Quietly hidden away in Wan Chai's moon street, this spot was a quick walk from Exit F from the Admiralty Station. I was quickly enraptured by the odd clash of nightclub-like lighting, the wall of stereos, and the neon lights. The internal design of the restaurant was quite an interesting take on Japanese and Western fusion; the dim lanterns that hovered above; the walls of newspaper scraps and spray painted pop art; the rivers of ice that held up premium bottles of wine (which somehow provided decent air conditioning against the hk summer). Visually, I was beyond impressed. Would definitely recommend this place for a small group of your closest pals.As we seated, we were greeted with lovely staff; Our server took great kindness and patience teaching us the ingredients in each dish, what serving sizes were to be expected, and the most popular dishes they were known for. As a customer, I felt easily cozy and relaxed as I took in the classy and elegant atmosphere.Likewise, the food that came after did not disappoint. For a table of 2, we were recommended to order a snack, a tataki, and two maki rolls. Firstly the Hiyayakko; I will never forget the smoothness of the tofu which complemented greatly with the heavenly seasoned soy glazed mushrooms. Never knew soy sauce could be paired with tofu so well. Next the salmon tataki; Meh, I usually love salmon but I didn't enjoy how the edges were seared. Definitely could've tasted better completely raw in my opinion. What blew me away, was the Curry Crab Crunch and the T-dragon, both amazing choices that combined the soft vinegary rice with a fried crunch of crab/shrimp. The Curry Mayo on top was quite a nice visual touch too.However, all my joys fell through as soon as I saw the bill, almost $600 dollars. To be fair, I shouldn't be too surprised since this place was located between Wan Chai and Admiralty, but MAN did I feel broke. I wish amazing quality restaurants stopped forcing their customers to pay $45 just for a drink of water, while the 10% service charge was just as nasty too. Specifically, I wish we gotten more portions if we were to pay that much. On another note, I also heard from my friends who tried their Dai Ninki Setto set, and were just as disappointed with the prices. They had to pay like $300 per person (it was his birthday), and had to share ONE BOWL OF UDON between the three of them. I can understand sharing the appetizers, but expecting three dudes to share the same small bowl of noodles is kinda wild. But hey, I haven't ordered this set yet, so please read this with a grain of salt.Overall, amazing unforgettable food that you can rely on for special occasions between 2-4 people, but please order a la carte instead of the set I guess haha.…查看更多
