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2017-05-18
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Dined here recently with family - we had high expectations however on this experience they really need to shape up.Firstly service is way below par. Arrived and no greeting; stood in the foyer - no maitre d' or front of house anywhere to be seen - several other wait staff saw us and then ignored us. Fortunately one of our party saw us and told us where the table was - they had had the same experience. "Our waiter" introduced himself and then disappeared, reappearing infrequently, menus took 10 m
Firstly service is way below par. Arrived and no greeting; stood in the foyer - no maitre d' or front of house anywhere to be seen - several other wait staff saw us and then ignored us. Fortunately one of our party saw us and told us where the table was - they had had the same experience.
"Our waiter" introduced himself and then disappeared, reappearing infrequently, menus took 10 minutes to appear (after prompting), then wine list(after prompting); the table was half set on arrival, water was ordered and brought and poured for three of us but not everyone; all in the service felt nervous in delivery, v haphazard and disjointed. It really felt awkward dining there.
The room is pleasantly decorated with the obvious view though was quite empty and a bit lacking in atmosphere. Hotel Costes' soundtrack on loop
from the early '00s feels a bit lazy and dated. There are a variety of table configurations and weirdly we were allocated a small one that felt v
undersized for a group of 4 whilst smaller parties were allocated bigger tables nearby.
And so to the food. The whole sole was firm and well cooked and, with a bit more seasoning, was great. Not great value but v well executed.
From the starters the signature cookpot was hearty but that's about as much as you could say to commend it - spelt, a middling, savoury sauce and
dry, cardboardy, flavourless squid. The cold mackerel had good flavour and balance, however the cod was lost in overly creamy, salty emulsion.
Gilardeau were reasonable but other places do them fatter and fresher in HK. The ravioles were well executed with good flavour.
Desserts were also good.
All in this is really not a cheap place and the cooking was fine for the most part but nothing truly stood out with the exception of the Sole. This
coupled with amateurish service - this was probably the biggest downer of the evening - means that Rech will have to work much harder to compete in the HK market. Unfortunately we wouldn't recommend it.
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