Akita, Wanchai, Hong Kong

I met my wife after her Saturday shift had finished at Akita, a teppenyaki restaurant near her work place in Wanchai.

It was not busy and we shared the cooking station with a party of three, where our chef would cook and serve for us. We sat down and were given green tea, which was continuously topped up during the course of our meal, and a small bowl of salad with oriental type dressing.

Plate Setting

Both of us opted for one of their set lunches, which I have forgotten the name of the one I chose. It consisted of about six dishes that are cooked in front of you by the chef.

First dish was steamed egg & roe where the chef had eggs still in their shells but with the tops cut off, placed some water on the hot plate and covered them with the spherical lid to cook. After a few minutes he placed some roe and served. This was a nice and cute starter, with the egg light and the roe added flavour to the whole dish.

Steamed Egg & Roe

The next dish was King prawn. It was split into three pieces after it was cooked and tasted great with the right amount of seasoning and flavour. The head of prawn was actually set aside and served later.

Prawn

Following the prawns was my Beef dish where cubes of the meat were fried until medium rare and served with deep fried garlic. The meat was tender and flavoursome with the garlic giving the whole dish some crunch.

Beef Cubes with Garlic

My wife's equivalent dish was sliced beef roll with spring onion and garlic shown below, which I have to say tasted better.

Beef Roll with Garlic & Spring Onion

Miso soup was the most disappointing. There was nothing terrible about it, it just tasted as if there was too much flavouring. It contained the usual tofu and seaweed in it as well.

Miso Soup

The fried rice came after the soup, where the chef mixed the egg, rice and vegetables expertly.

Fried Rice in the making

Taste wise it was lovely, with all the ingredients mixed and fried well.

Fried Rice

The last hot dish was Stir fried Vegetables, which consisted of cabbage, carrot and onions and probably other ingredients. This was crunchy, had good flavour and a great dish to finish off with.

Stir Fry Vegetables

The great thing about this restaurant is watching your food being cooked in front of you by a skilled chef. Every dish he cooked in front of us did not disappoint. The chef would serve us the food after cooking and the service to clear our finished plates was efficient too. Price-wise, it is very competitive with the amount of food you get. Great restaurant and likely I will be returning.

Scores:
Food: 4/5
Presentation: 4/5
Service: 4/5
Setting: 3/5

Overall: 15/20

Total Bill: $325, about £14 a head.

I ate: All of the above.

I drank: Green Tea and a Coffee, which was part of the lunch set.

I wore: Standard weekend dress of jeans and tee shirt.