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Contemporary Japanese Cuisine Welcome to Saké Restaurant & Bar – the award-winning Melbourne Japanese Restaurant

09/10/2026

Express Lunch Set

No one wants to spend their lunch break waiting for lunch.

The new Express Lunch Set at Saké The Rocks includes hiyayakko, kingfish ceviche, pickled cucumber and seasonal tempura, with your choice of teriyaki salmon or short rib donburi. Miso soup and Nihon cheesecake are included too.

Available daily from 12pm–3pm. Reserve your table via link in bio.

08/10/2026

Seared at the edges, rare at the heart.

Our Tuna Tataki comes together from the first long pull of the yanagiba to the final drops of ponzu gel, bright with citrus and soy to lift the richness of exquisite tuna.

A new addition to our spring menu.

Make your reservation via the link in bio.

07/10/2026

Sake in three parts

The sake flight at Saké brings together three smaller pours from one brewery. Each is made with the same rice, polished to a different ratio, so you can compare them side by side.

Before sake is brewed, the outer layers of each rice grain are milled away. The polishing ratio tells you how much of the original grain remains.

More polishing generally produces a lighter, smoother and more aromatic sake. Less retains more of the grain’s body and savoury character.

Reserve your table and order the sake flight via link in bio.

06/10/2026

The story behind Saké’s barrels

The sake barrels displayed at Saké are made from cedar, a material with a long history in Japanese brewing.

Known as taru, cedar casks were traditionally used to transport sake, lending it a fresh woody aroma. Their straw coverings offered protection on the journey and later became canvases for brewery calligraphy, regional motifs and family crests.

Today, decorated barrels also appear at Shinto shrines as ceremonial offerings.

Take a closer look on your next visit. Reserve via link in bio.

01/10/2026

Yakiniku sauce is a Japanese barbecue sauce made with soy, sake, mirin and aromatics, giving it a savoury, slightly sweet flavour.

It’s a perfect match for wagyu, including our 200g Lockyer Valley Wagyu Striploin, where the sauce balances the richness of the marbled beef.

Make it an umami kind of night. Reserve your table via link in bio.

30/09/2026

The sake temperature scale

Sake can be served anywhere from 5°C to 55°C, with Japanese terminology marking each step along the way.

Yuki-hie is chilled to 5°C, bringing sake’s velvety texture and acidity forward. Hitohada-kan sits close to body temperature at 35°C, while atsu-kan reaches 50°C, broadening the sake on the palate and enhancing its umami.

The same sake changes as it moves through that range. Chilling restrains the aroma and tightens the palate, while warming brings forward its body, sweetness and umami.

Reserve your table via link in bio.

29/09/2026

Irasshaimase means welcome

Walk into Saké and you’ll hear ‘irasshaimase’ from the people who greet you.

It is a polite service welcome, roughly meaning “welcome” or “please come in”. No reply is expected, although a nod is more than enough.

From there, the team shows you to your table, brings the menu and takes care of the first pour.

Reserve your table via link in bio and let Saké welcome you with an irasshaimase.

24/09/2026

Yuzu sake

A natural hybrid of mandarin and Ichang papeda, yuzu is highly acidic, so it is rarely eaten whole. Instead, its peel and juice are valued for a fragrance that combines grapefruit, mandarin and floral notes.

Blended with sake, it sits between the freshness of a citrus liqueur and the savoury character of nihonshu.

Reserve your table and ask for a pour of yuzu sake via link in bio.

23/09/2026

Miss Wednesday

Miss Wednesday is Saké’s take on a lychee caipiroska, replacing vodka with Japanese shochu.

Rose, lychee, vanilla and fresh lime are shaken with the shochu and poured over ice. The rose and lychee give the cocktail its floral character, while the lime brings clean acidity to the finish.

Shochu provides a softer spirit base than vodka, allowing the fruit and florals to remain distinct.

Reserve your table and ask the bar for Miss Wednesday via link in bio.

22/09/2026

Miso Soup and Edamame

There is a time-honoured way to start any Japanese meal: miso soup and edamame to share.

The soup gives everyone their own first course, while the salted edamame passes around the table and is eaten from the pod with your fingers. Together, they establish the balance between individual and shared dishes that carries through the meal.

Reserve your table and open the meal with miso soup and edamame via link in bio.

07/07/2020

Saké Restaurant and Bar Hamer Hall is temporarily closed in line with Government regulations. We apologise for any inconvenience, we will announce a reopening date ASAP. Sending safe wishes to all of our team and guests in Victoria.

Address

Southbank Promenade, Hamer Hall, Southbank, Victoria, Australia
Melbourne, VIC
3006

Website

http://www.sakerestaurant.com.au/

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