2009-10-23 天晴炎熱
路經IFC,隅然也會見到Lian的宣傳廣告,但此商場內的餐廳一向不給予人驚喜,而且價錢不便宜,倆口子啲家常電飯,一般不會選擇此類餐廳.但既然AE Platinum card 有半價優惠,一試無妨, Max Concept 旗下的品牌,通常有啲創意.

Lian 晚上啲生意唔錯,早一天訂位,要8pm交枱,做足兩轉.

是晚點菜如下:
北海道帶子沙律 - 帶子煎至半熟,很鮮甜
軟殼蟹米紙卷 - 有些食家覺得它不夠脆,我們覺得幾好味,不同口味要用另一角度品嘗,不可以與春卷相比,米紙是軟的,放久了軟殼蟹便不脆!
牛油雞翼 - 是waitress推介,話好香口,我們只覺一般,唔係咁值.
咖喱和牛面珠登配法包 - 牛面珠非常入味及tender, ichiban!
疏乎厘 - 一個souffle有鴛鴦口味,適合心多的人或2人分享.

Lian 啲服務非常好,全晚不停加水,唔介意我們毋點飲品,又很禮貌地提及交枱時間.吃甜品前我要求計算是否足夠$300, 因為需要免費泊車優惠,waitress 回頭給了我另一張超過$300的收據,確保我可享有優惠.

環境方面,2人枱區比較迫,與其他枱很近. 餐廳中央有張大長型玻璃抬,有個水池定魚缸?無㗇看清楚,下次試吓!

同事們為我而設既生日lunch, 我揀左呢度, 好耐無黎lu, 但食物環境都係咁好既, 係個濕炒河杰左d, 春卷好好味, 串燒d肉唔"鞋", 全部野都上得好快, 不過呢度要問侍應先會比水客人, 今次埋單後, 送左d cash coupon, 但到期日就大約得一個月左右, 所以最後送左比同場既其他同事享用

無謂多講...睇相先

Went here for dinner as recommended by my friend.

She got an American Express Platinum card and therefore we got 50% off for dinner.

The place was very nice, service was excellent. Very clean, hygenic and the waiters are very attentive. I have to say, very efficient, thoughful as well!

I went for the chicken pad thai~ it was very delicious. The noodles were delicately made and tasted just right, not too spicy. My friend ordered the beef soup noodles and the noodles tasted very good!

my friend also ordered the springrolls as appetizer. I didn't try out any of them, but she said they tasted good. Not too oily, but crispy. If you have them with the lettuce, it tastes even better!

All in all, I would definitely go there again with my friend as long as there is the 50% off discount. If not, I wouldn't bother as prices are very very high. Very expensive!! Service is wonderful though. However, I wish the setting were a bit more quiet. Music was far too loud, so was the chattering of the customers.

黎到呢間係 IFC 2 的 LIAN，location 幾方便喎。

一坐底已經感受到呢度環境好有格調，中間將檯仲有個湖面之類的東西係中間。

側面就係 sofa seats。

entree：

蒜子牛肉 - 份量好少

pomelo salad - d 柚子不會酸，太好了

豬肉碎粉卷 - 厚粉左少少

軟殼蟹牛油米紙卷 - 麻麻地，因為淋晒

燒雞 - 個皮好脆，忍唔住有一件係連皮食，雞肉好咬

生牛肉河 - 牛肉係幾好，不會太生，個湯都 ok

牛油雞翼 - 唔明點解唔係雞中翼？要淨番個翼尖，攪到食既時候都有 d hesitate。味道太肥啦，我中意乾身 d 既牛油雞翼

甜品個侍者話個焗爐壞左無 souffle offer....但佢有心太軟囉？唔知點解...可能唔同焗爐。

不過都聽佢講要左個 chocolate fondant - 個朱古力雪糕同心太軟 d 朱古力好味到停唔到口！

呢間野係值得 encore 的。

Lunch today at Lian in IFC with a friend. Had to try their signature Beef Pho with US prime beef (lunch special).

Beef pho: Overall a good bowl of pho. Meat was tender, broth was flavorful and noodles were smooth and decent level of chewiness. MSG level was pretty low which I liked. The only stickler was $140 (set lunch) for this bowl of pho + spring rolls (I had a bottle of Pellegrino so my share came out to $200) seem a little overpriced for Vietnamese...

Vietnamese spring rolls: Skin was very crunchy (pretty thick) and nice but honestly I couldn't taste the filling at all. Felt like I was just eating crunchy spring roll skin. Probably should choose a better appetizer next time...

Environment: Decor was nice, modern and comfortable. We sat to the side of the main dining area so it wasn't cramped.

Service: Waiters were attentive and food was delivered quickly to our table. It was during lunch hour rush so after we finished our lunch and was chatting the manager did come over and gently ask us if we could pay our bill since there was a ton of people waiting outside. Although not ideal he was very polite.

同事來過這家泰菜餐廳多次，很推薦的；但我看過食評後，有點猶豫，最后還是來試了，原來又是那些低消費的食友，誤打誤撞，到了中環區最貴重的地皮，吃不起后的所謂感受。

三個人點了一個set lunch - curry ox tail with bread，另散叫了一個菠菜和一個crisp chicken。Ox tail 燜得極捻，份量甚多，一碗有六件，一個人絕對食不了。咖哩汁帶點點的椰香，不會太重椰汁味，還有適度的咖哩香味，附上的法包一開二，熱辣辣的，蘸咖哩汁真的一流。

菠菜吃得出是頗為鮮嫩的菜，中規中矩，好處是用油不多。

至于炸子雞，份量大概只有一般中式酒樓的半隻份量，收取是一隻的價錢，約125元。我個人覺得很有鳳城炸子雞的感覺，雞皮脆脆的，有些雞皮下面還有一層薄薄的脂肪，不過雞肉比較鞋口，不算太嫩。附上的醬汁很麻辣的味道，大概就是這個醬汁令它像泰國菜吧。

在中環午餐的價位，已經由去年金融海嘯前的大約110 多元，提升至現在的150元左右了。要在IFC 吃一頓不用等位、座位算是舒適、環境不俗、食物質素可以的午飯，我想“蓮”算是不錯的選擇了。

有朋友試過話好味, 所以即管去試下有幾出色.
叫左三款菜色, 牛油雞翼, 軟嗀蟹卷 & 海鮮金邊粉.
牛油雞翼好香, 雞皮炸到好脆口及SIZE好大隻.
軟嗀蟹卷包左牛油果及香葉, 好好配搭.
海鮮金邊粉我覺得一般. 合共食左$300.00(已計加一)

一行3個女人去食lunch, 去到佢比張梯型既細枱我地3個, 我話哩張枱只係2人枱好迫, 佢就話係for 3人, 又話有枱會同我地換, 其實果時都係12點半, 唔算多人, 仲有成一半枱無有人, 不過算啦, 佢都係呼籲我地, 眼見我地隔離仲慘, 3個大男人都係咁坐哩d枱咋. d枱又細張, 個位又硬又唔好坐,

我個fd叫左1個set lunch, 要$140+10%, 有1碗生熟牛肉湯河, 加1碟柚子沙律, 我個fd因為唔食得辣, 差唔多成個都無食到. 佢話碗粉味道ok, 唔算好味, 好普通.

我就慘啦, 叫左個set lunch menu無的, 咖哩雞配法包, $130+10%, 真係估唔到咁高級既咖哩雞係咁差, d咖哩好重椰汁味, 咖哩味相對很淡, d雞又"鞋"又有陣雪味, 好難聞好難食, d法包仲要唔熱又硬到死, 就算配上咖哩汁食, 都要好大力扯, 先食到個法包. 成蝶不論咖哩, 雞, 法包都好難食. 完全唔合格, 好差.

新開張時來試過晚餐, 覺得食物普通, 太花巧又太貴, 之後無再幫襯.
有一天中午行過 IFC 順便揾地方食嘢, 又試吓佢D午餐啦.

叫咗牛肉湯河粉
牛肉好淋好滑
湯好濃味
河粉好滑

加多蝶菜, 飲品, 兩個人共約$400幾.
環境, 服務 ok, 有時食餐貴D無所謂啦

I tried Lian the second time tonight. The food was as good as my first trial. I took all the recommended dishes from the waiter. Lian is one of the best restaurant in Central and CWB area; especially their Services.

The waiters are very friendly; they will provide you a magazine while you're waiting on your friends to come. They will recommend good dishes; not just the pricy ones but the popular one. They didn't hard sell; they gave you nice and comfortable dining experience.

The beef dishes are all good.
The soft shell crab is not so good.
The all you can drink wine cost 280 is very nice; but I never tried it before since my friends are not quite a drinker. I will definitely try next time going with my drinking buddy.

好耐無寫食評, 因為比較忙, 所以空閒時間都提唔起勁嚟寫....

早兩日同細佬嚟試吓, 環境幾好, 不過非常多人, 去到既時候, 得番吧枱. 中間有張好靚既20座枱. 嗰晚唔係好肚餓, 加上得個人, 所以點了好小嘢. REPORT AS FOLLOW:

越南春卷: 味道唔錯, 不過個皮唔夠脆,同埋有D厚
蕉葉扎雞: 無乜特別, 普通燒雞塊
生牛肉湯河:幾SUPRISE, 因為真係唔錯, 湯底幾夠味, 牛肉質素唔錯, 河粉都好滑, 其它配菜都好新鮮
蝦醬炒通菜: 失望, 因為炒得非常唔夠味

服務水準幾好, 主動話幫我哋將碗牛河分兩碗
價錢就真係幾貴

我食過幾次, 呢度的野唔平,
不過就幾好食啦.
我見好多人叫咖哩同河粉, 呢的冇試過,
反而試左佢既綠茶鴨同吊燒雞, 豚肉和一個牛既主菜都幾好食喎,

軟殼蟹rice paper roll好味, cane蝦都ok, 燒豬勁肉都幾好

個炸香蕉+榔子雪糕同芒果糯米飯好食.

炒飯就正常啦.

今晚又約咗好姊妹傾嘢, 順道食埋晚飯~8:30pm 到都要等一陣, 差不多全full~

牛面朱紅咖哩配法包 - d牛面朱好"林", 咖哩係微辣, 配一條法包, 外脆內軟,用嚟點咖理汁
好正

蒜蓉西籣花 - d西蘭花剛剛熟, 脆口, 好多蒜蓉

芒果"羅"米 - 芒果鮮甜, 米略軟, 如果配黑"羅"米就重啱胃口

之前都食過好幾次, 又係因為AE白金咭兩人50% off. lee度燈光暗暗, 夠晒romantic...
食物水準一直都ok 架, 可以常來

話哂起IFC II呢d咁高級既餐廳, 去前都知唔會太平架喇, 好彩係友人請o者,
2個人叫左3個小食, 1碗湯檬及3杯飲品, 埋單盛惠$6xx
1) 香茅單骨雞翼: 好香, 脆脆地, 食得方便, 女仕唔怕尷尬
2) 燒三文魚青芒沙律: 酸左少少, 但舊燒三文魚都幾大件, 同埋唔覺"鞋", 不過成件上, 要自己切開
3) 沙爹雞肉串: 雞肉都幾嫩口, 但無乜特別
4) 泰式椰香雞絲湯檬: 個湯怪怪地, 可能有椰汁喇, 甜甜地既, 但又有冬陰功既味道, 好怪

飲品就無咩特別, 不過千其唔好點mai thai, 飲落似藥水

其實食左3個小食都飽架喇, 份量都唔算小架, 環境非常ok, 餐廳中間有一張坐到廿人既大權, 而中間有個蓮花池, 襯番lian既中文名, 不過唔方便既係好似同其他陌生人搭檯咁, 而我地是日坐既都係二人檯, 店方都好細心, 起椅子側邊可以拉出張檯仔, 方便女仕們擺低手袋

唔知點解，好似任何嘢喺IFC都會升價十倍，連一啲好普通嘅嘢都會突然之間變得好貴。有日約朋友食飯，佢話不如近近哋嚟依間，我一坐低已經知道出事。首先我坐嗰張枱係一個蓮花水池，我就心知依餐飯起碼有一半錢係食裝修。打開餐牌，基本上所有嘢食都要三位數字先落到樓，我最後勉強叫咗個全店最平嘅午餐，係生牛肉河搭春卷。講真，味道雖然唔差，但亦毫無特別。喺中環其他越南鋪食要五十蚊，依度就要盛惠百五。坐喺店內進饍，望住其他食客有洋人巨賈、美女OL，總係有種朱門酒肉臭嘅感慨。