Haruka Japanese Cuisine

Best Japanese food in Cairns. Amazing service. Good atmosphere. We order the Salmon don and Tofu don(Vegetarian). They are amazingThe freshness. The taste. The presentation. Everything is so perfect. No doubt why the place is alway full of people. Even the drinks and dessert is good. It's homemade and definitely tastes fantastic ! Reasonable price as well compared to the quality of food.

- KarimuKram Panuim -

Can’t fault it. Salmon garlic fried rice, pork katsudon and a chicken karaage/teriyaki rice bowl were spot on. Quick service, lovely people.

- Paul Hage -

Highly recommended by Japanese friends and we were not disappointed Excellent food we really enjoyed our dinner. Japanese owned and very authentic. Good size menu and great range of Japanese drinks restaurant doesn’t look like much but is comfortable and it’s really about the food. Excellent staff very friendly. Food is prepared in a timely manner and we only waiting 5-10 minutes after ordering till our food was on the table. Each plate was well timed and arrived after we finished one another was waiting to go. Thank you staff and chef.

- Shane Poulter -

The best Japanese in Cairns, but the selfish part of me doesn't want everyone to know that as its only a small restaurant & very popular already. Food is consistently fabulous, lunch bento specials are the best lovely owners & great service all at good value.

- Inga Tamminga -

Oh my lord, this was beautiful! Lunch is perfect price wise. 100% recommended. Dinner is amazing too, with different specials from time to time. Service is marvelous.

- Mauro Secoratto -

My family and I have dined here ever since it opened. Haruka Japanese Cuisine always provides the best service and great foods. I believe it’s the best Japanese restaurant in Cairns. Highly recommend.

- Lia Minami -

We visited haruka during the June long weekend and was in love with the food. We have been to Japan many times (Hokkaido, Kyushu and Honshu) and the service and ambience transported us back to Japan. We would gladly come back

- Karl Chong -

Good food, good prices; atmosphere, surroundings not so good and only so-so service. The restaurant has a small number of tables inside. There's a clear warning on the door to not enter without a reservation (see photo). While that may be true it isn't the best introduction to a new place to eat. There is ANOTHER warning about the same on one part of their menu -- again, it isn't welcoming and it made me feel uncomfortable. (Summary: please call us several days before to ask for a reservation; if you call us during service hours we may not answer the phone.) Unfortunately we didn't know about this so had not made reservations which forced us onto one of the outside tables (there were 4 or 5). They face a car park which is maybe 20 metres from the road. Personally I don't enjoy exhaust fumes when I eat but maybe I'm in the minority. The lunch menu is simple with four choices, each one attractive and well-priced. The photos of the sushi & sashimi on the menu showed salmon which I don't like and I asked if they could substitute anything else. They could and did with no fuss which I appreciated a lot. The food didn't take long to arrive and was fresh & tasty. Their wasabe has a kick to it -- stronger than normal. My lunch set included some tempura but they don't provide daikon oroshi (grated daikon radish) that normally goes into the sauce. I asked for it but they said they don't have it, a strange omission from an otherwise good Japanese restaurant. We were a party of 3 and everyone enjoyed their meals. My friends like sake and they rated Hakura's as one of the best they've had in Cairns. The miso soup was also among the best we've had in Cairns.

- Ian Cairns -