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Have been to this restaurant several times in the past.  It is a small restaurant that offer really good pizza and pasta.This time we ordered the following dishes:Mushrooms Salad - refreshing and tastyBaked Oyster - well baked, the oyster was still juicyBlack Truffle Pizza - aromatic, crisp and tastyLinguine with Dried Prawns - very good, the spicy tomato sauce with dried prawn was really rich in tasteWarm Orange Cake - okay but could not register much memoryWe are happy to come back again for the consistent enjoyments of good taste.…Read More

This is a contemporary fine dinning place.  It was not too crowded but yet full by 9pm on Friday.The menu was simple, just 4-course, 6-course and 8-course are offered.  We picked the 6-course at $998 per head.  In fact, 2 additional courses, Milky (cheese) and Sweetness (dessert) were served on top of the 6's.Amuse Bouche - The Olive/Yogurt was light, Parmesan/Anchovy cookie was tasty and Endive/Salmon roe was refreshing.  These 3 small pieces set an enjoyable tone as well as expectation of the meal.Vegetable (Grilled Cauliflower/Orange Blossom) - It delivered an interesting start....  not because of its taste or presentation but it reminded you to watch out what to be coming next.Spicy (Crab Meat with Red Curry Sauce topped with Granita Beer, i.e. forzen Guinness) - this was not really that spicy but the red curry and the frozen Guinness added to the crab meat did help to stimulate our appetite for the meal.  Shell (Razor Clams / Grapefruit / Green Beans) - a very well executed dish that delivered a complex feel of tastiness.Surprise (Lobster / Consomme / Celery) - the Lobster was served raw but the hot consomme transformed it to semi-cooked.  A new experience to me and it tasted really great. Sailor (Meagre / Quinoa / Parmesan / Lemon) - though this was a river fish. it was well cooked and presented.Chicken (with Turnip / Oyster) - though just chicken breast was served, it was tender and tasty. Milky (Comte Cheese / Mushroom / Chicken Consomme) - this is again a new tasty experience with cheese served with chichen soup.Sweetness - 3 different pieces of dessert offered freshness, warmth and comfort to end the meal.  I must say that this is one of the best contemporary fine dinnings that we experienced lately.  It is fine but not complicated.  We will have this experience retained in memory and will visit again for more. …Read More

一直期望嘗試大班樓，但過去半年都未能訂到位，這次很高興能在兩周前訂好了平日周三晚餐作家庭聚會。主要值得推介的部分菜式如下：九層塔辣椒膏炒蜆 ($138) - 不太辣，好味！龍井菊花煙燻乳鴿 ($128/隻) - 是BB鴿，非常好味！雞油花鵰蒸花蟹配陳村粉 ($65/两，一只約$1,500或以上) - 花鵰味以較突出，很好味，但与海都以較，我還是覺得后者更為好味。話梅糖醋排骨 ($48/支) - 很好味，但每支只合一位用。十八味鼓油雞 - 很好味，惟每件切得太碎了。三蝦炒飯 - 有特色，飯炒得很干身、香口。子薑雪糕、生磨杏仁茶 - 是用心造的甜品，要嘗試。總體來說，大班樓的菜式比較貴，但品質相對好和有特色，相信仍有一定支持。…Read More

This is a rather new hot spot and we could manage to secure our booking 2 weeks in advance.2 of us ordered 2 starters, 2 main courses, 1 desert and 3 glasses of wine.  Here are my comments:StarterRoasted Quail Breast, Confit Legs, Sauteed Foir Gras ($245) - this is good especially the roasted quail breast.  We do find the confit legs a bit harder than expected.  Nevertheless, just do not know what to be suggested for improvement. Raw Hokkaido Scallops ($228)- It was well seasoned and presented.  Overall taste was good and up to expectation.MainSnapper, Clams, Celeriac, Confit Lemons and Sauce Meuniere ($268) - this was good.  It could deliver a seaside feel.Sea Bass ($308) - this was also well cooked and presented.Dessert ($110)A bit weak for memory.WinesA good mix of wine that could be ordered by the glass at comparable pricing to most fine dinning outlets.  Overall, I think it was an interesting experience of this contemporary British restaurant that I would encourage dinner to try.…Read More

We were looking for a simple and light lunch this Sunday.  We picked HMV Kafe becasue it is close to where we live.  Have ordered a salad, a pizza and 2 drinks for 2 of us.  Here are my comments to the foods.Seared Tuna Nicoise Salad $88 - the vegi was crisp, tuna was fresh and dressing was light/just right taste.  Overall, it was okay. HMV Kafe Breakfast Pizza $108 - poorly done as the pizza base was not well baked.  It was prepared with use of a small pizza toaster (the pizza base was ready-made), proabably not much improvement can be expected.The cafe is still okay for a drink but it would definitely not a place that we would consider going back for food again.…Read More

雖然經常吃各類日式料理，鰻魚飯也是我們所喜歡的，但不常吃，主要是怕高膽固醇。八月是日本人吃鰻魚的季節，從近期的飲食週刊(新假期)看到有關鰻魚飯的介紹和比試，對被評最高分的鮨处光鰻魚飯特別感興趣。這天中午與太太到鮨处光並只叫了两客單點的鰻魚飯(每客$280)以一償心願。這家店的鰻魚選自鹿兒島，是否原條不清楚，但分量不欺場，每客飯有两塊。比較特別是鰻魚與飯之間放了一層炒滑蛋，以滑溜的炒蛋配合濃郁的鰻魚和醬汁捞飯，整體味道和口感都非常好。鰻魚size不算大，但較为肥美、厚身，屬高質素貨色。要是烤得再乾身一點，我會更喜歡，但這次嘗到的已比一般鰻魚飯要好很多了。相信將來還會再來。…Read More

It was Restaurant Week in early August, Les Fils a Maman was one of the participating restaurants that attracted our attention because of their home style French cooking.  The promotion dinner menu ($328 for 3 courses) offered most of their specials.  Our starter was Baked Snails in wrapped pastry.  This was good though I would prefer it to have a bit more sauce.My wife took Chicken Blanquette as main course.  Delicious, truely home style cooking.  The sauce was great and we have to ask for more to go with the rice.My main course was Sole Filet in white sauce.  Well prepared and very good taste.Our desserts were Chocolate Fondant and Pain Perdu.  Both were good and delivered very well the classical french style.They wines that they offered by the glass were reasonably priced, the Cote du Rhone Rouge ($65/glass) and Languedoc Rouge ($60/glass) that they recommended were good.Their service was adequate relative to the bristol positioning.Overall, this is an approachable and friendly French bristol that you can visit frequently without worries on the bills. …Read More

福建菜在香港並不流行，以前在北角的一些小館早已不存在了，身為福建人的我，只能懷念孩時曾經嘗試過的福建口味。因此莆田的出現，對我和家人來說是充滿期待的。這天晚上我們訂了8位，非常失望的開始有三點：1. 給我們安排的8人桌子應該是適合6人用餐的，在訂位時並沒有告訴我可以訂包間(雖然有最低消費，但不高)，而6人桌子實在太擠迫了。明顯這是他們早已定立的安排標準，只能說非常不滿意作回應。2. 這店們還未有酒牌，但亦不容許自帶酒水，這與 Openrice 所示的信息不一致，更沒有從客人角度考慮，不合理！3. 本來希望嘗試土筍凍、鹽焗蟶子等特色菜，可惜當天缺貨。我們點了以下菜式，評語如下：涼菜1.  冰浸苦爪沾蜜糖 - 味道可以，但並非特別。2.  九轉小腸 - 味道很好，沒有肥膏油膩感，雖然不是健康菜式，仍值得推薦。3.  酥炸蟶子乾 - 祇能說可以，不算美味。4.  醉蚶 - 味道很好，可以推薦。熱菜1.  酥炒芋頭 - 超正，絕對可以推介。2.  椒鹽豬手 - 很鬆化，雖然有點油膩，還是可以一試。3.  莆田荔枝肉 - 味道可以。4.  炸馬鮫魚 - 味道一般，但可以接受。5.  咸蛋、皮蛋浸莧菜 - 味道可以。6.  自制滑豆腐 - 味道可以。主食1.  扁肉湯 - 這正是小時候經常吃的燕皮餃，有特別懷念的感覺。2.  莆田鹵麵 - 味道很好，材料豐富，值得嘗試。3.  莆田麵線 - 這個並未能表達以前常吃的麵線風味。4.  炒興化米粉 - 材料和廚師功夫都較為簡單，但仍算好吃。甜點1.  黃金京果 - 賣相一般，味道還可以。2.  番薯餅 - 不能說美味，但還算可以。服務方面，基層服務生是可以的，惟欠缺能擔當指揮的領斑在場主理，也許這角色是存在的，只是沒有现身或被發現吧。總體來說，這家新店的出品屬好的，但服務和管理有改善空間，希望將來有更大進步。…Read More

吟彩位于灣仔交加里，地點不算旺，若不是先行了解所在位置，恐怕不容易發覺它的存在。我和太太比較喜歡日式料理，所以有留意到這家店的介紹及相關評論。 從他們的菜單可以看出晚餐定位以套餐為主，但它亦同时提供散點刺身、天麩羅、爐端燒、燒鳥、ODEN 等，總體价位屬中高檔次。我們對其招牌料理 (蒸籠蒸 SEIRO Steamed) 特別感興趣。這次除了點了两款蒸籠套餐 (和牛 $880 和 鱈場蟹 $780)，也點了两款煮物 ODEN。 两款 ODEN: 大根 ($18)、炸豆腐鮮魚球($40) 都是一小份，味道可以，但性價比超低，不值得。蒸籠套餐: 前菜很精緻，刺身亦很好(屬高級貨色)。鱈場蟹鮮味還可以，但份量偏少。和牛祇有4片，肉質非常好。在蒸籠內還有其它菜疏，一併食用可降低油膩感。這家店不便宣，但對比其它新開的中高檔日式料理並不算貴。以不靠知名曰本廚師主理的日本料理店來說，這家店還是可以的。我們用餐那天是周五晚上，人客不算多，可能在座率未達50%，相信要加倍努力提升訂座率。…Read More

We were attracted by its unique positioning (Italian foods in Japanese style) as well as the positive comments from various reviews.The restaurant is quite small, just about 18 seatings in total. Our visit was on Saturday, we could only get seated at the exact time of our booking but not earlier.Me and my wife ordered 1 starter, 2 pastas, 1 meat dish and 1 dessert. Here are our comments:Chef Special Veggies ($150) – the veggies were very fresh, colorful and crispy. They went well with the anchovy dipping. Though the serving was a bit small, it delivered an enjoyable experience.Spaghettini con Vongole e Cozze “SAKE” Bianco ($250) – this was cooked with SAKE and with plenty clams, mussels and squids. I would rate this as one of the best Vongole pasta in town, both taste and value.Spaghettini with Urchin & Caviar ($380) – Since they divided this dish in 2 separate portions for us to share and each was added with a half boiled egg as sauce, I found the taste of Urchin and Caviar diluted out a bit due to high volume of egg. If it was served in regular dish with just one egg, it could probably be better. Overall, this was a well presented dish that would register some memories.Sauteed French Duck with fig sauce ($320) – this was delicious, a clear demonstration of the chef's skills and passion.Pannacotta & Chocolate Pudding ($100) – the pannacotta was very creamy.  It should be one of best in town.We have also ordered 2 glasses of wine. The Japanese red (Kayagatake) was good but just a bit expensive ($150 for portion at around 125ml). It could be of better value if you order at bottle.Overall, we were happy with this restaurant because of its high quality of food and service. Though price per head may be a bit high to most people, this is still a good choice when you are looking for an occasional treat.…Read More

Quemo is a busy Spanish restaurant that offers consistent atmosphere and taste.  This is our 4th visits since their opening and I must say that she is still our top of mind choice for a classic, simple, tasty, well served and happy Spanish experience.2 of us have tasted the below in this ocassion:Beef-heart Tomato Salad with Tuna Tataki ($70) - this small portion was just right for 2 pax.  It was simple but it delivered clean and refreshing taste.  This was a perfect starter.Marinated Anchovies ($68) - it delivered the traditional savory and fishy taste in a pleasant manner.  It was good to go with the mini toast but it also went well on its own.Razor Clam ($168) - Simple preparation but just yummy!Fried Egg with Foie Gras & Mushroom ($138) - this is Quemo's signature dish that we would always order.  Iberico Pork Chop ($198) - this is a good value choice.  Quemo Cheese Cake ($58) - it was not presented in the traditional cheese cake format but it delivered a good mix of flavours with use of the fruit sauce and chocolate ice cream.The wines as recommended were just fine for the meals.We wished there could be room for paella but we decided to leave it to the next visit.The overall atmospher on Friday night was great.  It was busy but not over crowed.  Staff were friendly and offered just adequate attention to our needs.  No doubt we will be back from time to time.…Read More

這是一家較為平民化的曰式食堂，有魚生、壽司、燒物、串燒、飯/丼、麵、定食等。在跑馬地已開業接近一年吧，一般我們會在週六或曰叫外賣，主要因為價格合理及方便提取。外賣定食套餐HK$58-98，包含冷菜、主食、附加小食等。曾經嘗試过魚生和壽司，只能說是非常一般，屬中低檔次類別。平常我們也許會叫魚生飯或丼，但不會有任何期望。以較多叫的是曰式炒飯（$68），這個是值得推介的。雖然材料不多，但飯炒得非常干身和香口，應該是廚師的功夫吧。也比較多叫燒鯖魚飯，這個是可以的，我也喜歡他們曾提供的燒秋刀魚飯，但现在已少了這個選擇。可能客流不多，這家店的堂務員一般我只看到一位，在最近一次18:20左右外賣自取时，看到他還在午睡呢，要勞煩廚師幫手處理堂務。這家店的出品以现在廚師的功夫來說是可以的，只希望它的服務素質能足夠地支持它繼續作為跑馬地平民街坊的其中一個食堂選擇。…Read More

Having stayed in Shanghai on my own for a few years, izakaya(居酒屋) was one of my usual dinning places as I could have 5-6 varieties in small portion at pretty reasonable prices.  Plenty of good traditional izakaya selections due to high Japanese population working and living there.  Since my return to HK, there has been far less occasion for visit.Youka came to our attention because of some favourable comments collected from the press.  We (me and my wife) were attracted due to its traditional style as per those reports.We started with Corn in sprouted (fresh raw corn from Hokkaido), this was delightful, crisp, sweet and refreshing.  Though this is a bit pricey, it is highly recommended.We then had 1 portion of seasonal sashimi (Isaki) and a few sushi.  These are all very fresh and of high quality standards.The hot dishes ordered were:- Minced Chicken & Tofu Pot - this was good- Cooked Fish in sweet soy sauce (Arakabu Nitsuke) - it was tasty but the fish was a bit tough which may due to freshness issue.  This is not a recommended choice though its price ($280) was okay.- Ayu Fish Salted Grilled -  fish was very fresh.  I suppose because it was from Japan and was in season, this was quite expensive at $90 for a tiny fish.- Veg Inaniwa Udon - this is good as expected.Overall, I would say that this is a good izajaya style restaurant but the pricing would not be for everyday visit.…Read More

We were attracted by their saying: "menu stays true to the continual exploration of new tastes, textures and techniques, using the finest ingredients and methods both traditional and innovative"I can confirm that they have made great effort to design and present the dishes but I think that they do need to spend a bit more effort on taste to ensure the delivery of memoriable fine dinning experience.There were 3 fixed menus to choose from: The Expedition (10-course), The Excursion (8-course) and Digustation Vegetarian (8-course).  Me and my wife took the Expedition and Exursion respectively.Based on the 10-course, dishes that performed really well were:03 Crab (Flower, Leek, Chive) - it was light, crisp and refreshing05 Carabinero (Red Prawn, Black Rice, Allioli, Essence) - the red prawn was really fresh and the sauce enhanced its taste excptionally well08 Babybel (Brillat Savarin, Truffle, Beetroot) - it delivered exactly what their philosophyDishes that were interesting but probably not great enough to register sufficient memories:02 Sea (Uni - Caviar, Calamari, Sea Cress, Quinoa)04 "Poie" Thai (Steam Foie, Thai Consomme, Radish, Sea Grape)07 Lamb (Shoulder, Masala, Yoghurt, Okra)09 Violet (Violet Ice Cream, Rose Meringue, Goat's Yoghurt)10 Gianduja (Praline, Sweet Potato, Brown Butter Ice Cream)Dishes with improvements needed especially taste:Amuse Bouche - though this would not aim to deliver great taste, overall taste was a bit especially the ball with alcohol inside01 Street Food (Bun, Taco, Laksa) - while the roasted pig taste can be detected from the bun, it was not giving any help in elevating taste expectation because of its starchy nature06 Garoupa (Grill, Balinese Marinade, Smoked Coconut, Sambal Mentah) - the sauce and garnish were okay.  However, the garoupa could not deliver the fish tasteOverall, I think the menu delivered what they attempted as per their philosophy.  I think the number of dishes were too much (though overall volume is okay) and the high frequency of placing, removing and exchanging dishes and folks/knifes were undesirable.  At this point I would rate our overall experience as okay.  It would not be on our prefered list for fine dinning.…Read More

我們選擇新羅寶是因為它是比較正宗的韓國料理，人多可以訂VIP房，且開瓶費合理($100/瓶)。这次一行7人的家庭晚餐點了如下菜色：前菜 － 炒雜菜粉絲非常好，要加單。新羅寶精選 － 韓式豬手可以、炆宮廷牛排骨則保持非常高水準。燒烤肉食 － 點了特級牛排骨、两款特級牛肉、牛脷。還是牛排骨最具特色及最好味。主食 － 炒年糕、韓式冷麵、两款湯飯都很好。Bibimbab的雜菜和碎牛的份量偏少，有改善空間。總體上新羅寶仍屬高質素的傳統韓食館，應該仍會再來。…Read More