akiba

what can i say about this place!!!! i walked by with a friend of mine and i said i really want to try it!!!!! i walked in at first the waiter said do u have a reservations i was thinking oh no!!!! well he got us two seat at the bar!!!

this place is amazing the vide is off the hook! the stuff asked us did we want a drink we said yes please we had wine, great selection of wines cocktails and drinks!!!!

they explained how it's works there more for sharing, or u can get a feed me now option where they bring out 6 dishes great option if u asked me, due to my diet conditions i was not able to do that option i wish i could have!!!!

i had sashimi it was amazing so fresh and it was really well balanced with herbs and what ever els they use! if u want a really upmarket place where the food is out standing weather it be a date or a group of friends this is your place, it's a little loud however the vibe is really really good!!! i

i can't wait to go back again!!!!

the presentation was much better then this however my friend was serving it up before i could get the photos :-(

food was amazing. kingfish starter was all time. atmosphere was okay but i couldn't help noticing that only a couple of the staff were actually smiling, which makes me suss on service and particularly management.
that said, i'll be back for the food for sure.

highly recommend the ocean trout cheviche and the king fish dish. they have a great just feed me option for $45/pp and is great for non vegos. this place is packed most nights and you better book. my fav place to sit is at the bar, you get a free show from the bartenders as well!

had a great experience dining at akiba - the menu was exciting, the space had a funky atmosphere, and the service was friendly. we went on a sunday night, which meant if you bought a drink, you could get the left over lunch time yumcha dumplings for $1 each. we got the chicken yuzu deep fried dumpling. it was creative and delicious. our favourite dish of the night was the miso lemon sole which had my tastebuds singing - miso, lemon butter, sweet pickled green chilli and shimeji, salty fried capers. it was genius. the shirt rib was quite fatty, but the flavours and meat were very tasty. the spicy and gingery salmon firecaker was our next favourite, followed by peking duck soup dumpling. we finished the night off by tucking into the impressive japanese whiskey collection. if i lived in canberra, this would be my weekly hotspot. highly recommended!

great service and food. the standout is the service. consistent even during busy periods. well managed! food is delicious with portion size slightly on the small side. seating can be a little bit uncomfortable when busy.

my partner and i dined at akiba on a wednesday night and it was absolutely packed. we ordered the banquet which was delicious and excellent value at $45 per head. each dish was carefully considered and really flavorsome. however, the service was erratic and swayed between our main waitress carefully explaining dishes to us as she put them down to people slamming dishes down and running away. in terms of atmosphere, the decor, music and feel of the place was great and the bar selection was excellent. overall, we had a fantastic time - just don't go expecting super attentive service.

we order the 45pp 8 dish special. the proportion is small and waiting time between courses are long. taste is okay but not as excellent as expected. the main dish is really small. will not come back again...

top food. top service. akiba is one of my favourites.

we tried the detestation menu with chef's recommendations and all four of us are content. the menu starts with fresh raw salad type dish, then dumplings, bun, fried rice, vegetables, meat and desserts.

tofu cheesecake tastes much better than it sounds. very light texture, fluffy and decadent.

akiba is always a favourite. on our last visit we stopped in quickly for the pork belly buns, char sui and asian slaw as a lunchtime snack. they're incredibly delicious and one of the most popular items on the dish as most tables around us had ordered them too. you need about three to make a meal of it.

they also do other great dishes, and we've included some of our past visits below. highly recommend.

what a great place. deserving of the awards. dinner menu provided good choices and staff very helpful. get there early to avoid the busy times.

akiba is a standing favourite of mine, and i hadn’t been back for a while, so stopped in with friends for a long weekday lunch. we were seated in the nicely-heated outdoor area, and had plenty of time to peruse the menu before someone came to take our order. we started with the kimchi and angasi pancakes (serve of 4), which were topped with sriracha sauce and bonito flakes. whilst small, the pancakes packed a punch and whetted our appetites for the rest of the meal. next up was one of my favourites from akiba – the fried chicken. hello mounds of deep-fried chicken goodness topped with a tonne of cheese! alone the chicken is

knowing that we were going to canberra for a weekend getaway, we couldn’t miss the chance to discover for ourselves the buzz surrounding akiba, winner of the people’s choice award in afr’s australia’s top 100 restaurants 2016. expecting the restaurant to be busy on a saturday night, we booked two weeks in advance and the only times available were 6:15 or 8:45pm, reflecting its popularity amongst canberran diners.

food was ok but a tad expensive - trendy doesn't need to be expensive! the staff were friendly and quick. good came out very quick which made the diners feel like we had to rush as they were turning tables

hmmmmmmmm well i have finally ticked this off the list, and was disappointed (not the experience i expected from a restaurant that gets great reviews and accolades) when i was there for a milestone birthday dinner last night.

we had 2 window stool on the other side of the logs (be warned in winter you will freeze sitting there as every time the door is opened the wind goes through the logs. not that i was clock watching but several other tables were seated after us and were served first, and had drinks etc before we were approached. this fits with the 'scattergun' comments in restaruant guides.

the food was good (even if the cutlery is very clunky and at awkward angles - use the cheap disposable chopsticks instead - much easier to use). though it would have been even better it was hot, let alone warm - as you can see from the attached bill we ordered 6 courses (we actually ordered 8 but the waiter had to come back and ask us what we ordered and then forgot 2 dishes).

interesting that we ordered japanese fried chicken and we got the supercharged one - not sure what the difference is (being petty i know as there was only a $2 difference but we did not order supercharged but that is what we got).

the s&p squid was tough, the beef bao was pleasant but nothing i have not seen at a bar at the opera house forecourt in sydney - though my partner thought it was going to be a traditional enclosed bun - not an open wrap. the kimchi pancakes were delicious by the kimchi was subtle (also interesting to see it spelt differently on the bill as to the menu - working with koreans and for a culinary/gastronomy business i am going with kimchi).

the real issue is that all the food was served within a few minutes - so the $33 kobe beef was cold when we got around to eat it. the photo of everything on the bar is with 1 plate removed by staff. there was no sense of staggering the delivery by floor staff or kitchen staff. i have the impressionism that this is really a bar with food, not a restaurant. at the very end one of the floor staff apologised for bringing it all out like they did - well really - why do it in the first place??. we could not push plates towards the windows to make room as there is a massive gap and things would have fallen - it has not been well thought in terms of people who order a lot - which is why i feel it is a bar that serves food, not a place for a dining experience.

i have continually recommend their venues in canberra to people visiting, but akiba will not be any more - i will recommend their other venues as this was a total disappointment for my birthday in being made to rush eating good food to avoid it getting cold because someone has no idea how to stagger the serving of an order.

i ate a weekend lunch here with friends. superb vibe and ultra friendly and helpful staff.

eclectic food with good range of options. loved the crispy chicken and the beef dish but can't remember it's name.

shanghai noodles were tasty and the shiitake dumplings were spicy.

great place