I had just had my first bad dining experience in Hong Kong over the past year and unfortunately it was in this establishment.
The sad part was the food... not the restaurant who I think is very well decorated and cozy, and not the staff who was very nice and understanding.
The first thing that got me worried was the wine list. I normally drink red wine but after going through the list it was clear that I was going to have a beer because of the price and the selection by the glass was too expensive and restrictive.
As far as the food was concerned I ordered the Pregnant Tomato, the Grandma Croquettes and the Cod fish with creamy sauce.
The Pregnant Tomatos where pregnant all right but not of anything tasty. This dish does not come up to the expectations of the description in the menu. It was very blend and I did not taste the fish in there at all. This dish was recommended by the staff.
The Grandma croquettes were also highly recommended by the Staff but what a deception! Again, lack of taste! I had the impression of eating a square of thawed Mozzarella Squares served in cheap restaurants. This dish would be so good with less cheese, more ham, Sun dried tomatoes and maybe a bit of chives!
The Cod fish... again recommended by the staff. Wow! That really killed the dining experience. When I saw the plate I thought that this was a mistake and that it was an appetizer plate for someone else. So I requested the menu again to verify my order and to my surprise the order was right. This piece of fish could hardly feed a five year old. I am 6'4", 95 kl... So when I saw the plate and realized the price that I was charged for I thought that I would at least try it before being negative. Well,... the Baby portion was so overcooked and the shrimp or Crawfish that was over it was also over cooked that I did not even finish that 5 square centimeter piece of fish. The sauce was very good though!
When I ask for the bill, who was by the way $488 HKD for one person, the staff ask me if I enjoy my meal... I was very honest and told both of them that my meal wasn't tasty at all and way too expensive. One of the staff to who I explained that my fish and seafood was overcooked, told me that the fish came from Norway and it was best quality. I explained to her that the fish can come from the moon but if it is overcooked, it is overcooked. Cod is very delicate and requires lots of love!
I wrote to the restaurant for them to explain to me why my experience was so bad tonight and they didn't even bother in providing an apology as a minimum! There are so many other good restaurant in QRE Plaza! They need to seriously consider better pricing and dining experience for their customers. I am a french Canadian from Montreal and wining and dining is life! I would love to come back to Quemo but with a menu that is also tailored for the single guest.