Okami (Whittlesea) - Japanese All You Can Eat

Okami used to be my favourite restaurant. I used to go there with my partner twice a month on average, however my partner and I have split and due to the 'no lonely people' rule I can't access the all you can eat menu at Okami anymore. I have many friends but not many of them are interested in all you can eat Japanese. I wouldn't mind eating ala carte however it becomes prohibitively expensive quickly and the portions of the things that I like are altered and I can't order just the things like off the all you can eat menu for fare prices. I would be fine with the situation if I could order what I like take away. But the yakiniku Beef don bowl is 95 percent rice and no matter what I say I can't get anybody at Okami to give me a good portion of yakiniku beef for a far price. I would pay $30 dollars for a good sized bowl full of yakiniku beef, but Okami systems swear that this is impossible.
You don't know what is going on in peoples lives, She took my daughter without just cause. Losing my favourite restaurant because of your strict rules has been a bigger blow to me than it would seem to most people. Okami should be more flexible at least with its ala cart and takeaway menu. And lighten up on individuals who love your restaurant they are sometimes the people who need your services most. I am disappointed in you.

Arrived at the restaurant tonight for a relatives birthday. As soon as we sat down, the speakers started blasting “happy birthday” for another table. Now, I don’t have an issue with playing happy birthday for someone, but it was so deafeningly loud I couldn’t hear myself think and the speakers were so cooked that it was insanely distorted.

After this we ordered drinks and a first round of food. I got a coke I needed to follow up on another 15 mins later as it still hadn’t arrived while others at the table had nearly finished theirs, and a tea was stone cold.

Food was ok-ish. Some dishes were quite nice while others were a crime against food. I found a bone in the sashimi by nearly choking on it and the best the staff could do was say sorry, while still charging us full price.

It was otherwise ok but the lows were SO low that I can’t give it higher than 1 star.

I’ll be back when I’m ready to choke on dinner again.

Following day update: 2 of us are feeling quite ill.

Really disappointing as I have been to other okami’s. A drink was spilt by an employee on me. They replaced it and charged me for both. The food was not great either. Very upsetting.

We had Liam as a waiter and went over and above to give us great service, a magnificent waiter he was
We love the night there and beautiful food

Very disappointed, the beef carpaccio we were served came out frozen, nothing is fresh in this place. They have so much MSG in everything they serve, makes you drink water like a camel. I will definitely not be returning.

We have been here before and the service and food were perfect.
What a difference a few weeks makes.
The service was slow, and the food wasn't great.
The teriyaki beef was so dry, the friend rice was bland and overall the food lacked flavour.
It's such a pity as we were looking forward to our dinner.

I went here tonight with family.
Everything was amazing. Fast, friendly service.
You guys rock.
Our main waiter Liam, showed exceptional hospitality manners, he was friendly & helpful, polite & mature. He will go along way if he chooses to stay in hospitality.
All staff were great, service fast & food 5. Will definitely be going back again. Please pass on out gratitude to Liam, he thought he was in trouble at 1st I think. He should be proud of himself

It was like being in heaven, the food was amazing.the entire family loved it. Will defiantly be returning.

Very nice staff, good quality food. The only let down was the rice, which wasn't prepared or cooked properly. The fish and meat was great. I hope to be back soon and maybe if the rice is better next time I will change to 5 stars

Been there more than 3 times regardless of the 30 minutes of travel we do to reach there. Sam and all the staff have been polite to us and the food never disappoints us. Will visit again.

All you can eat menu is great value. Never wait long for any food to come to the table. I will be back. Amazing experience.

I have been to okami whittlesea so many times, food and costumer service never disappoints.
Highly recommend

Had a great time. Food was very nice and service was really good. Overall great experience.

One of the best japanese restaurant. Friendly staff and quick service loved the food and vibes. Will visit again

Okami is amazing. Fresh tasty vibrant food in a cosy atmosphere. The service is great, the welcome that you receive is warm and friendly. Great place for that little date night or large family get together. The delivery of food from the time of order is very quick and it only gets better from there. Get your bottoms into this amazing restaurant!

Never come again
Worst service ever, cold soup.
They only say sorry after 2 hours waiting to serve the food

Delicious buffet dinner. So many menu options to choose from. Excellent value for $36.80 pp. Keep ordering until you are full! We had sushi, sashimi, nigiri, tempura prawns and vegetables, cold cooked prawns, edadme, karage chicken, katsu chicken, mushroom salad, the list goes on. The Icecream choices to finish were all delicious. Friendly staff. Will return and highly recommend the buffet dinner option.

Table of 10 was great food and service. Best to go early beat the rush Gluten free options too!

Lacked variety in the sushi, maybe they were out of ingredients but they were on par with the stuff you'd buy from a hub, one of the lower quality Okami's if I'm being honest

Bloody Fantastic, Came across from SA to visit family and we decided to give Okami in Whittlesea a go after having the same at Greensborough years ago.

Incredible food, bloody great serving sizes, now we just need more in SA so we can have it over there too!