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It was totally a wonderful lunch with my girls!!
We all took a pm off that day and had a lovely lunch @ Busy Suize


Actually we forgot what we ordered...I just remember we had soba , tempura and grill beef
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This is my 2nd time going to Busy Suzie for dinner. First time was with a girlfriend to gossip and this time was with a client.

If you prefer to stay there for whole night, grab a cocktail at the bar before going to main hall. Try an apple mocktail, tastes very refresh and it opens up your appetite later on.

The most impressed food at this dinner were the soft shell crab roll. Taste is superb... Actually I am not a fans of crab, but with eating this roll, you don't feel yourself having crabs but a very crispy roll and not oily.

Besides, I also recommend the Pearl Calm and the Tiger Prawn. Very fat and tendor. The best way to have these 2 items are with a nice Sake. The House Sake is really good, cost only around $300 per half bottle. It fits for the dosage of two.

If you would like to have a romantic moment with your partner or gossip with your girlfriends, you can go back to the bar and enjoy your sake or have a glass of whisky. You will feel very embarass if you chit chat if front of the chefs. Gentleman, please aware this point!!

Tips: Reservation in advance. Orelse you won't get a good seats...

So I was here for a lunch with a friend I hadn't seen in quite a while. The elevators weren't working so we had to hike up these stairs - a pre-meal work out that made me sweat like mad in today's 35degree weather =(.

We chose to sat at the famous counter where two Japanese chefs sat (or kneeled) in front preparing grilled meats. Presented with a lunch and drink menu only, we proceeded to study the well-chosen and reasonably priced menu.

I had a tough time debating in my head whether I wanted the seafood robatayaki set ($250), the deluxe sushi/sashimi set ($200) or the Beef Teriyaki set ($100) and a waitress quietly interrupted my thoughts and told me there was a "Suzie set" ($168) which was their day's special that had five kinds of sashimi, a bowl of rice and the standard miso soup, steamed egg and pickles etc. It was quite similar to the sushi / sashimi set, save for the bowl of rice instead of somen noodles and additional sushi. Since the former sushi / sashimi set sounded like too much food any way, I went with the Suzie set which I thought I'd be able to handle!

My friend ordered the Pork Cutlet Donburi Set ($98), and we waited patiently whilst catching up and watching others devour their food. I must say I couldn't stop staring at the Beef Teriyaki that was being preparing in front of me...medium-well and all.....next time!

Soon enough we were presented with a small salad of mesclun and cherry tomatoes dressed in a vinaigrette. The dressing could go more Asian...perhaps some yuzu or sesame? But I wasn't complaining!

After a while our lunch 'trays' arrived, looking gorgeous. Although the pictures pretty much speak for themselves, let me describe a little!

In one covered tea cup was some steamy miso soup with spring onions and precisely diced tofu which was yummy. The soup was not too salty either.

In another wider tea cup was Japanese Chawanmushi (egg custard). This was again executed very well - steamed to just-set, the egg was silky, soft and smooth. At the bottom sat a ginko nut, and at the top a couple pieces of thinly sliced mushrooms and ikura (salmon roe). Yum.

Then I tried the yellow radish pickles which were nice but not as sour as ones I've had. This is quite nice for people who like milder pickles. The sakizuke (pictured as the little white square thing in a dish by itself) is the appetizer that also appeared on all their set lunches. I didn't care for this at all - it had a spongey/soggy texture and didn't carry much taste. My friend didn't even bother trying it.

My plate of sashimi, although consisted of all local-favourites, certainly looked wonderful! When I was ordering I asked not to have salmon and whether they could give me something else. The waitress kindly said it was okay, but they would probably swap the salmon for more of the other sashimi that were to be plated for this particular set. I agreed, but when it arrived I still found five different types of sashimi. From the left there was hotate (scallop), tai (snapper) maguro - akami (lean tuna), hamachi (yellow tail) and kanpachi (amberjack). Not the most exciting sashimi, but all were very fresh - after all that's what is most important right? The maguro (tuna) + hotate were my favourites - sweet and succulent.

The rice is equally important. Mine was a bowl of luke-warm Japanese pearl rice which was cooked to my liking - a bit of chewiness retained....yum!

My friend liked the miso soup and chawanmushi equally, and enjoyed his katsudon but would've preferred if the pork wasn't so peppery... a bit over-seasoned there.

Our meal ended with a small plate of fruit - melon, one grape and a thin slice of strawberry. A bit sad, but we weren't here for fruits.

All in all, a very reasonably priced meal we had. The setting of the restaurant was spacious and quite genius. This one, I'll definitely return =)

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PHOTOSHOOTS

The best of selection !!

Grilled Veggies : The best -- Shitake Mushrooms, Okra

Grilled Seafood : Flat Founder Fish ( less meat ,but the chef care of the food art and deco)

Sashimi : Salmon , Urchin

Atmosphere : HOUSE music ,all staffs (incl. the japanese chefs) welcome you by hands clapping and greet you in japanese ;) It made you feel very special like the VIP guests .

Decor -
Excellent lighting. Music is a bit loud - OK for 2-4 people, but larger groups might find it difficult to talk. We did notice some private rooms where rich men seemed to be entertaining young ladies with a lot of makeup.

The type of Japanese restaurant where waiters yell out your order. Their Japanese is good but it can lead to some problems (see below)

Food -
Sushi is very fresh, at just the right temperature.

Possibly the best robatayaki (skewers) we've had in Hong Kong.

The vegetable options deserve praise. Even the more difficult options e.g. green peppers are done very well - full of juice. Eggplant, onion, cherry tomatoes, shiitake were all excellent.

The two types of beef (Australian / Japanese Wagyu) are seasoned just right; the meat is high quality. The Wagyu is especially marbled.

Service
Extremely responsive and understanding (at the end we ordered 1 rice and 1 noodle for 4 people and the waitress offered to separate the portions without complaint)

Calling out orders out loud can lead to some problems. They have a dual system - when we ordered the Australian Beef Skewer, they made a computer record and also yelled out the order - but they yelled out Japanese Wagyu instead. It caused confusion with the chef as the written order and the yelled order did not match. This was easily corrected, however.

The staff understand that robatayaki can be a long meal (ordering skewers one by one) and will serve up hot tea whenever.

Other
Either their suppliers had problems or the store is too popular - we started our meal at 8 pm, but many things were out of stock: Sea Urchin (uni), beef tongue, asparagus, pork, spring onion (tamanegi).

Conclusion
As noted, very expensive, but the quality is very high.

good place for drink..
especially sitting at the outdoor zone....
even only 1 table (2 of us) sitting outside,
and the weather was cool,
the waiter was always stand by for order.
4 toilets in different room (mixed -male + female) serviced by one lady.
If u wanna stay at a place with good service and nice atmosphere..
i highly recommand you to go there!