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2013-08-26
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Me and my frenz had this craving for steamboat, so we decided to try Tom Yum Kungfu since its reviews on Openrice and Hungrygowhere are prettty good. To our disappointment, the reviews are overrated. For a 2-3 persons steamboat portion of $38, there was only a small basket of vegetables and tray of generous portion of pork, but cut into really thin slices, 1 prawn and scallop per person. We ordered an additional plate of chicken, but the chicken was hard and dry, probably because it was chicken
To our disappointment, the reviews are overrated. For a 2-3 persons steamboat portion of $38, there was only a small basket of vegetables and tray of generous portion of pork, but cut into really thin slices, 1 prawn and scallop per person. We ordered an additional plate of chicken, but the chicken was hard and dry, probably because it was chicken breast.
Even after ordering a mango salad and potato cakes, we were still not full. Another one packet of noodles will cost a whopping $6 more!
The menu is also very restrictive. It does not allow for mix and match, We could not have both pork and chicken in our steamboat package. Unless we add-on, the package consists of only pork meat.
From the picture, you can see that the rounded grill had occupied the majority space in the middle of the steamboat pot and there was really no space for the soup around the grill, so it had to be constantly topped up. There was also difficulty scooping up the soup, owing to the space constraint. As a result of the grill, being rounded in shape, grilled food is sometimes in danger of slipping into the soup. There is also not enough space on the grill to put a lot of meat. The whole design of the steamboat was atrocious.
The service was also pretty bad, when the place was not even full house yet. Our drinks had to be repeated and followed-up many times. The place was also cramped with no additional space for leg space and bags.
Though the price is cheap, but me and my friends' steamboat craving were not satisfied. If I have to spend a $10-20 more for a better steamboat , I would gladly accept the latter.
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