Koko is the Japanese restaurant on the 5th floor of the Sofitel Wanda in Ningbo. The menu is available both a la carte and as a buffet (unlimited orders from the menu). See the review of the weekend buffet at Le Bistrot for another Sofitel restaurant in Ningbo.
The visit
I went to this restaurant a few times choosing the buffet option (it is just much more convenient).
My first order is usually a sashimi platter with salmon, swordfish, shrimps, ark-clams, mackerel, tuna, seabream.
Grilled oysters with cheese.
More tuna sashimi.
Miso soup.
Abalone.
Sushi set. The sushi is quite bland. I guess it is the rice.
Sushi with scallops.
Scallops grilled with cheese. A lot of cheese.
Grilled fish.
Some tempura.
Pan-seared goose liver.
Grilled salmon.
Some final dessert.
The check
The buffet has several costs depending whether you include or not a few high-end dishes. The cheapest is around 320 RMB for lunch (47 USD). After a 15% discount, I spent 261.8 RMB (39 USD). I wish the dishes were more tasty and probably I would be there on a regular basis. Also, on a couple of occasions I had some stomach problems afterwards… so I stopped going.
Where in Ningbo:
Sofitel Wanda Hotel Ningbo, 5F
899 Si Ming Zhong Road Yinzhou District
In Chinese: 四明中路899号
Information for booking (advisable on weekends and evenings).