Wu Kong Shanghai Restaurant

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  Hairy crab set meal is fair for the price and quality

  starjupitor -1 1 -1 does not recommend this, December 27, 2010

  After reading the raving reviews on wu kong shanghai restaurant I set out for the restaurant with great enthusiasm.

  I ordered the 4 course hairy crab set meal. The crab though delicious was extremely small as the waiter explained that this is the size available now as it's already towards the tail e

  nd of the season. The set looks great on the posters and menu but in truth only the hairy crab , ginger tea and dessert tasted good. The rest of the courses were a waste of time. I was not impressed with the sharksfin, hairy crab on glutinous rice was salty and not particularly tasty and the dumpling with supposedly crab filling was all together not up to my standard. The hot Ginger tea after the crab itself was heavenly and the dessert was a nice finish. Cost me a little over thousand hkd. To me having eaten loads of quality food I can only say the crab itself was gd but too small no it's not worth the hkd 1050. The set is a little too gimmicky for my eating pleasure.

  Not good for: Peopl

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  Authentic Shanghai Chop house with Plenty of Attitude

  kismetkate 1 1 -1 recommends this, July 6, 2009

  I came here with my partner tlooking to lash out and celebrate the the last night of an extended jaunt thru Japan and Hong Kong. If you are looking for authentic chinese dining this is the place for you but be warned it can be a bit intimidating. We had to wait in a queue for about an hour and fifteen before we could get a table. There's a formidable tuexdoed "door bitch" who organises the tables and lets say "be nice" and "be patient" if you are not a regular. It's worth the wait though. As soon as we sat down and looked around it became clear that the best dishes were seasonal specials not on the western tourist menu (the one with photos of dishes and English descriptions). So we did a surreptitious reccy of what the other diners were eating and made our requests accordingly. The crab was sublime as was the duck and once the staff understood we wanted to eat Off piste all was well. I loved the atmosphere and it would be good for a large group as you could sample a banquet but it is very crowded and noisy and its not a place for a romantic dinner or if you want to linger and chat.

  Good for: food, Groups

  Not good for: service

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  Expectation beyond fine dining- Wu Kong at Causeway

  hanelg 1 1 -1 recommends this, February 3, 2009

  Who would have thought a Traveler like us on a very tight budget would try a fine dinning in Hongkong. It might have been for a second thought but oh no... we never did. It was near the end of our trip and we still haven't really grasp the real hongkong and what's the better way than to try an authentic chinese restaurant. But where to find one,that's affordable and irresistibly good that's exactly our problem.

  We just let the number roll down from a list of restaurant at the causeway bay at Time Square building. (A mall and another building on the side specifically catered HK best restaurant that are only available upon early booking), we all decided to try 13th floor out of those numbers considering it's a chinese thing. Then upon reaching the floor look out for an ideal restaurant that's right at our budget. At our luck we were easily get booked at an authentic restaurant and blindly choose a set meal costing 488HKD including bottomless hot tea.

  The menu was good for four person but it had extended to fill five satisfied stomach. The cuisine were all superbly presented and service was very good. Although we are not from around there we were assured that food arrive on our table in a continuous flow. We've eaten for hours sampling each 9 fresh dishes in total. My personal favorite are the cold lean meat, then meaty shell less shrimp, Delicate sweet and sour fish, Dumpling with sweet red bean paste and all of it in fact. It had been a big saver for us. Each one person have eaten would only cost around 100HKD and with nine dish and bottomless drinks that a great deal worth repeating.

  Good for: atmosphere, food, Groups, service

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  Great lunch, if you don't mind your meal staring back at you

  freeflier 1 1 -1 recommends this, December 3, 2008

  We had to look carefully to find the entrance to Wu Kong (it's on the side street, not directly on Nathan Road, and downstairs), but the search was well worth it. Tasty and varied menu, friendly but not totally enthusiastic service, and reasonable prices. We were told by a local fellow-diner that dinner can get very crowded (i.e., a queue out the door) so we were glad to be there for lunch. The cold pigeon in wine sauce, one of Wu Kong's signature dishes, was tasty enough, but slightly difficult to eat, on two accounts: the bird was served chopped into manageable parts, splayed out on the plate, but the meat-to-fat ratio was disappointing, and the poor bird's disembodied face stared up at us in reproach. The eel was dee-lish. We were among the few Westerners in the crowded restaurant -- clearly Wu Kong's a local fave.

  Good for: food, Budget Travellers, Groups, Solo Travellers, Families

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