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2013-03-08
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We were hungry around 7:15PM so we head to Amoy Plaza to look for some food. It has been months since we dined in that area. Yomenya Goemon Japanese Spaghetti was the first restaurant we walked by upon exiting the elevator. Remembering that it opened last year and we haven't tried it yet, we went in without any expectation. The decor of the restaurant is a typical contemporary-fusion design with obsessive use of glass as partitions, numerous large booths suited for four person and their love of
The decor of the restaurant is a typical contemporary-fusion design with obsessive use of glass as partitions, numerous large booths suited for four person and their love of using glossy black cabinetry. The center of the premises are mostly four-person tables. I particularly disliked their use of floor-to-ceiling glass windows without blinds for privacy of the dining patrons sitting in booths by them.
The first order of business was to satisfy our stomach so we looked at the menu. The front cover of the menu has three sets with double spaghetti; or spaghetti and a second bowl of something. However these are not cheap at around HKD150 each. Once we opened the huge menu we came face-to-face with two pages of spaghetti in a grid-style layout. The left page has Japanese-style sauce spaghetti and the right has Western-style sauce spaghetti. I estimated there's only around a choice of 50. The spaghetti costs from HKD88-120/ea. Relatively expensive for his neighborhood and on par with pricing from Causeway Bay, Central or Tsim Sha Tsui. However, the design and photos of the food were unappetizing and gave us headache in choosing what to eat. I really should refer them to my pink-haired friend who does commercial and industrial graphical design to fix the menu.
There's three options for you to pay extra to upgrade your spaghetti to a set:
A. HKD30: Small cup of soup, small drink and a small bowl of salad.
B. HKD40: Small cup of soup, small drink, slightly mre spaghetti and a small bow of salad.
C. HKD50: Small cup of soup, small drink, small salad and a dessert.
I ordered the Shabu-style pork in Sesame Sauce in B Set. The main spaghetti costs HKD98. The total cost of this set would be: (HKD98+40)+10% Svc chg = HKD151.8
The spaghetti was in a decent portion, relatively larger than the amount usually served elsewhere. That's a plus. Upon first bite after mixing it up, the spaghetti was satisfactory with a hint of al dente. However, the spaghetti itself did not have any flavor to it. The sauce itself wasn't overly abundant nor lacking, just enough to coat the spaghetti. The only gripe I have is when eating to the end, the sauce pools on the plate and the concentration of it burnt my throat.The extras that came with the set was disappointingly small, however, the taste wasn't great nor appalling.
Overall, I wouldn't say this is a place that one must visit. however, one should try it out if you happen to be in the neighborhood. Although the price would be a discouraging factor given that the area isn't a affluent, commercial or tourist neighborhood. Amoy is a large and purely residential apartment complex with a small mall underneath.
I believe the cost of the rent and renovation is a major factor in their pricing. Even when leaving at 8:30PM after we finished, which is the normal peak dinner time in HK, the restaurant was mostly empty with only 6-7 tables filled out of the two dozen.
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