i normally come here for dim sum, and never been for dinner
so i didn't know what to expect
6 of us came here for dinner
no waiting time
and the staff was very attentive
we ordered a selection of cold starters and main course
and the food standard was good,
we managed to finish virtually all of the food
definately come back again

my friend chose this restaurant for us, i wanted to go somewhere, child friendly and where we won't be rushed for food
we was given a table in a room as you walked in on you right hand side
a baby chair was given no problem
order was taken quickly
as i've been to japan, i was very impressed with the menu choice, very traditional noodles and pork chop set
however i wasn't having high expectations
food came out shortly, my friend ordered the fried chicken, i ordered a pork chop rice set, cold soba noodles and a few extras
well well well, was the food good? no.... its was BRILLIANT!!!
my god, the last time i had food like that was in japan
the cold soba noodles... it had a bite to the texture, not sloppy as i expected....
the pork chop rice set, very very traditional, where you grind your own sesame, add the sauce, etc... one feedback here...i found the sauce too strong (but in all the entire meal was brilliant)
the pork chop, was juicy...but as we did a catch up with my friend, as the pork chop went cold, it went dry...but still the flavour was there
my friends taro rice was very nice as well
in fact the whole meal was very nice
we had the pork salad
this meal so much reminded me of japan

because we was in a room, the staff didn't come in, ... i wanted to shout the staff, so in japanese i shouted excuse me
... STRAIGHT AWAY i got three replies of *hai*
my god, was they attentive or what!! extra points!!!

well done ootoya

....ok, upon writing this review i did a google search and found out this restaurant is actually owned by a japanese company.... but still, a great find in hong kong

on this current trip to hong kong
alot of my favourite restaurant has disappointed me big time
luca is one of my favourite restaurants
and i always make a effort to go here with friends
fingers crossed, the food is still up to standard
we booked a table for 6 on a thursday at 7pm
it was a lovely evening, not too hot and a little breeze
along with the food we opened about 5 bottles of wine, from chianti, shiraz and something else, i have to admit, i thought the first choice was good which was recommended by the manager sam... chianti.
then we tried the shiraz, im not too keen on shiraz as it always had a bitter after taste, but besides being full bodied this one that was brought out to us was also smooth and very easy to drink

we ordered a selection of starters
nachos.... very nice, and cheesy, if you dont like cheese, then i wouldn't recommend this
grilled squid... this is a definately must order, if they have it in season... squid, chargrilled to perfection, as i cook alot i know you need skills to cook it so its tender and just cooked, sqeeze of lemon ...flavour is awesome .... p.s the tenticles are the best part!!!
creamed mushrooms...this is my favourite, i always order this when i go to luca, and it certainly hasn't disappointed me
jalapeno quesadilla, these was very nice, little kick, soft, and light highly recommend again

main course

ceasar salad... if you crave a salad, then this is what you need, well dressed leaves and generous on tha parmasan cheese
baby ribs, great flavour, not too soft and not too chewy just the right texture, you also get gloves to eat them with if you dont like to get your hands dirty, highly recommend
ox tail pasta.... the day before i had the best ox tail, so nothing was going to compare to that taste... ok, well luca's ox tail was cooked very nicely, however i couldn't help but compare the ox tail to the one i had the night before in macau
parma ham pizza... i seriously think they've improved their pizza base, if was more thinner and softer, the flavour was there...highly recommend
pork knuckle...the star of the restaurant...highly recommend, its served off the bone with mash, red cabbage and a sauce... i have feedback regarding this meal... more mash PLEASE!!! the skin reminds me of suckling pig, its certainly not a meal for those who's watchign their figure or diets...however if your one who loves food, then i definately recommend this

the evening itsaelf was very relaxed, we wasn't pushed to return our table, and we sat for 5 hours!! enjoying the food and drinking, and towards the end of the night we even got chatting to the staff more, and the head chef Alfred, who was on the hong kong programme came out and had his photo taken with us, we gave him a few feedbacks, which he took in

this meal was definately the highlight of my hogn kong trip this year

food bill for 6 $1500

4 adult 2 kids for dinner about 7pm
we got a table no problem
and we was served pretty quick
food came out shortly
the *fa gow* soup was very nice, and the fa gow was real and not fake stuff
however when the main dishes came out it didn't look quite like it did in the menu
we ordered a sweet and sour...with strawberry's, we only found one strawberry in the dish!!!
the dishes itself was very generous, and huge
also the waitress asked us if we like any steamed coconut as dessert as there was only 6 left
we asked for 3
and when they came out they was HUGE!!! we got 4 bowls out of one coconut
and when people walked past they said...they're so big!!!
in all average food for average price

ok, this restaurant is based on the fact this is a michelin restaurant...so i expect high quality food

ok, me and my family, just landed in hong kong on the wednesday, and my cousin suggested a family reunion
she wanted to try this restaurant, so we agreed
she bought some seafood to take there to tell them to cook
abalone, crab, razor clam, prawns
we also brought our own alcohol
apparently your not suppose to, but as we knew the kitchen staff it was fine

ok...

the food, the seafood we bought, was really nice...not because it was cooked nice, but purely because of its freshness

we ordered their speciality... salt and pepper tofu, it was crispy, so but absolutely no flavour at all

the food standard was very very average, how it got its michelin star is beyond me

i dont know how much the bill was as my cousin paid for it, there was about 10 of us in total, and was fully booked the restaurant