Wineshark HK Restaurant Review - YakiniKuu

This Japanese BBQ restaurant is located in Central, at the end of Kau U Fong. The name is a twist of the Japanese word 'yakiniku' which means grilled meat. 

The restaurant is spacious, with good distance between tables. Each grill on the table also has a suction vent on top, helping to channel the smoke and smell of the grills away.

We ordered the Deluxe Kuu Omakase ($700) and Chicken and Pork Set ($580). The salad and appetizers were first served. 

The deluxe set started with with the Sushi Steak with Sea Urchin. Quite good in taste. 

For the grill, the first serving got 2 different Cuts of Beef, Beef Tongue, Selected Steak, Chicken and Sausage. The staff also presented different condiments and advised us how to best pair the meat with the various condiments, as well as the right level of cooking. The meat were of high quality, rich in flavors and delicious. In particular I liked the sausage which got a nice smoky note.

The second round of grill contained another 3 Cuts of Beef. Again they were very good and tasty. 

Then came the Beef Sukiyaki 2 Kinds. The thinly sliced beef were marinated well with the sauce, and after grilling, it was paired with a sauce to be eaten in one style, and for the other style it was dipped in raw egg yolk. Both were good in taste. 

Along with side dish of vegetable sticks, there was also Braised Beef with Radish and Carrot. The braised beef was rich and intense in flavors, but a bit too salty for me if eating without rice to accompany. 

The course finished with Ramen with Minced Beef. It was flavorful and really aromatic, with the abundance of the chopped leek and chive. However for those who might not be used to, the leek was a bit spicy and bitter. 

Along with Daily Soup and Rice, the set also came with a Dessert, which was Ice-Cream and for me I had picked Sea Salt Flavor. 

For the other set, it started with Assorted Platter (Pork Loin, Sausage, Chicken  & Bacon). In terms of flavors, they were equally good with the beef set. Apart from the sausage, the bacon was also my favorite. 

The set also got a Vegetable Platter, with Asparagus, Carrot and Mushroom. 

Then other serving was Assorted Seafood, which got Squid, Scallop and Tiger Prawn. All the seafood was very good, and I liked the tiger prawn having been sprinkled with sea salt so after grilling there was a nice seasoning on the meat. The scallop was also very fresh and tender. 

The set finished with Inaniwa Udon which was fairly good too.

Unless you have a big affinity to beef, in my opinion, I would prefer the chicken and pork set more. Or at least ordering both like what we did so you could have a range of different meat. 

Service was good, and the staff were friendly and shared with us their recommended condiment to pair the meat was a nice touch as having so many different ones to choose could be daunting. 

The bill was $1,408 which was reasonable considering the quality of the meat and the portion. If you liked Japanese BBQ this is a good place to try it out.