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Item: Taste of Chuān & Yuè
Rating: 4
Author: noralein

Taste of Chuān & Yuè

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4893

Causeway Bay

$201-400

Guangdong Sichuan Stir-Fry

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Taste of Chuan and Yue opened late in 2019 and as the name suggests offers both Sichuan and Cantonese (Guangdong) dishes, a fairly common combination in the city as of late. As far as the Sichuan dishes are concerned, they’re pretty up to standard and would qualify as a fine dining version of an otherwise very down-to-earth cuisine. The only Cantonese dish we've had, however, was somewhat of a disappointment--underwhelming and overpriced. Most Sichuan dishes are fairly large in portion and in my view strike a reasonable balance between authenticity and catering to local preferences for less numbing, spicy and oily food. The menu is somewhat less imaginative, but a few dishes might be surprisingly well executed. Say, for instance, hot and sour chilli fish skin, or Sichuan dried bean curd are both excellent appetizers that are not usually found elsewhere. Spicy Sichuan-style Mandarin Fish was similarly a delight, and come in small and large portions, perfect if you’d like to try a couple more dishes. A typical meal might come down to roughly $400-700 per person (alcohol excluded). Service quality is inadequate, with servers that are nonchalant and typically too busy, a deal breaker for us.

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