Teppanyaki Kaika     鐵板燒海賀  

Kaika is located on 19/F and has great views of the harbour front as well Kowloon peninsular. The decoration is also very nice. Service is not bad either. So in terms of location, decoration, view and service, it is very good

However, in terms of food, we would only give it a bear "pass". We ordered a 2 persons lobster set teppanyaki dinner. On the positive side, the raw material is very fresh . Also, unlike other teppanyaki restaurants, great efforts are made on food and dish decoration. The chef is also good at making the food not too oily which for once makes teppanyaki more healthy.

However, what went wrong is food temperature. I was greatly disappointed with the temperature of the food that was served. With most teppanyaki, because food is cooked in front of you, when served they are usually very warm. However, during our experience at Kaika, the lobster and the fish served were barely warm partly due to the time spent on dish decoration and cold sauce poured on them . Because they are seafood the low temperature actually made the dishes quite untasty The steak and fried race which came subsequently were fine and the fried race was actually quite nice

So overall, the deco and view are spectacular. But with the hefty price tag (HK$2600 for two persons with no alcohol), if I am going for quality teppanyaki food I have other good places to choose.

The first thing that you'll notice at this place is the breathtaking view of Victoria Harbour, the second is the portrait-looking refrigerators in the wall with a huge block of Wagyu beef. As with many teppanyaki restaurants, this is not a cheap place. The cheapest dinner set for 2 is around HK$1330 and that's only if you eat sliced beef. If you want a steak, it jumps to around HK$1880.

I've been here twice and have had the normal scallop/prawn/beef set and the lobster set. I'd say the scallop/prawn/beef set is actually better than the lobster one. The scallops were very fresh and sweet and were made in a Japanese wine sauce, which the chef told us we could drink (tasted a bit salty just drinking it though). The second thing that was very good was the prawn - the chef literally cooked all parts of the prawn and made the shell so crispy that you could eat the shell and all! The chef also reassembled it into a prawn-like thing so that was a nice touch.Both the lobster and beef sets come with foie gras. The foie gras was cooked with a very crispy outer layer and served with pineapple, which was nice to balance off the fattiness.

As for the beef, we tried the beef slices rolled with garlic and spring onion and the US steak. Both were very tender and tasted very good. They also gave us a selection of salts to choose from - sea salt, Japanese plum salt and this other type of blue salt which I forgot what it was.

The fried rice with the beef set was a bit of a let down, but the fried rice with the lobster set was VERY good because it was mixed in with some sakura prawns, which made a huge difference!

We also had a sashimi platter which was very fresh - it came with toro, large botan prawns and some other types of fish. They also cooked the prawn heads in our miso soup afterwards.

The service here is generally good and the chefs do put an effort into making your dining experience enjoyable. Pricey yes, but I guess teppanyaki with a view comes at a price. There's also a VIP room with a teppanyaki table with a harbour view too if you really want to impress your guests.

We were shopping at The ONE and really wanted to have a nice dinner somewhere. We thought we could try one of the restaurants from the building and we have chosen Teppanyaki Kaika. It was our first visit to Kaika, we expected nothing but a fine dinning, somewhere to relax and enjoy good food and atmosphere.

Anyway, let's talk about the food first. We didn't order the set menu as nothing on there seems appearing. Teppanyaki set menu also comes with lots of salad, vegetables, soup and rice, with so little main course. We wanted to eat proper food.

FOOD

StarterI must agree with the previous reviews, the sashimi is very fresh and the sushi chef presents the food very well. We had Salmon(2@$35 each), Maguro(2@$50), Scallop @$80) We thought fish cake means something else, like with potato and fish meat, then pan fry it. Obviously that is not the case, $48 to eat that. Whatever.We ordered a live lobster and it was the best that i have ever had. The teppanyaki chef was very good. He cooked the lobster perfectly well and presented it nicely on our plate. I would definitely order again for what it is. $1800 worth it. Two tiger prawns, the best way I have ever tried to eat the prawn head this way. He cooked it with oil for a while so that the prawn head is crispy and I can eat it as a whole. Delicious. Not oil, the potato has the natural sweetness and it goes really well to cook as tempura. Perfect.Not sure about the sauce but it tasted ok. Good piece of meat and it cooked so well that the sauce remains inside. Yummy.

Service

Honestly. Horrible. Horrible. Horrible. If it is not the view and the food make it up. I don't really think it is worth mentioning on openrice.

The minute we walked it. The receptionist gave my husband a head-to-toe look, I wanted to walk out already. Then she asked if we have made reservation and we said no. There was EMPTY and it was 6.30pm. What is your problem? She asked around and messed about then we got seated. I felt so unwelcome and it was wrong.

Anyway, then she asked if it is our first visit. Shorts are not allowed for men. At the point, I wanted to turn away, but then she said she gave us an exemption. WOW SHOCKING!!! Yes, it is summer and he is wearing shorts, but it is Hugo Boss shorts with Camper shoes. What is so bad about it? He has a Fred Perry top on and I think he looks perfectly well. Not like he is on a beach or something. Anyway. Let it be.

We seated down. No tea. No welcome. No smile. No atmosphere. NOTHING. We ordered our food with a waiter doesn't speak English very well. Anyway, let it be.

I can go on… but it is the food I am after and I think it is good. The bill is $3456.00 for 2 of us. The food makes it worth the price, I will go back for that. However, we had to pay $10% for service that I didn't really get. Paid $314 for nothing, so allow me to moan a little and give you a warning if you do plan to go there. Be prepared.

Peace.

Met up with K and G for lunch. First time lunching with K, G's friend. We sat at the teppanyaki bar overlooking...Kowloon. I couldn't really see the buildings below, I just knew the view was great - no obstructions (yet). According to G, upon her request, the restaurant had invited the Japanese chef to come back and prepare the meal for us. Cool - didn't know you could make such a request, especially when we're only small potatoes. Not sure it makes a huge difference from the lay consumer's point of view though.

Environment:
Dimmed, mysterious entrance. Not grand at all, but dark. It led straight to the sashimi bar, which we walked straight past, to the teppanyaki bar. You could choose to sit at the bar, watching the chef's equipment clattering away on the hot plate; or, alternatively, you could sit yourself at the normal tables and the waiters would bring your food to you as it's made. Prefer the former.

Service:
Nothing special. One the of waiters was rather cocky, but not offensive.

Food:
We chose lunch sets priced around $200. Could've put photos of the menu up but I've depleted my photo quota for this entry already.
Appetizer:Vegetable julienne - carrot, cucumber? beans and corn in black sesame dressing

I have a Japanese friend visiting HK, took him to try this brand new Japanese restaurant.

We booked a window seat, viewing loving HK night scene.

I like to setting, not corwded with tables and there are plenty of space and partition in between to keep the privacy. The service is great, menu has good variety with sets for first time customers.

We both order the Seafood set, around 1,700 per person, and every single dish is of very good quality. from appetizers to sashimi, teppanyaki scallops, cod fish, fried rice, etc. My stomach was so happy.

We ordered Sake, which they said it's an exclusive import, from Southern Japan. Taste so good, Around 800-1,000 a bottle, reasonable for something nice.

Will definitely go back and try other dishes.

*Pictures are all in facebook, sorry, the format cannot be uploaded here.

Only Sushi Bar offered to me. The whole restaurant said was booked up. But visited inside that not so full inside. (Tried to fill up the Sushi Bar). The big boss in the sushi bar is so impolite. Talking so loud to ruin the atmostphere of us eating. Talking loud and always forcing his subordinate to do this do that. Rude and ................... Service was dead poor. Not even a tea given (for this expensive place) within the first 10 minutes until we commented that no tea is presented. Menu, little variety.