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2014-09-21
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Had a much needed date night booked for tonight at 7pm @ The Blue Butcher.The restaurant doesn't open till 7pm (well more like 7:15 once the staff got their act together) so we had to enjoy a wine downstairs.We were led to the table and we sat near a window seat in comfortable chairs. The ambiance seemed ok but as soon as any food was served it was near impossible to see anything; far too dark! Actually both us and the table seated next to us had to turn on our iPhone torches to see what we were
We were led to the table and we sat near a window seat in comfortable chairs. The ambiance seemed ok but as soon as any food was served it was near impossible to see anything; far too dark! Actually both us and the table seated next to us had to turn on our iPhone torches to see what we were eating. So dark that my wife even bit into a charred lemon as she thought it was a tomato. TOO DARK!! The aircon is also too low and both couples either side of us complained as such.
The service at Blue Butcher is simply awful. It is slow, inattentive and confused. Our waitress had simply no idea what was on offer on the menu or how it was served and frankly should be retrained. There are apparently no vegetables at all on the menu; no side dishes except for salad? Really?
The starters came….an under seasoned raw tuna caparchio and the mussels….around 8 sad looking little mussels (albeit quite tasty) - overall pretty disappointing.
Then the main came - The lamb rack and the Line caught sea bass. (also served in the dark)
The lamb is the smallest piece of lamb I have ever been served…supposedly was 400 grams, this wouldn’t have even tipped the scales at 200 grams. Seriously 1 tiny piece of lamb and a slice of egg plant, and no vegetables in sight. The lamb was over cooked; I asked for medium rare not medium well, and it was seriously under seasoned.
The Sea bass was nice but the sauce it came in was far too salty. The prawns were overcooked and rubbery and the bread scattered through the bowl out weighed any seafood 2:1
For 1700 HKD (including 2 glasses of wine each) it was completely over priced. The food was poor at best and the service was dismal. I also heard two tables with similar complaints around us. The maître d' tried to offer some free deserts to compensate but we refused as honestly I couldn’t eat any more produce that had been sacrificed by this chef. It is such a shame as the produce is obviously well sourced and fresh; just very poorly executed. There are much better and MUCH cheaper options available in HK.
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