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This year our department annual dinner was held at the Happy Valley Racecourse Sponsers Box, thanks to our department's doctors in charge for paying and arranging the event!I got there when our bosses were giving speeches to start the evening so I couldn't take a photo of the view. But if I did, it would be spectacular as you get a great one of the entire race course in all it's glory.Layout of the room is simple elegance. It's rectangular and with one side where it's a window that leads to a ba
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This year our department annual dinner was held at the Happy Valley Racecourse Sponsers Box, thanks to our department's doctors in charge for paying and arranging the event!

I got there when our bosses were giving speeches to start the evening so I couldn't take a photo of the view. But if I did, it would be spectacular as you get a great one of the entire race course in all it's glory.

Layout of the room is simple elegance. It's rectangular and with one side where it's a window that leads to a balcony for horse race viewing.

The menu for our evening.
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 Should note that all food was separated for us at tables to the side. Service was prompt and food was divided up quickly. Drinks were always filled without our knowledge. I swear, every time I picked up my glass of juice, it was filled.

We started with roast suckling pig. Skin was crispy though there was a huge chunk of fat on it still. It was probably the most oily suckling pig I've ever had. Meat was moist.
roast suckling pig
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 Second course was sauteed prawns with seasonal greens and honey glazed Yunnan ham. Seasonal greens were stalk from Chinese mustard green which was crunchy when bitten. Prawns were fresh enough but oddly lacked any sort of seasoning that it was bland. Honey glazed Yunnan ham was drenched in honey so it was sweet instead of the usual saltyness. It was also pretty tough to bite into. The dish was also very oily.
sauteed prawns with honey glaezed yunnan ham
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 Third course was deep fried seafood roll filled with salad. Roll was crispy. Salad had a nice tang of mayonnaise. Seafood, I discovered was just diced scallop. We were given mayonnaise as the dipping sauce. I found that odd since the roll was made of mayonnaise. A bit redundant.
deep fried seafood roll
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 Fourth course was braised conpoy on seasonal greens. Seasonal greens were apparently straw mushrooms and broccoli. This was ok but overly oily as well. My coworker commented that all the food was more oily than other Chinese places she's eaten at. I agreed with her.
braised conpoy on seasonal greens
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 Fifth course was a double boiled silken fowl soup with sea whelks and porcini mushrooms. This was really good soup. It was super hot. Sweet and rich in flavor. Best food item on the entire menu.
silky fowl soup with sea welk
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 Sixth course was braised goose foot with black mushrooms and seasonal greens. Or bok choy. This was ok though a bit underseasoned. It was also super oily.
braised goose foot with mushroom
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 Seventh course was steamed Sabah garoupa. The fish was perfectly steamed and sweet.
steamed sabah garoupa
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 I had to leave after this to go to work so didn't eat the rest of the meal. However, my coworker came to my work place after the event as he had to pick up his car and had packed some of the fried rice and the black glutinous rice dessert soup with black sesame rice dumplings for me and my coworkers for eating later during our break. The fried rice was pretty good. There were lovely chunks of roasted duck. The dessert was not overly sweet and very creamy. More creamy than usual Chinese dessert soup. The black sesame rice dumplings had a bit too much dough and not enough filling.

I've been to the Jockey Club several times to eat with my relatives. Be it the Clubhouse or the Sponsers box for dim sum or dinner, I always feel the same way. And this time it's no exception. Service is excellent. You want something, they give it to you immediately. There is no confusion among them. The staff know exactly how to serve, to make sure everything works smoothly. They make your eating experience relaxed and stress free. Perhaps it's from their years of staff training process, but I've never had a problem with their service. The only thing is the food is average. It tastes fine but it wasn't great. This banquet meal cost $7888 per table of twelve (we were informed of the price ahead). That's more than most Chinese restaurants. But for food to only taste average is a bit over priced in my opinion. Apparently, the price paid was mostly for service and brand. And that brand is The Hong Kong Jockey Club. And I guess you get what you pay for.
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Date of Visit
2015-01-16
Dining Method
Dine In
Celebration
Anniversary
Recommended Dishes
silky fowl soup with sea welk