Watts River Cafe and Store

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   Ian

   Melbourne2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 1, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The Japanese dished were brilliant, from the sashimi and okonomiyaki, to the smoked salmon and beef dishes (and the meat balls!). Great service, lovely atmosphere, will be back again.
   

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   Cheryl

   Melbourne2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 8, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Lovely food, beautifully presented and great staff!
   

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   Margaret

   Victoria1 review

   5.0

   Dined on November 1, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Delicious food. New menu and terrific staff. Very reasonable cost.
   

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   Melanie VIP

   London3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on August 16, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Really delicious meal, the flavours were amazing. We had vegetarian share plates. The service was great, very friendly. Easy to book. Highly recommended if you like Japanese food or want to try it.
   

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   Irene

   Victoria4 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on July 29, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Always a delight to visit Watts River Cafe in Healesville. Can become busy so best to book. Small menu although has a lot of options to suit most tastes. Friendly staff.
   

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   RichardM

   Victoria2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 10, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Dined with a party of six on a friday evening, japanes cuisine, very enjoyable, at a very reasonable price. Friendly and professional staff.
   

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   Disie

   Victoria3 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on May 3, 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Very disappointed as we were seated outside on a 10 degree night and it was freezing. They did put a gas heater on in one corner once we arrived but it only warmed three people on the table. The blinds were closed part way. There weren’t enough wine glasses and we regularly had to walk in the restaurant to order extra food. It made a birthday celebration very disappointing and we were all so cold we just wanted to leave. We chose this restaurant over others in healesville as we are regular guests. If they didn’t have seating capacity inside they should have told us and we would have dined elsewhere. The young person serving us was not at all engaged and spent all her time in the restaurant apart from when we first arrived.
   

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   JudyR

   Victoria3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 25, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   My now go to place - amazing food and staff - yep a little noisy
   

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   Cece

   Victoria1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 23, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Incredible food and a lovely place with lovely people.
   

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    OpenTable Diner

    Victoria1 review

    5.0

    Dined on January 14, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    The teriyaki salmon was amazing. I recommend this cafe when you’re in Healesville.
    

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