Man Ho Chinese Restaurant 萬豪中菜廳 (Hong Kong, CHINA) ★★★☆☆

With all the success we had from our first Eatigo experience, I knew it won't be very long before we go back to the well again. Like the first time around, as soon as I saw the characters "5"-"0"-"%" on the screen, my heart started to pounce a little faster.

By following the "50% off" signs on Eatigo, we shortlisted a couple of restaurants before finally picking Man Ho (萬豪中菜廳), the Chinese restaurant on the third floor of Marriott Hotel in Admiralty as the lucky winner. I had the pleasure of visiting Man Ho just once before but that was at their other location in Chek Lap Kok. This branch is obviously a lot more convenient geographically but with all the choices available in Admiralty, it's not surprising that I have never been here before.



This place is absolutely huge but judging from the condition of the wallpaper, furniture and carpet, it's definitely due for a major facelift.



They are currently doing a promotion on Yunnan wild mushrooms so there's a whole section in the food menu showcasing around a dozen dishes with the Yunnan mushroom theme but we decided to pass.



Deep-fried seafood spring roll with mayo (海皇沙律春卷) ($80) - I haven't had spring roll for a long long time These were very flaky with a lot of mayo oozing out following every bite.



Pretty tasty but personally, I'd like to see a bit more diced seafood in there to complement the shrimp.



Steamed morel mushroom dumplings (摩利野菌餃) ($80) - Very very nice. The morel mushrooms were well seasoned and the touch of truffle was perfect. The best out of the three dumplings for sure.



Steamed shrimp dumplings (水晶鮮蝦餃) ($80) - The har gow came with bite sized shrimp meat wrapped under a thin and delicate wrapper. Not bad.



Steamed crab claw dumplings with beetroot (紅菜頭蟹鉗餃) ($80) - This one stood out from a relatively traditional dim sum menu.




Pretty interesting idea to have the steamed crab claw wrapped in a beetroot flavored wrapper. This would taste a lot better if the crab claw was a little more meaty!



Deep-fried crab claw with shrimp mousse (百花釀蟹鉗) ($108) - The star of the afternoon without question. This was partly due to the fact that we have not been to a traditional Chinese banquet for a long time so everyone was missing this classic from the wedding banquet menu!



I have to admit, this was really yummy. Very nice crispy batter working well with the silky smooth shrimp mousse and crab claw. I would obviously like to see a more meaty crab claw but for $108 (after the discount, $54 a pop!), I ain't complaining.



Baked barbecued pork pastries with sesame (香麻叉燒酥) ($80) - The wheels didn't exactly fall off but the regression began right here with the BBQ pork pastries which was decent but uninspiring.  



Steamed barbecued pork buns (蜜汁叉燒包) ($70) - Pretty average. One would expect a bit better quality from a hotel restaurant.



Fried noodle with shredded pork and chives (韮皇肉絲炒麵) ($200) - The fried noodle was fine but the sauce was a tad too gluey for me.



Cantonese sponge cake with Indian almond seeds (㰖仁馬拉糕) ($80) - Nice and eggy with pillowy texture.



The bill comes to $710 thanks to Eatigo's special 50% off discount. For the overall quality displayed here, I'd be kicking myself if I was on the hook for $1,200+ without the discount. 





Food Rating: 5/10
Price: $$$$
Address: Level 3, JW Marriott Hotel Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong
Closest Metro Station: Admiralty
Tel: +852 2810-8366