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For a place that calls itself Craft Steak, it doesn't live up to its name.The steaks were probably good but the chefs certainly did not know how to cook them. All our orders for medium rare turned out rare or well done. One side of my filet mignon was well done and the other was medium - very disappointing. We were too hungry to return them to the kitchen as the food took a long time to arrive, yet we didn't finish our steaks.One person in our group ordered a salmon and specifically asked for it
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For a place that calls itself Craft Steak, it doesn't live up to its name.
The steaks were probably good but the chefs certainly did not know how to cook them. All our orders for medium rare turned out rare or well done. One side of my filet mignon was well done and the other was medium - very disappointing. We were too hungry to return them to the kitchen as the food took a long time to arrive, yet we didn't finish our steaks.
One person in our group ordered a salmon and specifically asked for it to be medium rare. It came well done. Well done Craft Steak. We will never patronise your restaurant again.  
Other Info. : Do not order the Mac n Cheese (bland and too salty) or asparagus and leek (very salty).
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2015-08-08 2125 views
One of the most famous names in steak restaurants is Tom Colicchio, who is better known in his role as head jude go Top Chef (one of my favourite cooking shows). I was pretty excited when I was wandering around Soho in Hong Kong one day and saw that there was a Craftsteak in Hong Kong. Upon further investigation though, I was disappointed to find out that it was in no way associated with it's more famous namesake.I wasn't surprised though to find out that Craftsteak HK was actually part of Dinin
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One of the most famous names in steak restaurants is Tom Colicchio, who is better known in his role as head jude go Top Chef (one of my favourite cooking shows). I was pretty excited when I was wandering around Soho in Hong Kong one day and saw that there was a Craftsteak in Hong Kong. Upon further investigation though, I was disappointed to find out that it was in no way associated with it's more famous namesake.

I wasn't surprised though to find out that Craftsteak HK was actually part of Dining Concepts, arguably the most prolific restaurant group in this part of the world. While I was mildly disappointed that I wouldn't get the quality and styings of a global celebrity chef, I knew that at least Craftsteak HK would be the real deal (or at least I hoped).

We'd not made a reservation but managed to easily score a table for a mid week on-the-way-home-from-work dinner. Securing a table down near the open plan kitchen, I was able to get a view of the open fire custom made charcoal fired grill. We were given a couple of menus to look over and it became clear quite quickly that Craftsteak was the king of meats, with a good selection of cuts of beef and lamb from the USA, Australia and New Zealand.

I like the look of the menu, there were a number of items that really stood out, in particular the sausage board, which was designed for two and came packed with chorizo, toulouse, merguez, calabresse and veal. Try as I might, I just couldn't convince the girl to share the board with me, so I sadly passed and made a mental note that I'd have to return.

We were given a cast iron bread plate that had little bread rolls, fresh out of the oven, that reminded of the sweet bread rolls you used to get from Kentucky Fried Chicken when you were a kid (well, you still might!)
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As we'd been pigging out on steak of late, it was mains and sides only and SC decided that she would deviate from the original plan and chose the New Zealand baby lamb chops. The two huge chops came simply presented on a cast iron skillet with a small pile of sea salt on the side. Described as baby lamb chops, I'd have handed to come across that 'baby' lamb, it must have been a monster! Lamb is a very sweet meat and when cooked well is the king of meats. The Craftsteak lamb was cooked pretty well, but there was a slight issue with the rendering of the fat, which wasn't quite right. Sure, the flesh tasted great, but it would have been way better if the fat had been rendered and devoured along side.
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My choice was the 8oz filet mignon from the US, cooked medium rare, it was also simply presented on a cast iron skillet with the same little pile of sea salt on the side. The steak was a bit larger than I expected an 8oz piece of beef, but I wasn't complaining with it's size! I'd asked for medium rare and that's exactly how it came and it had a strong charcoal flavour from the grill, which was wonderful at first, but became overpowering by the time I finished. It was a shame, it was a quality piece of beef that had good natural flavour that was lost by the end. Even the hollandaise sauce on the side couldn't flatten out the strong charcoal taste.
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As we'd only gone with mains, there were a couple of sides that we'd ordered that sounded quite good on the menu. We had some garlic mash, which had a subtle flavour of garlic infused with the mash and was very tasty and we had some 'Grandma's carrots' which were not so good. Covered in a honey glaze, the very sweet carrots became overbearingly sweet after only a few pieces. It felt like the balance of sweetness was wrong, which just killed the natural flavour of the carrot.
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It was the first time we'd been to a Dining Concepts restaurant and not walked away completely satisfied with the meal. The great service that we'd come to expect from the restaurant group was still there, in fact, Craftsteak probably had some of the best service we'd had in Hong Kong. I guess when you have so many restaurants, you need to make a differentiation between them and in doing so, maybe it impacted the quality of the cooking.

I quite liked the fit out of Craftsteak, it was smaller that I thought it would be, but the entire restaurant had great view of the open kitchen and had a decent enough vibe. We didn't stick around for dessert on this occasion, mainly because we were in a bit of a rush, but also because of the heavy meat courses that we'd eaten. I would like to go back, for a second hit at a steak and to try out that sausage board (mainly for the chorizo), and hopefully the charcoal flavour won't be as overpowering.

When you borrow a name for a restaurant, you invariably invite comparisons with the original. Craftsteak is one of the biggest names in beef in the US, mainly on the back of Tom Colicchio. We have been to one of Tom's restaurants in New York (see post here) and it was pretty good. Unfortunately, on this occasion, the HK Craftsteak didn't live up to my hopes or expectations.

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A glass of red goes pretty well with lamb!
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My steak looked the goods, but it had an overpowering flavour of charcoal
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Open plan kitchen, you could watch the action unfold
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It was very quiet on the night of our visit

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2015-05-26 1844 views
發現這店是因為佢對面的一間傢俬鋪, 午間的她比較吸引我我的眼球, 晚上則同一般的西餐廳一樣, 內裡燈光昏暗一點, 燒烤爐在一個半開放式吧枱後面, 而我們來的那個週日晚上客人不多, 整晚可能只不過4-5個客人, 廚師大多時間在上網吧! 雖然經理很落力跟老外熟客傾偈, 另一個似是副理的也站在門口兜客入來, 但那晚街上行經門口的人都不多,這晚想來試這裡的扒, 就試一牛一羊吧! 跟餐的餐飽是很傳統扒房出的牛油餐飽, 圓碌碌的6個,烤色不深, 質地沒有嘉頓那種鬆軟得過份的口感, 放在旁邊的牛油是加入些炒過的乾蔥絲, 及再調過下這牛油, 所以牛油色較為帶點褐色, 味道當然唔會差啦, 始於落了一番工夫!Icebery Bowl$108 先來的這個沙律, 以一個冰生菜葉(比較大片較厚身的葉)作一個碗狀, 將生菜葉絲/ 車厘茄仔/ 青瓜片/ 煙肉條整條上/ 糖芯蛋等,算是豐富的,但超過一舊水又好似理所當然要有番咁多野啩!USA Ribeye$215 我們柯打四成熟(Rare)但來到的是約五成熟, 肉質稍稍實淨但中心部份還可以是粉紅色的, 不過這裡的扒帶重炭燒香氣 we like it,NZ Lambro
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發現這店是因為佢對面的一間傢俬鋪, 午間的她比較吸引我我的眼球, 晚上則同一般的西餐廳一樣, 內裡燈光昏暗一點, 燒烤爐在一個半開放式吧枱後面, 而我們來的那個週日晚上客人不多, 整晚可能只不過4-5個客人, 廚師大多時間在上網吧! 雖然經理很落力跟老外熟客傾偈, 另一個似是副理的也站在門口兜客入來, 但那晚街上行經門口的人都不多,
這晚想來試這裡的扒, 就試一牛一羊吧! 跟餐的餐飽是很傳統扒房出的牛油餐飽, 圓碌碌的6個,烤色不深, 質地沒有嘉頓那種鬆軟得過份的口感, 放在旁邊的牛油是加入些炒過的乾蔥絲, 及再調過下這牛油, 所以牛油色較為帶點褐色, 味道當然唔會差啦, 始於落了一番工夫!
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Icebery Bowl$108 先來的這個沙律, 以一個冰生菜葉(比較大片較厚身的葉)作一個碗狀, 將生菜葉絲/ 車厘茄仔/ 青瓜片/ 煙肉條整條上/ 糖芯蛋等,算是豐富的,但超過一舊水又好似理所當然要有番咁多野啩!
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USA Ribeye$215 我們柯打四成熟(Rare)但來到的是約五成熟, 肉質稍稍實淨但中心部份還可以是粉紅色的, 不過這裡的扒帶重炭燒香氣 we like it,
NZ Lambrock$315 同樣地稍微燒過了頭, 但羊扒顫味不太重, 肉質OK淋的,
配扒的沾醬要了三款, 燒汁/ BBQ汁/ 另一款忘記了, 最好吃的還是燒汁, BBQ汁似落咗甜醬的燒汁,
Photo Fly$52 薯條份量都幾大下, 外皮夠脆, 但因為份量較大好難一下子食晒, 吃到尾時薯條被冷氣吹涼之後, 滋味當然減半了!
Carrot$62 炒功唔錯, 甘筍剛剛淋身,
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We thought the food at Craftsteak was pretty good but we are very disappointed with the service at Craftsteak. I can name a number of incidents regarding their service during our short 1 hour lunch break.1. When we walked in the restaurant, the manager / waiter came straight up to us, without asking if we had a reservation and said that the restaurant is full. We told him we had a reservation and we saw an empty table right next to the door so I asked if we could sit there. He said that someone
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We thought the food at Craftsteak was pretty good but we are very disappointed with the service at Craftsteak. I can name a number of incidents regarding their service during our short 1 hour lunch break.
1. When we walked in the restaurant, the manager / waiter came straight up to us, without asking if we had a reservation and said that the restaurant is full. We told him we had a reservation and we saw an empty table right next to the door so I asked if we could sit there. He said that someone had booked that table and it’s unavailable. We insisted that we made a reservation and asked him to check. After checking, the manager came back to us without any response, and instead started cleaning the table and said we should sit there.
We understand that there may be errors with reservations and that’s fine. However, the manager could have communicated with us without banning us right away. It made us feel we were unreasonable to have wanted a table at the restaurant that we made a reservation in advance.
2. When we sat down, we quickly knew what we wanted to eat and told the manager that we were ready to order. He came back and started taking our order, however, as we were sitting right next to the door, he kept welcoming guests or talking to guests at the door before he finished taking our order. Before we even started ordering, the manager told us not to chase any of our orders today, as the kitchen is really busy during lunch. We ordered 3 sets and 2 of the mains were Angus Sirloin Beef, without asking us what our preference was, he assumed that we wanted it cooked to Medium, however, we heard him mumbling and we corrected him that we wanted the steak cooked to Medium Rare. When the food came after 15 minutes, we were handed our plates that were placed in very awkward positions (e.g. I had steak, but the plate was placed vertically instead of horizontally).
We understand that during lunch hours it can get very busy at the door, however, with normal respect, I think the manager should have taken our order first before serving anyone else at the door? Also, I think the manager should have explained to us in a friendlier matter that the kitchen is very busy during lunch hours, and it may take a little longer than usual for the food to be serve, rather than ask us not to chase. As a customer, I think we should have the right to ask about our food when it isn’t served on time. Moreover, it may sound tedious, but I think customers should have the final choice on how they want the food to be served, an assumption is not acceptable. Finally, I think it’s basic etiquette that a server should have to place food in the right position for their customers at a western restaurant.
3. During the meal, we realized that we weren’t given napkins nor were we given bread for the whole meal. We chased another Chinese waitress for the bread, but were not responded with good attitude. The waitress acknowledged with the slightest nod and no smile on her face at all. Also, we chased her twice, but neither the napkins nor the bread came in the end.
I would have expected that a restaurant under Dining Concepts should have sufficient training on how to act in a restaurant, even during the busiest hours. It’s ok to forget something, but I would expect an apology and also a smile on her face?
4. Finally, I highly appreciate that Dining Concepts will match our donation of $1 on our final bill, but I think it would be great if the manager could have explained to us the extra $1 on our bill first and not just handing it over (without a smile) and looking impatient.
We had high expectations with restaurants under Dining Concepts, and we were glad that the food quality at Craftsteak wasn’t bad. However, with the service provided, we believe there’s definitely room for improvement and we hope we would not be getting the same level of service the next time we visit.
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2015-02-17 2376 views
Waited 40 minutes to be served. Pork had strange consistency and was tasteless. Sides were tasty. Wine is overpriced.
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Waited 40 minutes to be served. Pork had strange consistency and was tasteless. Sides were tasty. Wine is overpriced.
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I first visited Craftsteak in last year and had a ready great night with my old friends, so I decided to visit here again on a weekday after work. As this steakhouse is relatively small in size with many customers, it’s better to book in advance to be sure of a table.We ordered a grilled cuttlefish with Taggiashe Olives and herbs as appetizer, a 12oz rib eye and sirloin steak cooked to medium rare. When the “appetizer” arrives at our table, we both feeling surprised, such a huge portion and I wa
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I first visited Craftsteak in last year and had a ready great night with my old friends, so I decided to visit here again on a weekday after work. As this steakhouse is relatively small in size with many customers, it’s better to book in advance to be sure of a table.

We ordered a grilled cuttlefish with Taggiashe Olives and herbs as appetizer, a 12oz rib eye and sirloin steak cooked to medium rare. When the “appetizer” arrives at our table, we both feeling surprised, such a huge portion and I was worried about that I wouldn’t finish it. The cuttlefish was just excellent, with firm, moist meat and carrying the scent of different herbs and spice, our stomach got 70% filled with this “appetizer” lol..! After this, it comes to steak-lovers’ time, both the ribeye and sirloin steak were perfectly grilled, making the steak succulent, tender and juicy. I personally prefer ribeye steak as it tastes meatier and tenderer.
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The last thing is, the staffs were lacking in attention, great shame because the food was good, but with the quality of the whole experience still made it great value.
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This is the first super monday restaurant that I went to.  The mains were 2 for the price of 1, so very reasonably priced. The restaurant was packed so I'd recommend making a reservation if you do decide to eat there on Mondays!We ordered a full caesar salad to share, and then a ribeye and sirloin steak.The caesar salad was far from the traditional ones you'd see in restaurants. First the lettuce was still intact, so to eat it you would have to cut it. It was delicious though, and the bacon bits
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This is the first super monday restaurant that I went to. 
 The mains were 2 for the price of 1, so very reasonably priced. The restaurant was packed so I'd recommend making a reservation if you do decide to eat there on Mondays!

We ordered a full caesar salad to share, and then a ribeye and sirloin steak.
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The caesar salad was far from the traditional ones you'd see in restaurants. First the lettuce was still intact, so to eat it you would have to cut it. It was delicious though, and the bacon bits were warm and flavourful. My friend enjoyed this a lot.
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For the sirloin steak, I ordered medium rare. The steak itself was so-so. The meat was far form tender, and I kind of regret not ordering another cut. But I must mention that their port wine sauce is amazing! Must order this with my steak again when I revisit. 
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My friend ordered the ribeye, which was better than the sirloin. The mushroom sauce was ok but not surprising. 

Overall I would go back again because Super Mondays is such a good deal! Caesar salad is a must if you like the bacon cooked that way. Will also stick to the port wine sauce with my steak! 


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星期六中午,老公和我對午飯的安排竟罕有地出現三心兩意的情況!最初定了到尖沙咀嚐日本菜,於是從港鐵東涌線的車廂轉乘荃灣線;怎料一瞬間,腦中又湧現港島一家新開的日本餐廳的念頭來,經致電查詢,那新開的日本餐廳下午二時便休息,所以我們又再跳回東涌線的車廂裡去,在車廂中經反反覆覆的思量,最後還是到中環去了。漫無目的地走到伊利近街,我們從 Craftsteak 的玻璃門窗往餐廳內一看,彷彿在這一秒間便認定 Craftsteak 了。推門內進,經理便引領我們到座位。餐廳客人不多,只有一名外籍客人,一名年輕的日本女士,一對香港人和我們,後來再加入兩位中國女遊客,因此餐廳特別的寧靜。我們的座位面向著開放式的廚房,不時傳出 "滋滋" 的烤肉聲,還有誘人的肉香。麵包送來了,可是麵包一點微溫也沒有,對此當然有點詫異,不過還是先嚐嚐再行定奪吧!麵包質感不算差,只是欠缺暖意而已。塗上附送香濃幼滑的 Herb & Garlic Butter 後,麵包即時變得美妙極了。相信不消一會,這麵包與 Herb & Garlic Butter 便會給餓鬼二人組清掉。當天的餐湯是 Pea Soup,我對豆類絕不抗拒,所以頭盤我選
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星期六中午,老公和我對午飯的安排竟罕有地出現三心兩意的情況!最初定了到尖沙咀嚐日本菜,於是從港鐵東涌線的車廂轉乘荃灣線;怎料一瞬間,腦中又湧現港島一家新開的日本餐廳的念頭來,經致電查詢,那新開的日本餐廳下午二時便休息,所以我們又再跳回東涌線的車廂裡去,在車廂中經反反覆覆的思量,最後還是到中環去了。

漫無目的地走到伊利近街,我們從 Craftsteak 的玻璃門窗往餐廳內一看,彷彿在這一秒間便認定 Craftsteak 了。推門內進,經理便引領我們到座位。
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餐廳客人不多,只有一名外籍客人,一名年輕的日本女士,一對香港人和我們,後來再加入兩位中國女遊客,因此餐廳特別的寧靜。
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我們的座位面向著開放式的廚房,不時傳出 "滋滋" 的烤肉聲,還有誘人的肉香。
麵包,醬料
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麵包送來了,可是麵包一點微溫也沒有,對此當然有點詫異,不過還是先嚐嚐再行定奪吧!
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麵包質感不算差,只是欠缺暖意而已。塗上附送香濃幼滑的 Herb & Garlic Butter 後,麵包即時變得美妙極了。相信不消一會,這麵包與 Herb & Garlic Butter 便會給餓鬼二人組清掉。
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當天的餐湯是 Pea Soup,我對豆類絕不抗拒,所以頭盤我選擇了粉粉綠綠的 Pea Soup。
Pea Soup
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Pea Soup 味道非常清新,洋溢著清純的豆香,湯中亦載有豐富的豆蓉與豆衣,使得 Pea Soup 的口感增強不少,這是一道頗為稱心的豆湯,加上份量也不少,剛好與老公一同分享著。
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老公選擇了同樣是清怡的 Grilled Avocado Lump Crab 作頭盤。半份的牛油果、絲絲的蟹肉和沙律醬,已是香甜、軟腍又醒胃的配搭,怎料底部還墊有爽口的沙律,怎不叫人胃口大開。
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當天的主菜有漢堡包、三文魚、Bratwurst Dog 和 Carbonara,但 Craftsteak 餐廳名就具 Steak 一字,以炭燒扖類與海鮮為主打,為使食客多一點選擇,午餐只需多加幾十元,便可嚐到晚餐售價幾百元一塊的炭燒扖類,機會當然不容錯失!

我選了當中的 Rib-eye,香氣濃郁,配上 Shoestring Fries,蘆筍及 Bearnaise Sauce,賣相不俗。
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Medium Rare 的熟度剛好,炭燒的 Rib-eye 表層特別焦香,加上面層的黑椒碎,顯得牛香特別濃厚;而 Rib-eye 內層與外層的口感剛剛相反,內層盡顯嫩滑腍軟與純天然的牛肉特質,因此每一口 Rib-eye 都是雙重的感受與享受。
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老公則選擇了 Sirloin,洋溢著濃郁的香氣,同樣令人垂涎。
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Medium Rare 的掌握依然出色,Sirloin 透出粉紅的色澤,雖然肉質不及 Rib-eye 嫩滑,但卻較有口感。而焦香脆口的黑椒表層,也是獨特出色之處,值得一讚!

Bearnaise Sauce 味道雖好,但 Craftsteak 牛扖香氣之鼎盛,還是不欲破壞其美好的原味與香氣。
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兩人吃過牛扖後,肚子實在沒有空間容納甜品了。還是要來熱啡咖提提神,以免一會睡著了!

咖啡和鮮奶熱度足夠,一杯香濃的咖啡完結了這頓美妙的牛扖午餐。當我想起牛扖的時候,相信 Craftsteak 的炭燒牛扖會即時呈現我們的腦海中。
Other Info. : 午餐: 前菜 + 主菜 = $118元 前菜 + 主菜 + 甜品 = $138元 (扖類另加數十元)
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麵包,醬料
Pea Soup
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2013-04-18 2728 views
Craft Steak categorizes itself as a high quality steakhouse, and that was how I had set up my expectation walking in.Let's talk atmosphere first... with it being in Soho, walking into the restaurant this is a typical Soho hangout, with high energy, open concept, friendly staff, very comfortable and a great place to entertain.The choice of meats was decent, with meat supplies ranging from USDA to Aussies' to Canadian's.For appetizers, we started with an order of steak tartar and onion soup. Both
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Craft Steak categorizes itself as a high quality steakhouse, and that was how I had set up my expectation walking in.

Let's talk atmosphere first... with it being in Soho, walking into the restaurant this is a typical Soho hangout, with high energy, open concept, friendly staff, very comfortable and a great place to entertain.

The choice of meats was decent, with meat supplies ranging from USDA to Aussies' to Canadian's.

For appetizers, we started with an order of steak tartar and onion soup. Both were good, not the best I've ever had, but good enough for us to clean the plate/bowl.

For our mains, I ordered a 40oz boned in Ribeye (to share) and my guest ordered a USDA Sirloin.

Here's where our nightmare began. The Sirloin was ordered medium rare and it came medium well. Not the end of the world, thanks to the good quality of meat, the Sirloin was not a total loss.

Unfortunately for me, my overpriced 40oz Canadian Ribeye came like it was fired with twice the heat but with only half the time. The meat was completely burnt to a crisp yet the meat was borderline raw. I had ordered medium rare by the way so I guess for those math nut out here, by applying the law of averaging the chef actually did alright!


I was sharing my slap of meat with a customer and he said he loved it, rendering my right to complain mooted. The meat was so raw that I had problem cutting through it with a steak knife.

I think this is an expectation problem. A steak house, charging this much money better have its grill master's skill honed pretty close to perfection. In Craft's case... his skill level is so far off the mark that this was a shameful attempt to cook the meat, wasted a god quality piece of meat and a complete rip off for the money charged.

With so many good alternatives for a good steak in Hong Kong, there is no sane reason to waste your valuable time and money at Craft.
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2013-04-16
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$800 (Dinner)
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2013-03-17 1883 views
We were a party of two for a late dinner. There was no wait for a table, and the service throughout was pretty efficient, the only criticism being the usual Hong Kong problem of being hurried along as the kitchen closed. But the quality of steaks was very high, and they came as ordered (one rare, one medium) - certainly not cut too thin or ungenerously. We both had black angus steaks. The portions are large - the mushroom side is specially recommended. Great wine list, though it's 'high end'. On
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We were a party of two for a late dinner. There was no wait for a table, and the service throughout was pretty efficient, the only criticism being the usual Hong Kong problem of being hurried along as the kitchen closed. But the quality of steaks was very high, and they came as ordered (one rare, one medium) - certainly not cut too thin or ungenerously. We both had black angus steaks. The portions are large - the mushroom side is specially recommended. Great wine list, though it's 'high end'. One other criticism: the choice of music, which is quite loud and 'pop/rock'. A matter of taste, but it didn't provide a very relaxing dining experience. The atmosphere improved when it was turned off at the tail end of the evening.
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2013-03-04 1587 views
I went to Craft 3 years ago. Last time it was fantastic. Now, this time, it was my worst dining experience in 15 years of living in Hong Kong. The following problems were observed:- thin steaks (they are clearly lower quality than 3 years ago. Last time was a great German chef. He’s now gone).- tiny pot of sauce to go with the steak.- the bacon on the Caesar salad was not like bacon at all. It was like "tar siu".- and now for the worst part........they have added many more tables. I was horrifi
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I went to Craft 3 years ago. Last time it was fantastic. Now, this time, it was my worst dining experience in 15 years of living in Hong Kong. The following problems were observed:

- thin steaks (they are clearly lower quality than 3 years ago. Last time was a great German chef. He’s now gone).

- tiny pot of sauce to go with the steak.

- the bacon on the Caesar salad was not like bacon at all. It was like "tar siu".

- and now for the worst part........they have added many more tables. I was horrified to be seated between two other couples. There was not even enough elbow space to cut my steak! And the NOISE! OH....MY...GOODNESS. It was undoubtedly the nosiest restaurant I have ever been in. It was "night clubish". I couldn’t talk to my partner at all.

I definitely won’t be going back. I feel so angry to pay such a high price for a skinny steak in an extremely noisy and stuffy restaurant.
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2013-03-03
Waiting Time
15 Minutes (Dine In)
Spending Per Head
$400 (Dinner)
Celebration
Anniversary
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  • Bread
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2012-02-05 983 views
朋友有Super Mondays!的優惠卡,主菜可以買一送一,所以便相約星期一在蘇豪吃晚飯。我們沒有訂位,第一間想去的餐廳表示已滿座,唯有再看看有甚麼可以選。原來有不少餐廳都參與這優惠,選擇頗多。最終我們去了Craftsteak鋸扒去。餐廳內燈光較暗,每張桌子上都有蠟燭,環境很有情調。九成九的顧客都是外國人,餐牌全英文,幸好有個貌似經理的男人是華人,能說廣東話;其他侍應都是外藉人士,卻樂意慢慢地跟我溝通,服務尚可。我們吃了~麵包:麵包很香軟,我最欣賞是那個取代牛油的醬料,質感像吞拿魚醬,味道有少許鹹,很特別。炒蘑菇($48):份量不算多,但勝在蘑菇鮮甜,不會太軟。肉眼扒($238):12oz,七成熟,肉質鮮嫩,火候適中,不會很韌或嚡口,正!豬扒($168):12oz,本來擔心豬扒不煮熟會有細菌,又怕煮熟了會很韌或嚡,侍應卻說Medium是最好的,我們姑且接納她的建議。果然豬肉比想像好吃,不會血淋淋,肉質適中,好。烤劍魚扒($198):9oz,劍魚扒很厚,肉質較預期實,配Lemon Olive Oil來吃感覺清新。西冷扒($238):14oz,四款扒中我的首選,牛肉味濃郁,很軟滑,加上
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朋友有Super Mondays!的優惠卡,主菜可以買一送一,所以便相約星期一在蘇豪吃晚飯。我們沒有訂位,第一間想去的餐廳表示已滿座,唯有再看看有甚麼可以選。原來有不少餐廳都參與這優惠,選擇頗多。
Super Mondays!
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最終我們去了Craftsteak鋸扒去。

餐廳內燈光較暗,每張桌子上都有蠟燭,環境很有情調。九成九的顧客都是外國人,餐牌全英文,幸好有個貌似經理的男人是華人,能說廣東話;其他侍應都是外藉人士,卻樂意慢慢地跟我溝通,服務尚可。

我們吃了~
麵包:麵包很香軟,我最欣賞是那個取代牛油的醬料,質感像吞拿魚醬,味道有少許鹹,很特別。
麵包
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炒蘑菇($48):份量不算多,但勝在蘑菇鮮甜,不會太軟。
Sauteed Mushroom
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肉眼扒($238):12oz,七成熟,肉質鮮嫩,火候適中,不會很韌或嚡口,正!
USDA Rib Eye
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豬扒($168):12oz,本來擔心豬扒不煮熟會有細菌,又怕煮熟了會很韌或嚡,侍應卻說Medium是最好的,我們姑且接納她的建議。果然豬肉比想像好吃,不會血淋淋,肉質適中,好。
USDA Pork Chop
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烤劍魚扒($198):9oz,劍魚扒很厚,肉質較預期實,配Lemon Olive Oil來吃感覺清新。
Grilled Swordfish Steak
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西冷扒($238):14oz,四款扒中我的首選,牛肉味濃郁,很軟滑,加上黑椒汁,最為惹味。
一枱扒,正!
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薄荷茶:非酒精飲品太少,沒選擇下我喝了薄荷茶,味道不過不失,份量頗多,可斟滿三杯。
Peppermint
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紅酒、白酒:酒類選擇多,不過我們都不懂品酒,實在不知道要如何評價,只覺價錢合理。
Red wine
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負責結帳的侍應比較粗心大意,先是沒有提供原子筆,再是簽帳後沒有把信用卡交回卡主。


整體而言,我很滿意Craftsteak的食物質素,價錢亦因有價惠而經濟多了,我會再在星期一光顧。
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2012-01-30
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$190 (Dinner)
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2012-01-13 909 views
It was a disappointment. Dropped by for lunch as hear ok reviews from friends in the past. Sat down for a few minutes and heard the staff in the back near the grill swearing in English and Cantonese! I turned to look and the guy who seems to be in charge saw me, but had no reaction to the swearing, and didn't even think of cautioning the staff! Obviously they don't get that's inappropriate behavior in front of customers!!The caesar salad was grilled, came as the whole bunch. Warm on the outside
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It was a disappointment. Dropped by for lunch as hear ok reviews from friends in the past. Sat down for a few minutes and heard the staff in the back near the grill swearing in English and Cantonese! I turned to look and the guy who seems to be in charge saw me, but had no reaction to the swearing, and didn't even think of cautioning the staff! Obviously they don't get that's inappropriate behavior in front of customers!!

The caesar salad was grilled, came as the whole bunch. Warm on the outside and room temperature in the inside, so it tasted a bit wierd. Dressing was too creamy. I ordered the pork loin - for medium, but came completely well done, and chewy. Very disappointing indeed. There are too many restaurant options out there to have to go through this unpleasant experience again.
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2011-12-12 579 views
Poor food and I will never return. This is a terrible restaurant when it comes to food. Our rib eye steak was the thinnest you can ever find to call it rub eye. We needed to check with the waiter if he has given us the wrong cut. My Caeser salad was salty and creamy! There was just too much mayonnaise in the dressing. The sides macaroni and cheese was rather poor, the macaroni fell apart. For the price of about $250 per head (no wine), this place must be avoided. We had never been unable to fi
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Poor food and I will never return. This is a terrible restaurant when it comes to food. Our rib eye steak was the thinnest you can ever find to call it rub eye. We needed to check with the waiter if he has given us the wrong cut. My Caeser salad was salty and creamy! There was just too much mayonnaise in the dressing. The sides macaroni and cheese was rather poor, the macaroni fell apart. For the price of about $250 per head (no wine), this place must be avoided. We had never been unable to finish our food and that's the first time. It's so bad that I needed to sign up here to write a review.
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2011-12-09
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2011-10-19 440 views
Went there for dinner with a couple of friends. We had high expectation of this restaurant as our friends had been there a couple of times. We ordered drinks (beer & water) while waiting for our friends, it took 15 mins for them to deliver our drinks. We ordered:Caesar salad - OKRib eye (12oz, medium rare) - COLD Filet mignon (14oz, medium well) - COLD The tables were very close together, the service was so-so and the food was cold. I would definitely not come here again. While we left, we
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Went there for dinner with a couple of friends. We had high expectation of this restaurant as our friends had been there a couple of times.

We ordered drinks (beer & water) while waiting for our friends, it took 15 mins for them to deliver our drinks.


We ordered:
Caesar salad - OK
Rib eye (12oz, medium rare) - COLD

Filet mignon (14oz, medium well) - COLD


The tables were very close together, the service was so-so and the food was cold. I would definitely not come here again. While we left, we also heard other tables complain that their steak was cold.

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