Wagaya

My aunt took me to Wollongong, it is an hour or so outside of Sydney.  After day of sightseeing, her son met us for dinner and took us to Wagaya. 

They are located in Haymarket (Chinatown) area.  The decor is pretty chic, and customers get seated in big booths. 

The ordering system is cool.  At your table, you get to use the touch screen to order.  That is very helpful when the lights are dimmed and you can't see, so having the screen is super helpful.  You can cancel your order no problem.  And I have to say, this is super efficient because as soon as we put the order in, we got our food within couple of minutes.  You can't get service that fast if you have to wait for your server.

First, we have here, seared wagyu beef with scallion, and you dip in this ponzu sauce. 

Beef skewers

Eel skewers

Chicken skewers

Agedashi Tofu

Beef hotpot, and they serve with cold noodles.  And you put the cooked meat and veggies on top and the soup, and you eat it together, and it warms you from the inside out.

Salmon Nigiri

Eel roll - they really went to town with the eel.

Like I said, as you put the order via the monitor and food just appear. And you can check on your order as well.  You can see if your food is still being prepared, they have a little icon that shows you it's cooking.  Too cute.  And when you're ready to pay, you go and hit check out, and the check will appear mysteriously.

Wagaya

1/78 Harbour Street

Haymarket NSW 2000, 

Australia

(02)9212 6068