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2011-03-04
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At first I was thinking of having dinner at Sahara on Elgin street, but it was full. So I checked the menu of this new French restaurant below Sahara and I decided to try, and I am very happy to have discovered this restaurant. Although it is a French restaurant, we like very much that it has a very diverse menu which offers tapas, and some dishes from (fromer) French colonies as well. I was so surprised when I saw Cari Chicken and Lamb tagine on the menu, and we took both.Cari Chicken is one o
Although it is a French restaurant, we like very much that it has a very diverse menu which offers tapas, and some dishes from (fromer) French colonies as well. I was so surprised when I saw Cari Chicken and Lamb tagine on the menu, and we took both.Cari Chicken is one of the most famous dish from Reunion Island, it is similar to Indian curry, but the taste is milder and much more subtle. My friend tried that and she said it was very good. I had the lamb tagine with couscous, compared to the one I tried in Sahara and in Kashbah, the lamb tagine here seem lighter, fresh, not too heavy, and it's a more "modern" version of the dish, very suitable for ladies and health-conscious people like me.
Perhaps the restaurant was still rather new, or perhaps it was a quiet day, there were not many other customers when we went there, and the staff tend to be pretty attentive and smiley.
The cocktails we had was very delicious. The waiter recommended the Lavender martini to me, at first I was afraid it would taste really chemical, but finally it was yummy - very delicate and refreshing - and definitely addictive. I think it has become my favourite cocktail now.
One thing to note - the dessert menu is a serious business in this restaurant. I really surprised me to read through the decent size listing of dessert with some solid claissics, tiramisu, apple tart, creme brulee, and many other names which are not too common in Hong Kong - Colonel, Floating Island, Frozen toron, etc. I had a floating island, and it was super delicious. It was some poach meringue served with custard sauce - very light, and very satisfying - just the perfect way to finish the meal! The waiter told me, the dessert chef of this restaurant, in fact, is a real Frenchman coming from Bordeaux - respect!
Value-wise, it was really not bad considered the quality of food and the number of dishes we had. We had a three course menu with cocktails and the bill was less than $900 for both. For the starter, we shared the pan-fried foie gras - it was a big a very fresh piece of foie gras with mango chutney - super delicious, roughly around $16X. Main course was Cari chicken (roughly around $14x) and Lamb Tagine (around 160-170, I forgot), two dessert and two cocktails (forgot how much). Kind of a good deal for the value compared to other French restaurants in Hong Kong and definitely no need to have bad conscience after. I'd definitely come back to try again!Post
