The set up is pretty much the same as the old Coco Lezzone with some minor changes. The noise level is awful. In order to have a conversation with the person sitting across from you you'll have to text them. Not a good place for any kind of conversation unless you enjoy yelling. And having two big tv screens with sports on was a little odd.
We tried the following:
Ebi Avocado Salad - OK standard salad. I don't think I would say they were prawns. They were more like shrimps to me. It had a nice refreshing dressing And the greens were nice and fresh and crispy.
Gindara - It was decent but very small. About the size of a kit kat bar.
Tuna avocado salsa dip - It was decent but you can't see any tuna in there, they really chopped it up very fine. The plantain chips were tasty.
Renkon Gyoza Tempura - Jut a regular gyoza to me. At least they were a little bigger than expected and were nicely stuffed so it wasn't just all just wrapping. The dipping sauce was nothing special just tasted like soy sauce to me.
Spicy pork Ishi-Yaki (minced pork with rice in a hot stone bowl) - It was OK but was missing something.
Matcha fudge - This is the same stuff I get from out of a box from the Asian grocery store
Panna cotta - This was a nice dessert, I'm a sucker for panna cotta. I wasn't sure about the maple syrup but it was good.
The dishes were all OK but nothing really special about them that I can't get elsewhere and in some cases cheaper. The food wasn't bad but at the same time there was nothing there that would make me want to go back. All the dishes we tried were decent but seemed to be missing something to take it up a notch.
I've been to Guu and if I was comparing I prefer Guu. The atmosphere was more fun and the food was more memorable. The flavours and dishes offered at Guu were more interesting than Hapa.
The staff at Hapa was great, everyone was really friendly and we have no complaints about the service.