2009-05-03
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Finding a Japanese buffet in HK is already unusual. Finding one with Zuma's high quality at a great price was outstanding. My wife and I celebrated our birthday with family and friends in one of Zuma's private rooms. Since my sister-in-law was treating us, we wanted something that wouldn't cost her too much. The $428 brunch (without alcoholic drinks) was an incredible value: the last time I had lunch at Zuma it cost more than $700, just for myself.The lunch consists of a buffet, one main course
My wife and I celebrated our birthday with family and friends in one of Zuma's private rooms. Since my sister-in-law was treating us, we wanted something that wouldn't cost her too much. The $428 brunch (without alcoholic drinks) was an incredible value: the last time I had lunch at Zuma it cost more than $700, just for myself.
The lunch consists of a buffet, one main course from the menu (some examples in the pictures above) and dessert (which comes in a nice platter if you are in a group). Drinkers can enjoy champagne or sake for an extra charge.
Since I tend to eat a lot, the buffet was my favorite part. A variety of maki (rolls) were available, including veg., tuna, soft-shelled crab, and california. There were also square unagi sushi, very tasty. The sashimi selection included hamachi, kanpachi, tuna, tako, and salmon. The portion sizes are quite small, so it is possible to try a little bit of everything without filling up.
That was only on part of the cold selections. There were also seaweed salads, goma-ae, and seared tuna tataki. A cold soba table was set up, including poached eggs and all of the scallion, ginger, etc. to add into the soba sauce. An interesting offering at the cold table was black sesame tofu; I didn't try any but some of the family did and they enjoyed it. Slices of deep-fried tofu with salad leaves were also available, and they were nice.
Hot food included yakitori skewers, grilled chicken wings, and several other robatayaki e.g. mushrooms. There were some very, very tasty fried chicken kara-age with a sauce that looked like tartar sauce but tasted much better! I kept coming back...
We had to save room for the main course, which was a challenge. But the selections included very tasty glazed salmon, grilled sirloin steak, shrimp and vegetable tempura, and grilled lamb chop. I had the salmon and it was very satisfying, with a light miso-based glaze that did not overpower the flavor of the fish. Others at the table reported good things about the grilled steak and the lamb chop disappeared without complaint. I also tried some of the tempura dishes and the vegetables were fresh and flavorful, without too much batter or too long in the deep fry pit.
For ordinary people without fat expense accounts, this is a great way to enjoy Zuma's food. No surprise, then, that the restaurant was completely full. So much for the recession.
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