Ton & Co - Food VIC

5 /5 Shereen: This spot serves some of the best tonkatsu youll find. While its slightly expensive, the generous portion sizes more than justify the cost. The service is notably quick and efficient. Plan ahead and make a reservation; if you dont, youll need to join the walk-in queue.

2 /5 Eujini Jay: Different from my previous visits. My tonkatsu was very firm and lacked juiciness, and one side was soggy. It was much tougher than my husband’s dish, so something was clearly off. Service wasn’t rude, but felt indifferent and robotic. Ironically, the best thing today was their rice.

5 /5 Kevin He: First ever authentic Tonkatsu experience, not sure if I want to try other places ones anymore! Sensational feed, the portions are tremendous (think of it as a 250-300 steak portion but would make you more full because it’s Tonkatsu). Our group of 3 shared 2 plates, some rice and a potato salad and were perfectly full. Absolutely love how you can taste the differences between the Ribeye (fattier and tender cut) and the Striploin (leaner but more flavorful), with the base flavor being already great. Sauces are great too! Definitely pair rice with it, but only small downside is that while the potato salad is good, not sure about paying $8 for a suboptimal portion of it. Highly recommend! Coming back for the seafood ones next time.

5 /5 Christopher Wu: Ton & Co is easily the best katsu spot I’ve had in Melbourne so far. I’ve been to their sister restaurant in the CBD (Katsu Retsu), which was decent — but this absolutely blew it out of the water, and with more generous servings too. Tonkatsu was spot on: crispy, light batter and juicy inside. Tried both the striploin and ribeye — striploin had more meat, ribeye had more fat and flavour. Honestly couldn’t pick a winner, both were excellent. In hindsight, probably didn’t need to order both (rookie error… or just greedy). The much-hyped ox tongue skewers were just okay for me. Texture was a bit odd — someone said it was like spam (lol), not far off, though still clearly better. Just didn’t hit for me. The potato salad was elite. Creamy, seasoned well without being too heavy. Ebi (prawns) were fresh and juicy, and the fried oysters were great in my opinion — though a mate found the warm texture a bit odd since he’s used to them cold. Sauces were all solid, and matched the food well. Massive servings, proper katsu execution — would highly recommend. Will be back (but maybe won’t order the whole menu next time).