Nestled in amongst the Manning community and shopping centre, Hiyori first came to my attention when I found out that they serve a Teishoku Japanese lunch. Great value, for around $30-38 depending on your protein, you get a tray with rice, protein, pickles, tamagoyaki (egg), soup, dessert (usually mochi), and a serve of tea – choose from hojicha, sencha, matcha, and genmaicha. Proteins include miso cod, koji salmon, sashimi, wagyu, and yakitori, and the whole meal is a wonderful experience.
While you decide, you get a small bowl of beans to snack on.
On our first visit we chose the miso cod. Great good quality cod with a delicious miso sauce. The soup had a chewy dumpling which made for an interesting texture, the egg was smooth and tasty and the pickles wonderful. Mochi dessert was green tea, which had a slightly bitter coating and a slightly sweet soft jelly texture. The sencha tea was first class.
On the second visit I chose the wagyu roast which came with a soy dip. Again, top quality protein and the mochi was a mango flavour which I preferred to the green tea version.
My partner chose the Koji salmon, again a lovely good quality protein.
On our next visit we decided to try dinner and it was an absolute treat. Everything we had was good. We started with a kingfish crudo, probably my favourite dish.
Then tuna tataki with a lovely chilli oil ponzu sauce and grated radish.
Next came the shio teba chicken wings with yuzu koshu, umeboshi paste and mayo – so moorish and addictive.
Next the sticky belly pork chashu with miso and red onion salad. A little fatty for my tastes but the lean meat tasted amazing.
Then last the okonomiyaki stack – japanese pancake with bacon and cabbage
Dinner didn’t disappoint. Bookings are recommended, Hiyori gets busy and there’s a good reason why.
Last Visit October 2025
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