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2011-07-28
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I have read a lot of comments from OpenRice about SPOON. The comments gave me a somewhat negative impression. However, after my experience last night, I felt the restaurant is very good in all aspects. I felt fortunate I didn’t let those comments stopped me from trying this restaurant.First of all, the atmosphere in the restaurant is good. It is soft, romantic and comfortable. The table space is good too but it would be even better if a bit more distance between tables. I know this would be a lu
First of all, the atmosphere in the restaurant is good. It is soft, romantic and comfortable. The table space is good too but it would be even better if a bit more distance between tables. I know this would be a luxurious wish in a tiny city of Hong Kong.
The Victoria harbor view is impeccable. It makes you feel you are dining at the waterfront but at the same time you are not bothered by the nuisance of hot and humid weather as you are sitting in a comfortable air-conditioning room.
The wine is good. I ordered a Grossot Chablis 2006 to go with the appetizer and a Moulin de Graviere Lalande-de-Pomerol 2002 to go with the main course. Both wines were very good. The white has the aromas of lime, zest, gooseberry and flower and very refreshing. The red is full of black fruit aromas with tar and a bit of tobacco. The white was much better than I thought and the red was up to my expectation.
The service is good. The waiters are friendly and polite, care to the details and always with smile on their face. They patiently explained the ingredients of the food.
The food is good. I ordered coquilletta pasta (mini macaroni) for appetizer and beef for main course. I don’t remember the exact names of them but they were both good. The pasta is mixed with something like Italian rice and small pieces of meat. The sauce has strong beef flavor and very tasty. Although the Chablis doesn’t match with this dish perfectly, it doesn’t spoil the taste neither. For the main course, the beef is tender, juicy and most importantly, has beef flavor. It comes with assorted tiny mushrooms served separately in a tiny fry pan instead on the side of the beef (this is thoughtful). The meat sauce is also served separately. It has strong and pleasant meat aroma and flavor. It is salty by itself but it’s meant to go with the meat. So, it is ok.
The deserts are good too, with variety of choices. I tried the Rum Baba. It comes with dark rum of my choice (from two brands) and vanilla cream. The taste of the bread soaked with rum is just excellent. The vanilla cream smooth out the alcohol of the rum is a fine combination. My wife tried the Iranian Pistachio Soufflé. It is soft and fluffy. The sweetness is just about right. The aroma of nuts is good.
If you ask me what needs to be improved, I really need to think about it. I think the menu is too simple. More choices would be great. The spoon decoration on the ceiling is to match with the name of the restaurant but I find it doesn’t match with the entire restaurant. By the way, one spoon is missing on the ceiling.
I definitely will patronize again.
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