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2014-05-21
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It's not easy to find a decent Spanish restaurant in HK, I have been to a couple but not even impressed by their traditional tapas. Most of the restaurants overcharge on the food, so you are paying big bucks for a casual dining experience. My colleague recommended me to try Fofo and I do agree that this restaurant has a decent menu (even their tasting menu isn't expensive) and they only charge $200 for corkage whilst their wine list is very reasonable as well. Crispy suckling pig with baby
Crispy suckling pig with baby confit potatoes, onions & black truffle cakeAs a tapas, it's not bad, the skin was crispy but I still prepare the full suckling pig which will give you a different sense of satisfaction. Besides, I prefer a plain clean dish on suckling pig without other ingredients. Personally, the mix with other ingredients just wasted the original taste of the suckling pig...
“Carrillada” beef cheek with banana & passion fruit crispy rollQuite an interesting dish, exceptionally tender meat but too much sugar was added which covered the natural beef taste. Enjoyed the bite size a lot and found that the beef cheek mixed surprisingly well with the banana & passion fruit crispy roll...probably due to the sweet sauce base.
“Gambas al Ajillo” sauté prawns with garlic & chiliThis was really good and not greasy, initially I worried about the strong taste of the ingredients, then it turned out to be a good mix of everything with a slight touch of black truffle. It matched so well with the wine we brought.
“bikini” Barcelona style toasted bread with Iberico ham, black truffle, mozzarella & arugulaThis dish was the highlight of the night. Honestly, it didn’t taste like any ordinary toast, I expected it to be more like a Panini but it’s not. The toast itself was very thin then the taste of black truffle and Iberico ham were stunningly outstanding. I got to experience a complicated palate from this dish à from spicy & slightly bitter taste of arugula to creamy mozzarella to savory Iberico ham to overwhelming oily black truffle combining with a glass of Red wine…what an amazing taste bud tour!
“Arroz negro co carabinero” Black juicy rice with squids & jumbo red prawnWe were debating which “Paella” to order whilst there are choices of the traditional iberico ham or lobster seafood paella. I am always a big fan of lobster but then I really want to try & compare the squid ink rice here with Catalunya. Therefore, we consulted the waiter and he kinda talked us into ordering the traditional paella based on the fact that the black juicy rice is a new dish just came out & the way the chef prepared it will be a bit soggy. After somewhat careful thinking and discussion, we still decided to give it a try. To me, I quite like this juicy rice and it’s not soggy at all…I may say the squid ink paella from Catalunya was way more soggy and salty than this one. The taste of the rice and the red prawn were kept in well balance and the red prawn was indeed very fresh and juicy, no complaint, period.
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The wine price here is quite reasonable so diners may consider not to bring their own wine to save the corkage fee.
(The above review is the personal opinion of a user which does not represent OpenRice's point of view.)
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