A really amazing Japanese restaurant. The staff were very alert and were very attentive. The food was also absolutely amazing!

Awesome food. We ordered the banquet option and were stunned by how good it was. There was probably too much food, but it was so good! Only warning is that your clothes and hair smell of sizzling meat afterwards.

Very expensive, but actually worth it.

I usually don't order steak, but you wouldn't go here and not order steak. It was $30 and they bring it out to you on a cooking stone that has a temperature of 400 degrees. The steak is seared on both sides and has started to cook. You could probably begin eating it when you get it if you prefer it less cooked but I love mine well done. There are a number of sauces/dips on the sides of the cooking stone which you can dip chunks of cooked meat. So tasty.

You can also order some sides if you want, but the steak is fairly filling on its own.

The dessert bento wasn't that great. The chocolate souffle and hazelnut ice cream was yummy, but the souffle was hard in the middle like it had been microwaved too long. The little box of sliced fruit with the desserts was a nice touch, too.

Beware: you will come away from the restaurant smelling like meat. I kept getting whiffs of my meal, making me hungry afterward haha. Would definitely go back.

Go here. I'm not normally the kind who enjoys Little Bourke Street food but this place has changed that. Even me, who likes my mean well done was extremely happy with the steak. Also, try the cookie and cream cocktail; it'll blow your mind.

Japanese stonegrill at Ishiya was great. Nice location in amongst the CBD. Not disappointed at all. Very busy restaurant with lots of customers. Food was delicious and very tasty.

As never dined at a stonegrill restaurant before, the waiter and waitresses were extremely friendly in describing the process. Food was delicious, the environment was very busy and friendly. Good place for a Japanese dine! Very delicious indeed!

Staff were attentive and very courteous. Before my friends and I realised that we hadn't been given our menus for our dinner, the staff apologised for the delay! Very refreshing new experience in eating dinner on a hot stone. I ordered the Ishiya deluxe which is highly recommnded and very filling for $36 because it has a variety of different meats (e.g. butterfish, tenderloin). This dish itself can fill you up and agree with other ratings that you wouldn't need other side dishes on top of this one. Loved the place!

Approximate cost: $36

We recently had a great night at Ishiya, the staff were attentive and explained the stone grill process clearly to us novices! They had a great wine list and the food was delicious. We were disappointed that the tuna was not available, but pleased that we didn't get it when the waitress told us that it was poor quality so they weren't cooking it.

Approximate cost: $30-50

We didn't have a booking but rocked up to the restaurant around 7pm and asked for a table for 6. They had a booking at 8:30pm, so we had to leave before then.

The unique thing about this place is that there are some meals that are cooked on a 400 degree C stone plate. I ordered a fish stonegrill, however my partner ordered a porterhouse, only the size of a palm, however it was around 4cm thick! The meal also came with a small sashimi/sushi. The stonegrill actually looks quite small, but because you probably would want to cook the meat longer, it is really filling and you probably wouldn't want any additional sides.
My tip would be to remember to turn the food on your stonegrill or else that side may become burnt onto the stone. I also wouldn't order the fish stonegrill again, I was feeling a little hungry afterwards, or I should have ordered a side. However my partner with his chunk of meat came away feeling quite satisfied.

Approximate cost: $30