Great food. Been there several times over the last 3 years and it's very well overdue to provide a review. The food has always been great and staff is super polite. One can come in having a bad day but the staff's smile and attitude just turns everything around. The serves of food are generous but not over the top. Just right and value for money. The spice levels have always been as I chose. Mild was mild, medium was medium and hot was... what I deserved for thinking that I could cope I gave 3 Stars for atmosphere butvthis must not be construed as negative. It is not a fancy restaurant. It's a place where you go to have a feed and walk off. Most important though, the place is very clean and staff makes sure that there is no mess, dirt or ledt overs sitting on a table for too long Keep it up!
Service
Take out
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 3

Japanese fast food... great service, Japanese waiters are always friendly and efficient. Menu is easy to understand, all food have picture on it. I love the spicy lever is rank from 10 , 100 , 1000 then 1 million ... I ordered 10 for my son for the Japanese curry. I would have given a 5 star, however the pork katsu was a let down, it was pre-fried and fried again when ordered, so the pork was very dry and the crust was hard. I do understand this is due to the need for fast food style, however, since the pork is already very thin , so prefried will make it super dry. Just a little comment, no offence to the chef. Anyway, great for a quickies haha... definitely there are room to improve for their food.

My first time ever having Ramen in a restaurant and I tried the “Tokyo Ramen”! It was so flavourful, the noodles tasted fresh and were glossy. It had seaweed, fishcake, piece of fried chicken and mushrooms! Will definitely come back and highly recommend. It was a very hole-in-wall kind of place but atmosphere was so comfortable and safe, perfect place to go!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Tokyo Ramen, Crispy Chicken, Miso Soup
Vegetarian options
There were vegetarian entrees and a ramen vegetarian choice, as well as Udon and curry options!

The Japanese food is delicious! The meat is perfectly cooked & the rice is sticky (unlike normal rice)! Takoyaki was great too! The agedashi tofu is perfect & has the soft fried skin on the outside with the smoothness of the Tofu on the inside. Overall, love their food and have been coming back every once in awhile. The owner is from Tokyo and is also very friendly! Loved chatting with the owner & even talked about a famous Michelin Japanese Ramen Restaurant called Tsuta which has 3 outlets where I'm from (I'm not a local here btw)
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–40

I have been to several Japanese restaurants that offer Bento meals. But this one has less to offer in terms of Bento meal. Bento box for all I know is All in one Japanese lunch. This restaurant doesn't reflect this. Overpriced for the price tag of $18-$20. Food quality is pretty mediocre. I ordered the Yakiniku Bento. Again, Yakiniku in Japanese means grilled or barbecue. Well , this, by far, is the wrong incorrect way of Yakiniku. The Yakiniku beef that was presented was sauteed in oil, so it was very greasy and unpleasant to eat.
Food: 1
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 3

Best little gem in Brisbane CBD serving authentic Japanese everyday food. A very simple dine in restaurant but clean and organized :) Love their service when we came with 2 kids as they provided enough cutleries and kids bowls. The menu is pretty extensive and we loved the flavour so much! It did bring us back lots of memories to Japan :) Highly recommend their curry dish as it’s quite decent in size. Also love their bento boxes which you can choose from edamame to agedashi tofu or salad. For this price it is really hard to get something like this good in the Brisbane CBD!

Tried this place as it's one of the convenient places to eat around the business area near the botanical gardens. The dining area is quite small and it gets packed especially during lunch times. Most people take away because of this. I was lucky enough to be able to sit down during one of my lunch breaks and had ramen (garlic power ramen). There's minimal staff so it's pretty much table service for food delivery but self service for water and condiments. Food ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Value ⭐⭐⭐ Ambiance ⭐⭐ Seating ⭐⭐ Service ⭐⭐ Parking -none- Toilets -none- Washing station -none-

Really good fish curry and very filling. Edit 8 years later: Still amazing and the staff are super polite, quick, and considerate. One of the meals with my friends was incorrect, but they were very apologetic and rushed in a new order. It wasn't a big deal but they handled it like the world was ending. It was kind of like the old school Japanese idea of お客様は神様です (Customer is god). A bit unnecessary
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 3
Recommended dishes
Takoyaki Entrée, Fish Katsu

I was lucky I got in before the rest of the lunch time crowd today as this place is always busy. A nice Japanese server took our order and the put the order on the microphone through to the kitchen. I loved the authenticity of that ordering system. Our food came out extremely quickly. The ramen and bento were pretty nice for something prepared in such a short period of time. There was a queue outside the door as I walked out. Nice and reasonably priced food served really quickly in a convenient location. What more could one ask for?

Everything I want from a good Japanese Karaage Chicken Curry! And the chilli they added (you can see it making a red island in the curry) was actually quite hot too! Only gripe was that, while everything was hot, it seemed like the karaage was not freshly fried but rather re-fried/re-cooked, but that probably fine at this price point. Defs the best Japanese curry I’ve had yet!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–20
Recommended dishes
Chicken Katsu Curry, Karaage Chicken Curry

Price is not too bad as they are located in the CBD. I will give it 2.5 stars if google maps change the rating method. I ordered chicken karaage ramen and dumplings and my partner ordered fire ramen with 1,000 level spicy and curry rice with prawn. Karaage was tasty but just warm not hot enough. Ramen basically tasteless. Dumplings were really good and hot, however the skin was cooked too long so they were all became black. Curry was just okay and prawns were too tiny and thin so we felt we were just eating flour.

Been going to Kadoya for many years and always love their chicken karage don and curry! Humble, no-fuss Japanese eatery with friendly staff. It has been a hit and miss lately eg our take away karage curry don has only 3 pieces of chicken and the rest were chicken skin (see photos)
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 3
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Chicken Katsu Curry, Takoyaki Entrée, Karaage Chicken Curry

I had good experiences before buty latest visit was extremely disappointed - my Saturday lunch box. No wonder I was the only one here. It seems that they use cheap rice and the karaage was tasteless:( too bad. The lunch box came with no salt pepper or sauces at all. I got like 5 pieces of veggies but 1 was rotten to dark brown. 2 staffs were busy in chatting in Japanese LOUDLY. I will not come back again and won’t recommend this one anymore.
Food: 1
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1

I ordered udon with chicken teriyaki, it tasted good! But not long after that, I had severe abdominal cramp and was vommiting + had diarrhea. My GP told me I have a gastroentrities. Now I realised that the chicken that was given to me was not fresh, some seems like cooked freshly, but several pieces were not so fresh.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 1
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 2

I've been eating at Kadoya since high school times when it was still in Elizabeth Arcade, which was 20 years ago! The good times! Recently found it has moved to Mary street and I just had to try the 1 million spicy ramen! It was just the right amount of spiciness for me. So satisfying! Not as spicy as the new Korean fire noodle though. I don't visit the city as often now but will definitely return for their curries.

They must have changed owners because the food and service quality is so poor! No wonder it’s so quiet on a Saturday afternoon. I have been coming to Kadoya for over 5 years and the food has always been amazing. This is the last time that I will be visiting. Not worth the money at all
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 1
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1
Recommended dishes
Chicken Katsu Curry

Service is really good and fast, food is slightly pricey but still reasonable because of the quality they have. I Bought takeaways, and they are organised in good looking boxes and bag. I ordered the deluxe beef terriyaki rice box. The food is very delicious, rice is cooked right, beef is tender and juicy. Really worth it for its price. Can't wait to have my next meal there again.

This place is great. Food is 10 out 10 if you like Japanese food. Service are very friendly. Food is quick. Food quality is fresh and excellent. Menu is extensive and may be a bit intimidating at first. I suggest a Delux bento. Very authentic. Lots of Japanese spoken. Lunch rush can see this place every busy. When you get take away you wait outside and the bring to the footpath.

My boyfriend and I arrived at the shop around 1:30pm on the 14th of October. We ordered a beef curry, a coke, a vegetarian tempura soba and a 2.99 (or 3.99) egg. However, the clerk did not serve us the egg and also did not give us a refund. We didn't see the egg or refund when we left the shop either. Heartbreaking service.
Food: 3
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 3

Kadoya has the best Japanese curry to offer in Brisbane! I miss Japanese curry so much and Kadoya is the closest in taste! Also I love the atmosphere of the restaurant it is such a comforting place to have authentic Japanese food when you miss it most!!! Also I love how you can customise the spice level and you can have Mayo on the chicken it’s always so delicious!!!!

In Brisbane for a short visit and, after seeing the ratings, decided to try this venue for a quick dinner. Unfortunately the chicken katsu donburi was quite soggy and not very appetising. The serving size, however, was quite generous. The staff were friendly despite being busy.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$1–20

This place makes me feel like I'm at a little ramen diner, in Tokyo. Food is good price for the CBD, all staff are Japanese which adds to the authenticity. Good service. 頂きます!!!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Another Ramen

I went in the shop thinking it was more of a ramen shop but jokes, this is a Japanese restaurant. I know it’s in the name but...lol. Anyway, great ramen, very filling, it is a lot. The broth is rich, but not too much. No braised pork but karaage chicken instead. Noodles is good. Overall, very good ramen for the price. $12.90 AUD

Food is great. I hope the rice can be better a little bit. The meat choice that I had (chicken) was amazing, well marinated, and soft. Would come back to try more. Service is quick and nice.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

Tasty food, very enjoyable lunch. The boxes are good value. Would suggest trying if youre in the area.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 5
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Edamame, Miso Soup
Vegetarian options
Tofu is yummy

Kadoya has been my go to for years, ever since my uni days! They never fail to amaze me with their tasty food! Their curries are the bomb, I ordered the tofu curry it was delicious, very tasty! Would recommend ! The food is cheap and worth it!! Friendly service, food came out quickly. Definitely will be back 10/10!

Went here last week. Really enjoyed the food. I'm a ramen convert now after having had a disappointing experience elsewhere. I'll be using Kadoya as a gold standard for quality Japanese food from now on. Highly recommend this place. It's small, but the staff are super friendly and again the food is fantastic.

This is what a $17.95 take away ramen looks like. Absolute rubbish and waste of money. 2 min noodles with some broth and a piece of chicken. Will never spend money here again.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 1
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1

Good tasting face, absolutely amazing value for money, the portion sizes were well above average for the cost. The food came in record breaking speeds, they're very fast and efficient for eating in and taking away. The only downside I would say is that it gets very noisy inside due to how busy they are

The pork Katsu with bad smell, over cooked and tough. EEL is not fresh too. We are very disappointed, cuz we saw many good ratings here before we came, service is under the standard, not impressed me at all, they even run out all hand wash liquids…
Food: 2
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 2

Been going here for years. Friendly staff, meals freshly prepared. Normally busy but you don't have to wait long. I got the prawn side dish for free using their loyalty program. My fave dish is the chicken katsu curry with level 1 million chilli! I also get extra mayo no additional charge.

The food is served quickly, the prices are reasonable, and the taste is fantastic. The staff is also friendly, making it always satisfying and enjoyable :)
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

We've been coming to Kadoya since they were in old Elizabeth arcade in early 2000s. Love this Japanese joint for my eel bento fix. Sadly they've been cutting the corners lately despite the price increase.
Service
Dine in
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4

A hidden gem in the city. Whenever you feel like you would like some good japanese food , I highly recommend. Staff and food is amazing and fast. Definitely recommend their chicken katsu curry!
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

Kadoya Japanese restaurant is located on Mary Street. It remaind me of "Teishokuya" in Japan. Great taste, reasonable price, and a lot of meals to choose. So good! Enjoyed Bento box, Udon noodles, Donburi & desserts so much!!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner

Pretty darn good. Curry could have been a little thicker, but chicken katsu and karage were excellent, and the vegetable croquettes were very nice. Cream crab croquettes were alright. But the price was so reasonable and we were stuffed with good japanese food, very happy!

Kadoya has been one of my favourite go-to places for some decent curry food for years, still lovin it.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Takoyaki

Tasty but the pearlescent, faux nail in my dish took the shine off the experience. And then, when shown to the staff they disappeared into the kitchen and didn't return - no apology, nothing. Dine with caution.
Food: 3
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 3

Ordered chicken Kachu and eel dish. Not good at all, eel taste fishy. Phone ordered online and they got my order all messed up. Staff look like teenagers and untrained. They were scrambling and unorganized.
Food: 2
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1

I've been coming here a couple times a week for a long time and the place hss never failed to deliever my favourite japanese dishes for an affordable price, thank you all very much :)
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–20

Was met by super friendly staff as we walked on. You make your order at the register in the front door and within minutes your order comes out. We ordered chicken teriyaki and chicken karage curry and tasted amazing. Price is super affordable. Great value.

It's ok, I ordered curry and seems their curry will be adjusted the hotness by the amount of chilli powder, doesn't look authentic Japanese curry to me ( I'm Japanese ).
Service
Take out
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–20

Deluxe bento box with chicken karaage and salad. Ordered a small take away yakisoba to try as well. The deluxe box was ok, rice was a bit dry. Miso soup was good and karaage was good. But yakisoba didn’t taste good, I couldn’t finish it, sad.

Very noisy casual dine in & takeaway restaurant. Fast service. Chicken teriyaki bland in taste. Wouldn’t return.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 2
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 1

Food and service were exceptional! Highly reccomend and will definetly be back. It is a good value option for Japanese food in the CBD. Yakiniku was excellent and a huge portion compared to other bento we could find at the Myer centre. More

Value option for Brisbane CBD Japanese This is a good value option for Japanese food in the CBD. The menu and the food is simple, the portions are generous and the prices are reasonable.
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–20

very delicious food this is my best japanese restaurant!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Tokyo Ramen, Pork Katsu

Do not expect the quality of rice! It’s the worst rice I ever had as a Japanese.. They might want to consider changing the current rice to a proper one
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 1
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

If you don’t like spicy this isn’t a dish for you. But if it’s ok some spicy, there are 3 levels. Only choose the best for you. It was delicious
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–20

So good! Be sure to try the tonkotsu ramen, katsu curry (but beware of spice lvl 1000 or more!) and the karaage don. Delicious! Always has classic anime playing on the TV in the restaurant and it's always packed with locals

The atmosphere is so good! The taste and the price also good for lunch !!:) thank you so much !!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4

Travel to Brisbane twice from Canberra lately, and this restaurant is my favourite so far in Brisbane. Friendly staff, clean place and tasty food. Especially love the katsu curry, 10 out of 10. Also, the price is reasonable :)

A very nice Japanese restaurant in City centre. Highly recommend! The pork katsu was great!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

Excellent food friendly service while watching studio Ghibli
Service
Dine in
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Tokyo Ramen, Crispy Chicken

good food, taste nice. I recommend ❤️
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$40–60
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Chicken Katsu Curry

The best darn non-sushi Japanese food that I've ever had. I asked for 1,000,000 level spicy ramen, yet did not expect it to be that spicy, but it knocked my socks off. So darn spicy, yet so darn tasty. Loved it.

Wonderful ramen and bento boxes. Quick service and very reasonable prices.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4

Small ramen shop but the taste is very good, just like eating in Japan, the price is not expensive, there are quite few menus of ramen, and beverages.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch

They were in Brisbane for at least 20 years and they move to here recently. It the same old restaurant that serve great food. So many choice and option for your meals. Lots of people do takeaway.

Good value. It's not as authentic as I thought it would be however food is tasty and good for the price. Service is also quick and friendly.
Food: 3
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4

My friend works here, he recommended me to get a Taiyaki and Ramen. This restaurant has good vibe and tasty! I luv it Thank you Soya!!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

I live their curry and bento, very good bargain for the food quality and price. Friendly service, good food, clean environment. They can get quite busy at lunch or dinner time so be patient.

Very delicious Japanese food. Great selection and reasonable price. Fast service.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 5
Service: 5

Came here with colleagues on our lunch break and we loved the deluxe bento boxes - great quality, nice service, reasonably priced, and generous servings. Would definitely come back here!

Been eating here for years. They still taste the same. Always come to have their Chicken Katsu Curry. Decent price and good size. Staffs are lovely and friendly. Service is also quick.

Great little restaurant. Loved that they play anime movies whilst you eat. Food looked and tasted great and the pricing was reasonable. Would recommend a visit if you near by.

Good food Friendly stuff
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$40–60
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

My sister and I were craving Japanese curry so we naturally googled "best Japanese curry in Brisbane". Was not disappointed. Portion was big and it was yummy :9

Very kind and delicious
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

The food use to be good. Not sure what happen there. The rice is literally like porridge this evening, curry taste diluted. What happen to the old kadoya

A no fuss Japanese Eatery serving honest, generous and delicious food. Had the Chicken Katsu Bento, Karaage Chicken curry, Unagi Don and Tonkotsu Ramen.

Delicious food and lovely staff with great service
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

This is the best japanese food that I've had outside of Japan. Staff were super friendly too, I cannot recommend this place highly enough! More

i like Japanese restaurants here because we can easy to go there ;) If you wanna try Japanese meal in Australia, you should go to here

Fast and tasty! One of my favorite lunch spots in city.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–40

Really liked the food, great quality could actually taste the crumbed prawns, the Bento Box Dulux was too much for me to eat.

Great food!! Had a chicken katsu curry and it was very nice. Partner loved the "The big fish". Would definitely eat again.

I love the food here, probably one of the best ramen in Brisbane!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4

Great value. My 1,000,000 garlic ramen was more sour than the overwhelming garlic flavour sold. But tempura was great

Fantastic as always! Lots of tasty stuff on the new menu, but still can't go past the Chicken Katsudon!

They do a great style of Japanese curry here. Plenty of curry sauce. I even had a Pocari Sweat drink

Very tasty and convenient, highly recommended!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

Quick, filling, yummy food. Friendly staff as well, our whole family enjoyed our lunch very much.

Been there since early mid 2000s always good curry and bento. Great casual dining place

I like ramen, The noodle taste very good, chicken katsu also delicious …

Quick service. Accessible at my place.
Service
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Nice atmosphere and the best curry in town.
Food: 5…
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Nice food at reasonable prices and good service.

The service is good but the chicken is dry

Tasty
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Dine in…
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