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2014-03-30
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Wanting a quick meal away from the 7s crowd, we headed to the Food Walk and, having never tried Mr. Steak, decided to give it a go. The initial welcome was attentive - we were shown to a table and napkins placed on our laps. Unfortunately, that was the highlight of this restaurant.My partner started with crab cakes. Not the best she'd had, but perfectly edible. Well presented, but a touch over-fried. However, when the salmon main came out, it wouldn't have been out of place in a sushi restaurant
My partner started with crab cakes. Not the best she'd had, but perfectly edible. Well presented, but a touch over-fried. However, when the salmon main came out, it wouldn't have been out of place in a sushi restaurant. The fish was just off rare. We raised this with the waitress, requested it be cooked further and were informed that this was how salmon should be cooked. Aside from the fact that we didn't expect to be lectured by the waitress, my family used to produce some of the world's best smoked salmon, so I am pretty familiar with how this particular fillet should be served.
Nonetheless, they took the fish away and brought the plate back. The fish was now perfectly cooked. However, either they had used a microwave or placed the whole serving plate under the grill, as my partner described the accompanying polenta as 'nuclear' - so molten hot the US army could use it as napalm.
I started out with the pork belly. The taste was fine, but the texture was tremendously fatty. I appreciate that the belly pork is fatty by nature, but much of this should render during cooking. Perhaps I was just unlucky on the night, but they seemed to have cut the fillet so that it included very little meat. Given how many restaurants in Hong Kong get pork belly right, this was a real shame.
My main was beef cheeks. On the upside, there was plenty on the plate. On the downside the cheeks were overcooked and bland, with the sauce adding little flavour. Beef cheeks are meant to be a delicate, beautiful food, but this was like chewing my way through rubber.
In short, this was one of the least impressive meals we've had in Hong Kong in the last few years. Mr. Steak prices itself in the same bracket as steak houses like Tangos, but on this evening delivered none of the class and flavour you get with these other venues. If you're looking for a good meal in this price-range, go somewhere else.
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