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2015-01-07
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This screams of a restaurant that thinks, acts, and charges as if it still had a Michelin star, the sad truth of it being that it doesn't anymore. So here we went for lunch expecting an up-there experience given how expensive the place is but what do we get? Mediocre to bad food in miniscule portions.The place was pretty empty when we arrived, which is weird considering its prime location at L Place between Central and Sheung Wan. The setting was great with huge windows and natural light streami
The place was pretty empty when we arrived, which is weird considering its prime location at L Place between Central and Sheung Wan. The setting was great with huge windows and natural light streaming in. This may be where the good stuff ends.
The 2-course lunch menu was priced at $268 but to my dismay many of the items (i.e. everything that I wanted to get) required an additional charge on top of the set price. I thought it didn't make sense to get a more-expensive-than-it-should-be lunch so I forced myself to settle for items that I didn't really like, but since they didn't charge extra I got them anyway. Which is not to say I'm penny pinching because honestly $268 is a huge amount to pay for lunch isn't it?!
24 months aged “Culatello”, pu- pastry sticks and “giardiniera”
Lots of ham (like parma) - was good. I didn't really like the cold pickled vegetables. It was on the whole the opposite of a refreshing starter. I should have gotten the...
Pumpkin soup, soft goat cheese and chives, grilled home made bread
This appetizer was so much better, my companion got it and it was a warming, balanced starter.
One side roasted Salmon, horseradish and potato puree, ginger and soy sauce
One side roasted Salmon, horseradish and potato puree, ginger and soy sauce
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Grilled Bresse pigeon, chorizo and squid tartare, foie gras and shell fish sauce
Grilled Bresse pigeon, chorizo and squid tartare, foie gras and shell fish sauce
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Would I return? Definitely not. You're basically paying more here than at other Michelin starred restaurants and getting something smaller and worse. It's just not worth it. I regret ever coming to L'altro.
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