Most authentic Japanese food I have had in a south eastern suburb.
Definitely recommend going to this place for lunch as they have great lunch deals and is much cheaper than going for dinner. Tried the Omakase for dinner once and whilst it is pricey it is definitely worth the try.
A small restaurant so would recommend booking ahead of time if going in groups because it can get busy.

Heard of this top quality restaurant and gave it a try. The food is very fresh. However, the alacart menu is hard to interpret if I'm not a Japanese. Also, they going to charge me $99 per head for each child (3 and 10) if we were to go for the bar dinner and we can't share the bar seafood with the children despite sitting on the round (not bar table) - very inflexible.

Love their lunch menu. It's pricey but gosh, their sashimi don is amazeballs. Rice is flavoured and fish oh, so fresh, every single time!
Their dinner is very exy so we don't find it value for money,

Used to be great. Not any more. I think it became too popular, and so the standard dropped, because they were able to trade off previously built up reputation for those less discerning.
My greatest disappointments from a recent visit are as follows:
Tempura Prawn Roll ($22) - essentially several pieces of inside out nigiri hand roll with tempura prawn. A tiny portion, and not particularly innovative or otherwise amazing to justify the price..
Gyoza ($10) - 4 pieces of elongated skinny pan fried dumplings. The presentation of the gyoza was really unique and strange. The execution wasn't great either, the dumplings were nether particularly crispy on the outside, not did they yield a juicy flavoursome filling.
The sashimi is still good, but then, lot's of japanese places offer great sashimi these days....

Last month, I stayed over at my friend's place for 4 nights.. so it was a really good opportunity for me to dine out around Glen Waverly area. Yeay! Shira Nui - Quality of food: fantastic!! The sashimi and sushi was a highlight. Service: Great service! Value: Pricey , but well worth it.

Definitely one of the better Japanese restaurants in Melbourne. They deliver on freshness & quality of ingredients, and service. I was amazed to find such a fantastic high performing restaurant in what is generally a very low key, casual dining suburb.

Gosh! This restaurant is Awesome ... What an authentic Jap. restaurant

Classic place ..

I had the gyoza, tofu salad, sushi and sashimi (SO FRESH!!)

Very prompt service.. Highly recommended!

A well loved Japanese place because of the good service and food. Sushi and sashimi platter is always a good choice. Momoyaki chicken is also good. The downfall of this place is that the portions of food are relatively small and therefore an average meal can end up to be around $40-$50 for dinner.

Approximate cost: $25-$35

Simply the best Japanese restaurant in Melbourne. Fast, friendly service, amazing food (I highly recommend the mixed sushi / sashimi platter). Not the cheapest place, but well worth every penny you spend.

If you REALLY want to experience Sushi as it should be, go to Shira Nui. Sit at the Sushi bar and try Omakase (leave it to the Chef) Sweet, fresh fish with rice that does not overwhelm. Nori is fresh, crunchy and flavoursome. We've been 6 times and have never been disappointed. Certainly it's not the cheapest, but in our minds, it's the best.

Approximate cost: $100 Omakase with Sake