The best Hot Pot I had so far. With sea foods, shrimps, meat balls, sashimi, vegetables, clams,…read morewagyu beef, 6 different soups and more! Just amazing from start to the end. The only down side is the price, very high for 2 ($$$x+). But the experience was amazing!!!

It kind of pains me to write this review because I've never met a hot pot I didn't like. The soup…read morebases are fantastic - so rich, flavorful, and unique but for $200 USD for 2 people, The Drunken Pot has to seriously step up its game. The Good: *The broths - we ordered the signature drunken pot (328 HKD) which had whole papaya in soup (this was in the center with 3 whole shrimp), boston lobster in tomato lobster soup (this one was not the best- quite fishy), beef brisket in clear broth (loved this! especially the wintermelon..reminded me of a soup my mom used to make at home), szechuan (this one was definitely spicy - full of ingredients like tofu, beansprouts) and teochew style satay (this one was the best of them all!) The Not-So-Good: *Service - Basically non-existent. I know it's HK & you shouldn't expect much in the service department in general. But, this isn't some small hot pot street vendor. It's really nicely decorated and rent doesn't look cheap in this building. For instance, the mainland's Hai Di Lao is their upscale hot pot and their service is gangbusters! C'mon The Drunken Pot. *Some items - this might be user error on my part but their meatballs, fishballs (albeit cute and shaped like animals) were disgusting- super hard texture and didn't taste fresh. The fresh local premium beef was also tough and sinewy. Just Notes: *The sauce tray - since they were charging us something like 22HKD for each, I wish they came back around and asked if we wanted more. With rich broths like this though, you honestly don't need the sauce. I should've consulted Yelp before I wasted my money on The Drunken Pot. 141/365

I was a bit torn between giving this place three or four stars. The food here is good and authentic…read morebut the price level is out of line for the type of place this is and the level of service you get. Food: 4.25 stars Service: 1.5 stars Environment: 3 stars Value: 2.5 stars Overall: 3.25 stars Recommendations: bring your own napkins, pickled sour fish pot A lot of places in HK really tone done the spice level but not at this place. When it says it is spicy it will be spicy. If you order the hot pot then be careful on how spicy you order it. The food is tasty and this is one of the places where you can get some good Sichuan food. The counter point to the food was my overall experience. The service here is below average and that is by Hong Kong standards. The wait staff wasn't very friendly and didn't allow me to switch to a bigger table when the plates from the food took up almost our entire table. Also this place is really expensive for the type of food you are getting. If you have lived in China and had a spicy dry pot the price will really shock you as it is probably three to four times more expensive. They will also nickel and dime you charging 2 HKD for tissues which you will definitely need since the food is so spicy. They also charge a service charge here which is fine if I'm actually getting some form of service.

New Szechuan restaurant at the border of Causeway Bay and Wan Chai. Cost $133 total for lunch for a…read morecoworker and I. This included one bowl of pork bone and seaweed soup each, one heaping rice bowl each, one plate of saliva chicken, and one order of the vegetarian dry hot pot. This dry hot pot is one of the restaurant's specialties. They offer several kinds, ranging from pig trotter to frog to vegetarian. Prices are quite reasonable, at less than $100 each for a very large serving. Honestly, my co-worker and I did not need the saliva chicken, as the vegetarian dry hot pot bowl would have been enough for both of us, but we were glad to try it as it was delicious. It came served on a bed of cucumber, which we munched to help cut the spice. The chicken itself was not spicy, but we asked for big spice on our hot pot, and indeed it was quite hot. We are both spicy food Fanatics, and I needed several tissues, while her eyes and nose where watering. All together, a great deal for lunch in Causeway Bay.

In a nutshell: spicy, large portion, decent and pricy…read more We have all been watching out for this basement private dinning Sichuan cuisine for years. On a Monday noon we rolled over and gave it a try. Closed space with thick Chinese deco, feels like some royal mansion 's lobby in ancient dynasty. Staff are a bit stiff which somehow fit in here. Food wise we ordered fish in chilli oil, chilled chicken in Sichuan source, beef stew with turnip and beans with minced pork. No surprise and hot level exceeded average. Proper occasion for guests, visitors, or meeting the folks! ;)

HKD$120 lunch set at 大平伙 includes soup, entree of green bean noodles, stir fry cabbage, stewed beef…read moreAND dessert. It might seemed to be on the smaller side for two people but the food is amazing. If you are scared of spice you might want to ask them to tone down the heat. The green bean noodles certainly had a huge kick to it with all the chili but the stew beef was mild. The cabbage were deliciously crispy. The dessert looks plain and ugly with tofu and white fungus but it really doused down all the heat of the dishes you just ate. Can't wait to come back!

I met up with a friend for lunch here. It's steps away from PMQ which is super convenient…read more I ordered the Bun Thit Nuong (lemongrass pork with rice noodles), and it came with a drink (lemon honey drink) for HK$82. Noodles to me were undercooked a tiny bit but the lemongrass pork flavor was good. They had a pitcher of fish sauce which was very convenient for me to pour over the noodles. I should try more items like the pho, banh mi sandwiches or spring rolls. Service was not bad, when it got more crowded our server gave us the "You are finished and need to leave" eyeball so we left after less than an hour :)

I've long ranted about subpar Vietnamese places in Hong Kong (and in New York). There are always…read moreexceptions to the scene and I would place Bún Cha in the "much better" category. They have made a smart business decision in setting up shop in that Central-meets-Sheung-Wan part of town and offer the kind of Northern Vietnamese fare that just about anyone can enjoy. In some strange way, Bún Cha reminds me of places in Vietnam. It is incredibly small and located on a steep hill just across from PMQ. How they've managed to squeeze in some tables in here is beyond me, but know the seating is extremely tight. Even with a table or two on the outside, they experience lines / queues during peak service hours all the time. Unlike a lot of their nearby eatery neighbors, they stay open during that weird 3pm-6pm time frame, which is when I like to eat here. Crowds be gone. Similarly to Vietnam, the Viet speaking staff works behind an open kitchen / counter in clockwork type fashion. Everyone has a role and they do it well. Thank the stars for the massive air conditioning units from above; back in the motherland the wall fans aren't enough to keep sweating from dripping into the food. Thank goodness they stack a ton of napkins for everyone to use. Onto the food: My pho bo (really "pho tai") was wonderfully garnished with the basil, scallions, and onions with a small side of lime and chilis for additional zest and bang. I love that they include hoisin at the table (tuong den) because frankly, the broth needed it. It's definitely not MSG-laden but may be less potent in the eyes of other fellow pho lovers. In that sense, it was mildly disappointing, but certainly not a deal breaker. And for what it's worth -- it's a big ol bowl. No one mentioned anything about xe lua! I've also sampled their version of bun thit nuong, i.e. vermicelli with grilled pork and it was refreshing. The pickled veggies were fresh and I appreciated the generous dousing of fried garlic, peanuts, shallots across the dish. Unlike some versions in the US / Australia where there is a massive heap of salad beneath, this one did not have that. Plenty of bún; just the way I like it. Add to that a jar with a handle full of nuoc mam, which I've not seen in any Viet restaurant in HK. Kudos on that. The real star of the show was the cha gio, or Vietnamese spring rolls. They're more akin to the nem cua of northern Vietnam -- spring rolls stuffed with minced pork, crab, glass noodles, and fungus. They were light, crispy, and even airy; just like the stuff back in the motherland. Even the accompanying lettuce was stiff with freshness, which made the meal all the more pleasant. It all comes at a price. At around $70HKD for the average noodle dish, it's hardly highway robbery but it's certainly along the same price point as most places in Central. They make a killing on the drinks, charging as much as $40HKD for stuff like Hanoi Beer, which is an easy $4HKD in Hanoi itself. Rent does need to get paid after all and with *good* Viet food in demand, they've certainly got one of the better options in town.

I will return to this restaurant and update a better review than I am about to write right now. I…read moretook no photos and I did not make note of the specifics of exactly what we ate...we were entranced with the large group of people we were with and the experience of a great meal. Just because I am lacking in my review, I felt I would be doing a disservice to the Yelp community and Hop Sze by writing nothing. We went to this restaurant because we were invited to attend a large group dinner with people who live in the area of Sai Wan Ho. This group has followed the chef of this restaurant collectively as a group for over 10 years (surely this alone says alot about this restaurant!). Staff was super friendly and accomodating...although I think limited if any English for the most part. There is a small dining area when you walk in that is open to the public. We were ushed through and went up some stairs to another floor, where there was another dining room set up with three giant tables for our group. Restaurant is clean, current, up to date. Clearly, they have space for a group. We had exceptionally delicious fish dishes. Most of them were fish dishes made by this chef that this group has known and follow for 10 years. Exceptional fish, highest of quality and presentation was beautiful. We will go back sometime and I will be better with my photos and update my review with better specifics.

Still a hidden gem, but starting to spread among food connoisseurs and celebrities. The owner is…read morepassionate about food, and keeps developing good Cantonese food. West Villa is well-known Canto food... Hop Sze is hidden gem Canto food. Both considered one of the best Canto restaurants now in Hong Kong. We started with the Almond Pig Lung soup (so tasty), then we had a full pigeon each, then steamed fish, followed by crab with cheung fun to soak up the sauce, and then there was a plate of greens and finally beef rice noodle pancakes (awesome way to cook rice noodles in pancake form!) The best specialty dishes are prepared if you reserve and ask the owner to help you order (at least 2 days ahead is better), otherwise walk-ins are the usual Canto dishes, still good tho.

Most disturbing disgusting discriminatory disappointing restaurant I've been to for the past…read moredecade. They usher those customers who speak Cantonese to 2F, and those who speak mandarin to 1F. Then, stiff beef for $338, stale salmon $218, bland seasonings cost you $25 for each person etc. There's no service at all once they've served all your dishes, but they will shamelessly charge you 10% tips on top of those exaggeratedly overpriced meals. Finally, the waitress all look like they have just attended the owner's funeral. If zero star is an option then this is definitely zero star.

A very good place for hot pot…read more 1. Comfortable seating. We get our own room for a group of 12, very roomy and nice. 2. Excellent service 3. Sauces - I love to try different dipping sauces at hot pot, and this place has a good variety, big and small jars in a little wooden tray for me to sample and mix up, 4. Overall, food is nice quality. We had the beef, lamb, the geoduck clam, and many other dishes.

As with previous review I read (the only one about this restaurant on Yelp), this place is a bit…read moreold school and dated in feel. It is on the second floor of this plaza (take the escalators up one floor). Cheesy pink curtain, tired soft goods (i.e. carpet, chairs, table linens), dated decor in many ways. It does not detract though from the good meal we found at Ho Choi Seafood Restaurant. MAKE NOTE: MENU IS ENTIRELY IN CHINESE! As such, be sure to go to this place with your Chinese speaking family or friends. Place is casual (we were in shorts and t-shirts, but others were more dressed up) and was not busy at 6pm on a Monday, but was clearly busy at 7:30pm when we were leaving. Staff was not overly friendly, but not unfriendly, so we were indifferent to this. We thought the meal was good and reasonably priced compared to other close by. We had chicken, bok choy veggies and fish. Clearly with their large tanks of fish and abundant options on menu, they are proud and known for their fish. We had a fish that tasted like halibut and was really quite tasty. It was at a special price that night and we took advantage of the special. With a diet coke, our bill was $300 HKD out the door. They did have the sweetest oranges provided to us compliments of the house after we paid our bill. Sounds funny to say the free orange was tasty, but it was! This place is in our hood, so we will be back.

Although this place looked old, the food was still pretty good. My uncle took us here and i have…read moreno idea how to order in Chinese, so i let him do the talking. We started out with watermelon, which was odd but i'm not going to complain because the made it so pretty and it was honestly pretty juicy and sweet. The food here is overall pretty fish and good. You can sense they don't use a lot of oil to cook their food. We got a steamed fish and abalone and both were juicy . They actually took the fish out for us to choose before adding it to the table. The shrimp was peppered very well, it made me want seconds even though i'm not a seafood fan. The chicken was also pretty tender For dessert, we got the green bean dessert along with a deep fried sugary twist that was similar to a donut but harder. Overall, a great place to have dinner if you have a big family to feed.

few 24/7 restaurants, appears very busy during regular meal hours like lunch or dinner time. once…read moreyou manage to get a table, lots of variety to pick from dim sum for starters, clay pot rice will definitely takes time as it is made to order. you can also work with them to make your own dish based on available ingredients, sort of a secret menu

A friend brought us here to have their pot rice and everything we ordered was so good! Including…read morethe pot without rice but just eggplants or beef stew. Their portion is generous and we appreciated the quality and quantity.