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2014-05-27
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Leaf used to be one of our favorite western restaurants that served great quality food, generous portions at affordable prices. We made an effort to come here for dinner after work but were quickly disappointed even before we entered the restaurant. There were 2 of us and we were told we need to wait, when asked for around how long we were replied by "I have no idea", only when we asked how many tables were in front of us the waiter replied there's one table in front of us. So we started waitin
There were 2 of us and we were told we need to wait, when asked for around how long we were replied by "I have no idea", only when we asked how many tables were in front of us the waiter replied there's one table in front of us. So we started waiting and the other couple who were in front of us soon left. We noticed there were 2 empty tables for 2 inside the small restaurant, why couldn't they let us sit there? Those empty tables were placed next to tables with customers, they could've separated the tables a bit and then could easily serve 4 more customers. We waited for almost an hour until 2 customers left (who were occupying a space for 4 made up of 2 tables).
We were finally invited to go inside and sit down, which is when the waiter whispered softly to me that they have a new menu. My husband didn't even hear it and the waiter never introduced how the new menu was like. I had to search for the menu myself as the waiter didn't pass us anything (they used to have a hard copy menu) and it was on the wall board- it was difficult to read the words and prices in the dim lighting.
This is where we were shocked with the restaurant's changes. When I visited a few weeks ago I left very happily having paid $13x for a set dinner menu that included a soup, salad starter, main course that came with sides. There were many options in terms of main courses such as meats, seafood, pastas. The new menu is more limited in terms of choices and there were no more sets. We ordered 2 Caprese salads @ $70, 2 lamb chops @ $70 each, and grilled sirloin steak @ $54/100g.
The salads were more like small Caesar salads with only romaine lettuce in Caesar dressing and a few slices of tomatoes with some pesto sauce on it. They were definitely not Caprese salads nor were they worth $70. The lamb chops were delicious, but at $70 for just 1 chop it was a bit pricey. The menu was very misleading as it reads "$70/person" so you would think the portion is enough for 1 person, but after asking the waiter how big the lamb chop was we realized it was only a small rack to be accurate. The grilled sirloin was also very delicious, but again problems with the menu and service as we were not told how big the steak would be when we ordered, the menu only states $54/100g. The steak itself came to $299.
Some of the other items on the menu was Pasta of the Day @ $150, which was some kind of mushroom penne. Grilled scallop with garlic @ $70. Cheese platter @ $120. Green salad with Caesar dressing @ $70 (perhaps the waiter wrongly served us this?). We were shocked to see that corkage fee was $500. Do hotels even charge that much for corkage?!
Seriously, at these prices I would expect a proper fine dining atmosphere and service, but not at a neighborhood restaurant in Hung Hom. The bill came to $580 for a dinner that we expected to pay max $300 based on previous experiences. Not that we could not afford to pay these prices, but when the restaurant did zero efforts in communicating the drastic upward change of prices and menu offering, along with sub-par service (no indication on waiting time, wrong salad?, no introduction or explanation of new menu, no offer on drinks selections, no follow up on food quality after we were served, no water refill, one of the waiters was dressed in casual tee, shorts and flip flops), we did not feel it was worth close to $600 when paying the bill.
Except the salad, the lamb and sirloin steak were of very good quality just as before. I was actually wanting to order the squid ink pasta with grilled prawn which was my personal favorite but it wasn't even an option now. Two other customers who sat down, after learning about the new menu, left without ordering. If we didn't travel all the way to hung hom from our offices and waited for almost an hour, we would've left as well if we knew the bill would come to close to $600. I hope the restaurant owner can review the menu and price offerings to continue to attract customers who saw this restaurant as a neighborhood favorite.
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