Hibari (South Yarra) 09

Hibari, at 479 Malvern Rd., continues to be an extremely popular Japanese restaurant despite low ratings from the Age Good Food guide. It is one of the very few places that get a guernsey in both the AGF and CheapEats. It is small, seats 30, and noisy, with simple wooden tables and uncomfortable wood chairs. Despite these deficiencies booking is advisable. We arrived for a midweek meal about 8.30