Naozen

Date of visit: 6^th September

Naozen @ Lan Kwai Fong

D really likes Japanese food, so I suggested we try out Naozen for lunch. We went at 2pm, and were promptly seated at the sushi counter/bar. We were given the menu, and soon decided on the grilled fish and sashimi lunch ($190), and the grilled beef with teriyaki sauce lunch ($160). 

lunch menu

appetizer (cold)

dried tofu, bak choy, dashi

salad

cherry tomatoes, shredded cabbage, carrots, house dressing

soup

miso, dried tofu, seaweed

balanced and not too salty, Naozen's incorporated dried tofu rather than the normal chopped silken tofu. 

steamed egg

shrimp, crab meat, ginko nut, spring onion

despite the air bubbles on top, this chawanmushi was silky smooth and very tasty - umami indeed!

sashimi

yellow tail, lean tuna, sweet shrimp, snapper

 cuts were fairly small. one of the slices of akami (lean tuna, left) was really veiny... but sweet shrimp + hamachi were sweet and reasonably good.

grilled fish

miso-grilled cod, rice, pickles

aside from cod, one can choose salmon, mackerel or pacific saury as the grilled fish main, but the cod was buttery-smooth and cooked to perfection. the rice was also very well executed japanese pearl rice grains - sticky and plump!

beef teriyaki course

steak with mustard on side, rice, miso soup, pickles

steak is cooked to alsmost well-done in most japanese restaurants - why don't they ask the customer what they want first?? anyway, it was not as tender as a result. rice was same as the set above. 

dessert
sliced orange
sweet, fresh and cold - couldn't ask for more =)


All in all Naozen provided a quality and delicious filling lunch. Shall return soon (hopefully)!

Food: ♥♥♥♥

Service: ♥♥ (If only the single waiter didn't run around the restaurant!)

Price: $$$

Naozen

G/F, 21-25 Wellington Street, Lan Kwai Fong

Central, Hong Kong

Tel: +852 2877 6668