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2008-09-09
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Against the good advice of a well meaning friend, we made a reservation to go and try this supposedly delicious organic private kitchen in Ship Street.Everything about this experience was badFrom the booking process - you need to deposit cash into their bank account before they would give you a reservation, even a credit card number isn't good enough for these people...to the ambiance and environment - or lack thereof - it's just a run down old house with old furniture, poor lighting, air-condi
Everything about this experience was bad
From the booking process - you need to deposit cash into their bank account before they would give you a reservation, even a credit card number isn't good enough for these people...
to the ambiance and environment - or lack thereof - it's just a run down old house with old furniture, poor lighting, air-conditioning that blows right at your head and is not adjustable....
to the lack of hygiene - the floors were slippery, the walls had mould patches and peeling paint, the banisters were dusty and sticky in places, and the crockery (when they bothered to change them) were still wet...
to the service - grumpy staff who were slow and look tortured, who acted like they were doing you a favor when they changed the plates or brought you food...
to the F&B - warm diet coke (only the first 2 bottles were chilled) and tepid tea to compliment the disastrous food...
1. cold bland baby lobsters, 2 for the 8 of us, which equates to about one slice each
2. one small dish of cold fruits/vegetables - tasteless and soggy
3. chicken soup - which had a 5mm layer of oil on top...
4. roast sucking pig - which was the color of china town char siu (but by then we were so hungry we ate all of it)
5. roast chicken - which compared to everything else was delicious - but even then one spring chicken for 8 people...
6. abalone vegetable opera - this was DISGUSTING. really chewy, fishy smelling, cold and slimy. I love abalone (we all do) but only one person managed to swallow it, 4 pieces stayed untouched on the plates, and the other 3 spat them out.
7. steamed fish with tomato and soy sauce - over cooked
8. yin yang bean curd - which was sour and oily
9. sea food yin yang rice - which looked edible - kinda like clay pot rice with dried squids on top - until they cut open the stuffed fresh squid in the pot, and the smell of the ink made the bile rise in my throat...
And as others have commented, the chef (and owner) is the root of the problem... she is very arrogant towards any one who didn't like the food or who dare may make comment or criticism about the service, or the place.
I would definitely not go there ever again even if it was free. Half way through dinner I even contemplated giving up and going to Shak'em'buns next door.
My most sincere apologies to all the friends who were there with me...
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张贴