22 Ships (Moved) New Location

Item: 22 Ships
Rating: 5
Author: clarasy

3.5

184 Reviews

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21964

Wan Chai

$401-800

Spanish

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clarasy

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Never got a chance to try 22 Ships before their makeover but was pleasantly surprised by their food on my first visit today. We ordered 3 tapas, 1 main course and 1 dessert to share between two. All of the dishes were well-designed and well-executed. The cauliflower with truffle and iberico ham was a light and refreshing starter in which each of the ingredients shone in its natural clean flavour while complementing the others. The cauliflower part consisted of grilled cauliflower chunks as well as smooth cauliflower puree, whereas the toasted hazelnuts added a delightful crunch. The carabinero al ajillo was a simple dish with two large Spanish red prawns in a slightly spicy red oil. The prawns were cooked to the right doneness and had plenty of sauce inside their heads. One simply couldn't fault this simple yet decadent dish! The third tapas we had was a Spanish omlette with some kind of cured meat and fava beans and was filled with sliced potato. It had a soft, slightly runny texture which was hard not to love. Although we were very tempted to try their meat / fish mains, we had only so much stomach room and settled on the octopus squid ink paella, which definitely was not a mistake! There were two huge, tender pieces of octopus tentacles and the rice, coated with squid ink, was rich in umami and, amazingly, not too salty as many paellas are. We were wholly satisfied with this main! The dessert which followed only continued to amaze us. Their Basque burnt cheesecake is the gooey-est I've had in Hong Kong and tasted so oh-so-creamy without being too heavy at all. We also had a couple of drinks (a cava and a white wine) and personally I'm not a fan of Spanish wines (although that might be due to my lack of knowledge in that area) but that's not a big fault for me. Overall our experience was great and would love to return!