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Susan Jung

Holy Crab
3/F Cosmos Building, 8-11Lan Kwai Fong, Central
Tel: 2110 0100
Open: 11.30am-3pm, 6pm-midnight (Thursday to Saturday until 2.30am)
 
Cuisine: American seafood Price: about HK$320 without drinks or the service charge.
Ambience: nicely decorated with fisherman’s accoutrements, and does not look kitschy. An aquarium with tropical fish is at the entrance, and goldfish swim in the transparent sink in the toilet.

Recommended dishes: crabman’s bisque (HK$70) was rich and smooth, apart from the shreds of crab meat. Seafood for the “pick your own catch” is priced per kilo (although you don’t need to order that much). The king crab legs (HK$820 per kilo; our order of four came to HK$370) were not as sweet as those at Japanese restaurants, but were large and meaty, and well-flavoured with a garlic herb broth.
Pros: the ingredients can be ordered fried (primarily seafood, although there are two chicken options) or boiled and served in a bucket. Choose the heat level and spices. Our waitress was proactive and friendly.

Cons: our waiter got the order wrong. We asked for medium spicy, but it came mild. The manager — who brought the food — neglected to bring a ladle. Fried crawfish poppers (HK$178) were OK, though not very interesting, and the corn fritters we had with them (you can also choose curly fries or potato wedges) were terrible. They were like hush puppies (which, although they’re made of cornmeal, are not corn fritters) with a few kernels in them. That wouldn’t be bad, but the oil was too hot — the fritters were crusty outside, but heavy, stodgy and damp within.
What else? You’re offered an apron for eating the boiled seafood; accept it, even if it doesn’t look very dignified.


Food review: Holy Crab

Holy Crab. Photos: Jonathan Wong

Crabman’s bisque.

King crab leg boil.

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Nicely decorated with fisherman’s accoutrements, and does not look kitschy. An aquarium with tropical fish is at the entrance, and goldfish swim in the transparent sink in the toilet.
