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2013-06-21
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The News Room, located at Quarry bay is the my last restaurant to try in the Press Room Group. We came here tonight to celebrate my friend's dinner and to take advantage of the 40% off on the al la carte menu every Tuesday with American Express Credit Card. The dinner was enjoyable with my lovely friends but the food offered by the Press Room Group was once again quite disappointing. Fortunately my friends still like it, if not I would feel bad about it.Complimentary breadThe complimentary bread
Complimentary bread
The complimentary bread was quite disappointing, I wish they could at least toast the bread a little. Served with the soft bread was unsalted butter (how smart!). I sprinkled some salt and pepper on top of the bread and you will find your bread taste nicer all of a sudden.
Louisiana Chilli Crab CakesA tiny crab cake served with side salad. The crab cake was mildly spicy and creamy with lumps of crab meats. If you squeeze the lime on top, the crab cake tasted even nicer. This appetiser is quite nice but they are skimpy about the portion.
Asparagus TartThis dish comes with a nice presentation - a soft boiled egg, sliced cucumber and asparagus on top of a tart base served with hollandaise sauce . The soft boiled egg was nicely cooked with runny yolk but the yolk was not sweet nor creamy. The tart itself was quire hard in texture, so I didn't really like this dish.
Sticky Glazed Beef Short RibThe short rib was served with sweet potato, whipped parsnips and round onions. The short rib was braised to an extremely soft texture and broke apart once you tried to cut it. I didn't like the texture very much, but it was tender and savoury enough. The whipped parsnips was very creamy and I love the sweet potato crisps on top which had a surprising aroma of smoked apple.
Crab and Clams LinguineThe crab and clams linguine was overloaded, the portion was big. There were quite a lot of clams at the bottom but they were not very sweet in taste. There are occasional lumps of crab meats within the dishes. The linguine was alright, a bit on the soft side though.
Corn on the CobLooking fabulous on our table, the corn on the cob was actually pretty disappointing. The corn itself was not sweet, adding to the fact that it was not seasoned, there was absolutely no taste to it. Anyone would not butter and salt do the magic to corn. DISAPPOINTED!
Pear Tarte Tatin (for 2)We ordered the Pear Tarte Tatin as the "birthday cake" for my friend's birthday. When this was served, we were stunned. NOT because of the beautiful presentation of the pear tarte tatin, but because it looks nothing but like a grilled honey chicken fillet. (You can probably see it from the picture too!) Anyways, this tatin tasted amazing, the pear was very fruity and the crust was very crunchy. The pear tarte tatin tasted much better with the cream. Finally something impressed me for the night!
After tonight's dinner, I firmly believe I would not ever want to diner at the Press Room Group ever again (okay, perhaps Classified is okay.) Their food don't really impress me and they are quite pricey given the taste and quality. Perhaps there is a reason with the 40% discount on every Tuesday and 20% any other nights.
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