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2011-07-20
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Managed to get a table on a Tuesday night (booked the day before). Very pleasant decor, nice ambience. You only have two choices of menu, the Signature menu ($588+10% for 5 courses, $688 for 6 courses) or the Tasting Menu ($898 for 6 courses, $1,198 for 8 courses) all with 10% service charge. There is no a la carte menu. Each person must choose either the Signature or the Tasting menu. My friend and I had the signature menu (5 courses).The Beetroots, Parmesan royal with tuile - was excellen
Very pleasant decor, nice ambience. You only have two choices of menu, the Signature menu ($588+10% for 5 courses, $688 for 6 courses) or the Tasting Menu ($898 for 6 courses, $1,198 for 8 courses) all with 10% service charge. There is no a la carte menu. Each person must choose either the Signature or the Tasting menu.
My friend and I had the signature menu (5 courses).
The Beetroots, Parmesan royal with tuile - was excellent! similar texture to a panna cotta.
The Frog Legs with garlic cream and watercress sauce - was tasty but a little overpowered by the garlic. nice.
Soup - Fennel consumme, fennel confite, riccotta cheese - nice balance and texture. delicious.
I had the Chicken breast - a little disappointing, the chicken was slightly over cooked so was a bit tough on the ends, but nice in the middle. It came with a truffle which was a little too strong. The baby carrots were also over cooked so a little too mushy, but the puree was very nice. It was still a pleasant dish but just every so slightly overcooked.
My friend had the roast pigeon - it was delicious! I had food envy!
The dessert - peach melba - was very sweet, nicely done with hot chocolate sauce poured over it. My friend eat all of her's and I think she would have licked the bowl if she could have.
The service was attentive and well timed.
The wine list is very disappointing and would highly recommend that you take your own wine and pay the corkage fee of HK$150 per bottle instead. There are no wines by the glass and only one choice of white or red as a half bottle ($240 per half bottle).
The drink list is very limited. Not a single bottle of wine for less than $500 - which is very unnecessary now. There are no other alcoholic beverages, no beer, no gin, no vodka, nothing, so an appertif is not possible.
Very enjoyable meal, but when I go back will definitely take my own wine.
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