Boston restaurant is a taste of the West, with a twist.
I'm on vacation right now, and before you get annoyed at me for eating western food in an Asian country, let me explain.
I've been to Boston restaurant twice in my life. Both times I received above and beyond expectations.
The establishment is a two story building in the heart of Hong Kong, though for you Kowlooners you're going to have to take a bus through the cross harbour tunnel. Two storeys is a lot in Hong Kong, as one story already is a ton of payments and bills. You wait at the ground floor (a guaranteed wait, as there are always people wanting to enjoy a nice juicy steak), and dine on the second floor. Simple and easy.
When you get a seat, you're seated and get a menu with items to choose from. The staff are nice and friendly, but if you don't know Chinese you might be in a pinch. The menu is a bit expensive, but you're going to want to order a sizzling platter, as that's what's known as the western Asian food by the locals. Sizzling platters are mainly found in Chinese style restaurants, and serving western food on it is not only unique, but delicious.
The appetizers are soup (soup of the day or other choices) with bread, and this is truly what I would call an appetizer. I used to have this as a child, and honestly this really brought me back. I savoured the taste of the wet, yet not yet soggy bread covered in soup. If you're going to be a true eater, get the white soup (forgetting what it's called, I'm getting old :P) and eat the bread buttered and dipped for perfection.
As for the main choices, I personally definitely recommend the flambe beef brochette, as it is called. The steak itself is marinated and seasoned to perfection, and cooked to your liking. They set the steak on fire right next to your table, and you can truly see the steak burning right before your eyes.
*SUPER CHILDISH TIP: if you take tons of photos of the steak when it's on fire, you might be able to see some shapes or pictures in the fire, and that's pretty cool. I mean like where else are you going to be able to see a fire giraffe and a fire squirrel/fox (I saw both of those before) *
How the Bostoners do it here is having a metal rod with a little bowl impaled on it (in my opinion it looks something like a rod you would use for fencing, just a lot smaller), they put alcohol in the bowl, then set the inside of the bowl on fire. They then push the steak onto the rod, set that on fire, and place it down on the sizzling platter while it's still burning. They do the same with the second steak and then pour your sauce of choice all over the plate, while you hold up your napkin and attempt to shield yourself from the little drops of sauce coming from the literally 'sizzling' plate.
When it cools down a bit and you can enjoy the two hot slabs of meat in front of you, with a nice grilled taste to it, which brought me back to Canada for a bit.
You can choose from a variety of different types of meat and steak, which I personally love, and being a meat lover I always snatch a bit from other people at my table's plates, and everything I try is cooked to perfection.
The only downside to this establishment is the prices. It has gotten a bit expensive these past few years, and if you're going to come and eat, you better have some good money in your pocket (though it's definitely worth it).
With great service, nice atmosphere, and delicious steaks, this restaurant is not a place to pass down. Next time I visit Hong Kong, this is definitely a location I'm going to again. read more