Komeyui
Spring Hill
Komeyui is a stunning, minimalist chic Japanese restaurant in Spring Hill, offering a handcrafted menu and sensory dining experience like its renowned Melbourne sibling.
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Tucked away in the base of a refurbished white building, the entrance to the spacious light-filled restaurant is through a sliding glass door, which is hidden to one side behind dark wood panelling.
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The interior of the restaurant is split level, with a bar and sushi bar running right along one side, a kitchen at the rear and well-spaced dining tables throughout, while a couple of private dining rooms can be found behind traditional curtains.
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Diners can choose from a la carte, omakese (chef's tasting menu) or the signature 5-course menu. House specialty is sushi (thin, medium or thick rolls) which is the best you'll find in Brisbane and a must try - made from top quality carefully ingredients and prepared freshly upon order at the sushi bar.
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Also on the a la carte menu are sashimi (which also comes as a mixed assortment with sushi, and small appetisers such as Oyster Boat (fresh oyster, sweet prawn, sea urchin & beluga caviar) and Nori Crunch (spicy tuna or eel & mascarpone on fried seaweed cracker).
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Little dishes include fried chicken karaage; agedashi tofu; chawanmushi (steamed egg custard); pork gyoza and Wagyu tataki (seared beef, leek, potato, soy, Hollandaise sauce).
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For mains there is a choice of Josper Charcoal Oven Steak (including Australian wagyu sirloin or MB4 striploin); Tasmanian salmon terikaki; Tempura assortment; Miso Black Cod 'Saikyo-yaki' (Jasper oven-grilled black cod marinated in Kyoto miso for 3 days); and Braised Black Pork Belly 'Kakuni'.
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And for dessert there is matcha ice-cream (with fresh fruit); Koikawa sake creme brulee or Sata-Andagi (Okinawa-style cookie doughnut with ice-cream and fresh fruit.
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At lunchtime the house special is the Komeyui Shokado Bento Box, with sushi (3pcs), sashimi, tempura, miso soup and a choice of grilled salmon, Southern Range MB4+ striploin or black cod.
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On the drinks menu are boutique cocktails such as Fruit fusion bubble, Sake Martini, and Shochu or Whisky Highball and Japanese beers (Suntory Premium Malt or Yoyogi Pale Ale. There's also a range of sake (including premium aged), roku gin and other small batch spirits while the wine list features a curated selection of Australian and European wines.
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Need to know - There is metred onstreet parking available nearby, which is free after 5.30pm Monday-Friday.