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2014-05-04
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Brunch has gotten more popular in Hong Kong and it isn’t difficult to find a restaurant that serves decent brunch. Madam Sixty Ate has been on my list for a while as one of the better places I want to try. It is a restaurant that doesn’t do brunch exclusively, like many cafés in HK. In fact, most of their business comes from their dinner service. Luckily I had a brunch date with some friends last week so I decided to make the trip to the island to try it out.Although I made a reservation for Sat
Although I made a reservation for Saturday noon I realized it wasn’t necessary since the restaurant was fairly empty when we arrived. We were greeted by a French gentleman and his big smile which gave me a very nice first impression – good service never fails! (This is often overlooked in HK where restaurants tend to be more snobby than friendly..)
Oh we were also greeted by a picture of a pig with black fur. Random much? :s
The interior is light and spacious, perfect for a sunny day meal
We got some drinks to start – Victorian Earl Grey (lol so fancy) and my “Hong Kong Tai Tai” – grapes, ceylon tea, leon & ginger. A light refreshing drink to go with heavy tasting food.
We ordered three dishes to share, and thought it would be a good idea but NO. One of them was melting fast while the other was meat that got tougher the longer we wait…should have asked them to serve them one by one!Anyway, we got their signature pancake – Honeycomb, coffee cream and hot butterscotch. It sounds so good I’m pretty sure I would have ordered it even if I didn’t know it was their signature dish XD
-Not only does it taste good, it looks very pretty as well! We thought the middle layer was ice cream at first but turns out it’s just cream. It was melting very fast though as you can see from the picture. Within 10 minutes or so the entire layer disappeared and turned into a puddle-The pancake is on the thicker side and resembles a hamburger bun. However it wasn’t dry and ‘cakey’ – instead it was airy and moist, and held on to the sauces well
-The butterscotch wasn’t just some plain old butterscotch sauce..there were small pieces of burnt caramel in it! That came as a surprise and added layer to the dish. It also didn’t feel too heavy for me as the coffee cream helped to reduce some of the sweetness. Very very yummy! Definitely should order this!
Next up was the Egg Benedict dish (what’s brunch without eggs benny? ) , with housemade crumpets & pork belly
-I must admit I wasn’t too sure what a crumpet was before. So it’s really what British people eat as an alternative to English Muffin. Yes kind of ironic I know lol. It felt like a more moist version of an English muffin to me-I’m guessing the egg was sous-vided rather than poached as it has a round & smooth surface and no loose cooked egg white bits hanging on the outside. That was very thoughtful of them as I’m sure it takes a lot more effort and time to sous vide it, and even if they did serve it poached most customers wouldn’t have minded anyway. Such dedication!
-The pork belly was delicious! It was well seasoned and even had a bit of a salt crust which took away the porky taste. Unfortunately we were too focused on finishing the pancake before the cream melted away so by the time we got to this dish, the meat has gotten a bit cold and chewy
Look at that yolk <3
We figured two dishes weren’t probably enough for the 3 of us to share so we ordered another lighter appetizer – Cured Salmon, Green Apple, Avocado, Walnuts, Yoghurt. Beautiful presented on a long dish!
-The cured salmon was decent – salty and slightly chewy just like smoked salmon-Not too sure about the mini salad under the salmon though. I was expecting something sweet & creamy and got caught off guard by the crunchy pungent celery.
-While the presentation was beautiful, dotting the yoghurt and other components of the dish too far from the ‘focus’ made it almost unnecessary..
-Honestly I thought this dish wasn’t as impressive as the other two, but not a bad one to start off the meal with.
Haha it collapsed
The total was $500 for the 3 off us, which is very reasonable considering the quality of the food AND we all ordered drinks. For the same price elsewhere in HK you’d get crappier food.
I was extremely satisfied with this meal and would love to come back for lunch/dinner some time!
張貼
