Holy moly meat lovers rejoice! Before our trip, I looked for different ayce yakiniku options near our hotel and found this gem. The reviews were quite high online and the pictures of the food looked amazing so how could I resist?! Especially wagyu! It's $84 AUD which was about $59 USD. For that price? Yes please! Once we figured out a time and date, we booked a reservation online. Note to self you need at least two in your party if you're planning to do ayce. Menu consists of different types of meat including wagyu of course, side dishes, sushi, different type of sashimi, and more. I love how there's so much of a variety to choose from. Ordering is easy and you mainly use an iPad to choose what you want. There is a timer for 90 min. We've been warned previously that Japanese food in Australia isn't the same compared to the US but heck it was sure close. Even the traditional dishes like chawamushi and the onsen egg were just like Japan! Sushi and sashimi were fresh! There's even scallops served in shell with butter and you have to grill. Ugh just thinking about it makes me hungry. The meat was amazing!!! Like AMAZING! It was like Japan! Fatty, rich, and our course : delicious. Literally wanted to cry because of how happy I was. We love it!!!!! Gah I wished we had this back home especially at this price point. If you're a meat and seafood lover, you'll definitely get your money worth. I mean cmon wagyu at that price point?! Crazy. The service was good and food came out fast. There was always a consistent flow so we never had to wait long periods to receive our food. Hands down, this is a must. read more

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Discovered this little gem after my sister told me about it! This is a AYCE Wagyu grade 8-9 place. However, the AYCE wagyu begins during dinner time while the AYCE sushi one is during lunch. On Mondays, there's an all you can drink (non alcoholic drinks) as well. It's $84AUD/person for dinner and 90 mins of ordering whatever you want! Experience: The first few meats were really great quality but I felt as time went on, we got lower grade meat with less marbles as well. The service also got slower as time went on. However, compared to other meats I've had at AYCE, you can taste the difference in quality. I would come back here someday! read more

a favourite for the meat eaters of my family. ipads make super easy ordering and delivery to table was effitient and fast. modern and sleek restaurant design, japanese influences and dim moody lighting, love it. read more

84 AUD = 56.77 USD which is actually not that bad considering the quality and the different kind of food they have. They have a variety of appetizers, greens, seafood, and meat(wagyu). Coming here mainly for their wagyu, I was honestly pretty satisfied by what the quality of the meat. The appetizers and the greens are a hit or miss kind of situation. The sashimi salad was over wasabi but tasted pretty good. The seaweed salad was just not good. Instead of the over wasabi dressing, they have this nasty dressing that I forced myself to finish. Although the meat were good, the problem is that it starts to taste the same after awhile. The other issue doesn't come from the meat but comes from the waitress or at least my waitress. She brings the meat but she doesn't explain which part it is...so it was hard to differentiate the variety which is actually a big problem. I had one plate of the salmon sashimi and it was actually pretty good. What really shocked was their seafood. I got their Tiger Prawn and it was sooooo good. It was super big in size and this is an AYCE. I think the other problem also came from the waitress lol. I forgot what it was exactly but she possibly brought me something wrong and then it was the 3 minutes left and when I tried to flag her down, the time(One hour and 30 mins for ordering, but total of 2 hours of sitting down) ran out and yea... Regardless, I thought Kobe Wagyu was actually pretty worth it once in awhile because the quality of their stuff is good. As I did mentioned, the meat does start to all taste the same after awhile. read more

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Kobe Wagyu is up on the first floor across from World Square, at the edge of Chinatown. It was great food and a great dining experience. And it was a bit of a historical meal for us too, as it was the last place we went to before restaurants got shut down (except for takeaway service) because of the COVID-19 pandemic. So, if humanity is doomed, it was great to have this as our last restaurant meal. Head up the stairs and be impressed by the fridge full of wagyu beef. In fact, I was at a Japanese restaurant in the same location maybe ... ten years ago? Anyways, here at Kobe Wagyu BBQ, It's a fun and easy concept. For $84, you get a beautiful deluxe plate of sashimi, and a wooden staircase of wagyu beef. You can also get free beer (one bottle each), free oysters (one each) and then order small side dishes to your heart's content. The focus here, of course, is the meat, and I wasn't careful enough to try to write down the different cuts and names of the beef (though I should have checked the menu, which has photos of them) but there was an amazing variation, in how much fat there was, how thin or thick the slice was, and then the different texture and mouth-feel with each bite. It was really amazing, and you can tell this is high-quality, expensive meat. And with a biteful of each type, you can really savour and appreciate them. I think there was only one out of the eight or nine varieties that I thought was average. Mostly, we looked at each other after tasting a piece and said: OHMYGOD. The setting is fun and comfortable. Perhaps a little too bright. But the booths are comfortable and they were spaced so that everyone was sitting a comfortable distance apart (all the staff were wearing masks, there was hand sanitizer at the entrance when you came in. It was clear they were doing everything they could to make it a safe and comfortable experience). And the ordering pad is fun. Easy to understand and the orders come in minutes! We ordered quite a few little plates: a cold tofu, takoyaki (octopus balls), crab claws (which tastes surprisingly of crab rather than the artificial seafood filler I expected), a seaweed salad, asparagus, and burdock fries (chewy and interesting). We even had a frozen matcha tiramisu for dessert, which was fine. Nothing special but I like the concept. All in all a wonderful evening and I would definitely go back. And I hope in these tough times for restaurant that Kobe Wagyu, and all of the other wonderful restaurants in Sydney, will also be back to normal business as soon as we can all be safe. read more

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This restaurant only allows 90 minutes dining and 60 minutes ordering for the buffet. We were told this after waiting for 50 minutes for a table. Guess what's more ridiculous? They charged us extra $10 per 100g uneaten food. This policy is not mentioned on the menu. Also the staff didn't inform us about this before we started dining. But if customers haven't got full after 90 minutes dining, there would be no deduction of the bills. What a nasty restaurant. read more

Kobe Wagyu is in the heart of the Sydney CBD, and can be found upstairs, entering from Goulburn street.  Once upstairs you'll find plenty of tables complete with a grill in the centre. Now I might not be the best cook at home, but this is one of those places where I can sure shine as chef. Taking on thus role for the table, I ordered and cooked! We had a big group so the the buffet menu, at $79 per person was great for us, since we could get a range of items to share amongst the group. The all you can eat experience includes vegetables, salads, small bites, rice, noodles, soup, seafood and meats. Basically the concept is to select your choices from the touch screen and send through to the kitchen. Sashimi and sushi is prepared for you, as is the entree sized bites like the chicken wings and Takoyaki. Then comes the highlight of the night - the meats and seafood. Order your selections again from the touch screen. They have various cuts like skirt, brisket, short rib, chicken thigh or wing, pork belly, neck, sausage or loin amongst others. This comes to you slightly seasoned and then it's cooking time. It only needs a brief amount of time in the grill and then take it off, dip it in a little sauce and you're ready to eat. It high quality Wagyu and makes the buffet cost good value for money. The seafood options are also grand - whether it be m octopus, scallop, calamari to cook on the grill or even a few fresh prawns. Grab yourself a few sides like veggies, kim chi, edamame or tofu and you've got yourself a pretty good meal with a lot of variety. We think it's well suited to a group dining experience and a whole lot of fun. Our waiters were efficient and hardworking. read more

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For a wagyu beef all you can eat and all you can eat sashimi and snacks, this is pretty good outside of Japan. Of course the wagyu in Japan is way better. I liked ordering from the computer and sending it straight to the kitchen. I think the servers should tell us what kind of meat they were bringing out. That would be a level higher of service. There's also dessert at the end. The sesame was better than the red bean. read more

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I am writing this review months later but still think about this place from time to time. I believe price was around 50 something USD for dinner with tax and tip included Totally worth it for the quality of meats you are getting. Service was attentive. They use touch screens on each table to place orders. If their was any issues staff came fast and where very friendly and able to ask questions without feeling rushed. The quality of the Wagyu beef was excellent. They have other hot foods as well but save your appetite for the AYCE Wagyu. I wish they had a place like this here in the US but would probably cost so much more. I highly recommend this place if you are looking to try Waygu beef or just love to eat in general and want to try something different. read more

Kobe Wagyu - Japanese Near Me - Sydney, NSW

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Went here for a Monday dinner in late November and glad I did. Made a reservation through opentable and was a bit early to our reserved time but they were able to accommodate with no issue. The AYCE also had all you can drink. Ordering was simple as it was through a tablet and the food came out quickly. They had sushi options as well but the main attraction was the meat. Each meat order came in small portions so you were able to order a lot of variety and then re-order the ones you liked. Definitely recommend if you wanted to try different cuts/types of meat. And the price was fair, not overly expensive. read more

Very good beeF quality and all tastes pretty good. Went during the noon that the second person gets 50% off. Icecream must try!! read more

I took 2 trains and a bus to get there, having a reservation, just to be told at the door that they don't accept under 2 people. They should really fix there reservation system or at least have given me a table for my time. read more

been here once it was a quite day, loved the food and staf was friendly , it's a calm place as most of the ordering is done by the tablets fixed to every table. reasonable price for All you can eat and especially wagyu included read more