Ototo

Otōto, Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC, Australia

3.6 (307)
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Speakeasy underground bar & eatery located in the heart of Flinders Lane. Serving Asian-inspired cocktails and tapas. Discover the 'younger brother' of Akaiito Restaurant located in the basement level, where you'll find our dazzling one-of-a-kind 'Red Thread of Fate'. Perfect for casual drinks and food with friends and family.


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Troy Bright

March 23, 2025

We had an incredible experience at Ototo, a true hidden gem in Melbourne! Service was excellent, warm, professional - genuine hospitality at its best. The atmosphere was something special, tucked beneath Akaiito, this underground spot feels moody, intimate, and effortlessly cool. The food was absolutely outstanding. Every dish was beautifully presented, packed with flavour, using quality ingredients. The mix of traditional Japanese techniques with modern twists made for a truly memorable meal. Ototo nails it, excellent service, a killer vibe, and food that you’ll be thinking about long after you leave.

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Rhianna

February 17, 2025

The atmosphere is so romantic and low vibe like underground. the place has good food options but they are quite pricey for the size. Definitely food portions are for drinking on the side to make the experience nice. Service was decent, took 35 minutes for 6 oysters, raw wagyu slice and the fried duck ponzu was very confusing. but the squid came out quite quick which was nice. Servers were very kind but they’re all a bit quiet but no problem in that. Recommend for romantic dates

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Lam Phung

January 5, 2025

Customer service was great! We had a table for 3 to farewell my friend. It was impressed with the setup and atmosphere but the down size was the food. It’s overpriced, bland, the large was not large at all. I would say average food that you can find other places with reasonable price. We had other some steam rice which turned out not well cooked and half of the bowl filled with texture of congee and some uncooked pieces of rice. We reported to staff and they had sorry and brought new bowl ( not quite sure), however it was the same previous bowl we received. Three of us left there hungry still and each person paid around $78. Not worth at all. Toilet was dirty with 1 room only. I don’t recommend this place at all

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Damien Curran

March 8, 2025

My real issue with this place is the fact that if you get the tasting menu, then the first four small courses come to the table at once. Then you’ve barely finished these and without a word, the next and final four are presented to you. Within half an hour you have received your entire quota of food. These are warm dishes which then go cold if (as a normal human being) you would like to eat slowly and enjoy the ambiance and evening. Then you keep getting asked if you’re ready for your dessert even though you’ve stated you would like to wait a certain amount of time. It all feels as though they are rushing you to get you out of there. The food IS delicious but why would you go here when you have so many options where the staff treat you with respect and as an individual rather than as a amount of money to get in and get out?

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Cat

November 21, 2024

We went for $2 oysters on a Tuesday! As the only people in the restaurant we had a completely different experience compared to the lower star reviews. The only complaint about the atmosphere was that the one working bathroom was a bit dirty. Otherwise the setting was beautiful. Food was delicious and reasonably portioned. The tiger prawns were a highlight. We were disappointed by the duck, it was mushy and dry at the same time , however everything else was delicious!


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