Newly opened Tempura Taki in Central – artful tempura omakase
The service is attentive, the dishes are beautiful and delicious to eat, this fine-dining restaurant stands out from its casual and inexpensive neighbours
Located in a tower filled with casual and inexpensive restaurants, Tempura Taki seems a little out of place with its fine-dining tempura omakase menu.
When we visited one weekday evening, we were the only diners there for most of the meal until another couple showed up. As a result we received very attentive service throughout our dinner while sitting at the bar and watching executive chef Eric Chan cooking the tempura.
There are three choices for the omakase menu: six courses for HK$880, eight for HK$1,180 and 10 for HK$1,480, which includes Miyazaki A5 wagyu beef.
Next came a bowl of clear broth with a blanched cherry tomato in it, along with a sheet of nori and a shiso leaf. The clean taste of the broth prepared our palates for the main event – the tempura.
For the last savoury course, diners could choose between fried rice or noodles and we tried one of each. The tempura rice was flavourful, the cold noodles, with a large dose of grated radish and spring onions, were refreshing.
Tempura Taki, 8/F, The Loop, 33 Wellington Street, Central, tel: 2881 0033
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