EAT: CHEF DAVID KEW
Love shabu shabu hotpot? Love sushi and sashimi? What if I told you that you could have both under the same roof in the same meal? And that’s not even the best part… Four words: ALL. YOU. CAN. EAT. Add in three more: FRESH QUALITY INGREDIENTS. You can have your hotpot, sushi, and eat it too at Chef David Kew. Note they also offer a separate a la carte menu.
Diners of the shabu shabu buffet option are seated in a sushi train arrangement, and treated to the finest selection of sushi, seafood and shabu shabu ingredients as they make their rounds. Prior to commencing the meal, diners are asked to select their shabu shabu broth option alongside 5 additional items from a special tasting menu comprising 8 items like lobster soup, lobster sashimi, wagyu nigiri with foie gras and wagyu striploin M9+. Bring your stretchy pants!
Chef David Kew is a must if you’re a fan of seafood, sushi and/or shabu shabu (that goes without saying) but also if you’re after a unique dining experience that will wow. I’ve never experienced anything else quite like it, in Melbourne or beyond, and was blown away by the premium quality and tastiness of the dishes.
SELECTIONS FROM TASTING MENU
Wagyu nigiri with foie gras.
Full blood Wagyu M9+ with truffle sauce.
Coral trout sashimi.
Lobster Sashimi.
Lobster soup with squid tentacles and Tiger prawn.
Wagyu striploin M9+ (specialised for hotpot).
ALL YOU CAN EAT BUFFET TRAIN SELECTION
Broth selection:
Signature Chengdu spicy broth - with over 130 herbs and spices and a pork bone base
Seafood broth - Hong Kong style with seafood puree (no spice option)
Mushroom soup with pork bone broth
Tomato and oxtail broth
David’s chicken and fish maw soup
Tonkatsu broth
Soy milk broth
Laksa broth
Chef David Kew
Shop R01/140 Cotham Rd,
Kew, Victoria, 3101.
+ 61 3 8548 7881
Disclosure: I dined as a guest of Chef David Kew. All opinions expressed in this post are based entirely on my experience and observations made during my visit.