Harrington's (Closed)

Item: Harrington's
Rating: 3
Author: ood(g+f)

3.5

17 Reviews

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Central

$101-200

British Wine Seafood Western Restaurant Bar

ood(g+f)

Level2

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Restaurant: Harrington's
Cuisine: English / Western
Meal: Lunch
Eating with: 7 people

************************Environment / Surrounding******************************

First impression of the restaurant's environment was its clean cut elegance. The restaurant felt simple, comfortable and beautiful at the same time. Other than the name of the restaurant, it has a nice English feel to the atmosphere.

Although nothing particularly stands out here, the tables are spaced out quite well and it was pleasant to step inside the restaurant.

Rating: 7.4/10

**********************Food******************************
Rating Scale from 1-5
I realise I am quite harsh on these, but for something to reach a 5 it has to be absolutely perfect. A 5 means la crème de la crème of its type and category; my point of view is that there is no such thing as perfect in texture, taste, presentation, smell etc and a 5 is virtually impossible.
0-1: Horrific, inedible
1-2: Will not order it again, and it's below average
2-3: Average joe food. Many places can replicate or make this.
3-4: Quite good and tasty. The higher end of 3 represents that the dish is identifiable to the restaurant and has its own distinctive taste and I will consider ordering again.
4-4.9: Very very tasty and the flavours of the dish is unique to the restaurant. In particular in the mid to higher ends to the 4, the food is almost proprietor-level good.
5: Pure bliss and so perfect that it's inexpressible.

Starter: Buffet (3.5/5)

Excuse the poor quality of the photo.

The appetiser buffet was quite balanced in general. From my memory, there was a selection of Romaine Lettuce, mixed salad, cold corn, all sorts of ham and cold cuts, roasted peppers/pumpkins, cold pasta, and some others.

Although none of the selection was particularly spectacular, they were all quite good in general. The selection was more than your average lunch buffet for the price, and all of it was quite pleasant to eat.

Everyone was only allowed to have one plating full of appetiser.

Main Course: Grilled lamb with couscous (3.75/5)

The lamb was very well executed overall. It has a crusty texture on the outside, with the temperature and the meat was cooked to a well balanced level of tenderness. This dish actually surprised me in a good way, and I would try it again if I could. It tastes a different from the lamb you order on a regular basis.

Similarly, the couscous was prepared brilliantly. The nice refreshing Mediterranean mix of seasonal vegetables was a perfect counterbalance to the heavy taste of the lamb. The taste was not bland either as couscous can tend to be rather dull when it is not mixed with the right balance of zest and fresh vegetables. Well done here.

Dessert (3.25/5)

Mango pudding: There was nothing special about the pudding, but it wasn't bad. The texture and taste is what you would expect from a restaurant at this price. Nonetheless, it's always good to have something sweet to finish off the meal!

Tiramisu: The tiramisu was quite good, but a little too creamy for my taste. Nothing in particular to mention here as well. I would choose this one over the mango pudding, however.

**********************Service******************************
The service was overall amicable. Given that lunch time was very busy, they did a fair job in answering any questions I had. The timing of the dishes was also very good, as they gave us adequate time to finish off our appetiser buffet and rest our bellies a little bit.

**********************Conclusion******************************
This is a great restaurant overall, albeit the stiff competition it faces in Central.

Would I return again? Potentially. Again, given the amount of competition in Central I would probably choose somewhere else to eat for the price range. Perhaps, I will try more traditional British food next time.