New Years Eve Menu Released
- By Akachochin
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- 27 Nov, 2018
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Akachochin has a real treat for your New Year’s Eve Menu
Head Chef has taken a wonder through Asia to ensure we were getting some latest trends, new dishes and something that Melbourne needs. If you’re looking for the best place to spend New Year’s, then Akachochin is the location you should be. We can’t tell you how unique it is, but just take a look for yourself.
Course 1 - Awabi zensai
Steamed abalone with shredded abalone skin, in a butter, miso and garlic sauce
Zensai, or Hors d’Oeuvres, allow you to start with something beautifully light but full of taste in every single bite. Awabi, or abalone is very precious in Japan, due to fishing styles and the rarity of them. Many textures are in enjoyed per mouthful.
Perfect match with sake.
Course 2 - Sashimi Moriawase
Chef’s assorted sashimi - oyster, toro, kobujime white fish and aburi salmon
Akachochin’s sashimi platter has a mix of the best fish from the market here in Melbourne. Several kinds of seasonal fresh fish are served in the finest and most delicate creations – sashimi.
Enjoy trying different types of fish to appreciate the individual textures and flavours.
Oyster – oyster served with ponzu sauce
Toro (toh-roh) - the fatty part of the tuna, found in the belly portion of the fish
Kobujime – marination method of fish in kelp
Aburi – flame-seared salmon pieces changes the texture and taste
Course 3 - Ika Gyoza
Stuffed calamari with wakame seafood, cabbage and calamari mince topped with sweet soy sauce
Pieces of calamari have been stuffed with a selection of flavours. Wakame is edible seaweed, with a subtly sweet, but distinctive and strong flavour and texture. This a popular sea vegetable going back 100’s of years. Mixed with cabbage and calamari mince keeps the sea flavours strong in this marine dish.
Course 4 - Sushi Moriawase
Assorted chef selection of sushi roll, nigiri fish sushi and wagyu sushi
Sushi is a great for some extra creativity. Try our Chef’s selection made of a famous sushi roll, a classic ‘nigiri’ style of fish over rice and a serving of wagyu beef finely cut over sushi rice. Classic styles but not all well known as a sushi!
Course 5 - Lamb Yaki
Grilled lamb cutlet with umeshu soy sauce and Japanese mustard
Umeshu is a liquor of sweet and sour taste. Created by adding alcohol and sugar to Japanese stone fruits like plum and apricot, it has a unique flavour. Great pairing with lamb. Ask us more about it!
Course 6 - Fish Steak
Pan-fried Salmon steak with yuzu teriyaki sauce
Cooked and cured salmon is a staple ingredient to Japanese cuisines. Yuzu, or pomelo as it’s known as in Australia, has just become easier to find in the supermarkets thanks to the first wave of Australian growers. Try a classic dish prepared as they do in Japan, and give it a go at home!
Course 7 - Chef’s Dessert
We figure that we might have given you a lot to think about with the amazing menu above, so for our final course, we are keeping it a surprise!
Count down to the New Year at Akachochin
Get together with family and friends and indulge in Akachochin’s New Year’s Eve degustation dining experience.
Sip on a glass of champagne and take in all of what a Melbourne New Year’s Eve has to offer at the restaurant’s riverside location.
With two sitting times available, this event can be enjoyed by kids and parents a like.
Saturday 31st December, 2018
Sitting One: 5pm-7pm
Adults $65 for 5 courses | Kids $49
Sitting Two: 8:00pm-1am
$149 Inside, 7 courses with 4 hour beverage package
$189 Terrace, 7 courses with 4 hour beverage package & free flowing G.H Mumm Champagne
Akachochin / 33 South Wharf Promenade, South Wharf VIC 3006
If they were any fresher, they would still be swimming!
Come on down to Akachochin this weekend and sample some of Australia’s finest produce prepared by some of the Australia’s most innovative chefs.-
Spicy Rock Lobster roll with tenkasu, black
sesame, red onion, cucumber and spicy lobster mayo $25
- Tasmanian Rock lobster salad with pickled daikon, cucumber, radish, mixed greens, fresh wasabi and yuzu dressing $49
While stocks last…..
Ring in to New
Year’s Eve with the restaurant’s Melbourne riverside location, views to the
city and fireworks and of course, an enchanting menu.
Akachochin’s modern approach to Japanese cuisine
incorporates traditional methods with modern flavours and textures, to create
delicious dishes for everyone to enjoy. Given a
modern look, Akachochin presents our NYE sitting for another year running back due
to popular demand for a great spot to bring in the New Year!
With two sitting times available, this event can be enjoyed by kids and parents alike.
Tuesday 31st December,
2019
Sitting One:
5pm-7pm
Adults $95 for 5 courses | Kids $49
Sitting Two:
8:00pm-12am
$149 Inside, 7 courses with 4 hour beverage
package
$189 Terrace, 7 courses with 4 hour beverage
package & free flowing G.H Mumm Petit Cordon
Sitting 1 is best suited for those looking for great food to end the year before heading on to somewhere for the rest of the night. Be it heading in to wander the city in search of your firework spot, or heading on to a party to celebrate, let us provide a wonderful selection of dishes for the best meal to end 2019. Kids welcome to join for a specialised menu!
Sitting 2 suits those looking for a charming evening of food, fun, drinks and excellent service, knowing that you will be looked after well, throughout the night. Sitting includes 4 hour beverage package of free-flowing options of wine, beers and soft drinks.
Dine with us inside our spacious, high-roofed dock shed venue. Head onto the promenade for 11.59pm ready for the firework show!
Terrace sports exclusive seating to a limited capacity in our intimate terrace. In addition, the beverage package also includes free flowing G.H.Mumm Petit Cordon. Uninterrupted views to the Yarra River, also known for being a prime location to view the city and docklands fireworks.
We very much look forward to celebrating
this special occasion with you.
Tickets available here.
Watch this space for the menu!
Maybe the first thing that comes to mind with Japanese is sushi and sashimi, but if we said a few other names you may just remember those extra famous dishes. Dishes like udon, edamame, avocado sushi rolls. Japan was at one time, decidedly vegetarian as encouraged by the numerous Buddhist monks, calling for a style of cuisine that ‘have the goodness and keep away evils’ as translating as ‘shōjin-ryōri’.
See below or dine in for a selection of our Japanese vegetarian meals for sharing or alone, at Akachochin.
YASAI MAKI SUSHI ROLL
Japanese style pickled radish (takuan) for tang, crunchy and fresh cucumber sticks and soft avocado rolled within the sushi rice and rolled again in roast sesame seeds.
EDAMAME
Lightly steamed young soybeans, served with a sprinkle of sea salt. Presented fresh and as is for classic style snacks.
AGE DASHI TOFU
Homemade egg tofu with a wonderful delicate softness, given a quick deep-fry for texture and warmth. Served with wild mountain vegetable sauce, certainly a dish to keep to yourself…
VEGETABLES CHIPS
Classic hot chips of lotus, burdock and sweet potato.
GARDEN SALAD
Our house salad is a fresh mix that style keeps that Japanese touch. Mixed leaves, carrot, radish and cucumber are served with a sweet and tangy sesame dressing.
ZUCCHINI MUSTARD YAKI
A well house favourite! Deep-fried zucchini strips are served with a mixed mayo-miso-mustard gratin. There are certainly lots of flavours and elements to the dish that should be savoured and enjoyed.
UDON NOODLES WITH WILD MOUNTAIN VEGETABLE
Classic thick udon noodles are served in dashi broth. With a mix of wild mountain vegetables and a topping of spinach and spring onion.
Our friendly servers are here to ensure this is the best Japanese dining experience.
Please let us know if you want to know more about the options or ask for Feed Me menu for chef special dishes made just for you.
Our fish market selection is bought from the market daily.
Using the freshest fish ensure that the quality is as high as possible before it is skillfully sliced and served to you.
With our new menu launched for the summer months,
let us introduce the platter.
Shake Salmon
Shiozake (shortened to shake) otherwise translates as salted salmon is a staple on the Japanese breakfast table. The main ingredient can be both main and side dishes in egg rolls or seared and served with soy sauce and rice. Take a moment to notice the salt enhancing the sea flavour.
Hiramasa Kingfish
Kingfihs holds a high regard in Japan with its delicate meat a popular choice when looking for variety from salmon or tuna. Providing a great balance between slightly oily but firm texture along with its sweet rich flavour kingfish is well sought after for sushi, sashimi and other recipes
Hotate scallop
The best thing about fresh scallop is the extra moment to appreciate the exquisite sweetness and the softness of flesh. Enjoy.
Maguro yellowfin tuna
Tuna being low in fat and easy to fish, is one of the oldest for sushi, even regarded by many as the icon of sushi and sashimi. You might notice the extra ‘fishy taste’ that comes from its firm texture. Yellowfin specifically is found in tropical and subtropical waters, bring the sea to the plate.
Unagi eel
Our latest addition to the fish market is this Japanese eel found in the warm pacific water? Around Japan, China, Taiwan and Vietnam. With the eels life story including both in salt water and fresh water, this Japanese luxury has a deep rich flavour that comes instantly to the palate.
Ebi prawn
Ebi is a preparation style of the prawn popular in Japan, especially for the sushi. Following on from nigari preparation the extra care to the shrimp and combination with mirin rice creates this well recognised sushi piece. Pure prawn juiciness with that cool touch.
Platter Specials :
Wagyu
With the wagyu beef, you can be sure to receive that tender buttery flavour accompanied with slight tang from a yuzu miso topping.
Shiromi White fish
Depending on the season the white fish options change to meet the freshest produce standard as we withhold on our fish market.
AKACHOCHIN
(03) 9245 9900
Address
33 South Wharf Promenade, South Wharf 3006
info@akachochin.com.au
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