Frequently Asked Questions

View our frequently asked questions below. Please scroll to end for questions specific to a restaurant. If you have a question that is not listed below, please email us at [email protected]

Our dress code at our Saké Restaurant & Bar is smart-casual.

We can cater for most dietaries. Please make note of your special dietary requirements when you make your online booking, and let your server know once you have been seated.

We have delicious Japanese-inspired desserts at Saké (have you heard of our famous Dragon Egg?). If you prefer to bring your own cake for a celebration, we charge a $9 per person cakeage fee.

Saké Restaurant and Bar is a licensed restaurant with a fantastic range of well-priced international and Australian wines, local, Japanese and international beers, and a large selection of sake, other spirits and innovative house-made cocktails. We do not offer a BYO service at any of our locations.

We have halal-certified meat on the menu, however, there is no separate halal preparation space in our kitchens.
The minimum number of guests required to dine on a set menu is two, and the whole table is required to dine on a set menu. If your booking is for eight or more guests, you are automatically required to dine on one of our set menus. Special dietary requirements cannot be accommodated when dining on a set menu.

Yes, we do at all of our restaurants.

Highchairs are available at all  Saké locations. Please note this on your online booking.

All Visa, Mastercard, and AMEX credit card transactions incur a processing fee of 1.8%. Debit card (Visa & Mastercard) transactions incur a processing fee of 1.4% and EFTPOS, 1.15%. International cards incur a processing fee of 3.5%. 10% discretionary service charge applies to all groups of 6+. 10% surcharge applies on Sundays, 15% surcharge applies on all public holidays.

Gift cards can purchased in venue during opening hours, and online.

We accept previously Rockpool Dining Group, Hunter St. Hospitality, previously Pacific Concepts gift cards, as well as Good Food and Gourmet Traveller gift cards. 

During peak service times, we kindly ask for a credit card to be placed on file when booking, helping us minimise last-minute cancellations and no-shows. If a booking is cancelled late or guests do not attend, a fee of $50 per person may apply. For small groups, we request at least 4 hours’ notice to avoid this charge. For groups of 8 or more, we require a minimum of 24 hours’ notice. Please note that separate cancellation terms apply to private room bookings, which will be shared at the time of reservation.

The restaurant team may not be able to attend to your call immediately if they are busy in service. Please leave a message, alternatively send an email to [email protected].

We do accept walk-ins, however, a booking is highly recommended, especially on weekends.
Please reach out to our events team and provide as much information as possible about your event.

Saké The Rocks

The flagship of the Saké group is housed in an elegant, split-level heritage building with original sandstone features and a moody, stylish ambience. Accents of Japanese design are present in a beautiful wall of bright-coloured sake barrels, and eye-catching, whole-of-wall charcoal wood feature. Like a teenager, Saké The Rocks is moody yet vivacious.

Our dress code at Saké The Rocks is smart-casual.

Our Saké classic dishes, such as melt-in-the-mouth, Miso-Glazed Glacier 51 Toothfish; spectacular Hiramasa Kingfish with Lime and Jalapeno Kosho and Coriander-Infused Ponzu; Shumai – or steamed prawn dumplings; and light tempura-coated Popcorn Shrimp with Yuzu and Spicy Mayonnaise are mainstays of the menu that we are unable to remove. Guests also hit us up daily for sushi rolls, nigiri and sashimi hand-made by our expert sushi masters.

Yes, children and families are welcome. Guests under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or legal representative to enter the venue. A legal representative is defined as an adult who holds parental rights and responsibility for the minor. Friends, partners, or older siblings will not be accepted as chaperones.
Yes, we have highchairs available on request.Saké The Rocks does not have a children’s menu, but we can reduce portion size and level of spice.
  • There is a 15-minute grace time on all bookings. If you are running later than this please try to contact the restaurant team on 02 9259 5656, however, they may not be able to attend to your call immediately if they are busy in service.  

You may change your booking by contacting the reservations team on [email protected]. Our reservations office hours are Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm. Outside of these hours, please call the restaurant directly on 02 9259 5656. 

The restaurant team may not be able to attend to your call immediately if they are busy in service. Please leave a message, alternatively send an email to [email protected]. Please let us know in the message your restaurant, reservation date and time.

Please view our takeaway options here.

Saké Double Bay

The Eastern suburbs outpost of the casually chic Saké group dials up the style in spades. Dramatic viola calacatta marble features throughout the restaurant, including a central, 24-seat communal table and a splendid wall that runs from open kitchen to sushi bar to cocktail bar, which are both made of this extravagant material. Subtle Japanese influences and signature Saké features include light timbers and slatted walls and doors. Saké Double Bay is vibrant, stylish, sexy and chic.

Like our Saké siblings, there are classic dishes that we can’t take off the menu, such as melt-in-the-mouth, Miso-Glazed Glacier 51 Toothfish; spectacular Hiramasa Kingfish with Lime and Jalapeno Kosho and Coriander-Infused Ponzu; Shumai – or steamed prawn dumplings; and the perennial favourite, light tempura-coated Popcorn Shrimp with Yuzu and Spicy Mayonnaise. Our hand-made to order sushi rolls, nigiri and sashimi are big hitting menu items, too. Signature dishes to Saké Manly, including Wagyu and Prawn fried rice, Lobster Tempura, and a selection of Japanese-inspired bao buns are crowd pleasers too. We’re the only Saké restaurant to serve ramen; we have delicious bowls of tonkotsu soy ramen and spicy miso ramen on the menu daily.

Saké Manly does not have a children’s menu, but we can reduce portion size and level of spice.

There is a 15-minute grace time on all bookings. If you are running later than this please try to contact the restaurant team on (02) 8099 7076, however, they may not be able to attend to your call immediately if they are busy in service.  

You may change your booking by contacting the reservations team on [email protected]. Our reservations office hours are Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm. Outside of these hours, please call the restaurant directly on (02) 8099 7076. 

The restaurant team may not be able to attend to your call immediately if they are busy in service. Please leave a message, alternatively send an email to [email protected]. Please let us know in the message your restaurant, reservation date and time.

Please view our takeaway options here.

Saké Hamer Hall

Located just below the iconic Art Centre Melbourne with a tranquil river-side terrace setting overlooking the Yarra River, Saké Hamer Hall boasts a light-flooded, casually chic, inner-city ambience.

Consistent with our interstate Saké siblings, Saké Hamer Hall offers the full spectrum of Saké classic dishes, including Miso-Glazed Glacier 51 Toothfish; spectacular Hiramasa Kingfish with Lime and Jalapeno Kosho and Coriander-Infused Ponzu; Shumai – or steamed prawn dumplings; andlight tempura-coated Popcorn Shrimp with Yuzu and Spicy Mayonnaise. Other dishes with a more Melbourne-centric focus and flavours include Japanese snacks such as katsu chicken bao and katsu fish bao.

Saké Hamer Hall does not have a children’s menu, but we can reduce portion size and level of spice.

There is a 15-minute grace time on all bookings. If you are running later than this please try to contact the restaurant team on 61 3 9119 4799, however, they may not be able to attend to your call immediately if they are busy in service.  

You may change your booking by contacting the reservations team on [email protected]. Our reservations office hours are Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm. Outside of these hours, please call the restaurant directly on 61 3 9119 4799.

The restaurant team may not be able to attend to your call immediately if they are busy in service. Please leave a message, alternatively send an email to [email protected]. Please let us know in the message your restaurant, reservation date and time.

Please view our takeaway options here.