At the Crown Hotel’s No. 8 restaurant, dine on top-notch bistro favorites, or sample some Japanese fare at Koko. Creative and perfectly executed menus accompany the sweeping views of Melbourne’s cityscape, where the dancing ripples of the Yarra River reflect off the glass skyscrapers opposite. No.8, 8 Whiteman Street, Southbank, VIC.
Had an enjoyable lunch at this fine dining restaurant in the Crown casino complex. We opted for the special which was a bento box and glass of wine for $50. Food was refined and beautiful with Wagyu beef with mushroom warm dish. Very fresh sushi and tempura choices in the box too.

Tomotaka Ishizuka, the director of T&I, worked for authentic Japanese restaurants in Tokyo and Kanazawa which he received an award in the exhibition during that time. His strong will to “expand Japanese cuisine overseas”, lead him to become a head chef in restaurants in Australia.

After learning fundamental skills in restaurants in Tokyo, he moved to Melbourne for two-and-a-half-years from 2005 to earn overseas experience, and went back to Japan, Kanazawa to study Kaga Kaiseki course dish. In Kanazawa, Tomotaka earned great experience and knowledge about culture, traditional ingredients, recipes and more, of Kaga Kaiseki course dish.

Read about the open hours and maps for Koko, Crown Melbourne's Japanese Teppanyaki restaurant. View lunch and dinner times and book now. Koko Japanese Restaurant: Business Lunch - See 301 traveller reviews, 173 candid photos, and great deals for Melbourne, Australia, at Tripadvisor.

After training in Kanazawa, Tomotaka was offered a head chef position of a Japanese restaurant in Casino Hotel in Melbourne, where he worked for a few years. In a diverse environment, he sought innovative ways of staff education, management of sales and budget, and improvement of Japanese cuisine. Also, he learned about Food Sanitation Law and Labour Standard Act of Australia.

Currently, Tomotaka has launched a Japanese restaurant consulting company in Australia, committed to support Japanese restaurant entrepreneurs.

Australian Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards 2019
Top 100
Ranked Number 61

Melbourne

Crown Complex, Melbourne

Opening Hours

Koko Restaurant Crown Casino Melbourne Menu

Monday – Closed
Tuesday – Closed
Wednesday & Thursday 12-2.30pm & 5.30-10pm
Friday 12-2.30pm & 5.30pm -11pm
Saturday 12-2.30pm & 5.30pm -11pm
Sunday 12-2.30pm & 5.30-10pm

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Our beef is sourced directly from the producers and dry aged on our premises. The dry ageing process is important as it brings a better flavour to the beef than that of the more common wet aging in cryovac, which in essence is really preserving the beef. This however takes a big commitment as we have many tonnes of beef ageing at any one time. We believe that the three types of beef we have are representative of the best of their type in Australia. Blackmore’s Wagyu, Cape Grim and Minderoo all fit into the strict Rockpool philosophy of humane treatment to the cattle. There are no growth hormones used and no antibiotic feed supplements. This is a rare thing in Australia today, particularly with the standard lot fed cattle.

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