Kammadhenu - Neutral Bay

Coming to this place we always have the classic of soba and okonomiyaki however , this weekend we tried something else. The bento we had was good but the katsu was rather disappointing. I was surprised though with the expectation that it would be fantastic like their signature soba and okonomiyaki but I have learnt my lesson not to venture out from its signature.

The concept of the restaurant is fantastic as it combines the best of two speciality restaurants. You can therefore order the best soba combined with the best teppanyaki. The wine list is good too and they serve excellent Orion beer from Okinawa. The cooking however was a bit slow and it took a long time for the teppanyaki to arrive.

I love Okonomiyaki. I was on a train in Tokyo and nearing Shinbashi Station so thought I'd search for a good okonomiyaki restaurant. 'okonomiyaki shinbashi' was my search string. First result Jugemu Shinbashi. Best okonomiyaki around. Only problem is that I was currently 7,500Km away from it (it's about 2km from my home in Sydney).But I digress. Since returning I have been a few times. Good okonomiyaki but I was surprised that it was suggested there was a 20 minute wait. I've had okonomiyaki from a street vendor outside Yoyogi Park, Harajuku and it was cooked in 2 minutes. Next time I went I was told 40 minute wait.But it was worth it. Lovely okonomiyaki.

We were there for lunch today. The basic bento box was good value and really delicious. I tried the teriyaki chicken main meal with the box, very nice. We also order the basic bento box with teriyaki wagyu beef, vegitarian bento box and a curry soba. All dishes were good. We will be back when we are in the area.

I've been here a few times now, both with family and friends. The time before last we dined here with friends and sat at the counter by the teppanyaki hotplate. We ordered a few dishes to share and had a few beers. It was good. Last time it was just the kids and I. I ordered a small sashimi platter, two kid-sized okonomiyaki, an okonomiyaki for me and a beer. The bill came to $90. Add a tip to that and it was $100. It felt a bit steep for what we had. Nevertheless, I'll probably return as I do like the food.