Amazing sashimi, great lychee martini, really cool vibe and great service! Highly recommend!

Super fun bar with a great vibe and delicious drinks! I can't rate it on food since I didn't eat but the bar experience was 5 stars. It was a Wednesday night and they had a super fun live reggae ish band playing that also played some hip hop and was a blast to dance to. I had the drink with lychee and lime and it was DELICIOUS. I slurped that thing down like water, and loved that it had lychee pieces you could eat with chop sticks. The decor is suuuupeer weird and kinda dark, just like I like it. Would 100% come back. read more

Walking the back streets of Bondi we came upon Bad Mamas. I thought this was the name of the restaurant until I realised I was sitting in the lounge of the bar area which is called Bad Mamas. A very friendly waiter (Manuka) came up and asked to take our drinks orders. I said we were here to dine in so he promptly organised a wonderful lounge seat - over in the dining area which was perfect (on a raised stage)! The restaurant is beautifully decorated in a Bohemian style. Something you might find in suburban Paris with lots of comfortable couches, lounges and a delightful ambiance crossmatched with a 1920's Shanghai Opium den complete with burning joss sticks. The menus have a selection of innovative dishes ranging from freshly made Sashimi, Sushi, Charcoal Yakitori Dumplings, Salads or the Chef's specials such as Duck Pancakes, Chilli Mongolian Lamb or Chilli Chicken. There is an Asian Tapas menu offering such delights as Edamame Beans, Homemade Miso Soup, BBQ Pork Buns, Beef Dumplings, Sesame Prawn Rolls, Mixed Prawn & Veggie Steamed Dumplings or some spicy Buffalo Wings. So many options - I needed to ask for help. The wait staff are extremely helpful, knowledgeable and take time out to make your dining experience the most enjoyable. What did we order? Edamame Beans: These Edamame Beans were the best have ever tasted because they were freshly steamed & spiced with garlic, pepper & sea salt. So much nicer than the average cold serving. ($10) From the Yaki BBQ Grill - Mongolian chilli lamb cutlets. These BBQ grilled spicy Lamb cutlets were exquisitely served with stir~fried with chilli, black beans, cumin seeds, coriander & peanuts ($25) From the Chef's recommendations I ordered: The traditional Sichuan popular Chilli chicken dish recreated by Mamasan. The Chicken fillets are stir fried with Sichuan red peppercorns, dried chillis & our famous home~made chilli oil. Served with Japanese chilli nest & fresh lime. Caution - Don't eat the red chillies as they are very hot! ($25) Pork Belly Sliders These are becoming a feature in a lot of restaurants lately. Mamasan has recreated this favourite by placing plump slabs of pork belly slapped between ever-so-soft buns. A homemade Taiwanese sauce and apple wasabi accompany the dish. Usually only two are served for $25 - but I ordered an extra one as 3 of us were dining. Drinks menu is comprehensive ranging from top Japanese beers, Wines (Red and White), Cocktails to Sakis. I chose the Drunken Poet ~ Rihaku Tokubetsu (Shimane) which is one of Japan's best Junmai sakes. I normally don't like Saki - but this drop changed my mind. ($20-$81) depending on serving size. No room for desert this time. The menu highlights the signature dish the Gooey - a very gooey runny chocolate cake served with Vanilla Ice Cream. ($12.50) Other tempers include warm Sticky Rice, Egg Custard Buns or Asian Green Tea green and Sesame ice cream which comes with homemade caramel sauce. ($8-10) Verdict: Expensive but worth it. The flavours are out of this world. Just be careful of those red hot chillies! The staff were fabulous and turned our visit into a dining occasion. We will return definitely. read more

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A giant mug of Asahi for $10? Not too shabby. Aside from the booze, I only tried one other thing - Chips. It's soooo bomb w/the Wasabi dipping sauce. But the price of $9.50 for a small cup of it isn't so bomb! The vibe is a bit hipster, a bit pretentious and a bit unique. The decor is definitely worth checking out if you're ever in Bondi. Until I will the lottery, I won't be coming here again :) read more

Mamasan - Chips w/Wasabi dipping sauce - Chinese Near Me - Bondi Beach, NSW

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Very friendly staff (mostly), decent food (not good, just decent), slightly overpriced ($41 for 15 piece sashimi), confusing menu, slow service (the barramundi took over 40 minutes to come - must have been freshly caught as there is no other excuse)and VERY loud. However, if you are after a great time with friends and the venue isn't of great concern, then this place will probably fit your needs. Cool decor though. Good staff. read more

Great ambiance. Memorable decor. Interesting seating though a bit crammed. We're not all Tyrion-sized! Food-wise, it's when Asian meets Gourmet. As urban dictionary defines gourmet. High in price. Small in portion. Though definitely artisan. So eat your supper elsewhere then go here for the after-party and order something to share. read more

Upon finding out that Mamasan had Asahi and Sapporo on tap, I knew this was a spot I must visit. Immediately. Turns out I was tempted by the fruit of another (oh sake, my sake) and how could I not be when I found out they are obsessed-in-the-good-way with the fermentad rice wine of the Gods? So before I even get going on the food, let me just say that this establishment has a beautiful range of Asian booze. *Hic* Just beautiful. The food was tasty as well and as we came in group-form, we enjoyed a range of their so-called Asian tapas. The Fish on Fire was certainly the stand-out and involved salmon marinated in miso and lovingly hugged by cedar wood paper. And then lit on fire. Yep - it was still glowing when they brought it to us and we devoured it in its cedar-laden smoky glory. Other highlights (pun intended) included the duck pancakes and the most elaborately seasoned edamame I may have ever indulged in. The chilli chicken dish was a love it/hate it mix among our group, largely due to the nest of Japanese string chili that presided over every bite. (For the record, I was in the love it camp, although I wish the breading had been a bit crispier on the chicken.) Overall, I just adored the laid-back vibe of Mamasan and I'll certainly be back to "research" the quality of those taps sooner than later. read more

Horrible bartender- rude and condescending. This will be my first and last time coming here. Had to wait 45 min to get chicken teriyaki.

Warm on a cool night, with quirky original decor and delicious food - this is well above many of the nearby restaurants. Service was a bit perfunctory - it was not busy and we were often waiting for some attention. Fix that and the place would definltely be ****. read more

Friendly and welcoming staff, food was fantastic, the buffalo wings were incredible! Just wish they had pork dumplings, which they advised was recently removed from menu. read more

I happened across this location by chance. First night in Bondi and wanting a bite to eat after a long plane ride, the staff was amazing. They treated me like an regular even though I walked in at about 5 minutes before closing time. The food was delicious, the prawns were awesome and the One bite beef was one of the best beef dishes I have ever eaten. The Asahi was much better than anything I have ever gotten out of a can in the States. I would highly recommend this for a great time, either as a group or as a party of one. read more

The food was definitely below average. The atmosphere was ok, but did feel a bit like a cheap, tacky tourist trap. The bar staff seemed nice and the cocktail I ordered was fine, but what really got me was they sneakily overcharged me by $15 - which I didn't discover until I got my credit card bill. I was told the price, and gave my credit card for a 'tap and go' - but it seems they gave themselves a $15 tip! Not happy. read more

Came here on Valentine's Day which was today... ordered the 7 course tasting menu.. waited an hour before our drinks came (no joke) our food then came first (oysters to start) 20 minutes after that our wine came which was before the cocktails oddly and then 2 more courses came relatively slow and from there on it was a dead stop! We got that food/drink and didn't see our server for another hour! Had my girl on a date night in valentines and it was really embarrassing. Finally I found the waitress and said listen I'll pay for the wine but this has been bullocks and they took the 2 items of food we had off the bill and manager came over with the typical apology speech which was fine and away we went. Finally when we put our cards down another 30 minutes went by before we even paid. I'd give them 0 stars if I could as it was utter embarrassment and just a brutal experience. Never coming back! read more