Soup of Fa Gau, Sharks’ Bone and Fresh Conch 花膠筒鯊魚骨燉鮮響螺
$168 is the most expensive soup in the menu. The soup is rich in
collagen as it is slightly sticky in the mouth. Needless to say, it is
value for money, tasty, nutritive and good for health.
Besides the food materials mentioned in the soup name, there are also chicken feet, black mushroom, dried scallop and pork.
We
order 'Matrimony Vine, Pork & Salted Egg in Soup' mainly because we
do not want the chef to fry vegetable with surplus oil.
Three
Tastes of Bean Curd 金絲三味豆腐 (Gold Award in 2002) $68 is a dish
recommended to order as the portion is not big but we can try tofu in 3
tastes.
Though 'Fried Rice w/ Shredded Fish & Ginger 薑米鮮魚炒飯'
has won the 'Gold with Distinction Award in 2002', it is only an item of
average quality. Maybe, the chef intentionally uses less oil to fry the
rice, resulting that the rice is too dry. Ginger flavor is not strong
enough. This dish is not difficult to improve.
Red Bean Paste is of high quality.
Tai Woo Restaurant
太湖海鮮城
2/F Pun Tak Building, 27 Percival Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. (Half minute walk from MTR Causeway Bay Station Exit C)
香港銅鑼灣波斯富街27號本德大廈2樓
Tel: 28930822
Opening Hours: 1000-0300 Daily
Style: Cantonese
Average spending: $100
Date: April 2008
Website: http://www.taiwoorestaurant.com/eng/index.htm
Remarks: 1) High quality Chinese dessert (red bean paste) is served at free. 2) Kung Fu tea is served at the end.
Tai
Woo (TW) enjoys a renowned reputation for its delectable and wide
variety of gastronomic dishes. TW has repeatedly won remarkable results
in the "Best of the Best Culinary Awards" organized by the Hong Kong
Tourism Board. Its branch in Causeway Bay is located in a convenient
place next to the MTR station. Maybe, it has been introduced in Hunan
TV; there is considerable number of diners from the mainland. TW is more
packed than I expect. But servers are all polite and of good manner.
We
order 4 items; the bill is $460 (average per head $153). Overall
speaking, food quality is above average. We particularly recommend
ordering the soup, which is not commonly available in other Chinese
restaurants in such good quality and reasonable price. It is quite easy
to place order in TW. If for safety purpose, you may only order the
dishes with award.
Service: 3.5/5
Price: 3.5/5
Food: 3.5/5
Environment: 3/5
Variety: 4/5
Hygiene: 3.5/5
Overall: 3.5/5