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Blending Italian with Chinese is quite interesting and fresh, and decided that it worths a try along with the special deco. The ambience was alright. The appetizer platter was funny, but the Italian & Chinese food hardly blend indeed. They were rather put onto the same dish instead.Nevertheless, the food was not bad overall. Yet at this price range, I will go for some other decent place.

本來想去Boathouse嘆個下午茶兼晚餐，最後要會合老豆，由赤柱趕去Elements。我想食西餐，而老豆又要食中菜，想起這間中西合璧的選擇。去到剛可趕及下午茶的last order，下午茶大多四十幾元，要餐飲則要加錢。不過仍然是抵食的，因份量唔細，一個女仔的食量應該會食得飽。先是點了一份下午茶餐：Carbonara-出奇的有水準，汁醬的濃稀度恰到好處，每條意粉也黏有蛋汁，意粉也al dente。煙燻肉香辣芝士長通粉-所謂的煙燻肉即是豬頸肉，汁味也很濃，配以長通粉適合；長通粉亦是咬勁十足。上湯牛腩麵-做得也很出色，湯汁很濃稠，牛腩入味非常，肉質也夠腍；麵不是上海麵、也不似廣東麵，然而很爽口。黑朱古力布甸配意式雪榚-賣相不太似心太軟，也有流心較效果，不過朱古力漿較杰身，而味道不夠濃烈，蛋糕質地似布甸，所以佢稱為朱古力布甸是無錯的。雪榚質感不也似gelato，奶味較重。每人一個下午茶餐後，再散叫了幾款小食：燻魚什果沙律-又一fusion特色，當然不可以與傳統燻魚來比較。蜜瓜糖醋排骨-完全沒有糖醋的酸酸甜甜味道，蜜瓜只是配菜，排骨只有豉椒味，不過肉地幾鬆不韌。八寶飯配意式雪榚-配搭特別，很夠

1.the black and white seasame tofu was really nice, refreshing cold white tofu plus warm black sesame tofu2. it came free with some bread plus 3 kinds of bread spread-- 5 spices butter, black bean XO suace and butter, i like that 5 spices butter very much, it goes well with the bread.3. i had the mushroon pasta (3 colour fusilli) -- above average 4. Duck breast is ok but not very suprising-- presentation was good though5. services was really nice and friendly (also perhaps not much customer on T

再一次情迷elements，再一次不顧劣評偏向虎山行。　TMSK其實是上海過江龍來的。上海店位於新天地胡同巷內，賣點是中西菜融合，風味十足。elements新店裝潢貫徹fusion風格，黃金天花、暗黑玻璃，碗碟亦總有顆閃爍的玻璃珠，還把中文名「透明思考」撇棄了，像個去外去闖的中國姑娘，化上濃濃厚妝，感覺妖媚而誘惑。難怪出自上海，氣質太配了，令對上海有情意結的我蠢蠢欲試!　很高興友人不介意嘗新，是晚經歷了：麵包碟-除了一般麵包及脆條，內容還包括香蔥卷，熱吃滋味很不錯呢，我們還re-fill了兩件。伴以麵包碟的也不是只是平凡的牛油，還有肝醬與XO醬；而原來麵包撞XO醬，效果不俗的!　玫瑰松露雲吞-是侍者的推介，卻也是全晚最差的菜式。以蛋皮包裹裡素菜餡料，泡進無味的玫瑰清湯一吃，意境美麗，卻真是淡而無味的。　軟心黃金球-鮮美的炸蝦球中，是微甜的蛋黃醬軟心，咬開有流沙效果，創新而味美。這才是成功的fusion菜!　滋潤燉湯-內容有蟹肉、乾貝、雪梨、烏雞，豐富得很；我自己沒試，然有要求的友人吃得滿意，絕對差不到那裡去~　乳鴿(主菜)-有個長長的名字，不過忘記了。百多元吃隻乳鴿似乎不值，不過乳鴿肉

見裝修幾靚同埋冇人等位就入左去一試...食左:1)松露豆腐配黑白芝麻豆腐($78)豆腐冇豆味, 又唔滑, 仲苦苦地, 尤其係松露豆腐, 好怪, fusion 得黎搞到不倫不類, 非常難食, 直頭想lur 出來... 仲要$78 兩塊咁o既card 片size o既豆腐, 仲要咁難食, 真係好唔值...2)素之湯($6x)同日之湯($6x)素之湯是野菌湯, 還可以, 過得去啦日之湯係是日o既龍蝦湯, 龍蝦味太重搞到有苦味,同埋個湯好希, 又苦又希好似飲緊鹼水咁...=_=""3)紅椒焗甚麼甚麼十"谷"米芝士野菌飯($13x)一個紅椒size 咁細o既焗飯, 用個紅椒裝住, 又貴份量又細都算, 問題係好難食, 好咸同埋好重味精...!!!離哂普4)鴨胸($1XX)呢個已經係最易入到口o既一道菜, 味道就同o係超市買o既燒味咁, 非常普通, 完全唔值呢個價錢總結來講係非常唔抵食同埋真係好難食!! 想扮fusion扮高級餐廳, 可惜眼高手低... 試左一次就夠, 冇下次=__="""

totally disappointed. it's one of those rare occasions that you felt all your money wasted after having a meal of over $300 per person. the salad is really crap. it's supposed to be arranged as a flower but it tasted like grass. the self-made sauce that served with bread is of nothing special. i'll prefer simpler butter better. the duck breast was way over cooked. the only reason you might want to dine there is that if you don't go now, it'll probably vanish in no time.

昨晚和友人到Elements尋找食的地方，看了幾間餐廳最後選了這頗具情調的餐廳。餐廳以中西Fusion為主, menu內菜式不多，而且價錢頗貴。我倆點了東西豆腐($78)，牡丹沙律(118)，素之湯x 2($68 x 2)，煎雞卷($14x)。豆腐分中西煮法，中式是黑白芝麻炸豆腐，西式是咸的豆腐布甸。味道可以不過份量相等於兩片煎蘿蔔糕。牡丹沙律= Ceasar Salad，可以不吃。素之湯= Cream of Mushroom, 味道香濃可以一試。主菜是店員推介的煎雞卷。雞卷釀有一些有味飯, 但雞有些"鞋"，不是太好吃, 而且百多塊錢只有4小塊雞卷，物非所值。總結：開心是因為難得友人抽空為我預祝生日，失色是因為吃得不暢快，浪費了友人的心意。