Comments on: Izakaya Den is “quite nice really”. Or is it?

By: How to survive Taste of Melbourne 2010

How to survive Taste of Melbourne 2010 — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:22:03 +0000

[...] Saturday, Izakaya Den with executive chef Yosuke Furukawa is showing. You can see my view on the restaurant here, which in summary I think is quite good but overhyped. Inevitably there will be queues andlate in [...]

By: MH Zurish Quiros

MH Zurish Quiros — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:31:55 +0000

Thanks for the review. And welcome back!

By the way, I’m wondering when that Melbourne Coffee Guide book will be out.

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 01:53:59 +0000

His sons name is Nick, I went to school with him. He was a knob then and he shit his pants at camp.

Well that’s my quota of slander for the day.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 08:10:07 +0000

Hi Ed,

I enjoyed my dining experience at Izakaya Den and it is definitely on my recommendations list for visitors to Melbourne wanting to join in on the izakaya craze here. However, I must say it’s not my first port of call for Japanese tapas. I much prefer Maedaya in Richmond, and find that for the portion sizes and overall taste, the dining experience is a lot more worthwhile. I don’t think there is a writeup of Maedaya on your blog but would love to hear your thoughts on the place.

Great to hear you’re back by the way

Steph

By: Forager @ The Gourmet Forager

Forager @ The Gourmet Forager — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:15:10 +0000

Welcome back! The blog world was missing your refreshing writing. It cheers up the cynical bastard in me.

By: penny aka jeroxie

penny aka jeroxie — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:17:10 +0000

Welcome back! I have still not been. There are mixed reviews. Will definitely like to check it out but not in a hurry.

By: mellie

mellie — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:27:15 +0000

Seems like we both had an existential epiphany after selling our souls (temporarily) to industry. I’m just glad I fucking woke up in time too.

Welcome back Ed. Glad to see you back.

By: Celeste @ Berrytravels

Celeste @ Berrytravels — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 07:23:35 +0000

Thanks for this. I’ve been reading and wondering at the hype that surrounds Izakaya Den. Many seems to swear by it. And I’m suspicious of anything that everybody seems to swear by.

By: Cam

Cam — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 06:47:37 +0000

Hi Ed,

Thanks for your position on kickbacks and your integrity. Yours is one of the few food blogs in Melbourne I trust. There are a couple of others, but this is one of the good ones.

Cheers,

Cam

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