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2017-01-06
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Tai Pai Tong Hong Kong is a new concept to combine the very traditional HK style cuisine with Western cooking method. The restaurant has a very interesting entrance decorated with two old style plague that is used for big celebrations during Chinese festivals. There are some old photos hanging on the wall as well to bring customers on a food journey filled with classic dishes. When East meets West, wine is not to be missed in a meal. A good selection of red and white wine can be found at the b
The Orange Tree 2015, Sauvignon Blanc $38/glass
We have ordered set dinner for 1 person so that we can enjoy a discounted price of $38 per each glass of their house red/white wine, while they cost originally $60 each. Both of the wine selection is smart. White wine is fruity and slightly sweet from the grape, great for seafood or fish dishes, while the pinot noir has a much powerful woody flavour, a good match with any steak or red meat.
The platter is a plate of seafood goodness including 2 seasonal oyster (Queen), a Japanese marinated abalone, scallop with miso sauce, fresh prawns with seafood dipping sauce, razor clams.
Roasted Eddy's Pigeon $99
This is the signature dish from the restaurant. Instead of the traditional Chinese style of crispy pigeon, the restaurant uses a Western marination method to prepare their Pigeon. It's very succulent and juicy. The meat is cooked perfectly that it is falling off the boneless effortlessly.
We were also recommended to try this new dish from the restaurant. It is a prawn toast but it looks nothing like the prawn toast that I used to make when I was working in a Chinese restaurant overseas.
Instead, it is a giant piece of round bread topped with a big pile of minced prawn paste and pieces of whole shrimp on top, then deep fried in a coating of light batter until golden brown and perfectly crispy. The big prawn toast is served with a mildly spicy tom yum sauce on the side, giving an extra kick to this classic Cantonese dish with a twist.
There are 2 soups for us to choose and we have ordered one each without hesitation. I think cream of mushroom soup and borsch are the very very classic options at any Cha Chaan Tang in Hong Kong but they have made it fancy with better ingredients with a more Western style of cooking method and presentation.
Truffle mushroom soup
Their mushroom has pieces of mushroom for you to bite into and only a light cream is used along with some truffle oil on top. The truffle taste is subtle yet still noticeable. It's a rather healthy soup that is not too salty.
In contrast, their borsch has a stronger taste with a hint of spicy kick and a little bit more salty. There are pieces of carrots and potatoes in the soup. Though the beef brisket is not as tender after being cooked for a long time, the beef flavour is still very strong int he soup which is quite remarkable.
2 kinds of bread for you go to with the soup, sesame dinner roll as well as pepper herb rolls. They are warm and fluffy. It's never complete to drink soup without bread!
For main, they are either at $299 or $399, we have chosen 2 $399 dishes and they are rib eyes and Boston lobster. We have requested medium rare for the steak and it is done on point! The meat is juicy and tender with a good pink centre. For rib eye steak, the beef taste is not going to be too powerful because it has a higher in fat ratio. Once again, I like that they do not over season their dish because the reduced sauce to go with it is like an icing on the cake, giving a light saltiness to the piece of steak.
The Boston lobster is very big in size and it is almost surprising to us. A whole piece of lobster is halved and served with seafood dipping sauce. The meat is sharp and almost crunchy. The roe is packed inside the lead of the delicate piece of seafood.
Lastly, what's not to love to have a cup of hot or iced coffee to end a relaxing perfect meal with someone that you can actually chat with for a long hour?
张贴