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在情人節前一個月已經booking打算情人節食飯仲問定曬menu"信用卡全部搞掂..餐廳也在open rice放了情人節餐既menu"職員都有打黎覆booking...點知...當日餐廳金本冇開門!!!完全冇人去通知過..毫無誠信
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在情人節前一個月已經booking打算情人節食飯

仲問定曬menu"信用卡全部搞掂..
餐廳也在open rice放了情人節餐既menu"
職員都有打黎覆booking...
點知...當日餐廳金本冇開門!!!

完全冇人去通知過..
毫無誠信
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2010-02-14 159 views
read the many good reviews at openrice and decide to give it a try. High tea is served from 3-5pm on weekends. When we arrived, no one was there and we had the whole place to ourselves. The decor is mainly in white, modern and chic. We had a table by the window side. The service had been excellent from the start. The waitress allowed us to choose the petite cakes from the display window. It was a happy process to choose from the various styles of colorful cakes. The waitor had been very nice and
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read the many good reviews at openrice and decide to give it a try.

High tea is served from 3-5pm on weekends. When we arrived, no one was there and we had the whole place to ourselves. The decor is mainly in white, modern and chic. We had a table by the window side.

The service had been excellent from the start. The waitress allowed us to choose the petite cakes from the display window. It was a happy process to choose from the various styles of colorful cakes. The waitor had been very nice and appear whenever we want her assistance. Nice and unpretentious.

The high tea set were served on a special high tea rack, and the setting is very nice. Well actually i came because of this specially designed high tea rack
We were hungry (had not had lunch yet) but the tea set is so abundant that, even my husband, as a big eater, said the portion is big. For the taste, I couldn't say its excellent, but still it's quite good.

The tea set ($2xx for two) includes 2 drinks as well. We ordered Latte and Cappacino and both are good.

We fooled around and took many pictures (as no other guests are there) and no one gave us a hard time. Had one fine afternoon. A hidden gem in central !

Because of the white and chic decor, I think it's a good place for wedding parties too!

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2010-01-19 37 views
朋友話想試吓這間意大利菜的下午茶, 25日的high tea竟然只有兩枱的人, 可能沒有很多人知道這個地方吧.Tea set 價錢不貴, 糕點種類以甜的為多. 味道不過不失, 咖啡ok. 可能是店的裝修有點太光明, 沒有cosy的感覺, 商場又未裝修好. 所以未夠吸引.
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朋友話想試吓這間意大利菜的下午茶, 25日的high tea竟然只有兩枱的人, 可能沒有很多人知道這個地方吧.

Tea set 價錢不貴, 糕點種類以甜的為多. 味道不過不失, 咖啡ok.

可能是店的裝修有點太光明, 沒有cosy的感覺, 商場又未裝修好. 所以未夠吸引.
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Me and my friends went to try this restaurant on a Monday work night and the restaurant wasn't full at all, in fact, we and another table were the only patrons at Gvsto. The waitress was very attentive and obviously aimed to be fine dinning sort of service. We ordered below:Millefoglie di vegetable $180 - was so so, nothing spectacularSaffron Lingunine with clams $200 - Linguninne was aldente, but the clams were undercookedPizza 4 Stagioni $ 150 - was good, but hoped it could be more soupy style
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Me and my friends went to try this restaurant on a Monday work night and the restaurant wasn't full at all, in fact, we and another table were the only patrons at Gvsto. The waitress was very attentive and obviously aimed to be fine dinning sort of service.

We ordered below:
Millefoglie di vegetable $180 - was so so, nothing spectacular
Saffron Lingunine with clams $200 - Linguninne was aldente, but the clams were undercooked
Pizza 4 Stagioni $ 150 - was good, but hoped it could be more soupy style italian pizza
and for desert Panna rappresa $120 and Tiramisu $90

Total bill comes to around $1287 (as we ordered Pinot Grigio 2006 $430)

The overall experience wasn't that bad, given the great decor and lightings by philipe stark et. al but then when we got home, the whole table of my friends (includding me) got food poisonning...wasn't that great experience in this regard. Some friends asked me whether they refunded the dinner, of course they didn't la! It is now November - 2 months since I called their manager.... disappointed...

To be fair, I think the chef put in alot of effort into this restaurant, I can see that they prepare each dish with passion. But I guess what hidders great talents can be sometimes blamed on poor management......

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2009-10-08 27 views
閏五月十五‧小暑搞了幾天,還是「神奇星期五」的餘波,想找個時間及地方,好好一談。在小Meg的力勸之下,還是選了這裡,因為一來地方就腳,二來就是新張的意大利菜館,鮮製意粉及手做pizza的,總有價值一選,就訂了檯,一行五人來吃一吃。這裡的環境很不錯,佈置簡單美觀。預留了靠窗的小圓檯,天然光自外面射進來,感覺很好。不知何解,總覺得意大利菜總要與陽光拉上關係。一時左右,朋友陸續來到。看餐牌,這裡的午市套餐分170及200兩個價錢,都包了前菜及甜品的自助餐,分別只是澱粉質及肉類的選擇。是日有點滯滯的,想吃得簡單一點,拿個a la carte餐牌來看,發現差不多所有單品價錢也高於170元的,所以還是乖乖的要套餐。五位朋友的五個選擇,分別是薄餅、千層麵、墨汁麵、紐紐粉及雜菜湯。先來的麵包籃,很豐富的,不過就只吃了當中的芝麻脆條。不算脆,但有芝麻香,但凍凍的,感覺麻麻。先去看看前菜自助餐,陣容也頗豐富,最喜歡加了橄欖油的雅枝竹沙律,另外魷魚沙律也新鮮彈牙,反而蛋批及火腿薄餅就很一般;薄餅是劉生的選擇,送上來是一開八的份量。選了最經典的選擇Margherita,餅底雖然是自家製的,但如餅乾般脆,沒有一
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閏五月十五‧小暑

搞了幾天,還是「神奇星期五」的餘波,想找個時間及地方,好好一談。在小Meg的力勸之下,還是選了這裡,因為一來地方就腳,二來就是新張的意大利菜館,鮮製意粉及手做pizza的,總有價值一選,就訂了檯,一行五人來吃一吃。

這裡的環境很不錯,佈置簡單美觀。預留了靠窗的小圓檯,天然光自外面射進來,感覺很好。不知何解,總覺得意大利菜總要與陽光拉上關係。一時左右,朋友陸續來到。看餐牌,這裡的午市套餐分170及200兩個價錢,都包了前菜及甜品自助餐,分別只是澱粉質及肉類的選擇。是日有點滯滯的,想吃得簡單一點,拿個a la carte餐牌來看,發現差不多所有單品價錢也高於170元的,所以還是乖乖的要套餐。

五位朋友的五個選擇,分別是薄餅、千層麵、墨汁麵、紐紐粉及雜菜湯。先來的麵包籃,很豐富的,不過就只吃了當中的芝麻脆條。不算脆,但有芝麻香,但凍凍的,感覺麻麻。

先去看看前菜自助餐,陣容也頗豐富,最喜歡加了橄欖油的雅枝竹沙律,另外魷魚沙律也新鮮彈牙,反而蛋批及火腿薄餅就很一般;

薄餅是劉生的選擇,送上來是一開八的份量。選了最經典的選擇Margherita,餅底雖然是自家製的,但如餅乾般脆,沒有一點的煙韌口感,感覺一般。兩款餡料也不突出,五人分吃八片,到我走時,還剩下3片,就是這樣子;

千層麵是Sally的選擇,Lasagne加上芝士及肉醬再焗香,也是相當穩陣的選擇;

墨汁麵是CSY的選擇,是用上了切了小圈的魷魚去伴炒的,賣相也不錯。吃一口墨魚麵,相信是自家製的,但做得只一般,到走的時候,還有好好的一大碟放在那裡;

Fanny選的是素食選擇,餐牌上寫的是貝殼粉conchiglie,但上檯送來的卻是用兩條義大利麵紐在一起的casareccia,很耐人尋味。吃起來卻沒有蔬菜的味道,只有芝士味。CSY還說吃到鯷魚的味道,真的被他嚇一嚇。

最後是我的選擇,雜菜湯Minestra,味道是淡出鳥來,絕對幫你齋口之餘,齋埋個心!

最後才去看看甜品有什麼好吃,只淺嚐了tiramisu及朱古力慕絲,俱不錯。

侍應招味本不錯的,但吃下去卻發現他們收碟的速度奇慢,我們要碟疊碟的吃,有待改善。

埋單200,小Meg,妳是對的,這裡真的不好吃。但不試,又怎知不好吃?不過就真的沒有再來的理由。

想看足本食評及所有食物相片,請參考以下網誌:

http://gourmetkc.blogspot.com/2009/07/gvsto.html

環境真不錯
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.............but a major health risk for people suffering from diabetes!The desserts look absolutely beautiful but they are all rich and ladden with sugar. I wish there are some healthier options.The food is of acceptable quality but nothing to rave above. The waiters/waitresses try their best to help but they do not appear to possess adequate knowledge when asked about particular items in the menu.The antipasti table is impressive in terms of quantity. So overall acceptable food, and for tho
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.............but a major health risk for people suffering from diabetes!

The desserts look absolutely beautiful but they are all rich and ladden with sugar. I wish there are some healthier options.

The food is of acceptable quality but nothing to rave above. The waiters/waitresses try their best to help but they do not appear to possess adequate knowledge when asked about particular items in the menu.

The antipasti table is impressive in terms of quantity. So overall acceptable food, and for those who eat like a horse, you can get an excellent value for money meal here.

Improvements for the restaurant to consider: quality not quantity, healthier desserts options, train up your staff, reduce the noise somehow (it is like eating in a Chinese dim sum restaurant).
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供應時間係15:30-17:3015:35入座~餐廳已座左約7成,Orcer左3 位high tea set~Book枱時問過waiter~佢話6件甜點可以自己o係門口甜品櫃入面揀~點知落order時~個waiter話已set好~冇得揀~算啦~橫豎我地有3個人~應該可以試到大部份既款式….此tea set每人有6件鹹點, 5件mini size既甜點, 1件 regular size 既甜點~兩位友人都先要左cappuccino, 竟然唔需要加錢….等左起碼15mins~貌似高音譜號既架徐徐送到…及後仲有白多士(不計在6件鹹點內)+三色醬料…因為見到藍白色格仔麵包袋瑟縮o係水吧位~先發現呢度竟然用生命麵包…幸好~多士夠脆…三色醬料有香而滑既牛油, 加左黑芝麻既楓蜜, 有果肉既士多啤梨Jam~三款醬各有各特色…我就愛油占配搭...^^6件鹹點包括煙三文魚麥包多士: 味道普通, 有少少煙肉粒既吉列薯仔卷: 唔油膩~脆脆的幾好食~千島醬釀脆餅, 醬較鹹~冇咩特別…, 茄醬pizza角: 冇咩味~好普通.., 芝士puff: 一口鬆開既感覺~cream cheese帶鹹香, 最後亦最飽肚既素闊
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供應時間係15:30-17:30
15:35入座~餐廳已座左約7成,
Orcer左3 位high tea set~
Book枱時問過waiter~佢話6件甜點可以自己o係門口甜品櫃入面揀~
點知落order時~個waiter話已set好~冇得揀~
算啦~橫豎我地有3個人~應該可以試到大部份既款式….


此tea set每人有6件鹹點, 5件mini size既甜點, 1件 regular size 既甜點~
兩位友人都先要左cappuccino, 竟然唔需要加錢….


等左起碼15mins~貌似高音譜號既架徐徐送到…
及後仲有白多士(不計在6件鹹點內)+三色醬料…
因為見到藍白色格仔麵包袋瑟縮o係水吧位~先發現呢度竟然用生命麵包…
幸好~多士夠脆
三色醬料有香而滑既牛油, 加左黑芝麻既楓蜜, 有果肉既士多啤梨Jam~
三款醬各有各特色…
我就愛油占配搭...^^

6件鹹點包括煙三文魚麥包多士: 味道普通,
有少少煙肉粒既吉列薯仔卷: 唔油膩~脆脆的幾好食~

千島醬釀脆餅, 醬較鹹~冇咩特別…, 茄醬pizza角: 冇咩味~好普通..,
芝士puff: 一口鬆開既感覺~cream cheese帶鹹香,
最後亦最飽肚既素闊麵: 分別夾左青, 紅, 黃椒o係入面, 我揀左黃椒o個個食~
唔鍾意闊麵質感太厚~好似食緊麵粉咁~

三人total有十五件mini size甜點, 多數都係Danish, 鮮果撻, 同mousse 撻.
大部份都係share一齊食~所以食過既款式太多, 只係寫d印象較深刻.
其實Gvsto既撻做得唔錯~充滿牛油香又鬆脆~冇唔新鮮既死實感覺..

合桃撻既合桃好香…冇澀味~另外蘋果撻同玉桂味道夾得岩岩好
mignon pastries有士多啤梨, 奇異果等生果口味~mousse做得滑..
牛油撻皮上面仲有薄薄既朱古力脆片……
仲有蛋糕鬆軟既拿破崙蛋糕…香甜奶油吉士danish
一款出名既甜品bomboloncini ,其實即係兩件donut, 中間有吉士cream痴埋~
質感軟熟~唔多油…^^
小巧既puff都做得唔錯~
其實每件都好精緻,顏色吸引…


而家講埋3件regular size既甜品,
Tiramisu 好 creamy, 但芝士味同酒味都唔重~ 蛋糕部份濕左d~ o係 Mascarpone cheese入面加左好多朱古力粒, 令口感更豐富...
呢個我會叫佢做朱古力版既tiramisu..因為食落似chocolate cake多d~

另外一款雖然唔知道個名~但係一望就知道我會幾鍾意食~因為有到好多nuts~

食落churchy , 蛋糕呈淡綠色~似係開心果蛋糕
最緊要係唔太甜同cream 唔多~
夾o係蛋糕入面既Nuts我估最少有杏仁, 榛子, 同合桃三款~

最後一個又係撻….哈哈~之前d mignon pastries多數都係牛油撻~
而家再黎個大既~望落去仲以為只係普通fruits tart,
食落去就知有分別喇….
撻上面放左火龍果片, 奇異果片同提子~
我都唔知入面奶白色既野算唔算係吉士…因為食落極滑

好似飲緊燉蛋白~亦因為咁滑~切開個tart既時候d蛋白係會流出黎架~
呢個牛油撻皮味道較之前的甜~因為係加左一片又甜又脆既焦糖o係上面….
幸好唔甜既蛋白可以有中和作用~

我係食到差唔多最尾先叫我杯cappuccino..因為我要以甜食伴飲~
一上枱先發現同兩位友人的有分別~
就係我o個杯既奶泡係拉左花, 而佢地既cappuccino係普通泡泡款
估計係唔同人沖又或者一開始時太忙~冇心情拉花卦…
一讚咖啡香濃~…冇澀味~

呢度環境幾舒適..以白色為主~有window seat及sofa seat~
下午時分~微暖既太陽晒入餐廳~
飲住咖啡又食cake~感覺真寫意………


用左雜誌coupon有9折~每人$70都唔駛~
確實係抵食~
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件件迷你~試多幾款都可以..
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靚牛油同jam先係主角~
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唔同時間order既cappuccino有分別~!
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件件迷你~試多幾款都可以..
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My Italian boss treated my colleague and I at the above restaurant and we had wonderful experience with the most authentic Italian dishes.The starters were impressive, with a great selection of very traditional dishes such as egg tart, morzerella cheese, a very thin pancake with a thin slice of Italian ham, mixed vegetables with a special kind of cheese, etc. We were already half-full by then.As for pastas we ordered the pastas. He had the Gnocchi which he found very good even by Italian stand
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My Italian boss treated my colleague and I at the above restaurant and we had wonderful experience with the most authentic Italian dishes.

The starters were impressive, with a great selection of very traditional dishes such as egg tart, morzerella cheese, a very thin pancake with a thin slice of Italian ham, mixed vegetables with a special kind of cheese, etc. We were already half-full by then.

As for pastas we ordered the pastas. He had the Gnocchi which he found very good even by Italian standard. He said that this dish is made of potato powder and it is therefore softer than spaghetti. The brown colour is due to cacao (which is not chocolate that is sweet; literally it means coco).

We ordered the Spaghetti neri Gamberi e Porri. The shrimps were tasty and the sauce full of aroma of garlic. I admitted that the spaghetti was to Hong Kongers a bit uncooked but to Italians, this is al dente. In fact, they could tolerate even "rawer" spaghetti.

The desserts were again impressive. There were more than 4 pies and 4 cakes plus fruits and an assortment of small cut cakes. I particularly enjoyed the cream cakes as the cream was rich and sweet with fresh sponges.

An absolutely delightful lunch! Saluti!
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閏五月十四‧悶熱天 是晚有聯合行動,大家分頭找蛋糕。原本去Sevva,但樣子及價錢也不大理想,想起主角也讚過這裡的蛋糕的,就來買兩個去賀一賀。 在櫥窗中選了兩個蛋糕,由侍者口中得知,一個是Chocolate Almond Cake,而另一個是Tiramisu。但最後吃起來,說是Chocolate Almond Cake的,似乎是舖了朱古力面的檸檬芝士餅,說是Tiramisu的,反而應該是Chocolate Almond Cake,絕對的耐人尋味。 吃起來,那個檸檬味的芝士餅很濃郁,內裡的檸檬芝士餡也香甜幼滑,加上濃濃的朱古力漿,是好吃的;那個朱古力杏仁蛋糕就不算鬆化,而可能已先入為主的覺得這個是tiramisu,所以總覺得不太好吃。 至於價錢,一磅半的蛋糕索價二百元,不算貴。不過問這裡的侍應餅多少錢,他們要將之上磅才告訴客人的,不過個個咁上下大小也是磅半,也是二百,為何要逐個上磅?也是耐人尋味。
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閏五月十四‧悶熱天

是晚有聯合行動,大家分頭找蛋糕。原本去Sevva,但樣子及價錢也不大理想,想起主角也讚過這裡的蛋糕的,就來買兩個去賀一賀。

在櫥窗中選了兩個蛋糕,由侍者口中得知,一個是Chocolate Almond Cake,而另一個是Tiramisu。但最後吃起來,說是Chocolate Almond Cake的,似乎是舖了朱古力面的檸檬芝士餅,說是Tiramisu的,反而應該是Chocolate Almond Cake,絕對的耐人尋味。

吃起來,那個檸檬味的芝士餅很濃郁,內裡的檸檬芝士餡也香甜幼滑,加上濃濃的朱古力漿,是好吃的;那個朱古力杏仁蛋糕就不算鬆化,而可能已先入為主的覺得這個是tiramisu,所以總覺得不太好吃。

至於價錢,一磅半的蛋糕索價二百元,不算貴。不過問這裡的侍應餅多少錢,他們要將之上磅才告訴客人的,不過個個咁上下大小也是磅半,也是二百,為何要逐個上磅?也是耐人尋味。
確實是檸檬芝士餅的Chocolate Almond Cake
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I finally got the chance to give this place a try. At the entrance of the restaurant there is a long dessert fridge displaying a large selection of various cakes, tarts and pies. According to my sources, this place is well known of its dessert, especially the traditional french desserts. French desserts in an Italian restaurant? hummm .... Anyhow, the atmosphere was bright and decor was clean and modern. One thing I noticed right away was the percentage of female diners at this place (at least d
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I finally got the chance to give this place a try. At the entrance of the restaurant there is a long dessert fridge displaying a large selection of various cakes, tarts and pies. According to my sources, this place is well known of its dessert, especially the traditional french desserts. French desserts in an Italian restaurant? hummm .... Anyhow, the atmosphere was bright and decor was clean and modern. One thing I noticed right away was the percentage of female diners at this place (at least during lunch hours), almost 95% were females! I guess the desserts are doing the trick. Alright, back to the food, set lunches were being offered with starters and desserts in buffet style. The less expensive set consisted of various pasta and pizza selections while the slightly more expensive set consisted of main dishes such steak and etc.

While my friends and I were going through the set lunch menu, the basket of breads were served along with the various sauces (but no butter). The breads were warm which was good and there were many varieties as well. I have been having problem sleeping these past few nights so I ordered a cup of Cappuccino hoping it would help me wake up a bit. Unfortunately, I did not think it had much effect because it was not strong enough and I remained sleepy throughout the rest of the day.

(1) Starters
There were a large selection of starter items, ranged from various cold cuts, parma ham, salad to cold pasta. The thinly sliced parma ham was pretty good and got restocked very frequently. The rest of the items were so-so, nothing surprising there.

(2) Gnocchi di patate al Cacao, taleggio e Verza
(hand made chocolate gnocchi in taleggio cheese sauce) When I ordered this pasta, I had no idea how it is going to look like or how it is going to taste like. I was looking for something new to try. According to wikipedia, "the word gnocchi means 'lumps'... [and] ... it has been a traditional Italian pasta type of probably Middle Eastern origin." There is no better word to describe it other than lumps! (or maybe little bread crumbs like pasta). Due to the color of the gnocchi being served (ie: Chocolate), my friend said it looked like "you know what" ... @_@ ... but I tried to ignore that comment because I still want give it a try and have a honest opinion about it. It was indeed interesting, texture wise it was literally like lumps of flour / pasta but taste wise, I did not taste any traces of chocolate at all. Maybe the reference to chocolate is simply the color of it. The taleggio cheese sauce was fair but slightly too creamy. The combination of gnocchi and creamy cheese sauce made it a very filling dish.

(3) Spaghetti neri Gamberi e Porri
(Prawn and leek spaghetti) First thing I asked myself when this dish was served was whether traditional spaghetti should be that thick. Maybe it was a special type or variation of common spaghetti. I checked Wikipedia / web once again and it seems there are no standard thickness for spaghetti as long as the basic nature if it being long and round remain. The long, round and very thick spaghetti being served was ... al dente? Nah ... I don't think so; maybe it was just overly chewy and a bit undercooked. I was not sure because the such thick spaghetti was something I never tired before. The sauce was light but rich in flavor but the prawns seemed to be frozen shrimps. According to my friend who had this dish, it was a rather filling due the thickness of the spaghetti.

(4) Spaghetto al promodoro Fresco ed Olive nere
(Spaghetti in black olive and fresh tomato sauce) The same type of spaghetti was used for this pasta. I did not get to try but according to my friend, it lacked some flavors to it and the pasta was a bit too chewy. Also, my friend tasted the flour in the pasta which is a definite sign of pasta being undercooked! Thumbs down !

(5) Dessert
The dessert was of buffet style as well and there was a wide selection of it. However, maybe due to the traditional French style desserts being offered here, most of the tarts and cakes offered were so sweet and so rich. I am a fan of sweet things but I still found most items to be very sweet. Good that there were fruits for me to balance the sweetness. I hate to let any food (or dessert in this case) to go to waste, but I just could not finish all of them or even one single mini tarts. Finishing the whole plate of desserts would definitely exceed my sugar quota for the rest of the WEEK ! (to quote from my friend, "if I finish the whole plate, I would've be sugar high for the rest of the afternoon!")

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* Clean and modern Decor

Dislikes:

* Undercooked spaghetti (the thickest spaghetti I have ever seen so far)
* Amazingly sweet desserts (especially tarts and pies) - if you are looking to get "sugar high", please forget about your Coke and give the desserts here a try

Original Blog: http://jason-bonvivant.blogspot.com/2009/07/gvsto.html
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同好友去GVSTO high tea, 服務很差:- tea buffet要4pm先至開始, 但我地book 3:30pm檯佢地居然無提醒- 當我地坐低左之後先至話俾我地知當日無tea buffet, 因為廚房未能預備- waiters之間完全無溝通: 第一位waiter話要到4pm先至有tea buffet; 第二位waiter話當日無tea buffet要轉tea set, 跟住叫我地揀咸甜點; 第三位waiter忽然拎個tea set俾我地, 完全無問我地係咪要- waiters無諗過客人感受, 居然將tea set架放置於二人檯既正中間 (當時我地係打對面坐, 即係完全遮檔哂大家既視線)- 事前無通知客人當晚有function, 當我地食緊野個陣, 班waiter就响側邊搬檯, 拍檯, 舖檯布, 熨檯布... 唔講我仲以為自己响酒樓添!! - 我地想要mint tea同埋熱檸檬茶, 講左三次個位waitress都唔明我地想要乜以中環區一間高級既餐廳但服務如此低水準, 真係... 至於食物方面, 我同好友都唔覺得有乜野特別好食 (亦都無特別難食), 我地諗如果下次要high te
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同好友去GVSTO high tea, 服務很差:

- tea buffet要4pm先至開始, 但我地book 3:30pm檯佢地居然無提醒
- 當我地坐低左之後先至話俾我地知當日無tea buffet, 因為廚房未能預備
- waiters之間完全無溝通: 第一位waiter話要到4pm先至有tea buffet; 第二位waiter話當日無tea buffet要轉tea set, 跟住叫我地揀咸甜點; 第三位waiter忽然拎個tea set俾我地, 完全無問我地係咪要
- waiters無諗過客人感受, 居然將tea set架放置於二人檯既正中間 (當時我地係打對面坐, 即係完全遮檔哂大家既視線)
- 事前無通知客人當晚有function, 當我地食緊野個陣, 班waiter就响側邊搬檯, 拍檯, 舖檯布, 熨檯布... 唔講我仲以為自己响酒樓添!!

- 我地想要mint tea同埋熱檸檬茶, 講左三次個位waitress都唔明我地想要乜

以中環區一間高級既餐廳但服務如此低水準, 真係...


至於食物方面, 我同好友都唔覺得有乜野特別好食 (亦都無特別難食), 我地諗如果下次要high tea都係去番Mandarin Oriental, 起碼食物同服務都係物有所值呀!!
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同食友慶祝生日,肯定不會吃一頓飯便算,心思細密的KC一早買了蛋糕,準備在終極埋伏時一併送上。可惜原本驚喜萬分的一個項目被拆穿,加上不方便在主人家家中吃,於是把蛋糕拿到酒家去,吃完晚飯再跟壽星分享。是晚有兩款蛋糕,分別是Tiramisu和Chocolate almond cake:打開金碧輝煌的餅盒,那金光反映著壽星女的臉頰,不知道還以為壽星女打開了他的存摺簿。說回蛋糕,Tiramisu偏乾身,吃不出濃濃的酒香,反而是著杏仁味道,蛋糕也很有層次感,旁邊放上香脆鬆化的小圓餅,幾好吃。Chocolate almond cake原本是非常漂亮的,再加上食友親筆寫上的Happy Birthday字句,甜蜜親切。不過,吃過晚飯再打開餅餅時,聽見大家嘩嘩聲,原來蛋糕已偷偷的變了臉,頂層既朱古力已俏俏移走。莫非來到湘川滬吃飯,蛋糕也學會了四川的國純「變臉」?驚喜過後,也沒理由浪費美妙的蛋糕,照吃可也。餅身是濕潤的,很軟滑感覺,我幾鍾意。反而這個沒有香濃的杏仁味,但旁邊的小圓餅又補救了其不足。而最好吃的,還是那濃郁的朱古力面,即使溶了也不減其美味。時間不早,食完餅又係時候散水。再次祝壽星女生日快樂,日日
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同食友慶祝生日,肯定不會吃一頓飯便算,心思細密的KC一早買了蛋糕,準備在終極埋伏時一併送上。可惜原本驚喜萬分的一個項目被拆穿,加上不方便在主人家家中吃,於是把蛋糕拿到酒家去,吃完晚飯再跟壽星分享。

是晚有兩款蛋糕,分別是Tiramisu和Chocolate almond cake:

打開金碧輝煌的餅盒,那金光反映著壽星女的臉頰,不知道還以為壽星女打開了他的存摺簿。說回蛋糕,Tiramisu偏乾身,吃不出濃濃的酒香,反而是著杏仁味道,蛋糕也很有層次感,旁邊放上香脆鬆化的小圓餅,幾好吃。

Chocolate almond cake原本是非常漂亮的,再加上食友親筆寫上的Happy Birthday字句,甜蜜親切。不過,吃過晚飯再打開餅餅時,聽見大家嘩嘩聲,原來蛋糕已偷偷的變了臉,頂層既朱古力已俏俏移走。莫非來到湘川滬吃飯,蛋糕也學會了四川的國純「變臉」?驚喜過後,也沒理由浪費美妙的蛋糕,照吃可也。餅身是濕潤的,很軟滑感覺,我幾鍾意。反而這個沒有香濃的杏仁味,但旁邊的小圓餅又補救了其不足。而最好吃的,還是那濃郁的朱古力面,即使溶了也不減其美味。

時間不早,食完餅又係時候散水。再次祝壽星女生日快樂,日日有食神。而當晚不舒服的Yan,也要身體健康。
很有貴氣的Tiramisu
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雖未參與首年的突擊派對,但很慶幸可以連續兩年為Oli慶祝生日!  突擊行動的背後花絮不在此長氣了,總之多謝各方好友準備禮物、蛋糕、雪糕等,一晚下來焗的焗過,驚的驚了,喜的喜過,炆的也炆完了,最高興還是大伙兒聚首一堂,開開心心食飯。鑑於參與人數眾多,甜魔壽星的口福福延大家,是晚總共有兩款蛋糕: Chocolate almond cake-此店蛋糕包裝極其精美,餅盒的金碧輝煌倒映朱古力鏡面蛋糕,異常吸引,再加上杏仁小圓餅的裝飾,以及食物的靚靚字跡,成功為壽星帶來一陣歡喜。不過天氣太熱,餅身本來又偏軟不夠firm,到落樓切餅之際,頂層的朱古力皮已呈現乾坤大挪移,帶來更大的驚+喜!由於朱古力層仍是濃郁又滑溜,而濕潤的餅身加上鬆軟小圓餅後口味豐富,大家也沒有計較外表,紛紛努力清貨;要挑剔的話,我只嫌疑似芒果夾心的慕絲層有點酸。 Tiramisu-做得比杏仁蛋糕稍乾身,傳統的mascarpone及咖啡酒香也不太察覺,反而杏仁香味突出,中間薄蛋糕層次豐富好吃,最後又加上近似macaron的特色小圓餅,是個不正宗卻也好吃的tiramisu。見大家不太動手了,我老實不客氣吞下約有四成,罪過罪過!  要抱
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雖未參與首年的突擊派對,但很慶幸可以連續兩年為Oli慶祝生日!

 
突擊行動的背後花絮不在此長氣了,總之多謝各方好友準備禮物、蛋糕、雪糕等,一晚下來焗的焗過,驚的驚了,喜的喜過,炆的也炆完了,最高興還是大伙兒聚首一堂,開開心心食飯。鑑於參與人數眾多,甜魔壽星的口福福延大家,是晚總共有兩款蛋糕:
 
Chocolate almond cake-此店蛋糕包裝極其精美,餅盒的金碧輝煌倒映朱古力鏡面蛋糕,異常吸引,再加上杏仁小圓餅的裝飾,以及食物的靚靚字跡,成功為壽星帶來一陣歡喜。不過天氣太熱,餅身本來又偏軟不夠firm,到落樓切餅之際,頂層的朱古力皮已呈現乾坤大挪移,帶來更大的驚+喜!
由於朱古力層仍是濃郁又滑溜,而濕潤的餅身加上鬆軟小圓餅後口味豐富,大家也沒有計較外表,紛紛努力清貨;要挑剔的話,我只嫌疑似芒果夾心的慕絲層有點酸。
 
Tiramisu-做得比杏仁蛋糕稍乾身,傳統的mascarpone及咖啡酒香也不太察覺,反而杏仁香味突出,中間薄蛋糕層次豐富好吃,最後又加上近似macaron的特色小圓餅,是個不正宗卻也好吃的tiramisu。見大家不太動手了,我老實不客氣吞下約有四成,罪過罪過!

 
要抱歉是當晚狀態很差,不過吃下雪糕及蛋糕後,竟也忘掉不適,過了十分開心盡情的一晚。雖然生日已過,仍然祝福Oli幸福快樂,一定要越食越靚、越食越fit、越食越健康,以後每年都可以一齊慶祝生日,創造更多難忘回憶!
好靚仔的朱古力杏仁餅
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雙重甜蜜 :D
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乾坤大挪移? :O
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七月七日幾位圍內食友約了Lunch小聚,將談論了好幾天的頭痛話題作個定案,自己是路人甲,純粹來聽書的。環境開揚意國餐廳,驟眼看分做主廳、外賣Counter同吧位,只得半句中左右的午膳,草草影下些照片,埋位叫菜,其時兩位港島返工的食友已坐定叫了菜。附近上班OL唔少,侍應明顯忙到踢晒腳,連餐牌也要自己搵,問過食友點了什麼後,見無人叫薄餅,就打了個Margarita薄餅同大家分享。食友先取冷盤,再追問侍應先知薄餅套餐原來都有自助冷盤,排排隊挑了魷魚沙律、煎蛋餅同中東米等開心小吃,煎蛋餅鬆但似乎欠蛋香,中東米撈上醋,是開心又開胃小吃。五人分別點了五款不同菜式,Margarita、墨魚汁意粉、肉醬闊麵、意式雜菜湯同「貴妃蚌」意粉連埋幾碟冷盤小吃將檯子擺得滿滿的,林羅滿目食物,睇到都開心。Margarita拿上手即呈四十五度L形,唔合格,很薄但沒有煙韌質感的薄「餅」,汁是不錯的,帶天然番茄甜味亦有淡淡芝士香,如香草味強烈一點會更好,接近二百元的薄餅午餐,餅底應該做得更好。試了小口墨魚汁意粉,墨黑的麵欠墨汁應有的味道,吃落口略為腍,套用食友的話:「自家製亦未必代表好吃。」。看著「肉色」的意粉,初是還
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七月七日
幾位圍內食友約了Lunch小聚,將談論了好幾天的頭痛話題作個定案,自己是路人甲,純粹來聽書的。
環境開揚意國餐廳,驟眼看分做主廳、外賣Counter同吧位,只得半句中左右的午膳,草草影下些照片,埋位叫菜,其時兩位港島返工的食友已坐定叫了菜。附近上班OL唔少,侍應明顯忙到踢晒腳,連餐牌也要自己搵,問過食友點了什麼後,見無人叫薄餅,就打了個Margarita薄餅同大家分享。
食友先取冷盤,再追問侍應先知薄餅套餐原來都有自助冷盤,排排隊挑了魷魚沙律、煎蛋餅同中東米等開心小吃,煎蛋餅鬆但似乎欠蛋香,中東米撈上醋,是開心又開胃小吃。五人分別點了五款不同菜式,Margarita、墨魚汁意粉、肉醬闊麵、意式雜菜湯同「貴妃蚌」意粉連埋幾碟冷盤小吃將檯子擺得滿滿的,林羅滿目食物,睇到都開心。
Margarita拿上手即呈四十五度L形,唔合格,很薄但沒有煙韌質感的薄「餅」,汁是不錯的,帶天然番茄甜味亦有淡淡芝士香,如香草味強烈一點會更好,接近二百元的薄餅午餐,餅底應該做得更好。試了小口墨魚汁意粉,墨黑的麵欠墨汁應有的味道,吃落口略為腍,套用食友的話:「自家製亦未必代表好吃。」。
看著「肉色」的意粉,初是還以為是街市買的發水魷魚,食友指正麵糰中間有條線,應該是「貴妃蚌」,吃完除了記得一些芝士味道外,也真的沒留下深刻印象。千層肉醬闊麵,三層麵被番茄肉醬蓋著,試了一小口,有茄甜亦有唔少肉醬,比較起之前吃到幾款,味道還不錯的。
到Pastry環節,Tiramisu似乎是咁多味中最穩陣的,吃起來頗濕而咖啡酒味亦太強,唔多識欣欣,牛角包是甜的,面層有糖漿,吃起來腍腍的,是好睇唔好吃的一味。

食物質素只是一般,但仗著人多試勻餐廳手勢,有講又有笑是吃得稱心的Quick Lunch。
午市唔少寫字樓客。
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餐包反而唔錯。
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意式自助冷盤都是大路貨色。
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套用食有所言,自家製唔代表好吃。
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唔多掂的餅底,但味道是唔錯的。
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Pastry唔掂。
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唔掂的牛角包。
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同食友分別試上多味,是稱心的~
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午市唔少寫字樓客。
餐包反而唔錯。
意式自助冷盤都是大路貨色。
同食友分別試上多味,是稱心的~
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2009-07-08 22 views
Came here one night during right after the soft-opening stage to try out the Happy Hour as well as Dinner, one of my favourite activities. Perhaps not as apparent during the brightly lit day time - when it gradually turns darker by the hour, I noticed the inner atmosphere becomes a bit cold with the plasticky KARTELL furnitures and the mirror-shiny white surroundings. There are around 4 of each category of Italian wines available by the glass comprising of Sparkling, White and Red, also some non
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Came here one night during right after the soft-opening stage to try out the Happy Hour as well as Dinner, one of my favourite activities. Perhaps not as apparent during the brightly lit day time - when it gradually turns darker by the hour, I noticed the inner atmosphere becomes a bit cold with the plasticky KARTELL furnitures and the mirror-shiny white surroundings.
There are around 4 of each category of Italian wines available by the glass comprising of Sparkling, White and Red, also some non-wine selections - most of these are specially imported by GVSTO and there are more options available by the bottle. They are not sourced from the 2-3 atypically imported ones of better known wine production regions. To me personally - Italian wines are so diverse and like French cheese run into the hundreds of types, in fact beyond 1000 altogether in total. Its always a good sign to see Italian restaurants trying out something a bit more exploratory!

WINE:
Ordered a glass of White which I seem to recall is a Fiano but its hard to recall from a while back without taking notes. Also a Red from Emilia Romania of Parma and Reggiano's fame, to go with the free Happy Hour savoury dishes.
The savoury stuff I did not touch much but I recall having a Duck breast slice possibly on top of some Eggplant, also a slightly smoky mozzarella like cheese which is infact the lovely smoked Scarmoza wrapped around a tomato slice. The latter is sometimes formed in a snowman's shape with a knob, much like a wrapped and tied Burrata for hanging... all of these are mozzarellas I guess!

BREAD BASKET:
A very generous bread basket was given, slightly warmed up together with Olive Oil which was above-average in taste. Did not try the Balsamic to comment. A lot of the bread were slightly crusty however, a bit hard - this especially applied to the Squid Ink Grissini which cracks brittly, reminding me of a fema somewhat. There were some plain bread slices and also bread rolls, one with olives and one with choppoed walnut. They smell and taste really authentically Italian, the yeast and bread kind of herbal/spicy somewhat.

AMUSE BOUCHE:
Not sure how they would call this in Italian but this hotted up piece of grilled Polenta with olive oil drizzled diced tomatoes and a frisee leaf signalled that the meal is about to begin.

PASTA:
Although the menu seems to carry interesting salads, Parma Ham Pizza's and other Entree or Main Course options with a few grilled seafood options as well, I knew I couldn't finish a Pasta dish and then follow it up with a 2nd Main Plate afterwards that night. So I opted for one of Pasticceria Garden's 'famous' home made pastas only.
It might seem to be an easy choice knowing that their Squid Ink pasta with Lemon Zest is the signature dish - however what made me drool all over was reading about a dish called Taglietella con Ragu alla Napoletana or something to that effect, hopefully not too far off! My vague memory told me Taglietella mixed with Ragu (couldn't register with the rest of jargons) was meant to be one of the most traditional pasta dishes in Italy and preceeds the Westernised Spag Bol, which was somehow derived from it and the Italian Bolognese cousin. The use of house made, thickish Taglietella and slow-cooked Ragu in a thick, gooey tomato and herbal based sauce, to be COOKED by Authentic Italians in Hong Kong..... how attractive is that as a concept?

I must say when the dish arrived in the end, I was slightly frustrated because the squarish diced meat wasn't the fork tender and slightly shredded ragu I was desiring for.... Not only do I think that this WASN'T slow cooked as by the Ragu definition but only prepared in the last minute, but I couldn't even work out if this whitish meat was veal, pork, beef or a dolphin. It was bland and borderline tough. It did not have the right texture nor the right penetration of the tomato sweetness and herbal influences cooked beyond the meat's outer surface. This ain't a ragu in my book - its more resembles the kind of meat that adorns the pizza topping. Even Domino's wouldn't risk advertising and passing it off as a 'Ragu's Special Pizza' in my opinion.

The home made Tagliatella wasn't eggy enough in taste and not 'springily bitey' in texture either, the no.1 prerequisites of house made egg pasta in my opinion. I normally wouldn't mind it, if fresh pasta isn't cooked as Al Dente as dry pasta but this was definitely too soft, the Sauce and Ragu also barely coated onto the tagliatelle strands. This was topped with shredded Parmesan, a Parmesan crisp and a sprig or two of fried Tarragon.
I think for the very mid-hundred odd dollars I would be paying for this simple pasta rendition - I wouldn't mind if it was cooked with a bit more carefulness and a little bit more sophisticatication, it doesn't make sense either seeing how dainty the dish was sized.

Apple Terrine with Sweetbread, Cream and Calvados Wine (No Photo)
Its a shame that my photo has gone missing again
as this was the highlight of the meal. It consists of some diced, cooked apples in the middle, enclosed by a Bread Pudding like softened bread. Topped with a bit of cream and a single roasted Apple Slice (I had a roasted Apple Slice on the dessert on the same day at Sodeyama. The Sodeyama one slightly better).
This was surrounded by a pool of thick butterscotch infused with the aromatic Calvado's wine from France, a lovely, slightly spicy sauce that wasn't too sweet at all! In fact this combination reminds me of Butterscotch Schnapps more than Calvado's itself.
This small dessert costs $120 +10%. Its worth a try though!


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As much as I like the desserts and pastries here, I guess I was slightly disappointed with my pasta and starters that night, also I was a bit disappointed with the savouries during a previous afternoon visit. Seems like the forte of GVSTO remains with its Pasticceria 'Pastry' options.
Ordering a 'Pasta' without ordering a Main Course might not entitle me to judge the place correctly but my interpretation is, this is meant to be cooking hardcore authentic Pasta that'll swoon anyone over and be converted to their Italian food style.
Also as last time, I find the Dessert prices here to be set at crazy levels. Who would really want to pay for simple, pre-set in the fridge desserts of an ultra minuit serving size, namely the Zuppa Inglese or a Segafreddo or Panna Rappresa served in a glass, for $90-100 + 10%? What really makes my Apple Terrine dessert worth $120 or a simple sandwich a whopping $100? Its not out of my reach and I might just try them once or twice as a novelty but even when designed for billionaires or the queen, its still not very realistically priced in any country, given the food's simple nature. Virtually puts it on par with Da Domenico and Olala 一碗麵's - absurdity level wise. *As a side note, one could buy 1 portion of the dried Hand Made Pastas for $50/portion.
Apple Dessert around mid-high '4'
Pasta that night around low '3'

Italian Bread Basket - Slightly Crusty Hard
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Polenta Cake with Tomatoes
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Tagliatella with Ragu
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Italian Bread Basket - Slightly Crusty Hard