Review Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Highly Recommended)
Address: 59 Percival St, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Google Map Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/hdU2tbJ6W9G7LPFWA
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WARNING: This Food Review will contain Photos of Snakes being consumed. If you are the Squeamish type, DO NOT view the Photos or Videos in this post. 🙅♂️ If you are Uncomfortable at any Point about this Food Review, just Stop Reading and Walk Away. 🚶 Do not come Screaming, Shouting, Condemning or Protesting in the Comments Section. Thank You.
🐍🍲 招牌花膠燴蛇羹 Signature Fish Maw Braised Snake Stew = HKD83.00
🐮🐍 土茯苓牛大力燉蛇肉 Beef and Snake Meat Soup = HKD160.00
No Service Charge
Here is the Full Menu of the Eatery/Restaurant.Prices are Accurate as of the Date of the Post.
So after the interesting but disappointing visit to 蛇王林 Seh Wong Lam which is basically closed for Business, this was actually my 2nd Backup Plan to eat Snake Dishes. 🐍😋 I prayed hard that this place is actually open, 🙏 and thankfully it was. 😅
Even though it was selling Exotic Meat such as Snake, this actually is a Very Reputable Looking Eatery which had quite alot of Customers within. 👍 They don't only sell Snakes, 🐍 but also Roasted Meats 🍖 and other Meals too.
The Interior isn't very Big but have a Nice Cozy Feel to it. ❤️ The Staffs are Very Friendly and Welcoming and especially so when I started to talk to them in Cantonese. 🇭🇰😄 I appreciated their effort in explaining what are the different types of Snake Dishes they offer. 👍
🐍🍲 招牌花膠燴蛇羹 Signature Fish Maw Braised Snake Stew = HKD83.00
蛇羹 or Snake Stew is something I've had in the past last time in Malaysia 🇲🇾 and in Taiwan. 🇹🇼 This is probably the Best Dish to introduce to someone to let them have a Taste of Snake Meat without it looking Too Horrific. 🐍😅 (Like that Philippines Balut that I reviewed previously at Ghana Organic Food Market)
Its basically a Very Thick Soup Stew 🍲 that has the Consistency of Sharks Fin Soup. 🦈🍲 The Main Difference here is that the Amount of Snake Meat and Pieces here are really Very Generous! 🐍😋 Doesn't taste Salty at all and the Meat is Very Soft and Tender. Think Shark's Fin Soup or 酸辣汤 but not 酸辣. 🍲😋
This actually tasted very nice. And really, if you don't tell someone that this is Snake Stew, 🐍 he/she will probably think this is just some Atas Restaurant Soup or something. 🍲😅 Nothing inside this Bowl even resembles a Snake because its all been cut into very small pieces to discern. 🔪🐍 I like the one they have here. Its Very Warm and Comforting. 🍲😋
🐮🐍 土茯苓牛大力燉蛇肉 Beef and Snake Meat Soup = HKD160.00
Now THIS was VERY IMPRESSIVE. 👍 If you can fool someone with Snake Stew, 🐍🍲 there is no way you're gonna fool anyone with THIS DISH. 😅 As you can already see in the Photo, the Amount of Snake Pieces they give is really ALOT and its REALLY alot of Snake Meat! 🐍😳 I think this is at least Half a Snake worth of Meat? 🐍🤔
I ate something similar before when I was in Taiwan 🇹🇼 and it wasn't a Favourable 1st Impression. 🤔 Snake Meat is a VERY TOUGH MEAT to Chew. 🐍🍖 No Joke, its a really Tough and Stringy Meat. 😅 People who have eaten Snake Meat before will know what I'm taking about. 😅 The one I had here though, although also is tough, but I honestly feel is MUCH MORE TENDER then then one I had in Taiwan. 😋 It doesn't taste Dry and Leathery but actually has a More Tender Meaty Chew to it. 🍖😋
One thing you will definitely notice when you eat Snake Meat is that it has ALOT OF BONES. 🐍🦴 Snake is an Extremely Bony Creature as you can see in my photo just how much Bones I have to place on the plate. 🦴😅 So if this is your first time eating Snake, do take note of this. 🐍
The Broth in this one has a Strong and Delicious Herbal Taste 🍲🌿 powered with some Herbs that I've seen before but unfortunately do not know the name of. They're all in Very Big Pieces and I have them in one of the Photos I posted.
If you know the name of these Herbs, feel free to share them with us in the Comments. 🌿😄 Completely Not Bitter at all. If you are someone who enjoy Savour Herbal Soups, you will most likely enjoy this too. 🍲😋
I also like that in addition to the Generous Amount of Snake Meat, 🐍🍖 there are also Several Big Thick Cut Pieces of Beef at the Bottom of the Bowl which although were Meaty were abit Dry to the Bite. 🐮🤔 This Whole Dish is very Tasty and Not Salty at all and I easily drank it dry. Excellent Snake Soup! 🐍🍲😋
Are the Dishes worth the Price I paid?
HKD83.00 (S$14.50) for the 蛇羹 (Snake Stew) 🐍🍲 I feel is worth the Money definitely because of how big the Bowl was. This is basically like eating Shark's Fin Soup. 🦈🍲
If you enjoy such Herbal Restaurant type of Atas Stew, this is worth the money in my opinion. 💵👍
The Actual Dish itself as you can see in my Photos is actually quite generous with their Meat 🍖 and Herb Portions. 🌿 I especially loved the Quality of the Snake Meat because its actually more tender then the past Snake Soups I've eaten before. 🐍🍲 So to me, this is a Quality that I feel is worth paying for.
Why I'm giving this place my Highest Score
The True Beauty of this place though was the Experience I had interacting with the Staffs and Fellow Customers. 😄 So obviously, they know i'm not a Local and when I first started eating this, it was very Adorable when I could see ALL of them gazing at me as I took my 1st sip of the Snake Dishes. 🐍😅
When I conversed with them in Cantonese that I actually enjoyed it, all of them really opened up and actively engaged in Chit-Chatting with me. 😄 In particular there was a Fellow Customer who was dressed like your Stereotypical Tai-Tai type who very enthusiastically engaged with me in Conversation first. 😅 We literally chatted about everything under the Sun, everything from Food, 🍛 to the Weather 🌧️ to even Politics and the Recent News. 📰 Heck it was such a Fun Convo that even the Rest of the Staffs joined in the Fun! 😄
At that very moment, all National Barriers were Broken and here we are a Bunch of Strangers from Across a Vast Ocean 🌊 just engaging in Chit Chat like we were Old Friends! ❤️ Everyone at that moment was either a "Dai Gor" (大哥) or "Dai Jeh" 大姐. This was one of the more Amazing Experience I've felt in Hong Kong! 🇭🇰❤️
Hong Kongers are Stereotypically being cast as being abit Aloof and Unfriendly, (abit like Singaporeans) 🇸🇬😅 but when you start conversing in Cantonese and are sincere in making friends with them, they will really open up to you very warmly. ❤️ Absolutely Amazing Experience that transcends beyond just Simple Dining. ❤️ I think I actually spent over an hour plus here just chit chatting with them. 😄 This to me is the Quintessential Hong Kong Experience that I will never forget! 🇭🇰❤️
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