Shobosho - Adelaide

Amazing food. Amazing service. Stunning venue. Thank you so much. The ume spritz was beautiful. Light and refreshing. Will visit next time in Adelaide

Food was ok. Bit over priced for what we had which was the set menu for 10 people. Highlight was salmon entree and dessert but forgot to take picture of dessert. Had a piece of thigh chicken that was undercooked - pink and clear near the bone. Sent back to kitchen but chef thought it was ok. Other chicken pieces were slightly pink but still edible. Felt sorry for the girl sitting next to me. Start of the night she had a waitress drop a dish next to her which had food on her chair and food all over the floor but staff were very quick to clean up and apologise. End of the night another waitress picked up a plate and the cutlery on the plate dropped into her lap with left over food - this waitress not only didn't apologise but then proceeded to tell her next time to put her cutlery on her plate properly. I'm sorry but I've worked in restaurants before and it is not the customers job to put cutlery on a plate properly for a waitress to clean up - the waitress... read more

I was really hoping I'd love this place, but it missed the mark for me. I normally love traditional and modern Japanese food, but found the dishes here way too rich. There was a lack of flavour balance and the dishes don't seem to mesh well together. Some items (e.g. tuna, prawn cracker) were severely over-flavoured and too salty for my tastes. Prices are crazy expensive especially compared to portion size. Ambience is nice, we were seated at the bar which seems to be the practice for couples, but I didn't mind as the open kitchen is very entertaining. Service was great, we were well attended-to throughout the evening. I think this would be a fabulous place for a cocktail with friends and some delicious fresh oysters, but not really a great dining experience.

A delightful lunch at this establishment. As a party of two we were promptly seated at a booth. We shared a number of dishes, all of which were flavoursome. The ramen lunch special and snapper karage were standout dishes, although there wasn't a dish we didn't enjoy. Our wait staff were all lovely. Would definitely recommend a visit here.

We were seeing a show at the Festival Centre and to Shoboshu's credit they fed and watered us in time for the show. Really nice atmosphere here. We were at one of the tables at the front but we weren't forgotten about. The menu has a variety of plates from smaller to larger. We opted for some dumplings, a couple of serves of yakitori, the flathead karaage and the bigger swordfish plate. All were tasty. Keen to return for a less rushed meal so that we can work out way through the menu.