Akita Hamayaki

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#34 of 13,448 Restaurants in Hong KongJapanese, Seafood, $$ - $$$

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Akita Hamayaki

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CUISINES

Japanese, Seafood, Asian

Meal types

Lunch, Dinner

PRICE

$$ - $$$

FEATURES

Accepts Credit Cards

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Table Service

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2/F, 15 Knutsford Terrace, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong China

Tsim Sha Tsui

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• Opens at 6:00 PM

Sunday

6:00 pm - 12:00 am

Monday

6:00 pm - 12:00 am

Tuesday

6:00 pm - 12:00 am

Wednesday

6:00 pm - 12:00 am

Thursday

6:00 pm - 12:00 am

Friday

6:00 pm - 12:00 am

Saturday

6:00 pm - 12:00 am

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hlads

Msida11 contributions

Excellent quality and value

Oct 2024 • family

Hard to find but excellent freshly prepared food at reasonable prices. There are two sections on different floors, sushi or teppanyaki. We had sushi. Highly recommended if you like Japanese food.

Written 14 October 2024

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Vicente G

Ciudad Juarez3 contributions

Awesome!!!

Sept 2023 • family

All perfect and fresh!!! Food are so fresh and it was very clean and also they put us a very comfortable attention… I will back soon before my trip to Mexico

Written 24 September 2023

LRice13

Hong Kong194 contributions

Grill Sea Food

Jul 2021 • couples

With the Japanese Olympics atmosphere but not able to travel to Japan, here are some ways to stop the itchiness... and that is to eat Japanese food, Hamayaki style Grill seafood. Poached Jumbo clams with seaweed and sake - i will say that the clams are so big and the taste is so fresh, its great. The plate consist in: Aomori Net Abalone, Kakigoya Oyster, Hokkaido scallop, Kani Crab creamy Miso, Nz Lamb rack. Blow fish jerky - taste sweet, quite similar to BBQ pork meat , taste good. Aomori Net Abalone - the grill was just rite, it was juicy and and tender, the sea salt taste is was just rite. Hokkaido scallop - the scallop with butter is fresh and delicious. Kakigoya Oyster - I will say it was just rite, big enough and juicy. Hokkaido long leg Crab - taste good. Foil-roasted black truffle paste with wild mushrooms Kani crab with creamy miso - i do really like this one, it was so creamy and crab plaster taste is very strong, and with the crunchy toasted bread is great in taste. Kyoto eel with soupy tea-rice - is new for me, cos the rice was well grilled but put inside the soup and on top it was the grilled eel. Nz Lamb rack - ternder and juicy, taste good. This is the desert, Red Beans Ice cream, not too sweet, just rite.

Written 4 August 2021

Victor C

Hong Kong63 contributions

Please avoid at all cost

Feb 2020 • none

This Akita scam relates to two shops located in Knutsford Place and Causeway Bay. In terms of food. I will say the quality is marginally decent. The environment is not that comfortable. In terms of services, I will say the chefs are patient, and they serve children and HK style ladies well, because they are willing to invest their time using fried rice to create cartoon pictures for their patrons. Some of the patrons may think it is thoughtful, but from my perspective, such act is childish and local. In terms of price and integrity, I must advise you that this place is extremely dishonest. I speculate that the reason is extremely high rental and staff cost. It appears that they treat all the patrons (or victims) as their money making tool. Each head they would secretly impose a minimum charge of HK$800 (US$100). You would only find out in the middle of your meal. Frankly, paying such price attending this restaurant is pathetic. This place is a trap, and I sincerely hope that they will shut down due to WSARS. Please do not go there.

Written 12 February 2020

Clément F

6 contributions

Nothing Special

Jun 2022 • none

Prices are high compared to the food quality. There is nothing special about this place to be ranked among the top 10 in HK

Written 15 June 2022

Maysmile

Hong Kong204 contributions

Yummy! Seafood is very delicious!

Jun 2021 • friends

Yummy! Seafood is very delicious! Dealing with abalone is very troublesome, but what I need to do is to be seated and wait for the dishes!

Written 10 June 2021

Gti

Oslo319 contributions

Great Japanese

Dec 2019 • couples

We came here based on very high TripAdvisor ratings. The restaurant is quite basic, offers a quite broad hamayaki menu, beer and sake. You can eat set menus from 388 HKD and upwards p.p. We had a set menu for 588 per person plus some beer. The staff grill every piece of food for you carefully on a small table grill. The seafood was fresh, in general of great quality and well made. I wouldn't give this place a 5 star rating due to the price level. Actually for this price level, the restaurant need to demonstrate a bit more elegance and a better drink menu. However, recommended place if you like Japanese barbique seafood.

Written 6 January 2020

vincybie

Hong Kong1308 contributions

Wrong Address

Nov 2019 • couples

It took us a while to find Akita. They moved from 15 Knutsford to 8 Observatory Court, right across the road of Knutsford. Another problem was they do not show clear sign of Akita Hamayaki in English. We have shared our opinions to the staffs. Hopefully Ower will update everything soon especially TA since most readers only understand English. We actually kind of prefer the new area though, away from noisy Knutsford bars... Just like other past positive reviews, foods were really fresh. Eventhough we're not full vegetarian yet, as buddisht we try not to have any live animals or seafood being sacrificed(killed) because of us. This place offered what we wanted, most seafoods were freshly prepared, frozen and delivered all the way from Japan. Servers were friendly. We had the Hokkaido set plus a yummy sea urchin sashimi and a bottle of nice warm sake. My man manage to grab a handful of prawns (9 pieces) with compliment when playing the game too..thanks to his big hand 😆Haha we had them half grilled and sashimi. Great Wednesday evening, everybody hang out on weekdays now a days. Knutsford was super busy! 😂we will surely return 😊and Thank you for the honest ranking ❤️

Written 6 November 2019

Alvin T

2 contributions

I didn’t like it

Oct 2019 • solo

I don’t understand why this place is rated #1 restaurant in Hong Kong. It’s nothing special. Also they put wasabi inside their sushi rice, and I hate wasabi

Written 3 October 2019

Omusubi

203 contributions

Truly fresh grilled seafood

Sept 2019 • friends

Skeptical that the reviews could be so good, we found our way to Observatory Court where the restaurant is located. A casual establishment that is not Japanese owned, but the quality of the seafood served was excellent. The service was good too. We were four, ordered the Hokkaido course ($488/per person) for two people, three other grilled seafood dishes (hokke fish, whole squid, “Eihire”), two salads ( Kaniko and potato - both prepared very well) and two more small dishes. If it weren’t for the two bottles of SAKE we ordered, the bill would have been very reasonable for all the fresh seafood at about $450 per person. Being half Japanese, I tried all my 11 years in Hong-Kong to avoid Japanese restaurants that were not Japanese owned, but Akita Hamayaki proved that there could be Japanese restaurants owned by locals that served an impressive quality of food with friendly service. Will definitely go back!

Written 19 September 2019

LRice13

Hong Kong194 contributions

Hokkaido set

Aug 2019 • none

We ordered the Hokkaido set we got 2 appetizer: Blow fish jerky and Poached jumbo clams with seaweed and sake The main set have: Kyushu Snow Crab Aomori net abalone Kakigoya live oyster NZ lamp rack or Hokkaido scallop Kanin crab with creamy miso Foil-roasted black truffle paste with wild mushrooms Stir fried Teppanyaki vegetable ramen with beef or pork strips as a desserts , we got a sorbet The set was good enough for 2 person and also they had a promotion of liking their Facebook page, we were able to grab a handful of shrimp, it was good deal.

Written 27 August 2019

Owen T

Hong Kong134 contributions

Real Japanese cuisine

Jul 2019 • friends

Akita Hamayaki Located at the Observatory Circuit in Tsim Sha Tsui In the hot summer, here comes first with two cups of frozen drinks: the Frozen apple juice - cool and delicious. The restaurant has a big promotion. As long as each guest has a net spending of $300 or above, one of the guests can enjoy the red shrimp in a palm with “like” and “share” the Facebook of the Akita Hamayaki. I have successfully taken ten red shrimps. Half is roasted while the other half is sashimi. Beihai Fishing Port starts at $488 per person Aomori abalone is oversized. After roasting, the abalone is taken back to the kitchen to clean up and cut into four pieces, and then put them back into one for a pretty dish. I can see the high standards of the restaurant requested. Hyogo oysters, simmered with fish sauce and sake, the taste is not too strong, the degree of raw and cooked is just balanced, full of marine flavor. Kyushu pine-leaf crab, half portion. Meaty and sweet! New Zealand grass sheep rack. Two pieces with tenderness and juicy, the incense is overflowing. Popular roasted Crab pastes. The flavors are rich, burnt incense, crab cream is fresh, strong cense and delicious! black truffle wild mushroom roasted in foil. the truffle is strong which increases the flavor of wild mushrooms. Dried Puffer fish, sweet, fresh! Sake big clam. people like to eat clams, but not every restaurant knows how to cook, the best is to cook it just right, that is, cook until the lid is just opened, and then cook for half a minute more, this will keep the tender meat and fully cooked, this will give the most intense and tender meat. Kyoto eel in tea stained rice. In fact, we are quite full at the moment, but when it comes to eels rice, how can we miss it? The eel is shredded with Japanese white rice, and the soup is cooked. The rice is not completely boiled. It also absorbs the savory taste of the soup and eel. It is served with seaweed and tastes excellent. Matcha ice cream. After dinner, the small mouth of green tea ice cream, ending the sumptuous dinner.

Written 6 August 2019

CaptainYaYa2013

Hong Kong32 contributions

Definitely not the best restaurant in Hong Kong

Jun 2019 • couples

We decided to go after seeing the reviews on Trip Advisor. The restaurant has a feel of a cafeteria on the street. We sat next to the electric door which was constantly opening and closing with people running to the kitchen. The food was fresh and cooked in front of you but difficult to eat and de-shell the crab. Didn’t sell any wine only Saki. Expensive and really disappointing. I wouldn’t recommend for a special occasion.

Written 27 July 2019

Ronald

Hong Kong11 contributions

Great food good service - and good value of money

Jun 2019 • couples

I and my wife went there first time last Sat night Seafood is excellent and variety is great and so as their service. My only comment is their habit to use excessive salt - a bit salt - and their consumers could be very noisy!

Written 23 June 2019

tht_dawn

486 contributions

Famed grilled food

Jun 2018 • friends

Akita Hamayaki was a Japanese restaurant, famous for their grilled food. It was located at Observatory Court, just besides Knutsford Terrace. Their menu have several dinner sets, and in the end we chose Hokkaido set,which was priced at $468 per person. Pear lactic soda was creamy and gassy, with slight pear taste. Prawns were served free of charge as we spent above the quota and we need to play a game. We requested for prawn sashimi and it was fresh and chewy. Blow fish jerky tasted quite similar to BBQ pork meat, meaty and flavourful. Clams was served with soup using seaweed and sake. Sake taste was strong and clams was fat and juicy. We have oyster, crab and abalone and it was served grilled. Generally, it was fresh and juicy. I particularly liked abalone as it was very chewy and garlic was applied to it. Beef ribs was flavourful and tender, marinated with alot of BBQ sauce. Wild mushroom was juicy and chewy as well, and black truffle was strong too. Kyoto seafood tea rice with cod roe was a surprise. I seldom ate this dish and it was very tasty and rice was fragrant and cod roe helped to make it even more flavourful. Matcha ice cream was served after the meal and it was cooling and sweet.

Written 27 June 2018

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