rengaya

i have been a loyal customer since i first visited this restaurant in 2011. love their wagyu and sashimi. very fresh, beautifully cut. always come here everytime i am in sydney.
favourite cuts : chateaubriand, oyster blade, loin, short rib, pork loin with bbq sauce. side order: garlic butter mushroom, premium sashimi, unagi rice,beeftataki, salmon avocado salad. accompanied by plum sake. oishii!

it used to be our fav japanese all you can eat buffet; i was disappointed after they changed management, wagyubeefquality dropped and so over priced, no more nice cocktails either

rice was very soft , misosoup was salty,beefquality was horrible !
i never come back anymore !

this use to be our favourite wagyu restaurant in sydney but the quality has decreased drastically. we had the buffet and the wagyubeefis not as nice anymore and some meats were actually tough and shockingly the ice cream came in the saddest small scoop i’ve ever seen in my life and without red bean as was given on the previous visit a year or two ago and today on the screen menu! when i asked for it they said it was just a photo but that if i wanted the red bean i had to pay extra.
for the price we paid being $90 or so dollars per head, it was not worth it and we won’t be going back.

don’t go! used to be a tie with kobe, but was so disappointed when i went there three months ago. for buffet they no longer serve raw wagyubeefbut all marinated shitty quality beef. i don’t know why i spent $90 for those beef.... extremely disappointed. and when i walk out, most people do not order buffet- seems like they still serve good quality wagyu beef. just so angry with myself going with buffet. still, will never go back again unless they serve unmarinated good wagyu beef.

i really like the ox tounge so much. it was thick and juicy. price wise it’s not really expensive so i will definietly come back. however, the flat top wagyu ofbeef(i can’t remember the name) was a little bit tough. my favorite will be the ox tounge and the pork belly. we also got complementary scallop and salmon so thankyou rengaya!

attracted by its high rating 4.5 as zomato, i believe is a trustful app. very disappointed. environment and decor are not up to typical japanese restaurant. food hygiene issue - my partner had a diarrhea a few hours after dinner there. restroom hygiene conditions bad ! chef selection set menu -$120 per person! premiumbeeflooked great but we did not feel good as they came in the last course before dessert! disappointed, i will tell friends not to go to rengaya

my fave japanese bbq buffet in sydney! friendly service, top notch meat quality and you orders the foods through ipads. so yes, order away any dishes during buffet as much as u want 😬😬 what amaze me is their exhaust system. i can even bring my 5mo baby there since there barely is any smoke from the bbq.

my fave wud be their ox tongue andbeefoutside skirt and alsooo the pork ribs 😍

nice environment. i like the barbecues (choosebeefrather than pork). sashimi don is just okay (which looks better than it tastes). staff could be more friendly.

you know you’re getting old when your whole fam plays ‘scissors, papers, rock’-loser has to drive and can’t drink. came here for dad’s annual work dinner last year. i think this is my fourth time here. i think for sydney standards, they do decent quality wagyubeefhere, with around 8 different cuts, plus other protein and jap side dishes to choose from.

north sydney is known for its abundance of high quality japanese food and rengaya is a perfect example. rengaya is a japanese bbq restaurant and  is known for its premium wagyubeefand seafood. this is one of my family’s favourite restaurants and we have been here many times and i will go through our two most recent visits in this post.

con: the quality of the meat is good
pro: -the price is not justifiable as to the quantity of meat in one dish ( even the high quality evening buffet in suminoya has better price and better quality of meat)
-the dessert is simply plain and unrefined, unable to be considered as a good completion at the end of one meal.
-i also tried the salmon and fish roe rice as well as onebeefsoup (i forgot their specific names) and i feel just so so. the fish roe didn't taste very fresh to be honest.

in a nutshell, i feel most of the rating should be dedicated to its above-average meat quality and the quiet ambience. however to be fair, you can find many other japanese restaurants that are more justifiable for a rating for 4.0 away from this area😊.

as one of our fav jap yakiniku joints for the past decade or so, i have been guilty of not posting a review of rengaya earlier. we have been here many times during lunch, enjoying their wonderfully prepared lunch boxes and for dinner, usually for their a la carte wagyu diy bbq. after being absent from rengaya for a while, we had a chance to revisit one late night after attending our monster’s award ceremony at his nearby school.

it was still buzzing w customers close to their pack up time. we were gently cautioned that we only had half an hour to do our thing. it was fine by us as we only wanted a light dinner.

with that in mind, we got the tofu salad 3/5, bonito flakes on top of mixed leaves w properly chilled soft silken tofu, avocado, seaweed, sun dried tomatoes (ugh!) dressed w ponzu like vinaigrette.

wagyubeeftataki salad 2.75/5, no denying the freshness or quality of thebeefbut this has always been my least fav. i cant get over the acidity of the dressing when paired with the richness of the beef.

salmon n kingfish sashimi 3.25/5, best to enjoy this at lunch as they are priced lower but retaining the same quality. they ran out of salmon belly which was disappointing.

chirashi bowl, i didnt get to try but was told it was ok. small bowl though.

if you are here for their yakiniku n you are abeefeater, go a la carte, order the wagyu short rib for melt in your mouthbeefor wagyu chuck rib/oyster blade for a bit of texture or the less exxy wagyu specialbeefrib (still quite melt in your mouth) or the less exxy wagyu rib finger (for texture). pair w either the takana or salmon flake rice n a good sake, you’ll be set for the night.

rating is based on wagyu yakiniku quality.

friend & i stopped here for a friday lunch with no booking. the place's busy, but not completely full, still waited a bit before someone came to seat us. for lunch they have a bento box offer for $25.9 where you can choose a al carte main to be served with sashimi,beeftataki, agedashi tofu, rice & miso soup. a bit pricy for lunch, but it was well worth it, they didn't skim on quality or portion size. we both got the tempura for main. good size pieces, prawns & fish, shiitaki mushroom along with other vegetables. only real downside was the service being really slow, we waited for ages for the food, then had to ask them for water top up & waited some time.

rengaya's japanese bbq buffet in north sydney is incredible. i'd say it's the best buffet i've ever had in sydney. at $86 p/head it's on the pricey side but the value from the super fresh seafood is worth it. i'm talking about gigantic juicy prawns, scallops and mussels.

we haven't even gotten to the premium grade wagyu beef, pork, duck and chicken. well marinated and fresh.

did i also mention there's sashimi, udon,beefsoup, ice cream and yes it's all you can eat via touch screen order. you get 2 hrs and last order 1.5 hrs in.

i've been to this restaurant 4 times and have never been disappointed.