During my 5day visit in Hong Kong, beside from shoppin and touring. Most of our time spent eating were composed of hanging out in KFC food restaurants — we never even bothered tasting street food. However, we didn’t pass the opportunity to drop by the Modern Toilet Restaurant to have that unique dining experience? This is as strange a restaurant as it can get. And no I am not kidding, this is the “TOILET bowl restaurant” located at Mongkok.
It took us time to find the store (it’s located on the 3rd Floor of a building) but we were glad that we saw it. There weren’t that many people around which made us really happy to get seats right away.
Modern Toilet, a chain restaurant that originates from Taiwan, opened another store in Mong Kok, Hong Kong. Within 2 minutes walk from the Mong Kok MTR station, this restaurant is easily accessible and there are a lot of shops near by to let you burn off the calories gained from the meal.
The toilet bowl seats are covered and the tables are made of glass placed on top bathtubs. There are shower fixtures on the walls to complete the toilet effect.
True enough, this concept restaurant is consistent with their theme. Aside from the dishes served in miniature toilet bowls, the lamps, tiles and other decorations are all patterned according to the bathroom setting. Toilet seats, sinks, urinals, showerheads and others all add up to the creative ambiance.
The food at the restaurant is adequate. Meals with the same quality can be found cheaper in the Mong Kok vicinity. However, the premium that you will pay to experience this sort of “toilet” environment is not excessive either. The taste of the foods is oohh sooo great.Overall, it is worth the visit.
Funny thing happened to me while we were waiting for our food to arrive.I needed to go to the loo in order to relieve myself. I saw a male and female sign on a door which led me (or any other person) to believe that it was the door for the comfort room. I tried my best to push or pull so I could enter but then I realized that it was just a wall and the doors were just decorations plastered on tiles. It was a total bummer considering how pathetic I looked because of forcing myself to open it. Good thing there weren’t that many people staring at me. Haha
Directions to Modern Toilet in Mongkok
The famous restaurant branch is located at the 3/F, 240-244 Portland Street, MPM Building (MTR Exit C4/E1).