Nakano Darling

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   Xinyue

   Sydney1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 25 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Authentic food and nice sake. great staffs as well, had a really good birthday dinner here!
   

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   A

   Sydney1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 18 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food, great atmosphere, great prices. Pre-book if you don't want to wait a while for your table. Really good experience at a reasonable price.
   

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   Andrew

   Sydney1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 14 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Every dish was delicious and service was awesome. Highly recommend for a hangout or date.
   

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   Will

   Sydney1 review

   4.0

   Dined on 14 February 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Great location and vibe - felt like I was back in Japan. Takoyaki was good and the cabbage with plum sauce & sesame was a real find. However, sweet tasting karage was odd - and the drinks menu limited (no wines). Pretty good all round
   

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   Emma

   Sydney1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 30 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Delicious food, ridiculously quick and friendly service. Highly recommend!
   

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   Jacqueline Veronica

   Sydney1 review

   4.0

   Dined on 21 January 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   We were charged 3 servings for chicken when we ordered for only two (because obviously it was just my kid and I). I remember the waitress take down our orders and saw $74 on her tablet. Noticed my daughter paid $90, while I got a glass of water, so I only saw it at home. No wonder we couldn’t finish the food on the plate…
   

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   Jennifer

   Sydney1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 18 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great and friendly customer service! My friends and I always have a good time there because of the delicious food and drinks!
   

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   Kris

   Sydney1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 3 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Thankyou for a great evening with great food, great service and amazing ambience. Chinami-san is the best waitress and we thank you for all your tips on the menu and for how to properly order in Japanese!!!
   

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   Trent

   Sydney1 review

   4.0

   Dined on 21 December 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I really love Nakano , my only issue is the cost of drinks . I think they’re very expensive.
   

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    Rajvi

    Sydney1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 13 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    This is one of my favourite restaurants in Sydney. Great vibes, great food and great service!! So in love with their sriracha mayo fried chicken, veg fried udon and pork kimchi dumplings. It's my go-to order! Also, lemon sour and ponchu-su sour are the perfect cocktails for the summer. So refreshing! The best thing about Nakano is that it's open till 2am. A rare actual "open till late" find. I've been here probably about 5-6 time in the last 1.5 months and I'm so not over it yet. Highly recommend Nakano on Friday and Saturday nights. But make sure to book or the queue can get really long.
    

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