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Koko Japanese Restaurant

8 Whiteman Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3006, Australia
(03) 9292 6886
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Ranked #208 of 2,426 restaurants in Melbourne
4.0 of 5 stars 17 Reviews
Dining options: Reservations
Neighbourhood: Southbank
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Sydney, Australia
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012

Beautiful Japanese decor, fantastic food and chefs with a sense of humour. Great place to celebrate a birthday or party. Must try. More

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Wellington, New Zealand
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 February 2012

I went there recently, private room and all, to celebrate a friend's birthday. I just cannot understand why anyone would think that this is a great restaurant. The staff just didn't know what to do, they were running around in circles, delivering the wrong orders for the drinks and pouring out the wrong wine. Our host was very gracious and... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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26 reviews 26 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 February 2012

Our first visit to this restaurant was to celebrate our daughter's birthday in November. It was a last minute booking and we chose the restaurant because our daughter liked the name! We were pleasantly surprised on arrival as the setting is just delightful. The service was excellent and we all enjoyed our food choices from the a la carte menu.... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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46 reviews 46 reviews
Reviews in 26 cities Reviews in 26 cities
42 helpful votes 42 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 January 2012

Best sushi rolls, lovely ambiance very relaxing.  Also do teppanyaki which seems very popular but we can't tear ourselves away from the a la carte menu More

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Melbourne
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30 reviews 30 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 January 2012

Have dined at Koko's many many times. Last 3 times we have done the teppanyaki for Mothers (x2) and Father's day, which we received gifts too - nice touch!! Each time we have been there whether Al-a-carte or Teppanyaki, the food has been sensational, and we have never experienced poor service. Have done the private rooms twice (my husbands 40th... More

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See 8 more reviews by TASfromAUS for Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
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74 reviews 74 reviews
Reviews in 27 cities Reviews in 27 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 December 2011

Koko is a pleasure to visit. Service, food and atmosphere are excellent. Interstate visitors raved about the view and the Crown experience. Wait service made us feel very, very special. I'll have no hesistation in taking visitots from interstate or overseas there at any time. More

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Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 November 2011

I can't begin to explain how good this was.. Had to forfeit our reservation at Nobu so went in blind with no reservation just asking for a table here and luckily they had one table who had just vacated, right on the window.. Amazing view!! The miso soup came out and set the standard.. I have never tasted miso soup... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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83 reviews 83 reviews
Reviews in 23 cities Reviews in 23 cities
26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 September 2011

Tried this restaurant on a quite night, took advantage of their 2 courses and 2 wines deal. Good choice from the menu, excluding Wagyu and Sushi/sashimi. Meals were good, tasty, Wine was good. Nothing to rave about. There are better Japanese restaurants in Melbourne and there are worse. More

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Melbourne, Australia
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 July 2011

Booked a table for 2 online, received a phone call & email confirmation - so far so good. Arrived on time, left hanging around in the doorway for too long, then shown to the Teppanyaki table which we didn't want. Left there while they went to look for another table - in the far corner with a view across the... More

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Newcastle, Australia
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18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 July 2011

Fistly - the food at this Japanese restaurant is exceptional. I have dined at this restaurant twice, and both times we have enjoyed magnificent food - yet our experiences at this restaurant were completely different. When we went to this restaurant in 2008, it was an amazing dining experience. We were guided to our table by the wonderful staff over... More

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