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2015-11-04
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Went to 22 Ships once last year, was impressed by the food, but wasn't by the price. Passed by last night and decided why not try again, since it was 6PM and wasn't crowded at all. Ended up paying $1400 for 2 and was not happy about it. When will people in HK wake up and say "no" to restaurant like this, that think they can charge whatever they want to their clients without blinking their eyes? The food were so disappointing this time, which make paying for the bill at the end more painful.
When will people in HK wake up and say "no" to restaurant like this, that think they can charge whatever they want to their clients without blinking their eyes? The food were so disappointing this time, which make paying for the bill at the end more painful. We ordered 7 dishes, all were mediocre.
Let's just start with the seafood paella, the extremely small portion of the seafood paella. It was the size of a chinese rice bowl...for HKD$128. When a restaurant wants to charge a customer HKD$128 for such a small portion, each bite better be impactful and full of favors, or at least the seafood should look and taste fresh. But sorry, this seafoold paella was none of the above. I almost take it as an insult when I saw the size and after tasting it, that the chef or owner of 22 Ships take their clients as idiots, otherwise, someone who has some pride and respect to their jobs and businesses would not think it is ok to charge this price for this portion and its favors.
Then there was the Crispy Oyster, let's not talk about how it tasted or the price. It is placed under "para picar", meaning share dishes, but there is only one per order, so how do they expect customer "to share"???
And they don't even offer bread at all, not even the first basket. Each tiny piece of bread you want is HKD$5. And I mean per tiny piece of bread...a toastie that is not even half the size of the palm.
Wine list selection was very poor and very boring, but kind of expected anywhere in HK...
The ambience is very good in 22 Ships, so far, but I wondered for how much longer? Because how can any normal consumers feel satisfy after their meals and paying the price that they are paying??
I for sure will not go back or recommend this place to anyone...
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