Gold Class Daruma - Sydney

Since changing day jobs back in November, I’ve been searching for a Japanese lunch spot that has the right combination of quality and price, within walking distance of my new CBD office. After giving some of the more obvious street level options a go, I discovered Gold Class Daruma tucked away up two escalators in The Grace Hotel.For a hotel restaurant, the oddly named spot – Japan's hollow daruma dolls represent good luck and perseverance is surprisingly atmospheric. Wooden screens divide up the spacious restaurant into more intimate spaces, including private dining rooms. The centrepiece is...

Went for a weekday lunch. Had a sashimi bowl and my wife had one of the bento boxes of which they only make 10 per day. Sahimi was excellent and whilst the bento box looked great it wasn't overly impressive. Service was good. Will definitely go back for the sashimi.

We booked for the omakase (sushi degustation) experience at the sushi bar. It was a good selection for a very reasonable price. Favourite from the night was the alfonsino, egg and tuna pieces!

Gold Class Daruma is situated in Grace Hotel, in Sydney CBD. They serve authentic Japanese food. I enjoyed everything we ordered especially the fresh selection of sashimi.

We booked the $70 omakase for tonight. Service was excellent the lady asked my name when we entered and she knew we were there for omakase straight away. Chef was really friendly and gave us free small dishes while we were waiting for our other friends. All the fishes were really fresh and well prepared, chef explained the ingredients and asked for our feedback on every piece of sushi, the scampi miso soup at the end was the best miso I’ve had in Sydney. Price is very reasonable for the quality and quantity. Thanks chef and the lady that served us!