Reviews of Pabu Grill & Sake (50)
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The green tea soba with the fried chicken I don't think matched in flavour. I think rice would be a better accompaniment/base. Too many dishes used mayonnaise.
The food was refined and enjoyable. The portions were small for the price charged
Everything was excellent. Looking forward to visiting this restaurant again
The service is always good each time that we have been there. The food is amazing and there is a great range of sake to choose from!
Good food. Good service. Reasonably priced. Would come again. Thanks.
I’ve been going here on a regular basis for a few years and it never disappoints. Food, alcohol, service are all great!!
Delicious food and great atmosphere. Would definitely go again! Thanks!
Food was very good and different to other Japanese restaurants
a very enjoyable night by our party of 10 people
Food and service were nice. The yakitori was not as good as I expected. A pleasant dinner overall
We enjoyed our first visit to Pabu. Would like to try some other items from them menu as well.
We used to come here years ago when we lived locally and it was great. Booked tonight for my husbands birthday. One hour after we had ordered (in an almost empty restaurant) we asked where our food was. Clearly the waitress had forgotten to put the order though. When our order of sashimi came it was a small, not large that we had ordered. Then we received 2 of the 4 share plates we ordered. Another 40 minutes later when our wine was finished we asked if our other 2 dishes were coming. No, obviously not. We asked for the manager who came to “discuss” our evening with us. After mentioning how they had made not one, but several mistakes he agreed that they had “f&@ed up” and said he would take of one of the meals that we never received off the bill. After getting quite angry after this and stating again that it was my husbands birthday and we were not happy he took one $11 prawn dish and the small sashimi off as well. Thanks very much. Not. Totally ruined evening, crap birthday dinner and went home starving. So sad for a restaurant that was excellent a few years ago. Never going back.
Fantastic dinner, the food was sublime, thoroughly enjoyed the experience
Always good food and an inviting space all year round
Very nice food. We got them on a quiet night. Excellent service and I like the decor.
Friendly staff great food. Excellent first date place or gathering with friends
Great cocktails and nibbles. The staff is super friendly helpful
Great food and service with a central location in the heart of Collingwood
We have dined here a few times due to the fabulous food- but the service is always slow and frustrating . We waited 10 minutes before being seated even though we had a booking and were on time. This was the first apology from the staff. I booked a table not the bar and were seated at a bar with stools? I had to asked to be moved and again we got another sorry. We ordered water an the waitress bought it to our table without glasses? My husband had to call another waiter to ask for glasses! We waited 45 minutes for food to arrive! & had to again ask the staff for the whereabouts of our order. We then received another sorry. Finally we ordered desert which never arrived and when we asked the manager he back back with “so sorry the waitress who took your order is a trainee and should not have taken the order and she did not put it through “ by this stage if it had not been for the great food I would’ve walked out ! They then assured us desert would be out within 5 minutes which it was and was delicious. The service is absolutely appalling, extremely slow and most of the staff don’t appear to be fluent in English- if you’re going to have a restaurant with such good food then have good staff to match . I felt like I needed something to calm my nerves upon leaving and will make sure I take something before arriving next time !
Food was great, long wait for all meals, no communication from wait staff. When questioned about wait times the maitre d, proceeded with many excuses and no apology.
Could not fault the service and food, absolutely delicious. Definitely recommend!
Loved Paku. Great food. Great service. Great prices. Will definitely be back to try other great choices on menu.
Great restaurant for a date! The oyster shots, sashimi and eel was really good ! Would come back to try other food in the menu
Delicious izakaya style food. Very cool decor. Decent sake selection.
Loved everything from the food and the service was amazing
Good service, nice flavours. Rainbow roll and scallops were our fav!
Staff were very attentive and the food and drinks were fantastic.
Interesting range of Japanese food. Friendly attentive staff. Would prefer to hear Japanese music
Loved it Food is amazing and great service Very happy customer
Lovely service and accommodated a birthday. Bryony moule bryony moule
Definitely will come here again. Food and service good. Background music was a bit loud and a bit one track.
Absolutely delicious, there is nothing more to say, go !
Great food and good service. We were a large group and was a pleasant atmosphere and good environment for everyone to chat easily. Will go back again.
Amazing food, great service. would definitely go back as soon as I can!
Great food and very friendly service. They didn’t make us feel rushed. I also liked that the music was quiet and we could actually have a conversation!
Can not fault it. Great Japanese food and service... oh and they have Asahi black 😀
Delicious food, great drinks list & excellent service. Will definitely dine here again!
Great food and menu variety. Friendly, knowledgeable and efficient staff
Great food for the most part. Was quiet so didn't understand what took the food so long to get prepared. Dessert was a bit of a flop. Will come back again and hopefully next time will be better.
Staff are nice, they will do some recommendations for Adult and Kid . Sashimi quality is good , deep fry chicken tastes good, gyoza is good.
Not a very authentic experience. Food court Japanese at Tokyo prices. Kitchen staff appear to operate under an “if in doubt, add more mayonnaise” sort of arrangement.
❤️ yum, great service ❤️ ❤️ Never disappoint ❤️ food is just so delish, yum yum yum yum 😉 👍 👍 👍👍 👍 👍 😉
Thankyou so very much for a lovely dinner. Food delishish, service fantastic. Couldn’t praise anymore. Will definitely fine in again and share this place. Cheers
Great service, quick and very accommodating ! The food was absolutely Devine. Will definitely eat here again. Thanks so much pabu ! 👌 👌 👌
It was a good place. The food was good. The sake was good. The service was good. The venue was good. I enjoyed the eggplant.
Michael and his team were awesome as always! Recommend anything from the chargrill menu and don't be afraid to let them lead you on a good sake. Make sure to leave room for the saketini espresso!
Great food and atmosphere. Service was excellent and great for small or large groups with private dining in the back. Will definetly be back soon
Food was nice but not amazing, for the price there are better places close by. Also, so split bills is pretty lazy, especially when it is a half way split between 2 people.
Nice restaurant, a good vibe and lovely food paired with efficient service. We had Agedashi tofu, Nasu dengaku and some sushi & sashimi and couldn’t fault any of the dishes. I’d go again
Service is reasonable. Hard to understand some of the staff. For the price, food portions are small and expensive. Great quality and tasty food and cocktails.