Black Sheep Restaurants Presents Crown Super Deluxe

It's the latest addition to the family: Crown Super Deluxe, a lavish teppanyaki affair on Wyndham Street, now taking reservations from 12 June onwards. 

The team has long been fascinated by this third-culture cuisine with strong influences from both Japan and the US.


Co-founders Christopher Mark and Syed Asim Hussain know that Hong Kong is a town that already understands teppanyaki. With a long history in this city, there is no shortage of teppanyaki restaurants. But in researching their newest opening the co-founders often found the premium options excellent but austere. With Crown Super Deluxe they melded the best of both worlds, all the refinement and luxury of a Kobe teppanyaki but with a dash of Rocky Aoki’s American dream.



Stepping into the main dining room of Crown Super Deluxe is a trip back in time to teppanyaki’s heyday when opulence and comfort were king. The main dining lounge features three teppans, two at the sides each serving five guests flanking the main focal point of the room; a central octagonal teppan seating up to 20.

All of designer Sean Dix’s interior elements are custom, created to give the sense of sashaying into Tokyo in the ‘60s. Golden onyx counters, mustard velvet mid-century inspired armchairs, plush purple carpet and brushed gold chandeliers are complemented by a playlist that seamlessly transitions from experimental jazz to iconic porn groove and funk classics including hits by Earth, Wind & Fire and Parliament.



While every teppan is manned by at least one chef, heading up the team is Chef Toru Takano, a teppanyaki veteran originally from Niigata, along with his wife Chef Ami Hamasaki. Expect all the teppanyaki classics but with a focus on beef, showcasing the best grain-fed steaks from USDA Prime, to Australian Wagyu and a rotating premium selection from small Japanese farmers specialising in well-marbled cuts of beef.



A la carte options are available, but the best way to experience teppanyaki is to pick a pre fixe menu, there are three to choose from with the highlight being the Deluxe and then let the chef take care of the rest. The Deluxe meal starts with a selection of Toyosu Market Sashimi, Tokushima Fruit Tomato with Japanese Sea Salt, and Teppan Spiny Lobster in Coral Butter. This is followed by A5 Kagoshima Wagyu Beef is served with signature Crown Sauces, but each bite of meat is best tried solo to get the full robust flavour of the cut cooked on the teppan. And of course, the meal is rounded out by Lobster Miso Soup and Wagyu & Garlic Fried Rice.



Japanese Wagyu is the pinnacle of the steak world and A5-grade, the rarest of all steaks, accounts for less than 1% of the nation’s beef production. The flavours and intramuscular fat structures of Japanese Wagyu vary from prefecture to prefecture depending on genetics, feed and husbandry of the cows. The Deluxe menu currently showcases a premium A5 Wagyu from a producer in the warm, volcanic region of Kagoshima, known for its tender, full-flavoured beef.





After the main event, guests are invited to settle into the 30-seat dessert and whisky lounge with comfortable low seating where French Nouvelle Cuisine classics, all but forgotten in modern bakeries, meet vintage pours. Elegantly retro French patisseries are served on antique china plates. Expect long-established hits like Croquembouche, a luxurious pyramid of French Vanilla Diplomat cream-filled choux puffs and swirls of caramel threads dusted with icing sugar and crushed rose petals, or go for the Coconut Tart Shell, a creamy custard tart baked until slightly golden on top and served with whipped coconut cream and shredded coconut for a textural coating.

Fresh Japanese seasonal fruits are excellent companions to the lounge’s selection of signature Japanese whiskies and American bourbons. Try the Bushmills Single Malt 10Y ($118), known for its elegant tasting notes, or vintages with vanilla and caramel hints, like Kentucky’s Woodford Reserve Double Oaked, sip smoothly alongside sweet French classics. Or for Japanese whisky lovers a dram of the fresh, forresty Hakushu 12y or the nutty Ichiros Malt Double Distilleries will be sure to end the night on a high.



And......about the name Crown Super Deluxe Hussain explains; “Chris and I have always had a bit of an obsession with taxis in Japan. We really admire the pride that these older gentleman drivers take in their work. Their 80s Toyota Crown Deluxe cars are always pristine, their formal uniforms are immaculate and their white gloves are spotless. That is something that really speaks to us. We are constantly telling the teams that excellence lives in doing small things correctly, so the name of the restaurant is really just a small salute to our service heroes - Japanese taxi drivers.”



Crown Super Deluxe will open for dinner Tuesday to Sunday from 6pm to 10pm (last seating).

Bookings can be made here, by emailing reservations@crownsuperdeluxe.com or by calling 2111 8434 (website coming soon).

A lunch menu will be available by the end of summer.