Fofo by el Willy  

I came here for a pre birthday dinner. Loved the ambiance of the restaurant and the food was just amazing! I would say the dishes are on the bigger side if you think of tapas style but I'm not complaining. My favorite was the scallop ceviche, King crab salad & chorizo with crispy potatoes.

I would definitely come back to try other dishes!

Not really any special occasion for me to go for a nice restaurant like FOFO by el willy, but I went there with friend's recommodation. It is not very easy to find the right building but there was a long queue in front of the building and i've got no idea what they were waiting for...

Anyway, getting to the top floor of the building, here comes the Fofo by el willy. It is a nice little place with warm decoration. Lighting wasn't too bright and very cozy with some shinning night view of the central Midlevels.

With a party of four, we went for lunch at Fofo, and it was such a good experience that we'll definitely be back.
We all had the brunch menu, which consists of a selection of appetizers, one tapa per person, a paella that two people are sharing, and a chocolate dessert. It was a bit odd that the waiter started out by asking us if we wanted some cava (sparkly) to start (which we did) because the menu actually included a glass of cava per person - so we had two. The cava came with a kind of bruschetta, just that it was not tomatoes but grated green papaya, maybe with a little tomato, and some olives on the side, which were both pretty good.
All of the appetizers were excellent; bite-size pieces of different things, all beautifully presented and thoughtfully combined. The one I liked least were the ham croquettes, simply because they were a bit bland in comparison to the other, somewhat more color- ad flavorful things. For tapas, we had the slow-cooked octopus, which was delicious, combined with potatoes; the lamb loin, which was tender and juicy; the marinated beef skewers accompanied by some really nice hummus; and pork with black truffles - wonderful stuff! We were actually quite full when the paella came. We had picked the seafood and the black squid ink paellas; both were very tasty, but both had decidedly too few things inside. On top of both were a few mussels and a dollop of aioli mayonnaise, and in there a handful of pieces of bell pepper, and I even found an occasional bit of squid, but overall, there was not enough *in* the paella to make it really exciting.
Unfortunately, the dessert included in the menu could not be substituted by another one. It was churro, again, for share among two persons; sticks of fried dough that you dip in melted chocolate, and some very good vanilla ice cream on the side. Nice, but not too exciting. I ordered the yuzu mousse in addition, and it was simply delicious, really flavorful and smooth and refreshing.
The wine selection on the menu was good; quite varied, and lots to choose from. Even our wine connoisseur was satisfied.

The place itself is beautiful - on the 20th floor, the restaurant overlooks part of Central and onto the mountains, toward HK Park, so there's lots to look at outside. Inside, the decoration looks more Scandinavian due to the white furnishings. Combined with an eager use of air condition, it felt cold in more than one regard (and no, they did not turn down the air con when we asked for it). The restaurant filled up rather quickly, and while the music was initially rather loud, in the end the noise by customers completely drowned out the music. It was by no means noisy, though.
The restaurant also has a terrace, one floor up, but they only open it at 6pm, and we were not allowed to sit out there with drinks after our meal. We were allowed to go there to smoke (and take pictures), but they would not offer service there.

Overall, we all liked the food, which was quite wonderful (both in terms of taste and presentation); the selection, and the location.
We disliked the overuse of air conditioning, and we found that the waiter should have told us that one glass of sparkly was included rather than letting us have two. Staff was otherwise nice and helpful, though, and not overbearing.

Restaurant by Willy is famous first in Shanghai, and then was introduced in Lan Kwai Fong Hong Kong. The décor is very modern and the floor-to-ceiling window and the stark white interior will enchant you. However, I don’t understand why the staffs have to speak to me in English when they can’t even get my name right to put me in the reserved table, end of the day, she thought I was a walked in. Funny huh!

Cuisine: Spanish
Food rating: 5/10*
Service: 5/10
Ambiance: 6/10
Price: HK$200 pax

* Food Rating: 6/10 is equivalent to 1 Michelin star, 8/10 to two Michelin stars, and 9/10 or 10/10 to three Michelin starsTomato, duck ham & manchego cheese salad (4/10)
The duck ham went very well with the manchego, it was a nice simple salad, very Spanish tapas alike. However, the salad base was somehow rubbish; it looked like all salad use the same base.Crab salad with herbs dressing, nuts & citrus (2/10)
The crab tasted like tined crab, can’t really taste the herb in the dressing. A typical salad round the corner, nothing to special.Iberico pork chop with vegetables regout, mustard sauce & crispy shallots (5/10)
It was nicely present, loved the powerful taste, the pork was perfectly marinated. It did have a wow factor, but then, are you kidding me that you over cooked a lberico pork? And you called yourself an award winning restaurants.Mixed Seafood & saffron juicy rice (3/10)
A very standard seafood rice. The rice was cooked to perfection, but sauce was a wee bit too tasteless. Seafood were probably frozen, totally wasn’t expecting that from a fine dining restaurant. Perhaps it was a lunch menu; in general it was rather disappointing. Not sure if I would go back for a second time. I wonder how did food critics/magazine rate fofo by el willy one of the top Spanish restaurant in Hong Kong, or they got “paid”. Uh OH.

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We came here on a busy Wednesday night for our anniversary. Outside there were dozens of people waiting to get into some club in the same building. Luckily, Fofo's wasn't that crowded, but it was still busy-- reservations are recommended.

We had the special tapas menu, "A Taste of Spain," which is $438/ person + 10% service charge (min two people). I'd recommend it as you get a lot of different dishes, and it's no small amount of food. Some quick notes:

Iberico ham on toast: tasty enough ham. A little dry, but the toast had tomato paste on it. 7/10

Fois gras on toast: not the pan fried thing advertised elsewhere in the menu and seen in some pictures here. Just the cold pate. My first time eating fois gras... ok, I guess? 7/10

Lobster salad on toast: I liked it. Meaty and cool, not overly mayonnaise-y. Flavorful. Robust. 8/10

Iberico ham croquettes: This is what it says on the menu, but I'm pretty sure my croquettes had only cheese in them. No sign of ham anywhere. They were like... fancy mozzarella sticks. 7/10

Scallop ceviche: on a bed of avocado paste, topped with fried shallots. Crispy, citrusy, creamy. We loved it. 10/10

Stuffed mushroom: I thought the mushrooms themselves were well-cooked, nicely firm, and flavorful. Their stuffing was mushy and a little off-tasting. 6/10

Cuttlefish "noodles" carbonara: the "noodles" are made out of cuttlefish. The were mostly tender, but obviously not quite the texture of real noodles. The cream sauce was middling, but at least not overly bacony. What is with Hong Kongers and carbonara? 7/10

Grilled lamb loin w/ goat cheese: the lamb was utterly fantastic. Tender, cooked to perfection, excellently seasoned, and the goat cheese only helped with its tangy contrast. 10/10

Marinated beef skewers w/ hummus: I wasn't a particular fan. Apparently they're traditional? I thought they were forgettable. 6/10

King prawn juicy rice w/ artichokes, peas and mushrooms: There was only one prawn (but he was pretty big). Cooked firmer than I like my prawns typically, but there was something really right about the texture and flavor in this context. The rice was pretty forgettable, but I will say the peas were nice and firm, just like I like 'em. 8/10

Iberico pork rice with black truffle and manchego: I can't say I remember this dish all that well. There was only one truffle and my wife got it. The Iberico pork I suppose was the same as all the other Iberico stuff we had. 7/10

Dessert: churros, cake, and creme brulee: I can't say I had much room for dessert when it came. I had a little bit of all the desserts and they were all pretty decent. I think the churros were the best. 7/10

Red sangria: I thought it was more alcoholic but not as refreshing as some sangria I've had. So plusses and minuses. 8/10?

All in all, I thought the food was great. While most of the dishes didn't blow me away, having a variety of good, solid dishes is better in my mind than having something slightly better with no variety. Additionally, some of the dishes really impressed me, in particular the scallop ceviche, grilled lamb loin, and the king prawn (though I was indifferent toward the rice it came with). The view in the restaurant was great (it's on the top floor of a 20 floor building), the decor was upscale without being pretentious, the service was mostly excellent (for a while they forgot to refill our sangria, but it wasn't a particularly long time), and the "vibe" at the place was "fun." At the end of our meal the chef came out to chat; I never particularly enjoy such things, but I do appreciate the concern it shows on behalf of the customers.

My wife and I jointly decided that this was the best place we'd been to in Hong Kong so far. 9/10

Fofo by el Willy - contemporary Spanish food.

My first visit was last year for the Spanish National Day Menu; and since then, I came back from time to time for lunches (fuel for the long day at work)~ The power of social networking website. The (then) birthday girl spotted this gem (with very white and chic decoration) on my facebook and requested our little "party" to be held there for her day. I rang up the restaurant without delay and secured a table.

ENVIRONMENT & SERVICE

Fofo had a very "clean & clear" ambiance with the main colour tone as white. The dinner was in mid-November (yes, delay in posting this review ><) but Christmas decoration was already out (Christmas decoration was never too early for me)! I loved the little white penguins here and there lined up around the restaurant (and of course the white boars); and most importantly, some with little christmas hats! Though I must confess I failed to see the link between peguins (and boars) with fofo . Anyhow, pleasant, soothing and chic setting - indeed, contemporary (like the food it sought to offer).

Service was just okay, expected it to be better with the price we paid. At times, we had to gently remind the waiters to refill our drinks (both sangria and water). Nonetheless, I do appreciate their efforts when presenting us with the cake (I saw a few waiters gathered together lighting up the candle and protecting it from extinguishment.

FOOD

Now - food!

We ordered a jar of PINK sangria to share. I was used to traditional (red) sangria and the "white-type" which was often served in other restaurants. But PINK was certainly an exotic twist, and we enjoyed drinking it (as well as looking at the sexy pink colour ) a lot.

Promptly after ordering, we were served with assorted olives and toasted tomato bread as "nibbles". "Toasted" tomato bread did not feel very "toasted" at all. The bread could be warmer and crispier (in other words, it was cold and hard), but the tomato puree spread was fair.

"Paletilla" Iberico ham shoulder "Iberselect" with toasted tomato breadThis was SO GOOD! The amount of fat was just right. The smoky flavour and the silky texture, HMMMM . I could immediately fantasise sipping a good spanish red wine after savouring a piece of that. It felt so right; for that moment, I thought that I was lazing somewhere in the Southern Spain.

It came with the "toasted" tomato bread; appeared to be the exact same kind served earlier as "nibbles". I did not really care though. The ham deserved to be enjoyed on its own. I would skip the tomato bread.

Fried croquettes of Iberico ham aged 36 months Again, GOOD! The presentation might appear to be unexciting; I mean, difficult to imagine how fancy it could be for croquettes. But do NOT let its looks fool you! I assure you, this was not an unexciting lump of potato mash!

Served super hot (beware, risk of a burnt tongue). I took a small bite and hot steam oozed out; to be precise, hot steam with the aroma of iberico ham!! Now, this was not a lump of potato mash with just a few dots of ham. Certified - iberico ham had an "obvious presence" and performed the transformation of the croquette! It was not heavy and mashy, it was creamy, and I tasted iberico ham!!

"Coca de recapte" - Crispy bread with tomato, porcini, iberico ham, manchego, arugula Next tapas up - "Coca de recapte". I saw it and thought to myself "pizza?". The birthday girl saw it and said to me "pizza?".
Well well well, I tasted it and confirmed "yes, pizza".

Efforts was definitely made for the presentation (note the long black gravy line by the side). It did not taste bad at all, and of course, it could not have gone wrong when they added iberico ham. Iberico ham is kind of like the perfect little black dress which a girl has to own in her wardrobe; mix and match, never out of season, goes well with everything!

I wished I was able to taste the work that manchego (cheese made from sheep milk) did to the pizza, but nothing caught my senses. =(

Organic eggs cooked at 62 degrees in crispy potatoes & onions "nest" with foie gras & truffle THIS, was guilty pleasure! Crispy thin stripes of potatoes and onions formed the "nest" "protecting" the poached egg; topped with foie gras and truffle. The "nest" was very crispy and surprisingly not as oily as I expected! Having hand-picked a few stripes for tasting, I did the almighty STIR. The yolk of the egg was super runny and blended together with the "nest", I was careful to keep a good portion of the "nest" dry and crispy. I had a taste. It gave me a similar sensation of having a good homemade apple crumble with white chocolate custard - except, a salty version. I tried each, the foie gras and truffle, separately on its own first. Foie gras a bit too overcooked, just very mediocre on its own. Truffle so-so as well. My friend A suggested us to blend the foie gras and truffle with the "nest"; now that did the magic.

There was certainly a reason that it was a "guilty pleasure". After another 2 servings, it really felt a bit too much
Oh so guilty.. (but I will still re-order it next time)

Beef Cheek with banana & passion fruit crispy roll In my opinion, highlight of the night. The birthday girl had a BLING in her eyes (*0*) when she had her first bite. It was superb; tender and flavourful (the gravy went very well with the cheek; thick enough to "stick"). Beef cheek; you would expect it to be tender, but not as delicate as it was! Every bite was like an affectionate touch. Clever to have the banana & passion fruit crispy roll underneath to give the taste a more complex sensation. Unfortunately (and a bit expected), the crispy roll was no longer crispy when eaten (each of them was sitting in the delicious gravy). The banana and passion fruit flavour (good fruit choices, not crazily sweet) balanced well with the thick gravy and beef cheek without tipping the balance. VERY GOOD!

Grilled baby lamb rack with "samfaina" roasted peppers & eggplant Lamb Rack was nice. The size served was generous; not really baby-lamb-rack in size (I have had some awfully small, but very tasty, ones in other restaurants...). Soft, and the sauce with roasted thin slices of peppers and eggplant went well with the good lamb aroma (without being too overwhelming)! Nice dish, but nothing innovative.

Crispy suckling pig with potato & mojo picon Crispy suckling pig - not very crispy, rather oily. When I had a bite, I only felt oil and it lacked the inherent crispy-suckling-pig flavour. The sauce was too light (both in flavour and form) and did not compliment the suckling pig. Definitely with room for improvement.

"Arroz Negro" - cuttlefish & squid ink juicy rice

This was VERY TASTY (some might find it a bit TOO tasty since it was edging towards salty lol; I felt that the chef was keen to enhance the flavour too much). The amount of ink sauce was just right, each and every piece of rice absorbed the essence and was in dark black. Texture good, not too soft - justified to be called "black paella" and not just black "rice". Bits and pieces of squid/cuttlefish in the rice (sorry, I was unable to distinguish which was which and whether both were present); amount not the most generous but I was not fussed (too full by then).

We were then served with a cake I bought elsewhere - NO CAKE CHARGE. Together with champagne my friend C brought - Corkage $250.

Overall, a very pleasant night! =D



Fofo has a set lunch menu which changes every month (I believe). I would recommend to skip the set lunch though and order say 2/3 tapas and 1 rice to share. The set lunch does not do the restaurant justice.

Also worth noting that Fofo has a rooftop terrace for drinks! Not a big area, and not with the most romantic view; but it is always a good place to chill before or after dinner! =)

This is my second time coming to Fofo's. It was my sister's bday and I decided to treat her to dinner here as the last time I was here I quite enjoyed the food. The atomosphere is nice with the all white decor and the sangria is one of the best I have tried in HK.

I started off dinner by ordering sangria which was very refreshing.The first dish that came was the scallop ceviche with avocado mouse, olive oil and crispy shallots. The shallots tasted a bit like XO hot sauce. The scallops were very fresh. We quite enjoyed this and the presentation was nice.Next came the giant razor clams with garlic & butter. The razor clams were fresh but I thought the sauce was a bit bland and lacked creativity, it felt like a dish I could have cooked at home. The next dish was the organic egg with crispy potatoes and onions nest with a choice of 3 different toppings. I choose the foie gras with truffle. I was quite disappointed with this dish as last time I had ordered it with the Iberian ham and it was delish! This time the oil tasted as if it had not been changed in a long time it had this after taste that was not pleasant. The foie gras was overcooked and the combination of the ingredients is far too rich and filling. Following that dish was my favorite of the night. King crab salad with pine nuts & grapefruit. This dish was perfect blend of crab and salad, it was light and a great change from the previous dish.As it was my sister's bday when I called to make reservations I had told the server. They told me they would wrtie happy birthday on the plate. I really wanted to try the churro's but after the crispy potatoes and bad oil I figured the churro's would probably be deep fried in the same oil so to be on the safe side we went for their recommendation Apple tart with toffee sauce and vanilla ice cream. It tasted like an apple pie but lighter, it wasn't too sweet and it had a cookie on it that said "Happy Birthday Sis" it was a nice way to finish off the dinner.I think the food quality has dropped since the last time I was here but I would come back again and give it another try, if not for the food for sure for the sangria ! !

Date Dined: Monday 29th August 2011- 6.30pm

Intro:spanish tapas to me seems EXPENSIVE and SMALL portion, so has never been one of my top cuisine. but in london, there has a been a trend for comtemporary tapas, which i love. The food is much more choice and it atste better, in my opionion. so after searching, I wanted to come to FoFo by el willy for so long. anf yes, spanish tapas is seen to be xpenisive for such a small portion and for a chinese perception, we like our food cheap and HUGE portion. So let see if ordering 5 tapas and a drink will fill this chinese person up.

"Tapas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtapas]) is the name of a wide variety of appetizers, or snacks, in Spanish cuisine. They may be cold (such as mixed olives and cheese) or warm (such as chopitos, which are battered, fried baby squid). In select bars in Spain,
The serving of tapas is designed to encourage conversation because people are not so focused upon eating an entire meal that is set before them " WIKIPEDIA

SO EAT SMALL, TALK MORE!!!!!!! is the art of tapas!


Ordered
Fried croquettes of iberian ham of 36months, $98
Crispy suckling pig on potatoes with mojo picon sauce, $115
Pan fried Foie gras with truffle and confit onion, #98
Spanish omellete with with poatoes &onions $60
Organic eggs cooked at 62 degree in crispy potatoes and onion nest with chorizio $110

Drinks- Pink sangria (jar) $380Taste: Spanish omellete with with poatoes &onions $60- This was made just as the one I had before UK. Nice and round. bright yellow with bits in it looking like onion! This was VERY VERY VERY VERY disappointing. As far as I am concerned, Spanish omellete usually are called Tortilla, and for the past few times I have ordered, the centre seems bit more runny. So when you cut open the egg, some egg will flow out. Even if i am wrong, this egg omellette is way overcooked. The egg should be creamy and souffle like, But isntead this was hard, dry and stiff. was not enjoyable eating and would HIGHLY NOT recommend this dish. a;though this will fill you up as it is made of eggs and potatoes.Fried croquettes of iberian ham of 36months, $98 - This was yet another disappointing dish. The crquette came in small portions. Came in 6. So small and not appealing at all. The texture was squashy and soft. teh outside was not crispy or hard, seems like the whole thing was small and soft. teh size did not appeal to me. the taste was averahe. i prefer other places that makes croquette. costing nearly 100 dollars was not worth it. the inside was creamy and had more taste than the tortilla. I had only one piece and did not intend to have another piece.Pan fried Foie gras with truffle and confit onion, #98 - this came in four piece. All comes with on top of a piece of toast. This looked absolutely amazing and could not wait to dig in. the foie gras was lightly pa fried so it was nice and warm, on top of a green leaf then on top of the toast. Underneath the toast was the confit onion, which i had to scoop up after having the foie gras. The taste of the onion compliments the foie gras, brings out the rich buttery taste of the foie gras. Because the foie gras is softa nd creamy, the toast adds more of a texture to it and also neutralizing the rich taste. What a perfect combination. although i cannot taste the truffle which is said to be in the dish, this was still the perfect dish. 4 in a portion, small portion, but just enough. Enough for your satisfaction and enough for you to daydream about it after the meal.. For 100 hkd, this was absolutely WORTH IT!Organic eggs cooked at 62 degree in crispy potatoes and onion nest with chorizio $110- This came in a rather BIG bowl. And yes, you can imagine it as a bird nest with the fried crispy stripes of potatoes. With then two organic eggs on top. We chose it with chorizio. We asked the waitress to scramble the egg ina nd mix it around. Which soon the egg becomes the creamy runnys auce mixed with the cripsy potatoes with chorizio scattered around. At first this dish tasted bit strange. it is like something i have never experienced. the texture was absolutely different. the potatoes are thina nd so crispy and you cannot atste the potatoe taste to it nomore. the egg sauce was slowly making the cripsy potatoe less crispy. There arent much taste to it unless you eat it with the chorizio, as it is VERY salty. chorizio is rather hard and stiff, but extremely salty just like our cured chinese sausage. But a good combination. A must try for a new sensation experience.
It became soggy in the end as the crispy potatoes has soaked up the egg mixture. So our kind waitress did advise us to eat it warm.Crispy suckling pig on potatoes with mojo picon sauce, $115- This also came in 4. each crispy suckling pig was nicely cutted into a square shape, most proabably 3cm by 3cm. each on top of a potato. the potato is much smaller than the suckling pig, that way it will not over take the taste of the pig. the dish came with the sauce which i tasted of alot of pepper and little bit sweet. I put the sauce onto the potato as the potato was tasteless, lack of seasoning, maybe for a purpose. The suckling pig was crispy and the meat was really tender. Although when you try to cut the pig, it usualy seperates the skin and the meat of the pig. the skin of the pig was delicious, crispy and not hard as some places try to reheat the pig and turns the skin real hard.Pink sangria (jar) $380 -Mixed of Barcardi Rum, white wine, cassis, strawberry and grapefruit. - i chose this sangria than the red or white sangria because of the fruits thatw as mixed into it. with pink sanfria, they would use strawberry, cassis and grapefruit. whereas the red sangria would use peach liquer and cinnamon. the white sangria, would use lychee and apple. to me, starwberry and cassis seems more fruity and sweeter to me. And, FYI, it was NOT disappointing. I loved it. i cannot taste much of the white wine, but i could taste the cassis and strawberry. made me drink more and more. I expected it to be quite a small glass, but soemhow was rather a BIG glass. it really fills you up. i had about 3-4 glass. 1 jar of sangria nad 5 plates of tapas made me really full. So not a good idea if you aren't going to stay a whole night to chat, but just for dinner. if you know you can't drink TOO much and wonts tay for too long, i will opt for a glass instead which only cost $65 dollars.

Service: we were served by a waitress who was superb. i can't say perfect as there was still room for improvement, like maybe try smiling bit more, but she was good enough/ Even when we took a long time to order food, she recommended us some dishes. Our tables was quite small, so our dishes did not all fit on our tables, she asked if we would like the unfinshed dish be put onto a smaller dish. Our sangria was refilled very often too. Like I said, they paid attention to us but would have been better if more of a smile. everybody likes to see a happy face. After the bill, I realize there is a comment card slipped inside. I like places who consider their costumers comments to be valuable. so i decided to write my comment , but OH NO, there was no pen. So was it just an act tos how they do care about your comments but dont expect or want you to comment. Anyhow, later on, the manager gave us a pen. I dont know, if they would read the comments I gave or thrown away in the bin.

'FOFO by El Willy - contemporary Spanish food'

Much needed pampering after one month without life. Well - that is an exaggeration. I did have a life. Just that my gastronomical journeys were somewhat suspended. They resume today.

I arrived a little before 8pm and the receptionist seated me on the right of the entrance. I waited for 15 minutes. I called D who should have arrived. D picked up. 'I'm at Fofo already.' 'Why...can't I see you?' 'Okay you probably are on the other side of the restaurant..' At this time a waiter appears and apologizes. Right. Nevermind. I was not grumpy. Anything went.

Atmosphere:
Dim lights. Quite intimate and possibly romantic. There is some creative element to the chandeliers - probably the owner's mischief - penguins perched on top of each lampshade, peering at diners. But there will be no bombs.

This is definitely one of the top 10 restaurants in Hong Kong.
The food is incredibly good, try the barbecued pork, the foie gras, the garlic shrimp and the lobster and shrimp cake.
For dessert, the churros are delicious, even an expert will notice they are extremely well done.

The Cava is great, not too expensive.
The service is also 10/10.

I want to try more tapas next time, although the lobster paella also looks appealing.

This was our second visit. The first was a Saturday lunch and the dishes were interesting enough and tasty enough for a re-visit at dinner.
Unfortunately, apart from looks, the food tasted really poor. There were one or two exceptions, but even those were mediocre at best.
The roast suckling pig is one of their signature dishes. The pieces were stringy and dry. Their juicy lobster rice was better than the other dishes but just uninspiring. I don't know why there was such a big difference between the two visits, but Hong Kong does need creative fusion restaurants that can turn out fine creations. Hope they will improve in the near future.

I have been to FoFo three times now and I am really puzzled about why some of the reviews here are so critical.

The only thing I find offensive is the bill: HK$5,800 for 5 people including 2 bottles of Rioja. Let's forget this and move one to the food. Or rather, let's stick to the wine actually. It is one of the few places in Hong Kong where you can find a decent Spanish wine on the menu. We had two bottles of the Vega Sicilia "Alion" (Tempranillo); let's be simple in the description: it is a heavy red and it will certainly stain your lips by the end of the meal. It is however a great choice for what is to come.

The real attraction is the food. We were a pretty picky group: 2 were born in South America and three of us have lived in Spain for extended periods of time. What we figured is that FoFo does not make the kind of food you find on the Ramblas in Barcelona. It is not authentic. It is not really Spanish food though it has a lot of Spanish ingredients. But it is very good and can be quite inspired in many ways. We started with a very good Slow cooked foie gras with apple & mixed berries compote. The two jams do not mix very well but try them one after the other. The Saute wild mushroom with garlic are good but forgettable. The Grilled baby lamb rack with smoked eggplant & yogurt sauce were the favorite for several at the table. My personal favorite were the Crispy suckling pig with potato and mojo picon and the Mushroom and Iberico ham rice with hazelnut oil. We had a full portion of the latter and cleaned it up thoroughly. We finished with the Cheese platter (fine) and the Churos (really tasty if you grew up on it).

So let's summarize. Certainly too expensive but the food is a delight. It will clog your arteries but enough red wine will help in alleviating that issue. The fattiest dishes are the best.

I will definitely be back though not too often because neither by banker nor my doctor would allow me...

This was the second time that I went to this restaurant. In my first experience, i found the food of good quality and therefore I went there again with my husband. However, I had a very bad experience this time and this will make me decide NOT to visit this restaurant again.

We ordered the set lunch wihch included the soup, main course, drink and dessert. When the waiter delivered the soup to our table, the waiter was so careless that he dropped the plate and poured the soup to my husband's body. My husband's shirt, pants and jacket got wet. My husband was very angry (and I think any other persons will be angry too under this situation) and he asked for the manager. The manager did apologise, but he was saying things like "what can we do? we don't have extra shirt for you, maybe you can send the clothes for cleaning and we pay for that...." My husband responded that this would be very inconvenient as we need to bring back the receipt ....Finally, he agreed that he could give us a free lunch as compensation. We then sat there, continued our lunch with dissatisfaction. And I continued to spot the oily stains on my husband shirt, gave him wet tissues to clean up........the whole lunch was so boring as we had nothing to talk about except this unfortunate event!!

Finally we had finished our meal and decided to leave. At the moment when we were about to leave, the manager suddenly said to my husband that he would only waive my husband's set lunch but not mine! that means he was asking me to pay for my part!! My god....this made me extremely angry. I immediately told him that I was very dissatisifed with his service. This is a mid-tier restaurant which charges $238 for lunch which is not cheap at all. Although they are not hotel standard restaurants, I don't expect that their service and their attitudes can be that bad!! We did not enjoy the lunch at all, but they didn't think that they had done sth wrong. They think that it is a very big compensation for giving us a free lunch!! He never thinks about the inconveninec that he gave us. That my husband needed to wear that oily stained shirt the whole day, needed to send the clothes for drying cleaning.....etc.

The service that this restaurant delivered was extremely lousy. They won't improve as they have a restaurant manager who has this kind of attitude!! We wil definately not visit this restaurant again.

food was cold when they served it . Bruchetta was bad.. and that was just the beginning.. Even the tomatoes on top of them were kinda pale
And the egg dish with potatoes and iberico ham was really not worth 200 bucks.
Service was over done .. .coming to your table to beg you to order stuff

climax of the night:
the guy who sounded like as if he inhaled too much helium came to our table and asked about the food at the end of the night
oh sorry , that was the Chef ??

Final Thoughts :
Stick with Rico's

I heard this place was very good when it was opened, and the food shows it is indeed very good.

However, for some reasons, it was not full on Monday lunch hour. Quite strange indeed.

First came the bread:

When we ordered, we asked the waiter if the portions are large and here's his answer: "for men, it's not enough but for women, it's a bit too much". Hmmm....... we ordered 2 course only.

Next came the appetizers:


Both were good.

But the main course were very very good:



And I agree with the waiter. The portions were a bit too much for females.