Wineshark Mystery Restaurant - Ship Kee 船記

On the eve of Easter holidays, we come to Wanchai to take a look at the big Japanese furniture retailer Nitori, and decide to go for dinner at Ship Kee. We go around in the mall a bit before finding out the restaurant is located at 6/F of the original Hopewell Centre.

The restaurant is very popular, and not before long we can see all the tables occupied. The décor and setting are quite standard, brightly lit, with round tables close to each other. There are also VIP rooms on one side for those who want more privacy.

We start with Ship Kee’s Honey Glazed Barbecued Pork 船記叉燒皇 ($98). Signature of the restaurant, the char siu has been glazed beautifully, with some slight charred on the side, the pork thick in the cut but very tender and juicy, having the right balance of fat and lean meat. The marinate is very well done with rich flavours but not overly salty. One of the best char siu I have tried.

Next, we have Deep-fried Frog Legs in Spiced Salt 椒鹽田雞腿 ($88). The portion is quite big with many pieces of large tender frog legs. The batter is nicely done, thin and crisp, not feeling greasy or oily. The spiced salt is delicious and adds to the taste but it can make you quite thirsty. Good dish to go with some icy beer.

We then have Double-boiled Pork Lung Soup with Fish Maw in Almond Milk 船記頂肺湯 ($288 for two). Another of the signature, the pork lung is cleaned well and without any weird taste, while the almond soup is delicious. The fish maw is of good quality too, large and thick in size. Nicely done and another recommendation.

The last dish we have is Braised Assorted Seafood & Tofu in Chili Sauce 香辣海皇一品煲 ($228). Served in sizzling clay pot, there are plenty of seafood, including prawn, scallop, large grouper fillet, and sea cucumber intestines, but I think the tofu actually are the better of the lot, absorbing the flavours and silky soft. The chili sauce can be a bit spicier however.

Service is good, with the staff friendly and offers us complimentary dessert in the end, though it is quite watery and not having much flavours. The bill on the night is $827 which are reasonable in price. It will be good to try some of their other signature dishes next time, but probably will need to arrange a larger group to do that.