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2020-03-15
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Fine dining restaurants in Hong Kong often establish their identity with Asian twist, producing ubiquitous Japanese and French fusion food, thanks to people’s profound love to Japanese cuisine. This is one new entry to the highly competitive field, with a menu full of inspirations from Japanese cuisine, dishes championing very few key ingredients and highlighting simplistic clean flavors. The space was previously occupied by a French restaurant, On Dining, which I was quite fond of. It has been
The space was previously occupied by a French restaurant, On Dining, which I was quite fond of. It has been refurbished into this new bright cozy setting that blends European modernization with warm lighting and wood tone reflecting the essence of Japan.
The two-course lunch menu at $380pp have a choice of hot or cold appetizer and a main course. Two of us each sampled a hot and cold appetizer and two main courses sharing a dessert.
house bread
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house bread
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brioche
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The first impression of a restaurant hinged on their bread. Not only is it the first food being served, a good warm hearty housemade bread reflects their attitude and dedication to good food. That brioche was incredibly soft with buttery aroma and a flaky crispy bottom. The sourdough was comparatively underwhelming, guess they’re better at Japanese than French.
amuse bouche
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Before the starter, came a delightful amuse bouche which was a lovely hamachi with crispy sweet potato and salmon roe. A little burst of freshness and flavor.
red tuna
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I was instantly captured by the vibrant and beautifully plated red tuna cold appetizer. A variety of refreshing elements, including avocado, cucumber and daikon, complementing the lightly seared tuna.
white asparagus
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The hot appetizer, white asparagus, was nice but didn’t live up to my expectation. The hollandaise sauce wasn’t a right fit to the beautiful white asparagus. Yet discarding the sauce made it very dull.
snapper
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The pan fried snapper main course had a perfect crispy skin, siding with chinese kale and a fennel salad.
pork
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earl grey creme brûlée
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Finally, we ordered the earl grey creme brûlée to share. Earl grey flavor came through well but a creme brûlée is not a creme brûlée without a crackling caramel top right? The sea buckthorn ice cream did provide a citrusy balance. Overall it was okay but not impressive.
All in all, a bit of a hit-and-miss for me. While some of the food were forgettable, the successful dishes left their mark. The service was on point and I did find the lunch experience very decent and comfortable.
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