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(1) Yes, it's pricey
(2) Yes, they will try to upsize your lobster
If you read *any* of the Yelp reviews or talked to anyone before coming here, you'd know that, so let's just get that out of the way. This leads me to my 3rd point....
(3) but man, it's goooooood
Simply put, I've never had this much lobster in my life. Ever. There were 10 of us and we had the 10-12 set dinner, which comes with 14 lbs of lobster (done 2 ways), a king crab, fish, eel, deep fried oyster, lobster fried rice, soups and veggies so you don't feel quite as bad.
The amount of food here was absolutely ridiculous... and I eat a lot. Mountains of lobster friend with garlic and onion... it's staggering to see. You can get spicy versions, which I love. Beautifully fried, it doesn't only look great, it tastes pretty darn good too.
If you're a seafood lover, you'll be in heaven. The oysters were served first, one per person, breaded and battered with chinese eggs (I don't know what to call it in english, but in cantonese it's "ham dan") they were fantastic. The king crab is served with egg whites, which was an interesting touch. The egg whites make the crab meat seem even smoother and silkier. The fish was your standard chinese steamed fish. The lobster fried rice was also really good. But the star of the show is clearly the mountains of lobster that come to your table.
The price of the lobster itself isn't so bad at $17/lb. It's the king crab that gets you, at $40/lb. I think our crab alone was close to $300. Quite honestly, we could have left out the king crab and we'd have plenty of food still, so next time I might order a la carte in that fashion. In fact, we took home two trays or lobster home (probably 1.5 lobsters).
Also, be sure to tell the server upfront that you want exactly 14lb (or whatever the set meal comes with). If they push back saying they don't have a lobster with that exact size and try to upsize you, just politely say no, and you can ask for several smaller lobsters instead, totalling 14lb.
If you get the set meals, you'll be spending $60-80 pp after taxes and tips, so be warned. If you manage to do the ala carte, it'd be much more reasonable, likely around $40 pp.
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