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2023-12-18
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Exquisite indulgence in worldwide cuisines: Best for a comfortable Christmas feastTime flies, Christmas is fast approaching and I still hadn't celebrated my bestie's birthday, that is why she was invited to an exquisite French-style dining establishment located at this relatively quiet spot in Kwun Tong. Here was warmly decorated, ceiling lights with some bulbs meticulously switched out to inverted wine bottles, with Christmas theme songs playing in the background- really wonderful atmosphere. T
Time flies, Christmas is fast approaching and I still hadn't celebrated my bestie's birthday, that is why she was invited to an exquisite French-style dining establishment located at this relatively quiet spot in Kwun Tong.
Here was warmly decorated, ceiling lights with some bulbs meticulously switched out to inverted wine bottles, with Christmas theme songs playing in the background- really wonderful atmosphere. The restaurant is extremely spacious, able to accommodate big or small gatherings, they even have a privately partitioned ballroom-size dining area, certainly a perfect venue to consider if you are planning for a party or cocktail reception.
We came for the signature dinner set for two. First up: very delicate appetisers. A scoop of crab meat and caviar in a flaky puff pastry tart, it's creamy with a hint of acidity, very appetising. Japanese oyster cooked with bonito broth, on a block of turnip, topped with caviar and a fine stick of pink ginger. The taste was just like a piece of art.
Freshly baked buns, lobster bisque and French onion soup were delectable. Very hearty soups with rich flavours, we liked them both. Shoutout to the onion soup as it was served extremely hot, plus it followed the authentic French recipe, with a generous amount of baked cheese and crouton.
Our pick for the mains were two plates of guilty pleasure: MEAT. I couldn't decide which was better, both were up my alley. Premium Argentina steak that aged for 21 days was well-seared, drizzled with cognac dressing. The salad with pine nuts and cheese croquettes were totally noteworthy as they were really delicious too. Grateful that she rethought and decided to get medium for our steak, because it was how we liked it.
The Spanish Iberico pork chop on a bed of smoothly mashed potato, was accompanied by a very sweet grilled tomato salad and a creamy miso garlic dipping sauce. Bestie liked the grilled tomatoes a lot, and I loved the pork. Pork chop was succulent and tasted fantastic even before dipping the sauce, the fatty parts were grilled crispy and I finished them off the bone.
As it was a doubly festive birthday+ Christmas celebration, let's make it even better with some cocktail/ mocktail. My Baicolate was Bailey's mixed drinking chocolate and topped with whipped cream, a sweet retreat for sure. Her virgin mojito was light and refreshing with lime and mint leaves. Seriously consider the alcoholic beverages because she kept on sipping my Baicolate and wanted more.
The grand finale: tartufo limoncello and hazelnut layer cake. Tartufo is an ice-cream dessert that hails from Italy, here they covered the icy ball with lemon meringue crunches, when you cracked open the inside revealed a yuzu sugar core, it was sweet and sour, very memorably tasty. The hazelnut layer cake was served with a swirl of lightly bruleed banana slices, dices of strawberries and cantaloupes. I equally liked it as there were some crispy layers in between the sponge cake, and the hazelnuts were fragrant and crunchy too!
Le Monde, like its literal meaning: the world, had our taste buds travelled around the globe and kudos to the staff as he helped to take very beautiful portraits for us. Their Christmas menu even adds extra delicacies to the signature dinner set: fresh French oysters, Japanese scallop tartare, Spanish red prawn carpaccio, Bottarga and homemade pasta, macarons... Most importantly the offer is moderately priced and not expensive at all, in terms of quality French-setting and during Christmas seasons.
Kindly enclosed for your perusal, santé!
张贴