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2019-09-12
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We loved going to some all-you-can-eat Japanese-style hotpot very often for quantity rather than quality. This time, we thought maybe it was time to try something more for quality rather than quantity. We found this Chinese Chong-qin style hotpot on openrice and decided to give it a try. We had reserved a table for 2 quite a while ago but actually it was quite empty over lunch on a weekday so walk-in was fine.It was quite considerate to offer a disposable apron to avoid making your clothes dirty
It was quite considerate to offer a disposable apron to avoid making your clothes dirty! The long chop sticks were also another sign of being considerate to the guests.
We were never fans of super spicy Sichuan-style hot-pot so sorry that we had to give it a miss this time.
There were quite a lot of choices on their menu. Instructions were clear with a recommended time to boil the food.
紅棗雪耳糖水
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It was quite funny that sweet soup was served to you before your orders. It was quite sweet indeed but was ok as it was complimentary.
山珍菌湯鍋&普通辣湯
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I liked almost all of the choices of broth on the menu and it took us a while to decide to try out their 山珍菌湯鍋. There was no option to skip the spicy broth so we chose 普通辣湯. I had to admit that I just tried some and it was really super super spicy to me. The 山珍菌湯鍋 was ok, seemingly free of MSG. The mixed fungi tasted ok and fresh and the broth itself was clear enough. It was ok but could have been better to bring out the freshness of the food. We drank some of the soup after finishing all food and the soup was still ok - not greasy at all. By the way, it was under promotion so that the broth was free of charge!
Then the 醬料 was brought to us. Please note there was a charge of $20+10% for 醬料 plus tea. I was surprised that there were fresh chopped spring onions which both myself and my lunch partner ate heaps of.
It took them a while for our orders to arrive. By that time, the broth had boiled for a long long time already. We ordered 8 dishes to share.
桂花珊瑚蚌雙拼
$142
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There was no choice of half a portion of 桂花珊瑚蚌 to choose from so we ordered this. The white 桂花蚌 was super fresh and reasonably crispy while the orange 珊瑚蚌 tasted less fresh but were more chewy. Overall, not bad. It was one of their 10 signatures.
美國安格斯優質肥牛
$131
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美國安格斯優質肥牛 was another of their 10 signatures. They looked so good and they were so rich in beef flavour and tender in terms of texture. There were altogether about 10 slices. Those average all-you-can-eat beef slices couldn't compare with these.
重慶耗兒魚
$46
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It took us a while to decide to order this 重慶耗兒魚 because we were scared of bones. But they ended up being pretty fresh with some bones seemingly edible. The price of $46 for 2 fishes didn't seem to be unreasonable at all. It was another of their 10 signatures.
鴨血
$46
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The 鴨血 was another of their 10 signatures. They were pretty fresh and texture-wise they were quite perfect - being crispy and 爽口!
The following 4 were not their signatures.
曉渝嫩牛肉
$46
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Fresh beef was pretty good. They were really so fresh and tender, although not as rich in beef flavour as the Angus beef slices. Quite a good value for money at such a price.
鰻魚
$51
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There were 3 slices of 鰻魚 at a cost of $51. They were really so fresh despite having a few small bones.
鮮魚膘
$35
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The server offered to cut the 鮮魚膘 into smaller pieces for us. I wish she hadn't done so because by doing so they lacked texture although they were quite fresh.
曉宇手打三寶丸
$54
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The worst food of all was the 曉宇手打三寶丸 which were so pricey but not particularly good. I could tell that they were really freshly made but they were not chewy at all. There were one cuttlefish, one shrimp and one beef balls. The beef ball was like those from average Cantonese dim sum.
Service was ok. Environment was comfortable. Overall quality of the food was pretty high but I had to admit that prices were not cheap.
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