Itoshin Japanese Restaurant
425 Reviews
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- MondayClosed
- Tuesday5:30–9 PM
- Wednesday5:30–9 PM
- Thursday5:30–9 PM
- Friday5–9 PM
- Saturday5–9 PM
- SundayClosed
About the Business
Welcome | Itoshin Japanese Restaurant | Mermaid Beach | Gold Coast Australia | Welcome to Itoshin! Delicious, home cooked food inspired by the culture of Kyoto and beyond! Open 7 days a week in Mermaid Beach, Gold Coast. Stop by and discover your new favourite Japanese restaurant!
Contacts
Website
Call Us
+61755755733
3/2484 Gold Coast Hwy, Mermaid Beach QLD 4218
Hours
- MondayClosed
- Tuesday5:30–9 PM
- Wednesday5:30–9 PM
- Thursday5:30–9 PM
- Friday5–9 PM
- Saturday5–9 PM
- SundayClosed
Features
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Toilets
- Credit cards
- Debit cards
- Mobile payments
- Good for kids
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
- LGBTQ+ friendly
- Delivery
- Dine-in
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Spirits
- Wine
- Seating
- Casual
- Groups
- Family friendly
- Cocktails
- Cosy
- Accepts reservations
- Bar on site
- Coffee
- Healthy options
- Small plates
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Dessert
- High chairs
- Vegetarian options
- Reservations required
Recommended Reviews
Mirivyr
20.10.2023
Itoshin Japanese Restaurant
Itoshin is by far the highest quality Japanese restaurant I have been to. I would eat here every night if I didn't always go a bit overboard with the bill!I've been a handful of times (hence the variety of pictures attached!) and every single time has been absolutely wonderful.The sashimi and sushi is full of flavour and put together with such artistry. For me, it is by far the stand out part of my experience at Itoshin, setting the restaurant far above local competition.Actually, it's the most stand out part alongside the sake! I am a huge fan of floral Junmai-daiginjo and was very impressed in my most recent visit by the Kubota sake from the Asahi Shuzo. It was recommended by a friend (it's from his hometown!) and it did not disappoint.Since my wife brought me here for my birthday in 2021 it has been my benchmark for excellence in Japanese cuisine. Everywhere I go I can't help but compare it to here - my favourite - Itoshin!Thank you so much for the magnificent work you do.ご馳走様でした
Belinda Fang
17.10.2023
Itoshin Japanese Restaurant
Very nice Japanese restaurant for family and friends gathering, we enjoyed all the dishes and the sukiyaki hot pot! It is kids friendly but not baby friendly, just FYI there isn’t a baby change table/area for babies. Everything else was perfect!
Jiaming Zhang
10.10.2023
Itoshin Japanese Restaurant
Authentic Japanese restaurant with nice owner. Best sashimi, fresh and good cut, can really taste the sweetness of different sashimi. Friendly owner, highly recommend!
Serissa Liu
27.09.2023
Itoshin Japanese Restaurant
Authentic Japanese restaurant with nice owner. Best sashimi I’ve had on the coast, fresh and good cut. You won’t get any tough part that hard to chow, and can really taste the sweetness of different sashimi. Also, they have really good selections of sake to match our dishes. Highly recommend! Will definitely come back.
PAUL ROBSON
06.09.2023
Itoshin Japanese Restaurant
The duck is my favourite, I've been going here for about 15 years now, and there is no other restaurant that comes close to that.
Sami Jayne
24.08.2023
Itoshin Japanese Restaurant
Walking into this restaurant I felt like I was back in Japan down some side alley street in a well known neighborhood joint. The chefs here have excellent technique which we saw in the gorgeous and fresh sashimi platter (which is a great value) and also in the beef tataki and special teriyaki beef item of the evening. They even graciously accommodated our request to shift the portions of fish around in the sashimi platter, it's not always possible to change which fish you're receiving and it would have been fine if we weren't accommodated but they were okay with it and I was grateful. The tempura was also of note. A good tempura batter is light, stays crispy and doesn't cake on the items. We had tempura with the special teriyaki beef and it stayed crisp despite being in sauce and was light and flaky like some of the best tempura is. I also tried the aburi salmon sashimi and it was delectable. Favorite fish item was either the aburi kingfish or the aburi salmon. One small note, there was a small fish bone in one of the salmon sashimi pieces but only in one out of the four we received. It wasn't a dangerous size and salmon is hard to debone but just a heads up to always be careful with your sashimi anyways I guess. No worries there.We saw another table order the prawn tempura (2pcs) and it looked delicious. Prawns we're sizeable and it came with tempura veggies and I was a little sad I didn't order it. Also sprung for the green tea ice cream and I am happy to report it is not overly sweet and tastes like high quality green tea should.Servers were fast with requests, easy to chat with and smooth in all aspects. We heard that due to recent construction on Gold Coast Highway some customers hadn't been coming in but we found parking on the street just before the restaurant very easily. It was about 6pm on Thursday night for reference.Would recommend making a booking. I will be back to try the nabe and sukiyaki which looked super delicious.Thanks Itoshin for a lovely dinner.
kl phone
08.08.2023
Itoshin Japanese Restaurant
Had the set dinner menu which comprised of an entrée, a main and a dessert. Good value, good food, tastes yummy. I had the sashimi, beef teriyaki and green tea ice cream. Friendly staff and when we finished the meal, the owner came out, and she asked if everything was good.will come again.
Karl Chong
20.07.2023
Itoshin Japanese Restaurant
Amazing experience, having been to Japan 8 times in the past decade and staying in nice Ryokans and eating at 2 Michelin star restaurants, I can safely say I was blown away by itoshin (also much better than any meal I had in when I was in It 3 years ago).There is free parking underneath (see my picture), the decor is really nice, very modern Japanese (think of a trendy casual fine dining restaurant in Ginza). The sake recommendations were spot on, we loved the koka gasanyu the most and ordered another glass (they serve it like they do in Japan).Edamame: can't fault this, large serve and nice and hotAgedashi tofu: overall best I've ever had in the world (better than Michelin star restaurants), I love the wholesomeness of the vegetables and the broth is just divine, it is not a very traditional agedashi tofu, but a superior oneSalmon tempura: best tempura I've had in QLD, not at all oily, very crunchy and the vegetables still taste like nature intended them to.Large boat of sushi & sashimi: WOW, the presentation and quality of all the ingredients cannot be overstated, I love how there is a soy sauce for the sashimi, another soy for the roll sushi and a soy spray for the nigiri sushi. In detail:Pickled ginger: really nice, i think they make their ownScallops: I generally don't care for sashimi scallops, but this is the best I can remember eating in AustraliaOcean trout sashimi: unbelievable melt in your mouth umami flavoursSalmon sashimi: very fatty and so fresh, it was so fat I could barely hold them with my chopsticksSpanish Mackerel sashimi: I normally find this to be just ok, but this was very nice and the best I have ever eaten in the world.Sushi rolls: all were very tasty and the sushi rice amongst the best in Australia. I loved the Spanish Mackerel sushi roll the best.Nigiri sushi: seared salmon nigiri was smoky, complex and fresh at the same time, it is was my favourite, the Spanish Mackerel nigiri was the best of the raw nigiri.We are from Sydney and are planning to revisit next time we are in Brisbane or Gold coast. We really want to visit Mr Itoshin and Little Itoshin (all related).Thank you for such amazing high quality food and such a memorable experience. I hope we can come back soon.
N K
10.07.2023
Itoshin Japanese Restaurant
I went for dinner on a weekday.Although after 7 pm many customers came over even though it was a weekday.I recommend having a reservation.I ordered Edamame, Agedashi Tofu, Yakitori, Tempura Chicken Tenderloin, Duck Tataki, and Sashimi Platter. Small salads came with them.The upgraded Sashimi Platter was several pieces with different parts of the same fish, such as belly and back, and different ways of cooking, like raw and grilled. It was interesting to compare the taste in parts and ways.Some vege tempura were stuck together. I may have eaten them too late, sadly they were cold and not that crispy.My best recommendation is Duck Tataki.The sweet soy sauce was a great match for the sliced duck tataki.I couldn't stop eating even though I was already full.Overall, the taste is very good. But compared to the price which I paid, I give it 3 stars. I mean it was very delicious so it was kind of expensive.But there are still amazing dishes I would like to try next time. I am curious about the hot pot that smelled nice from the next table.
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3/2484 Gold Coast Hwy, Mermaid Beach QLD 4218
Itoshin Japanese Restaurant