The last time we were at Satsuma was more than 3 years ago, and it was only a late Friday night at work that brought us back there for a very late dinner recently. We were pleased, however, to discover that the quality was as good as we remembered. The only problem was that everything came too quickly, and that we didn't have enough time to finish one dish before moving on to the next, which to me, is pretty important for an izakaya where you want the breadth and space to enjoy one dish without worrying about the next one getting cold. We gave this feedback to our (very friendly) server, so let's hope they take it on board.
The usual starter of fresh veggies with miso dip.
Looking nice and colourful up close
Mixed mushrooms with garlic and butter. Yummy but not so good once cold.
Fried rice with seaweed and octopus. Yummy, but not so good once cold.
Short rib skewers - one done medium to the husband's liking, the other medium-well to my liking. Excellent.
Grilled chicken wings were as good as we recall. Crispy skin with moist meat. Top marks.
Chicken thigh and tsukune - these were fairly standard. But not nice once cold (you're getting my drift).
This was fabulous- mentaiko tofu baked with cheese on top.
Perhaps the yummiest dish of the evening. But not good once cold.
We also had a grilled fish - I can't recall what this was, but I think it was a spanish mackerel since they had run out of yellowtail. Decent, fresh, but perhaps not the best fish for grilling.
Grilled squid- plain, decent, but not nice when eaten cold.
All the dishes came out in the space of about 20 minutes, which was crazy since the 2 of us were struggling to identify which could be eaten cold and which dishes absolutely had to be eaten hot. The table also ran out of space. This was a perfectly good, yummy, high-quality izakaya meal that was marred by the memory of rushing to finish the food, which was a pity because dinner set us back $150. Hopefully things get better next time round.
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