Solera Restaurant and Bar (Closed)

以前我最愛的西菜是意大利，但當認識了西班牙菜後，意大利菜也得讓位了！西班牙菜比意大利更不拘小節，也許純粹是個人的感覺。每次看著廚師將手中的廚具在人前晃動三兩下，瀟瀟灑灑地逐一放下食材、調味料和醬汁，不用雕龍刻鳳，弄出來的食物往往都很有個性，同時也能令味蕾感到快慰！「Solera」位於愉景灣，當天下午我們便如郊遊般，從不同路線先後抵達愉景灣。雖然家住東涌，距愉景灣不遠，但算一算已有三年多沒踏足愉景灣了，乘機讓大家也可暢遊一番，輕鬆一下！「Solera」正前方是大海，可欣賞到美麗的海景，若在秋天風和日麗的季節，在其露台用餐最為寫意！正值炎夏，大伙兒的我們耐熱程度較低，不敢接受挑戰，只好選擇室內座位。我們的長檯對著酒吧，方便喝酒之餘，亦充滿情調！西班牙黑毛豬火腿是我最喜歡的食材，色澤鮮艷、油潤，看不出明顯的筋膜，質量應不遜！黑毛豬火腿還配上一客蕃茄多士，不過還是較喜愛單獨欣賞黑毛豬火腿的豐味。質感油潤、入口軟滑細緻，味道甘香、鹹味偏重、蜜味較淺，質量不差，敞多存一份漿果香氣，便更完美了！此乃鹹鱈魚薯蓉春卷。春卷皮細薄、香脆而不油，而餡料的薯蓉也幼滑可口，但鹹鱈魚則不太著跡，感覺就如一般的薯蓉

In Hong Kong, we don't need to travel too much for a weekend holiday, to the beach, to the mountain, to the seaside resort, are always in about one hour. This time, I went to Discovery Bay, which is featured in a Western style by the looking of buildings and main street. Comparing to Ma Wan where I went a couple weeks before, Discovery Bay offers better quality and richer culinary. I arrived with my friends around 7pm that night, when the beautiful sunset was taking place. To enjoy a good city w

Had a feast at Solera and the food was great, some dishes were better than Ole Spanish in Central.★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★Photos of the restaurant:★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★Cream salt cod spring rolls:These spring rolls were dreamy, never would you have guessed there was silky mashed cod in the middle.★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★Sauteed mixed mushrooms with sherry:Mushrooms cannot fail and these were earthy with a delicious hint of sherry.★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★Cold cuts:I am not keen on cold cuts but the others finishe

未夠三點半，一行三人到達了愉景灣。甫踏上小島，感覺去了異國的島嶼，有種頗為陌生之感。回頭一望，繁囂的中環鬧市只在背後。這麼近，卻又那麼遠。是晚用餐餐廳Solera就在碼頭旁邊，極為方便就腳。由於日間影相會較美，且SSG尚未用膳，故先在此流連片刻。上網翻查過Solera一字，應該與酒桶有關吧。餐廳內外，確也是見到不少木酒桶的。西班牙乃一個熱情奔放的國度，敢愛敢恨，喜歡跳舞，喜歡飲酒，喜歡狂歡。從樓梯旁掛著的兩幅油畫，不難察覺西班牙充滿激情、熱愛生命的民族特色。拾級而上，去到二樓，對面乃一碩大酒吧背面。餐廳佔地面積甚廣，近落地玻璃窗一面，可望向沙灘或大海，視野遼闊，且綠意盎然。再者，餐廳牆身以醒神耀目的鮮黃色為主調，襯以深色枱凳，以及深色花紋瓷磚，高貴大方中，綻放迷人型格的魅力。天花板上的燈飾，仿如點點在天上閃爍的繁星，為視覺加添一份的柔和美感。餐廳另一側，望向碼頭方向，乃樓梯口所見碩大酒吧的正面，存放了不少不知名的酒類飲品。店內，不少外籍人士正在悠閒地坐著，聊天，飲酒，吃東西，或呆望窗外。感覺，彷彿去了歐洲一樣。當日所見，碼頭一帶的商舖尚未淪陷，遊客或自由行並不多，以居民為主。不過，愉景

平日工作咁忙，有時也想趁假期放慢腳步，遠離煩囂，享受一吓與藍天碧海為伴的悠閒寫意生活。友人提議不如齊齊往愉景灣走一趟，順道去欣賞幾幅以尋寶為主題的戶外 3D 地畫及逛逛有名的白色 Chapel，嘩，太好了，這主意很不錯啊。講真，其實饞嘴的我，對碼頭旁邊臨海美食區 D'Deck 的幾間餐廳更有興趣呢！和好友逛了一整個下午，是時候要決定開餐地點，原來 D'Deck 這裡都匯聚咗唔少特色餐廳，由墨西哥菜、韓國菜、中東菜、到泰國菜、德國菜，真是應有盡有。友人情迷西班牙美食，尤其愛吃 tapas，聽說這裡有家西班牙餐廳「Solera」質素不俗，好，就一於試試。「Solera」座落於 D'Deck 1 樓，離碼頭不遠，落船後步行大約三分鐘路程便到。沿著這條樓梯拾級而上，轉角位先影入眼簾的就是這幅讓人熱血沸騰的 Spanish flamenco dancer 掛畫。再往上走，室內裝潢以橙黃色牆身拼一室光滑階磚地板，加上木製餐桌、蜘蛛吊燈等，配合樓底高的優點，空間感十足。坐定定後先點來這杯大蘋果 Big Apple ($45)，據說成品是以蘋果汁及菠蘿汁，再加入梳打水製作的，混合底層的紅石榴糖水，入口

朋友夫婦是儒雅之仕,退休後隱居愉景灣;閱報得悉喜愛的專欄作家撰文推薦此店,故特意邀約共同午膳;閒日午後時段,顧客只有三兩枱,好不清靜.服務員全是操英語的part-time學生哥和東南亞裔女仕,看他們行動優悠散慢,相信是深受週圍碧波綠水美麗環境影響之故.我也放下城巿人急忙的步伐慢~慢~和合.幸好整個下午我都是開小差,時間充裕得很~~我們先開了支Rosa,再點了幾個tapas和paella.燴牛尾春卷以港式春卷皮包裹拆肉牛尾炸,酥脆外皮配煑得汁滑肉嫰的牛尾,口感很好.馬介休魚餅不論味道或質感均拿揑適中,造型亦雅致.香焼北冰洋大蝦沒有令人讚歎的驚喜,吃不出丁奌葡西風味,沒有特色的一道菜.只得個貴字..西班牙奄列俱應有水準,如此簡單菜式,很少人可以煑得失敗..最後墨汁鮮蝦燴飯好味得無話可說,米的口感一流,份量也足,我們只吃了一半其餘要打包!這頓飯吃得很滿足,水準很高,價錢也合理,假如服務水平俱備些微拉丁人的熱情好客更佳..客人就不會在炎熱的下午感到絲絲歉意,好像打擾了別人的午睡..

 愉景灣最近成了我們放假出外散心的熱點。好像在今年的復活節長假期，我們又再度拉大隊過來享受陽光與海灘....在未落沙灘前，先在市集那邊玩一下攤位遊戲。玩到忘晒形的小友根本就盡興至不想走，若不是我倆不斷在旁提醒的話，他根本就連肚子餓也忘記了....選吃的地點很明顯就在市集內的Deck內去找。其中有好幾間之前都已試過了，唯獨較新一點的這一間主打西班牙菜的"Solera"沒有嚐過....經過一整早的勞碌，肚子早已餓至打鼓。故此拿著menu時都不太計較了，看見有甚麼想食的，馬上便叫....天氣大熱，要了一杯透心涼的Lychee Cooler。以荔枝汁、雪碧汽水、檸檬汁及冰打成，這樣的組合又怎能不讓喉頭涼快得一陣陣 ? 咕嚕將之飛快們吞下肚，令人馬上變得精神爽利....蕃茄與多士皆小友的大愛，這裡的在薄而又脆的農夫包多士上舖上了由100%新鮮蕃茄粒磨成的醬，入囗滿是蕃茄自然的酸味及甜香。是一味既簡單又美味的前菜小食....茄汁牛肉及豬肉球簡單的將兩種肉搓成球狀後再下大量蕃茄醬同煑而成。茄醬是用新鮮茄粒弄成的酸度控制得宜吃後令人胃口大開；肉球未算太嚡外皮帶丁點脆香，不俗....平常廣式春卷點心在茶

We had heard from friends that Solera in Discovery Bay offered authentic Spanish food and decided to head over and give it a try, so glad we did. Solera is on the waterfront close to the ferry and was a great place for a late Sunday lunch. The restaurant itself was large and spacious, well decorated with an upscale but relaxed atmosphere. Having been to Spain several times for both holiday and work, I was looking forward to authentic Spanish food, and was very satisfied with Solera.We ordered th

I have tried this restaurant a few times and want to share some of the dishes that I liked.  Blacking pudding - tastes rich and not too heavy - perfect with the Sangria or beerGrilled octopus - tastes fresh and blends well with the tomato based sauce Chorizo Croquettes - a bit salty but quite fillingPaella - usually this is the highlight in a Spanish restaurant, but I find the ones here quite ordinary (tastes like a normal fried rice)Pork belly - interesting dish that is similar to the Chinese s

This is the 3rd time we have visited this restaurant.  The previous experiences were rather mixed.  Last time out we went with People who lived in Madrid.  Their conclusion was that the restaurant uses authentic recipes and clearly the food imported was suitable to create wonderful dishes.  They rated the food as average however.  We actually liked the food on the last visit, and wanted to give it another go.  The service has noticeably improved since the restaurant opened.  It's a large restaur

 剛從西班牙華倫西亞回港不久的我，已很掛念西班牙的美食。聽聞愉景灣有一間隱世高手主理的西班牙餐廳，未去過愉景灣的我，便決定在這星期日到Solera食lunch，順便去離島舒展身心。星期日一行二人到達愉景灣，在海灘附近走走後便去餐廳。由於剛下了一場大雨，原本訂了室外座位的我們便坐於室內窗旁的位置。由於非常口乾，我們都來了一杯Ginger Beer。第一道菜是Rollitos de Primavera de Rabo de Toro. 外表是春卷，內包著用些厘酒慢煮的牛尾。表皮不是像春卷的脆，但牛尾煮得剛好，味道不錯。再來一杯house red,等待第二道菜。愉景灣確是比想像中寧靜，我在下午二時入座餐廳，內裡大概只有二十多個客人，由於餐廳頗大，坐得很舒服。接著來的是牛油果日本帶子。買相不錯，蓋在帶子上面的白泡微酸，墊底的是打至爛蓉的牛油果䈶，取出帶子後發現帶子周邊有些黑色，不知道為何，吃下去有腥味，牛油果沒有香甜味，不推介！最後是我期待的Paella Valencian.  西班牙飯一放到枱上，我便聞倒飯香。Paella Valencian與常吃的西班牙海鮮飯不同，是沒有海鮮的，是用雞肉，

魷鱼tapa 賣相不錯，魚尤切得很薄河粉状，食落很爽，鮮甜，伴有炒過的青菜， mushroom n garlic, 有點香港style，正！另外，吃了一個海鮮墨汁飯，可以說是黑色一碟飯，上舖几隻蝦，賣相麻麻，不過食就好味，用有許多墨魚粒炒，飯鹹甜適中，空口食都冇問題，最好4﹣5個人食，否則易滯。感覺上餐廳出品整體不錯，用料新鮮做功都細緻！