Try flavours of Japan at Kosaten eatery
A NEW Japanese restaurant in Geelong’s CBD will deliver food to customers’ tables via a mini bullet train.
For months the team at Kosaten Geelong has been working on the Ryrie Street venue, and will finally welcome customers on Thursday.
The bright and colourful eatery has a unique ordering system – simply make a selection on an iPad and watch your food arrive on a mini bullet train. It is a twist on the sushi train restaurants that are popular in Japan.
The Tasmanian-based franchise first announced it was coming to Geelong in September, and posted the exciting opening news on Instagram on Tuesday night.
”We’ll be opening our doors on Thursday,” the post said. “We’re in with our team to get everything up and running for the next two days and are very excited to show you what we’ve been working on.
“We’ll have more information on opening hours and bookings coming very soon.”
The Asian-inspired menu includes the likes of a volcano sushi roll with a salmon roll base, chilli and crispy tempura batter topped with caviar, and wakame seaweed salad garnished with sesame seeds and a delicious soy dressing.
For something a little different try the agedashi tofu, which is coated with potato starch and deep fried to make a golden crispy outside shell, and sweet tooths will love the matcha ice cream.
There are also takeaway options including the sashimi bento box with salmon, tuna and kingfish.
Find Kosaten Geelong at 110 Ryrie Street, Geelong.
GEELONG drivers have been warned to brace for a fuel price hike set to hit the region ahead of the Labour Day long weekend.
The average price in Geelong on Wednesday was less than 125 cents a litre and was found as high as 138.9, according to the RACV online fuel watch tool.
But there were significant pricing differences around the city and region. Some outlets, including in Armstrong Creek and around Belmont, had some of the cheapest unleaded with prices between 118 and 123 cents a litre.
Fuel was most expensive around the Bellarine Peninsula and Surf Coast, with unleaded between 128 and 133 cents a litre in towns, including Drysdale, Ocean Grove and Torquay.
RACV spokesman Nicholas Platt urged motorists to top up now as it was “highly likely” that there would be price rises in Geelong before or during the long weekend.
“Melbourne prices are currently averaging 152.9 cents per litre, with the most common price being 163.9 cents per litre,” Mr Platt said.
“Typically a large jump in Melbourne price or a jump in wholesale price would send Geelong prices up. Both of these factors are present and we would expect Geelong to follow a similar trend to Melbourne with a slightly lower peak.”
Mr Platt said while Geelong’s exact price was hard to determine at this point, it was likely to be below the current Melbourne average of 152.9 cents per litre.
“Geelong still has a large number of retailers selling fuel for less than 124 cents per litre,” he said. “Now would be an excellent time to fill up in advance of the long weekend. For those commuting to Melbourne, there is also cheap fuel to be had on the western approaches to the city.”