Sake Dinner at Tombo Den
Join Australia's first female Sake Samurai and dine on Japanese cuisine paired with sake and sake-forward cocktails.
Overview
Get immersed in a world of sake as Chris Lucas' Tombo Den presents a one-night-only Sake Dinner, guided by Australia's first female Sake Samurai, Yukino Ochiai. Don't think that's just a fancy title — it's the highest honour bestowed by the sake industry, serving as a true sign that its holder has a nearly unparalleled appreciation for fermented rice wine.
Held on Thursday, May 29, this is your chance to truly dive into sake, as Ochiai hosts a bespoke four-course menu thoughtfully paired with a lineup of sake and sake-forward cocktails. These drinks are poured using wares from some of Japan's most renowned sake breweries, like Yamagata's Dewazakura and Aichi's Houraisen.
On arrival, guests will receive a sake martini alongside the first course — deep-sea Alfonsino Usuzukuri and prawn spring rolls. Next, relish salmon truffle maki, snapper nigiri, and Pure Black Wagyu flank steak with shiso relish and crispy garlic. Finally, the dinner rounds out with baked chocolate mousse with yuzu, white chocolate and buckwheat praline.
Launched in September 2024, Tombo Den is Windsor's two-storey Japanese-inspired restaurant and sake bar influenced by Lucas' time living and working in Tokyo during the 1990s. Celebrating Japanese street food and izakaya culture, its upbeat atmosphere is primed for learning the ins and outs of sake, while drenched in neon light.
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