Zen Japanese

Staff were lovely. Food was delicious - this is the second time in two weeks that we have enjoyed Zen. We were really impressed with the quality of the sashimi and the delicate tempura. Thank you. We will return after the 6 week restriction is lifted.

Friendly staff, cozy renovated setting, great food - excellent service. A little local gem I love. Perfect for groups of two - loved their drinks menu!

Service was fast and the meal was delicious. Bento box, perfect sampling across the menu and couldn’t resist a serve of the gyoza too. Will definitely visit again.

3 months of isolation and craving sushi like a baby craves milk. Zen did not disappoint. Bento boxes were great and the charcoal sushi is exactly what I needed

This restaurant was suggested to me by some friends who are Japanese foodies and I was not disappointed. The food portions were generous, fresh and well presented. The service was unobtrusive efficient and friendly. Decor was typical Japanese minimalist style, but inviting. More than happy to recommend this to others and we will definitely be returning with the family.

Excellent food - quality was amazing. Authentic with a modern twist. Generous serving sizes. Nicely presented. We were welcomed and service was delightful. Will come again. BYO only. Surpassed our expectations.

The restaurant is set up brilliantly to capture your details and present the menu using QR code - so much better than having to write your details down and having a shared menu. The food was excellent - we had the wagyu, unagi and 4 bento boxes - it was amazingly good. Very happy to go back again. Well done Zen !!!

Authentic Japanese that is worth a try! Service was great, food was even better! My favourite was the sashimi and gyoza. I will be back! Thanks Zen!

Quite surprised lovely meal exceptional service definitely will return

Great food and servings were substantial. Very friendly service. Large menu with plenty of choices. Warm ambience and comfortable seating. Enjoyable night.

Delicious food! Very happy we found this little gem. Teriyaki beef and salmon was delicious. Seafood tempura was also nice and crispy and light. Thank you!

This restaurant is well priced and the food is prepared in a quick manner. The staff were friendly and attentive. With alcohol, entrees and main, it was very affordable.

Excellent, reliable, friendly restaurant provides a quiet relaxing atmosphere, friendly and knowledgeable service, and excellent food for a reasonable price. One of my hawthorn favourites.

I am so glad that my favourite Japanese restaurant has opened in Hawthorn and the food is excellent ! We had the bento which was delicious and generous servings and the wagyu steak which was tender melt in your mouth like butter !!! It was also set up to be very safe - a table in each corner of the dining room and you had to scan the QR code for menu and for the contact tracing details - very impressed :-) and happy to go again

We love the food at Zen. It is always fresh and tasty. Recommend it to anyone local

Staff is friendly, service is prompt and the food is good , atmosphere is reasonable, probably a touch noisy but is very acceptable.we will visit again for sure

Food is so gooooood. Sashimi is beautifully presented and delicious.

Very poor service, waited 15-20 minutes & then had to get up to ask for wine glasses. Very slow service all night! Perhaps they were short staffed, been many times before & its been fine.

Took friends who always “avoid” Japanese as they think it’s expensive and not filling! Now they know differently they will be back. That’s 100% conversion of every person we’ve ever taken to Zen. A local legend in Japanese food. Well done

This is the first time we have dined here. It’s wonderful to have the opportunity through Fork to try restaurants. We will definitely return. The wait staff were friendly and knowledgeable and the ambiance was excellent. The food was hot and tasty and well presented. Well done to all.