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2018-11-17
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Bread & Beast is one of my favorite places for a sandwiches. The sandwiches are not the usual as they are heavily influenced by the local Hong Kong food scene. I often come here for lunch when I'm in the area. But they used to only be open during the day and close at night. But recently, they revamped everything and opened at night under a whole new name!So, during the day it's called Bread & Beast. But at night? It's called Kong. Gone are the sandwiches. What you get are small sharing tapas st
So, during the day it's called Bread & Beast. But at night? It's called Kong. Gone are the sandwiches. What you get are small sharing tapas style plates and alcoholic drinks. Cocktails, craft beer, wine. Even Chinese wine!
Boyfriend and I came here one evening for a light bite and drinks. The place was popular and as it was not too warm out, we sat at the window.
Menu is in English with minimal Chinese. Staff speak mainly English and extremely helpful in explaining their concept and any suggestions. There's a more fun casual vibe to this place at night that is quite different than it is during the day. Food menu isn't a lot but everything is meant for sharing.
Drinks menu has a decent selection of everything. When we arrived, it was happy hour and they had a buy one get one free promotion so we each ordered a beer.
Scallion Bing ($48) and Bone Marrow Whip ($68). We wanted to dip away at some bread and chose the bone marrow as I love bone marrow. It was hard to choose as they had some very interesting combinations. Originally, we thought it included crackers or something to dip it in as we had ordered a dip. Instead we discovered you have to order this separately. That was a bit surprising as most places give you something to dip with and only if you want more do you order extra. I wasn't so keen on this so be forewarned on this if you order a dip. We decided on the scallion bing as the ciabatta wasn't as interesting. It was a pretty good decision on the scallion bing as it was fantastic. It was like a pita bread but smelled fantastic from all the scallions found through out. The bone marrow was buttery though a bit too salty.
Shelter Crab Cheesy Cheung Fan ($168). A fun take on the usual cheung fun that we're all used to. Cheung fan, the steamed rice rolls you have during dim sum that is served with soysauce and perhaps some peanut sauce and hoisin sauce. But this is different. It was topped with crab meat and fish roe. And the sauce? A cheesy sauce with a smidge of XO flavor to give it a bit of spice. It reminded me of having something Korean and this was a fantastic dish. I wish there was more! We just lapped up the cheese sauce.
McDull ($78). For those that do not know, McDull is a local Hong Kong character about a pig. And this? This is pork belly. But instead of braising it the regular Cantonese way, it's pan fried so you get lots of crispy texture yet melt in your mouth fat. The sauce was a sweet and sour sweet soy vinegar. It was especially pronounced in the garlic topping.
Fun and inventive tapas that are clearly Hong Kong influenced. The thing was the bread and dips should have been a bit more explained that they were sold separately. Most places include some sort of dipping bread or crackers with dip with an option to add more bread for extra cost. Otherwise, the food was good, the staff was friendly and fun. They provide a very cool fun vibe that fits the entire evening in that area. A good place for drinks and a bite to eat.
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