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2011-09-09
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Wanted to treat a friend to lunch, sort of a pay-back time. As the last visit was a few years ago, I really had no recollection of what the food was like at Zuma. All I wanted was to sit in comfort without the whole of Central crowding all over us, I just thought this might be an ideal venue.Booking and re-confirmation was a breeze. As the lower floor was all fully booked, we were given a table on the 6th floor - where it was a kind of a drinks area at night.We were seated in the sofa area wh
As the last visit was a few years ago, I really had no recollection of what the food was like at Zuma. All I wanted was to sit in comfort without the whole of Central crowding all over us, I just thought this might be an ideal venue.
Booking and re-confirmation was a breeze. As the lower floor was all fully booked, we were given a table on the 6th floor - where it was a kind of a drinks area at night.
We were seated in the sofa area which was quite nice and casual were it not for the close proximity of the opposite table and its diners. The seating arrangement was such that whenever the waiting staff wanted to attend to the other table, his/her back side would be right in my face! A little inconvenience perhaps but the real cause for concern was that these 2 tables were supposed to be shared by the same crowd at night, thereby making the closeness at lunchtime a little disconcerting.
In addition to the a la carte, there were 2 set lunches with a variety of dishes to choose from - both from the appetizers and the main courses. The difference in the price was the dishes on offer as far as I could see as the more expensive one consisted of items like steaks and teppanyakis. There was something that caught our eyes in the menu - a line that says something akin to 'the food is meant to be shared'. Errr, we didn't know what it meant so we decided to ask the manager and the reply took us by surprise. He said that the dishes were prepared in such a way that they could be shared. How so, we asked? He simply said, for example, 2 dishes could be given for the salads and each patron could dig into the sushi/sashimi that took his/her fancy. I guess the restaurant put the sentence down to ensure that their patrons understood the technique of sharing!!!!!
The seaweed salad that we had was mediocre, size on the smallish side and really wasn't that impressive. The sushi main courses were again small and devoid of freshness such high-end Japanese restaurant should possess - it was closer to the ones one can find at Three Sixty 2 floors below.
This dining experience explained why I had no recollection of that first visit - most unimpressive food.
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