Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Big Boils Club Tsuen Wan 荃灣大滾友火鍋 (Hong Kong, CHINA) ★★★☆☆

My busy season is coming up soon and like I always do in previous years, I squeeze in a few group gatherings just before the start of heavy loading. I wasn’t the one calling the shots tonight but I was glad that someone picked a hotpot restaurant. It’s been a while since I last had hotpot dinner locally so it gave me something to look forward to tonight.

Big Boils Club Tsuen Wan 荃灣大滾友火鍋 [Hong Kong, CHINA] - Popular innovative Cantonese hotpot restaurant

Big Boils Hotpot (大滾友) has a number of locations in Hong Kong and I was told the prices ain’t cheap but the combination of vintage vibe and innovative dishes is always difficult to turn down.

Big Boils Club Tsuen Wan 荃灣大滾友火鍋 [Hong Kong, CHINA] - Popular innovative Cantonese hotpot restaurant

I got some much needed time to get my personalized sauce ready.

Big Boils Club Tsuen Wan 荃灣大滾友火鍋 [Hong Kong, CHINA] - Popular innovative Cantonese hotpot restaurant

Obviously, making an entrance is important and here comes the broth. The clear broth with winter melon and seafood looks like a hand full. We were all waiting patiently (or taking photos one way or another), while our server sliced the gourd wide open.

     

Beef platter (牛肉拼盤) – This comes with different cuts of beef including beef tongue and with of course different degrees of marbling. Not bad.

Big Boils Club Tsuen Wan 荃灣大滾友火鍋 [Hong Kong, CHINA] - Popular innovative Cantonese hotpot restaurant - Beef platter (牛肉拼盤)

Lamb – Very succulent and to a certain degree, it was more tasty than some of the beef cuts.


Dumpling with crab roes (蟹黃餃) – Very nice presentation but this was just OK. I always think anything that has to do with crab roes is overrated (just me).

Big Boils Club Tsuen Wan 荃灣大滾友火鍋 [Hong Kong, CHINA] - Popular innovative Cantonese hotpot restaurant - Dumpling with crab roes (蟹黃餃)

Luncheon meat - I don’t remember us having luncheon meat for hotpot when I was a kid but it’s now a fixture in any hotpot meal. This was thick and savory, which was always a nice combo.

Big Boils Club Tsuen Wan 荃灣大滾友火鍋 [Hong Kong, CHINA] - Popular innovative Cantonese hotpot restaurant - Luncheon meat

Handcrafted squid balls with goose liver (手打鵝肝墨汁墨魚丸) – The squid balls were decent but the flavors from the goose liver hardly registered.

Big Boils Club Tsuen Wan 荃灣大滾友火鍋 [Hong Kong, CHINA] - Popular innovative Cantonese hotpot restaurant - Handcrafted squid balls with goose liver (手打鵝肝墨汁墨魚丸)

Crab meat (蟹柳) – One dish we could probably do without.


Bean curd roll (響岭) – Yeah, always a crowd pleaser. Takes a few seconds to be ready and never disappoints. 👍🏻

Big Boils Club Tsuen Wan 荃灣大滾友火鍋 [Hong Kong, CHINA] - Popular innovative Cantonese hotpot restaurant - Bean curd roll (響岭)

Flambéed douhua with caramel (火焰焦糖豆腐花) – Another Instagrammable dish, this from the dessert department.

Big Boils Club Tsuen Wan 荃灣大滾友火鍋 [Hong Kong, CHINA] - Popular innovative Cantonese hotpot restaurant - Flambéed douhua with caramel (火焰焦糖豆腐花)

The tofu pudding, topped nicely with brown sugar powder, got a flashy flambe finish.

Big Boils Club Tsuen Wan 荃灣大滾友火鍋 [Hong Kong, CHINA] - Popular innovative Cantonese hotpot restaurant - Flambéed douhua with caramel (火焰焦糖豆腐花)

I thought tonight's dinner was a little pricey. $500-600 per head for a hotpot meal is pretty standard these days but at least, they should be serving us more than paper-thin meat.




Food Rating: 5.1/10
Price: $$$$
Address: Shop A&B, G/F, Kapok Mansion, 125-133 Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, NT, Hong Kong
Closest Metro Station: Tsuen Wan
Tel: +852 2383-2268
Opening Hours: 12:00pm - 1:00am daily



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