Ichi Ni is a colourful izakaya with privacy booths and bay views of the St Kilda’s beach, offering Japanese sharing plates, sushi, sake & cocktails.

Tapas

Aburi notate, flamed grilled scallop in shell with miso cheese

Spicy edamame, boiled whole soy beans with a spicy sauce

Tuna tataki, lightly seared tuna with soy, yuzu and shallot dressing on shredded daikon

The spicy edamame is simply salted edamame with a garlic chilli sauce that tasted exactly like the one from ABC. But it was the aburi hotate was delicious, burnt mayo never tasted so good.

Tempura and Gyoza

Ebi tempura, lightly battered prawns served with Ichi Ni original tartare sauce

Sweet potato tempura, lightly battered sweet potato served with tempura sauce

Pan fried dumplings

The gyozas are fantastic! Plump and delicious fillings make them very different from the puny variety found in ramen stores. You can distinctly see that they are made with a dumpling moulder. We had the prawn, chicken and vegetable fillings, all of which are very good.

Maki Sushi

Ichi Ni roll, inside out roll with lobster, avocado and cucumber topped with flamed salmon and Japanese mayo

Rainbow roll, inside out roll with salmon and avocado topped with chef’s selection of sashimi and yuzu lemonade

Dragon roll, inside out roll with seared tuna, cucumber, avocado, tobiko, Japanese mayo, chilli sauce, spring onion

Their makis are fantastic. All three that we have ordered – Ichi Ni roll (lobster, avocado and cucumber topped with flamed salmon and Japanese mayo), Rainbow roll (salmon and avocado topped with chef’s selection of sashimi and yuzu lemonade), Dragon roll (seared tuna, cucumber, avocado, tobiko, Japanese mayo, chilli sauce, spring onion) – were all delicious.

Sushi and Sashimi

Large sashimi plate with 25 pcs of chef’s choice premium sashimi

Chef’s selection plate, 8 pcs nigiri, 6 pcs maki, 18 pcs sashimi

The sashimi tasted a notch lower quality than the ones from Tsukiji. But the sushi are great.

Desserts

Ichi kicks, gourmet ice cream dessert, white chocolate and berry

Green tea fondant served with vanilla ice cream and walnut praline

Chocolate harumaki, spring rolls with vanilla ice cream and pistachio praline

I skipped the dessert, but from the look of it, everyone enjoyed it as there was nothing left.

Surroundings

Ceiling

Private dining

Entrance

Great ambiance, the place is perfect for a company get-together with its reasonable price and casual but great dining.

Ichi Ni St Kilda’s
12 The Esplanade, St. Kilda
Tel : (03) 9534 1212

https://www.ichini.com.au

Date Visited : Jun 2019