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2011-11-15
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We finally decided to give this a go. It takes courage - especially in view of the rather bad comments of this place but we were too curious about it. Luckily, with this mentality, the food was actually OK.I have to stress: Do not compare this with any other Japanese restaurant in the vicinity otherwise you will be gravely disappointed, whether it comes to service, food quality and/or price. Compare this to the food court in the same mall and you will feel fine. The char-siu udon was fine. The u
We finally decided to give this a go. It takes courage - especially in view of the rather bad comments of this place but we were too curious about it. Luckily, with this mentality, the food was actually OK.
I have to stress: Do not compare this with any other Japanese restaurant in the vicinity otherwise you will be gravely disappointed, whether it comes to service, food quality and/or price. Compare this to the food court in the same mall and you will feel fine.
The char-siu udon was fine. The udon and the soup was definitely supermarket quality but the char-siu was, to my great surprise, pretty good and substantial . It cost about $90. ( I think it's half price during tea time or something.)
The tempura was their "signature dish". It took about 15-20 minutes and cost around $100. Quite a lot of vegetables and one prawn cut into two pieces. The prawn was a bit mashed up. The vegetables were OK.
We also ordered "Okinawa pork cutlet". It was marinated and tasted pretty strong. It was fine. It is similar to what you would get in a $30 lunchbox, maybe slightly better, but you need to pay $148. It's too expensive for the price.
The service was, as other users noted, rough. Exactly like what you get in a "Char chan teng" 茶餐廳. Everyone was quite chilled and inactive. Ironically, all the staff, i.e. the chief, the waiters, waitresses and manager, together with some customers, were watching "the God of Cookery (食神)".
Not as bad as expected but I won't recommend it unless they really improve on their services and food quality.
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