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Item: SOMM
Rating: 3
Author: clarasy

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18904

Central

Above $801

International Wine Fine Dining Hotel Restaurant

clarasy

Level4

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Came here for their SOMM-thing Special Brunch which seems very popular lately. The $798 package includes free-flow champagne, red and white wine, sake, selected seasonal cocktails, fruit juices and coffee or tea. The is also a selection of starters, a main and a dessert per person. The bread basket included sourdough, crossaint and chocolate pastry with their homemade Nutella and a couple of fruit jams. The bread was ok but nothing special, and in fact we were slightly disaappointed that the sourdough came barely lukewarm. The cold cuts, cheeses and smoked salmon were all just fine. For mains we chose the eggs benedict and pork belly. The poached eggs were a major disappointment as they were overcooked so that the yolks were 80% solid and not runny at all. The pork belly was better, and really quite nice but still nothing spectacular and not enough to compensate for the disappointmemt from the failed eggs benedict. For desserts we opted for vanilla millefeuille and banana pancakes. Their millefeuille is one of the best in HK and I'm glad they have maintained quality in that regard. The banana pancakes were ok and I liked the toasted pecans. As for the drinks, the sommelier claimed that the champagne used was a very rare one that couldn't be found anywhere else in HK. I'm no wine expert so I won't really comment on its quality except to say that the bubbling was a little weak. The Chardonnay-based cocktail was very mild and tasted more like a soft drink if I were to be honest. I was excited to try the brunch and am glad to have checked it out but will probably not return until they change the menu or perhaps only for lunch/dinner as I feel that they are somewhat better with their regular meal dishes.