Agora (Closed)

Item: Agora
Rating: 2
Author: Yummy Fooder

11 Reviews

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Value

3098

Central

Above $801

Spanish Fine Dining

Yummy Fooder

Level4

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I rarely write bad reviews about a restaurants.

Agora was a very disappointing and demeaning experience. Hence the reason that prompted me write this review. Hopefully other customers are alerted before visiting this restaurant.

1.) If you are looking for a place where they serve tasteful food that reflects what you paid for then i can tell you that maybe it is not a really good choice. The food quality is not as good as expected when it costs HKD 1,688 or HKD1,288 per meal. Especially the steak and the lobster, both were hard to swallow. The steak was chewy and tough. The lobster was way too salty and dry which didn’t taste fresh at all. The other food did taste normal.

2.) If u are looking for flexibility, they dont accommodate. They only serve two fixed menus. The entire table needs to pick the same menu.
For example: I couldn’t order $1,288 menu after my friends ordered $1,688 menu. They indicated the entire party must have the same menu. Secondly it surprised me when I was late due to work and my friends had already started the courses, they wouldn't serve me the courses that have been served to the others.

It was my friend’s birthday and all three of them arrived and I couldn’t make it on time due to work. Agora told me it was out of kindness to serve me since I showed up late and that I should thank them to let me in. I paid full price eventhough i had missing courses. I found this unreasonable and the attitude was insulting as if they were pitying me.

3) If you are looking for a nice place to celebrate for special occasion where you can take good pictures, then it might not be a good choice. At the price they are charging, there are certainly better choices with higher quality food, service and environment.

4.) If you are looking for a good wine pairing meal, there is no surprise at all. Some of the wine do not actually match with the taste of the food they were paired up with. Also, they charge $850 addition for 5 wine pairing which is same as hotel or Michelin restaurant grade and you would expect it should be an authentic and exceptional experience with a master sommelier giving you details of each wine and food pairing.

5.) If you are looking for a reasonable response time for booking enquiry, please expect it might take some days. For example : I sent the enquiry on 11 Jun 2022, they replied me on 14 Jun 2022.

Please also note that they will charge 5% of the deposit you paid as booking service charge which is non-refundable. Their cancelation term is 72 hours. They require a deposit of $690 + 5% booking fee. For example: for 4 people booking, you have to pay $2,898 in advance. $138 is for booking service charge and $2,760 can be used to pay towards the bill.

Honestly, if the food was delicious and environment is really nice then I would be willing to pay the cost.

So my advice to everybody would be, unless you are sure all parties can attend on the date and the booking time, with the criteria beforehand that everyone would love the same course set menu, go ahead. They serve 10 courses with 3 courses are dessert related. I won’t say they serve Spanish food, but rather a fusion kind of restaurant. For the money I paid, I might rather go for Japanese omasake dinner or other hotel restaurant.

我真的很少會給餐廳劣評。但係Agora呢間餐廳真係令我好失望。呢個經驗令我想寫一啲溫馨提示俾嗰啲將會去呢間餐廳嘅人作參考之用。

1.）如果你想搵一個地方可以有好好食嘅菜式而食物質素係對得住個價錢嘅話，呢間餐廳未必係一個好好嘅選擇。因為佢哋嘅食物完全冇預期中咁好食, 而每個人係需要俾HKD1,688或HKD1,288一個餐。尤其是佢哋嘅牛扒同埋龍蝦。牛扒異常地有筋，一路食一路要吐番啲渣出嚟。而且龍蝦係非常之鹹同乾。從來未食過西餐廳會有覺得食緊鹹魚龍蝦嘅感覺。其他食物味道一般或者可以叫正常。

2.）如果你想有靈活性嘅話，呢間餐廳一定唔係好選擇。呢度係得兩個餐。當其中一個人選擇左其中一個餐，其他人就要叫埋同一個餐啦。打個比喻：我就算細食啲，食唔晒啲嘢，想叫$1,288嗰個餐，佢哋係唔容許我叫。我哋四個人一定要叫同一個餐。同埋最令我驚訝嘅嘢，就係當我因為工作遲到左，係我嚟之前佢哋食嘅菜式我係冇得食番㗎啦。嗰日係我好朋友嘅生日，其他三個人已經到咗。我唔能夠準時到，佢哋話係佢哋嘅仁慈，所以先比我同我啲朋友一齊食飯。我真係「非常感謝」呢間餐廳俾我入去同我啲朋友食飯，要俾一個正價嘅價錢去食一個少咗幾道菜嘅餐。我真係覺得自己「好幸運」啦！！！

3.）如果你想搵一間好靚嘅餐廳又可以打卡又可以影靚相嘅話，呢度都可能唔係一個好好嘅選擇。因為真係裝修一般囉。

4.）如果你想要好嘅wine pairing,呢度唔會俾到你驚喜囉。有幾杯酒同啲餸菜啲味都唔夾嘅。

5.）如果當你想去查詢點樣book位或者想book位嘅時候，請你地準備預咗可能要等幾日。我6月11號去查詢29號有冇位，佢哋6月14號先覆我。

而且請你地注意佢哋會係你哋俾嘅訂金裏面，收取5%作為佢哋訂位費，而且係唔會俾返你㗎。打個比喻：訂四個人嘅位，就要俾$2,898。有$138係收咗做訂位費。有$2,670可以用番嚟俾張單嘅。老實講：如果間餐廳嘅嘢食真係好好食，而且個環境都非常之好嘅話，我真係覺得值得去俾。但係呢間餐廳唔會令我覺得值得去俾呢個訂位費囉。

希望我嘅溫馨提示能夠幫到想去呢間餐廳食嘢嘅人。