1 Constitution Avenue, Canberra ACT
Mu Omakase is a highly intimate and personal dining experience, with the chef serving dishes to customers directly in Omakase-dining style. It is the only restaurant of its kind in Canberra.
The Chef presents a series of small plates, varying the number of dishes with each service. The menu is a degustation of precise Japanese dishes with each dish reflecting the seasonality of ingredients.
The essence of Omakase-style dining is placing trust in the expertise of the professionals who are serving you to provide the best possible pairings for you.
‘Omakase’: from the Japanese ‘to entrust’ (ÈΤ»¤ë, makaseru) translates to ‘leave it up to you’.
In Omakase dining, the customer leaves it up to the restaurant to select and serve whatever dishes they consider best on the day for them. Omakase is not exclusive to sushi and is common across all types of restaurants, bars and stores, from neighbourhood diners to fine dining, to wine bars and cocktail bars.
In Western countries, we often associate this Omakase with sushi dining experiences where you are served by the chef. However, Omakase is not limited to the chef preparing food in front of you at the counter and serving you personally – this style of service is known as ‘Itamae’ and is just one type of Omakase dining.
At Mu, the team curates their menu based on seasonality and quality of ingredients, and diners are presented with a series of up to 13 plates in a tasting menu style, moving from lighter fare to heavier courses.
There is also the option of the more traditional counter-style seating or free-standing tables in their sister venue, Cicada Bar, next door.
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