Niku Ou Japanese Chargrill Restaurant

4.5 (22)

$100 and over

Japanese

Shop 9/10 108 Bourke St, Melbourne, AU-VIC 3000

About this restaurant

Fancy
Good for special occasions
Good for business meals

As Melbourne’s best Japanese Yakiniku, we’re serving the finest Japanese and Australian Wagyu to Bourke Street, Melbourne CBD. We are the only Kobe Beef supplier in Victoria.
Contemporary venue for Japanese grilled meats, amazing array of sake, whiskies and wine.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$100 and over
Cuisines
Japanese
Hours of Operation
Lunch Mon, Thu–Sun 11:30–14:30 Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 17:30–22:00 Fri, Sat 17:30–22:30
Phone number
(03) 9654 7178
Website
https://www.nikuou.com.au/
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress Code
Casual Dress

Location
Shop 9/10 108 Bourke St, Melbourne, AU-VIC 3000
Area
Melbourne CBD
Parking Details
Street Parking
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Offers

530-630pm Cocktail, Beer & Sake Happy Hour
2 - 10 people
Multiple dates available
Sun - Thu - 17:30 - 21:30
Tasty Happy Hour specials between 530pm to 630pm. Choose between a large variety of Cocktails, a Japanese Beers and famous Sake

Reviews

OpenTable reviews from verified diners

Reviews from people who have dined at Niku Ou Japanese Chargrill Restaurant.

4.5

(22)

4.7Food
4.5Service
4.4Ambience
4.1Value

Noise • Moderate

22 Reviews

D
Daniel Gold
Vancouver / British Columbia25 reviews
4.0
Dined on 2 December 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Interesting dishes. Quality of dishes is not bad. Price is a bit price while the choice of genuine Japanese style sashimi and sushi is limited.
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지현
Palm Springs / Palm Desert Cities1 review
1.0
Dined on 2 December 2025
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
I had a very disappointing experience here. Guests who arrived after us received their food first, while we weren’t even given menus for a long time. Our food still hadn’t come out even after an hour of waiting. The service was extremely slow and unorganized, and no one checked on us or explained the delay. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this place.
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Clarisa
London1 review
2.0
Dined on 30 October 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
Not really worth the money, service not that good.
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Christopher
Melbourne1 review
5.0
Dined on 6 October 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Wonderful food and perfect service, had a great time there
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Ronnie
Melbourne2 reviews
3.0
Dined on 24 August 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Unfortunately, the service has gone downhill compared to my past experiences. The staff seemed inattentive, and the overall quality wasn’t what it used to be. It’s not value for money.
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Joe
Melbourne1 review
5.0
Dined on 5 July 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Awesome food, the wagyu really impressed me. Will definitely go again.
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Elizabeth
Melbourne1 review
5.0
Dined on 8 June 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fantastic food. Love the Waygu beef. High quality and really delicious. Good customer service and ambiance.
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Torrie
Melbourne1 review
1.0
Dined on 8 June 2025
1. Overall 1
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
Extremely underwhelming experience for the price. We came to Niku Ou expecting a premium Japanese BBQ, but left feeling ripped off. The portion sizes were shockingly small, each person only got 4 tiny cut up pieces of meat, and somehow that turned into a $570 bill. The staff asked if we wanted the meat cut into 7 instead of 4, but never mentioned that doing so would DOUBLE the price. We assumed it was just a convenience, not a $291 upsell we didn’t agree to. Super misleading. Yes, the meat was soft and tasted fine, but honestly, not worth the cost. The lighting was terrible for photos, which completely kills the vibe for a place marketed as high-end. And to top it off, the staff didn’t even cook the food for us, unlike most premium Japanese BBQs. Would not recommend. There are so many better value and more transparent Japanese BBQ spots in Melbourne. Please save your money. My sister previously went and had the same experience as me she warned me but I still tried it, and hated it. I will never go back.
Niku Ou Japanese Chargrill RestaurantResponded on 12 June 2025
Hi Torrie, We are disappointed to hear that we did not meet your expectations. We are heavily restricted by Opentable in space to give your review a proper reply and welcome opening a dialogue on via email or calling us We pride ourselves on providing the highest quality dining experience and are disappointed to hear that we did not deliver this time. We understand since there were 7 adults on the table and with no other entrees, sides or other dishes were ordered other than our meat platter for 2-4 people, it was only prudent our team member offer to increase the portion size to the number of your group as by itself it wouldn’t be enough for your group to share. Kind regards Niku Ou
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akin
Melbourne11 reviews
5.0
Dined on 24 May 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Exceptional service and food nothing else to say just do it.
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Erin
Melbourne2 reviews
5.0
Dined on 10 May 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Celebrated my boyfriend’s birthday with friends. Had a fantastic time. Staff were amazing and very prompt. The BBQ selection was fantastic and the range of Kobe and Australian Wagyu we had was supple and delicious. Drinks were wonderful and the range or nibbles to have around the BBQ were great. Wonderful experience. Definitely back some day soon.
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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$100 and over
Cuisines
Japanese
Hours of Operation
Lunch Mon, Thu–Sun 11:30–14:30 Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 17:30–22:00 Fri, Sat 17:30–22:30
Phone number
(03) 9654 7178
Website
https://www.nikuou.com.au/
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress Code
Casual Dress

Location
Shop 9/10 108 Bourke St, Melbourne, AU-VIC 3000
Area
Melbourne CBD
Parking Details
Street Parking
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Niku Ou Japanese Chargrill Restaurant

About this restaurant

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Additional information

530-630pm Cocktail, Beer & Sake Happy Hour

Additional information

Not available on OpenTable