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2014-11-10
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This bar+restaurant is situated at Sai Ying Pun, near my dentistry campus (Prince Philip Dental Hospital). I have been wanting to visit this place for quite sometime after it was opened 5 months ago. And I did in the end. The dining experience was amazing, with very friendly bosses who were there to introduce and recommend us some of their favourites.The interior of the restaurant is a rustic, industrialised design that makes it stand out from the other places. There is only a bar table, and lim
The interior of the restaurant is a rustic, industrialised design that makes it stand out from the other places. There is only a bar table, and limited seats inside this bar+restaurant. The two friendly bosses that I mentioned just now are the twin brothers who started the cafe Common Grounds in Sheung Wan. They are quite famous in the local culinary circle, I think.
Since I mentioned that this is a bar+restaurant, they paired up their sweet/savory dish with their creative cocktails with Chinese elements added to it. We did not try out the cocktails this time, but would love to for our next visit. This time, we just focus on the food itself.First up will be the '12H78C' That's the name of the dish, super cool right? BBQ short ribs with coffee infused butter topped with dried strawberry chunks. Short ribs were slow-cooked 12 hours at 78°C, and definitely soft with flavor intensely absorbed. The buckwheat pancakes were fragrant and fluffy, but seemed to be overshadowed by the short ribs. I would prefer a balance of both elements if they want to execute the concept. The fig at the side was a great palate-cleanser.
Next up, we ordered another savory dish that was the Pearls - Oil poached scallops with ikura and wasabi mayo. As I sliced through the scallop, I could tell that it was cooked to perfection when there’s a gradient of color, from outer white layer to slight pinkish translucent centre. It had a very light seasoning, but the wasabi mayo didn’t really shine through. Pancakes were, again, kept at a very ‘low profile’ in this dish. Credits to the very well-poached scallops by the way.
A dinner should definitely end with a dessert. For the sweet, we ordered Citrus and berries - Yuzu curd with raspberry rose puree. The flavor of this dessert was, one word, awesome! The ricotta pancake had a generous layer of yuzu curd, and they matched amazingly well. Stacking three pancakes together and eating them one mouthful was really satisfying. A very refreshing dessert to end our dinner.
Please be reminded they will change their menu every now and then. So be prepared to be surprised by new menu every time you go there!
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