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2009-10-31
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We picked this restaurant for our anniversary dinner as the feedbacks shown on this website seems to be pretty good. But after dining there tonight, I can assure you that you will get a much better bang-for-the-buck elsewhere.For the food quality, it is not bad, but it is only so so for the price tag attached to the menu. The lobster soup we had was a bit too creamy and did not have enough lobster flavor. The foie gras appetizer I ordered was too salty (Mind you, I can stand very salty food. If
For the food quality, it is not bad, but it is only so so for the price tag attached to the menu. The lobster soup we had was a bit too creamy and did not have enough lobster flavor. The foie gras appetizer I ordered was too salty (Mind you, I can stand very salty food. If I call it salty, then it is definitely above and beyond what most people can deal with). The tenderloin we ordered was over-cooked and became chewy (nearly thought I was eating beef jerky, although it certainly would not have costed $360). The sea perch and prawn pillow I ordered was not even that good. The fish was over-cooked and lacked flavor. They put a ton of spinach under the fish and prawn pillow, and then topped them with another pile of greens. I nearly though I was having a salad. The prawn pillow was ok. But again, it was too salty.
While the food was mediocre, don't expect too much on the service either. Early on when I got seated, they did not even offer water and the waiter rushed in a wine list. When we told him that we did not want to order wine for the night, he still pushed for us to get mineral water (you can tell by looking at him that he will just make you order some costly drinks before he would pour any liquid into your glass). Then when we asked for alternatives to the broccoli coming with the tenderloin. He bluntly refused! And guess what? He once again try to hard-sell us on ordering a side dish (HKD140 for 4 pieces of fries). Talking about dining at a five-star hotel, they do not even train their staff on the most basic customer service etiquette. By the time when I saw my main dish, I just wanted to finish dinner asap and leave!!
Oh, to add another "cherry" on top of their list of disappointments, on top of the 10% gratuity that was already included in your bill, they apparently expect the customers to pay out much more tips. Obviously, for their poor service and mediocre food quality, we did not feel it was necessary to tip extra. But when we walked out of the restaurant, we definitely received a few glares from those few blunt and ignorant waiters. But I do not give a damn as I do not plan to return (not worth returning).
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