WAQU opened its door in November 2005, it was a small restaurant tucked away in Falcon Street. After three years of success in the small restaurant, WAQU has moved to the current location, a much bigger venue located in a heritage building in the heart of Crows Nest.

WAQU offers a unique dining experience featuring contemporary cuisine with fine Japanese touch and have received many awards including two chefs hats by Gault & Millau Australia.

Degustation
The six or eight course degustation menus are perfect for any special occasons, corporate functions or social gathering. At WAQU, we do our best to cater to all dietary requirements and offer course menus to suit everyone. Gluten free, lactose free and vegetarian course menus are available. If any of these or other special dietary options are required please advise at the time of booking in order for us to tailor your menu to suit (*vegan and Halal foods menus are not available).

Kappo Menu - Japanese Tapas & Wagyu Steak
The Kappo dining style is a step above Izakaya style dining. It offers quality Japanese dishes served in a casual yet elegant dining environment. Generally, Kappo dining menus are made up of a selection of various small plates like tapas and all of which are designed to share. At WAQU, over 30 items of dishes are available on our a la carte menu from small plate of popcorn prawns and tempura whiting to traditional style of sashimi plate and our famous, tender, juicy and deeply flavoured WAGYU beef steak. A selection of differnt cuts of WAGYU beef (Sirloin, Rib Eye, Flank and Rump Cap of Full-blood or F3 WAGYU) are always available.