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2014-12-01
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Feeling celebratory on a Friday, a couple of friends and I decided to try Comfort by Harlan Goldstein for the first time. I'd heard good things about this place, which were all to be dashed after a taste of the main.A little backgrounder: It was LKF Dining Week last week in which participating restaurants were offering lunch set specials for HK$159 per person all week. I was at Souvla and PEZ HKC on Wednesday and Thursday prior to COMFORT where I had great value, delicious meals. So my expectati
A little backgrounder: It was LKF Dining Week last week in which participating restaurants were offering lunch set specials for HK$159 per person all week. I was at Souvla and PEZ HKC on Wednesday and Thursday prior to COMFORT where I had great value, delicious meals. So my expectations were set high. Moreover, I was looking forward to COMFORT the most because it was my first time to try Goldstein fare, whose reputation precedes it.
I report back with unfortunate findings: the food and service were substandard, bordering on bad.My Tomato Bruschetta
It's almost impossible to go wrong with this, so for me this was fine.Crispy Italian Calamari
No fireworks here.Bucatini alla Amatriciana
Here's where the horror begins. This dish came first, wayy before the burgers did. So when I started eating it it already got cold. And what did it matter when it was bad regardless of the temperature? Overly salty, the sauce was saved by nice bits of meat, including Tiger Prawns (3 big pieces), and Pancetta. The pasta was terrible - like an udon experimental fusion with Italian sauce but gone wrong. It was too heavy and didn't go well with the sauce at all.The BLT Burger
The only good thing about this dish is the "Secret Sauce". Other than that, it was meh. At least it wasn't horrible like the pasta.Belgian Ice-Cream (Amaretto)
Creamy, almost soft-serve texture. As if it was freshly made. I recommend.Home-Made Sorbet
The server told us it was a CHERRY sorbet and we got this. We didn't know what it was - lemon, passionfruit, mango?? Whatever it was, it was horrible. Like ice shavings that got artificial flavouring poured onto it. It was so bad two of us asked to change to the ice cream halfway through.Would we return? Never.
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