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2019-05-03
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This Japanese restaurant is located on the fringe of Causeway Bay, near St. Paul's Hospital. With a blue curtain in front of the traditional sliding door, we arrived early in the evening and were the first group of customers seated. The sushi bar can accommodate 11 people, and I saw a couple entering shortly after us with no reservation which the staff had to turn away because the restaurant was fully booked in the evening.The decoration is decent and similar to many such Japanese restaurants,
This Japanese restaurant is located on the fringe of Causeway Bay, near St. Paul's Hospital. With a blue curtain in front of the traditional sliding door, we arrived early in the evening and were the first group of customers seated. The sushi bar can accommodate 11 people, and I saw a couple entering shortly after us with no reservation which the staff had to turn away because the restaurant was fully booked in the evening.
The decoration is decent and similar to many such Japanese restaurants, but the wooden counter was not made of solid wood as many of the premium sushi places do. Nevertheless this does not reduce our interest to the restaurant.
The restaurant is only serving omakase ($1500), and after ordering a nice sake from Miyagi, the first course arrived: a deep-fried asparagus wrapped in spring roll sheet, with some asparagus puree on top. Quite an innovative way to start, the taste of the asparagus is delicate but has been enhanced because of the sauce.
The seventh course is another of tonight's special: creamy cheese is mixed with some shark's soft bones. The crunchy texture of the soft bones reminded us of the shark's fin, and I guess it might be it (the chef is Japanese and talking to us in Cantonese so I guess there might be some translation gaps). Though interesting it is too rich and intense for me, which is a bit awkward in my opinion on the flow of the courses.
The sixth sushi is kinmedai, or splendid alfonsino. Having just visited Izu Peninsula a couple of months ago, we have experienced cuisine made from this fish in many restaurants. This one is nothing short of that quality level, fresh and intense in its flavours, another nice sushi on the night.
The chef was very busy throughout the night as he was serving all the customers by himself. Except for only a few dishes he had to prepare all the rest, so making his availability for interacting with customers minimal. This is a bit unfortunate.
With two servings of sake, the bill on the night was $3960. I would say it is quite good value for money, considering the different dishes we had and the quality. Overall this restaurant is one I strongly recommend for a nice omakase experience, and I would certainly come again.
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