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2015-03-17
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Approaching the end of the year is the long anticipated Christmas! Hong Kong is always crazy about Christmas, Christmas lightings are up on the buildings along the seafront, decorations and Christmas trees are everywhere! And while people are getting excited for Christmas, restaurants are well prepared for Christmas as well. Harvey Nichols Restaurant & Bar is among one of them and has just launched their Christmas and New Year's Eve menu. I was invited over to join the preview of the festive men
My last visit to Harvey Nichols Restaurant & Bar was probably more than four years ago and I haven't been back since. The furnishing at Harvey Nichols Restaurant & bar is chic modern with sensual lighting, zigzag screens and stained glass a-liked patterns along the ceilings and floors. Good spacing is kept between tables to give privacy to dinners over a romantic evening or business occasion.
The festive menu is printed on a colourful tri-fold leaflet. The six course Christmas Eve dinner is priced at HKD888 per person, five course Christmas Dinner is priced at HKD688 per person, and the Christmas 4 course brunch is priced at HKD498 per person. The New Year's Eve six course dinner is priced at HKD888 per person. If you come in a group of four, a bottle of wine will be given complimentary.
Our first dish was Lobster Jelly with Steamed Lobster, Prawn, confit of scallop and salmon roe. which was an excellent appetiser to enjoy! The lobster jelly was made with lobster bisque which was flavourful and delicious. I also enjoyed the scallop confit which was sweet and supple.
Next up was the Cucumber Jelly with Alaskan Crab Meat served with Lobster, salmon roe and crispy filo. This was a more refreshing appetiser than the lobster jelly and was again a lovely one. The cucumber jelly was light in flavour, which lets the crab meat and the Boston lobster shines. Boston lobster really does taste better than Maine lobster, this slow cooked Boston lobster was sweet and succulent! The paired mint leaves was rather strong in flavour, I would recommend you take it last.
I also tried a glass of sparkling wine and white wine produced by Harvey Nichols themselves. Both glasses were smooth and easy to drink. The sparkling had fast effervescence with mellow bubbles, carries sharp and crisp texture with medium body.
Next followed the Classic Lobster Bisque. This was one flavourful and smooth bisque made with sherry wine, yet tasted a bit overly salty to me.
The Cream of Sweet Corn with Crab Meat was heavenly. Every spoonful was filled with bold sweet corn flavour! The sweet cream soup had a full body texture which was made quite refine with a bit of mushyness which I like.
Followed by two beef dishes, first I had the Roasted Rack of Veal with Potato Fondant served with mixed vegetable roll and sautéed chanterelle and veal jus. The veal was utterly juicy and supple with good fat distribution to give a swirling oil touch on the palate. Simply divine!
Next I had the Roasted Wagyu Beef Sirloin with Potato Gratin served with vegetables balls and morel jus. The wagyu is Australian M8 Wagyu but since it is a sirloin, it was rather lean with little melting fat to moist the meat. Having said that the loin was actually very flavourful. The morel jus was slightly too sweet for my liking.
For the fish, first I had the Butter Roasted Cod Fillet Rolls Stuffed with Black Truffle served with baby carrot, zucchini and lobster sauce. The cod was smooth and supple but I could not really taste the black truffles. (My fish did not get as much truffles as my photo shown below =( )
The Steamed Fillet of Sea Bass was exceptional! It was silky smooth, supple and bouncy that slips through your throat. I can have tens of this! The sea bass was served with green pea purée and seafood bubbles.
New Year's Eve dessert trio was composed of Chocolate coated Pecan, Chocolate Mousse and Brownies with strawberry ice-cream. The pecan chocolate had a raspberry touch with a bit liquor in it if I was right. The Chocolate mousse was a surprise, mixed with explosive candy and topped with flakey pastry. The brownies was moist and dense. It was probably made with dark chocolate as it delivered just the right amount of sweetness.
Next on the Christmas menu, we had the Christmas Log with Rum Raisin Ice-cream. The rum raisin ice-cream was delicious! Ten times better than the one Haagen Dazs made! The chocolate log was surprisingly soft and moist in texture. I always thought this kind of cake just carries look.
To be completely honest, I was not expecting such great dishes at Harvey Nichols, so I was pretty surprise and impressed through the whole meal. Given the price and quality, I do reckon the festive menu is a great package. The only down side might be the view, which is inner central cityscape. If you have not booked your Christmas dinner yet, you may consider Harvey Nichols Restaurant & Bar's festive menu!
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