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2007-10-10
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It was my husband's birthday and I wanted to bring him to a nice restaurant to celebrate. I was really looking forward to trying Megu as the Megu in New York City was a hot spot that was raved and has a lot of great reviews. I was told that the Megu in NYC was even more expensive than Nobu. When I made the reservation, the lady on the phone asked if I had any special requests. I told her that it was my husband’s birthday and she said that she would arrange for a candle to be on whichever desser
The rather simple menu offered in Megu Hong Kong was nothing like that in New York. The waitress tried to be helpful by making recommendations. Unfortunately, she was not much help as she was really green and just read from the menu. The uncommon terms remained unexplained while she tried our patience as we politely waited for her to recite the menu.
We decided to begin with a 5 types sashimi plate, an order of vegetable tempura and a 4-flavored Waygu beef cubes. The waiter suggested their flaming beef steak (served on a hot stone) but we explained that we would like to try the 4 different styles of cooking the Wagyu beef.
The 10 piece sashimi cost HK$ 300 but the quality of fish was only mediocre. We could have much better sashimi at lower prices elsewhere. After the sashimi, we waited for more than half an hour for the vegetable tempura while the table next to us had to keep asking the waiter to hold their order as they have not finished their first two dishes. When the vegetable tempura finally came, it was a great disappointment. They just threw the pieces together on a long plate without arranging them and the sweet potato tempura tasted like those fried snacks you buy from the supermarket in Thailand for souvenirs. Then to our shock, they served 4 fried meatballs (which we thought were the $320 Waygu beef cubes). We didn’t know what to expect so we just ate them. The sauce covering the meatballs was so strong and overpowering that it took away any taste the meatballs had.
By this time, we were utterly disappointed and did not want to try any more food. I thought I would be able to make it up to my husband with the little dessert surprise. So I ordered the Sweet 5 dessert platter (HK$150) which was nothing spectacular. To my frustration, they FORGOT the candle!!! I was crestfallen when they left the dessert platter on the table and walked off. It would not have been as bad if they did not suggest it in the first place! The overpriced mediocre food, bad service and empty promise totally ruined the birthday celebration. The only consolation was that they actually served us a 4 beef croquette (HK$ 128) instead of the $320 Waygu beef cubes which most probably would not be worth the price either.
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