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2017-08-16
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Not sure what to make of Lilya, the newish Moroccan place on Wyndham,: on one hand, it had the worst service I’ve seen in a Western restaurant in Hong Kong and an uneven menu with at least one or two truly bizarre dishes. On the other, I think it’s saved by its neat souk-like vibe, decent drinks, and ultimately, some pretty tasty food.You should never actually have to comment about service at a restaurant – if it’s great, it’s unnoticeable- things appear and get refilled without a big fuss. But
You should never actually have to comment about service at a restaurant – if it’s great, it’s unnoticeable- things appear and get refilled without a big fuss. But you notice everything at Lilya. Truly shocking how many things went wrong within one meal:
1)“Didn’t have” hot water until we asked for Moroccan Tea
2)Took more than 20 min to make cocktails (which were pretty good to be fair)
3)Forgot one of our cocktails completely, which we ended up cancelling since #2
4)Finally informed us that they didn’t have any bread after they confirmed twice that it was being made, and even then only after we asked someone besides our server a third time
5)Gave us an extra Tajine, which they then took back 5 min after we notified them
6)Were not aware they didn’t have either Cod or Sea Bass until long after orders were placed
It was maybe 75% full on a Monday so being busy isn’t an excuse (they are a Super Monday restaurant anyway, so I assume they plan for it to be busy).
Anyway, we were quite put off by how long everything took and how bad the service was, but there were eventually some fabulous dishes served.
The Happy Hour briouates and salad platter; small snacks and dips (with no bread of course); were fine but not exceptional. For salads we had eggplant caviar and spinach with olives which were both tasty, though we also ordered mixed peppers in olive oil which were oily, flaccid and under-seasoned. Briouates are basically deepfried phyllo rolls, stuffed with different meats and cheeses, which sound better than they taste. It’s fine finger food for drinks but I think more olives/dips/bread/baked pastries would be a welcome addition to this menu.
That said, the real standout were the main courses, with one exception. We had:
-Fisherman’s Pastilla – absolutely delicious baked puff pastry stuffed with lobster, scallops and walnuts. The pastry maintains its structure and crunchiness even with all the excellent seafood inside. A must-try.
-Couscous – my ideal couscous – fantastically tasty lamb and vegetables atop a bed of couscous. Nothing complicated but wonderful flavours in every bite, with the couscous binding the dish together
-Free Range Chicken - honestly forgot what this tasted like exactly but wasn’t bad
-Tajine Berber – a head-scratchingly strange dish; it cost $138, and consisted of nothing more than a handful of string beans, broccoli, carrots and potatoes cooked in butter or tons of olive oil (no actual tajine to be found). I kept wondering when the couscous or other vegetables would arrive. Do not order this dish.
Berber Tajine
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Overall, I think Lilya is worth trying. Their HH snacks are just acceptable, but the rest of the food we tried was excellent and skilfully prepared (apart from the Tajine). While Middle-Eastern food in HK is better than a lot of people give it credit for, Lilya’s vibe, drinks and main courses raise it above the rabble (if they sort out their ridiculous service problems).
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