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2012-11-13
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First off, it must be said that the management of this restaurant is very accommodating. My girlfriend and I stumbled across it simply because we were looking for French restaurants on the Kowloon side which offered free or low cost corkage, since we prefer to drink our own wines. Since one of our bottles was small I asked for a discount on their publicised $100/bottle corkage fee and the manager immediately offered to let us drink it for free. Furthermore when we arrived at the restaurant, the
Food was of a good standard overall and therefore was good value for money. First course caesar salad for my girlfriend and smoked salmon for me, reasonable if not special.
Next came the pan-fried foie gras with apple chutney which on the one hand was a tiny portion (probably only half a normal portion) but on the other hand was excellently done with a perfect texture of crispiness on the outside and mouth-watering on the inside.
The soup course offered house Ministrone, which was chunky and quite tasty, and a scallop soup which was also reasonable.
The main courses were eye-catching and tipped the whole culinary experience onto the good side. My girlfriend had the rib-eye steak which turned out to be quite enormous - so large, in fact, that it was folded over. Rib-eye is never the softest but this beef was quite tender and cooked to the correct medium-rare level. My Lobster Thermidor was also delicious (a whole lobster, no cheapness here!), cooked as I like it so that the lobster meat is not overdone but the cheese has formed a crust. My mash potatoes also nice.
Lastly the dessert was a small selection of three items: a soufle which was good if you like that sort of thing (not my personal preference), a cheesecake which had a nice rich texture and a fruit brulee which was also created to a good standard. By this time we were quite full so the desserts perhaps did not get the attention they deserved.
The ambience of the restaurant was very nice for us - quiet and not too bright. The decor was quite appropriate considering the surroundings in an office building. We were given a corner table which added to the privacy but no tables were too close together, good spacing and feels roomy. The staff were all helpful - a few seemed to still be "learning the trade" but the manager himself was buzzing around making things right. I am surprised this restaurant is not more busy.
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