Excellent,first time but will be returning,we'll worth a
Brendan Dougan
This is a really great restaurant. My partner and I have visited three times now and always had a lovely experience. Our visits have been as a couple, in a smaller group and in a larger one.The setting inside the restaurant is relaxed and decorated in a vibrant, yet subtle way. Service has always been exemplary. A particularly strong example of this was during our most recent visit just over a week ago.Our main server was a young woman called Charlie. Despite her brand new status as a staff member (which came out in conversation with her) she served us in an exemplary fashion. She was attentive, patient, friendly and alert. She was also honest about her limitations in terms of product knowledge and referred us to a colleague for some of our queries. I feel new staff performing at this level is a strong indicator regarding the quality of this establishment. Simply excellent!The food is great, the highlight of this for me is the chocolate brownie with salted caramel miso sauce (pictured for reference). This is absolutely exquisite, and would likely be my death row dessert choice! The rest of the menu is solid also, with their own take on a few classics and a range of home made dim sum and other starters to get you going strongly.Anyone interested is best advised to book early to avoid disappointment. This place is popular, and with good reason. I recommend it highly, with three out of three perfect visits for us. Thanks to the team for these!
Jane Ironside
I would go
neil campbell
Very average and also very expensive. Just go across the road and buy your dinner from there as it’s the same stuff just on a plate and not a tin tray.
Ian Milne
A special day with special people complimented by a special dinning experience could not have been better.Vegetarian options: Not a veggie but the house was superb
Jordan Easton
First i have to say on arrival i was advised you need a booking( i arrived at 16:45) they were kind enough to give me a table but advised they need it back for 17:45 this wasn't a problem for me as I'm a quick eater just dependent on speed of service which was quick. I had the beef bao, pork belly ramen and the ice cream mochi. Beef bao was delicious the meat was cooked to perfection and fell apart in your mouth with a good portion size good for a shared starter if not too hungry, the ramen was very weak thou I asked for the fish cakes to be removed the broth had little flavour no spice and the pork belly was over cooked so it was tough and chewy. The ice cream mochi was what it was tasted suspiciously like the one I get in Tesco but it was good either way came with a honey and sesame snap. Would I go back ? probably not or if I did I would avoid the ramen the other dishes could be alot better given how good the bao meat was.
Mark Patrick
Wow absolutely amazing food very very impressedWheelchair accessibility: Easy access plenty room to access wheelchair
Mark Readshaw
First night in Inverness just dropped in here, they were busy but got us in, food was amazing. Staff were great. Had such a good meal here we made sure to make reservations to come back before we continued our journey. Highly recommend.
Brendan Finlayson
Very nice. Every course we had tasted superb, from the small dishes mains and dessert all the flavors outstanding. Next visit we will just have lots of the small dishes that way we can get to taste as many as possible. The price was very reasonable too.
John Morrison
The service was impeccable and the food was to die for.
We had an early evening meal on 15 Feb and were delighted with the friendly welcome, decor and atmosphere.Staff were super helpful, polite and friendly.The food was a triumph … just what we’d heard … such a delicious combination of fusion cooking and tasty ingredients.We loved our visit and will be back soon with friends and possibly family too.Thanks to everyone at Hou Hou Mei for a super meal and first visit to your ❤️Very Very Yummy❤️ place
Stephen S
Robbery! Got charged no show fee despite calling to cancel booking. My bus broke down halfway to Inverness so I was stuck for 2 hours.
Alice M
Delicious food with authentic flavours. The menu list is great for an intro to North Asian cuisine although it is far from authentic Asian food but a nice fusion of a few.Service was not good from trying to get a reservation via phone but we did manage last minute via the website as someone must’ve cancelled on the day. The person answering the phone couldn’t care less to accomodate due to “fully booked” situation on Saturday & Sunday evenings and did not seem to encourage walk ins.The waiter also dropped one of our chopsticks when he bumped into our table and didn’t bring a new one even though he said he would. We had to ask for our water and bill a few times before it actually came.The restaurant was nicely decorated but a bit cluttered with extra chairs and baby high chairs being cramped next to the bar and was fully visible.Hope they can improve the service as the food is great.
Michail Ntikas
Closes at 9, not 11 as it says here. Please change it...
Excellent,first time but will be returning,we'll worth a
This is a really great restaurant. My partner and I have visited three times now and always had a lovely experience. Our visits have been as a couple, in a smaller group and in a larger one.The setting inside the restaurant is relaxed and decorated in a vibrant, yet subtle way. Service has always been exemplary. A particularly strong example of this was during our most recent visit just over a week ago.Our main server was a young woman called Charlie. Despite her brand new status as a staff member (which came out in conversation with her) she served us in an exemplary fashion. She was attentive, patient, friendly and alert. She was also honest about her limitations in terms of product knowledge and referred us to a colleague for some of our queries. I feel new staff performing at this level is a strong indicator regarding the quality of this establishment. Simply excellent!The food is great, the highlight of this for me is the chocolate brownie with salted caramel miso sauce (pictured for reference). This is absolutely exquisite, and would likely be my death row dessert choice! The rest of the menu is solid also, with their own take on a few classics and a range of home made dim sum and other starters to get you going strongly.Anyone interested is best advised to book early to avoid disappointment. This place is popular, and with good reason. I recommend it highly, with three out of three perfect visits for us. Thanks to the team for these!
I would go
Very average and also very expensive. Just go across the road and buy your dinner from there as it’s the same stuff just on a plate and not a tin tray.
A special day with special people complimented by a special dinning experience could not have been better.Vegetarian options: Not a veggie but the house was superb
First i have to say on arrival i was advised you need a booking( i arrived at 16:45) they were kind enough to give me a table but advised they need it back for 17:45 this wasn't a problem for me as I'm a quick eater just dependent on speed of service which was quick. I had the beef bao, pork belly ramen and the ice cream mochi. Beef bao was delicious the meat was cooked to perfection and fell apart in your mouth with a good portion size good for a shared starter if not too hungry, the ramen was very weak thou I asked for the fish cakes to be removed the broth had little flavour no spice and the pork belly was over cooked so it was tough and chewy. The ice cream mochi was what it was tasted suspiciously like the one I get in Tesco but it was good either way came with a honey and sesame snap. Would I go back ? probably not or if I did I would avoid the ramen the other dishes could be alot better given how good the bao meat was.
Wow absolutely amazing food very very impressedWheelchair accessibility: Easy access plenty room to access wheelchair
First night in Inverness just dropped in here, they were busy but got us in, food was amazing. Staff were great. Had such a good meal here we made sure to make reservations to come back before we continued our journey. Highly recommend.
Very nice. Every course we had tasted superb, from the small dishes mains and dessert all the flavors outstanding. Next visit we will just have lots of the small dishes that way we can get to taste as many as possible. The price was very reasonable too.
The service was impeccable and the food was to die for.
Restaurantji Recommends
We had an early evening meal on 15 Feb and were delighted with the friendly welcome, decor and atmosphere.Staff were super helpful, polite and friendly.The food was a triumph … just what we’d heard … such a delicious combination of fusion cooking and tasty ingredients.We loved our visit and will be back soon with friends and possibly family too.Thanks to everyone at Hou Hou Mei for a super meal and first visit to your ❤️Very Very Yummy❤️ place
Robbery! Got charged no show fee despite calling to cancel booking. My bus broke down halfway to Inverness so I was stuck for 2 hours.
Delicious food with authentic flavours. The menu list is great for an intro to North Asian cuisine although it is far from authentic Asian food but a nice fusion of a few.Service was not good from trying to get a reservation via phone but we did manage last minute via the website as someone must’ve cancelled on the day. The person answering the phone couldn’t care less to accomodate due to “fully booked” situation on Saturday & Sunday evenings and did not seem to encourage walk ins.The waiter also dropped one of our chopsticks when he bumped into our table and didn’t bring a new one even though he said he would. We had to ask for our water and bill a few times before it actually came.The restaurant was nicely decorated but a bit cluttered with extra chairs and baby high chairs being cramped next to the bar and was fully visible.Hope they can improve the service as the food is great.
Closes at 9, not 11 as it says here. Please change it...
Good food and nice