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2011-08-11
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African food in Hong Kong? Sounds interesting , and given Open Rice's initial positive reviews we decided to give it a try. Having made the trek all the way up the slope (we wanted to build up an appetite, so we didn't take the escalator) we arrived just as they were opening, only to be told that the place was fully booked for the night and the following week and we would need to make a reservation next time. Tired and hungry were disheartened and more determined than ever to try Makumba... afte
Next time, we booked a table and arrived right at 6. The place was empty and the staff were busy getting the place ready. There was no table set aside for us and we were told to sit anywhere... so much for booking in advance. After reading the menu we waited for somebody to take our order... but nobody came for about 20 minutes. We just sat there and played with our cutlery and admired the spooky tribal decor. After we finally got their attention, our orders were taken... and we waited another 20 minutes for our food to arrive. With no other patrons in the restaurant, we could only assume the chef hadn't begun his shift yet, or was still drunk on the floor.
The appetizers were kinda lame. Spicy meatballs looked to be deep fried and hard as rubber. The mini eggrolls were crispy, but I couldn't tell you what was in them without looking at the menu description.
Our main courses consisted of a chicken stew, and fried fish. The stew was bony and the portion was very very small, served with rice and a very small bit of cabbage (for color, I assume, because there was no way it could even be considered a side as the portion probably amounted to a cabbage leaf the size of a post-it note). The fish was probably the boniest fish in the entire ocean. After picking out all the bones, we probably had enough meat to fill a shot glass.
The positive reviews really puzzle us, and we were left thinking that an authentic African culinary adventure had somehow eluded us. But then again, if an "authentic" African meal requires that you leave hungry, then this is your place!
Recommended dishes: Meat-flavored Rubber Balls, Mini Eggrolls with Mystery Filing, Nearly Vegetarian Bony Chicken Stew, Fried Fish Skeleton with Limp Cabbage Garnish
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