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On 19 October, 2013, the first ever Cristal themed restaurant is opened at the Galleria on Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong! Le Dôme de Cristal is the latest fine dining restaurant and bar of Ambrosia Cuisines Group. Under the collaboration with Louis Roederer's Cristal Champagne, Le Dôme de Cristal is bringing one of the most authentic European cuisines with the pairing of prestigious Cristal Champagne to Hong Kong! I am expecting Le Dôme de Cristal to be the next upper class social playground.T
The elegant Le Dôme de Cristal is designed by a renowned architect, Steve Leung to create a sense of luxury, exclusivity, vintage and prestige image, just like the exquisite Cristal. Walking up the spiral staircase to the entrance of the Le Dôme de Crista, we were immediately greeted by a glittering Cristal champagne displays with a huge golden frame.A good surprise we found at Le Dome de Cristal was the wine menu where a bottle of NV Louis Roederer is priced around HKD900. Even Cristal 2005 is priced at around HKD3000 a bottle! Compares to many restaurants and bars outside, it is a great bargain.
4-Piece Oyster Platter
We had an oyster platter with four kinds of french oyster to start the brunch. From left to right we had Ostria Regal No.1, White Pearl No.1, Gillardeau No.1 and Ecaille d'Argent No.1. The Ostria Regal is sweet and salty with a subtle metal note. It was the lightless flavoured oysters of all. The White Pearl oyster carried some sweet juice and had very sweet meat with a smooth and delicate texture. The Gillardeau was a bold flavoured oyster with sweet, fat and bouncy meat. The juice was slightly salty but not fishy at all. The Ecaille d'Argent has the strongest flavour of all, it was meaty and rubbery, sweet with a metal note.
Carpaccio of Yellowfin Tuna, Scallops & Salmon Roes in Sesame Dressing
The carpaccio comprised of three elements that I love - yellowfin tuna, scallops & salmon roes. Out of the three, the scallop tasted the best and simply AMAZING. It was honey sweet and palate melting smooth!
Alaskan Crab Meat with Imperial Caviar in Du Barry Cream SauceAnother decent dish topped with caviar, the Alaskan crab meat cake looked prestigious. With sweet crab meats and creamy sauce the crab cake is not to be missed!
Terrine of Duck Foie Gras stuffed with Fig ChutneyThis is one of the best duck foie gras I have ever had in my life. Terrine that I had was usually too heavy, but this dish was perfectly balanced with the fig chutney and the fresh figs served at the side. The terrine was perfectly made with a creamy and smoothing texture. The fig chutney jam in the middle was nicely paired to enhance the sweetness of the foie gras. LOVE!
Linguine with Sicilian Red Shrimp & Imperial Caviar in Cherry Tomato SauceThe linguini was beloved too. It was made al dente and very savoury from the tangy and sweet sauce. The sauce was made with lobster oil, lobster broth and lobster butter that was made with the lobster head. The linguini was so good that I had another portion of it.
Louis Roederer Cristal Rose 2004I am not a big fan of Rose but this Louis Roederer Cristal Rose was extremely lovely! The golden pinkish Rose was a very smoothing one with refine bubbles slowly rose up the glass. The robust Rose was fruity and in appropriate sourness. How can I even drink other brand's Rose after this bottle of Cristal Rose?
Charcoal Grilled Yellowfin Tuna & Alaskan Crab Leg with Fennel Salad
We already savour the yellowfin tuna and the Alaskan crab leg as appetiser but they twisted the cooking method and presented as main in another way. The yellowfin tuna was slow cooked in 42°C for 20 minutes then charcoal grilled to seared the rim to give a smokey aroma. The tuna was very tender and smooth, just like the sashimi we had in appetiser. The dish was served with lemon butter sauce, keeping the palate refreshed.
Louis Roederer Cristal 2005Presented in the most dramatic way, the Louis Roederer Cristal 2005 sat in a golden framed wine cooler with dry ice making it looked more prestige than ever.
The Louis Roederer Cristal 2005 was served with white wine glass to allow maximum flow of its lovely floral aroma. The vintage Cristal was creamy and smooth with a floral and toasted note to it. It really did taste amazing among all the glasses we had today.
Slow Cooked Lamb Loin with Gratin Potato in Morels Cream Foam & Sleep Milk Yogurt
The lamb loin was succulent with a nice char aroma but was too lean and lack of the gamey note that I love.
Charcoal Grilled Canadian Pork Rack with Apple & Rhybard Chutney in Red Currant GlazeThe charcoal grilled Canadian pork rack was very tender and juicy that we thought it was slow cooked. The pork rack was fragrant with caramel crust. Paired with apple and Rhybard chutney.
Valrhona Chocolate Le Dome with Wasabi Filling Vanilla ice-cream and SorbetThe molten chocolate cake (aka lava chocolate cake) was something to look forward to as it was wasabi flavoured. A piece of wasabi flavoured milk chocolate was placed on top of the hot chocolate cake, where it will later on melted on the domed shape chocolate cake. Some found the dessert a bit weird, but I personally love it. The wasabi taste went well with the chocolate and it was only mildly spicy.
Gold Leaf Champagne Jelly with Fresh GrapesThis beautiful glittering jelly is made with champagne, green grapes and garnished with gold leaves and a diamond ring looking chocolate ring on top. The jelly cup was nicely fragrant with refreshing grape aroma, it also had a strongly sweet grape taste with a mild taste of champagne. This was the perfect dessert to finish the night.
Champagne Caviar with White Peach Mousse CakeAn interesting molecular dessert dish with champagne infusion and explosive candies, garnished with white peach and golden leaves. I did not find this dessert particularly nice but I love the sweet white peach served at the side.
Having loads of delicious Louis Roederer and Cristal champagne, everyone left with a satisfied(/drunk) smile!
題外話/補充資料：
The Bill
Louis Roederer brut premier NV - 750ml - HKD890
Louis Roederer Blanc de Blanca 2007 - 750ml - HKD1980
Louis Roederer Cristal Rose 2004 - 750ml - HKD9800
Louis Roederer Brut Rose - 750ml - HKD1390
Louis Roederer Cristal 2005 - 750ml - HKD2950
Oyster - French - Ostria Regal No. 1- HKD88
Oyster - French - White Pearl No. 1 - HKD88
Oyster - French - Gillardeau No. 1 - HKD88
Oyster - French - Ecaille d'Argent No. 1- HKD98
Organic Tomato Salad with White Anchovies & Pickled Garlic - HKD178
Carpaccio of Yellowfin Tuna, Scallops & Salmon Roes - HKD288
Alaskan Crab Meat with Imperial Caviar - HKD298
Terrine of Duck Foie Gras stuffed with Fig Chutney - HKD188
Linguine with Sicilian Red Shrimp & Imperial Caviar- HKD398
Charcoal Grilled Yellowfin Tuna & Alaskan Crab Leg with Fennel Salad - HKD528
Slow Cooked Lamb Loin with Gratin Potato in Morels Cream Foam & Sleep Milk Yoghurt - HKD588
Charcoal Grilled Canadian Pork Rack with Apple & Rhybard Chutney in Red Currant Glaze - HKD488
Valrhona Chocolate Le Dome with Wasabi Filling Vanilla ice-cream and Sorbet - HKD158
Gold Leaf Champagne Jelly with Fresh Grapes - HKD148
Champagne Caviar with White Peach Mousse Cake - HKD188
Lunch 2 course Menu Available at HKD 250-400
Dinner Degustation 7 course Menu available at HKD 980
with wine pairing + HKD400
with deluxe wine pairing +HKD680
(以上食評乃用戶個人意見 , 並不代表OpenRice之觀點。)
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