QUEMO (Closed)

I had just had my first bad dining experience in Hong Kong over the past year and unfortunately it was in this establishment.The sad part was the food... not the restaurant who I think is very well decorated and cozy, and not the staff who was very nice and understanding.The first thing that got me worried was the wine list. I normally drink red wine but after going through the list it was clear that I was going to have a beer because of the price and the selection by the glass was too expensive

8月除了是熱浪襲來的暑假，更是世界有名的西班牙蕃茄節，起源眾說紛紜，但在8月最後一個星期三，大家可以從電視上看到，在西班牙巴倫西亞的市集，木頭車運來源源不絕的蕃茄，倒在大街上，大家隨拾隨擲，經過一小時激戰，每個人的眼、耳、口、鼻都充塞了蕃茄，混然忘我的情景，充滿了西班牙人的熱情。今年合和中心把露天廣場佈置成蕃茄紅海，將這個別具地方特色的節日帶來香港。而The East亦首次空運來不同品種的西班牙有機蕃茄，並在旗下餐廳限定主理。Quemo作為當中一份子，請來西班牙大廚Jordi Garcia de Alcaraz Argemi，以蕃茄入饌，泡製出一系列的美食。餐前先來一杯Mojito，輕柔的白Rum酒，加入青檸及壓碎的薄荷葉，然反注入梳打水及糖漿，淡淡的酒香與及薄荷的清香徐徐散開，喝起來很清新醒神，甜酸夾雜，更是令人胃口大開。Spanish Tomato Salad （西班牙蕃茄沙律）用的是西班牙獨有的牛心蕃茄 （Ox Heart Tomato），切成一片片置底，上面是烤過的紅甜椒及沙律菜，有別於肉茄或水茄，蕃茄籽不多，肉質清爽而酸度低，加上黑醋的提鮮，簡單但味美。Gazpacho （西

Open by Elite Concept with El quim de la Boqueria in Barcelona, but nothing like La Boqueria and even worse!!We sat by the bar and watch supposely the chef in action. However, there was not much action going on. We went on sunday for lunch, but the menu was restricted to brunch menu: tortilla, soup and other starters. Luckily for us, paella was allowed to order.We ordered a zucchini tortilla. It was cold!Then gazpacho, which of course was cold, but nothing special.Then we had the paella with squ

上半年有不少西班牙餐廳一窩蜂開業，我對好幾家都很有興趣但一直沒機會去試，而這裡就是其中一家想去的，所以這次獲邀來到品嚐新推出的Weekend Cave Brunch Set，實在讓人很高興。這裡的裝潢頗型格，感覺cozy，非常適合放假的日子來好好享受美食。很喜歡這裡的terrace，只可惜現時天氣太熱，坐在外面有點難受，但如果是春秋或者晚上來的話，坐在外面肯定很舒服。周日Brunch價錢每位$328，配Cava的話就是$428。Brunch set分為四個類別，其中頭盤、湯和甜品各選一，而主菜Tapas則可選兩款，如果想多吃一點的話也可以，每款只是額外加$60，主菜就要加$120。Omelet。西班牙蛋餅凍吃的版本還是第一次吃，通常都是吃熱辣辣的，這裡一共有5款口味，當中我最喜歡茄子，味道與蛋餅最夾，另外雜椒也不錯，帶點點甜味，相反薯仔版還是熱吃比較好。Octopus ‘Salpicon’。八爪魚、蕃茄、洋蔥等等材料都切成細細粒，加上酸醋味，做法簡單，但非常醒胃，八爪魚又夠彈牙，特別適合在這種天氣吃。El Quim la Boqueria’s bomba。賣相很可愛，好像一個戴帽子的小

街市厨神Quim 繼半年前在1/5 Nuevo大方獻計后 終不負眾粉絲的千呼萬盼 又來QUEMO擔任總監 把西班牙的熱情火辣奉上虽然未有機會见真人 但席間聽到他的名字 大夥的臉上已都是興奮和期待噢 今晚 會有怎樣的驚喜？一進店 就被熱情的招呼 Host說 要像在家一樣舒服自在~ 然後每人一杯Sangria奉上涼爽清甜 雨天的沉悶也全都掃除身體抱恙 不擅活躍的我 就開始四圍晃悠餐廳的格局 寬敞落闊四方型主廳 橫列的吧台 開放式廚房 這裡的一切 都是一眼入目 大方也舒適第一道 Vermut以橄欖和醃鳀魚為鮮明的對比滋味 伴上鋪底的薯片 薄脆的口感 和濕潤的座上物 三者的結合 也是頗有個性的搭配 個人其實不愛酸 尤其是鳀魚的咸酸 不過好在這樣的搭配并不讓我的舌頭為難 第一口 敏感的味覺神經 就已被吊起第二道 Pregnant tomato小番茄做外套 擁著熏魚和軟熟的茄子泥 咬入口 滿口繽紛的juicy 好似帶著小魚兒在舌尖雀躍 清新的滋味活潑又有趣兩道冷盤后 熱身活動也開始~送上一板漢堡 噢 千萬不要以為”不過如此” 肉類的漢堡吃的多 鵝肝和生蠔的組合試過嗎？生蠔的滑溜口感在唇齒間廝磨 挑

Just like most of the new tapas bar/Spanish restaurant, QUEMO shared the same problem of being expensive but the portion of food being very smallThe impression on QUEMO is not goodWhen we arrived, there are at least 2 empty tables, we requested a seat there but were rejected and need to sit in the bar area. Afterall, these tables were not occupied in the whole evening!For the Sangria, it is totally disappointing, you can see how they mix it in the bar, with red wine and Sprite. And the fruit whi

To put it shortly, I will come back to Quemo for 3 reasons:- The Iberico Pork is stunning, perfectly cooked, and comes with mash potatoes that could compare to those of Robuchon!- Catalan rice masters both superb texture and pungent taste- Finally a place to taste and discover great wines from Spain (white Terras Gauda and red Castro de Valtuille were my favorites, with the sparkling cava Privat Laieta to start dinner). Definitely made want to try some more!Oh and there's a terrace!

Saturday and feel like some spanish food. Unfortunately hadn't planned this so did a quick search, made a phone call an hr earlier and headed here 6:30pmThey were already getting busy especially as they open from 6. All the tables were already taken / reserved so they gave us a seat right by the bar. The setting was very small, only enough room for a small plate, but we did get to look at all the starters and chat with the friendly staff. It all looked so good, so they made a selection plate fo

記者朋友問有無西班牙飯推介，令我想起在今個星期才開業的QUEMO，西班牙大廚炮製的Paella，煮同樣份量的飯就比坊間用上大一倍的大鑊去煮，出到來的效果不會水汪汪，汁被arroz吸收後，味道濃郁得令人回味，是令人期待的新晉實力店子

因為果晚係 Zinnamon 生日，大家都著靚靚隆重其事 果日我地特別有 妃史, 因為 zin 生日佢竟然一個兵都冇請黎, 只限我地d栗絲同好朋友參加,(值得一提個 sangria, 味道非常正宗, 加上酒味夠, 個個都不斷飲飲飲..... )聞說當時班粟絲已經好肚餓，所以餐廳安排先上個餐前小食"Vermut" 係一D lightly salted crisps, 味道似 Lays but who cares provided it's crispy, 同時跟埋蜆肉同青口味 sauce，點起黎唔錯，係個幾正既 dip, yumz.Pregnant tomato番茄焗左之後 tastes okay, 配埋Parmesan cheeeeeese 口感不俗and quite juicy, filling (tomato 空心) and topping 為燻魚，為番茄單一味道加上少許色彩，但味道並非十分討好，average.Chorizo lollipop比較特別既一個app，造型幾似 lollipop, and it actually tastes quite sweet, 上面 Saus

Went to this new Spanish restaurant for dinner. Overall the experience was ok but thought it was a bit pricey for the quality and quantity of food. They do have some interesting tapas such as mini oyster sandwich and foie gras with fried egg and mushroom (both were very tasty), but the portions were quite small. Even main dishes were not big at all. We tried the Spanish noodle, which came in a big pan, but for $488 you get 5 small strips of pork loin (which were delicious) and two small bowl

Went to this new Spanish restaurant. The menu has some interesting tapas like mini oyster burger and foie gras with fried eggs and mushrooms (both were very tasty). However, portions are in general quite small. Even main dishes such as rice with cuttle fish and clams and Spanish noodles with pork which come in big pans but the quantity is actually quite little. We tried the noodle with Iberico pork loin, which for $488 you get about 5 small strips of pork and about two small bowls of noodle.

這一兩年間西班牙餐廳如雨後春筍的在中環至灣仔一帶開業起來，定價皆不屬便宜，但似乎都有一定的支持者。可能是Tapas已漸漸在香港「熱」起來，亦可能只是一時的風潮，不過得益者自然也是我們一眾饕餮。是夜跟兩名甜心人的慶生飯便選了在灣仔新開的西班牙菜館QUEMO。Quemo西班牙文解作燃燒了，餐廳由巴塞隆拿El Quim de Boqueria的店主與北京Migas行政總廚所有，打造成介乎餐廳與酒吧之間的飲食場所。一行七人被安排在自成一角的小房間。菜單就是這樣小小的一張紙，一份四人自選套餐售$1380，包括一瓶Sangria或西班牙酒，套餐價錢和份量可隨人數變換。旁邊的一列是菜式的a la carte價錢，我們要了一份四人自選套餐，再散點了一些菜式。套餐包了的Sangria果味香甜又不會蓋過紅酒味，不過我還是比較喜歡喝蘭桂坊Boqueria的出品。5J acorn fed ham切得薄且平均，連著油脂鹹香鹹香的，貨源很不錯。西班牙餐前常見的蕃茄蓉麵包，麵包烘得暖脆，茄蓉是室溫而非冷冰冰的，不俗。Mussels，新鮮青口伴著甜紅椒，這樣的配搭不常見，結果卻是另類的合拍。連帶疑似有酒味的特色醬汁，

It is always exciting to try out new restaurant. Quemo opened last week quietly but the food has a lot to rave about. I found out the name means "Hot" or "Beware" and is commonly used amongst chefs. The team behind this place is impeccable. While Tony the manager comes from ABAC (Michelin 2 star) , the two executive chefs Quim comes from El Quim de Boqueria (rated best tapas bar in Barcelona) and Aitor Olebaiyor won the Best Young Chef in Spain in 1999. The restaurant which has a rustic conte