It is a cool different dining experience for HK. Cafeteria style - walk in, grab a charge card, order food from the various stations, let them swipe your card each time, and pay on your way out after you finish your meal. From my memory, stations include (in the order of appearance as you enter) a bar, dessert, antipasti, pizza, pasta and panini. From the pasta stations, you can either order from the daily specials or make your own from a list of noodles and sauces.
My pasta was not bad. It was made to order, and I thought the olive oil they used was fantastic! Also tried the banana cream pie with coffee and they were not bad. The pizza was my least favorite. It wasn't made to order but they still gave me a pager for picking up my slice 5 minutes later.
There is 'outdoor seating' in the 'patio' area that are suitable for larger groups. Looked like a great place to hang out in a lazy afternoon. Definitely a family and kids friendly place.
Bottled water are kept inside the Smeg fridges, which I thought was a bit confusing coz the fridges were also for sale. I also felt like I was being rushed when the staff at the bar asked for my charge card before I could decide what to order. The layout might feel confusing at first, but they make sure there is a staff person around to help you figure it all out.
I want to like this place but I keep feeling that something about it doesn't sit well with me. They try to be a market place with things like candy bars, dried pastas, crackers and Smeg fridges for sale, and that just gets distracting. The antipasti station and pizza station always look a bit sad and no one is ever stationed there for me to ask a question. I don't really like holding the charge cards and pages since I am also not sure how often they get cleaned.... read more