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2017-07-15
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Quite an unassuming-looking place from the outside, this restaurant apparently offers the most authentic Hangzhou cuisine in HK. I've been here a few times and it's always full to the bursting point during meal times, so reservations are probably necessary the vast majority of the time.We ordered fish ball soup--unlike the firm, bouncy fish balls common in Hong Kong, these fish balls are very large, soft, soggy and barely holds together, apparnetly because they are made from actual pureed fish w
We ordered fish ball soup--unlike the firm, bouncy fish balls common in Hong Kong, these fish balls are very large, soft, soggy and barely holds together, apparnetly because they are made from actual pureed fish with no added ingredients (?). I thought the fish balls tasted watery and was unimpressed, but my dining companion, who is from around the Hangzhou region, assured me this dish is very authentic and fresh. The soup was a disappointment, as it was so very obviously MSG soup (boiled water with a little veggie and lots of MSG)--I liked MSG soup growing up but getting it at a not-inexpensive restaurant as part of a premium fish ball dish? Not so much. This isn't an one-off event, either, this soup is regularly MSG-like, because I had the same dish during lunch a couple of days before at the same restaurant.
My favorite was the nice stir-friend rice cake, which was not too greasy, stir-fried with some veggies just to the point of softness, and a very filling, chewy dish.
A minor note for families with very young children--we had a baby in tow during my last visit, so we asked for a baby chair. The friendly staff offered a nice, sturdy-looking booster seat that goes on top of a regular dining chair, but there was no seat belt to strap the baby with, so our 18-month old was bobbing precariously on top of the booster seat with nothing to hold him in, which is not ideal. We ended up having to park our baby in the baby stroller instead of having him sit at the table with us. A minor inconvenience.
One thing that takes away from the dining experience is the ambience. It always feels like night time here, regardless of whether it's sunny or rainy or pitch black outside, which is ok for dinner but peeves me to no end during lunch hour.
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