Agora (已結業)

Item: Agora
Rating: 2
Author: Yummy Fooder

11 食记

味道

环境

服务

卫生

抵食

3098

中环

$801以上

西班牙菜 Fine Dining

Yummy Fooder

等级4

117

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.

我真的很少会给餐厅劣评。但系Agora呢间餐厅真系令我好失望。呢个经验令我想写一啲温馨提示俾𠮶啲将会去呢间餐厅嘅人作参考之用。

1.）如果你想揾一个地方可以有好好食嘅菜式而食物质素系对得住个价钱嘅话，呢间餐厅未必系一个好好嘅选择。因为佢哋嘅食物完全冇预期中咁好食, 而每个人系需要俾HKD1,688或HKD1,288一个餐。尤其是佢哋嘅牛扒同埋龙虾。牛扒异常地有筋，一路食一路要吐番啲渣出嚟。而且龙虾系非常之咸同干。从来未食过西餐厅会有觉得食紧咸鱼龙虾嘅感觉。其他食物味道一般或者可以叫正常。

2.）如果你想有灵活性嘅话，呢间餐厅一定唔系好选择。呢度系得两个餐。当其中一个人选择左其中一个餐，其他人就要叫埋同一个餐啦。打个比喻：我就算细食啲，食唔晒啲嘢，想叫$1,288𠮶个餐，佢哋系唔容许我叫。我哋四个人一定要叫同一个餐。同埋最令我惊讶嘅嘢，就系当我因为工作迟到左，系我嚟之前佢哋食嘅菜式我系冇得食番㗎啦。𠮶日系我好朋友嘅生日，其他三个人已经到咗。我唔能够准时到，佢哋话系佢哋嘅仁慈，所以先比我同我啲朋友一齐食饭。我真系「非常感谢」呢间餐厅俾我入去同我啲朋友食饭，要俾一个正价嘅价钱去食一个少咗几道菜嘅餐。我真系觉得自己「好幸运」啦！！！

3.）如果你想揾一间好靓嘅餐厅又可以打卡又可以影靓相嘅话，呢度都可能唔系一个好好嘅选择。因为真系装修一般啰。

4.）如果你想要好嘅wine pairing,呢度唔会俾到你惊喜啰。有几杯酒同啲𩠌菜啲味都唔夹嘅。

5.）如果当你想去查询点样book位或者想book位嘅时候，请你地准备预咗可能要等几日。我6月11号去查询29号有冇位，佢哋6月14号先覆我。

而且请你地注意佢哋会系你哋俾嘅订金里面，收取5%作为佢哋订位费，而且系唔会俾返你㗎。打个比喻：订四个人嘅位，就要俾$2,898。有$138系收咗做订位费。有$2,670可以用番嚟俾张单嘅。老实讲：如果间餐厅嘅嘢食真系好好食，而且个环境都非常之好嘅话，我真系觉得值得去俾。但系呢间餐厅唔会令我觉得值得去俾呢个订位费啰。

希望我嘅温馨提示能够帮到想去呢间餐厅食嘢嘅人。