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2024-12-03
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This French restaurant is located on 25/F H Code, on Pottinger Street in Central, creating modern cuisine emphasizing a lighter approach to make the traditional French cuisine more suitable for today’s palates.Seated at a table facing the windows, we can get a good look at the Mid-Levels as backdrop. There are also circular booths at the back; while not directly facing the windows, they offer more cozy experience. The ambience has a classy and comfortable vibe, with warm lighting and soft seatin
This French restaurant is located on 25/F H Code, on Pottinger Street in Central, creating modern cuisine emphasizing a lighter approach to make the traditional French cuisine more suitable for today’s palates.
Seated at a table facing the windows, we can get a good look at the Mid-Levels as backdrop. There are also circular booths at the back; while not directly facing the windows, they offer more cozy experience. The ambience has a classy and comfortable vibe, with warm lighting and soft seating.
While there is a set dinner menu, we decide to order a la carte, and I pick a bottle of wine to pair with the food, choosing Domaine Pierrick Bouley Meursault 2020 ($1,948). A classic style, the wine has good citrusy and minerality, apparently also seen some good oak ageing as well, with a creamy buttery palate but maintaining its elegance.
We have two appetizers to share. First one is Snails Cooked in Pot, Butter Maitre D’Hotel & Croutons ($258). Instead of serving in its own shell, the baked snails are put inside a small pot, together with a compound butter mixing with parsley, salt, and pepper. Very rich and flavourful. On top there is a thin crisp to give a bit of different texture. A nice starter.
The other appetizer is Frog Legs, Garlic & Parsley Butter ($198). The meaty frog legs are seasoned well, pan-fried to give a bit of caramelized skin while the flesh remains tender and juicy. Delicious in taste, there is a garlic and parsley butter on the side for dipping to add extra richness and flavours, allowing diners to adjust depending on how much fattiness they want to enjoy (or avoid). Very good.
For the main course, I take the Yellow Chicken Cooked ‘Crapaudine’ ($468 half chicken). The chicken is ‘flattened’, removing the bones. It has been seasoned well, stuffed with lemon and herbs, before grilling it over fire, with the meat succulent and juicy, while the skin has caramelized and flavourful. With a bit of the jus to go with, it is simply fantastic. Must try if you like chicken.
My wife has Prawn Risotto with Fennel ($538) for the main course. The creamy risotto has been cooked perfectly al dente, with a number of prawns and mussels on top, together with shredded fennel to give some freshness. Surrounding the risotto is the lobster bisque to further supplement with additional complex seafood flavours. Really delicious.
For dessert, I have picked Croffle with Salted Caramel, Normany Milk Ice Cream ($138). The croffle is a hybrid of croissant and waffle, with crispy outside similar to a waffle while the inside is flaky and light like croissant. With the indulgent salted caramel sauce, it is luxurious and rewarding, while the ice-cream complements with rich milk flavours. Unstoppable for one with a sweet tooth.
My wife has Lychee, Rose Petals, Raspberry Sorbet ($128). A generous portion of lychee sorbet at the bottom, on top there is a layer of raspberry cream while decorated with some frozen rose petals as condiment. Even though it tastes good, it is probably a bit too much for one person to finish all. Best to share for two in my opinion.
Service is very good, with the staff attentive and interacts with us throughout to check in our experience and explaining in detail the food. The environment is a bit noisy, but this is more a casual diner instead of elegant fine dining. The bill on the night is $3,623 which is reasonable and no wonder we see the restaurant fully packed on this Tuesday evening, a rather unusual scene nowadays in HK.
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