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難得兩姐妹一齊放假,約左一齊去買生日禮物比媽咪行到攰攰地又餓餓地阿妹就突然好英勇咁話帶我食好野見佢個樣咁自信滿滿就信佢一次啦餐包有3款選擇。最深刻是胡椒脆片,胡椒味濃郁另外兩款餐包亦都非常軟熟。好香面包味,好吃雞肉煮得非常入味,肉質非常林身但又唔會鬆散到無哂咬口,調味恰到好處,值得推介闊條麵軟硬適中,唔會一夾就斷,醬汁清新,唔會有油膩感最後薄餅顏色鮮艷,好吸睛呀肯定要相機食先芝士味濃郁,配合火腿和火箭菜非常惹味
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難得兩姐妹一齊放假,約左一齊去買生日禮物比媽咪
行到攰攰地又餓餓地
阿妹就突然好英勇咁話帶我食好野
見佢個樣咁自信滿滿
就信佢一次啦


餐包有3款選擇。
最深刻是胡椒脆片,胡椒味濃郁
另外兩款餐包亦都非常軟熟。
好香面包味,好吃
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雞肉煮得非常入味,肉質非常林身但又唔會鬆散到無哂咬口,
調味恰到好處,值得推介
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闊條麵軟硬適中,唔會一夾就斷,醬汁清新,唔會有油膩感
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最後薄餅顏色鮮艷,好吸睛呀
肯定要相機食先

芝士味濃郁,配合火腿和火箭菜非常惹味
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係金鐘太古廣場既Operetta, 係林建岳先生其下嘅餐廳。餐廳裝修非常華麗,高格調、富有氣派!餐廳面積比較大,所以枱與枱之間都有一定距離,最適合星期五happy Friday同三五知己摸着酒杯底談心!食物方面,每一碟菜式既賣相都似幅畫,美輪美奐。依個dessert係Pistachio Calamansi Cake, 我最欣賞係件餅,個餅皮係用開心果,中間有啲酥皮再夾住一層檸檬custard,好清新既感覺,酸酸地,好適合做飯後甜品,令人好想再食多碟。
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係金鐘太古廣場既Operetta, 係林建岳先生其下嘅餐廳。餐廳裝修非常華麗,高格調、富有氣派!餐廳面積比較大,所以枱與枱之間都有一定距離,最適合星期五happy Friday同三五知己摸着酒杯底談心!食物方面,每一碟菜式既賣相都似幅畫,美輪美奐。依個dessert係Pistachio Calamansi Cake, 我最欣賞係件餅,個餅皮係用開心果,中間有啲酥皮再夾住一層檸檬custard,好清新既感覺,酸酸地,好適合做飯後甜品,令人好想再食多碟。
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Operetta, one of my go-to restaurants at Pacific Place has just launched a new lunch menu this week. As I knew I would be in Admiralty to get my heart checked out this afternoon, I thought I should go and check out that menu at the same time. This is a much more simplified set lunch menu they've got now with fewer appetizers (from 8 to 6) and main courses (13 to 8) to choose from. Out goes my favorite appetizers including chef Konishi's teriyaki wings, fried Nagasaki cuttlefish and manzo tonnato
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Operetta, one of my go-to restaurants at Pacific Place has just launched a new lunch menu this week. As I knew I would be in Admiralty to get my heart checked out this afternoon, I thought I should go and check out that menu at the same time. 
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This is a much more simplified set lunch menu they've got now with fewer appetizers (from 8 to 6) and main courses (13 to 8) to choose from. Out goes my favorite appetizers including chef Konishi's teriyaki wings, fried Nagasaki cuttlefish and manzo tonnato and in comes stuff like beef carpaccio, grilled white asparagus with Hollandaise sauce and pan-fried tomino cheese. Pretty interesting change but honestly, I don't really care as long as the new stuff are all good.
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Beef carpaccio - I could smell the truffle from pretty far away. A server then walked past me with this in her hand and I knew immediately that it's going to be a pretty fragrant dish.
Beef carpaccio with green peas puree and summer truffle sauce
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While I wasn't surprised by the lovely fragrance of the summer truffle, I was somewhat stunned (but in a good way) by the thickness of these tender slices of beef. They were not razor thin as I thought they would be. In fact, it was considered pretty meaty for a carpaccio. I really like this dish a lot especially the little dabs of green peas purée and summer truffle sauce on top giving the carpaccio more greater complexity of flavors.
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Tiger prawns - This was a fairly good but undersized dish featuring a pair of tasty tiger prawns. It was served with a pizzaiola sauce along with some sautéed French beans on the bottom. Reasonably good but it was no comparison with the previous dish.
Tiger prawns with pizzaiola sauce and sautéed French beans
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I didn't get the chance to check out their dessert menu coz I was too busy taking off for dessert elsewhere. But all in all, I had a nice dining experience this afternoon. Service was very good as usual and the revamped menu looked fresh and interesting. I will definitely come back for their lobster campofilone sometime soon.
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提早食母親節飯 weekday 晚上8點環境 清淨舒服 燈光柔和 很適合浪漫晚餐服務 十分細心照顧客人需要 幫手影相無問題價錢 以味道論 微微略貴 最推薦 帶子 味道清新配菜同汁都好味 燒雞皮脆 肉質還可以味道夠濃 無殼蝦也彈牙 喜歡食硬意但是日意粉也比正常略硬甜甜酸酸 口感不錯
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提早食母親節飯 weekday 晚上8點

環境 清淨舒服 燈光柔和 很適合浪漫晚餐

服務 十分細心照顧客人需要 幫手影相無問題

價錢 以味道論 微微略貴

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配菜同汁都好味 燒雞皮脆 肉質還可以

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味道夠濃 無殼蝦也彈牙 喜歡食硬意但是日意粉也比正常略硬

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甜甜酸酸 口感不錯

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Operetta's with its duo of Italian Chef Sgro and Japanese Chef Konishi from Michelin starred Wakyu Takumi, has opened for a few months in Pacific Place and at the beginning has attracted the attention of some foodies. I have been here for their Happy Aperitivo Hour which features Italian bites included with a Buy 1 Drink and Get 2nd Drink for 50% off deal. It gave us confidence to return and try out their All Day Menu, which is only $168 for 2 Courses and is available until 6pm.. Happy Aperitivo
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Operetta's with its duo of Italian Chef Sgro and Japanese Chef Konishi from Michelin starred Wakyu Takumi, has opened for a few months in Pacific Place and at the beginning has attracted the attention of some foodies. I have been here for their Happy Aperitivo Hour which features Italian bites included with a Buy 1 Drink and Get 2nd Drink for 50% off deal. It gave us confidence to return and try out their All Day Menu, which is only $168 for 2 Courses and is available until 6pm.

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Happy Aperitivo Hour Snacks -

Buy 1 Drink, Get 2nd Drink 50% Off.

It includes some Prosciutto ham, Pizza, Cheese and nibbles..

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All Day Menu - $168 for 2 Courses. Add $58 for Dessert.

Daily from 11:30am to 6pm

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Got some Happy Hour Wine, Aperitivo Prosciutto Ham, and Bread Basket -

The Ham is actually of a good quality, the soft and not overly salty cured type.



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Soup of the Day - Italian Beans Soup

This was quite huge and filling actually, with it tasting quite meaty and accurately seasoned, the beans weren't overly mushy cooked and just holding shape and taste. It's actually nearly big enough to be a light meal by itself, especially with the bread.. ~ 9/10

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Tagliolini Amatriciana & Pancetta -

The pasta was actually really good, hand made and eggy, springy. This was a surprise and comparing it to sister restaurants Michelin Starred or Bib Gourmand CIAK in the Kitchen's similar version, I actually liked this better. Even the Celeries were diagonally sliced evenly and everything was cooked well, tomato sweet and with good pancetta input. It tasted slightly Japanese sweeter too.. ~ 8/10 So far, the Happy Aperitivo Hour and Dishes tried so far were quite convincing especially when compared to its pricing point. Will definitely be back

Price: HKD $168 to HKD $300 Per Person + 10%

Food: ♕♕♕♕ 1/2

Address: 金鐘金鐘道88號太古廣場1樓112號舖

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我是一個貪慕虚榮,貪嗔癡,喜歡去靚地方,食嘢不願付高價錢的沒女,時常好茅盾,所以有選擇困難症,時常鬥爭。當日下雨,唔去老蘭,到金鐘,最喜歡香格理拉大堂吧,有小提琴演奏,最喜歡食佢的橄欖,但無位,轉咗去龍蝦吧,飲完貴野,找間唔好咁貴的餐廳食晚飯,其實已知此間餐廳,一早想試,看過menu,pizza都係百幾元,合化算。因無訂位,要等8:30pm,見門口酒吧區有位,侍應話逼,我們無所為,8時前,還有happy hour,第二杯半價,叫2杯白酒,$70/杯。kale salad,因為有牛油果,我喜,arugula芝麻菜,茄仔,杏仁,parmesan cheese,還有羽衣甘藍(我認得,之前食過不知是乜,原來現在流行),$120。最簡單的pizza~蕃茄芝士,皮香脆,有口感,側邊泡起,底唔太薄,不像風,蕃茄芝士薄薄平均,及格,$150。記得有麵包送,問侍應話焗近就快來。麵包熱辣辣,厚厚的小件,好香,軟熟亞拉斯加蟹意粉,不似意粉,好似炒麵,蟹肉當然不及上次在上環食個次咁香,一般。雖然食物不是跨啦拉,以這樣價錢,咁舒服及環境c级地方,唔係甚麽特日子,普通聚餐,抵,有賺!
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我是一個貪慕虚榮,貪嗔癡,喜歡去靚地方,食嘢不願付高價錢的沒女,時常好茅盾,所以有選擇困難症,時常鬥爭。

當日下雨,唔去老蘭,到金鐘,最喜歡香格理拉大堂吧,有小提琴演奏,最喜歡食佢的橄欖,但無位,轉咗去龍蝦吧,飲完貴野,找間唔好咁貴的餐廳食晚飯,其實已知此間餐廳,一早想試,看過menu,pizza都係百幾元,合化算。

因無訂位,要等8:30pm,見門口酒吧區有位,侍應話逼,我們無所為,8時前,還有happy hour,第二杯半價,叫2杯白酒,$70/杯。

kale salad,因為有牛油果,我喜,arugula芝麻菜,茄仔,杏仁,parmesan cheese,還有羽衣甘藍(我認得,之前食過不知是乜,原來現在流行),$120。

最簡單的pizza~蕃茄芝士,皮香脆,有口感,側邊泡起,底唔太薄,不像風,蕃茄芝士薄薄平均,及格,$150。

記得有麵包送,問侍應話焗近就快來。麵包熱辣辣,厚厚的小件,好香,軟熟


亞拉斯加蟹意粉,不似意粉,好似炒麵,蟹肉當然不及上次在上環食個次咁香,一般。

雖然食物不是跨啦拉,以這樣價錢,咁舒服及環境c级地方,唔係甚麽特日子,普通聚餐,抵,有賺!

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牛油果沙律,亞拉斯加蟹肉意粉
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This is RIDICULOUS !!!!! I have been told that, my lunch takeaway does not provide any folks, spoons..... etc, how can I have my lunch !My order is over $1800- for my team's lunch.It's hard for us to recommend this restaurant to my counterparts or business partners.I don't see this is an environmental protection or somewhat a kind of "savings".I will not order lunch from this place again!
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This is RIDICULOUS !!!!! I have been told that, my lunch takeaway does not provide any folks, spoons..... etc, how can I have my lunch !My order is over $1800- for my team's lunch.

It's hard for us to recommend this restaurant to my counterparts or business partners.I don't see this is an environmental protection or somewhat a kind of "savings".

I will not order lunch from this place again!
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Set lunch: (1) chicken Caesar salad - quite fresh/crisp leaves w slices of chicken which is actually not so common to find for set lunch salads; (2) pappardelle w meat ragu - super tasty...pappardelle was cooked perfectly and the meat ragu was meaty and seasoned well. OVERALL - decent (even the coffee was good). SUGGEST - prob anything from the menu. How I rate: awesome > decent > meh > terrible.
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Set lunch: (1) chicken Caesar salad - quite fresh/crisp leaves w slices of chicken which is actually not so common to find for set lunch salads; (2) pappardelle w meat ragu - super tasty...pappardelle was cooked perfectly and the meat ragu was meaty and seasoned well. OVERALL - decent (even the coffee was good). SUGGEST - prob anything from the menu.

How I rate: awesome > decent > meh > terrible.
Pappardelle  w  meat  ragu
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又到了假日,想找一些假日半自助餐嘆吓,但又沒有特別喜好,便到太古廣場發掘一些新意思,最後找到一間開業不到半年的意大利餐廳,它的前身便是Dan Ryan。餐廳提供weekend brunch,是半自助餐形式,選擇不同組合有不同收費,但屬價格相宜。餐廳外便可看半自助餐的款式,有沙律,少量熱食及多種甜品。沙律款式:薯仔、螺絲、黎麥、蔬菜等配合三款沙律醬熱葷:大磨菰、蕃茄肉圓、西班牙乳豬、肉醬千層義大利麵甜品:迷你tarimusu , 律子蛋糕,朱古力mouse , 芒果奶凍、藍苺芝士蛋糕、麵包布丁、迷你紅莓mouse 蛋糕,最受小朋友歡迎便是即叫即製的綿花糖及自家製雪糕。總括而言,$188 (不包咖啡或茶) 在大古廣場可享受weekend brunch 絕對抵食,值得一試。
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又到了假日,想找一些假日半自助餐嘆吓,但又沒有特別喜好,便到太古廣場發掘一些新意思,最後找到一間開業不到半年的意大利餐廳,它的前身便是Dan Ryan。餐廳提供weekend brunch,是半自助餐形式,選擇不同組合有不同收費,但屬價格相宜。
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餐廳外便可看半自助餐的款式,有沙律,少量熱食及多種甜品
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沙律款式:薯仔、螺絲、黎麥、蔬菜等配合三款沙律醬

熱葷:大磨菰、蕃茄肉圓、西班牙乳豬、肉醬千層義大利麵

甜品:迷你tarimusu , 律子蛋糕,朱古力mouse , 芒果奶凍、藍苺芝士蛋糕、麵包布丁、迷你紅莓mouse 蛋糕,最受小朋友歡迎便是即叫即製的綿花糖及自家製雪糕。
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總括而言,$188 (不包咖啡或茶) 在大古廣場可享受weekend brunch 絕對抵食,值得一試。
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不嬲都唔熟PP,呢個商場似乎冇咩食咁,除非去附近酒店。求其撞入一間諗住快快趣食個飯就走,見呢間門口望入去幾好feel就試下啦。個鋪分兩邊,近門口係高枱for飲野,裡面先係大枱for食飯。百幾蚊一個意粉/pizza都唔意外,唔係特別貴。餐包暖暖地,油油地...叫左個Caesar,同佢講share佢會同我分兩碟上,又幾貼心。生菜都爽脆嘅,雞肉普通啦,但點解佢會落左啲魚乾.... 無端端有啲咸魚喺度唔知想點。呢個pizza上碟嗰下我都有啲愕然,雖然係我點嘅😓賣相都幾唔吸引下,食落個味都ok嘅,個cheese味道好出,茄子菠菜都係我鍾意嘅食材,但個批底吸哂油食食下係有啲滯。呢個咁嘅cabonara又係嚇親我,啲意粉咁粗咁似油麵嘅??啲意粉未煮透,中間硬硬地,上面啲洋蔥唔知佢點整,但望落同食落都好有乸埋一嚿嘅膠紙嘅感覺....個汁又稀,所以食落冇乜味。$160係絕對不能接受。加多兩杯啤酒埋單$660,食物質素都幾令人失望,環境同服務都唔錯,有機會再嚟都係飲野算咯。
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不嬲都唔熟PP,呢個商場似乎冇咩食咁,除非去附近酒店。求其撞入一間諗住快快趣食個飯就走,見呢間門口望入去幾好feel就試下啦。個鋪分兩邊,近門口係高枱for飲野,裡面先係大枱for食飯。
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百幾蚊一個意粉/pizza都唔意外,唔係特別貴。
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餐包暖暖地,油油地...
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叫左個Caesar,同佢講share佢會同我分兩碟上,又幾貼心。生菜都爽脆嘅,雞肉普通啦,但點解佢會落左啲魚乾.... 無端端有啲咸魚喺度唔知想點。
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呢個pizza上碟嗰下我都有啲愕然,雖然係我點嘅😓賣相都幾唔吸引下,食落個味都ok嘅,個cheese味道好出,茄子菠菜都係我鍾意嘅食材,但個批底吸哂油食食下係有啲滯。
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呢個咁嘅cabonara又係嚇親我,啲意粉咁粗咁似油麵嘅??啲意粉未煮透,中間硬硬地,上面啲洋蔥唔知佢點整,但望落同食落都好有乸埋一嚿嘅膠紙嘅感覺....個汁又稀,所以食落冇乜味。$160係絕對不能接受。

加多兩杯啤酒埋單$660,食物質素都幾令人失望,環境同服務都唔錯,有機會再嚟都係飲野算咯。
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Operetta kicked off the gastronomic renaissance at Pacific Place late last year that would see a slew of new restaurant openings (Apinara, Commissary, Bizou, Dim Sum Library etc.) coming through the door to the famed shopping mall in Admiralty over the past 6 months. I have always enjoyed the modern chic design of Operetta so right after my short trip to Taipei, I decided to pay this modern Italian restaurant my second visit.Marinated salmon with Sicilian style couscous - Getting things started
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Operetta kicked off the gastronomic renaissance at Pacific Place late last year that would see a slew of new restaurant openings (Apinara, Commissary, Bizou, Dim Sum Library etc.) coming through the door to the famed shopping mall in Admiralty over the past 6 months. I have always enjoyed the modern chic design of Operetta so right after my short trip to Taipei, I decided to pay this modern Italian restaurant my second visit.
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Marinated salmon with Sicilian style couscous - Getting things started was marinated salmon with a small fennel salad on top and Sicilian style cous cous on the bottom. Pretty refreshing start (Grade: 3/5).
Marinated salmon with Sicilian style couscous
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Pappardelle with traditional Southern Italian meat ragu - I didn't get the chance to have any Italian food in Taipei and was therefore longing for a good bowl of pasta. This homemade pappardelle was really good and perfectly al dente. The meat ragu was a little salty in my opinion but still was pretty a solid offering (Grade: 3.5/5).
Pappardelle with traditional Southern Italian meat ragu
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Chestnut monte bianco - Dessert cost another $58 but that's okay considering I still got some room left in my tummy. Here we have a trio of sweet delights including a baby pear poached in red wine, vanilla ice-cream and chestnut cream on a tart. Pretty nice touch of sweetness (chestnut cream and vanilla ice-cream) and acidity (poached pear in red wine) which was subtle and well-balance. That was a good wrap for my Italian lunch (Grade: 3.5/5).
Chestnut monte bianco
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The two-course set (with different starter and main dish options) is going for $168 these days. That's pretty good value for a restaurant of this caliber in the heart of the city.
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We were a group of 4 adults and 3 kids and ordered a bunch of food to share.  Overall, the food was very good.  We had 3 pizzas and each of them had thin, airy crusts and a healthy topping of cheese.  The pappardelle with ragu was also delicious.  Our kids were getting antsy and saw that the staff was preparing ice cream.  One of the servers came and asked if the kids could have a scoop of ice cream.  Since we hadn't seen ice cream on the menu, we thought he was offering the kids complimentary s
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We were a group of 4 adults and 3 kids and ordered a bunch of food to share.  Overall, the food was very good.  We had 3 pizzas and each of them had thin, airy crusts and a healthy topping of cheese.  The pappardelle with ragu was also delicious.  Our kids were getting antsy and saw that the staff was preparing ice cream.  One of the servers came and asked if the kids could have a scoop of ice cream.  Since we hadn't seen ice cream on the menu, we thought he was offering the kids complimentary scoops of ice cream and getting our permission.  We said yes and the kids had a minuscule ball of ice cream each.
We asked for the check and saw that they charged us $65/scoop of ice cream.  YES, $65/scoop, without telling us the price first.  Just. Like. That.  WOW.  We said that this was really outrageous and that they should have told us the price first.  We got, yes, that's the price from the server.  I then complained to the receptionist and the maitre d'hotel.  They said  "oh, I'm sorry."  YUP, they're sorry, folks.  An apology for not disclosing the full price of crazy expensive ice cream is NOT ACCEPTABLE.   
Go for the food, don't ever accept anything unless you see the price unless you like unpleasant surprises.  Not good for our first dinner out in 2017.
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Planned to visit the White Christmas Fair at PP3 but it was raining so hard that we had to retreat to the shopping mall and had afternoon tea at Operetta instead. The afternoon tea set was really good value. For us two, we ordered the afternoon combo (HKD 150) which was of a greater bargain with three food choices and a drink. We were hungry but had to save room for a dinner engagement so we shared a Margherita pizza with a glass of house white while my sis had a mocktail. The pizza was deliciou
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Planned to visit the White Christmas Fair at PP3 but it was raining so hard that we had to retreat to the shopping mall and had afternoon tea at Operetta instead. 
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The afternoon tea set was really good value. For us two, we ordered the afternoon combo (HKD 150) which was of a greater bargain with three food choices and a drink. We were hungry but had to save room for a dinner engagement so we shared a Margherita pizza with a glass of house white while my sis had a mocktail. 
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The pizza was delicious. We loved the dough's aroma and the flaky, fluffy and crispy crust but we thought there wasn't much tomato sauce, cheese or basil leaves for the toppings.
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The mocktail Smokey Operetta was yummy but the house white got to my head quickly. 
Smokey Operetta and House White
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The open area in the front was neat with a bar counter. The staff seemed not to be in the know as to where to seat us and took long time to get the bill but the manager was helpful and very pleasant. 
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One of my favourite restaurants in Hong Kong was two Michelin starred Wagyu Takumi, which until recently was helmed by renowned Japanese Chef Mitsuru Konishi.I'd heard that Chef Konishi was involved as culinary director of the newly opened Operetta in Pacific Place, but was completely surprised when I learned that Chef Konishi had made the break with Wagyu Takumi to take a more hands on approach at the more casual Operetta, as well as (rumour has it) a brand new fine diner restaurant.We'd been w
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One of my favourite restaurants in Hong Kong was two Michelin starred Wagyu Takumi, which until recently was helmed by renowned Japanese Chef Mitsuru Konishi.

I'd heard that Chef Konishi was involved as culinary director of the newly opened Operetta in Pacific Place, but was completely surprised when I learned that Chef Konishi had made the break with Wagyu Takumi to take a more hands on approach at the more casual Operetta, as well as (rumour has it) a brand new fine diner restaurant.

We'd been watching the saga that surrounded Operetta unfold, right from the controversial decision by Pacific Place not to renew the lease of previous tenant Dan Ryan's, through to its recent opening.  As frequent visitors to Pacific Place, the snazzy little restaurant held a mild interest, but the early reviews didn't set the world alight.

So we waited.

The right opportunity presented itself recently when we caught up with a mate of the girl's for lunch; looking for a casual and close spot, Operetta seemed the perfect place and so we finally made a reservation for a Sunday lunch.
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With a name like Operetta, you'd have to be oblivious to the know that it was not an Italian restaurant; what is less obvious is their approach to stretch the concept of Italian cuisine, looking to break the traditions of contemporary flavours and expectations.  Risky for sure, people love their traditions and it's not easy to tease people out of their preconceptions when it comes to food.

Arriving right on time for our reservation, we were shown through to our seats.  The first of my many expectations about Operetta were blown away; I had no idea how big the restaurant was and how far it stretched back.  Walking by gave no indication to the size and layout of the dining room.  I'd been fooled into thinking the front bar area was the bulk of the restaurant.
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I didn't particularly love the interior; I felt that there were too many conflicting styles that didn't marry together.  Orange comfy chairs sat opposite velvety bench seats that seemed right out of the 70's - with lime green seats no less!; wood paneling on some of the walls further built on that feeling and by the time I noticed the crazy wallpaper at the end of the restaurant, my feeling that I'd stepped back in time was complete.
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The booth that we were sitting in was comfortable enough though, and as we waited for our dining companion, we were given a bowl of bread along with huge menus to look over, one of which was a special white truffle menu.  We had plenty of time to peruse however, the girl's mate PL was late, very late.  He'd had trouble getting a taxi and wasn't too sure when he'd be able to get over.
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Super hungry and with an unmovable engagement after lunch, the girl and I decided that we'd order an entree while we were waiting, the Red Tuna Tartare with 'Tosazu' jelly sounding particularly appealing.  The simply presented tartare was bright and vibrant, the red of the tuna clearly dominating the plate.  Usually a dipping sauce, the Tosazu jelly surrounded the tuna, giving an extra red effect that was offset by sesame seeds and seaweed grapes.  I loved the freshness of the tuna, it was lovely and sweet, superbly enhanced but the twang of the accompanying jelly, which lingered on the palate for some time.
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By the time we'd finished the tartare, PL had arrived, so we set about introductions and chatting before making some serious decisions about lunch.  Given the menu for Operetta was wide and eclectic, it was quite amusing that the girl and PL picked exactly the same thing and I ordered one of the special white truffle options.

My choice was the barley risotto with Alba white truffle, which originated in the little northern Italian town that is renowned for its aromatic white truffle.  It was a bit pricey, but when the truffles were presented to us, and that wonderful umami aroma hit, I suddenly didn't care so much about the price. More-so when our waiter started shaving the delicacy over my risotto, the mound of shaved truffle engulfing the plate and completely hiding any evidence that a risotto was on the plate.
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Let me just say, the aroma was intense, sensational and mouth watering; so much so that we all took turns taking in the wonderful scent.  When I finally set about devouring the dish, the earthy flavour of the truffle perfectly accentuated the benign flavour of the barley risotto.  The risotto itself was expertly cooked, but truth be told, there was too much truffle and as a consequence, the balance was slightly out.  I don't want to say there should have been less truffle, that would be sacrilege; but there definitely needed to be a bit more of the risotto.
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 The girl and her buddy had been a little boring and chosen the homemade Fettuccine with traditional Southern Italian meat ragù.  Now I'm definitely assuming that the ragù was made with beef, and not the more traditional horse meat; but whatever the protein was, it was rich and full flavoured, hints of its tomato base shining through with the meaty taste.  While the sauce was delightful, there were a few problems with the fettuccine, mostly due to the fact it was a little thick, and as a consequence was under cooked. Not so bad that it was inedible, but enough to comment on and detract slightly from that wonderful ragù.
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Interestingly, the menu described the dish as a ragout, which is more traditionally associated with French style stew; where ragù is Italian and more generally associated with pasta (although not exclusively).  So, there was a little contradiction that probably needs to be resolved; a Japanese chef with a specialty in French cooking and a menu that describes the dish as traditional Italian.....

Even though we were running a little late for my next appointment, we decided that dessert was definitely on the cards; and this time we each ordered something different, leading to a little more diversity.

First up was PL's Millefoglie, an Italian version of the traditional French dessert (the mille-feuille) and it looked quite spectacular on the plate.  Borrowing a little from the styling of the world's top restaurant, Osteria Francescana, there was a splatter of bright red coulis decorating the plate, along with some lovely saffron pastry cream sandwiched between a couple of pieces of pastry topped with fresh mango, saffron and finished off with a blood orange sorbet.  The dessert was fresh and creamy, with punchy flavours from the blood orange sorbet; although there was perhaps a bit of an imbalance with the saffron, leading to a feeling that the dish was a bit spicy.
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The girl chose a slightly more traditional Italian dessert, the vanilla pannacotta.  The very busy looking plate was less than traditional though, the pannacotta topped with fresh fruit, a strawberry tuile and squares of marshmallow; a berry coulis surrounded the pannacotta like a moat.  You can tell a great panncotta by its wobble, and while there was a good amount of wobble with the Operetta version, it was largely diminished by being covered.  Never the less, it was a delicious dessert, the sweet dessert balanced by the fresh fruit and coulis, and texture from the tuile.
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My dessert was quite interesting, in that it looked kind of old school in its presentation, achieving that stacked look that seems to be making a comeback.  A creamy coconut tapioca was covered with a mango cake, fresh mango and finished with a near perfect sphere of passionfruit sorbet.  I'm really digging tapioca at the moment, so found the creamy concoction with the little spheres of cassava root quite refreshing, especially when paired with the slightly sharp hit from the passionfruit sorbet.
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There were clear signs of the French slash Japanese influence of Culinary Director chef Mitsuru Konishi, there were huge elements of Italian head chef Fabio Sgro evident too.  A young chef who'd previously worked in a number of well regarded Italian restaurants, including Restaurant Marcela (one star), where he was the executive Chef and L'Albereta Gualtiero Marchese (three stars).

However, there were also clear signs of a restaurant that hadn't quite found its feet yet either.  The eclectic menu covered a wide range of options that looked and sounded interesting, but were maybe a little too diverse and challenging for its Pacific Place location.  With seemingly minor errors with the description of some of the items on the menu, possibly as a result of language and translation issues, it was hard to gauge exactly what the restaurant's style was.

Japanese, French or Italian; or maybe I'd missed the point and we were looking at a blending and fusion of three the world's most popular cuisines?

Either way, there were enough signs that pointed to Operetta starting to carve out an identity and find its place in the world.  I liked the flavours of my selections, there were a heap of extra menu items that I'd be interested in trying and the prices were reasonable from chefs the caliber of Mitsuru Konishi and Fabio Sgro.

Given its close proximity to my apartment, and the fact that it's right by my local cinema, I'm more than likely going to be back for more.  It will be interesting to watch this place over the coming months and years!


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Being a fan of Chef Mitsuru, the former executive chef of Waygu Takumi, and knowing him is opening a new restaurant Operetta, which is a fusion between Japanese and Italian, we just couldnt wait to try out.Locates at Pacific Place at Admiralty, it is a cosy and casual setting restaurant. It is definitely a more down to the earth enviorment that will suit lot of people. We tried their lunch set, which consists of 3 courses. For appetizers, we picked the mixed green vegetables and beef cappracc
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Being a fan of Chef Mitsuru, the former executive chef of Waygu Takumi, and knowing him is opening a new restaurant Operetta, which is a fusion between Japanese and Italian, we just couldnt wait to try out.

Locates at Pacific Place at Admiralty, it is a cosy and casual setting restaurant. It is definitely a more down to the earth enviorment that will suit lot of people. We tried their lunch set, which consists of 3 courses. For appetizers, we picked the mixed green vegetables and beef cappraccio. Boy ... it didnt disappoint, the beef cappaccio is definitely one of the best I have ever had. The thin slice beef has such an outstanding flavour that matches so well with the salad and with just a bit of orange dressing that makes a perfect appetizer. I dont really care if this is really Italian or not but it is simply delicious.

For main dishes, we picked the pan fried cod fish and spring roasted chicken. The chicken is so juicy and tendered that matches very well with the light foie gras sauce. The pan fried cod fish is good but in my opinion the chicken is better.

For dessert, naturally we pick our favor tiramesui. In my opinion, the key for a good tiramesui is the level of sweetness, temperature, texture, and smoothness. That combination sometimes is hard to mastered. Operetta has definitely done a good one as it fits my above criteria along with perfect amount of nuts in between. Really outstanding!

Overall, Operetta definitely has some potential and I am eager to see in the future how Japanese twist can further meshed with traditional Italian. Definitely will come back again as we have yet to try out their pizza and pasta dishes.
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