Hong Kong Hot Pot (香港熱鍋) Bangsar
One of the best times to enjoy hot pot is
during rainy days since freshly cooked food from the hot pot provides a steady
stream of soul-comforting warmth. I have always wanted to try the Hong Kong Hot Pot (香港熱鍋) located at Telawi Square since it opened last year. Since it has been pouring with rain recently especially in the evening, we decided to have our dinner here.
Environment - The place is not huge but the overall ambience
of the restaurant is cosy.
The moment I stepped in the shop, it made me feel as though I’m in Hong Kong. If you are the fan of Alan Tam, you will find this place enjoyable as they play the retro music from Hong Kong singer. The entire ambiance is so Hong Kong!
We ordered a pot of Mix Soup Base (Sakura Pork Bone Soup
& Szchuan Spicy), a portion of Sakura Premium Pork Slices, half portion of
HK Bean Curd Roll, Hand Made Chives Dumpling, HK Mushroom Pork Meat Ball, Fresh
Made Prawn Meat Paste and Tong Hou veggie.
We planned to order the platter and Japanese Scallops, sadly
the platter is no longer available while the scallop is out of stock.
Both the broths are very delicious and give you the original taste from Hong Kong although they are slightly on a higher price point. The Sakura pork bone soup is to die for, it tastes so good and I personally think that it tasted quite similar to Pork Tripe Pepper Soup where the other hot-pot places don’t have. On the other hand, the Szchuan Spicy soup is good too as the spices are not too spicy hot, but packed with flavours. The Mix Soup Base costs RM30. However, if you only want one soup, I recommend getting the Sakura Pork Bone Soup.
Whenever I have pork for steamboat, it has to be thinly
sliced. This Sakura Premim Pork Slices (RM25 - Full Portion) are so fresh, cooking
this in the Szchuan Spicy is the way to go! I highly recommend this.
I loved the HK beancurd roll which is great to dip into the
broths for max. of 5 secs. It melts into your mouth and the texture is so juicy
and chewy as if you are eating fish maw. This beancurd roll is different from
your regular beancurd roll as it is finer and less oily. You can even eat it as
a snack without dipping into the broth.
The Chives Dumplings (RM 10 – ½ portion) are freshly made and
they taste great too! The fillings consist of chives, meat and prawns. I find
the price quite reasonable as there are five dumplings for ½ portion.
As for veggie, we ordered Tong Ou as it is always the steamboat favourite veggie. It costs
RM8 for a portion. Vegetables at steamboat restaurants are always overpriced,
so you just have to deal with it.
The Mushroom Pork Meat Ball (RM11 – ½ portion) is however too
much for both of us. The size of the meat ball is huge, like a ping pong ball,
so having two of it is more than enough for me.
Fresh Made Prawn Meat Paste should not be missed if you visit
here. It reminds me of Hai Di Lao - The shrimp paste in the plastic funnel bag
– woohoo! We ordered ½ portion (RM12) to
try for the first time and it turned out to be the HIGHLIGHT of the day. Not
only is the paste fresh, the ingredients used was notably fresh too as the
resulting prawn ball was crunchy and chewy. We will definitely order FULL PORTION on the next visit!
If processed food is not your preference in steamboat-ing,
Hong Kong Hot Pot is simply the best place for you as most of their items are
made from fresh ingredients, including prawn/fish balls and meat pastes which
are made from fresh prawns and fish.
The relaxed Hong Kong ambiance of the restaurant is very popular
with guests. Be sure to make a reservation before you go to avoid disappointment or
long wait.
Hong Kong Hot Pot Restaurant
No.39, Lot 109,
Level 2, Telawi Square,
Jalan Telawi 3,
Bangsar Baru,
59100 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-2280 0242
Business hours: 4pm till midnight
No.39, Lot 109,
Level 2, Telawi Square,
Jalan Telawi 3,
Bangsar Baru,
59100 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-2280 0242
Business hours: 4pm till midnight
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