Lupa (Closed)

Dining Concept這年在中環區也開了兩間新店，其中一間就是Lupa，跟朋友來過吃午飯及晚飯。跟旗下很多餐廳一樣，這裡也設有Semi Lunch Buffet，價錢是$178，頭盤及甜品以自助形式進行，可另加錢添湯、意粉、薄餅等主菜。先看看沙律及其他頭盤，沙律菜有三款可選，如生菜、火箭菜等，配合芝士碎、麵包脆粒及沙律醬，可接個人喜好調配沙律。另外也有數款豆沙律，如Lentils扁豆，個人就愛吃這款，也有青豆等。也有數款凍肉，經過醃製的茄子，酸酸的，炒雜菇牛油味道香濃，同樣合我口味。這裡也有數款芝士，用來配麵包吃都很不錯。至於甜品選擇，款式就比Al Molo及BLT等餐廳多點，芒果奶凍口感柔滑，奶味香濃，配合酸酸的果醬，也好吃。芝士蛋糕味道濃郁，但質感就偏為軟腍，餅底亦未算香脆。朱古力慕絲蛋糕，可可味甜，口感濕潤，熱情果慕絲蛋糕，酸度頗高，感覺來得清新自然。芒果慕絲味道較甜，口感不太滑溜，質揀一般。還有焗梨撻，撻底不夠香脆鬆化，梨味又偏甜，個人不太喜愛。其中也點了薄餅跟意粉，Margherita，水牛芝士、蕃茄跟羅勒葉，配料簡單。薄餅焗得微脆，批邊較脆身一點，餅點帶點韌口，口感有

2 of us had dinner, followed by 2 more joining for dessert and drinks.Lovely welcome, smiley receptionist directed us to Pre dinner drinks on the terrace. Good environment but angry faced waiting staff and poor sound system spoil the atmosphe here. I had to go and ask about our table rather than being found to be told when my table was ready, not ideal.Quite good decor and atmosphe in the restaurant, relaxing but lively and open kitchen to see. tables too close together though, feels more cafe

黃昏的中環仍然燈火燦爛，路人亦特別多。我們幾經辛苦終於避過人潮和大大小小的手袋，成功走上“海陸空”大廈，迎接狼媽媽（Lupa）的懷抱。搭進狼媽媽的世界，環境十分黑暗，氣氛也神秘起來，叫我小心腳步，盡量不發聲響。直到聽見輕快的背景音樂，才呼出一口氣。Lupa，來自紐約的意大利餐廳，乃星級名廚Mario Batali在香港的第一間餐廳。樓上國際知名的Carnevino 也是他主理，聽説他將在近來很火熱的Hysan Place再為東方之珠添光芒。坐下後，侍應特別介紹最新的Tasting menu，是個黑松露套餐。想一想，好像黑松露盛產的季節快來了（抑或是已到？），難怪各餐廳都開始端出黑松露餐牌。既然是初試啼聲，我們覺得叫a la carte才能試真章。餐廳a la carte分爲Starter，Primi和Secondi三大類。Starter中還有三種，有Verdure(Cured vegetables) ，Carne(Cured meat)，Insalate(Salad)， Pesce(Cured fish) 和Fritti(Fried snacks)，款式多得很，叫人難以取捨。掙扎一輪之

Company drink is arranged at outdoor rooftop of this restaurant. The restaurant is newly opened and decoration is modern and concise, a bit low key but in comfortable way. Outdoor place can have oversight LKF and we happened to see A&F models parole on open-roof bus. Finger food is mini in size but good taste and all fresh made. Deep fried cheese ball is not oily at all and yummy. Another ball with smashed potato is just soso. I like parma ham a lot, very fresh and rich in flavor. It served wit

I was honestly disappointed after all that publicity Lupa received. Other than the wine we got, I really can't say I was too pleased with any of the dishes. I wasn't full after the meal but I didn't even want to order anything extra from the menu. I was THAT disappointed. The ambience was fine and the service was good, but that's the least you could expect from a place like this.Walnut & pecorino salad - Mediocre. The pecorino was good but that's about it.Cured cod - Way too much olive we c

I visited many bars & restaurants but this one seems to have an exceptionally bad attitude! Their unfriendly Maitre' D did not acknowledge or greet arriving customers. After finally got a table outdoor, didn't realize it was such a hard work to get their staff's attention. The staffs avoided customer eye contact and focused solely on big groups. It took me about 25 mins to get a drink's menu and after that staff disappeared for a long time and could not get them back to order. Next table e

Finally a good pizza in HK! I feel a bit ashamed to say this as I am Italian, and it is a New yorker who had to come here to show HK what a pizza should taste like.The margherita was so good that I ate 2 .The first time I went there, they had run out of pizza, so I had the Crispy duck instead, the portion was abundant and it was really good. The pasta dishes were good, they tasted like home made but not big enough to fill u up.The wine selection is good and reasonably pricedThe service by the Ne

忙了一天，晚飯前與友人到了Lupa內（正確點來說應該是'外'）的La Terrazze輕鬆一下。La Terrazze，顧名思義是一個terrace。露天座位加上簡約自然佈置，還有一幅仿草牆，頗有身處花園的感覺。四周雖然是高樓大廈，幸好這餐廳座落的樓數不高（3樓），因而在上空方面可以與週邊的石屎森林高度上有一段距離，空間感是蠻足蠻開陽，不錯。這部分的餐廳只在晚上開放，提供一些輕食和飲品，正是我們所想要的。翻過menu，最後我們決定分享一隻薄餅，口味方面選了經典的margherita。薄餅餡料有蕃茄醬，mozerella芝士和羅勒，對板又清新；而餅底香脆煙韌有咬口，不錯，唯獨稍嫌餅邊過厚和有點硬。看著天色漸暗，初夏的黃昏有點微風，喝著清新果香凍白酒，確實幾舒服寫意。

Tables were too close together at the terrace. I could hear everything the next table were saying. Service was not professional for a restaurant like this. The staff was not well trained or well groomed with greasy hair. The pizza was not hot when it got to our table, and it tasted like cafe O's. The wine took 20 minutes to arrive. Would NOT go back . Below average food and service with high price!!!

With Babbo being one of my fav restaurants in NYC, was looking forward to trying Batali's first restaurant in HK. Dinner is a bit difficult to book so we reserved a table for a Sunday brunch. There isn't much decor to talk about but the tables could've been positioned better. The two of us were seated in a table next to a large drawer and throughout our meal, the servers kept asking me to move my chair so that they can access the items they need from the drawer. A small nuisance there.The menu i

Having heard such mixed reviews about Lupa, my friend booked a table for 4 to see what the fuss was all about. Unfortunately, we have to agree with the negative reviews - Mario Batali or not, the food is mediocre at best, and the place seems to be resting on its laurels relying on the celebrity name.Our dining experience did not start well with us being seated right by the toilets, on a tiny table for 4 which would have been a squeeze for 2. Everything appears to be in kiddy portions in order

After all the hype and hoopla surrounding the opening of Lupa restaurant by a celebrity NY chef, expectations were understandably high.Lupa did not live up to the press releases.The restaurant space is large but spread out so that diners in different sections are experiencing dramatically different venues.Near the kitchen the tables are fairly well-spaced and conversation with your table mates is comfortable. However, the temperature from the open kitchen is so high that people sitting here ha

although i always wanted to try this new restaurant i was always intimidated by the bad comments written on openricefinally me and friend said we ve got to try this and see how choatic the menu goes so we arrive there at ard 6:00pm , the tables were fully booked but they managed to get us a table endless ceiling to floor windows , and the classy furniture created a strong vibe of chicthe subdued light and soft music sooth our mindsthe service was good , staff would recommend the signature dishe

Big disappointment and have no clue on how this restaurant get to be fully booked and earned it's fame. I will certainly have no interest to come again.Complicated lunch set ordering rules which staffs didnt even bother to explain; limited selection of appealing dishes from menu; sloppy setting of salad and desert buffet; the quality is equivalent to canteen buffet; crowded setting; many staffs walking around but useless and cold; portion of dish is tiny; ordinary taste. Place presenting a chaot

Mario Batali是紐約的大紅人, 主持不少飲食節目如Iron Chef America及The Chew等等, 旗下共有20家餐廳, 分別在紐約, 拉斯維加斯, 洛杉磯, Port Chester, Westport, 新加坡等地, 當中的名店包括2012年紐約米芝蓮一星的Del Posto, Casa Mono, 以及2012年紐約米芝蓮Bib Gourmand的LUPA.在2012年, 他的飲食版圖擴展到香港, 據報會連開三家店子, 第一家就是LUPA這家羅馬意大利菜店子. 選址在陸海通大廈, 中環的中心地帶, 加上店子面積超大, 看來鋪租一定不便宜, 而他對打入香港市場也應該有十足信心. 在香港的LUPA, 大廚是Zach Allen, 他曾經在紐約店工作了一段長時間, 應該也能把紐約店的精華搬到來香港店吧.LUPA即是羅馬神話中的母狼, 一入到店內準能看見這個在店中央的擺設. 這裡的裝修走簡單路線, 不會太花巧, 是讓客人坐得舒適為主, 不過跟隔離檯的距離是相當近. 是晚來這裡是為了跟總管慶祝生日, 四個人, 大家都是愛甜的人, 當然要留力吃甜品, 加上之前才跟總管去了