32 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Phone 03 9650 7020
Takumi is a newish authentic Japanese restaurant located at the top end of Bourke Street. Specialising in wagyu and yakiniku (Japanese BBQ), our first experience of Takumi was for lunch, although we were so impressed, we soon went back for dinner.
At lunch they have a couple of bento on offer; hamburg (which is what I got above), unagi (eel), beef sukiyaki (sweet onion sauce), beef yakiniku (BBQ), ebi fry (prawn), gyoza (pan fried dumpling) or wagyu beef curry (self explanatory and awesome). These bento come with miso soup, and cost just under $14. Great value.
In the bento you get rice topped with a tasty furikake, and a crisp dressed salad. And…
…fabulously fresh slices of salmon sashimi, and a few slices of sweet raw scallop.
Then to the hamburg, a moist, flavoursome patty of ground wagyu beef, grilled for smoky flavour and braised for umami deliciousness. It came served with a few roasted vegetables and garlic cloves, a shiso leaf and grated diakon for garnish. Oh my…this was good.
Dan chose the manly option and went the wagyu grille hamburger – a hefty patty of wagyu skewered into a bun with a fried egg, lettuce and tomato. A serve of salty fat chips sat to the side (natch), the perfect accompaniment. Interestingly, the burger patty was a little on the dry side – not like the wonderfully moist hamburg in the bento. Perhaps a one off miss?!?
Either way, we were very impressed with the freshness and tastyiness of the ingredients, and have since gone back to try out yakinuku (Japanese BBQ), and further lunch specials. As mentioned above, the wagyu beef Japanese curry is absolutely awesome.
New blog post: Bento at Takumi http://bit.ly/aie5T
Oh My God, I have to go there…tomorrow.
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh *SLOBBERRRRR* Awww I wish you have blogged about the dinner menu too
I am so interested 
Hey Jess – enjoy! Go the hamburg!
Hiya Piggy Eatalot – your wish is granted
im working in the city so thanks for the lunch tip. always on a lookout for new places to try
the bun was a one of miss as mine was lovely! (unless mine was the one off?)
YAY
*SLOBBER* I am SOOOOO going there tomorrow!
may make a trip this friday…..!
Hey Penny – as I work in the city, I too am always on the lookout for interesting places. This is probably not an every day lunch, but a great once in a while lunch. Look forward to hearing what you think.
Hiya Bria – ahh, glad it may have been a one off. I did’t understand how they could get the hamburg so moist, but the hamburger not so moist
I may need to try it myself!
Hi Piggy Eatalot – let me know how it goes! I’m sure you’ll post.
Aw, I see that place whenever I get lazy enough to take a tram up Bourke St. I really do need to give it a go.
OMG, I just drooled, lucky my mouth was shut!
I’m going here for lunch on Monday and I reckon i’ll go for the Bento box!