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Low light, full tables, chandeliers overhead, and the sense that the night has slipped slightly sideways. The menu moves...
23/06/2026

Low light, full tables, chandeliers overhead, and the sense that the night has slipped slightly sideways. The menu moves between clean, precise things and richer, darker ones. Start with sashimi, rolls, small plates, then move to charcoal, crunch, heat, acid, sweetness, smoke. Dark, polished, and just theatrical enough.

The Bride: hôntô’s signature spritz with sakura, Davidson plum, Roku Cherry Blossom Gin and fizz. It sits in the light...
21/06/2026

The Bride: hôntô’s signature spritz with sakura, Davidson plum, Roku Cherry Blossom Gin and fizz. It sits in the lighter corner of the cocktail list, for those who want a clean, fragrant start to the night, especially before raw fish, citrus, salt, and the darker business of dinner. Davidson plum brings a native Australian sharpness against the soft sweetness of sakura and cherry blossom gin. The fizz keeps it crisp rather than syrupy, which is important.

16/06/2026

Sashimi is often translated simply as “raw fish,” but in Japan it’s closer to a discipline than a category. It’s defined by how the fish is handled, cut, and served. Each slice is considered: angle, thickness, the direction of the grain, all of it changing texture, flavour, and how it meets the palate. Here, you see it in motion. Knife work kept clean and deliberate, the fish portioned with precision before it’s set over ice. Finished simply with wasabi, citrus, and soy. Nothing added that doesn’t need to be there.

Selection of small nigiri. Rice shaped by hand, just warm, just holding the base of everything. Kingfish brushed with ni...
07/06/2026

Selection of small nigiri. Rice shaped by hand, just warm, just holding the base of everything. Kingfish brushed with nikiri, a sweetened soy glaze applied at the finish, and set with aka yuzu kosho, a red chilli and yuzu paste that cuts through cleanly. Aburi salmon, lightly torched, that fat just beginning to render. Then we finish with kabayaki, a reduced soy glaze, and wasabi negi. Yellowfin tuna with kizami wasabi, chopped fresh wasabi, brighter and more textured than paste.

02/06/2026

The raw bar sits at the centre of the room, sharp knives and quiet theatre. Here, Head Chef Rhys moves through plating up under the low light, with dinner unfolding in full view.

MB8+ Kiwami wagyu, sourced from Stockyard on the Darling Downs. The ribeye is seared hard, brushed with a smoked wagyu f...
24/05/2026

MB8+ Kiwami wagyu, sourced from Stockyard on the Darling Downs. The ribeye is seared hard, brushed with a smoked wagyu fat glaze, then set against braised shiitake and a chilli soy that leans savoury, sharp and slightly sweet. Underneath, an umami oroshi, a Japanese-style grated dressing of apple, onion and ginger, cuts through the richness with acidity and lift. Crispy taro over the top for texture.

The room holds back, then opens at the counter. An island set within near-total black. The walls, ceiling, seating are a...
20/05/2026

The room holds back, then opens at the counter. An island set within near-total black. The walls, ceiling, seating are all pulled down so the focus sits on the work itself. This is a deliberate Japanese approach to dining design: reduce the field, sharpen the point of attention. You’re not looking at a restaurant, you’re looking into it, at the knife work, the pass, the heat. Everything else stays quiet.

Low light, black timber, and two crystal chandeliers suspended almost out of place. Gloss against matte, light against a...
12/05/2026

Low light, black timber, and two crystal chandeliers suspended almost out of place. Gloss against matte, light against absorbent black, formality held inside a space that’s otherwise stripped back.

10/05/2026

Bay Bug Roll. Bay bug tempura, asparagus, yuzu mayo, black tobiko.⁠
Tempura batter kept light and crisp. We then wrap with asparagus, cucumber and negi, Japanese spring onion.⁠ Finished with black tobiko, flying fish roe for texture, and yuzu mayo, a sharp, aromatic citrus folded through the richness. Pick it up, cut through the crunch, then the soft centre follows.

The dining room pulled low and dark, tables set beneath the chandelier. ⁠Faces lit, surroundings receding, the room buil...
05/05/2026

The dining room pulled low and dark, tables set beneath the chandelier. ⁠
Faces lit, surroundings receding, the room built to hold focus at the table rather than the perimeter.

Address

Alden Street
Brisbane, QLD
4006

Opening Hours

Tuesday 5:30pm - 10:30pm
Wednesday 5:30pm - 10:30pm
Thursday 5:30pm - 10:30pm
Friday 5:30pm - 11:30pm
Saturday 5:30pm - 11:30pm

Telephone

+61731937392

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