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2012-12-10
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We had high expectation for一鍋, given some drooling reviews from friends or open rice. Certainly Hong Kong could so with a genuine Taiwanese/Japanese hotpot restaurant as a change from the endless Cantonese all you can eat ones. The premises have obligatory electric cooker for each diner’s broth. The menu is simple; choose 1 of the 5 broth and a set of meat on your request with the remaining items (food and drinks), which are all you can eat. Cuisine: Taiwanese/Japanese HotpotFood rating: 2/10*Se
Cuisine: Taiwanese/Japanese Hotpot
Food rating: 2/10*
Service: 1/10
Ambiance: 3/10
Price: HK$270pax
* Food Rating: 6/10 is equivalent to 1 Michelin star, 8/10 to two Michelin stars, and 9/10 or 10/10 to three Michelin stars
Sichuan spicy broth, Hokkaido milk broth and Curry broth (2/10, 3/10, 0/10)
The Sichuan spicy broth was numbing and hot, but lacked the complexity.
The Hokkaido milk broth tasted like MSG chicken broth mixed with milk, other than it was slightly milky, it was not something can surprise you.
The curry broth was oddly bland, it was curry powder mixed with water.
Beef slices and Kagoshima pork slices (1/10, 1/10)
The meat was liberally frozen and lacked the meaty taste. If was not for my eyes, perhaps I would able to identify that it was meat. Objectively I gave it a 1/10 for having a nice name on the menu.
The evening was not helped by some of the in polite and unorganised service we have encountered. The restaurant has 2 slots for diners, and after arriving we waited for almost 30 minutes before we were seated. More importantly, the food and broth took 30 minutes to an hour before it was delivered to the table. I hope that we were just unlucky with our visit, but the management of the restaurant has a lot of thinking to do.The other criticism I have is the value for money: The menu itself looks great for value, but once you have started you know that you have been scammed. Despite the all you can drink part, the food sound elegant but it was possibly the lowest quality kind.
Give me a thumbs up if you like it!
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