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2021-07-09
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Easily the best Italian dining experience in Hong Kong and beats many restaurants in Italy for sure. Really a special place that I would come back again and again.Cozy is not the word. But it is private, as the set up is like a sushi bar with about 12 seats. Chef is Italian. Very knowledgeable about Italian food and we carried on a fascinating conversation.He said he tries to be different by offering an uncompromising Italian taste. Too many very skillful Italian chefs in Hong Kong but he said s
Really a special place that I would come back again and again.
Cozy is not the word. But it is private, as the set up is like a sushi bar with about 12 seats.
Chef is Italian. Very knowledgeable about Italian food and we carried on a fascinating conversation.
He said he tries to be different by offering an uncompromising Italian taste. Too many very skillful Italian chefs in Hong Kong but he said somehow they all modified their cuisine towards Hong Kong taste.
First course - eggplants Parmagian. Sure does not sound like much but delicious. The eggplant was twice cooked. First fried to intensify the taste and then slowly cooked to softness. Tomato sauce and Parmesan cheese go on top and baked until very browned on top. The whole thing is like a lasagne but fairly thin, a bit crispy on top. He has a keen sense of timing and browning. As he also achieved in the lamb chops for our main course.
The pasta course was carbonara. Chef said the surprise is, carbonara is a modern dish that didn't really became popular until the 1980s, and was probably invented in America. His remembered having it when young, and cream was used. For our lunch, no cream. Al dents pasta. Quite filling
The torta was fabulous. With fresh whipped cream.
It was past 3.30pm as we were finishing up, and we went on to percolate coffee. Love the percolator method. Haven't had that for a long time. The top was opened and we were looking at the color and oily feel of the coffee coming up.
It just felt like as if we were cooking together.
I would say Segreto is worth trying for taste as much as Da Domenico. Probably at a fraction of the price and very interest chats with a knowledgeable chef.
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