Terasu Japanese Dining Pop-Up at Portsea Hotel

Overview

For just a few weeks in January, the Portsea Hotel is hosting a luxe Japanese pop-up dining experience full of sushi, nigiri and sake-infused cocktails.

Chef Yukio Ozeki from Terasu — the flagship Japanese restaurant at Ardo in Townsville — is behind this waterside takeover running from Friday, January 3–Sunday, January 19, and has created a six-course set menu ($150 per person) packed with top-grade wagyu beef and seafood.

Drinks-wise, you can expect a playful cocktail offering that balances tropical flavours and touches of Tokyo. Highlights include the Tokyo Glow (sake, vodka, ginger, grape and yuzu jelly) and the Yubari Delight (gin, melon liqueur, rockmelon and watermelon). Japanese sakes, Euro wines and your usual beers will also be available throughout the pop-up.

The Sea, Summer and Suhi experience will take place in Portsea Hotel's Bertrand Bar, which is set to be decked out with black linen-covered tables, glowing paper lanterns and Japanese ferns — all framing panoramic ocean views. Only 48 people can squeeze into each sitting (either for lunch or dinner), so it is set to be a relatively intimate experience that'll surely be popular.