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2018-03-21
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This eatery is located in Yau Ma Tei Portland Street, famous for its beef brisket but also curry. It used to have a branch in Wanchai near my office but is now closed down. A small restaurant with a number of tables, the decoration is somewhat interesting with the walls reminiscent of the curtain gate door that is frequently seen for traditional stores in Hong Kong. Deciding to go for the famous dishes we ordered the Golden Curry Rice with Sliced Lamb, Signature Beef Brisket with Vermicelli, and
Deciding to go for the famous dishes we ordered the Golden Curry Rice with Sliced Lamb, Signature Beef Brisket with Vermicelli, and Deep Fried Dace Fish Balls. The soup of the beef brisket is rich in flavors, and is definitely a good match with vermicelli. The beef brisket is a bit too fat but overall it is fairly nice.
Regarding the curry, the sauce is prepared with different spices and not those ready-made curry paste a lot of restaurants were using, highly fragrant but I would prefer it to be more spicy. Not knowing how hot it would be I have opted for the mild level but that is just too mild. So I recommend you to try the medium level. The lambs are cut into small pieces, having a good bite but not rubbery.
The fish balls, however, are disappointing. Fairly small in size, they are very oily and you can see a layer of oil seeping out from the fish balls after a while. The taste is bland and the clam dipping sauce is also quite poor in taste and didn't add much to the overall enjoyment.It has been a Michelin recommended restaurant from 2012-2015, which I think is a bit over-rated. Certainly there are some nice aspects of the signature dishes but it is not exactly uncommon. There is also not much of service as one would expect. With a can of coke the bill on the night was $136, so very reasonable in price. But overall I would say this restaurant is decent only.
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