A.O.C Eat&Drink (已結業)

每次到餐廳都好舒服，雖然餐廳細細，但無壓迫感，有一種放鬆感覺。今次試左Fine de Claire Oyster 同Flank steak, oyster係細隻，但未道好夠，$128有6隻，其實好化算，flank steak係遍瘦既肉，但經慢煮之後好好食，汁都好好味，係慢煮番茄唔多夠送牛肉，可能我好鐘意番茄！酒選擇幾好，有平有貴！價錢仲好抵，聽講係chef自己入返黎！chef係法國人所以有幸平食正中法國菜，因為外面細餐廳好多hea做！ 繼續閱讀

A.O.C Eat & Drink is a cosy French bistro in Wanchai close to the MTR!!! I have always wanted to try this place as it is well known in the French community and headed by Chef Stéphane from Brittany where he serves down to earth French food with a modern twist.For Christmas, he has designed a Christmas dinner menu available from ​now until Sunday 23 December during dinner.As with the regular menu, there is a wine sommelier to suggest some good wine pairings.Here is the menu and for the price and portion I found it more than satisfactory. Appetizer:3 Oysters with yuzu granitaThe oysters served on ice were refreshing and the yuzu granita had a nice citrus tartness which made these oysters extremely moreish.They were paired with a sharp wine which was definitely a good pairing to begin as it makes you ready for the next courses. ***StarterCrab Ravioli, mushroom, herring roe, scampi sauce.I love ravioli and they are more tasty than they look visually and from the description.The scampi sauce had a little bit of heat in it and the raviolis were loaded with crabmeat and other goodies because you can taste something citrusy going on as well as some Kaffir leaves.The herring roe made it look glamorous while giving a hint of saltiness. ***MainChicken Breast with foie gras, rice topped with Comté cheese and truffle sauce.The main course was quite heavy but I loved the way you are served chicken in two ways, the bigger piece is white meat and the thing that looks like a big Brussel Sprout is actually diced chicken with some black pepper wrapped in cabbage leaf!The rice beneath it was topped with evilicious melted Comté cheese and a rich creamy piece of foie gras.I found it really comforting because it tasted like something I had when I was a kid served at my friends house.To be honest, I was rather full after this but as a cheese lover I had to try the next cheese course. ***CheeseBrillat-Savarin cheese with truffle (+$80)The portion of cheese was very satisfying but unfortunately I couldn't finish it all.It tasted thick and creamy infused with truffle.A must try as it is made with triple cream.I really regretted not asking if I could take the rest home as I just couldn't finish it. ***DessertMandarin Tart, chestnut, meringueAlthough I was full, I had to finish the dessert.It was juicy mandarin slices topped with smooth and velvety chestnut puree complimented by the meringue pieces on the side.The whole thing was just wonderful as everything was in harmony and the meringue pieces were crisp with a slight soft chew in the middle. *** 繼續閱讀

In the heart of Wanchai market, AOC is a very good French restaurant with amazing food and wine for a reasonable price ! Always bringing my visitors here even when they just arrived from France....Last Sunday I had the foi gras as starter and it was perfectly seasoned and tender. For main I took the pate en croute which is stuffing and foi gras wrapped in a puff pastry.For wine I chose a red Burgundy wine.You can also do take away cake for birthday party / diner at home. Idid it for my Birthday this year. The fraisier was very tasty (saw one review saying it was too spongy but I disagree).Antoine 繼續閱讀

December. The time of year where so many restaurants and bakeries start offering up Christmas menus and special items. There are so many to choose from and some of them cost a lot of money. But I still love the holiday season and try as many places that offer these special meals as much as possible.So, let's begin with my first Christmas special menu. And yes ... I'll be trying quite a few as I will be scouring the internet, magazines and blogs to find them all!A.O.C. Eat & Drink is a tiny French restaurant locate on a small cozy street in Wanchai. This street is lovely. Filled with all sorts of small restaurants and cafes that is near the more noisy and popular Lee Tung Avenue. The place is tiny with a few tables and a very extensive bar on one side with excellent wine selection.  They have a Christmas dinner menu that costs only $468 per person. You can even pair each item with a glass of wine at an optional price. Price for the wine is a pretty good as it's priced at retail and not over marked like other places. Staff is very informative and give good wine recommendations.They started us off with bread. A nice chewy tearable baguette. There was a generous portion as some places I've been to, they only give you a slice per person.  It was even warm.The appetizer was three oysters from  Brittany. Simple fresh oysters topped with a yuzu granita was all it needed to bring out the sweet taste of the oysters. Sometimes you really don't need anything but simplicity.The starter was a crab ravioli, scattered with mushrooms, herring roe and a lovely scampi sauce. It was beautifully presented. The ravioli was delicate and biting into it, I was surprised to find it had a bit of spicy kick to it. There was a shaving of kaffir lime to balance out the creaminess of the dish.Main course chicken breast  with foie gras. This was placed on top of a crunchy rice mixed with Comte cheese and topped with a truffle sauce.  This was fairly clever as the chicken meat was moist and tender and was sandwiched between a crispy top and a crunchy rice on the bottom. I loved the rice as it had a strong cheese flavor. Never would I have thought to have crispy rice with cheese. There was also a tiny piece of chicken drum stick and a ball of duck confit wrapped in spinach with a sweet and sour sauce to compliment the duck.For an optional $80, you can have a cheese course. Boyfriend and I shared this as it would have been too much. But I love cheese and he wanted some wine. This is Brillat-Savarin cheese with truffle layered within. I love soft cheeses and this ... this was super creamy as it was a triple cream cheese. I'm a big fan of brie, but this took it to another level. It was much more creamier but not as strong in taste.  It was more subtle. Thus, the addition of truffle works as it gives it an extra  bit of flavor. Crispy flat bread was the perfect item to eat it with. After this, I went to go buy some at a local store.Dessert was a mandarin tart with chestnut and meringue. That's what is said on the menu and we were guessing perhaps slices of mandarin oranges with sliced chestnuts on top with some swirls of meringue. But what appeared was a complete surprise! Beautiful slivers of meringue were placed on top of a tart filled with creamy chestnut puree. All was topped with a mandarin sorbet. Inside the chestnut puree were bits of sweet mandarin pieces. The meringue was perfect. Light as air and not too sweet. Usually I dislike meringue as it's often too sweet or just hard. This was literally like clouds and it melted away in my mouth easily. There was some sweet mandarin puree on the side. The irich buttery shortbread crust was delicate and crumbly. It was a wonderful dessert to end the entire meal.For $468 per person, it's quite a good deal for Christmas. The dinner set is available until December 23 which means they must be coming up with something else during the actual holiday season. Food was beautifully presented and well balanced so you do not come out too full to finish everything. But you do not come put hungry afterwards. I love how it didn't try to trick you into paying a lot of money for a couple slices of parma ham, some truffle oil and a gold leaf. After this dinner, I'll will be back again to perhaps try lunch? Or even dinner with friends as their a la carte menu changes every so often as well. 繼續閱讀

如果唔係朋友介紹，都唔知灣仔有呢間隱世法式小店。轉左入巷仔，行到最尾就別有洞天。餐廳半開放式，出面都有枱櫈，但呢日好大雨⋯ 坐入去聽住音樂，望住外面大雨，都幾有法式情調。店內大約有7張雙人枱 (4張高枱)，同埋大約5個吧枱位，但都唔會坐得好迫。 叫左Veal Bone Marrow做頭盤，Bone Marrow表面加上crumble烤得金黃香脆，加埋骨髓軟嫩，加上香料同麵包，啱啱好可以中和油膩感。 Duck Confit係另一種我好鍾意既法國菜，但可能因為係功夫菜，要用鴨油浸住再低溫烤焗10個鐘。一切下鴨腿已經覺得無叫錯，鴨皮夠酥，鴨肉好冧，真係唔使用力，一撕就得，入口即化。由於鴨皮都有一定油脂，所以配埋紅酒醬，同埋蘋果、梨的酸味，可以清新一下味蕾。另外叫左Mussels，蜆肉夠大粒，白酒忌廉加上少少thyme, 點薯條食超好味。 最後忍唔住叫左個甜品：Napolean。因為朋友唔甜野，本身都怕會食唔晒，不過個cream無死甜，有隱約的vanilla scent。最後都成個清晒！ 當晚都見到有幾枱法國客人，廚師重會親自出黎問佢地覺得食物如何，聽到佢地用法文交談，加埋法國菜，更有味道。 總括來講係一間有情調，食物質素高，絕對可以encore既餐廳！  繼續閱讀