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Coming here for Chinese new year dinner would typically expect higher than usual quality and service since it is for a special occasion meal. We were family of 4 with reservation so seating was prompt and at a table that was roomy. Ambiance was very nice with sectioned out tables and warm classic decor. We already knew what we wanted to order as we were told menus were online when we made reservations a week prior but opening the menu to take another look we noticed there were changes. This happens sometimes at chinese restaurants so we went through selection again and made our decision. When the waiter arrived, we gave the list only to be told 1) "can you order something else? Crab inventory has not arrived yet.", 2) "we don't have this fish but we have another selection if you can change your choice?" And lastly 3) "no, the fish has to be fried or cooked with soy sauce, we cannot just steam. You can make a different selection if you like?" . Since my family does not eat sashimi and menu choices seems to have drastically decreased, we were at a bind" after another 10 mins, luck was on our side and crab inventory arrived so we ended up proceeding with original order.
Food came very fast and freshness was there but it lacked the fresh juicy sea brine of fresh seafood. We also had oysters and lightly cooked veg and rice. The oysters were so overcooked and fried that it was a tough chew. Salt in rice was not mixed well despite the rice was flavoured well. Lastly, the lightly cooked veg with goji berries.. this was our favourite as it washed out the not so pleasant flavour of the rice. Through out the dinner, we had a lot of shellfish shells which typically wait staff would either give a waste bowl or change the dishes to give eaters a new dish. We got neither so it just got messier as we ate.
When we finally finished, the left overs were packed and I think the wait staff was trying to be nice but putting it on the serving table except they dragged it over blocking us from being able to get out of the 'U shaped table'. Even after getting the bill and paying, they didn't bother coming back to take the receipt out of the debit machine nor thanked us for coming .. they just left!!
Overall, below are my ratings:
Ambiance - 5
Food - 2.5
Price - 1 (had better value for bigger portions elsewhere)
Service - 1
Lastly, didn't see until I got home while packing away the leftovers. The elastics binding the lobster and crab claws were still on!
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