Kuro Bar & Dining
368 Kent St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Restaurant
•Why you'll love Kuro Bar & Dining
- Kuro offers five versatile spaces, from intimate dinners to large events, in a beautifully restored historic Sydney CBD building.
- Combining modern Japanese-inspired design with a warm atmosphere, it creates a memorable setting.
- Guests enjoy innovative Japanese-Australian cuisine, crafted cocktails, premium wines, and impeccable service for an unforgettable experience.
Kuro Bar & Dining is a sleek and sophisticated Japanese-inspired venue located in an historic building in the heart of Sydney’s CBD, blending contemporary design with warm, intimate ambience. The space is thoughtfully divided into distinct areas - Brew Bar, Main Dining Room, Lounge Area, Chef’s Table, and Whole Venue Hire - each designed to offer a unique and memorable experience.
The interiors feature a modern minimalist aesthetic with natural timber, warm lighting, marble accents, and artful Japanese details that create a sense of understated elegance. Floor-to-ceiling windows invite natural light by day, while ambient lighting sets a moody, refined atmosphere in the evening.
Kuro is perfect for corporate events, private dining, cocktail receptions, and exclusive celebrations. Guests can enjoy expertly crafted cocktails, premium wines, and innovative dishes that combine Japanese flavours with contemporary Australian influences. Whether it’s an intimate gathering or a full-venue hire, Kuro offers an elevated experience with exceptional service, flexible seating arrangements, and a sophisticated city vibe.
Kuro Bar & Dining Function Rooms
Full Venue
For those seeking a truly elevated experience, Kuro offers exclusive full venue hire. Perfect for intimate wedding receptions, high-end celebrations, private launches, or bespoke corporate events, the venue seats up to 55 guests or accommodates up to 80 guests standing. Perfect for private celebrations, business dinners, or social events, the experience is further enhanced by our Head Sommelier and Bar Team, who provide tailored drink recommendations to perfectly complement your event.
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Lounge Area
Brew Bar
Bar Experience
Reviews for Kuro Bar & Dining
Julie T
I would like to start out by mentioning we do not recommend this place. I highly recommend the restaurant review the waiting time of receiving food and drinks. My partner and I came here for the first time to celebrate my Birthday. We arrived for our reservation at 7:15PM and did not leave the restaurant until 9:50PM.. this place closes at 10PM. It started with us ordering the omakase course, alongside we ordered some drinks, my partner received their mocktail quite fast (because the female waitstaff made it), however my cocktail (which was being made by the bar next door) had not been delivered for a long time and even only arrived after we received our starters. The starters already took 20-30 minutes to arrive and all the other courses after that took a long time to arrive. This did not sit right with our stomachs and by the time we finally hit our main dishes, we were unsatisfied with how we felt. Waiting a long time to eat when you're hungry is not the best feeling. The food itself is nothing to die for. Some of the course items were over sauced and they use very similar taste to each other. It definitely did not justify an almost 3 hour wait time. I do want to mention the female waitstaff tonight was being as accommodating as she could, explaining the dishes and ingredients to us as it was served. Which we appreciated. The waitstaff also cleared our tables pretty quickly after each dish was finished. After reviewing the reviews here we finally understood, this was a reoccurring issue and unfortunately, it does not seem like this restaurant will change. The reviews date back to even over a year ago detailing the wait time for their dishes. It seems like this restaurant is only recommended and highly rated because they pay for Google ads. We recommend putting your wallet elsewhere. I unfortunately felt very guilty about having dinner at a place like this as my partner came to visit me from overseas. We already have limited time together and found that this was a waste of our time together. I can only hope that the restaurant can consider their customers situation, their time and their money.
Sonya T
My husband booked this place for my birthday, and we arrived early enough to grab happy hour cocktails next door, which honestly, ended up being one of the highlights of the night. We loved the drinks there and will definitely be returning. The restaurant itself has a modern, chilled vibe that’s visually quite enticing. The DJ was playing some really decent tracks — I actually found myself Shazam-ing a few of them, so bonus points for ambience. We went for the $135 omakase. Most of the dishes were fine — nothing offensive, but nothing we’re still thinking about today. The beef dishes were the clear standouts and genuinely delicious. We also tried the sake flight, which was good. The two highball cocktails, though, were pretty mediocre — I wouldn’t recommend ordering them. Overall, it was a nice experience, and we had a good night out. But in terms of value and memorability, we probably wouldn’t return.
Saxon Bond
Super friggen good experience. The vibe was super cool with dim lights, nice open kitchen, lil dj and furnishings, pretty pretty cool. Came here cos I saw it had been awarded two chef hats and Japanese food gotta be the best in the world, it got like a 15/20, I think, from Australia Food Guide and they definitely deserved it! We also ordered like half the menu, at least. The food was crazy good; both the wagyu beef and tuna tartare were the best i've ever had, melted in my mouth and heaps flavour of the best kind; I don't usually order steak, because I find them boring, but the wagyu steak, that the nice waitress recommended, ended up blowing my mind, super tender and flavourful; the truffle wagyu katsu sandwich is as good as it sounds; even the pickled veges were rlly good and there were other amazing stuff i ate. However, I found the gyoza, the fried chicken, and the rice with fish on top to be nothing special to be honest. Dessert was like 7/10 for both. Oh and everything came pretty quick and very nicely spaced. The waiter was heaps cool, chatting good, and recommending wines to my parents n that. However, I WISHED THAT THEY WARNED US ABOUT THE KITCHEN CLOSING! cos I definitely could have done with some more tartare. Bathroom was very nice too. Overall, VERY VERY VERY FRIGGEN GOOD. I love tartare even more now. THANK YOU.
Mihye Kwon
Modern Japanese restaurant with friendly staff. (Literally everyone works there was friendly) I went there for a express lunch set - comes with entree and main. I loved my confit salmon and the fried chicken. And the sorbet was another level goodness.
Ming
Agreed with Manfred N, Kuro has really slipped from a very nice restaurant to one that probably isn’t worth returning to, unless they can reinvent themselves. The new dishes were really below average in taste and execution. There seems to be little thought in what ingredients complement others, these new dishes on the block are mish-mashes that make you wonder why you wasted the money. Had a similar experience with the service, a very long wait between dishes (probably also 30+ minutes) and tables were only about a third full? How do you plan to service a full restaurant? Kuro’s prime time has passed. Can it claw its way back?
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