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相對早排吃過的「燒餅」後，心裡一直有種說不出的不愉快，所以特別抽一天到友人介紹的wabi-sabi試一下，因為聽說他們的燒餅十分出色。晚上10時多去到，一出電梯已聽到一陣熱烈的喧鬧聲，入去看到大約有8成滿，雖然坐得很亂，但感覺大家好像都認識似的，感覺更像包場一樣。情況很像自己硬要加入陌生人的派對一樣，顯得有點不自在。女士應拿了餐牌過來，以這種裝璜來說，食品價錢其實說不上便宜，點了幾款隱陣的串燒：牛利，厚切，燒得很乾身，不過很咸，要我立刻喝下半標啤酒，如果他們是刻意加咸而令啤酒生意額提高的話，我想他們成功了。白鱔，現在市面的白鱔也真夠貴了！這裡燒得也夠香，但皮燒得有點過火收縮了！而且也很咸，未能達到滿分地步。雞軟骨，很正常的，只是有點咸。叫了其他串燒和一個沙律，普普通通沒有甚麼好寫的。最好味道是他們的燒餅，令人想起在尖沙咀剛結業的噹噹燒，這裡的水準也十分高，下層麵底夠脆香，餅漿也做得很香口，上面的甜醬也較得很出色，以88這個價錢來說我覺得是超值，而且份量也大，一個人未必食得晒，加上已先吃過晚飯，所以吃過燒餅之後也未能再點菜了！如果接受到週圍醉酒人的熱鬧環境，又接受到上菜時間頗慢，再接受到食品偏咸的話，這裡確實是個好地方。 continue reading

食物不太正宗但味道不錯環境日英混合挻舒適有免費Wifi 及差電器落單很亂但串燒及飲品價錢合理。如在附近可以一試。Comfy retro Japanese/Brit environment Not very authentic but decent food at acceptable priceExtremely Messy ordersMandarin speaking waitress saved the dayWorth a try if you're in the areaWe initially wanted to try Kozy. We found on OR that it was next to impossible to get a table if you walk-in. We decided to try out luck anyway - this confirmed the comments on OR - it was packed.Since we did not have any strong views that night, plus Wabi-Sabi was in the same building, we decided to risk it.Decor:It was quite empty that night and we got a table easily.The place was a bit like a yakitori place with some Showa decorations (I believe a period between 1920 - 1970. There is pre-war Showa and post-war Showa period). Certain parts were decorated like a pub with leather sofas. It's pretty comfortable and spacious.Good modern Japanese pop music in the background. I suddenly noticed that the "Showa" decors consisted mainly of posters printed from colour printers (I suggest using a frame).(1st alarm)Anyway, drinks first.Drinks:We were handed a pretty comprehensive drinks menu with a lot of red, white and rose. Also a number of sakes and a few types of beer - including my favorite Guinness (not draught though). First page of the menu was a pretty nicely printed introduction of Wabi-Sabi. In a nutshell, they wanted to show that they were an authentic restaurant with Japanese staff servicing authentic Japanese food in a Japanese Showa environment with free wifi and different rechargers for different smart phones. When we placed our drink orders, the Cantonese-speaking waitress walked away and asked the boss something. She returned and told us that the menu was in fact outdated (2nd alarm). They only had one type of beer. I asked the waitress what the draught beer was (I expected Kirin for a "Showa" place). She walked away and asked the boss again... (3rd alarm !!)She returned and still wasn't able to tell me the name of the beer. I asked whether it was the brand printed on the glass (Asahi). She said yes... I ordered a big pint ($55) and a small pint ($33) for my wife. Alright. The food. It's all cooked food, mostly skewers and a number of fried rice and fried soba. Also a number of stews which you get at most standard set meals (like stir-fried pork with chopped onions). Chinese, Japanese The price of the skewers was about $28-$55. When I asked the waitress whether the price was for one skewer or two (you never know), she walked away and asked the boss. I heard the boss (at the end of the shop) said loud and clear, "if the menu stated it's for one skewer, then it's one; if it's stated two then it's for two." She came back and told us the same.I then looked properly and saw, at the end of the page, one type of skewer was ($XX for two). Thanks.Order:After I've placed our orders, I asked her to repeat the order and received a very interesting response:"This might take a very long time as I've written those in numbers.".........I told her to hand me the order she was holding. I was able to recall the 5 types of skewers, 1 scallop and 1 okonomiyaki.I'm surprised I did not have a heart attack at that stage and lived to tell the tale. Food, finally:I was sitting there in utter disbelieve and wondering with my wife whether we should cancel our orders and leave. Luckily, the food was not bad:Negima:When the negima (chicken with leek - $28 each) came, I was a bit shocked about the arrangements:The leek is usually sandwiched between the chicken so the leek could absorb the chicken taste and vice versa.Anyway, the chicken was tender and the leek was very fresh. So no complaints. I was significantly calmer after this. Recommended.Chicken cartilage ($28 each)Pretty big and crunchy. Those who prefer dry version might not be used to it as it's grilled with a lot of teriyaki sauce.Worth a try.Buta Bara ($2X):This was just average. A bit tough. Not recommended.Okonimiyaki ($88) : This was a pleasant surprise. Although the batter had a bit too much flour for my liking, the ingredients used were quite fresh and tasty, namely the octopus, lettuce, (possibly some sliced pork) and chopped spring onions. The katsuo shreds on top were fine. The taste of the sauce did not overwhelm the taste of the fresh ingredients.Worth a try.*Stir-fried scallop ($78):$78 for a number of big, meaty and pretty tasty scallops fried with garlic, butter, salt and pepper as well as some nameko (some type of fungi).My wife was pretty happy with this one.Squid balls? Chicken Tsukune??As a final illustration of the messiness in placing orders, we initially thought two of those were squid tsukune (which seemed interesting) and two other skewers were chicken tsukune. A minute later, the same Cantonese waitress came and took away one of the plates. We overheard another table chasing for either squid or chicken tsukune and were told that something went wrong with their orders.I had the squid tsukune and found those interesting. Both tasted like chicken mixed with a bit of chopped squid (? ?)We chased up our order for chicken tsukune (2 skewers).She told us that it had already arrived....Calming:At this point I had completely given up on that Cantonese-speaking waitress. Another waitress took the plates and we stuck with her throughout the night.She spoke Putonghua. She single handedly saved this shops rating from my and from my (even more) scathing and acidic comments .She was extremely polite, efficient, could communicate clearly and had common sense.We wanted to order a bottle of red wine from Spain. She told us that the menu was outdated and that they only had French red-wine. I chose sochu instead. Although she did not know the name of the Imo or Mugi sochu, she sensibly brought both bottles to us. She recommended either the mugi or imo (I can't remember which), I tried both and found that her recommendation was indeed reliable. $38 per glass.She significantly improved the whole mood of the night. We had a fleeing glance of the chef, It seemed that he was the (one and only) Japanese staff highlighted by the boss. We recognized him. We believe he used to work at a pretty famous Chinese restaurant nearby.Conclusion:Even the placing or orders was disorganized, the quality of the dishes were good and the prices were reasonable.Not top choice in the area but worth a try. continue reading

買咗張$440現金券,主要係因為有遊客朋友唻所以先買唻一齊去食.先book位,7點上到去係無其他客人,所以有d凍.買coupon前係有睇食評,前菜問題已經無咗,佢哋無再主動俾前菜.要水或茶係要加$10,所以無要.點咗:燒餅($88): 美味,比和民大塊,但入面有咩料就唔記得咗.海鮮石鍋飯($128): 亦都係比和民大份,足夠兩個人吃,但料就少咗d,齋食的話會有d齋,要有餸送飯先得.燒多春魚($48): 5條,ok好味.面豉煮鯖魚($48): 汁比較多及濃所以較鹹,但魚本身幾滑,不錯.燒墨魚棒($48): 只得一支粗嘅墨魚棒,有d貴. 餃子雞翼($48): 3隻.呢個普通,餃子味道我覺得麻麻.要加一.埋單時發現佢計錯數,多咗$30,專登寫低點咗乜及價錢(為咗寫食評),所以好快就知道佢個鯖魚係計多咗.正價係$448.80,用coupon就係$198+9=$207呢個價錢我寧願去重慶食咖哩. continue reading

三月二十一日 (星期三)食友早前提過這間日式燒爐端燒和串燒店店名叫侘寂，很特別，因為不懂其意思在網上查看，wabi-sabi(即侘寂的日語併音) ，解作沒完美的美，追求順其自然簡單的是，就是中國人常說的缺陷美和追求和大自然合而為一的境地侘寂這詞多出現於古寺,襌道,茶道，意指順應自然，老闆就是喜歡日本人這種素淡低調的自然美店內其中一角是日式的榻榻米，滿店也是昭和時代的海報餐廳一端是酒吧區，配襯英式大梳化和吧枱，何解會有英式格調? 原來老闆在英國長大，所以留這一角以圓夢在場也看到兩位日本人在佐酒談天，好不暢快還有一班為數十多人在開派對，差不多佔了店子的三分一而我倆則藉此晚餐慶祝相識一千六百天各有不同氣氛，十分熱鬧既然來此，必試這裡主打的燒物朋友首推燒白鱔聽說白鱔每天從附近街市購，新鮮程度有保證首先將其秘製醬汁塗在鮮白鱔肉上，再燒至金黃色入口外脆內嫩，惹味十足吃得出醬汁加入了七味粉，既鹹且甜的帶出鱔肉鮮味加上厚切的白鱔肉質爽口，香味濃郁，真是十分享受可惜近中間位尚未燒至全熟，吃到陣陣的苦澀味，真是功虧一簣牛舌也是每天從街市新鮮購買牛舌燒香後肉汁豐腴而極富牛香，質感嫩滑 厚切的，口感更豐富，與在"一杯"吃到的可謂不相伯仲平日經常吃三文魚生，今次來一碟燒三文魚扒魚脂極其豐腴，入口魚香四溢，肉質也頗為幼嫩細緻一碟有三大塊，足夠滿足我們的需要近來吃過不少大阪燒，其中以在"一杯"吃到的最難忘今晚又有機會，用料較簡單燒餅呈厚身但較細塊入口層次感特別豐富，味道以燒餅來說是濃了少許，但仍可接受若能加少許雞肉或是豚肉，口感應會更加豐富最後登場的是壓軸的鵝肝石頭窩飯一塊大而厚身的燒鵝肝就放在石窩飯上，甚有氣勢不想破壞觀感，拿擱起鵝肝，才加入生蛋將飯攪均飯粒晶瑩，蛋味也很香濃鵝肝油脂豐潤，入口軟滑，襯托熱烘烘的飯香，十分享受除了燒白鱔略有失手，每道菜質素真的很有水準，用料也豐富，取價也較高，心想也是合理的可是埋單時，突看到這道所謂前菜索價五十大元(比燒牛舌還要貴)，頓感震驚!或許我還未到這種境界去接受這個事實~數日後行過書店，看到了這本書非常合題，缺陷美，或許我也要學會這種境界 continue reading

買左幾張團購現金券, 見食評一般, 其實都冇乜期望但有驚喜牛舌--厚切, 燒得岩岩好炸蠔--蠔好新鮮, 好大隻粟米--原條上, 好甜羊架--得一舊, 味道OK刺身--好差, 呢度叫生野唔OK一口牛--一般水準墨魚滑--有驚喜, 好有墨魚味叫太多不能盡錄但都有缺點,1係冇話前菜要收錢,2係上菜太慢,我明白質素重要,但可以先知會客人會比較耐3係我9點幾上到去, 幾樣招牌貴牛/黑毛豬都冇, 失望總結: 值得回頭, 但有進步空間 continue reading