better make it up by gorging it out this week!
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:56 pm
Was your family satisfied in the end? It looks like they should have been. Black sesame panna cotta sounds like a great way to finish!
March 28th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Arwen – Yup we were all quite satisfied, well I know I was for sure haha. The panna cotta was good but I preferred the cheesecake personally.