Hungry for hotpot? Hong Kong’s restaurant The Drunken Pot probably has the most comprehensive menu in town
- A plentiful selection of hotpots and a good collection of umeshu are the highlights of this Causeway Bay restaurant
FARE A culmination of hotpot styles with contemporary presentation and innovative creations.
AMBIENCE Traditional Chinese wooden doors with bronze talisman knockers are tastefully matched with graffiti art on the walls, reflecting the East meets West concept.
COST A pot of broth averages around HK$268, and speciality items such as fortune bag dumplings are around HK$88. A dinner for a hungry couple would come in just under HK$800.
WHO TO BRING A few old friends for an overdue catch-up.
TURN-ONS We started off the evening with a classic chicken pot where tender pieces of chicken luxuriated in a spicy sauce heated in a pot over the stove. What makes this pot different is that you eat the chicken first. After we gorged on the delicious chicken, the soup was poured in, and we dipped the typhoon shelter-style spicy fish cracklings into the broth. The powdered spices had a garlicky kick that fully complemented the soup.
Next we tried the deep-fried home-made bean curd roll – think of your favourite double cheeseburger, except that this had a traditional bean curd roll topped with Korean spiced meat with a layer of cheese. We liked this novel way of eating the crispy snack, and the cheese perfectly moderated the spicy topping. Korean army pot fortune bag is a medley of kimchi and ground meat in a tofu skin casing, and while the words “Korean” and “kimchi” may signal the presence of some heat, we actually found the flavour a bit flat.