Kinship (Closed)

Item: Kinship
Rating: 4
Author: stephlok

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11017

Central

$201-400

Western Bar

stephlok

Level3

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This is a new restaurant opposite the M&S near the mid-levels escalator. This building seems to be new as well and I’m excited to see what new restaurants will open here.

We tried many dishes: the beef tartare, burnt onion risotto, roasted spring chicken, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, creme brulee and mr. whippy ice cream.

The beef tartare tasted light and fresh compared to the other dishes. The grass fed beef was good. Next, the burnt onion risotto was very flavourful. I liked the burnt onion taste with the onsen egg, a combination I never had before. The dish is also very instagram-worthy. I would prefer if there were a bit more rice so it would be less wet. The risotto was a bit salty.

Onto the mains. There was some gnocci and pancetta under the spring chicken which I thought complemented each other very well textually. The tomato ragu and pesto was a bit salty but the chicken was good.

The cauliflower was big. However I didn’t think it was good enough to cost $188. I would skip this and only get the ponzu brussel side dish.

For dessert, I loved Mr. Whippy (who doesn’t like soft serve?) it tasted like childhood. The ice cream was not too milky so it went well with the heavier chocolate bits and caramel sauce.

I thought the creme brulee was too heavy and too sour (though I usually like sour food). I was quite full and couldn’t finish it. I really want to try the chocolate cake next time.

Overall some of the dishes were a bit too salty, which I think is common in many restaurants in Hong Kong. Portions were quite good though and I enjoyed the hearty meal!