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2012-10-13
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This is the cafe for causal lunch or afternoon tea after grocery shopping at Sogo.The menu changes according to what is in season- this is a plus as many restaurants in Hong Kong serve same menu season after season, year after year. The deco was "Japanese wannabe Italian /French" which can be overlooked with its high standard hygiene set ups as one would expect when walks into a Japanese cafe.The item of day was autumn mushroom and we so we ordered mushroom risotto and Halibut with mushroom and
The menu changes according to what is in season- this is a plus as many restaurants in Hong Kong serve same menu season after season, year after year. The deco was "Japanese wannabe Italian /French" which can be overlooked with its high standard hygiene set ups as one would expect when walks into a Japanese cafe.
The item of day was autumn mushroom and we so we ordered mushroom risotto and Halibut with mushroom and fennel.
Mushroom risotto was an inverted bowl (as seen in Japanese style curry rice) of risotto cooked in cream and lots of mushroom. For a while, you would think you were sitting in a Italian cafe munching risotto except when you tasted the green garnish---wait wait wait, what is this? Oh no, not sprout Should have been arugula and not sprout with its raw grassy taste. Brush aside and the risotto was respectable.
Next came the halibut which was cooked just nice with golden brown skin on top of piles of fennel and caramelized onion. Straw mushroom was not top quality which can also be brushed aside and you have a nice plate of fish with juicy fresh fennel coupling with caramelized onion and some brown sauce reduction... yum.
Risotto was $148 and Halibut $178, all came with soup, bread. With complementary cups of fresh brewed coffee, they were the perfect finale.
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