Originally Posted by
stevens397
Thanks everyone for all the feedback. Good to see there's hope.
In terms of ordering exotic things, we usually have the opposite problem. Our way of keeping kosher in restaurants is to avoid meat, chicken and shellfish so Shark Fin is certainly out of the question!
We'll probably have two nights to go out to dinner and will just spend the third making the most of the Ritz Carlton Club. Happy to spend $200 one night and up to $400 the second night for dinner and a bottle of wine( but I would want to feel the more expensive meal was special ).
I'll check the site referred to above and and speak to the concierge. Think I need to make plans in advance or can it wait til we get there? We'll be in HK from Jan 27-30.
Thanks again.
Do note that if you are extremely strict about the no meat thing, most Chinese cooking uses meat in some form or other in almost all the dishes. There are some that are strictly vegetarian, but it will be minority of dishes. Most vegetable dishes have meat in them, for example. However, you could order (scaly) fish: but whole, live, fish is extraordinarily expensive, and never, ever, order it without checking the price first (and you will often be quoted a per 100g price) -- it is not uncommon at a top restaurant to pay US$300-$500 for a fish.
It seems (as a visitor) that making reservations in HK is the norm, and I've been told that popular places do get booked up, especially for Fri/Sat nights.
Finally: I'm teetotal, so haven't paid that much attention, but in general, the mark-up on imported wines will be significantly more than you are used to in the US.
tb