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2013-08-23
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I have never dined at the beautiful antique Hullett House, so I was quite excited brunching at the Parlour last Sunday. The bubbly brunch offers buffet salad and dessert counters, a main course from a wide selection with free flow champagne, summer wild berries champagne cocktails, fresh juices and carbonated drinks at a price of HKD668. Quite expensively priced, one of my friends got us special deal from Travel Zoo so we can indulge the brunch at HKD560! How could we ignore the offer?Veuve Clic
Veuve Clicquot Brut Champagne & Cocktail BarThe Champagne the Parlour offers is Veuve Clicquot Brut Champagne which is a popular and delicious brand of Champagne. There is also a cocktail bar where the bartender creates summer berries champagne cocktails with the Veuve Clicquot Brut, fruit syrup and other fresh ingredients. There are three flavours in total, strawberry, raspberry and bluberry. I tried both the strawberry and blueberry, they tasted pretty good but I like the champagne the way it is.
Seafood. Salad and Cold Cuts StationsThe seafood station is one of our highlights at the brunch. Hot red crawfish, Taylor Bay Oysters, Gigas Oysters, Mussels, Shrimp and conch were constantly refilled even after our mutilple attacks. I particular like the sweet red crawfish and the creamy and big Taylor Bay Oysters. The salad station has vast choices, where rockets, iceberg, croutons, olives, and all sorts of preserved foods are available. The cold cuts station has lots of variety as well but only the parma ham plates attracted me. On my plate, I love the gherkin most, it was crisp and sweet, probably the best gherkin I have tasted recently.
Cheese StationThe cheese selection is vast, I cut a piece of everything to share with my table. Most of the cheese available are soft cheese, typical camembert, brie and comte can be found and are creamy and delicious. Hard cheese are also available, but I prefer more mature and nutty hard cheese. The blue cheese has a pungent aroma and intense flavour. There is also crackers, green grapes and plum to go with the cheese.
Seared Australian Beef StriploinMy main was seared Australian Beef Striploin. The look already explained itself that this is no exciting beef. The beef striploin was crazily chewy which gave my jaw a hard time chewing so I gave up half way. The striploin was quite tasteful itself, just lacking a sexy charred taste and aroma that I except every steak to have, especially they mentioned it was seared. The sautéed potatoes was divine, with a nice crust and a soft and smooth inner. The herb roasted cabbage was okay, it did not taste as burn as it looks.
Dessert StationThe dessert station is one of the beloved stations for the girls, but unfortunately none of the girls found any of the desserts amusing. We had fun at the Häagen-Dazs ice cream station where there are heaps of different condiments to added atop of the ice-cream.
Whether the brunch worths the price really depends on how much you can drink really. The food options in general was not vast in comparison to other brunch places, plus the main was not good. To be honest, I do not think I would not recommend anyone to pay HKD668 for this brunch, I would rather go to Amber for a paired wine brunch or Aqua's bubbly brunch with much nicer main.
Other Info. :
The Bill
Sunday Brunch - HKD668
10% Charge
Total - HKD734.8 (Travel Zoo Offer HKD560)
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