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2022-08-23
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I tried this place with a friend last Sunday. The raw / cooked oysters were fresh and of very good quality. Five stars for those no doubt. However, aside from oysters, the menu was very limited in comparison with other izakaya’s. We ordered some karaage (chicken and squid) and the batter seemed to be heavily MSG laden. Their flavored whiskey highball and shōchū cocktails also tasted more like fruit juices - we suspect they did not add enough alcohol when preparing our drinks. Ambience wise
The raw / cooked oysters were fresh and of very good quality. Five stars for those no doubt.
However, aside from oysters, the menu was very limited in comparison with other izakaya’s. We ordered some karaage (chicken and squid) and the batter seemed to be heavily MSG laden. Their flavored whiskey highball and shōchū cocktails also tasted more like fruit juices - we suspect they did not add enough alcohol when preparing our drinks.
Ambience wise, the tables were very small and could hardly fit more than two big plates at any point in time - so in a way we were forced to eat pretty quickly to make room for new orders as and when they arrived. The air-conditioning was very cold, and the place was literally like a freezer.
This restaurant probably spared no expenses in procuring quality oysters - thumbs up for that. But other “software” (menu choice, ambience, temperature etc …) definitely has room for improvements. Just as an example, a few waiting staff said “arigatō gozaimashita” (Japanese for “thank you”) to us when we left, but they either mispronounced the word or missed a few syllables. I guess if they are not real Japanese speakers to begin with, it’s totally acceptable to say thank you in Cantonese or English. That’s way better than trying to be a “wannabe” and using a language that you don’t really speak.
So all in all, nice try … but for us one visit suffices.
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