I am no closet karaoke lover. I love singing and dancing and quite frankly probably looking rather…read moresilly at times in order to provide entertainment for my dear friends that have spent countless hours locked away in a big echo karaoke room. Whilst it can't really compare to the buffet + ensuited karaoke rooms of Asia, in Sydney nothing beats big echo for a cheap singing fix. There's a wide variety of songs (I even found a Christian one in there last night which amazed me) and generally they are quite up to date with the latest English and Chinese songs. The newer English songs even have the actual music video in the background so we can stop watching clips from the 1980's of women walking around a fountain with big boofy hair and oversized bright clothing. So I've always taken full advantage of the happy hour sessions where you can sing for 3hrs plus get a free drink for $12/pp but yesterday I was happy to discover that there are now "all you can sing" sessions where you can sing for up to 8hrs for $12/pp. BARGAIN!!! The only catch is it's for a minimum of 5 people. Looks like I better get cracking at finding 4 others and buying some soothers to take in with me. http://www.yelp.com.au/biz_photos/TdDANZuiLc-erFYUs9tH1g?select=P6QCum1o9p-Cy-m7t8We-g http://www.yelp.com.au/biz_photos/TdDANZuiLc-erFYUs9tH1g?select=yx8KXJUs8iHHJ-Kxw7B7Lg Oh and looks like I can finally successfully hold my Jay Chou karaoke marathon and get through his 11 albums in one karaoke session :p

Karaoke is the best thing ever created. But nuh uh. Not in this place. Love singing, love music…read more This place just isn't up to standard for me. They have variety of songs which is a good thing, however the system is kinda sluggish and old. An upgrade is in need! The sound system is so-so, nothing to complain for that. Other than that, i'm happy that I got to Sing for just $12. But c'mon you can do better than that.

Probably one of the best karaoke places I've been to in Chinatown so far. The equipment is very new…read more(touchscreen for selecting songs, and nice LCD screens including a big one in the main area), and easy to use (even for people who don't read Chinese) and has a good collection of songs. Best time to go is during the week (not Friday/Saturday nights) because its only $5 per person per hour. Though if I could change something to make this place better, I'd probably waive the $50 cash only deposit (especially if no-one drinks anything)

This was my first time at a Karaoke Bar and I was puuuuumped. However we were introduced with some…read morebad news when we got to the front of the bar. There wasn't a free room till 1AM. That was almost an hour and a half wait. We thought it'd be fine to wait it out if we got drinks and chilled. We entered. The placed was decked out and bumping for sure. Very spacious, very modern. I loved it. I felt like I was in Rush Hour 2. Got a shot. 10 bucks. Ouch. But standard I assume. Didn't take card cause they had a minimum. Ugh. There was a common area for everyone to observe whoever it was's turn to sing. To even get a chance for that, was another hour wait. Friends didn't like their pina coladas. Bathrooms were dope and beautiful. Took some bathroom selfies, not gonna lie. Left soon after we took our shots. Gotta plan ahead of time before coming here. Don't go on a whim like we did unless you wanna be disappointed.

Decent songs, and cheap (a lot of university students go here)…read more This place reminds me of Karaoke places in japan (because of the equipment they use). Although speaking of which, if you can't read japanese you might have a little trouble using the equipment.

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It was my birthday night and CEO decided to host it, decked out with smoke machines, private…read morebathrooms and drinks aplenty. Atmosphere was a little cramped in what is supposed to be a '21-30' person room. But all in all...solid start. I was sufficiently inebriated at this stage and so, fiddling with remote controls and shuffling through songs felt like reciting Pi to a 100 decimal places. Add on to that a system of what looked to me like hieroglyphics and things were getting rocky. It took 15 minutes to attempt a system reboot in order to reset this indecipherable language into English. In this time, I was sobering up and awkwardness levels were beginning to elevate. Enter CEO panic mode. More sober friends arguing with management and voila we set foot into the practically Coliseum like entrance to the CEO room, fit for, well you guessed it...a Chief Entertainment Officer. Speaking on behalf of friends who have greater recollections of the events that unfolded (six shots down at this stage..), the music variety was limited for a western audience but the gimmicks made up for this. Large flat screens, premium 'dance' floor space and very comfy furniture...albeit slightly hazardous (as I found out later) glass tables all made for a top night despite the prior shortcomings. Enter next star deduction. Time to refund my deposit CEO after a non spewtastic evening! Oh wait, we are not able to refund you because the card details we have on hand are not the ones you specifically listed out to me barely a day prior. Words to the wise. Thanks! Disclaimer: I 100% despise negative reviews unless they're constructive.

went here with my colleagues for some fun. They've got a lot of rooms but good to book first - I…read morerang and booked the 'Simpsons' themed room. 8 of us fit easily in the room, but you can get larger rooms. $88 an hour is expensive compared to Japan but, hey, it's fun. Range of songs, is OK, not amazing. You need to buzz the person to order drinks and can't do it on the screen. They only have beers or wine by the bottle and a limited range of spirits. Nice customer service though. You do have to leave a bond of a $100 in case someone 'spews'. Her Words, not mine ;)

My first sub-par place review!…read more Reasons (and areas of improvement where I will add one star per point on if fixed): - the system for selecting songs is not that easy to use unless you go here a lot (beware newcomers!) - theres not a big variety of songs - Little to no cell reception because its semi-underground (good luck if someone running late is trying to reach you to find out which room you are in). Although not at fault by the venue itself, theres several other areas of improvement. The only reason possible to come here is because its cheap (and if you go for 3 hours you get a free drink) or its relatively close to Town Hall Station or QVB Bus Stops, or you or friends live nearby. Oh and by the way you need to bring $50 extra in cash for a refundable room deposit.

Enjoyed a nice soft shell crab hand roll (which I didn't get a photo of because it looked too good…read moreand I devoured it already) and a bento box. A friend of mine recommended me here and it would've been difficult for me to find the restaurant alone as it is located upstairs. Anyways, the food was great. Not sure if i can comment on customer service as the ordering system is via an iPad. Presentation of the hand roll was really nice and the soft shell crab was to die for. However, I think the bento Box can be improved on as the chicken was slightly on the drier side and im unsure what the fried tofu was doing drowning in a puddle of sauce in the corner. But all in all, it was a decent eat and would probably stop by again for another go :)

Heard from a friend that Wagaya had expanded their horizons and opened up a karaoke branch to…read morecompete with the likes of Mizuya up the road. After being told there was a 50% opening special during April I just had to go check it out. ROOM As we had 7 people we were allocated a medium size room which is meant to sit up to 8 people. It was probably only just right for the 7 of us. The table was also quite small for the amount of food and drink we ordered. They have all the latest Chinese and English songs as expected. The only downside is needing to stand to use to touch screen song selector. At other karaoke places you can sit to do this. FOOD The menu and touch screen ordering system is exactly like wagaya and food quality is just as great as the original restaurant. Of the new dishes I tried I was pleasantly surprised by the Wafu pizza. Only disappointment was the ice-cream. If nobody had told me I was eating sesame/green tea I would have thought I was eating vanilla ice-cream. http://www.yelp.com.au/biz_photos/o87rLoITAEgdWSQDAUpF0A?select=C5Nz93afJJCGQVJcuFLiyg http://www.yelp.com.au/biz_photos/o87rLoITAEgdWSQDAUpF0A?select=vLivsqBv7jeWCqywdUCE2Q http://www.yelp.com.au/biz_photos/o87rLoITAEgdWSQDAUpF0A?select=f2HqSOm6yT1tOyJiXp8d-Q http://www.yelp.com.au/biz_photos/o87rLoITAEgdWSQDAUpF0A?select=lYiCTMNDH_ciAScMxq_bXQ SERVICE The food came out so super quick that my friend who was late by 10 minutes walked in and said "where did all this random food come from?" As soon as it's in the system it just takes a few minutes for it to be at your table. When we got our bill we expected a 50% discount so were confused when this wasn't applied. The sign said "50% off applies to all room charges". http://www.yelp.com.au/biz_photos/o87rLoITAEgdWSQDAUpF0A?select=5P-g_rEZUt5Kx86_ywxOXQ We were told that this is just for the room hire and not for food and drink. Very very misleading! We had a word with the manager who wouldn't budge on his position. If we had spent less than the $300 minimum spend we would have needed to pay an hourly room charge from which the 50% could have bee applied. I then told him on the screen there was no room charge though. http://www.yelp.com.au/biz_photos/o87rLoITAEgdWSQDAUpF0A?select=qNynGav_P8qIUjAcC3eh3A His reply was that if we didn't spent $300 the room hire would have been added at the end. Again very misleading!!! OVERALL After the bill ordeal the manager did offer us a 10% staff discount which is apparently the max the system can take. So whilst we weren't happy with the misleading information communicated to us, and we made comments amongst ourselves of filing a complaint with the department of fair trading, $270 for 23 dishes, 3 jugs of Chivas Green Tea and 3 hrs of karaoke really is quite a good deal so I'm sure we will eventually go back.

I don't like karaoke…read more Never have. And it stems from having poor eyesight back in the day, where I'd be forced up on stage by drunk friends, whereupon I wouldn't be able to read the lyrics on the TV and mumble my way through a truly awful rendition of whatever I was meant to be singing before being booed and heckled off stage. Ding Dong Dang (got name?) changed all that. This place is a dive and I love it. You get a bunch of friends, book a room at the front desk, fill your arms with cheap booze from the fridge in reception, then go to a dark room filled with UV paint, black lights, and green lasers. And get drunk. And sing. And stand on chairs and tables. This is what karaoke was meant to be.

Oh Korean Karaoke. How I lothe the. But I'll go along with it. Oh now I'm drinking more. Oh great…read more Now I'm singing too. Can't we all just sing in a group and no one sing on stage? That's the part I hate. $10 an hour and $10 for the canned mixed drinks.