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31 號這天公司放假,正好是約朋友去午餐的好機會早上忙完私事,1300 到中環等朋友出現 其實我跟這家餐廳很沒緣份,因為已經打電話去予約過好幾次,但每次都因為一些小事而擱置但越是吃不到,心裡總是會越期待,那種對它的期待令我這次決定就算朋友再爽約我自己一個也要去吃準時1330 到達餐廳,景觀不優,可能是中午的關係吧,燈光加上自然光線不是很有氣氛的感覺,坐電梯到二樓用餐,到的時候旁邊的人都已經差不多快要吃完,set lunch menu 上有兩款價錢的main , 有一些聽起來不是很吸引,就隨便點了一個羊西冷,朋友就點了三文魚bread basket 沒驚喜,麵包半溫不熱,旁邊的醬也不是很出色,吃了一點就起來出去夾頭盤他們這裡的頭盤是buffet 形式,這麼晚來的我們看到的,是一盤有一盤被蹂躪過冷盤小吃,光用看的根本沒可能看的出是什麼,食物旁又沒有放名牌,唯有隨便拿了點像醃茄子跟烤蔬菜還有蜜瓜火腿兩百多的set lunch 附送的頭盤buffet,真的不能再要求什麼,吃完沒多久main 就來了我的羊西冷看起來擺盤一般,不太令人有一看就很想吃的感覺,碟摸起來有點冷,令我很失望羊的肉質很嫩,沒
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31 號這天公司放假,正好是約朋友去午餐的好機會

早上忙完私事,1300 到中環等朋友出現

其實我跟這家餐廳很沒緣份,因為已經打電話去予約過好幾次,但每次都因為一些小事而擱置

但越是吃不到,心裡總是會越期待,那種對它的期待令我這次決定就算朋友再爽約我自己一個也要去吃

準時1330 到達餐廳,景觀不優,可能是中午的關係吧,燈光加上自然光線不是很有氣氛的感覺,坐電梯到二樓用餐,到的時候旁邊的人都已經差不多快要吃完,

set lunch menu 上有兩款價錢的main , 有一些聽起來不是很吸引,就隨便點了一個羊西冷,朋友就點了三文魚

bread basket 沒驚喜,麵包半溫不熱,旁邊的醬也不是很出色,吃了一點就起來出去夾頭盤

他們這裡的頭盤是buffet 形式,這麼晚來的我們看到的,是一盤有一盤被蹂躪過冷盤小吃,光用看的根本沒可能看的出是什麼,食物旁又沒有放名牌,唯有隨便拿了點像醃茄子跟烤蔬菜還有蜜瓜火腿

兩百多的set lunch 附送的頭盤buffet,真的不能再要求什麼,吃完沒多久main 就來了

我的羊西冷看起來擺盤一般,不太令人有一看就很想吃的感覺,碟摸起來有點冷,令我很失望

羊的肉質很嫩,沒什麼騷味,要了5成熟,煮得剛剛好,不會太難咬開,還有淡淡肉香,墊在下面的是一些菇類,看得出有烤過的痕漬,吃起上來沒什麼味道,醬汁是用羅勒跟蒜蓉和一點點薄荷煮出來的,味道不錯但沒能令整道菜昇華,上面還有4顆橄欖,說實在,有點多餘

吃完main還有dessert buffet 和coffee, 正如頭盤一樣,甜品有的已經放暖了,有的被人攪拌到不似人形,總的來說,也是不甚出色

coffee還可以,至少還夠熱

我還會再來,但不會再食set lunch, 希望晚餐會有更好的表現吧
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2010-12-24 17 views
之前黎過飲野, 感覺唔錯!今次試食晚餐, 環境, 服務不錯, 食物味道就好一般, 唔會有衝動再黎食囉!頭盤 : $ 170Shrimp & Octopus Salad - 八爪魚 2 片, 蝦 2 隻, 份量好少, 而且冇咩菜, 得 d 豆, 我唔鐘意!意粉 : $ 150 (Half)Spag Sea Urchins - 手制意粉, 味道尚可, 不過又係份量少, 要快食, 凍左好硬.....主菜 : $ 240Black Cod - 魚夠滑, 味道唔錯Drink : $75/perSummer Cooler - 藥水味, 好難飲Baby Bellini - 有香菠蘿味埋單 $800 蚊!!
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之前黎過飲野, 感覺唔錯!
今次試食晚餐, 環境, 服務不錯, 食物味道就好一般, 唔會有衝動再黎食囉!

頭盤 : $ 170
Shrimp & Octopus Salad - 八爪魚 2 片, 蝦 2 隻, 份量好少, 而且冇咩菜, 得 d 豆, 我唔鐘意!
意粉 : $ 150 (Half)
Spag Sea Urchins - 手制意粉, 味道尚可, 不過又係份量少, 要快食, 凍左好硬.....
主菜 : $ 240
Black Cod - 魚夠滑, 味道唔錯
Drink : $75/per
Summer Cooler - 藥水味, 好難飲
Baby Bellini - 有香菠蘿味

埋單 $800 蚊!!
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麵包 ok
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25/9 跟友人慶祝生日, 由於時候尚早, 而且之前又 book 不到此餐廳食 Dinner, 祇好提早改為飲野, 因為當晚 Booking 話好 full, 冇計!Bar 環境都算舒服, 而且有露天位置, 有 H Hr 時候 018:00-21:00 $52/per Glass, N Hr 就平衡 $68-80/per Glass, 如果飲酒 Hse Bottle 都係 $350 味道唔錯, 抵飲!傾計飲野好選擇!
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25/9 跟友人慶祝生日, 由於時候尚早, 而且之前又 book 不到此餐廳食 Dinner, 祇好提早改為飲野, 因為當晚 Booking 話好 full, 冇計!
Bar 環境都算舒服, 而且有露天位置, 有 H Hr 時候 018:00-21:00 $52/per Glass, N Hr 就平衡 $68-80/per Glass, 如果飲酒 Hse Bottle 都係 $350 味道唔錯, 抵飲!
傾計飲野好選擇!
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2010-12-22 9 views
本身好少口係中環區食野, 因為覺得D餐廳多數係CLUBBING既BAR& Restaurant居多. 今次見公司聖誕午餐, 我就提議去食W52食啦~~一直都想食試~今次終於有機會啦!! 看食評, 好多都係正面的, 一於去試下啦!!^^頭盤同甜品係BUFFET形式, 選擇都算幾多. 食得出D食材好新鮮. 頭盤有好多唔同既火腿、芝士、菜等等, 最愛無花果配火腿, 菜帶點苦澀, 芝士還是喜歡溶在意粉那種質感多一點. 豆腐醬塗在麵包上感覺新鮮. 黑色的那個麵包不記得是黑麥定墨魚汁的, 看起來像極一舊炭, 外層硬硬的, 裡面卻很鬆軟. 另外點黑醋吃麵包竟然係咁好味嫁~ 主菜方面要左要左蕃茄汁配羅勒的,我覺得酸左d,同事就覺得剛剛好. 甜品方面, 非常欣賞泡乎同焦糖布丁, 雲呢拿味道非常濃,亦夠綿滑.焦糖布丁面頭再稍稍焦多一點就好了. 整個buffet都好物有所值, 若果有埋一個餐湯係主菜前會令個buffet brunch set更完整.
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本身好少口係中環區食野, 因為覺得D餐廳多數係CLUBBING既BAR& Restaurant居多.
今次見公司聖誕午餐, 我就提議去食W52食啦~~一直都想食試~今次終於有機會啦!! 看食評, 好多都係正面的, 一於去試下啦!!^^
頭盤同甜品係BUFFET形式, 選擇都算幾多. 食得出D食材好新鮮. 頭盤有好多唔同既火腿、芝士、菜等等, 最愛無花果配火腿, 菜帶點苦澀, 芝士還是喜歡溶在意粉那種質感多一點. 豆腐醬塗在麵包上感覺新鮮. 黑色的那個麵包不記得是黑麥定墨魚汁的, 看起來像極一舊炭, 外層硬硬的, 裡面卻很鬆軟. 另外點黑醋吃麵包竟然係咁好味嫁~ 主菜方面要左要左蕃茄汁配羅勒的,我覺得酸左d,同事就覺得剛剛好.

甜品方面, 非常欣賞泡乎同焦糖布丁, 雲呢拿味道非常濃,亦夠綿滑.焦糖布丁面頭再稍稍焦多一點就好了. 整個buffet都好物有所值, 若果有埋一個餐湯係主菜前會令個buffet brunch set更完整.
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多得最近興起的團購網優惠, 我先會去試中環口既W52食午餐. 今次係用二百一十五蚊食兩個人口既BRUNCH BUFFET.約埋好朋友一齊去食 (early Chirtmas lunch with my best friend), 可以由十二點食到兩點半. 我地十二點十分左右到達, 到達時人唔算多, 環境亦都唔錯.首先係頭盤, 選擇有十幾款, 主打西式前菜. 試左班馬火腿X無火果X哈蜜瓜, 芝士...等等. 款式多同質素都幾滿意.食左頭盤無耐上左個麵包籃, 之後就有個男侍應走埋來收我地既碟, 問上得主菜未(?!) 到上埋主菜時, 個男侍應放在fork & spoon落個其中一個主菜到,然後竟然問/話..."你地要影相嫁呵?!"(.......唔可以影的嗎? 言下之意係咩意思呀?你都放左fork & spoon落去個碟到喇..而且其實有同無放同影相都無大關係). 講返主菜, 比較下, 其實與時下其他意大利餐廳的質素差唔多, 無咩驚喜.叫餐飲時, 問個男侍應有咩跟餐飲品簡, 因為一般buffet可能只得regular既咖啡飲, 所以我問佢有咩可以簡, 佢話咁你想要咩...雖然我係用coupo
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多得最近興起的團購網優惠, 我先會去試中環口既W52食午餐. 今次係用二百一十五蚊食兩個人口既BRUNCH BUFFET.

約埋好朋友一齊去食 (early Chirtmas lunch with my best friend),
可以由十二點食到兩點半. 我地十二點十分左右到達, 到達時人唔算多, 環境亦都唔錯.

首先係頭盤, 選擇有十幾款, 主打西式前菜. 試左班馬火腿X無火果X哈蜜瓜, 芝士...等等. 款式多同質素都幾滿意.

食左頭盤無耐上左個麵包籃, 之後就有個男侍應走埋來收我地既碟, 問上得主菜未(?!) 到上埋主菜時, 個男侍應放在fork & spoon落個其中一個主菜到,然後竟然問/話..."你地要影相嫁呵?!"(.......唔可以影的嗎? 言下之意係咩意思呀?你都放左fork & spoon落去個碟到喇..而且其實有同無放同影相都無大關係). 講返主菜, 比較下, 其實與時下其他意大利餐廳的質素差唔多, 無咩驚喜.

叫餐飲時, 問個男侍應有咩跟餐飲品簡, 因為一般buffet可能只得regular既咖啡飲, 所以我問佢有咩可以簡, 佢話咁你想要咩...雖然我係用coupon, 但都唔應該係咁既服務態度喎.

甜品方面,選擇頗多. 口係我地等待兩杯飲品既時候, 個男侍應又走埋黎, 想收走我們食甜品的餐具(?!)...朋友於是同佢講我仲未食完...個男侍應就咁行開左. 之後就由個女侍應serve我地.

整體食物質素, 環境亦唔錯, 只係個男侍應令人有點不快.

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2010-12-15 12 views
I have to confess...I really didn't have any expectation on W52 before I went...then I have to say, it's really a great dining experience from the ambience to service to food to everything. W52 is a 3-storey building with an enchanting pub located on the ground floor - very clean design & it's homey. You have to take the mini elevator to go up to the fining dining area on the 2nd floor. I have to complement them on the table setting, very spacious & sound proof that you won't have the embarra
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I have to confess...I really didn't have any expectation on W52 before I went...then I have to say, it's really a great dining experience from the ambience to service to food to everything. W52 is a 3-storey building with an enchanting pub located on the ground floor - very clean design & it's homey. You have to take the mini elevator to go up to the fining dining area on the 2nd floor. I have to complement them on the table setting, very spacious & sound proof that you won't have the embarrass moment of overhearing (should be FORCED hearing) conversation of the people sitting only from an arm's length.
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Since it's an Italian restaurant, we tried to stick with authentic Italian dish...
Beef Capaccio - good, beef is tender & juicy
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Linguine with vongole in wine sauce - OK but not outstanding and the linguine was too hard, not cooked to fullness
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Grilled Cod fish in signature sauce (my apology...I forgot the name of this dish) - not bad to give it a try...a safe species of fish
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Side comment: Their balasamic vinegar is EXCEPTIONALLY yummy, it's aged!!! I love it that I asked to take a shot...
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A great dinner at W52 last night.1) The bread is warm and declcious , great! Waiter served with olive oil & balsamic vinegar.2)half portion of squid noddles taste is special.3)The dish is i like the most, it's a kind of italian rice.4)Fish- fresh and taste good. Almost melt in my month.5)millefoglie al Marsala ed Amaretti- excellent dessert i ever try!6)Chocolate Soufflé ,
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A great dinner at W52 last night.

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The bread is warm and declcious , great! Waiter served with olive oil & balsamic vinegar.

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half portion of squid noddles taste is special.
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The dish is i like the most, it's a kind of italian rice.
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Fish- fresh and taste good. Almost melt in my month.
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millefoglie al Marsala ed Amaretti- excellent dessert i ever try!
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Chocolate Soufflé ,

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I seldom dine in LKF/ Soho. To me, the restaurants in these areas don't serve good food. They are only for drinks and parties, which I am not fond of. Thanks to the group-buying promotions, I recently got the incentive to break my prejudice and try a few places around these areas. I purchased this 3-course buffet lunch offer, $215 nett for 2 ppl. Thinking that my mother would like to have some quality food, I invited her to go with me. I’m a buffet freak, so I looked forward to this day.Finally
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I seldom dine in LKF/ Soho. To me, the restaurants in these areas don't serve good food. They are only for drinks and parties, which I am not fond of. Thanks to the group-buying promotions, I recently got the incentive to break my prejudice and try a few places around these areas.

I purchased this 3-course buffet lunch offer, $215 nett for 2 ppl. Thinking that my mother would like to have some quality food, I invited her to go with me. I’m a buffet freak, so I looked forward to this day.

Finally came the Day. W52 occupies the G/F & 1/F of a narrow building capturing an alleyway as its outdoor terrace area. Its chic outlook and design blends well with the location. Contemporary bar on ground and a cozy restaurant on the upper level. Indoor space is not large, but still allows six tables to comfortably spaced on one side, and maybe a few more tables on the other side. Elevator is in the middle. Antipasti table, with a large variety of appetizers like fresh greens, Parma ham with melon and fresh fig, smoked salmon, cheese platter, zucchini mousse, pasta salad, Russell sprouts, tuna Carpaccio ..., is set right at the entrance. Next to this table at the corner is the dessert table neatly displaying more than 10 types of 5-star dessert, from tarts, mixed fruits, 3 types of cakes, bread & butter pudding, mango custard filled crepe, puff, tiramisu, panna cotta, to crème brûlée.

We received friendly service from the waiters. The manager was there at the beginning to oversee the operation of the lunch session. Our lunch set also includes 1 main course, selected from 3 items. My mother and I both chose the fettuccini with capers, anchovy, tomato and olive. There were actually three other items on the menu that we could choose at an extra cost + 10% charge.

After taking the order, a lovely bread basket with 4 kinds of fresh and warm bread was set on our table, including a special squid-ink roll, crispy Italian breadstick, baguette, and spongy focaccia. I asked the waiter for olive oil & balsamic vinegar – perfect partners for focaccia. I was delighted that he gave me a red label - balsamic vinegar that has been aged for at least 12 yrs. I also asked for Tabasco, black pepper and parmesan, the waiters brought them up to me with great efficiency and always WITH A SMILE! That's what you call quality service. No complaint at all about the quality of the food on the buffet table. Having a taste of each dish can already make a lady full.

The fettuccini was nicely done, though it could be more al dente. Also, the kitchen may need better quality control cos my mother’s dish was quite dry without olive and capers, while mine was well mixed with sauce and ingredients. To my own surprise, I finished up the dish!

W52 might not be the best restaurant that I’ve visited, but it scores high on everything – from service, food, presentation to hygiene. A little complaint I might have is that my fork was not properly cleaned, but the waiter apologized twice to me and promptly changed it for me upon my request.

Oh, here is a bonus - every customer got a souvenir - a cute pack of toothpicks made with natural Japanese wood – no bleach, no chemical.

A final note to the restaurant: the table of young female Caucasians were laughing and talking out loud and disrupting other customers, …well…, me and my mother to be exact. If the restaurant manager or captain could do something to deal with this kind of situational problem and keep the dining place pleasant, that would be an extra credit to W52.
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Date of Visit
2010-11-05
Waiting Time
5 Minutes (Dine In)
Spending Per Head
$108 (Lunch)
Recommended Dishes
  • Antipasti buffet
  • pasta
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This Italian restaurant has a bar on the ground floor and an outdoor garden area for smokers. Apparently the top floor is reserved for small parties (up to 8 people) that want to sample the chef’s specialties. I hear that there is no menu, you just tell the chef what you don’t eat and he will come up with a delightful menu.I had to try to squid ink bread roll – apparently homemade and it was extremely delicious. The bread was soft, warm, with a hint little saltiness. Dipped in oil and balsamic v
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This Italian restaurant has a bar on the ground floor and an outdoor garden area for smokers. Apparently the top floor is reserved for small parties (up to 8 people) that want to sample the chef’s specialties. I hear that there is no menu, you just tell the chef what you don’t eat and he will come up with a delightful menu.

I had to try to squid ink bread roll – apparently homemade and it was extremely delicious. The bread was soft, warm, with a hint little saltiness. Dipped in oil and balsamic vinegar, it was absolutely delicious.

They had the summer special menu, which consisted of entrée, pasta, main course and dessert (all for HKD 448). We were all quite keen with the summer special menu so ordered that.

We started with the deep-fried baby white bait fish and spinach, served with apple and cabbage salad. The deep fried white bait fish and spinach was light, and crispy. The apple and cabbage salad (with mayonnaise) was a great compliment. It was a delightfully light entrée, not too sickening and not too oily. However, my only gripe would be that it didn’t have enough baby white bait, too much spinach.

The pasta was hand-made spaghetti with clams and roasted peppers. We were given a bottle of chili oil with mountain chilies in it, and I couldn’t help but drizzle on the pasta. The hand-made spaghetti was cooked with basil and garlic and the pasta was incredibly tender and slippery. The clams and roasted peppers were a great compliment, and the drizzle of chili on the pasta really gave it a nice kick.

Our mains were roasted sea bass/ cuttlefish ‘tagliatelle’ / buffalo mozzarella cheese and chard. The sea bass was slightly pan fried, it was tender and moist, and melted in your mouth. The cuttlefish tagliatelle was interesting but in a good way. It wasn’t fishy but a little rough in texture. The buffalo mozzarella cheese I love, which was a great compliment. The combination of it all was just incredible. It was scrumptiously yummy! It was filling but tasty.

Dessert, caprese chocolate, almond tart and pomelo sorbet. I was very disappointed with the dessert. I was expecting chocolate oozing out of it but alas, no, nothing, it was just solid. The cake was dry and hard, but was rich in chocolate. The pomelo sorbet was refreshing, slightly bitter but a great compliment to the rich chocolate. Unfortunately, I didn’t finish this dish as it was just disappointing (and I was getting full!)

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$500 (Dinner)
Recommended Dishes
  • squid roll
  • hand made spaghetti with clams and roasted peppers
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2010-10-08 4 views
Went there for a friend's bday. My first time there. Impressed with the comfortable setting on arrival. We were given a nice corner table on the 2nd floor. Since Im a pasta fan, I had 2 pasta instead of main course. The menu had a good range of pastas like spagetti, rigatoni, ravioli etc. but not much long pasta like linguine, angle hair, tagliatelle or tagliolini which I like, so was a bit disappointed. But on enquiry when ordering, the waiter actually said they have dry linguine, and fre
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Went there for a friend's bday. My first time there. Impressed with the comfortable setting on arrival. We were given a nice corner table on the 2nd floor. Since Im a pasta fan, I had 2 pasta instead of main course. The menu had a good range of pastas like spagetti, rigatoni, ravioli etc. but not much long pasta like linguine, angle hair, tagliatelle or tagliolini which I like, so was a bit disappointed. But on enquiry when ordering, the waiter actually said they have dry linguine, and fresh homemade taglionini, and very flexible with the combination of pastsa & sauces, which I was most happy about. Also, they can do full size or half portion pastas so greedy me had one half size as appetisers, one full size as main.
Overall good quality food, service nice and attentive without over imposing or pushy with food/drinks etc. The prices are very very reasonable given the setting and quality of food. Worth trying.
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2010-10-07
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$500 (Dinner)
Celebration
Birthday
Recommended Dishes
  • Fresh homemade pasta
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2010-08-29 6 views
~ Had dinner with S, T and D. (HAHA). S, T and I had been friends since kindergarten. We'd all known D since primary school. In other words I'd known STD for a loonng time. But S was abroad; seldom met up; had to do so this year because...I rather missed S. Make reservations! Full house for dinner. You can ask for a table overlooking Hollywood road. I think the view is better on that side. Also, W52 has a couple of storeys. Ground floor is the snack+bar area, whereas levels 2-3 are the dining ro
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[iPrologue]~ Had dinner with S, T and D. (HAHA). S, T and I had been friends since kindergarten. We'd all known D since primary school. In other words I'd known STD for a loonng time. But S was abroad; seldom met up; had to do so this year because...I rather missed S.

Make reservations! Full house for dinner. You can ask for a table overlooking Hollywood road. I think the view is better on that side. Also, W52 has a couple of storeys. Ground floor is the snack+bar area, whereas levels 2-3 are the dining rooms. You will be shown to a lift upon arrival. The lift is rickety. And is quite slow. But the ride is quite interesting.

Food:
None of us were particularly hungry, S and D having just finished tea at Antique. So S suggested we do it 'family style': another way of telling the waiter 'we're going to order a few dishes and share it. so yea we won't be paying much'.
Nice and subtle.

Bread basket:

There were bread sticks (crusted with cheese and onion), focaccia and squid ink rolls (with cooked onion inside, i think). Came with something LIKE hummus, but less thick in terms of consistency, and probably had less garlic. Tastes alright with the bread. Would've preferred having everything a bit warmer.

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Mesclun salad with poached egg, pancetta and cherry tomatoes

Define 'mesclun': a salad mix of assorted small, young salad leaves which originated in Provence, France. The traditional mix includes chervil, arugula, leafy lettuces and endive in equal proportions. The name comes from Provençal (Southern France)—mescla, "to mix"—and literally means "mixture". [thanks, Wiki!]

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tortelli with eggplant and mushroom
D claimed to be almost allergic to eggplant. But I told D that mushed-up eggplant is very different from eating it cooked whole. The mushy part isn't too bad when it's been stuffed into a pasta shell. This one was quite delicious. The green skin was exciting to eat.
you don't get to eat green pasta every day! I'm not sure exactly what's in the tortelli - i think they put in some kind of herb with the eggplant...in any case, they were really good - therefore I had a second helping. T, who initially exclaimed that the bite-sized pasta tasted like shampoo (@@), succumbed in the end. And helped herself to another tortelli.


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Scallop spaghetti in pesto truffle sauce
Can i enlarge the font here..? Because this dish is excellent. If i were to go back and repeat orders, this would be on the top of my list. Pasta was al dente, the dish wasn't too oily, truffle shavings were very generous (and fragrant too. you know how sometimes you feel cheated by aroma-less truffle shavings?). I don't recall tasting a lot of pesto, but who cares when its' so good? I remember thinking to myself 'mm, this pasta is quite moist'. Yeah it's not too oily but it's not dry either. I think you save some of the hot cooking water you've used for cooking spaghetti to mix in with the pesto, so that the pesto sauce gets thinned out a bit. Mmmmm. But the truffle-pasta champion still goes to Cine Citta. No doubt.

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fish.
I forgot what it's called. But it's not very good. I don't recommend it. The fish.....was quite bland, and the skin wasn't crisp.
The zucchini was slightly bitter...and i don't like mussels. Beware.

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millefoglie al Marsala ed Amaretti
Another yumyum. This is not the conventional Millefeuille you expect. Quite different, this - even the basic structure was different! But the twist did not stop it from being delish. There was a rish mousse/cream which tasted faintly of marsala, which the four of us fought over savagely....hahaa no. We divided it in four and T and I scraped up the remaining bits.
it was accompanied by a small spoon of coffee ice-cream, which complemented the amaretti biscuits well. Bite into crust. chomp chomp. a spoon of ice cream, slurp. Delish.

Conclusion:
I will be back.
Perhaps for drinks as well.
Rather nice bar area. Next to dragon-i.

One more thing. Just take a look at the toothpicks. We only needed four toothpicks. We stole 4 packets, one each. They are innovative and sophisticated little things.
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2010-08-26
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Celebration
Anniversary
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So today I was given quite an interesting opportunity to taste the revamped menu at W52. Being completely honest one of my friends is family friends with the owner Benjamin Lung (a local entrepreneur who is the man behind Va Bene, Gaia and Isola) and that is how the opportunity came about. My friend and I sat down over lunch with Mr. Wong who is the VP of the restaurant management company behind W52. So a little background: I've actually been to W52 before for lunch back on October 1st of 2009 w
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So today I was given quite an interesting opportunity to taste the revamped menu at W52. Being completely honest one of my friends is family friends with the owner Benjamin Lung (a local entrepreneur who is the man behind Va Bene, Gaia and Isola) and that is how the opportunity came about. My friend and I sat down over lunch with Mr. Wong who is the VP of the restaurant management company behind W52.

So a little background: I've actually been to W52 before for lunch back on October 1st of 2009 when they first opened. At that time their mantis prawn risotto was their signature item but I left the restaurant feeling rather unimpressed. Let me know if you disagree but I personally find there are way too many overpriced Italian restaurants producing average quality food in town. Sure, they might have great decor or location but at the end of the day if you can't back it up with your food it's just disappointing.

Anyway, the revamped menu is courtesy of famed Italian chef Chef Francesco Berardinelli. Chef Francesco is most noted for his consultancy partnership with the Alain Ducasse Group (Alain Ducasse is the first chef to own restaurants carrying three Michelin Stars in three cities) and has also opened restaurants in New York (Francesco at MIX), Tuscany (Osteria di Rendola) and Florence (Beccofino). Furthermore he has contributed to a good handful of cookbooks (trust me, they've shown me the stack of cookbooks at W52...haha). From my understanding Chef Berardinelli has just accepted the executive chef position at W52 (yay!) and will officially start work in September.

Environment: The space at W52 is spacious and lightly lit. We had a great table right next to a large window overlooking Wyndham St which was to my liking. I quite like the clean, white, modern decor inside. W52 occupies 4 floors: the bottom floor is the bar, floor 2 & 3 are restaurant level and the top floor is the VIP room & kitchen. From what I hear the VIP room costs about $16,000 for a private party of 8-10 people (about $2000/head).

Service: Since I was eating with their VP I expected pretty much close to flawless service and they did not disappoint. The waitstaff was friendly and attentive. Food came out promptly and there were no mixups.

Food: After asking for my opinion on a few items Mr. Wong proceeded to order up a collection of W52's biggest hits:

Stuffed Artichoke Hearts With Pecorino Cheese And Herbs - This is a signature item from their past menu and it lives up to its billing. If you like stronger tasting cheese this is the item for you. I'm personally a big fan of artichoke and after biting into the soft artichoke hearts you get a get burst of flavor from the Pecorino cheese. Yum.

Mediterranean Red Shrimps Served With A “Giardiniera” Of Pickled Artichokes, Mushrooms and Lemon - This is a new item and is basically the Italian version of a garden salad (Giardiniera means "garden" in Italian) found commonly made in all Italian households. Foodies talk about eating with your eyes first and I was visually quite drawn to this dish. The pickled artichokes and shemeji mushrooms had a nice tartness to them and also were a nice contrast in texture. The shrimps where fresh and I quite liked the interplay between the cooler salad and the warm shrimps. Quite nice.

Hand-carved Beef Tenderloin Carpaccio With Shaved Aged Parmesan Cheese - I was told by Mr. Wong this specific carpaccio is different from normal carpaccios served around town because:

1) They don't freeze their carpaccio which allows it to retain its original texture and flavor
2) Hard carving allows the carpaccio to stay fresh before being served to customers

Texturally it did taste a little different from other carpaccios I've tried but I would say the difference is not that easy to detect. Beef itself had light subtle flavoring and was quite fresh. Not bad.

Duo of Handmade Pastas - Mr. Wong wanted me to try 2 of their new pastas. On the left was a Pici pasta with a Sienese tomato sauce. On the right was spaghetti that had extra flour and semolina added to it (for extra chewiness) with white wine sauce topped off with a small piece of goose liver. First off I just wanted to say I am a big fan of handmade pastas. The texture is really hard to replicate with dried pasta.

The Pici pasta is a staple of most homes in Tuscany and has the shape 'similar' to Japanese udon. It had a nice chewy texture and went quite well with the tomato sauce. Just simple and straight forward which is the way I like my pasta. Pretty good.

To me the spaghetti was the better of the two pastas. The extra chewiness reminded both my friend and I of an egg based noodle we had before in Indonesia (in a good way). Never quite had pasta with this type of chewiness and it had a subtle 'egginess' flavor to it. Again, love the simple white sauce accompanying it. The goose liver I think didn't bring much to the table per say but I think I will definitely reorder this pasta dish when I return to W52. Tasty.

Roast Rack of Pork With Fresh Summer Tomato Salad - This was quite interesting since the rack of pork was prepared with a salt crust. The outcome was quite nice and almost reminded me of Chinese roasted suckling pig. The skin was crispy and salty while the meat was quite moist. I normally eat quite clean so personally I thought the skin was a little salty for me but how can you not eat that crispy skin? Haha. I wish I wasn't so full but this was quite good.

Roasted Rack Of Lamb With Basil Potato Purée And Green Onions - A nice roasted rack of lamb. Maybe a little on the pink side for me but overall a tasty dish. The rack was a little gamey but flavorful. Quite nice.

Chocolate Soufflé - To me this was the best dessert of the day. Besides being really light and chocolatey (there's even more melted chocolate to pour on top if you want) I like the attention to the minor detail. Under the powdered sugar I realized they also caramelized a thin layer of sugar (similar to Creme Brulee) to give you a bit of added textural crunch when you bite into the fluffy souffle. Thumbs up.

Mango And Mascarpone Cheese Tart - A nice fresh dessert. The cheese had a neutral flavor and I liked how fresh tasting the mangoes were. Decent.

Babà With Limoncello And Vanilla Cream - I personally am not a big fan of cakes soaked in anything more than a drizzle of liquid (gets soggy super quick). The fresh vanilla cream did provide a nice contrast against the spongy nature of the cake. Babà, if you didn't know, is a Italian cake made of yeast dough. You see it quite often presented with rum or limocello. Maybe it's just my cup of tea but it was a decent dessert.

With all the nice things said I think it is important to point out that I find their appetizers a little on the expensive side (mostly $100+) relative to their portion size. The pork chop entree to me was relatively good value for money (about $450) since you could share that easily with 3-4 people. Mr Wong and I had a pretty interesting conversation about the struggles with pricing. He described how managers will want to add expensive ingredients to dishes (to justify the increase in pricing) while chefs will argue that the simple approach is actually better. I'm on the chef's side...sometimes less is more.

Needless to say I left W52 needing a wheelbarrow to take me out...haha. To be very honest I was really quite surprised with how the meal came out. A lot of people might argue that what I got to eat might not be a honest representation of what is truly served to the customers (valid point) but I think W52 deserves credit since they were able to deliver even though they had to added pressure of cooking for a reviewer with elevated expectations. I will come back to W52.
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2010-08-14
Dining Method
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Artichoke Hearts Stuffed With Pecorino Cheese
Hand-made Spaghetti With White Wine Sauce
Chocolate Soufflé
Roast Rack Of Pork With Fresh Summer Salad
Interior of W52
  • Stuff Artichoke
  • Spagetti with White Sauce
  • Roast Rack of Pork & Chocolate Soufflé
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十月上旬陽光普照的周日,相約了編輯朋友試試這間新開的意式餐館W52,在近乎包場情況下,輕鬆淺嚐新店的半自助意式Brunch。選好菜式後,是時候到意式自助頭盤吧檯巡視,成本所限,百餘元的自助頭盤,兩張小檯凍肉、沙律選擇不選很多,但擺設上卻是花過心機。頭盤之後,肉醬粉果及蕎麥蛋麵上檯,Casoncelli是意國北部倫巴底的扁長雲吞,外形有點似衫袖,有異於圓身的Raviol。服務方面,店員全程斟水及出入時替大家拉收椅子招呼周到,連礦泉水每人$250是很合理價位,埋單後,到附近吃個不錯的法式杏仁餅吧,香港實在是美食的福地。更多關於W52的手造雲吞分享@http://foodxfile.blogspot.com/2009/10/simply-itlaincasoncelli.html
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十月上旬

陽光普照的周日,相約了編輯朋友試試這間新開的意式餐館W52,在近乎包場情況下,輕鬆淺嚐新店的半自助意式Brunch。

選好菜式後,是時候到意式自助頭盤吧檯巡視,成本所限,百餘元的自助頭盤,兩張小檯凍肉、沙律選擇不選很多,但擺設上卻是花過心機。

頭盤之後,肉醬粉果及蕎麥蛋麵上檯,Casoncelli是意國北部倫巴底的扁長雲吞,外形有點似衫袖,有異於圓身的Raviol。

服務方面,店員全程斟水及出入時替大家拉收椅子招呼周到,連礦泉水每人$250是很合理價位,埋單後,到附近吃個不錯的法式杏仁餅吧,香港實在是美食的福地。

更多關於W52的手造雲吞分享@
http://foodxfile.blogspot.com/2009/10/simply-itlaincasoncelli.html
想不到在W Place發現一粒不簡的意國北部雲吞。
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想不到在W Place發現一粒不簡的意國北部雲吞。
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Went to this new Italian resturant in town after reading the introductions. We started our meail with the Portk Cheek salad, its served as antipesti - the starter and it was done with good texture. Love it while the portion was small.Dirnks - champaign and sparkling wine came together with the seafood soup - it was a bit pricy for its smaill portion. The clamps they used got some sand. After the soup, our Paccheri and Conchiglionin - all served in half portion arrived. These pastas were home-mad
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Went to this new Italian resturant in town after reading the introductions.

We started our meail with the Portk Cheek salad, its served as antipesti - the starter and it was done with good texture. Love it while the portion was small.

Dirnks - champaign and sparkling wine came together with the seafood soup - it was a bit pricy for its smaill portion. The clamps they used got some sand.


After the soup, our Paccheri and Conchiglionin - all served in half portion arrived. These pastas were home-made pasta and the texture was right and good. The taste was good while it came with crab, tomato and garlic peston sauce.

While we have been so full after those pasta, we were indulged and ordered dessert - the recommended Tiramisu. It was done very nicely with good texture, it was not too soft and it was not too sweet.

Before leaving, we were given Focaccia - a type of Italian dessert - literally lychee preserved with strong Italian wine. It was good trying while we may not say we like it.

We should come back for their antipesto buffet during lunch time.
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pork cheek $190 a bit pricy for the portion
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Conchiglionin - pesto sauce pasta with clams - ok
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今次係第一次BABY帶我黎試下,BOOK左露台位,地方真係唔錯,食物都OK,我地頭盤叫左煎PORK 面頰,幾有肉味,海鮮湯就一般,海鮮唔係新鮮,主菜白松露配HAND MADE ANGEL HAIR都唔錯,但唔夠熱.仲有帶子配意大利飯,好好味但帶子得2粒..牛柳好夠肉味,用炭燒!正!梳乎厘都OK,但係好似食風咁,一食就無左喇!整體都唔錯!可以一試!
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今次係第一次BABY帶我黎試下,BOOK左露台位,地方真係唔錯,食物都OK,我地頭盤叫左煎PORK 面頰,幾有肉味,海鮮湯就一般,海鮮唔係新鮮,主菜白松露配HAND MADE ANGEL HAIR都唔錯,但唔夠熱.仲有帶子配意大利飯,好好味但帶子得2粒..牛柳好夠肉味,用炭燒!正!梳乎厘都OK,但係好似食風咁,一食就無左喇!整體都唔錯!可以一試!
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  • 炭燒牛柳
  • 帶子意大利飯