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居素屋日本野菜料理, at 灣仔灣仔道83號9樓 is the 2nd Japanese restaurant of Joe Hui in HK. English menu & spoken. Contemporary decor. High end. Relocated from 9/F, 83 Wan Chai Rd, Wan Chai. Open Mon-Sat 12:00pm-2:30pm, 6:00pm-11:00pm.


39 Reviews

First Review by HKveggie

PickleRick

Points +933

Vegan
02 Oct 2018

Eat here on payday

This was a few months ago - they had a "sakura" special for the dinner set.

It has a more formal vibe, but friendly.
The food is very nicely presented, but it felt it was a bit bland and lacking in depth. Or I didn't feel like the ingredients were really showing themselves.

Maybe it's just me, I didn't feel it was worth it. I could be spoiled though - I would much rather just go to Japan instead.

Everything else is very nice there, it just wasn't super delicious to me.

Price came out to over $800 total.

Pros: Upscale, Beautiful presentation, Great staff

Cons: Expensive

HistoricalMarkers

Points +230

Vegetarian
08 Jul 2018

Great for a date night or special occasion

This was an exquisite and beautifully presented set dinner, and I would go again. But beware that there are several courses so it takes time and is rather expensive. Best for a special occasion.

jennybhk

Points +199

Vegan
10 Apr 2018

Great lunch set

Lovely staff who enjoyed explaining the menu and ingredients. Lunch set (3 sides, 1 main and dessert) was Hk$98 and had a lot of choice. They also have a deluxe set which is about twice the price and includes some “sushi” items - mostly grilled vegetables made to look like sushi, which were delicious. We took up the suggestion of the staff to get one regular set and one deluxe set. All fresh and wholesome ingredients without any use of mock meats. You are given a menu card to tick boxes of which options you want, and there are also options for no milk and no eggs - everything is vegetarian but can be made vegan. They have a fancy taster menu for dinner which is more expensive but I’d like to try for a special treat sometime.

MarsiaMS

Points +320

Vegan
14 Nov 2017

Exquisite Japanese

This is an upscale, very expensive restaurant. We paid over $800 HKD for a dinner for two. The food was exquisite, with subtle flavours and excellent presentation. The owner came over to our table to explain every dish.

Pros: The food fit for royalty

Cons: Really expensive

kay1abear

Points +241

Vegan
19 Sep 2017

amazing food and service

This place is totally worth the price. I believe it was the manager who explained every dish that was served to us, how they make it, how it's traditionally Japanese, etc. I was impressed by the fact that they use produce that's in season and change the menu regularly because of this. He even mentioned that they never substitute ingredients if it invalidates the Japanese elements of the dish.

Food was fresh, delicious, and well-presented. Don't come if you want giant portions; come for the dining experience. Although not strictly vegan, they knew exactly how to alter each dish to suit vegans.

010697

Points +109

Vegetarian
26 Jul 2017

Japanese vegetarian food

Choose 3 side dishes and a main for the cheaper lunch set ($98 10%). There are a number of options and you can indicate if you prefer egg- or dairy-free, and the dish will be prepared accordingly.

Surprisingly, the lime somen and Koya tofu were my favourites - the hint of lime in the cold somen was light and refreshing, and the tofu was soft, spongy and flavourful. All the dishes were really good and quite filing!

Staff are friendly and polite. Overall environment of restaurant was clean and the atmosphere calm.

Pros: Egg & dairy free option, Calm environment

FlokiTheCat

Points +882

Vegan
18 Jul 2017

Wonderful fine vegetarian dining in Wan Chai

I went to Isoya for dinner last week. The menu consists of two similar sets both in the dishes that they contain and in the price of each of them.

The whole dinner was a fascinating experience, accompanied by matcha tea, in which each single dish was unique and surprising. My favorite dishes were the gluten skewers and the vegan sushi, although perhaps the most surprising one was the delicious raw Osaka eggplant.

The staff was very friendly, bringing us more tea as soon as ours was cold and explaining us the dishes when they were arriving on the table. Joe, the owner, also gave us further explanations when he arrived to the restaurant.

I would recommend going to Isoya to anyone in Hong Kong who can afford it, as it is a truly remarkable experience.

Pros: Excellent food, Creative, Friendly staff

ra_veg

Points +1101

Vegan
17 Jun 2017

Nice and friendly Vegetarian Japanese restaurant

I went there for dinner.

The different courses were all very tasty and made of high quality ingredients.

All the dishes were vegan expect for dessert, which I skipped and got a discount for.

Joe, the owner, is very friendly and explained me all the dishes and gave some background info.

I would go there again if I visit Hongkong again.

Pros: Very tasty and fine food, Friendly staff, Clean and nice ambience

Stevie

Points +11765

Vegan
28 Mar 2017

Isoya Japanese Vegetarian, Hong Kong

It's very nice food here. If this place was all vegan it'd defo be 5 out of 5 from me.

Updated from previous review on 2016-05-26

Pros: Vegan friendly, Delicious food

austintay

Points +82

Vegan
13 Oct 2016

Good vegan Japanese

The place is clean and organised. Food is very well presented. Lunch set was great. Went with a friend who is not vegan and she liked it too.

Pros: Service is quick.

Cons: Near the wet market where you will seeots of dead

sglcklch

Points +3843

Vegan
14 Apr 2015

Mixed feelings

Had dinner here with a friend. They only do set meals: a regular kaiseki set, a seasonal cherry blossom-themed kaiseki set, and a soy milk hotpot set (available for parties of two or more). All are priced at HKD300+ plus 10% service charge. Not everything is vegan, but they will gladly swap out non-vegan courses upon request. Each table can choose from any two of those sets regardless of the size of the group—a policy they said they put in place to avoid confusion, which we couldn't quite wrap our heads around, but anyway…

Both of us ordered the seasonal cherry blossom set. The food was hit or miss. Some courses were better than the others, but none was great. I enjoyed the almond tofu appetizer, the soy milk chawanmushi, and the udon noodles, but not too impressed with the tempura and the sushi plate. The former was too heavy and greasy, didn’t taste like much other than fried batter. The latter was just so ordinary and wasn’t any better than what you can get grab-and-go at the local supermarket. It did feature a fried cherry blossom sushi to make it look more special, but it was a bland, oily dud. As a whole, the meal felt like a dumbed-down kaiseki. The execution and sophistication simply wasn’t there. Oh, and because I couldn’t eat the dairy ice-cream for dessert, they gave me a strawberry instead. Yes, singular, one.

At this price point, I expected more from the food. Good thing the staff was very nice people and the setting was clean and modern in a zen way. I also appreciate their trying to bring something new and different to the local veg*n scene. This would've been a 3 from me, but I added another 0.5 because of that and rounded this up to a 4.

Pros: décor, service

Cons: pricey, so-so food

HKveggie

Points +13

Vegetarian
31 Dec 2014

Fantastic Japanese vegetarian restaurant

I have eaten at Isoya twice for dinner. The set menu consists of a number of imaginative small courses which are all really well presented and are fresh and tasty. The quality of the food is far better than any other vegetarian restaurant we have been to in HK and having lived in the city for 15 years we have been to most of them. The staff are friendly and welcoming and I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone who enjoys fresh food which is well cooked and well presented. The price of the food is very reasonable particularly given the high quality of the food. Looking forward to going back again soon!

Pros: Great tasting fresh food, Imaginative dishes, Friendly and welcoming

Cons: None!




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