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徐蒝出名喜歡花心思做特別嘅菜式,生日正日當天訂了枱一嘗心願食佢親手煮的菜,期待着與別不同獨一無二嘅菜式。我由去到直至到走呢四個小時都係食得好開心。菜單:鴛鴦戲水荒島夏夢我首先食咗南瓜蓉布甸加三文魚子,然後有機茄子,跟著自家製粉皮包琵琶蝦,最後食埋個荒島-鬼爪螺。第一次食鬼爪螺,幾得意紅艶雲吞用有機番茄做濃湯,加隻足料海蝦雲吞。個濃湯好好味,等我自己又試下做呢個湯煮烏冬陽光刺客泥黃魚刺身加上紅肉火龍果點黃辣椒醬,清新特別跟紅頂白燒豬加上自家製果醬,燒豬醃得好入味,不過燒豬皮有D韌,係葡式燒豬嘅皮威力煎鮑醬汁煎南非鮑,濃汁嘅味道夾到鮑魚嘅味道之餘唔會搶咗D鮑魚味黃土雞因為係用碳爐焗,雞皮同雞肉都有香香嘅煙燻味,雞髀肉超滑,起埋肉嘅雞胸加埋薑蓉一流龍皇出浴用冰水浸住嘅冰鎮龍蝦,上桌後再加一壺浸咗龍眼肉嘅清酒倒入龍蝦碗內,靜候幾分鐘,清甜原味龍蝦好清新之餘亦令味蕾refresh一下,同食法國菜一樣食食下中間比客sorbet你同工異曲。龍眼吸收咗D清酒都好好味呀,但係會唔會醉㗎中美皇后用螺頭煲的湯加上大大片魚肚和片片鮮甜嘅海螺,個湯好膠,相信對皮膚好好呢海水燉蟹雪場蟹加上滑到不得了嘅豆腐,真係好
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徐蒝出名喜歡花心思做特別嘅菜式,生日正日當天訂了枱一嘗心願食佢親手煮的菜,期待着與別不同獨一無二嘅菜式。我由去到直至到走呢四個小時都係食得好開心。

菜單:鴛鴦戲水

荒島夏夢
我首先食咗南瓜蓉布甸加三文魚子,然後有機茄子,跟著自家製粉皮包琵琶蝦,最後食埋個荒島-鬼爪螺。第一次食鬼爪螺,幾得意

紅艶雲吞
用有機番茄做濃湯,加隻足料海蝦雲吞。個濃湯好好味,等我自己又試下做呢個湯煮烏冬

陽光刺客
泥黃魚刺身加上紅肉火龍果點黃辣椒醬,清新特別

跟紅頂白
燒豬加上自家製果醬,燒豬醃得好入味,不過燒豬皮有D韌,係葡式燒豬嘅皮

威力煎鮑
醬汁煎南非鮑,濃汁嘅味道夾到鮑魚嘅味道之餘唔會搶咗D鮑魚味

黃土雞
因為係用碳爐焗,雞皮同雞肉都有香香嘅煙燻味,雞髀肉超滑,起埋肉嘅雞胸加埋薑蓉一流

龍皇出浴
用冰水浸住嘅冰鎮龍蝦,上桌後再加一壺浸咗龍眼肉嘅清酒倒入龍蝦碗內,靜候幾分鐘,清甜原味龍蝦好清新之餘亦令味蕾refresh一下,同食法國菜一樣食食下中間比客sorbet你同工異曲。龍眼吸收咗D清酒都好好味呀,但係會唔會醉㗎

中美皇后
用螺頭煲的湯加上大大片魚肚和片片鮮甜嘅海螺,個湯好膠,相信對皮膚好好呢

海水燉蟹
雪場蟹加上滑到不得了嘅豆腐,真係好想encore。有部份蟹已經拆肉放入蟹蓋,而豆腐係用淨化咗嘅海水不加石膏粉製成的。個湯汁加咗黃土雞嘅雞油,整體真係一百分好味

甜品
即打大蕉雪糕配梳乎厘
大蕉有小小酸味,做成雪糕配香噴噴嘅梳乎厘,完美的終結
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2016-12-30 5409 views
My wife and I had a gorgeous meal here, lovingly prepared by Chef Margaret and her team. Each dish has been thoughtfully put together. Listening to the music while enjoying the meal took us away from the daily hustle that is HK. The Surf 'n' Splash menu filled us up to the brim. We are very happy we spent our Friday evening here. Give them a go!
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2016-12-30
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Dinner
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Lobster  cup  noodle
Calamari  splash
Abalone  in  hot  whiskey  &  lemon
Yellow  Earth  Chicken
Crab  daipaidong  flamenco
Wild  caught...
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Loved the experience. It's more than a modern interpretation of Chinese cuisine but a sophisticated and intelligent approach. Taste is incredible. Truly the Chef cooks with heart.
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Loved the experience. It's more than a modern interpretation of Chinese cuisine but a sophisticated and intelligent approach. Taste is incredible. Truly the Chef cooks with heart.
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Navigating through a quaint seaside village and finding this gem tucked away on a private beach was like a treasure hunt, and it set an exciting and adventurous tone for the rest of the evening. The culinary voyage began with several light hors d'oeuvres.  The highlight for me was the scallop paired with roselle which was an ingenious combo.  Then came the 5 main courses of abalone, chicken, lobster, crab and fish.  Each dish had its unique character and poetic names such as 秋野田, 一夜油情.  Abalone
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Navigating through a quaint seaside village and finding this gem tucked away on a private beach was like a treasure hunt, and it set an exciting and adventurous tone for the rest of the evening.

The culinary voyage began with several light hors d'oeuvres.  The highlight for me was the scallop paired with roselle which was an ingenious combo.  Then came the 5 main courses of abalone, chicken, lobster, crab and fish.  Each dish had its unique character and poetic names such as 秋野田, 一夜油情.  Abalone and fish were probably my favourites - abalone served in a glass jar bathing in its essence, and 䱽魚, a meaty fish, cooked in this special spicy sauce.  I guess my only complaint was the portions were way too generous and by the time we had the crab, which was also incredibly fresh and tasty, we were completely stuffed.  There was just no room for the soufflé which looked amazing as well.

All in all, it was an exhilirating dining experience filled with twists and turns.  Every dish was an art piece, both aesthetically and gastronomically, crafted by a true chef, artist and poet.  The top notch service, stunning location and ambiance rounded it off as an excellent choice for a special occasion.  Thank you Yin Yang!
Other Info. : Give yourself a bit more time to find the place as the directions are not entirely straight-forward...but it's worth it!
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2015-12-21
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$800 (Dinner)
Celebration
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  • Scallop with roselle petals
  • Coconut crab
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饞嘴的兒子愛蹦蹦跳跳,不要被拘束,但在寸金尺土的香港,實難找到可讓他隨意舒展,又不會太滋擾其他人的食肆。‘鴛鴦戲水‘是汀九村旁的海邊白屋,它前身是設於灣仔船街的‘鴛鴦飯店‘,再前身是上環普慶坊的小小私房菜,再再前身是元朗圍村內的農家菜,很有歷史。以上都是從朋友得來的解釋,他是老主顧呢... 他說我兒子會喜歡。從港島往汀九,像郊遊,一家人甚少‘的起心肝’去新界開餐,大家都很期待。 穿過汀九村,海灘展現眼前,兒子急不及待玩玩沙,再來回走幾圈,然後直衝往小白屋。屋外有超大的平台,面向無敵海景,向下跳就是大海,感覺很正!我們事先已要求在平台用餐,好給兒子足夠空間,而且可更接近海洋。 餐廳內有其他客人,但我們也要求到室內參觀。裡面有高雅簡潔的open kitchen和很有型的chef table,其他的木枱櫈則很‘香港’,有feel! 上網看菜單時,除了被食物賣相吸引外,菜名也歎為觀止,流水行雲、活尤墨、鏡花水月、一夜油情、野生捕穫、水上花園、 漁舟晚唱… 應景又有詩情畫意,想不到外表西化的女主廚和其有型靚仔的partner大廚,竟可創出如此精彩的菜名。味道也會如菜名般有質素嗎? 上菜了,頭盤是
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饞嘴的兒子愛蹦蹦跳跳,不要被拘束,但在寸金尺土的香港,實難找到可讓他隨意舒展,又不會太滋擾其他人的食肆。‘鴛鴦戲水‘是汀九村旁的海邊白屋,它前身是設於灣仔船街的‘鴛鴦飯店‘,再前身是上環普慶坊的小小私房菜,再再前身是元朗圍村內的農家菜,很有歷史。以上都是從朋友得來的解釋,他是老主顧呢... 他說我兒子會喜歡。

從港島往汀九,像郊遊,一家人甚少‘的起心肝’去新界開餐,大家都很期待。

穿過汀九村,海灘展現眼前,兒子急不及待玩玩沙,再來回走幾圈,然後直衝往小白屋。

屋外有超大的平台,面向無敵海景,向下跳就是大海,感覺很正!我們事先已要求在平台用餐,好給兒子足夠空間,而且可更接近海洋。

餐廳內有其他客人,但我們也要求到室內參觀。裡面有高雅簡潔的open kitchen和很有型的chef table,其他的木枱櫈則很‘香港’,有feel!

上網看菜單時,除了被食物賣相吸引外,菜名也歎為觀止,流水行雲、活尤墨、鏡花水月、一夜油情、野生捕穫、水上花園、 漁舟晚唱… 應景又有詩情畫意,想不到外表西化的女主廚和其有型靚仔的partner大廚,竟可創出如此精彩的菜名。味道也會如菜名般有質素嗎? 
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上菜了,頭盤是‘冬岸花園’,結合有機菜和海鮮,配合幾種自家製醬汁,有辣有唔辣,但賣相靚到唔捨得食,兒子說像幅畫。終歸要吃… 味道用一個字形容晒:鮮!
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接下來喝魚湯。湯甜兼啖啖肉,附上炸到脆,骨頭也可吃的全條魚骨,色香味好到冇朋友!
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其後的招牌黃土雞及燒豬又是一絕,朋友說一定要食,果然非浪得虛名,主厨說豬的大小和飼養的農場也經過精抽細選,不是隨便在街市買回的呢。兒子罕有地坐定定,亦不吱吱喳喳,不停吃著吃著,連最後的水蟹粥也不放過。
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餐後問各人意見,外婆說不喜歡starter,因為凍;外公說有點淡;太太豎起拇指;兒子說好味;舅父說汀九是遠了點,但香港少有這樣的私房菜;我認為朋友無介紹錯。
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  • 冬岸花園.黃土雞.燒豬.魚湯.
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Living in the New Territories is hard to find a good restaurant by the beach. Saw in an international programme that there is a private kitchen located at the Ting Kau Beach near Tsuen Wan, could not resist to book a table. Different from the restaurants in town, it took few minutes to walk down from the carpark, passing through a village, to the beach. Glad that the ladies were not wearing high heels. Sand... sound of the waves... smell of the ocean... white house facing the sea... moon... Cont
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Living in the New Territories is hard to find a good restaurant by the beach. Saw in an international programme that there is a private kitchen located at the Ting Kau Beach near Tsuen Wan, could not resist to book a table.

Different from the restaurants in town, it took few minutes to walk down from the carpark, passing through a village, to the beach. Glad that the ladies were not wearing high heels.

Sand... sound of the waves... smell of the ocean... white house facing the sea... moon...

Contemporary open kitchen... retro decoration... cozy environment... food created by a well-know creative person... Hong Kong cuisine never found in any other restaurants... artistic food styling... fine dining... professional service... yummy...
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Organic ingredients, exclusive dishes, good taste are what we are looking for from time to time. I got all here. The dishes were attractive to eyes and mouths. The enthusiasm of Chef Xu and Chef Ah Ho was revealed through the food. 

Like art pieces, the dishes were finely made and crafted. The taste of most of the dishes was light which fit some of us. But those who loved heavy taste more were also appreciated. 
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We were explained that the yellow earth chicken was signature dish, which was roasted in the terracotta oven created by Chef Xu. The taste and texture were different from what we ever had.
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We all love the organic vegetables. They were grown and harvested in a private organic farm. Most of the ladies loved the boneless fish for its light taste and the lovely homemade sauce.
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Before the meal, those who live in HK Island and Kowloon said the location seemed a bit far away to them. After the meal, they said it was worth to go. We all agreed that it was an extraordinary and satisfactory dining experience.
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2015-12-18
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  • Yellow Earth Chicken. Abalone. Baby Pig. Slow Cooked Scallop Carpaccio.
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It takes the most basic technique to make any ingredient edible and it takes moderate talent to make decent ingredients taste good; but to make fresh, organic, high quality ingredients taste this epically disgusting, the chef has to be exceptionally incompetent or a complete hack.Although my overall dining experience wasn't as bad as my fellow reviewer "wing0807", I would completely agree with her comments in regards to the quality and taste of food. Those judges who ever gave the restaurants a
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It takes the most basic technique to make any ingredient edible and it takes moderate talent to make decent ingredients taste good; but to make fresh, organic, high quality ingredients taste this epically disgusting, the chef has to be exceptionally incompetent or a complete hack.

Although my overall dining experience wasn't as bad as my fellow reviewer "wing0807", I would completely agree with her comments in regards to the quality and taste of food. Those judges who ever gave the restaurants any positive reviews and awards should learn a few things from her.

I would like to provide a few more details on the 9 (hellish) courses I had suffered:
The starter salad might have been a symphony of colors on the plate but the ingredients made a cacophony of incoherent flavors and textures In my mouth.
The idea may have seemed great in the chef's overly creative mind but chrysanthemum tea did not enhance the taste of lobster nor did the flavor of lobster make the diluted chrysanthemum tea into a tasty soup in any way.
The yellow earth chicken was supposedly a signature dish but it was not cooked properly and staff were not trained adequately to know not to serve raw chicken. It was both disgusting and potentially hazardous to the customers' health.
The steamed salt water fish seemed very fresh but it was ruined by over-cooking and being drowned in a weird concoction of olive oil and Sichuan pepper corn sauce.
In summation, all the dishes were either way over seasoned or completely tasteless.

I have these final advice regarding the restaurant and the "celebrity" chef:
Please please please stop making your God-forsaken special sauces and food pairings that only look good (in your head)! Just work on the very basics of cooking, ie. appropriate cooking time and proper seasoning. With restaurant's unique location, scenic view, high quality ingredients, it is really hard to go wrong.
Other Info. : The directions to get to the restaurant is impossible to follow at night. And all the steep winding paths and numerous steps through the Ting Kau Village is too hard to negotiate for such a bad meal.
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  • Homemade plum wine
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After having not ventured out of HK island for awhile for a meal, ended up coming here on recommendation from a friend on an evening off. Was a bit out of the way, but worth it.Decor 5/5: I have to start with this as it was the first thing I noticed. What a view! I regularly go to Hong Kong's terrace bars and love the skyscraper view; this was just as good but different. Took a while to get there (location is a bit out of the way), but the restaurant is located on a house just by the beach. Ther
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After having not ventured out of HK island for awhile for a meal, ended up coming here on recommendation from a friend on an evening off. Was a bit out of the way, but worth it.

Decor 5/5: I have to start with this as it was the first thing I noticed. What a view! I regularly go to Hong Kong's terrace bars and love the skyscraper view; this was just as good but different. Took a while to get there (location is a bit out of the way), but the restaurant is located on a house just by the beach. There were herbs being grown in the garden, creating a natural atmosphere when combined with the view. We were seated inside and there was an open kitchen. The inside had a clean look with a touch of retro.
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Service 4/5: The service was polite and professional. The dishes were explained clearly enough and it helped our understanding. Not much to add.

Taste 5/5: The taste was something special. It was a multiple course meal with distinct tastes and just about every dish came with garden herbs grown outside, which was a nice and unique touch.

The appetizer I would say was very refreshing and the main thing was how well it all blended. It featured a mix of light seafood ingredients and vegetables. Scallop, lettuce, herbs and tomato were all fresh. The tomato's taste blended well with the fish roe and the potato noodle's taste blended well with the vegetables and red vinegar.
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Following that we had a dish that combined fresh prawn with sea urchin, dark soy sauce and home made tofu. Overall the soft seafood taste was a suitable follow up to the appetizer. We were given chilli sauce which was nice for finishing up the prawn and tofu.
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We heard about Yin Yang's chicken before and that there was a history for the dish. It was very straightforward and of particular note was the crispy skin which did not have much fat. Was well prepared though quite filling.
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What came after was interesting; the chef called it "Soup without Water". It was explained that a black chicken was steamed and the water that comes out was used for soup. This would make sense because the flavour was quite potent and natural compared to most chicken soup. A small slice of starfruit accompanied the dish.
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The dish that came after also had a name, "MK Flamenco". The crab was cooked with alchohol and had a light flame before being served (surprising but was a good performance aspect!). The crab had a mix of tomato, chilli, garlic, and alchohol. I can see how the spanish taste is referenced despite the dish having a local style. Ended abit messy but I'd expect that from eating crab!
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What followed was something more vegetable based. 7 types of fresh vegetables with dried fish, baby prawns, seaweed, rice and peppercorn. We were told it was a world heritage dish. I would describe the dish as slightly salty with a very traditional Cantonese flavour.
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We were getting quite full by this point. Thankfully dessert arrived shortly after. We had a watercress sorbet (!) with rice cake which featured tumeric and purple rice. They were light and the taste was unique, but not overpowering.
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Hygiene 4/5: The place was clean, dishes were clean and changed regularly, the kitchen was clean. Not much to say other than hygiene standards were within expectation and the expectations are a bit higher than regular restaurants due to this being a fine dining establishment.

Value for money 4/5: This one was hard to decide. Value for money is influenced by each person's expectations. We expected good food, decor, hygiene and service that would probably be quite expensive and we got this (this alone would warrant 3/5 meaning "acceptable").

However, expectations were exceeded specifically in terms of the originality of the food experience and the setting. For me this added an extra point. I'm sure people weigh "originality" differently though, so my 4/5 value for money for score is based on how much I like new and unique experiences. Some may prefer "expected" experiences done to perfection while I prefer new, authentic and unique once a respectable standard is reached. Neither way is correct I'd say but I can acknowledge my own preference in this regard.

Summary: Overall we had a good evening. As far as a fine dining experience goes, it was decent, but our expectations were exceeded in terms of the unique authenticity. Based on my experience I would recommend going for those who like to try things that are original and different.

Due to price and location it might not be somewhere to go repeatedly within a short timeframe but since there seem to be seasonal ingredients I'd probably go during another season. The HK flavours in the food also makes it somewhere I'd probably bring people from out of town.
 
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以有機、香港製造為名的一間私房菜。心思夠讚。侍者說他們在新界有個「有機農莊」,材料大多都是園裡種的。今天吃了個下午。先來一碗無味精的老火湯,菜乾瘦肉湯,味道清淡的。再跟一碗菜飯。水上花園有機蕃薯苗+山水豆腐+海鮮配搭怪怪的蕃薯苗及手磨粗豆腐非常鮮,沒有渣。燒豬仔皮是脆的,燒得脆啪啪,肉嫩又肥美,油很少但美中不足是三人吃的份量不太夠那個柑桔醬很惹味,但可能味太濃,把燒豬仔的味蓋過了總結客人可以在布置清雅的環境用膳,愛大自然的當然會感到舒適。無疑多了一份香港味。食物方面,既然有那麼好的食材,鮮味已是一個賣點,我覺得飯店需要反璞歸真 = 去掉外飾,不用化妝,還其本質。想必一定會客似雲來。
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以有機、香港製造為名的一間私房菜。心思夠讚。

侍者說他們在新界有個「有機農莊」,材料大多都是園裡種的。

今天吃了個下午。

先來一碗無味精的老火湯,菜乾瘦肉湯,味道清淡的。再跟一碗菜飯。

水上花園
有機蕃薯苗+山水豆腐+海鮮
配搭怪怪的
蕃薯苗及手磨粗豆腐非常鮮,沒有渣。
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燒豬仔
皮是脆的,燒得脆啪啪,肉嫩又肥美,油很少
但美中不足是三人吃的份量不太夠
那個柑桔醬很惹味,但可能味太濃,把燒豬仔的味蓋過了
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總結
客人可以在布置清雅的環境用膳,愛大自然的當然會感到舒適。無疑多了一份香港味。
食物方面,既然有那麼好的食材,鮮味已是一個賣點,我覺得飯店需要反璞歸真 = 去掉外飾,不用化妝,還其本質。想必一定會客似雲來。
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I only write 2 types of reviews. One is worth my wholehearted recommendation; the other one is worth my time to criticize. And this time is the second oneI came with my family for mid-Autumn festival celebration. Honestly the most appealing thing of this restaurant is only the LOCATION because it is extremely unique in Hong Kong. The view towards the Tsing Yi Bridge is stunning. But other than that, please don't come for so called organic vegetable, home-made sauce, roasted pig because your mone
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I only write 2 types of reviews. One is worth my wholehearted recommendation; the other one is worth my time to criticize. And this time is the second one
I came with my family for mid-Autumn festival celebration. Honestly the most appealing thing of this restaurant is only the LOCATION because it is extremely unique in Hong Kong. The view towards the Tsing Yi Bridge is stunning. But other than that, please don't come for so called organic vegetable, home-made sauce, roasted pig because your money is not well spent for this quality of food.
1) Restaurant Setting
You would enter in a local house which is pretty cool if they renovate (but unfortunately they didn’t). When you walk in the restaurant, you will be overwhelmed by the smoke. It is just because they put a big open kitchen in the living room WITHOUT good ventilation. So please be prepared that your whole evening will be spent in the hazy environment. And the whole restaurant is too bright for dining which does not give cozy atmosphere. Only the view outside is absolutely fantastic, but we were a bit unlucky. The chef invited a group of friends for barbecue gathering (can you imagine…), so as the guest, I did not feel comfortable to have a drink outside, or to look at the sea because I felt like I was disturbing her friends having good time!
2) Too artistic
Definitely, the Chef Margaret is an artist. I worked in an advertising agency before. The problem of creative is that he/ she sometimes believes his/ her fantasy too much but turns out lacking connection to the reality at the end, which means the chef Margaret forgot what the customers like!
She concerned too much on the LOOK rather than the TASTE. She tried too hard to make every dish complicated but the taste just did not synchronize! For example:
- Water Garden (organic harvest) :
She used some blue sauce to imitate as the lake but unfortunately the sauce was too thin which hardly stayed on the salad to give taste. The home-made cheese was so neutral in taste. I even did not know that was cheese until she told me!Of course everything was eatable( I mean I could eat) , but it was not yummy.
- Moon in Stain (wild scallop fruit gelee)
She said the gelee was made by freezing the chicken broth which had been boiled for 3 days (I guess she was talking about the layer of chicken oil ..) And she put the scallop in the gelee with Lychee sweet wine. I fully understood that she probably worked on this dish for 3 days but I am so sorry to say that the taste was neutral and not delicious at all. Of course it is eatable, but you would not say “ Hey, this is good” And I think foreigner did not like it. Actually my husband is a dutch. He felt very awkward to eat the chicken oil jelly.
3. Roasted Food
Barbecued Calamari , roasted chicken , roast baby pig were the highlight of the dinner. The meat was juicy and tender. I think her strength was on roasted food. The chicken was soft and juicy but still dining is the overall experience. The environment and food overall was not impressive.
4. Home-made sauce
This is definitely her pride. I was told hundred times during the dinner that the soy sauce was made by her; the shrimp paste was homemade.. bla bla bla. The waitress kept saying , “Miss, you really needed to try this homemade soy sauce”. I was a bit annoyed at the end of the dinner because I didn’t come here for the sauce.
Honestly I think this is exactly the chef’s problem. She focused too much on details; so much time on making all kinds of sauce but she has NO TIME to focus on making the delicious food! She lost the focus on whole picture! I never come across anyone who used so good ingredients, like fresh Garfield crab, juicy clams , still made the seafood soup not sweet but sour & salty ! I was so stunned about it. How could she do that! She used the best seafood in the world but the soup taste like“purified sea water”, which means not that salty sea water…. (Can you imagine!!)
Dessert is also another interesting dish. I am not sure if a dessert taste so neutral still calls dessert? Chef Margaret said this toufu dessert was homemade (of course) and it topped with thin layer of peaches foam and garnished with red dragon fruit. Sounds yummy but I think she forgot to taste before serving. The dessert simply had no taste at all. She forgot to add sugar or she blindly believed the peach was sweet enough to give taste to WHOLE toufou pudding.
The chef was definitely hardworking… but she tried too hard to make everything different and complicated BUT the taste did not work out!
5. Misunderstanding of open kitchen

Last, I am not sure whether chef Margaret has ever worked in the fine restaurant. The whole kitchen setting was something wrong. She made the kitchen way too opened that the guests could easily see all the dirty dishes lying everywhere in the kitchen while they were fine-dining.
Open kitchen is nice if it is cozy BUT it is not nice if all dirty dishes are lying on the floor.
Be fair, it is a clean restaurant overall. But I was paying more than Euro 70 (without wine) , Euro 90 (with wine) PER HEAD for my dinner, I would be very demanding not purely on food but also the setting, environment and whole dining experience. There are much more better food / better dining experience in Hong Kong than this yinyan restaurant.
Please don’t come for so-called home-made sauce, organic food, discreet location.. It does not worth that much of money.
 
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Chinese New Year