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2019-04-26
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Long time no dim sum and found this place in Central. Booked a table for 2 about a week ago for lunch on a week day. It was not full at all.Interior decoration was ok but not particularly outstanding. Location-wise it was really central, yet with a drawback of having no view but just facing the busy pedestrians outside Hang Seng Bank.We were aiming at dim sum so decided to just order a few to try. It was a pity that they couldn't be more flexible to reduce the number of dim sum per dish to 2 fro
Interior decoration was ok but not particularly outstanding. Location-wise it was really central, yet with a drawback of having no view but just facing the busy pedestrians outside Hang Seng Bank.
We were aiming at dim sum so decided to just order a few to try. It was a pity that they couldn't be more flexible to reduce the number of dim sum per dish to 2 from 3. Most seemed to have a quantity of 3 instead of 2.
Very pretty tableware.
Condiments
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The minced ginger was quite fresh indeed. It was worth mentioning that tea + condiments cost $76 for 2 persons.
Our first dim sum arrived about 5 min after ordering. It was really efficient.
Australia M9 wagyu beef puff with scallion
$92
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Australia M9 wagyu beef puff with scallion
$93
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Australia M9 wagyu beef puff with scallion
As you could tell from the appearance, the crust was well made and was so crunchy. You could tell there were so many layers. However, the ingredients seemed so-so, not particularly outstanding. A pass overall given the price.
Baked chicken bun with mushroom and black truffle
$79
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Baked chicken bun with mushroom and black truffle
$79
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Baked chicken bun with mushroom and black truffle
Our second dim sum arrived shortly after we had finished the first. It was quite an interesting combo with sweet "pineapple" crust on top and black truffle flavour, although personally I found it not so a good match with each other. The crust was good, thin and crunchy. The whole bun except the crust was soft and had a slight aroma of black truffle, which I found quite a good level. However, the chicken ingredients could have been better. Overall, I would rate it 3.5.
Shanghainese pork dumpling in Sichuan style
$86
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Shanghainese pork dumpling in Sichuan style
As you could tell from the looks, the wrapping was way too thick, quite a failure indeed. But there was really loads of Sichuan style soup inside which was really so 麻辣! Given the relative creativity, I would rate it a pass, although flavour-wise I found normal soup dumplings better.
Rice flour rolls with crispy shrimp paste and Chinese celery
$97
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Rice flour rolls with crispy shrimp paste and Chinese celery
This dish was pretty good because the rice flour sheets were so thin and smooth - great texture indeed. The combo of smooth and thin rice flour sheets with the thin crispy layer inside was really great. The crispy layer was done quite well - very thin yet super crispy. The only bad thing was probably the not so rich shrimp overall. I honestly thought it could have been done better like a similar rice flour rolls with crispy shrimps at Summer Palace, another Michelin restaurant!
King crab noodle roll with pork, shrimp paste and Chinese celery
$77
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King crab noodle roll with pork, shrimp paste and Chinese celery
Last but not the least, this dim sum was really so special. It smelt very rich in crab when served to us, although taste-wise it wasn't as rich surprisingly. The soup was very good and clear. The big shrimp inside was so meaty and crispy! Great fresh shrimp ingredients indeed, although the noodles themselves were definitely far from good because they were not al dente at all. However, the creativity together with nice presentation really made it a very good dish. It reminded me of eating wonton noodles. Overall, I would rate it 4.5 because the noodles could have been cooked better.
Overall, it was quite a good experience to try special dim sum and quality was definitely better than many places. However, really had to admit that it was so pricey as we just had 5 dim sum and the cost was over $250 per head. That said, good to come once in a long while.
By the way, service was ok. The servers introduced every dish to us when served. The timing of serving each dish was pretty good so we got to eat every dish when they had been freshly made. It was so efficient that our lunch finished in a very short time. Very typical good business lunch service.
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