Eating spicy food is always a good opportunity to show off your machismo. This is especially so for people from Southeast Asia, India, Szechuan or any place with habaneros in the local cusine.
Was part of a large group that came here for dinner. There were a couple of people in the group who were devastated that they weren't able to make it - they have apparently been raving over this place since the last time they came.
We order multiple orders of eggplant, scallops, oysters, pork neck, chicken cartilage, eel, mackrel, barbequed rice (like onigiri), kidneys, beef tongue, mushrooms and vegetables. ..many items and they were actually cooked quite well. So the kitchen was clearly competent.
But.
And maybe I'm missing something about the Hong Kong palate that so many Cantonese reviewers think this place is the bomb...everything... but EVERYTHING was laced with the same flavour powder - seemed to be made up mainly of salt, chilli powder, dried rosemary and garlic. If I didn't know any better, I'd say that the owners are using the restaurant merely as a means of advertising the myraid recipies on which their secret spice mix can be used. If you can't handle spicy food, a meal here quickly degenerates into a guess-that-meat-from-its-texture game cos that spice powder is a constant and intrusive presence.
Even if you can take spicy food. What's the point? With no sauces or dips or any other flavour options, your best bet is to leave your taste buds at home.