Wagyu hub is a little spin off restaurant by the owners of Magnolia Modern Chinese. On days they are not using the space for Chinese fine dining courses, they host sukiyaki and shabu shabu. Notably with MB9+ wagyu for $46.80 per person. I have been keen to try for quite a while but had seen a bit of controversy online so waited a little bit for the reviews to settle before making a reservation to go.
Although their instagram profile says that they welcome walk ins, it was a full house on the Thursday evening that we went so bookings are definitely recommended if you want a guaranteed seat.
All ordering was done by way of QR code and service was exceptionally fast which was fantastic for a buffet. At the offset you decide if you want to have sukiyaki or shabu shabu and pay for the selection, then you could order unlimited serves of beef, chicken, veggies, sides and rice.
As mentioned, food came out extremely quickly and our table was soon set for us to start.
Whilst all our neighbours opted for sukiyaki, I am not a fan of the overly sweet soy broth, and preferred the more mellow umami broth of shabu shabu. I also appreciated not having to keep an eye on the stove for the water drying out regularly either too.
Despite the controversy I had read online, the meat was of a substantially high quality. It was thinly sliced, well marbled and wonderfully tender. We went through quite a few plates.
There was a small selection of veggies to go with our meat, this included carrots, wombok, enoki tofu and vermicelli noodles. These were fairly standard, the enoki could have been a bit more fresh but everything was of a standard I would have expected.
Not wanting to only be having beef, I had a serve of the organic free range chicken breast. This was moderately thinly sliced to roughly half a centimetre thickness and was tender and flavoursome with our shabu shabu.
Rather than have a completely raw egg, we had onsen eggs to go with our meat, this was cooked well with the yolk forming a delicious gelatinous consistency whilst the white was still fairly runny. It went well with our wagyu beef.
Other than food to cook with shabu shabu, they also had a small selection of fried entrees. I had a small portion of karaage chicken and takoyaki. These were probably the let down of the meal, the batter for both were very thick and they were not served particularly hot. It satisfied my curiosity but when I come back next time, I probably wouldn't order this.
Rounding off the review, I have to take the time to mention that every dish of subsequent beef that we ordered was of an equally high standard as our first dish. The plating may not have been as neat but the meat was just as delicious. Overall we had an amazing time at Wagyu Hub. It is probably the best value hot pot buffet in Brisbane right now based purely on the quality of meat offered, although the menu could definitely be expanded a little more. Dr L has already said that we need to go back very soon.
Price Range: $46.80pp
Taste: 8.5/10
Value: 9/10
Service: 8/10
Environment: 7/10
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