Thoroughly impressed with this restaurant! Its a small place but their food is outstanding! Parking…read morea probably the only issue, but if you come in the evening it is a bit easier to find. We ordered the Wagyu Beef Bowl, Bento Box with Chicken, and Aburi Salmon Carpaccio. The most incredible item was the Carpaccio. Without a doubt, one of the best starters I have ever eaten in my life! The flavors and seasoning was perfect. I'm a huge fan of Aburi so trust me when I say - you won't regret getting this dish! The rest of the food came out pretty fast too and was very good. The server was top notch too. The waitress often came by to refill our glasses and check up on us. Glad to have discovered this hidden gem.

My friend took me here the other day for some Japanese BBQ. I've never had Japanese BBQ before so I…read morewas excited to try! The BBQ option was about $40AUD per person. Honestly, this price is ridiculous. Most Korean BBQs are about $20-30 per person. Anyways, they have indoor and outdoor seating. We opted for indoor seating because it was around 8pm at night and was super windy! They gave us order sheets and we mark what we wanted and how much we wanted. Those order sheets were pretty nifty! You just mark down what you want and give it to any of the workers. TIP: If it's your first time here, order a small amount for each type of food that you want. This is so that you can try everything out and check out the proportion sizes. if you want more, just order more. They do charge you extra if have leftovers! My friend and I ordered: beef, pork belly, shrimp, ribs, corn, mushroom, salmon sashimi, salad, salmon sashimi salad, gyoza, takoyaki, edamame, kimchi, and ox tongue. The ox tongue was yummy! It was thinly sliced and flavoured very well. The corn and mushroom were cooked with butter; yumm! The salmon sashimi just melted in my mouth! The workers there were very friendly and helpful. It seems like they lack English, so it was a little difficult to communicate with them.What I found was a little annoying was when they greeted customers. It was cool they they greeted customers every time they came and left; however, they would yell at the top of their lungs.The place isn't very big so you could definitely hear it every time. I believe their store closes at 9pm, so at around 8:30pm, they close the kitchen. Make sure to get your orders in before 8:30pm.

Simply the best Japanese cuisine in Gold Coast, we love the Tonkotsu Curry, unadon and obentôs!read more

Love this place, food, atmosphere, service, location. Everything. Try the set menus starting at…read more$49. Food is fresh, traditionally presented and tasty. The staff are professional. Sho the manager is fun. The chefs are all Japanese and know what they are doing.

This restaurant is tucked away to the point where I was looking for it and almost passed it!…read moreHowever, this just added to the atmosphere. Having only one sushi chef makes every roll special and the fish is the freshest I have ever eaten. If I lived here, I would come everyday.

I've prob ate here at least 50 times over the last 12 years, they have amazing food and it's priced…read moreeven better, there set meals are great from sashimi to there terryiyaki salmon or chicken. Every day they have a special for approx $5-7 , it's usually very basic but once in a while it's a kick arse meal you just have to check everyday. This is one of the few restaurants that should be charging more for as the meal is a very high quality meal.

Amazing Japanese food. The chicken Katsu is delicious not to mention the Gyoza. The staff are…read morealways friendly.

Chef serious is amazing! He brought so much lovely food and energy to us all. Totally loved it!read more

The chef we had was very entertaining and the food was quite good, but the restaurant was beyond…read morenoisy, which diminished my enjoyment a bit. Service was pretty good, though we had to wait quite a while for water refills and for the check. Definitely bring earplugs if excessive noise bothers you!

Our food was soooo good but our service wasn't. :( Came here for my birthday and put it in the reso…read morenotes online. Server pretty much forgot about us throughout the dinner, and forgot our drinks. When delivering the check, he put our drinks in twice. Cocktail my lady friend got tasted like it wasn't made with any alcohol. They didn't acknowledge my birthday at all, except at the end when I mentioned to my friend and my server heard and then they took off a cocktail and half of a sake bottle. But by that time it already felt like I didnt enjoy my birthday dinner. Wanted to give two stars but the food (kingfish roll, seared scallop roll, chicken yakitori, chili garlic edamame, bottle of sake) was so good that I wanted to at least give three stars Loved the soundtrack and decor as well, but service really does make a meal.

Wow what an absolutely fantastic dinner. A fusion explosion and enjoyment of something a little…read moredifferent - not at all expected. Staying at QT, I didn't wish to venture too far tonight, so the hotel's food offerings were on the cards. Japanese has always been (and remains) one of my favourite cuisines and so the local Yamagen was on the cards. The Yamagen menu offered a few tantalising fusion options which are not "normal" Japanese faire, so I decided to go out on a limb and try these. I am so glad I did! I started with the Sashimi Tacos. One word - WOW. Taste and texture were fantastic and an absolute joy. A fantastic fusion take and well worth trying. The crispy pork belly for main was chosen and also just as delicious. The nashi pear base was great and the textures complimented each other perfectly. My only complaint was that there was too little of it, I could have eaten two of these (because they were so delicious, not because of the portion size...) But dessert was also on the cards, and the "Yonuts" were chosen. I am so glad I did. Powdered wake seaweed with fine sugar created a sweet and savoury juxtaposition which perfectly complimented the isolated caramel balls of joy. Oh wow. The wait staff were attentive but not overbearing and the whole experience left me wanting more. I try to dine at different restaurants when interstate, but I will be hard pressed not to come back for take #2 tomorrow evening... Thank you Yamagen for a great dinner - definitely one to savour again!

Brilliant food and atmosphere! Priced reasonably. Venue was easy to find but needed a bit of a…read moretidy. Teppanyaki chefs fun and interactive. Would visit again!

Good phone manner and prompt service. Quality of the food was good and priced accordingly. They're…read moreon my list for future take out orders!

Great inexpensive genuine Japanese food. I have lived in Japan and this is very close. It's a…read moreregular no frills favourite of ours.

Walking around habour town.. tired and hungry for food? Try this little shop! Their spicies would…read morepick you right back up and full of energy. I really enjoyed their yakisoba and the wait isnt too long. The price is quite reasonable for the amount of meat, vegetables, noodles and sauce! Seating of course is first come first serve. So avoid prime lunch time! Apart from that...enjoy :)

Verdict: Choose another ramen joint…read more Was here on a uni holiday Wednesday at 8:20pm (it closes at 9pm, like most places on the coast) - there was no one here. For comparison, the Grill House and Kubo's Bar & Grill had multiple tables, and at least 10 ppl in the shop. Ordered the black garlic ramen (usually $12), enquired about extra noodles (called "kaedama") - $3 here. I was taken aback - places with the nerve to charge for kaedama charge less (Ramen Danbo $1, Muso $2), and most places offer it for free (Hakataya chains and Ramen Champion offer 1x, Gentotsu offers UNLIMITED) (on further research, $3 is on par with JFX Nexus). Apparently there's a large bowl option (+$2), so I chose that. The noodle and soup itself was fine, but there was only one slice of pork to boot even for the size upgrade (and the $6 sliced pork side option is also the most expensive of ramen joints). I can see ppl visiting this place if they needed a ramen fix, and this was the only place within walking distance - but JFX is 3min walk away, and they offer free miso soup. No wonder this place was empty. Note: - Cash only - No BYO drinks - There are no pickled vegetables offered for free

Really great value authentic Japanese "fast" food of don dishes with meat and rice or udon/ramen…read morenoodle dishes. Same great taste as the Sydney restaurant, but less queuing. Sukiyaki don is always my favourite with beef, miso soup on the side and I like to drink an iced cold green tea. Definitely recommend for students or anyone looking for a cheap meal as you can be well-fed for under $15. They often do lunch specials and bento box meals at a great price.