I missed the Groupon promotion but was very excited when I found out that this restaurant is still offering $388 (+$20 on weekends) all you can eat buffet. With all the smiley faces I saw on this website, I was counting down the days until it was my turn!The tables are quite spacious and there's plenty of privacy from booth to booth. There's not much leg room under the table nor are the ventilation up to par for the job. Started with the sashimi platter followed by sushi. The sashimi was oka
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I missed the Groupon promotion but was very excited when I found out that this restaurant is still offering $388 (+$20 on weekends) all you can eat buffet. With all the smiley faces I saw on this website, I was counting down the days until it was my turn!
The tables are quite spacious and there's plenty of privacy from booth to booth. There's not much leg room under the table nor are the ventilation up to par for the job.
Started with the sashimi platter followed by sushi. The sashimi was okay but the shrimp and oysters were not fresh by the looks of their colour. We skipped the shrimps entirely in fear of what it may do to our stomachs.
It was quite interesting to find raddish and carrots stuffed into the bottom of the oysters, along with loads of BBQ tasting sauce at the top. I can only assume their duty was to mask the fact that these oysters aren't fresh...
The initial 'meat' platter. There were plenty of sand inside the mushrooms. Also note that the buffet does not apply to veggies. So for those looking to get a balanced meal, you're outta luck. The chicken and pork were quite good. I'll get to the seafood and waygu below. They only have 1 sauce for dipping. I would've expected a few kinds (or wasabi / sea salt for the waygu). The sauce they have, combined with the beef, made all the meat tasted like the marinated meat you get at those $138 all you can eat Korean BBQ restaurants.
This is the refill form. We weren't informed before our seating that the pork ribeye was not available. Nor did we get a discount / alternative. I guess 'what you see is what you get'. The slip is also misleading (and other tables nearby also had the same misunderstanding) as the soft drinks and beer are not part of the $388 package. All-you-can-drink requires an additional $48/person. On the other hand, a can of soft drink will set you back $28. There's a jug of tap water with lemon on each table that is free of charge.
As you can see from the below 3 pictures and the meat platter above, the quality of the A4 waygu is very inconsistent. The only consistency that I can observe is that non of the beef that arrived at our table were true Japanese A4 quality waygu. Not worth the price of admission if all I'm going to get are normal beef that you can get from the local supermarkets.
The scallops didn't look very appealing either. They look like they were defrosted very quickly after being in the freezer for quite some time. The same goes for the crab legs.
One point to note, the refill form won't tell you this and neither will the waiters (at least until you complain to them), but if you put a 'tick' next to the dish you'd like a refill on, they'll give you one portion. It was sad to see the two tables next to us ask the waiters why they waited 15 minutes for the refill to come and there's only ONE crab leg on the plate when there were 3/4 people at the table with nothing to eat and eagerly waiting for their seconds.
As part of the set meal, they also have a curry udon / rice (get it? The more carbs they give you, the less meat you'll order!) We had one bite of each and gave up. The table next to us complained about how salty the curry was. The waitress explained: "Its suppose to taste like this. I don't think you guys are accustomed to the taste of this curry".
As for the service, Watami have better serivce than this joint. The waiters are not very attentive, no smiles, no facial expressions except an eternal frown. They literally dump the dishes on your plates and wisk away like they were on a mission to see who can deliver the most plates in a minute. The refill form states (in font 6) that the last order is 15 minutes before the 2 hour mark. The manager came to our table at the 1 hour 30 minute mark and told us that it was last order. At the 1 hour 45 minute mark, the bill came. At the 1 hour 55 minute mark, they came chasing for payment. There's a narrow hallway to the bathroom which also leads to the kitchen. I had to squeeze myself to the wall 3 times to allow 3 waiters to walk by (and yes they were on a mission with no intention to allow me thru). Not what I expected for a restaurant at this price point.
Overall, I would definitely not go back to this place, and will not recommend anyone to go here. Perhaps their a-la-carte may be better. For $450/head, there are a lot more alternatives to choose from.
題外話/補充資料：
Does not take American Express. Does not have parking promotion with Sino Plaza, so if you park there, expect to pay $450/head + $44/hr on parking.
店內環境不錯, 算寬敞, 不會好多煙, 但枱不好用, 頂腳, 坐得不舒服
一坐下第一時間當然看看有什麼食啦, 奇怪啦, 怎麼得一張紙, 就正正這個時候, 侍應哥哥就出現, 介紹說會先上餐牌上的食物, 之後就可以任點其他
再看看任選的餐紙, 不是麻....只有這麼的少??? 只有A4鹿兒島黑毛和牛, 鹿兒島薩摩赤雞腿肉, 仙台味噌豚拖羅, 薄燒牛舌, 北海道松葉蟹爪, 即正餐牌上有供應的幾款肉類及蟹爪, 這個時間我又跟男友發揮我們的阿Q精神: 可能D肉真係好好食呢..............(真的自己都想笑)
好吧...先食飲品, 渴了好久了.....進知員工說: 叫飲品每人要加$48的...
拜託不要叫自己做放題...算....繼續阿Q精神: 可能D肉好好食呢.....
It was quite interesting to find raddish and carrots stuffed into the bottom of the oysters, along with loads of BBQ tasting sauce at the top. I can only assume their duty was to mask the fact that these oysters aren't fresh...
We didn't touch the sushi platter at all except for the tiny uni's. I had a bite of the salmon and it tasted like smoked salmon.
The initial 'meat' platter. There were plenty of sand inside the mushrooms. Also note that the buffet does not apply to veggies. So for those looking to get a balanced meal, you're outta luck. The chicken and pork were quite good. I'll get to the seafood and waygu below. They only have 1 sauce for dipping. I would've expected a few kinds (or wasabi / sea salt for the waygu). The sauce they have, combined with the beef, made all the meat tasted like the marinated meat you get at those $138 all you can eat Korean BBQ restaurants.
This is the refill form. We weren't informed before our seating that the pork ribeye was not available. Nor did we get a discount / alternative. I guess 'what you see is what you get'. The slip is also misleading (and other tables nearby also had the same misunderstanding) as the soft drinks and beer are not part of the $388 package. All-you-can-drink requires an additional $48/person. On the other hand, a can of soft drink will set you back $28. There's a jug of tap water with lemon on each table that is free of charge.
As you can see from the below 3 pictures and the meat platter above, the quality of the A4 waygu is very inconsistent. The only consistency that I can observe is that non of the beef that arrived at our table were true Japanese A4 quality waygu. Not worth the price of admission if all I'm going to get are normal beef that you can get from the local supermarkets.
The scallops didn't look very appealing either. They look like they were defrosted very quickly after being in the freezer for quite some time. The same goes for the crab legs.
One point to note, the refill form won't tell you this and neither will the waiters (at least until you complain to them), but if you put a 'tick' next to the dish you'd like a refill on, they'll give you one portion. It was sad to see the two tables next to us ask the waiters why they waited 15 minutes for the refill to come and there's only ONE crab leg on the plate when there were 3/4 people at the table with nothing to eat and eagerly waiting for their seconds.
留肚吃的燒肉終於上場, 和肉及豚肉肉質較嫩, 帶子鮮味, 這三款真的不錯；雞肉的份量稍多, 味道沒什麼特別；牛舌每片薄薄的, 已經用最短的時間燒, 但仍然有點靭；可能習慣食凍蟹腳, 燒來熱吃覺得有點怪怪的。因之前魚生壽司已填飽唔少, 最後我們只再點了一次和牛, 便已是極限。
特別一提的是冷麵, 最特別之處是它的味道比清水還要清, 幸好有幾條雪梨絲, 否則更加清, 我吖試了一口便住手了, 免得浪費空間
若整個餐不包含魚生及壽司, 我想我會再去一次的
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