Kobe Jones

I thought our Friday night escapade deserved a post of it's own as it was quite a sensational evening! After work I went home for a little sleep as I'd spent the afternoon with a banging headache and just didn't feel up for going out quite yet. I awoke to a phone call from Dave asking if I wanted to Wagamama for dinner with some friends - I'm always up for dinner so of course I said yes! I met up with everyone by Darling Harbour and rather than going to Wagamama we decided to go to a Japanese-California fusion restaurant called Kobe Jones, just for a change - http://www.kobejones.com.au/sydney/7

The restaurant itself is beautifully decorated, very Japanese, with a red and black themed interior and views out to the harbour thanks to floor to ceiling glass windows. Not being versed in Japanese cuisine, other than the Marks and Spencer sushi snack pack (which I love), we relied entirely on one of our friends to order the food for us. The menu being so vast, she ended up choosing the Gourmet set menu - it was very expensive but we decided since Dave had achieved such a good mark for his MSc that we would treat ourselves.

First to come out was the famous Number One Special (a Kobe Jones speciality) - crab salad with avocado wrapped in snapper and baked with Kobe Jones' secret sauce. It was absolutely sensational; I was devastated that there was only one piece each! This was followed by Wagyu Tenderloin and a Sashimi platter - also delicious. Yet more food was to come - Lava rolls and Spider rolls consisting of crab salad and avocado topped with steamed tropical lobster; Wafu style barbecued prawns in a ginger sauce - each one more delicious than the other!

And before I thought I couldn't eat any more, the dessert platter came out including sushi cheesecake, strawberry trifle, green tea creme brulee, a delicious melt-in-the-middle chocolate pudding, to name but a few. I could have polished off the lot on my own. It was an absolutely wonderful dining experience; very indulgent and special. I can't wait to go back there - although apparently they do an "all you can eat" $25 lunch menu during the week so I think until we've saved enough pennies to indulge again, this will have to do! A really lovely and enjoyable night :)