Restaurant review: Gensui in Causeway Bay – Japanese set menu surprises
A delicious appetiser course of tomato sorbet with mozzarella cheese, torn basil leaf, tender octopus pieces and a smooth white asparagus pudding is the highlight of an eight-course omakase
The L Square building in Causeway Bay has a United Nations of restaurants: there’s Malaysian, French, Italian, Chinese, and even one that specialises in desserts. Gensui is one of the newest restaurants in the building.
When I called to book, the manager said they serve only an eight-course omakase at night, and that the meal was HK$980 per person.
We liked most of the meal; it wasn’t the most exciting omakase dinner we’ve had, but there were a couple of highlights.
My favourite dish was the creative, beautiful and delicious appetiser course. A clear bowl held a refreshing tomato sorbet with mozzarella cheese, torn basil leaf, tender octopus pieces and a smooth white asparagus pudding; to the side of the bowl was wild asparagus and a spear of grilled white asparagus with egg yolk sauce.
The sushi course was very nice, with a huge, sweet Botan ebi, golden-eye snapper, hokkigai and tuna tartare served on sushi rice with diced avocado and “soy bubbles”.