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Beef Tataki - Aoba Japanese Cafe

Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Caught up with a friend last night at Aoba Japanese Cafe in Malvern, I found the establishment on Urbanspoon after searching for Japanese in Malvern - it had very good reviews and was open Monday night so fit the bill!

Aoba is a quaint little casual Japanese cafe on Glenferrie Rd, a little more casual and small than I anticipated when I picked it out but as my dining partner commented "It's cute!"

I was tempted to order a Sashimi platter but decided to try something different and went for the Beef Tataki, of course preceded by some miso soup. Wow, I'm a major fan! The miso was basic but flavorsome - I have been making miso soup at home lately and now have a new benchmark to aspire to! The Beef Tataki was brilliant - clean crisp flavours with the ponzu sauce, I'm going to have to try it at home, although it will be hard after having the bar set so high already!

Prices were very reasonable for the quality of the food, a great little casual Japanese dining experience. I only wish it was closer to where live so I could make it a regular! Sorry I didnt get any food pics - was too busy chatting and eating!

Aoba on Urbanspoon

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