Gyo Japanese Tapas Bar Restaurant

GYO still going strong as Townsville's best casual & authentic Japanese food restaurant. If you want to have a relaxed & fun night out in Townsville, go & visit GYO at it's great location adjacent to the Stand. With a great selection of Japanese beers & cocktails at very reasonable prices, its best to sit back & take your time. Order a selection of small dishes & share everything you order. This is how best to enjoy GYO. The pork gyoza is a must, perfect to start. The tempura prawn sushi is stand out. You won't find better sushi in the city. The tempura spider crab & broccoli with garlic mayo is very nice as well & perfect accompaniment with the crisp clean flavours of a premium Japanese lager. There are so many other great dishes on offer as well that you will definitely need a second visit. Some interesting dessert options too if you still have room. Great service & great hospitality. The location is second to none & really great value for money especially considering the premium location & quality of the food. I really can't recommend GYO enough for a casual dinner in Townsville. Pictured: iced matcha latte w/ red bean, Sapporo, pork gyoza, tempura prawn sushi 4pc, tempura spider crab & broccoli w/ garlic mayo, chicken yakitori

Very friendly service. Amazing food, we had Okonomiyaki and Chicken Teppanyaki and a Green Tea Tiramisu as dessert. Staff is very friendly and attentive.

A bit pricey Sashimi was really good but I ordered Don and found out rice in the bowl was hard, Japanese rice should be softer and more fluffy, it wasn’t like I expected. However service (especially the young girl with glasses) and atmosphere was amazing.

I was looking at fhe price before arriving and i was thinking why is the proce a little high. Well when i ordered from the waiter i ask are you japanese and it thrns how japanes run. The quality of sushi was above and beyond fresh. It was a bit of a wait how ever it was well worth it. I can wait to go back and try other things. I had the spider roll. It was soft shell crab,it could of done with more crab I also had the tampura prawn. It looked similar to the crab but slightly different, very nice and fresh I also had sone kind or roll with Scallop on top. All togehter way about $42 dollars.

Very good food, traditional drkins and awesome service. Very good price

Tofu steak was amazing & full of flavour. Decent Vegan options. Recommend the warm sake. Fruity and smooth.

As much as this really deserves 2 or less stars for our experience, we thought to be more constructive and see it from an entertainment perspective. First of all, simple management and process is all that is needed to correct what we experienced. Like others, our entree was due to be last served and quite late. We never received it. We left before this was done. We watched many people enter and leave as chaos ensued inside. The service girls were replaced by the chef as they really let the team down. The barman appeared like he could belong on a Bond movie as a hitman. His service was excellent. He was calm throughout the chaos. A lot of guests also served themselves from the bar/service bell. Overall, the basics of service were non existent from those employees who were required to serve and they were replaced by other staff.