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2011-12-24
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W52 - on Wyndham street, right opposite to the LKF hotel. Easily accessible to and from LKF. Great location for a nice chilled dinner before a good drink! G/F was the bar area. We arrived at around 8pm and it was pretty packed considering that it was a Tuesday night; good ambience. The lift could bring you to any of the 1/F-3/F (3/F being the "Kitchen Table" - private dinning experience). We were seated on the 2/F.Service was in general good. They managed to add an extra seat for us (originally
G/F was the bar area. We arrived at around 8pm and it was pretty packed considering that it was a Tuesday night; good ambience. The lift could bring you to any of the 1/F-3/F (3/F being the "Kitchen Table" - private dinning experience). We were seated on the 2/F.
Service was in general good. They managed to add an extra seat for us (originally a table for 4). Good recommendations of food by a courteous waitress. Wine and water refilled often. Plates changed swiftly. Bill came with no hassle. One slight hiccup - the waiter failed to remove the cork of our red, he had to bring the bottle away to sort it out, it was resolved at the end though
Bread Basket
Nice Bread Basket. It was served with some kind of hummus (that did not go well with all types of bread served, but it was nice). Was particularly impressed with the cute mini squid ink roll. It did not just look black for the sake of being black. There was really a nice mild (mild, not in a negative way) hint of squid ink flavour. Grissini was also memorable; super crispy!! Would be even better if served warmer!Cinta Senese ham served with a fresh tomato and olives bruschetta
The ham was very smoky, full-body, flavourful and just romantic . Bruschetta unbelievably crispy! The tomato and olives on top paired up very well; the olives did the magic and brought a whole new dimension and complexity to the taste. Would not recommend having the ham and the bruschetta together though. Both deserve to be enjoyed on its own. Fresh Burrata cheese / crisp Lattuga heart / Sicilian tomato and olive
Burrata means "buttered" in Italian. Solid mozzarella as the thin outer shell. Sliced it open and the creamy cheese ozzed out! It felt so simple, so natural, so fresh - SO GOOD! Came with it: "crisp lattuga heart" which was indeed really fresh and crisp! Tomato - there appeared to be two types, fresh ones and sun-dried ones! Nice and thoughtful offer. Olivers. All went well together! Fresh Chitarrini / Hokkaido sea urchin / green asparagus
This was VERY NICE!! The chitarrini was perfectly al dente (honestly, perfectly al dente) soaked generously with the creamy pasta base sauce. Sea urchin, fresh, creamy and fat. Just the right amount of asparagus. Asparagus has its very own distinctive taste, and it went very well with the whole dish putting the spotlight on the sea urchin. It somehow toned down the strong and yummy pasta sauce (in a good way) bringing a hint of "fresh-veg-bitterness". Then BANG! Reward yourself a bit of sea urchin. It was like magic. Roasted suckling pig "alla maniera Toscana" / baby potato / Topinambur / Mandarancio sauce
This was my least favourite dish of the night, still ok though. I found the skin roasted more towards the chewy-side than the crispy-side (I personally do not enjoy chewy suckling pig skin too much ). The fat proportion in each piece was slightly too much as well. The mandarancio sauce went well with the dish though; a beautiful balance of taste. Mandarancio is basically clementine. If handled not carefully, it could easily be too sweet and overwhelming. Scallop Risotto
SUPERB!!! The scallop was very fresh and done just right (overcooked scallops are a waste). The heart of it was a bit silky, perfection! The risotto was well-cooked; it was rich and creamy and there was the right amount resistance and bite. It did not only taste nice. There was this hint of zesty tingle while I chewed , and that lasted to a beautiful after-taste! One of the best risottos I have had in Hong Kong!! yumyumyum!! When I first heard of W52, I only thought of B-52 (the Kahlua, Bailey's & Grand Marnier shot) and immediately I thought it would be more of a "bar" (indeed it has a lively bar area) than a nice restaurant. W52 impressed me!
An enjoyable dinner. This is somewhere I will return.
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