Red MR KTV, a name that evokes warmth and heated passion. It's a name that plays well into the fact…read morethey are conjoined with a Szechuan restaurant, the fiery cuisine of China that isn't just an inspiration for a Mcdonalds sauce. Hot vocals, hot food, that's what Red MR represents.
Well all this is nice, until you step into the room and it's 15 degrees! Damn it Hong Kong, and your obsession with AC overuse! How am I supposed to belt out my out-of-tune Lady Gaga songs when I'm hunched over trying to maintain all of my body heat?? I don't know the people here well enough to cuddle with them, don't force me into that awkward situation!
Despite the freezer you call a room, Red MR ranks as the best karaoke place I've been to. Don't get excited, my standard was very low coming from Toronto, but still I was impressed. Service was faaaantastic. We were led to our room and the door opened for us. There was constantly someone coming in to clean the tables and fix equipment, but not enough to be a nuisance. MOST IMPORTANTLY, we were never kicked out of our room! Some places boot you out the moment your time is up even if no one needs the room afterwards.
Food was top notch. Call it sad, but the places I've been to for karaoke usually only have the deep fried basics. Fries and onion rings all night. Well as I said before, Red MR is connected to a Szechuan restaurant. It has the entire restaurant menu (so yes, you can order an entire crispy roast chicken, or xiao long bao) on top of a significantly improved karaoke food menu. I'm talking about ramen, rice bowls, all parts of a chicken (cartilage is the best), skewer platters, a variety of smoothies, I could go on.
My one complaint. Song selection is meh. A lot of the songs we had didn't even have lyrics, but in the age of Google, it's not too big of a deal. Sure, there were some welcome surprises...like Pen Pineapple Apple Pen. But where's Eminem's Lose Yourself? It's the closest I'll ever get to an epic rap battle with my Asian friends. Thought that maybe it'd be better on the cantopop side...BUT NO TWINS? WHAT? HOW?
HKD $289/person minimum order for 3 hours. Reasonable price for good food and good service at a decent karaoke place. But no full marks because I couldn't even lose myself in the music, the moment, couldn't ever let it go...
(37/100) - 2017