極鶴和牛鍋物 旗艦店
All-you-can-eat premium Wagyu, but I find the seafood more satisfying
This all-you-can-eat hot pot has two price tiers: $1580 and $2280, plus a service charge.
We chose the Premium All-You-Can-Eat for $1580.
For the soup base, we selected two kinds: Sukiyaki and Kombu.
👍 Both soup bases are not too heavy or greasy (after all, you want to pair it with Wagyu...).
You also get a basic vegetable platter.
👍 The vegetables cooked in the kombu broth are very fresh and sweet.
Salmon Roe and Wagyu Rice Bowl
If it weren't for wanting to save room for other dishes, I would have really wanted to order another bowl.
👍 The Wagyu didn't particularly amaze me; instead, the supporting role of the scallion sauce combined with the salmon roe created a fresh and salty flavor that mixed well with the rice without being overly salty - surprisingly harmonious and delicious.
Seafood
👍 Shrimp, scallops, oysters, and snapper were all very fresh.
🥹 My friend with the clams said a few had sand that wasn’t cleaned out properly.
🥹 My friend said the shrimp paste felt a bit powdery.
A5 Wagyu
Actually, Wagyu itself is incredibly rich in fat and is quite stunning at first, but it can't hold that level forever.
➡️ If you like the texture of meat, you can order the marbled Wagyu or lean Wagyu.
➡️ If you're not afraid of rich flavors, you can try the snowflake Wagyu (but the three of us ordered once and couldn't finish it... it was loaded with fat).
Other Meats
➡️ My friend and sister recommended Japanese F1 domestic beef - the monk's head, and the American Angus black beef short rib.
➡️ For pork lovers, they highly recommend Matsusaka pork, 👍 which is not greasy like Wagyu and is bouncy and tender, making it easy to eat.
Kobe Red Wine Wagyu
Since one friend was celebrating their birthday, the restaurant generously treated us to a plate to try. It has a creamier taste and higher fat content than other Wagyu, making the first bite a delight.
Drinks
The restaurant has a wide variety of alcoholic beverages, but they are charged separately.
👍 There is a rich selection of drinks ranging from hot coffee, milk tea, soy milk, iced drinks, smoothies, juices to canned sodas.
👍 The signature milk tea and mixed fruit juice are not overly sweet.
Desserts
There is chocolate cone ice cream, with various crunchy toppings and marshmallows available for self-adding, but the highlight is the honey ice cream.
👍 It’s made with honey milk that collaborates with local farmers, full of honey aroma. Eating it alone is quite sweet, but when paired with the matcha powder beside it, the sweetness is balanced out and it pairs perfectly! Highly recommend!
✔️ We made a reservation for 5:30 PM; we were the first group of customers, and later around three more groups came in (one couple and two larger groups).
✔️ Ordering is done via a QR code, and payment is settled at the counter after the meal (the candy at the counter is really delicious 👍).
✔️ Each round allows a maximum of 12 items (you can order only 5 types of meat).
✔️ No matter how many people there are, just order one portion, and the restaurant will adjust the quantity according to the number of people; if you need more or less, just note it down.
✔️ You can only place your next order after 15 minutes.
✔️ Dining time is 90 minutes, with a reminder for the last order in the last half hour.
✔️ Service is very attentive; even if you order the same meats as the previous batch, they will repeat the boiling method (and my sister thinks the staff are quite stylish, offering a feast for both the eyes in terms of food and people).
✔️ The birthday person can choose between a 10% discount or one lobster; we chose a 10% discount for the whole table.
✔️ On a side note: There’s a parking lot nearby 🅿️ which charges 80 yuan for an hour, super expensive, but it seriously sells the skill... they valet park, and watching them navigate that narrow alley into a slope so steep you could tumble down validates the high charge.