I've been here several times and I never really liked their produce, I thought it was a little too boring and I never remember what I ate the next day. Even the Robuchon in London and Macau I was extremely disappointed in.
My experience yesterday with their discovery/tasting menu however changed my views on the restaurant and I finally got the taste and service of a 3 star restaurant from here.
1st course: King crab and avocado cannelloni with Imperial caviar - my favorite dish tonight. All the flavors are integrated and supportive of each other. This is a new dish created by Mr. Robuchon himself, great he's finally working on something interesting.
2nd Course: Pan-seared scallop with green curry and coriander sauce, squid ink farfalle - good nut not great.
3rd course: Soft boiled egg on golden pearl rice with white Abla truffle and parmesan shavings - the white truffle wasn't too aromatic somehow. Dish itsels has a little fusion element in it. Decent but again not fantastic.
4th course: Grilled Maine lobster with green peas and baby bak choy - the sauce was absolutely amazing and the pak choy, in my opinion was a genius idea.
5th course: John Dory fried with shiso tempura, cuttlefish ink risotto - one of the best dishes of the night. The tempura itself would beat any tempura restaurant in HK and the risotto underneath enriches it.
6th course: Pan seared Japanese A3 Wagyu with crispy shallots and Padron peppers - tastes good but personally the cut is probably a little too fatty for me.
Not a dessert fan so no comment.
It's a little annoying that they do not allow customers to BYOB, I know they have an extensive list, but forcing me to choose from a list that's 2x the retail price (at least) is still a painful task. Instead of a traditional Burgundy or right bank I went for something that's less common - the famous aussie Amon Ra 2006. However I regret it because I personally believe the 06 underperforms its other vintages. Yes the coffee, black fruits etc. are there but first it's not very intense and second the aftertaste dies off easily. (86 pts)
I'm glad that I finally enjoyed a robuchon meal after so many attempts!