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蓮LIAN 裝修高雅,好有格調,價格少許偏貴,但我想AFFORDABLE我星期六中午去到,都等了20分鐘.被安排坐在中間一張大檯前面,好像同不同人搭檯般,但那張檯好美,中間有個荷塘,圍住荷塘食飯感覺好棒...庶蝦真的好好食,肉厚彈牙,28元一隻,正還吃了牛肉河,88元, 好味但頗昂貴…查看更多

跟太太撐枱腳，試試這間位於IFC的高檔越泰菜。因没有訂位，七時入座，要八時交枱，反正不會久坐，也無所謂。先說環境氣氛，是高格調的典雅裝修，光線很柔和(或可說很暗)，不同一般越南/泰國餐廳的光猛。正中間是一個水池，同時可供人用膳，算是特色之一。點了以下餸菜︰椰汁雞絲湯 - 味太濃及太鹹法式芝士焗茄子 - 個汁似日式醬汁多些紅咖喱牛面珠跟飯 - 餐牌是跟法包的，但轉了飯; 咖喱汁一般，牛面珠就大大件，但太鹹，連牛肉味都掩蓋了有汽礦泉水總括來說食物水準屬一般(甚至不及其他較大眾化的越泰菜)，且價錢超貴，侍應則殷勤有禮。來這裏的原因都是地點及環境吧！…查看更多

We arrived 8 on the dot, and were seated to our cart table (a comfy U-shape, with sofa seats). Tonight was a full house at Lian, signs of a good restaurant (and reservations here are a must!). There were five of us and we ordered the following: Tiger Prawn and Lotus Root in Yellow Curry ($178) which came with a side of sliced baguette. The picture doesn't really do this dish justice, the yellow curry was excellent, and the tiger prawns were very large and fresh. However, this dish is quite spicy, despite being a yellow curry. My only complaint would be that the lotus root could have used a little more time in the heat as they were rather crunchy for my liking. We also ordered an extra side of rice ($20) (which took a ridiculously long time to arrive, probably because they were so busy and quite short of waiters) for my brother to mop up the sauce. Seafood and Abalone Rice in Lotus Leaf ($128) was nicely presented. The rice inside is actually fried first, with plenty of turmeric (explains the yellowness). The rice was so good, nothing like I've had before... just wish the portion was slightly bigger! Whole Lobster with Garlic Butter ($250): Size first - it was one lobster split in half, with its claws shelled and the claw meat on top of the body. I would estimate there was about 7 or 8oz of pure lobster meat? (Yummy!) The sauce in the middle is a tangy (lime), salty (fish sauce) and spicy dipping sauce which was rather tasty, but only if you wish to wrap the lobster meat in the lettuce. The lobster itself was already rather tasty - fresh and juicy with the fried onion, garlic and breadcrumbs on top. Also, there was at least two tablespoons of red lobster roe in the head/neck parts of the body. This dish reminds me a lot of 避風塘-style fried lobster, because of its presentation. Red curry salmon ($160) also came with a side of baguette. I've had this on a previous visit and remembered it to be a very mild curry - very suitable for people who cannot take spicy foods. The salmon is a nice large piece of fillet, fully cooked but just enough so the flesh doesn't become dry or tough. Last to arrive was White Miso Marinated Sea Bass Wrapped In Cucumber Ribbon ($195). The purple dices are japanese pickles (plums?). The cod was lightly pan fried, although not as smooth and silky as the cod fillets I am used to (my last was at Ippei-An, and this could not compare to the cod there). Flavours for this dish seemed much more Japanese than Thai or Vietnamese. The sauce is a slightly sweetened miso sauce, and I suspect the use of honey. The cucumbers were so thinly sliced and paired with the fish quite well - a pretty healthy dish altogether. Nonetheless I am confused as to why this dish was available at Lian, a supposedly Thai and Viet (fusion) restaurant. It simply didn't fit in with the other dishes on the menu which were all very Thai / Vietnamese-influenced! We also ordered a lime soda ($35) which was slightly sweet, sour and very refreshing!Lian offers quite a long list of desserts, mostly paired with home-made ice cream such as honeycomb etc, from $70-80 per each, but none of us really had room for them, as most of the desserts (save for ice cream) sounded very rich.... next time perhaps! With the AE plat card our bill came to only $725 - a steal!…查看更多

Me and my 4 other friends didn't reserve. Originally, we were going to eat at another restaurant, but because we would have to wait about another 40 minutes and we were really hungry, we decided to find another restaurant. As we were walking, we came across L.I.A.N. and asked the clerk for a table of 5. There was only another group of 3 waiting. And in less than 5 minutes, a waiter brought us to our table.We sat at one of those tables with a couch surrounding three sides of the table. I have the admit although restaurant was packed and somewhat loud, the atmosphere was still pretty relaxed. Though that sense of comfort was soon gone as we lay our hands on the table. It was still sticky from the last customers. A waiter then drops off the drinks list and a couple of menus and walked away.After I decided on what to eat, I took a look at the drinks list. I was going to order the "Rumba" (non-alcoholic fruit juice mix) and it cost $60, at first I thought about not ordering it, but then since I didn't have any plans to return, I just thought "what the heck". And so we called a waiter and ordered.The speed was actually quite fast, even though it was obviously packed. Within 10 minutes dishes that could have been already prepared arrived (salads, cold dishes, and etc). What caught my attention was the papaya salad my friend ordered. The taste was average, but it was really spicy. There was also the sliced pieces of pork (cold-warm) and the foie gras salad. The pork was good but I didn't try the other salad. As for my "Rumba". For a $60 drink, it's taste was pretty average, knowing that I could drink something of the same volume and taste for about $30. My friends didn't order any special drink, but instead ordered cups of tap water. However, the water didn't come, so we needed to remind them again. But then they still didn't come, so we needed to remind them for the 3rd time until they came (took about 5 minutes?).After the first round, a waiter took away the plates and after another 10 minutes, the second round of dishes came. This time we had some fried rice, really spicy, the chilli (with the seeds) were cooked with the rice. It actually tasted really good, but again, too spicy for me. My friends had the soft shell crab rolls, I think, and they said it was really good. The curry was average. The vegetable rice paper rolls were decent, and the broccoli tasted pretty average. As for the Pho Tai? (the noodle, soup, with raw beef in it), it tasted good but I've tasted better. Also, they seem to have totally forgotten about something my friend ordered even though we asked them about it several times.Once we're finish, the waiters/waitresses didn't take away the empty plates. We set the place at the edge of the table so that they could see it better. But no one ever did, even though some of them were joking with each other right infront of us. And just a note, the waiters/waitresses that night were quite easily distracted with each other. They sometimes forget things and not notice things, but the service is OK besides that. My friends then asked a refill, but again we needed to remind the waiter/waitress twice before they did. In the end, I have to say the food was pretty good, but I can definately say that there is another Vietnamese restaurant in Central that is cheaper (in my experience) and has better tasting Vietnamese food.…查看更多

O係openrice 揾左幾間餐廳比朋友揀，最後我地都係揀左呢間。尋日夜晚around8點半我地兩人入到去竟然得BAR台淨...重要係對正門口...好彩等左大概4個字就有得轉位, 重要係窗口位TIM!!!!兩個人坐真係坐得好鬆動, 門口reception態度亦幾好, 唔錯唔錯事關我地兩個都唔係好餓, 最後決定一人一杯drink，一碟小食再加甜品。我點左一杯alco drink - amazing thailand, 大概70元。叫做不過不失咁啦。我朋友點左一杯有mix berries 既 mocktail 都係around 60-70元。朋友話幾好飲同埋都算足料，D Berries 杰到可以用匙舀喎。不過可能係佢鍾意飲smoothies 既關係所以先覺得好飲啦。等左一陣，我地叫既小食軟殼蟹米紙卷到左。碟米紙卷擺得幾靚，令到我地唔捨得破壞佢。:)不過竟然都唔記得影相。味道OK，陣薄荷葉+軟殼蟹既味幾MATCH。之後我地甜品揀左souffle同一個有斑蘭葉味雪糕既甜品。賣相幾吸引，斑蘭葉味雪糕加酸酸甜甜既薄脆既味道幾好，隻味幾Fresh。事關塊薄脆好好味，我食左一啖後成塊薄脆已經比我個FD KO左。不過淨係食雪糕都唔錯。至於souffle就有鴛鴦口味，雖然相比蘭葉味甜品比較失色同埋略甜，但係都可以一試既。最後我想講講個環境。其實除左窗口同SOFA位比較闊外，中間有蓮花池既位置都排得過密，有點快餐FEEL。燈光亦過暗，可以話黑到有D離譜，食到人勁眼訓，令人影Ｄ相亦勁核突。Overall D食物同環境係OK既，但係真係有D overpriced 左囉。…查看更多

已經係第二次幫襯啦!!我得呢到雖然對比出面既泰/越菜餐廳貴左d, 同埋份量少左dd,但係真係好食過好多泰/越菜餐廳!!今晚食左:蒜蓉牛仔粒 - 牛仔粒夠淋~! 蒜蓉汁好惹味, 有d芝麻係上面! 夠香口蝦餅 - 超級彈牙!! 相信係用新鮮蝦整~ 炸粉好薄, 炸到脆卜卜 真心推介~~ 但係注意$70只係得3舊啊!!鮑魚海鮮荷葉飯 - 好香荷葉味呀~~ 而且真係有2隻原隻細細鮑魚仔~哈哈~~ 不過其他海鮮就無乜特別! 呢樣我就覺得唔係必食了! 牛面珠紅咖喱配法包 - 牛面珠真係好淋好淋呀!!! 夠哂入味!! 正呀!! 法包又係好脆好脆!! 點咖喱一流~~呢個dish都係推介呢!!沒帶相機! 真係唔好意思呢~~去開ifc, 一定再食:) 大家也可試試:)…查看更多

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!…查看更多

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…查看更多

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. …查看更多

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。…查看更多

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. …查看更多

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。…查看更多

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)…查看更多

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. …查看更多

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…查看更多