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2013-03-02
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I went to Harvey Nichols Fourth Floor Restaurant ("Harvey Nichols") for a lunch meeting in early 2013. While the atmosphere and service were both very good (specifically, even during lunch hour, the restaurant is quiet and you can actually carry on a conversation with fellow diners; furthermore, the servers were attentive and friendly), the food was extremely disappointing. I am not sure if it was an off-day for the kitchen, but the food did not live up to expectations, especially for the high
I opted for the set lunch menu, which if my memory serves me correctly, gives you a choice of a starter + main entree + tea/coffee. A dessert course is available for an extra fee. The set lunch is (again if my memory serves me correctly), approximately ~HKD200 for two courses.
For the starter, I opted for the foie gras terrine:
The presentation of the dish was excellent, but presentation cannot make up for poor taste. First, the foie gras inside the terrine was not properly cleaned and deveined. As such, there were vein strands running throughout the terrine and the terrine itself had an unpleasant gamey/offal smell. Not a good start to the meal.For the main entree, I opted for the filet of beef (to be cooked medium):
Again, two thumbs up for presentation, but again, taste should be paramount. First of all, the entire dish was cold - not even really slightly warm - everything on the plate was cold. Second, I requested the steak be cooked medium, but it was served in between rare-medium rare. Furthermore, the steak was not tender. Because I was in a lunch meeting, time constraints did not allow me to send the dish back. The entire entree was disappointing. In terms of food, the only two good things from lunch were: 1) the bread at the start of the meal (the servers go around with a bread basket and you can choose from an assortment of different breads) and 2) the tea which came with the set lunch. Again, I do not know if I happened to visit on an off-day, but neither the starter nor the entree were satisfactory.
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