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Food: FairWe tried the wine pairing menu. Food is fair. It’s definitely a decent restaurant, but as a Michelin three star restaurant, it’s overrated. It’s never a standalone assessment,it’s about comparison. With this price, I would definitely recommend another Michelin three star restaurant that I have been to.From the location of and the design of the restaurant, the choice of the ingredients,to the cooking, taste of food and plating, I would definitely go to other Michelin three stars restaurants.Service: so soThe quality of service is not compatible with other Michelin three star restaurants located in the hotelView: street view. Nothing to comment at all.…Read More

Food: So soWe tried the wine pairing menu. Wine is nice, food is so so. If you like traditional, luxurious Chinese dry seafood, this restaurant is an excellent choice. Food is greasy.Food during lunch is relatively better. Dim sum is never disappointing.Service: excellentWe are four seasons member, staff remember our preferences and food allergy before serving us. I have low alcohol tolerance, the staff even swap some of my wine to "non-alcoholic alcohol". This attentiveness to details is impressive.View: Classic seaview. Nothing particularly positive or negative to comment on…Read More

呢個係我食過最好食嘅鰻魚飯，性價比超高有睇我食評嘅人都知我去開高級餐廳，米芝蓮三星餐廳都去過幾間，依間係拍得住喺日本新sea to table嘅鰻魚飯。鰻魚飯肥美，鰻魚汁喺口腔度停留，唔太鹹唔太甜啱啱好。玉子蛋出奇地好味。下個星期會試埋佢最多人食嘅炭燒雞扒讚岐烏冬。呢度得意嗰個位係麵豉湯無限添飲。凍肉係高級凍肉有A5和牛，亦都係出奇地比市面更加平，良心老闆良心生意。用射燈令到整體環境幾高貴，環境舒適，啲位分得幾開，坐得好鬆動，亦都有房可以坐。亦都適合朋友聚會或者開會傾保險…Read More

Summary:--Viewfrom restaurant: 0/10--Renovation/Design:7/10 (Personal preference, am a classy retro, fond of classic things)--Atmosphere:5/10 (Crowded. Noisy)--Service:5/10 See below--Food(Taste 3/10 Plating 4/10 Ingredient 3/10)Overall comments:-- As a non-Michelin star restaurant but a restaurant in a 5-star hotel lounge, thechef had duly done his/her job. No further comment -- If you had been to quite a few Michelin 3 stars restaurants in HK and around theworld like me, this is not a place that you will go again for fine dining andfor special occasionsDetails:Main:-Chicken breast + veggie+potato. No comment. See the reviews I had written forother 5-stars Hotels restaurants and Michelin restaurants.-Risottowith shrimp. Risotto is too wet like congee. See photo for referenceDesert:-Crème bruleewith butterfly pastryChocolatepuff + vanilla sorbet…Read More

We reserved the whole restaurant for Nakano Mama’s birthdaySummary:--View from restaurant: -/10 (Ground floor, no window, no view at all)--Renovation/Design: 5/10 (Typical Japanese Izakaya)--Atmosphere:8/10 (This is a private party birthday celebration for my godmother)--Service:8/10 (This is a private event) --Food(Taste 8/10 Plating 8/10 Ingredient 9/10)Overall comments:You can feel the heart, passion and effort the chef put in the dishes. The preparationwork is highly appreciated, from getting the fresh ingredients from farm/sea toplane to table promptly. You will be moved. If you are a tourist, highlyrecommend you to go to Kanidou Noda, it worths a journey to HK just to try thisrestaurant. If you had been to quite a few Michelin 3 stars restaurants in HKand around the world like me, this is a place that you would love to come againfor fine dining and for special occasions.This restaurant deserve at least Michelin 1 or 2 stars.Details:We have a tailor made hand-written menu for each guestAppetizer--Uni+Tofu, Octopus Sashimi+ Fresh and fatty oyster --King’s crab’s leg sashimi, Tuna Otoro+ Fresh and fatty oyster (Extremely fresh ingredients. It’s no difference to that served from sea to table. Served with 3 sauce. Perfectly matchand amplify the freshness and sweetness )--Extremely fresh Katsuo Sashimi Sushi + A5 Wagyu Sushi +Shrimp Tempura(Extremely fresh ingredients. Wagyu is A5 but not greasy. Chef is skillful in handling the Tempura which is crispy and notgreasy at all)Main:--smoked A5 Wagyu +Mochi + sweet potato--Smoked Mantis Shrimp+ sweet potato(Extremely fresh ingredients. Wagyu is A5 butnot greasy. Cleverly plated with a slice of potato to supplement a littlesweetness to the plainly flavored Wagyu and Shrimp which is intended to epitomizethe original flavor) --Wagyu and Uni Friedrice (Chef is skillful, fried rice not greasy you can’t taste a bit of oil. Wagyuand Uni are fatty in nature and this may not be the best match with fried rice.Bit stomach filling)--Grilled eel withMarigold (one of the best eel I had, even in Japan. You can smell scent of charcoal,just slightly. Juicy eel, crispy skin, perfectly flavored sauce) --King’s crab’s cover (Fresh. Nothing more to comment on)Soup:- Lobster Miso shiru ( deliberately salty Shiru to add some flavor to the lobster. Miso is self-madeby the chef. Carefully flavored. Perfect touch)- Fresh Lobster Tempura/FreshAbalone Tempura (Preserve the freshness of this expensive and exclusiveingredients despite being deep fried)-Fried mochi with Marigold/Friedmochi with Uni & Caviar with sliced crab (Mochi made from flour and fry onthe spot, Marigold added to the freshness which is the highlight)Dessert:-Yubari Melon + Peach + Blueberry with Yubari Melon jelly (Fresh, Fresh and Fresh. Naturally but not too overly sweet)-Mocha Milk pudding with black bean and gold (Bitterness of Mocha is balanced by the natural flavorof Hokkaido Milk. Sweetness is carefully monitored by right amount of sugar.Black bean is the perfect touch)…Read More

Summary:--View from restaurant: 6/10 (For tourist, it could be unique in a sense of being surrounded by skyscrapers and located in the prime location)--Renovation/Design: 7/10 (Personal preference. Am a fan of floral decoration. Not tacky. Natural light incorporated and maximized.) --Atmosphere: 6/10 (Seated indoor. Bit noisy. Good for gathering with family and friends, a large group of people)--Service: 6/10 (Staff are warm and lovely)--Food, comment from lunch but definitely not dinner perspective since the level of attentiveness and effort are different (Taste 3/10 Plating -/10 Ingredient -/10) Overall comments:--If you are a local HKer, I recommend here for family, friends gathering and for a date. Lovely, living & relaxing environment you can recharge.--If you are a tourist, see my comments above, it’s applicable. And you can grab a drink in the evening and chill outdoor open area as well.--If you had been to quite a few Michelin 3 stars restaurants in HK and around the world like me, this maybe a place that you can expect to have fulfilling and surprising dining experience. I will visit this restaurant again because of the good service, lovely floral design, chill environment and living atmosphere. Details:Not much to comment on. As mentioned, Lunch is relatively simple than lunch and dinner, and I only had a quick lunch with my friend. Not the best brunch I have in HK. Not even close to good.” Standard” is a fair comment. Please don’t expect I have too many details/vocabularies for a rich review since that was just a causal brunch.…Read More

Summary:View from restaurant: 6/10 (We were not window seated but the distanced sea view was nice)Renovation/Design:4/10 (Simple and clean.. Personal opinion the isle from entrance to reception resemblesa Church in a negative way, nothing to comment more on. Maybe it’s the designer’sintention to recreate the religious atmosphere) Atmosphere: 4/10(Tables are close and ones’ conversations can be heard)Service: 3/10(Receptionists are cold. See the reviews I had written for other 5-stars Hotelsrestaurants and Michelin restaurants.)Food [comment from Tea set perspective, definitely not from lunch and dinner perspectivesince the level of attentiveness and effort are different] (Taste 3/10 Plating 2/10Ingredient 2/10)Overall comments:If you are a local HKer, I recommend here for friends gathering. View is nice. You havebetter choice for family gathering and for a date. Would choose other comfy& relaxing environment for wine & dine, chit & chat and romance.If you are a tourist, see my comments above, it’s applicable. I would give you a headsup thatthe cold service here is not representative for the good or even standard serviceHK hotels provide.If you had been to quite a few Michelin 3 stars restaurants in HK and around the worldlike me, this is not a place that you will come again. However if I have time Iwill try their lunch/dinner in order to give more holistic comments.Details:For Savories: See photos. No comment. (See the reviews I had written for other 5-stars Hotelsrestaurants and Michelin restaurants)For Sweets: See photos. No comment. (See the reviews I had written for other 5-stars Hotelsrestaurants and Michelin restaurants)Like me, if you are to kill the 1-2 hours after shopping in Pacific Place and before dinner, you can come here for tea. …Read More

The Style, design of the restaurant and the food share the credit Summary:View from restaurant: 5/10 (We were seated near the grass. Sunny day with perfect weather. Super chill and relaxing)Renovation/Design: 7/10 (Simple and modern design. The floor glass design adequately enable the natural lighting and shape the comfy environment)Atmosphere: 6/10 (Quiet, Comfy. Tables are bit close and ones’ conversations can be heard)Service: 7/10Food (Taste 6.5/10 Plating 5/10 Ingredient 5/10) This is an impartial comment. See my comments in other Hotel restaurants and Michelin restaurants. Cooking skills of the chef is fair. Ingredients are common ones. Not much innovative idea from the chef but that little special/lovely bit gives some colors to the meal. (see details below). As a non-Michelin star restaurant but a restaurant in a 5-star hotel, the chef had duly done his/her job and the price is commensurate with its overall quality. Overall comments:If you are a local HKer, I recommend here for family, friends gathering and  a date. The comfy & relaxing environment can take away your stress. If you are a tourist, see my comments above, it’s applicable. I may not be aware of their signature dishes so in my opinion this may not be your must-go-place. If you have time and are around the area and want to spend a nice afternoon/evening, this is definitely a good choice. If you had been to quite a few Michelin 3 stars restaurants in HK and around the world like me, this is not a place that you can expect to have fulfilling and surprising dining experience. I will visit this restaurant again because of commensuration I mentioned and the summary that I have given above.  Details:Appetizer:-Oysters, with 6 different flavors.(Oysters are lean and thin. It’s substandard even to be served as appetizer. They are bit fishy too.)- Tomato with lemon. As a refresher, it’s not special but nice. Main:-Chicken breast risotto with cream.(Chicken breast beautifully cooked and surprisingly it’s juicy unlike the “expected and ordinary” dry and lean chicken breast. Risotto is chewy, together with the diced mushroom and carrot adding the crispiness and chewiness. The only oyster here is fatty in a positive way) - Risotto with carrot, mushroom and cream.(Risotto is chewy, together with the diced mushroom and carrot adding the crispiness and chewiness. The form is seasoned with curry. Lovely) Desert: Buffet No specific comment on this.…Read More

Summary:View from restaurant: 0/10 (No view at all. But I guess it’s the intention of thedesigner to restore/imitate/create the atmosphere of Switzerland, we can’tblame that)Renovation/Design: 8/10 (This rating is totally ascribed to the sentimental value. The design perfectly restores the house of alocal Swiss, it perfectly retrieves the time I spent in Interlaken Grindelwald,Switzerland)Atmosphere: 7/10 (Quiet, Comfy. See above for the sentimental value)Service: 7/10 Food (Taste 4/10 Plating 4/10 Ingredient 4/10)This is impartial comment. See my comments in other Peninsula restaurant and Michelin restaurants. Cooking skills of the chef is fair. Ingredients are handy ones. Home cooking dishes. No Idea innovative idea from the chef. Probably it’s because the positioning of this restaurant is to enable diners who had been to Switzerland, to retrieve memories in Switzerland and for those who had not been to, to have a taste of the peace in Switzerland. The design, renovation, lightings and arrangement perfectly achieve this purpose. This is excellent. As a non-Michelin star restaurant, you can’t demand more.Overall comments:If you are a local HKer, need to choose a restaurant in a rush, do not have highrequirement of what you eat, just want to dine in a 5 star hotel, this could beyour choice. If you had been to, and love Switzerland, you will love thisrestaurant. If you have neve been to Switzerland, you can have a brief taste ofthe peacefulness and a moment of silence here in this restaurant.If you are a tourist, see my comments above, it’s applicable.If you had been to quite a few Michelin 3 stars restaurants in HK and around the world like me, this is not a place that you can expect to have fulfilling and surprising dining experience. I will visit this restaurant again because of the sentimental values I had in Switzerland.Details:Appetizer:-“French/Swissluncheon meat” (Just a luncheon meat, nothing more to comment on, not a fan offrozen meat jelly)Main:-Fried Salomonwith smashed potato and veggie. (Fishnicely fried with juice preserved. The chef handled it quite well if it was justa frozen fish)- Beef Stewed. Beef nicely stewed, tendered. Well seasoned.Desert: BESTdish of the meal-Cheezecake with lemon sorbet. Nothing special-Hazelnut lemon tart with lemon sorbet.…Read More

Summary:View from restaurant: 1/10 (The curtains hide the beautiful view, why the restaurant brings it down?)Renovation/Design: 5/10 (No design at all. A dark restaurant with dim table light. Curtains hideall the beautiful view. The only thing that I can remember this restaurant foris its darkness)Atmosphere:4/10 (Very noisy. Tables are close)Service:7/10 Food (Taste 5/10 Plating 5/10 Ingredient 5/10)This is impartial comment. Idea of the chef is lovely and innovative. Cooking skills of the chef is fair. Ingredients are fair. As a non-Michelin star restaurant, you can’t demand more. Please see the other review that I have written for all the other Peninsula restaurants and you can see the comparison. Overall comments:If you are a local HKer, need to choose a restaurant in a rush, do not have highrequirement of what you eat, just want to dine in a 5 star hotel, this could beyour choice. Spring Moon and Gaddis in Peninsula would be my first choices,followed by Felix. If you are a tourist, recommend you to come to Peninsula and try this restaurant. SpringMoon and Gaddis would be my first choices, followed by Felix. If you had been to quite a few Michelin 3 stars restaurants in HK and around the worldlike me, this is not a place that you will go again for fulfilling dining experience.For causal dinner I will go to causal places, not Peninsula; fine dining I willgo to Michelin 3 stars; for family gathering this is not a place for wine and spree;for dating it’s not a romantic place; for friends’ gathering this is too noisy)Details:Appetizer:-Seared Tuna with Roe (Lovely plating. Beautifully seasoned and seared Tuna)Main:-Octopus dumpling, Octopus source spaghetti with fried Octopus (The idea of the chef is to enable the diners to enjoy the variety of one single ingredientby using different cooking method and presentation. This is a lovely traditionalJapanese cooking culture. The texture and taste of the octopus in the dumpling isno different to that to the fried octopus. And the whole dish is cold) - Wagyu with fried thin sliced potato. Fairly cooked with a texture I personally like.Soup:Awako with Lily (Nothing special. But appreciate the chef may want to use seasonalingredients. This deserves credit)Desert: BEST dish of the mealPear.Wined dipped pear + Pear sorbet+ Pear Cream Brulee + Original Pear(Again the idea of the chef is to enable the diners to enjoy the variety of one single ingredientby using different cooking method and presentation. This is a lovely traditionalJapanese cooking culture. BEST dish of the meal. The sweetness is balanced inthe Pear sorbet and Pear Cream Brulee. Caramel on the cream brulee is light,not too much. Cream brulee itself is surprisingly beautifully and excellentbaked.)…Read More

Summary:View from restaurant: 7/10Renovation/Design: 8/10 (Personal preference, am a classy retro, fond of classics. One thing to pick on, the lights are too yellowish) Atmosphere: 7/10 (Quite and comfy)Service: 7/10 Food (Taste 8/10 Plating 8/10 Ingredient 9/10)Overall comments:You can feel the heart, passion and effort the chef put in the dishes. The preparation work is highly appreciated and you will be moved. If you are a tourist, highly recommend you to go to Caprice, it worths a journey to HK just to try this restaurant. If you had been to quite a few Michelin 3 stars restaurants in HK and around the world like me, this is a place that you would love to come again for fine dining and for special occasions)Details:Appetizer--Foie gras, Salmon with Caviar, Crispy potato with Curry (The Crispy potato with Curry surprises us, innovative, but the taste is a bit strong as an appetizer)-- Beef Tartare with 10g White Truffle – freshly arrived on the day(If I am to pick on, the white truffle was claimed to arrived on the day. The white truffle had lost some of its scent and flavor compared to what I had ttried in the International Alba White Truffle Fair in Italy in which I tried the freshest white truffle first hand, I know I can’t compare what I had in Alba, Italy with that in Caprice. But still, best chef strive for the best)- Foie gras with apple- Live Alaskan King Crab with Caviar & Eatable Gold (Caviar not too salty, preserved and handled well with no fishy smell)Soup-- Onion soup with Onion ice cream and onion crispyMain:-- France Pigeon with Vietnam Cacao, with Foie Gras (If I am to pick on, the Foie Gras is super greasy. I am not a fan of Foie Gras so if you likegreasy food like Japanese A5 Wagyu you may like it )-- France Pigeon with Vietnam Cacao, with Foie gras-- Red Muller with Saffron sourceDesert:--Small cake, chocolate--Lemon refresher--A dessert special for my birthday and  anniversary…Read More

Summary:View from restaurant: 0/10Renovation/Design: 8/10 (Personal preference, am a classy retro, fond of classic things)Atmosphere: 7/10 (Quite and comfy. live band)Service: 5/10 * See belowFood (Taste 6.5/10 Plating 7.5/10 Ingredient 5/10)Overall comments:If you are a Michelin restaurant beginner, recommend you to try Gaddi’s. If you are a tourist, recommend you to come to Peninsula and Gaddi’s such a historical place with lovely stories, food is nice. If you had been to quite a few Michelin 3 stars restaurants in HK and around the world like me, this is not a place that you will go again for fine dining and for special occasions*Remark:we preordered and were supposed to have a 10-course meal and were only informedon the spot (yes with no prior notification) that the menu was changed and thepreordered set was no longer available. Such a disappointment.Details:Appetizer:-Beefroot+ fruit + veggie + pine nuts (Nothing special. Beautiful plating)- Eggwhite with crab meat (Light and fresh. Strong taste of crab)Main:-Beefwith Red wine source with sliced dry mushroom (Too chewy, Australian Wagyu M4 can do a better job)-Sole (FishFillet) + Carrot + Curry Form (The fish..is just a fish, nothing special. Curry Foam is surprising though, quite innovative)- “French luncheon meat” coated with puff pastry (Just a luncheon meat, nothing more to comment on, not a fan of frozen meat jelly. Lovely and sweet plating though)Desert:Raspberryform and sorbet with blueberry and Fig (Balanced sweetness and sourness, nottoo sweet, light and fresh, best dish of the meal) …Read More