Okami - Footscray

Not bad for the price ($38.60). The takoyaki was a bit salty though but other than that it was good. Would recommend getting the karaage and the edamame.

I was here last night with my husband and 16 month old. My experience here really bothered me. I sat down first with my child while my husband parked the car. As soon as I sat down I had three waiters asking me if I was ready to order in the first 5 minutes. I told them I was waiting for my husband so that we could order together. Finally my husband arrived at the table and we were asked again… he just sat down give us some time. I told the waiter that we were getting the all you can eat tonight and he gave me a remark like that was the only thing available… I asked him if they had tea and he replied “they have Japanese tea”. I replied “is that green tea? ” He then said “yes, green tea”. I asked if it had caffeine in it and he replied “I don’t know”… okay, first of all if they had given me a few moments I could have looked at the menu and figured that out on my own. What kind of answer is “I don’t know? ”. I then selected a few things on the menu and asked if they had sashimi on it own and the waiter said “they can’t do that” I wasn’t asking if they could do that, I asked if they had it while I was looking at the menu. The nigiri was also very dry. Bad experience. Japanese restaurants pride themselves on good service but this was terrible. Two women waitresses that were working did a good job even though one was clearly new on the job.

The food was great, but to be honest the service was pretty bad. I took 45 minutes for 1 serving of spring rolls and i had to ask countless times ask i had a guest who was a fussy eater and only ate a few things that were on offering.each time i got '2 minutes away' was incredible infuriating. I also asked for the birthday cake i gave them about 3 times witch further delayed the night. I felt that the staff felt anoyyed by us as we were a big group. Then i got home and realised i was charged for 11 adults not 10.i just felt like for the 500$+ i spent i could of gone somewhere else

For the quality of the food!
for the service!
for the value for money!
Guys I don’t understand how this place could have a bad review! Im sorry that’s not allowed!
The service is impeccable and the food is freshly cooked or made (sushi/sashimi) every time you order!
I’ve been there 2 times now and tried all the all-you-can-eat menu!
1st experience: we were the last table to be seated that night and there were 2 big tables of ~20 people each, so the service was obviously a little bit slow down, understandable, but how the staff took care of us, OMG! They apologise and advise us that there may be some delay with the cold dishes as there was only one person preparing them, so we order more cooked food at the beginning. In addition to it they would keep checking on us every 5 minutes in case we needed something and updating us on our cold dish order. Simply an amazing service
Even though the restaurant was packed the food was still cooked perfectly! Everything was so delicious that I forgot to take pictures!
2nd last experience: the restaurant was less busy than before but the service and the food quality was the same!
Guys you are amazing! I highly recommend this place

I tried Okami in Doncaster and absolutely loved everything. I tried Okami in Footscary on 25th of October 2021 and everything was fine but I think the food wasn't fresh and tasty as compared to the one in Doncaster. Staff was nice and friendly.

Delicious Japanese cuisine served in authentic Japanese style. The menu has a lot of variety to suit everyone, including vegetarians. Very friendly staff and super affordable prices. They also have an all you can eat menu which is incredible value.

Food was so good! Big fan of everything being cooked fresh for you and how swiftly everything is brought to your table

Great all you can eat menu $38.90 pp. Delicous and fantastic service. We eat there often. Can be busy so always good to book in.

Really enjoyed it. Service was pleasant, fast and accurate. Had plenty of dishes and left well and truly full. A few of what we had weren't great (tempura prawn, spring rolls) but very good overall and will avoid those next time for the more delicious options.

In my opinion Footscray Okami is the best of all the Okami restaurants. The food is always absolutely amazing

Delicious as usual, fantastic service. Only complaint is the first couple plates took quite a while to arrive, however they were absolutely packed and everything after was prompt!

Fast service, amazing food, cheap price, large variety. Would highly recommend to anyone that likes Japanese or people who wanna try it out like me. Great for medium-large groups

Always come here for celebrations, never disappointed. My first step to celebrate everytime I'm back in Melbourne.

Very disappointed in what was meant to be a great night out for dinner. The service was very very slow, we had the table empty so times while waiting for our order, they then would bring out 1 dish at a time, however the larger tables were always full of food. We left still hungry and canceled what we were still waiting for. I will try the Caroline Springs form now on and hope for the best.

Okami Footscray was my favourite Okami until tonight. It was the slowest service we have ever experienced in Okami considering it's all you can eat. We usually go here on weekends and I find that the staff were also more friendly during weekends. It is my daughter's birthday and she asked us if we can have dinner at Okami on this day as we are regulars there and she loves it there. I don't usually leave reviews, actually this is my 1st food/restaurant review. But tonight was very very disappointing. Our table was left with no food (as per photo below) multiple times tonight. I was trying to order 2x of the food that we usually order because the service is very very very slow but they said I am not allowed to do that as they are trying to control the food on the table. And I told them this is the first time this happened here. And the lady who's serving us said they won't be able to allow me to do it because the people in the kitchen will question them too. And we had to wait 30mins for our 3rd order of beef carpaccio, and when it finally came, it had only 3 beef slices (as per photo) instead of the usual 4 to 5 slices. The restaurant was not even full at that time. This is horrible service from Okami. My point is, if they advertise themselves as All you can eat, then let the people order what they want. And just charge them if they leave leftover food as what other all you can eat restaurants do. So disappointing especially today is the special day of our daughter. What happened with us tonight is a waste of money.

If you go to eat alone, you cannot enjoy the main menu which is advertised. They say it’s for at least 2 people, although you have to pay the same price.

Cheap pricing for a Japanese buffet but portions are really small during peak hour until last order, then they suddenly serve large dishes to clear their stock of the day.
I recommend the grilled eggplant, the chicken kaarage, cocktail prawns and the homemade ice cream. If u are after sashimi and sushi, I would pick elsewhere with better quality n cuts.

Excellent service, staff were very accomodating and friendly. Food was excellent and came out in a timely fashion and was always hot.

Very nice food, a very popular place make sure you book otherwise you'll be disappointed when you get turned away. Will definitely return.

I stood alone waiting to be served. The waitresses looked at me and did nothing. The fellow at the counter looked at me and did nothing, well, proceeded to perform data entry rather than acknowledge my existence. That was 5 min of my life wasted. I left unacknowledged and unserved. I guarantee I was neither unkempt nor odorous.