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很久沒有再寫食評了、但一年一次的結婚週年飯、又點可以唔寫呢!之前已知道這裡的牛油幾特別(有兩種)、所以麵包就每樣叫一個(好好試一試);牛油外貌幾特別、但味道只是好一般、沒有想象中出色(沒有靚牛油的香味)、麵包細細件、外皮比較硬、味道就不過不失吧!辣椒女看過食評後、最後選擇了這間食午飯、看過餐牌後、我們選擇了以下的食物。前菜法式雞清湯伴煙鰻魚配川椒慕絲雞湯味很香濃、味道也很新鮮、但就食唔出有煙鰻魚味、川椒很爽口、慕絲就增加了香滑的感覺。醃蘇格蘭三文魚伴香草忌廉配青瓜一碟三件、幾靚仔;三文魚大大件、但就沒有什麼鮮味、加上忌廉和底餅一起食、都算幾特別、作為飯前小食、也總算合格吧!主菜煎石斑柳伴西瓜、哈蜜瓜配鮮檸汁煎石班有點點過熟、令肉質變韌、有點可惜;哈蜜瓜幾爽口、加上陣陣的檸汁味、增加了不少食欲。嫩燒澳洲羊排伴青露筍麥米配燒汁羊排燒得剛剛好(大約四成熟)、肉質剛剛熟又唔會有血水、羊肉味道唔會太羶、對唔大喜歡羶味的我們、就最適合不過;青露筍麥米、出奇地好味、麥米口感煙韌有咬口、加上特別的燒汁、實在非常配合。甜味有六種、每人可以選擇三種、我們當然選擇每樣一種啦(剛剛好)!不多介紹了、因沒有一種
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很久沒有再寫食評了、但一年一次的結婚週年飯、又點可以唔寫呢!


之前已知道這裡的牛油幾特別(有兩種)、所以麵包就每樣叫一個(好好試一試);牛油外貌幾特別、但味道只是好一般、沒有想象中出色(沒有靚牛油的香味)、麵包細細件、外皮比較硬、味道就不過不失吧!

辣椒女看過食評後、最後選擇了這間食午飯、看過餐牌後、我們選擇了以下的食物。

前菜
法式雞清湯伴煙鰻魚配川椒慕絲
雞湯味很香濃、味道也很新鮮、但就食唔出有煙鰻魚味、川椒很爽口、慕絲就增加了香滑的感覺。

醃蘇格蘭三文魚伴香草忌廉配青瓜
一碟三件、幾靚仔;三文魚大大件、但就沒有什麼鮮味、加上忌廉和底餅一起食、都算幾特別、作為飯前小食、也總算合格吧!

主菜
煎石斑柳伴西瓜、哈蜜瓜配鮮檸汁
煎石班有點點過熟、令肉質變韌、有點可惜;哈蜜瓜幾爽口、加上陣陣的檸汁味、增加了不少食欲。

嫩燒澳洲羊排伴青露筍麥米配燒汁
羊排燒得剛剛好(大約四成熟)、肉質剛剛熟又唔會有血水、羊肉味道唔會太羶、對唔大喜歡羶味的我們、就最適合不過;青露筍麥米、出奇地好味、麥米口感煙韌有咬口、加上特別的燒汁、實在非常配合。

甜味有六種、每人可以選擇三種、我們當然選擇每樣一種啦(剛剛好)!不多介紹了、因沒有一種出色、不是太甜就是太淡、只有拿破崙比較出色、可惜用上唔多出色的芒果、令味道變得唔配合。

一向對飲咖啡有一定的要求、來到這種比較高級的地方、當然也想試試這裡的口味、我們叫了一杯cappuccino和一杯expresso;cappuccino就只是好一般、沒有應有的香味、expresso就更加差、可以說是難飲(沒有香味又苦)、飲了一口便放棄了。實在想不到、這裡的咖啡會是這樣差、很失望!


總括來說、環境一流、服務一流、食物只可說是中上(部份很差)、價錢偏貴!
如只想來這裡響受一下環境的、也是一個不錯的選擇。
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oct 04, 09,2人來lunch,叫咗2個3 courses (@hk$420),當日喺weekend menu : 1) herbs focaccia (免費)-好香的香草味-蘸上旁邊的橄欖油,也可口-不過無即刻食到,所以個包唔再暖熱-也讚同其他食家所講,這個麵包小食,同等陣嘅麵包籃款式太相近,有點重覆,多了點澱粉質 2) bread basket (免費)-1共有4款-先揀咗2款試 : sesame roll + baugette-最喜歡個sesame roll因好似牛角包質感,有牛油香,每層好薄-個baugette好似帶d酸味,不知是否酵母問題-侍應見你食完,又會攞埋成籃麵包比你揀過,呢個喺whole wheat-外脆內軟-呢個喺whole wheat /olive-呢個見食友介紹喺好高質素,全手造牛油,尖頂嗰碟喺無+鹽,平頂嗰碟就+咗-所以我都用嚟搽麵包,2款都試晒,好幼滑-友人就好大刀大刀咁塗在麵包上,我都輕手咁搽-我試晒4款麵包,可以收手了........侍應見我哋食咗咁多包,都知我哋會幾飽吓,問過我哋唔趕時,佢建議之後每道每道菜慢慢上........很細心 3) s
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oct 04, 09,2人來lunch,叫咗2個3 courses (@hk$420),當日喺weekend menu :

1) herbs focaccia (免費)
-好香的香草味
-蘸上旁邊的橄欖油,也可口
-不過無即刻食到,所以個包唔再暖熱
-也讚同其他食家所講,這個麵包小食,同等陣嘅麵包籃款式太相近,有點重覆,多了點澱粉質

2) bread basket (免費)
-1共有4款
-先揀咗2款試 : sesame roll + baugette
-最喜歡個sesame roll因好似牛角包質感,有牛油香,每層好薄
-個baugette好似帶d酸味,不知是否酵母問題
-侍應見你食完,又會攞埋成籃麵包比你揀過,呢個喺whole wheat
-外脆內軟
-呢個喺whole wheat /olive
-呢個見食友介紹喺好高質素,全手造牛油,尖頂嗰碟喺無+鹽,平頂嗰碟就+咗
-所以我都用嚟搽麵包,2款都試晒,好幼滑
-友人就好大刀大刀咁塗在麵包上,我都輕手咁搽
-我試晒4款麵包,可以收手了........侍應見我哋食咗咁多包,都知我哋會幾飽吓,問過我哋唔趕時,佢建議之後每道每道菜慢慢上........很細心

3) still water (~$85)
-今次check咗無filter water供提,所以要叫1枝呢

4) weekend complimentary drinks (免費)
-我要咗白酒,但酸性比較重,個人唔多鍾意........所以只喺飲咗1/2杯
-友人要咗紅酒

5) appetiser
i) alaskan crab salad, vegetable macedoine in tarragon sauce
-侍應知道我哋每道菜都share嚟食,所以呢個相已經喺分好咗嘅份量,很週到
-頂層有不同嘅蔬菜粒,好似有菇,青瓜,番茄等
-底層全是蟹肉,結實之餘,亦有鮮味
-但個人覺得個sauce比較清得滯,令道菜嘅味道單調咗d,未夠豐富

ii) paimpol white bean veloute, braised vegetables & chorizo
-呢個廚房就沒有幫我哋分喇,估計個理由喺蔬菜包只有1個,所以唔想破壞佢嘅完整性
-白豆湯底已打到好幼滑,不用懷疑
-而個肉腸估唔到用打碎晒咁上,所以飲飲吓就會飲到肉腸部份嘅鹹意,但口感上不會特別粗鞋
-而個蔬菜包外皮由椰菜包住,裡面就有豆同雜菜粒

6) main
i) garoupa fillet, citrus emulsion w/watermelon & honeydew melon
-又分好圥上枱
-石斑肉結實同異常彈口,好少見石斑肉咁有彈性
-而且搭上水果配菜 - 西瓜+蜜瓜,伴以酸酸哋嘅汁
-呢個做法令我諗起中菜夏天時喜歡用上生果嚟炒,貪佢-少點飽膩感
-第1次見識到法餐將海鮮純+入時果,令到道菜帶點甜意
-不過個人覺得,創意/揉合中式嘅做法喺有,但講到合襯,還是鹹味才可提升海鮮嘅鮮味

ii) aust lamb rack, green asparagus & quinoa in net brown jus
-分好後,每人1條羊肋條
-切落去好腍,唔多洗用力,好嫩滑,肉質不遜,但羊"so"味唔喺好濃
-除咗有燒肉汁外,仲有南瓜蓉
-最後為好特別嘅蔾麥,上網check過佢喺殼物類,不過就較其他種類低saturated fat同碳水化合物,都幾健康吓喎
-喺呢個菜度,佢嘅質感有點似節瓜內嘅籽,爽爽哋,好得意

7) dessert
-每人可以揀3款,鍾意掃餐牌嘅我,好自然每樣1款
i) caramel tart, raspberry macaron, chocolate mousse
-個焦糖撻唔多甜,又有焦糖嘅焦香味,不過要獨力食晒佢因友人已好飽
-個桑莓macaron外皮好脆,裡面嘅桑莓jam好夠桑莓味,亦有少少桑莓嘅籽。當然都甜啦,但我鍾意,不過友人無嘜點食過macaron,形容佢似中式嫁女餅,hahaha
-個朱古力mousse我喺留到最尾先食,友人完全放棄,嗰時我已經飽到上頂,只喺覺得佢嘅mousse部份嘅朱古力味可以更濃

ii) passion fruit tart, hazelnut crunch cake, apricot napolean
-好液態嘅熱情果醬,不太酸,也不甜,個皮既鬆且薄
-當日我最鍾意個棒子餅因頂有檸檬+朱古力mousse,又好夠棒子味,餅底又+有脆脆,有幾款質感,好好味
-個apricot拿破侖就唔夠apricot嘅果甜,不過佢嘅1層層鬆皮幫佢攞番唔少分

8) drinks
i) decaf latte
-本來都喺慣性叫熱檸水,但好快醒起問佢有無decaf咖啡,所以即刻變節叫decaf latte
-因唔喺好多地方有decaf咖啡豆,又可以1嚐咖啡嘅韻味
-雖然佢無1般咖啡咁香濃,但對我哋呢d有反應嘅人士,都未嘗不可嘅選擇,可以直接飲到咖啡香
-個泡好幼滑,其實好好飲,但可惜我太飽了,只可以飲咗1/2杯

ii) 凍檸茶

9) petit "threes"
-個啫喱狀物體好軟,入口就溶,好似有點柚子味,不過我就唔多喜歡,友人直頭接受唔到
-曲奇餅就無食到
-朱古力中間嘅ganache有點微微嘅香草味,不過好易溶

* 好多謝友人請食呢餐

* 當日安排我哋坐嘅window seat

* 當日無嘜客,我哋坐嗰邊直頭可以獨霸.............所以好似包咗場咁,其他客就被安排坐喺裡面1點

* 服務當然好好啦

* 如果你問我,還是喜歡robuxxxx...........
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Food (♥♥♥♥): Interestingly, food got much much better AFTER they received the two Michelin stars (well... talking about the unreliability of the Michelin Guide in Hong Kong, a disgrace to Hong Kong restaurants... sigh). Guess they have a reputation to lose. The cooking style is generally healthy as I never feel that stuffed after eating in the restaurant. One thing good about the menu is that it changes all the time (Wagyu beef becomes yucky when having it for a whole month!) and is creative
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Food (♥♥♥♥): Interestingly, food got much much better AFTER they received the two Michelin stars (well... talking about the unreliability of the Michelin Guide in Hong Kong, a disgrace to Hong Kong restaurants... sigh). Guess they have a reputation to lose. The cooking style is generally healthy as I never feel that stuffed after eating in the restaurant. One thing good about the menu is that it changes all the time (Wagyu beef becomes yucky when having it for a whole month!) and is creative (you can get scramble egg for an entrée). Excellent pastries (love the olive bread) and dessert.

Service (♥♥): They have this freaky style where the waiters will open all the covers of the main courses for everyone at the table at the same time. Blah. It is actually a bit annoying and overdone. They manage one special art which is just jaw dropping: they can consistently mix sparkle water with still water!!! So by the end of one menu, all glasses on the table are a mixture of still and sparkle water. This is amazing as I have seen nothing like that in any restaurant in the world. Also, they fail to remember my name after I have been there for over 10 times using the same name for reservation. That would never happen in restaurants in Mandarin Oriental. Anyway, waiters there are still nice people so I still give a 2-heart rating.

Ambiance (♥♥♥): Chandeliers, prototype French restaurant setting... It not bad. Remember to request a table by the window which is more comfortable. But don't expect so much about the so-called Victoria Harbor view - it is generally an open view of the Western part of the harbor which overlooks some crappy residential buildings in Kowloon. Generally spacious for a party of 4 or less. The restaurant, however, is not for a party more than 6 people. They simply don't have a decent large table in the main dining room (in fact it was terrible and claustrophobic as they are just trying to put together 4 small tables). As for their 2 private rooms, one (on the left hand side) is ok and can accommodate more than 10 people, the other sucks as it has no freaking window - it is like being trapped in a haunted house in France.

Value (♥♥♥♥): HK$500 per head for lunch, HK$1400 per head for dinner, all excluding wine. I think it is reasonable as long as you don't touch the wine list. Only the last page has wine that is in 3-digit range.

For details you can see my blog at http://5pointsorless.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/the-5-point-guide-to-restaurants-caprice-hong-kong/
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2009年7月今次再黎, 唔多唔少帶期待心情, 去到時輕鬆感覺加上親切招待, 心情亦越黎越好 !! 被安排係餐廳較前靠窗位置, 而當日餐廳亦只有半滿, 所以絕無壓迫感, 而且侍應們亦能不急不趕地慢慢介紹及上菜!!Blue Fin Tuna Tartare with Oyster and SeaweedBarbarie Duck Leg Parmentier with Green Saladoyster 已先打碎再 mix 在tuna tartare內, 而 tartare 上係seaweed jelly , 賣相佳, 睇到已食慾大增 ! 因為 oyster 已同tuna tartare 混和, 入口時蠔既鮮味未有減退, 而且與 tuna 亦非常配合, 令整個 tuna tartare 鮮味提升不少 , 而seaweed jelly 帶少鹹, 富seaweed 味, 整體簡單但非常突出既一個 appetiser !!鴨亦係一個我非常愛既肉類, 尤其法國菜 , 如果見到menu 有鴨揀, 通常都不會錯過的 !! 當日既鴨係已經拆晒骨, 面係 mashed potato, 第一個比我既感覺,
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今次再黎, 唔多唔少帶期待心情, 去到時輕鬆感覺加上親切招待, 心情亦越黎越好 !! 被安排係餐廳較前靠窗位置, 而當日餐廳亦只有半滿, 所以絕無壓迫感, 而且侍應們亦能不急不趕地慢慢介紹及上菜!!

Blue Fin Tuna Tartare with Oyster and Seaweed
Barbarie Duck Leg Parmentier with Green Salad

oyster 已先打碎再 mix 在tuna tartare內, 而 tartare 上係seaweed jelly , 賣相佳, 睇到已食慾大增 ! 因為 oyster 已同tuna tartare 混和, 入口時蠔既鮮味未有減退, 而且與 tuna 亦非常配合, 令整個 tuna tartare 鮮味提升不少 , 而seaweed jelly 帶少鹹, 富seaweed 味, 整體簡單但非常突出既一個 appetiser !!

鴨亦係一個我非常愛既肉類, 尤其法國菜 , 如果見到menu 有鴨揀, 通常都不會錯過的 !! 當日既鴨係已經拆晒骨, 面係 mashed potato, 第一個比我既感覺, 好似 cottage pie !! 鴨肉好入味帶少少甜, 連 mashed potato 一齊食, 口感係滑既薯蓉加上濃味鴨肉, 好對胃口, 但這個我不能獨自解決, 因為頗漏, 對女士黎講哩個份量頗多, 所以要搵另一半幫忙 !!

dessert 6款選3, 還以為只係揀2添, 而 waiter 亦再多給我地 macaroon & dark chocolate 試試, 真係窩心 !!

這次 weekend 比對上次平日黎, 感覺更好, 服務更窩心, 更緊貼客人, 係需要時會出現, 而且 weekend 黎既, 無左平日急速急趕感覺 !!!
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Wanted to have a leisurely lunch with my boyfriend, and it was no disappointment.When we arrived, we were being seated at the far end of the restaurant at a table facing the enormous sea view. I like it that their tables are not set in a very packed way, so that I can enjoy some peace in my own little corner Right when we were seated, we were offered drinks and some olive bread with olive oil. The bread was superb. It was warm enough and very bready, my favourite. After the waiter had taken our
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Wanted to have a leisurely lunch with my boyfriend, and it was no disappointment.

When we arrived, we were being seated at the far end of the restaurant at a table facing the enormous sea view. I like it that their tables are not set in a very packed way, so that I can enjoy some peace in my own little corner


Right when we were seated, we were offered drinks and some olive bread with olive oil. The bread was superb. It was warm enough and very bready, my favourite.


After the waiter had taken our orders, we were immediately served with some bread and 2 blocks of butter, 1 with salt and the other without. The one with salt tasted really special and great.

For starter, I ordered the scottish salmon carpaccio with granny smith apple and wasabi potato jelly. The salmon was very fresh, and it went well with the apple crisps.

My boyfriend ordered the green pea soup with fresh mint cream and limousin pork belly. I tried the pork belly and yummy yummy!
He said the soup was very good too.

For maincourse, we ordered the roasted rack of lamb with eggplant moussaka and aromatic herbs and the charolais beef tartare with pommes pont-neuf and mixed green salad. The lamb was very tender and not too cooked, which was really good. The moussaka was made with lamb and eggplant, very special and I would say it's better than the rack of lamb itself. Very interesting presentation. My beef tartare was very nice. Normally if you have to eat such a big pile of raw meat, you would get stuffed really quickly, but they marinated the beef tartare with appropriate amount of vinegar, which really brought out the taste of the beef and it just made you want more with every bite!


For desserts, we could choose 3 types from a total of 6 choices from the dessert cart. Their macaroon was indeed the best in town! Other desserts were very well done as well. You just can't decide what to have as all of them looked so delicious!


The weekend set lunch comes with a glass of house wine and coffee and tea and petit fours at the end.

Their services were superb, one felt like he/she was being treated like a king/princess! Definitely worth a visit and more visits!
olive bread, encore!
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五月二十三日.熱零九年過了一半,這年認識了不少志同道合的好食友,各人背後都有些小故事,就在開心的日子出篇食評,寫下由一位神奇小子安排的周末迷你版Tasting Menu,由原身法國四季酒店Le Cinq班底演譯味道。Caprice已非新鮮事,好吃的Challen鴨胸及Pyrenee羊架在這裡,龍蝦湯亦做得好,食具是頂級Staub,招呼與Amber同樣的好,但新鮮感欠奉,難有再來的動力,再次踏進Caprice的長廊,在海景位靜靜品嚐四道菜午餐,純因這裡有位熱愛烹飪與分享的年輕廚師。晴朗周六的下午,沒有商務客,只得小貓三四隻,與平常工作天不一樣,八位侍應,由總廚Vincent Thierry率領的十一位廚師卻沒因此悠閒下來,樂見於此,心情亦愉快起來。年輕廚師已早訂下菜式,獨個兒坐在大梳化椅,看著熟識的維港、東方色彩的油畫,未幾已送來一客餐前小吃,不在是從前黑水欖醬了,是長身的麵包條,撕開氣孔細密包條,內裡軟熟表面煙韌,伴的橄欖油清新秀麗,淡淡純橄欖香,味道簡單直接,兩者皆好吃。侍應續送一籃自家製的餐包,要了酥皮麵包,配上兩款頂級的Brittany農場牛油,輕滑的油性脂肪,配起軟熟微暖的酥皮
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五月二十三日.熱

零九年過了一半,這年認識了不少志同道合的好食友,各人背後都有些小故事,就在開心的日子出篇食評,寫下由一位神奇小子安排的周末迷你版Tasting Menu,由原身法國四季酒店Le Cinq班底演譯味道。

Caprice已非新鮮事,好吃的Challen鴨胸及Pyrenee羊架在這裡,龍蝦湯亦做得好,食具是頂級Staub,招呼與Amber同樣的好,但新鮮感欠奉,難有再來的動力,再次踏進Caprice的長廊,在海景位靜靜品嚐四道菜午餐,純因這裡有位熱愛烹飪與分享的年輕廚師

晴朗周六的下午,沒有商務客,只得小貓三四隻,與平常工作天不一樣,八位侍應,由總廚Vincent Thierry率領的十一位廚師卻沒因此悠閒下來,樂見於此,心情亦愉快起來。

年輕廚師已早訂下菜式,獨個兒坐在大梳化椅,看著熟識的維港、東方色彩的油畫,未幾已送來一客餐前小吃,不在是從前黑水欖醬了,是長身的麵包條,撕開氣孔細密包條,內裡軟熟表面煙韌,伴的橄欖油清新秀麗,淡淡純橄欖香,味道簡單直接,兩者皆好吃。

侍應續送一籃自家製的餐包,要了酥皮麵包,配上兩款頂級的Brittany農場牛油,輕滑的油性脂肪,配起軟熟微暖的酥皮麵包,吃了,會令人回心微笑。是日腸胃炎初瘉,該戒口的,最後鹹、純味共吃了四件,只有二星餐廳才會這裡慷慨任添任吃吧!

基本的配套做得好,之後是鴨肝金蘋果者喱凍伴慢煮金蘋果,以兩條垂直線構成濃潤與甜美的平衡組合,鴨肝味道較鵝肝更為霸道,欣賞其強烈油甘與良久不散的回韻,味道上不玩花巧簡單的鹽及胡椒提起味道已經好好了,依附著鴨肝的金蘋果者喱清香卻不著多餘甜味,味道配搭很認真。

伴邊的脆皮看來無甚特別,但獨特的楓葉糖香,令濃郁鴨肝凍味道有趣起來,而慢煮金蘋果亦很精彩,甜美清新,聽說產自法國與西班牙交界地區。吃至尾,腦海出現辛口不平衡感覺,該是鴨肝凍底層胡椒粒分佈不均出現問題。
悠閒維港美景,是二星米芝蓮Amber所欠奉的。
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餐前的金黃牛油法包及麥包,是誠意。
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Brittany農場牛油,既滑亦有奶油香,是本地最頂級的了,值得讚是侍應醒目地替客人添換。
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鴨肝金蘋果者喱凍伴慢煮金蘋果,精緻細膩的二星前菜。
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軟熟可口的餐前小吃。
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Vicent率領的廚師團隊一直在忙個不停。
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四位侍應在不到十秒極速上菜後,無聲色的全身而退,是華麗的團隊精神。
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悠閒維港美景,是二星米芝蓮Amber所欠奉的。
餐前的金黃牛油法包及麥包,是誠意。
Brittany農場牛油,既滑亦有奶油香,是本地最頂級的了,值得讚是侍應醒目地替客人添換。
鴨肝金蘋果者喱凍伴慢煮金蘋果,精緻細膩的二星前菜。
軟熟可口的餐前小吃。
Vicent率領的廚師團隊一直在忙個不停。
四位侍應在不到十秒極速上菜後,無聲色的全身而退,是華麗的團隊精神。
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Hubby was supposed to arrange for our anniversary dinner. He did not let me know where we were going until the last hour. If there was not any dress code to comply, I thought he would have let me know about the venue at the last minute. Of course, this venue was a big surprise to me and a great experience for both of us.Since he made reservation at about two weeks prior to our dinner, we managed to secure a window seat. The harbourview was magnificent. But quite unfortunate that our table w
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Hubby was supposed to arrange for our anniversary dinner. He did not let me know where we were going until the last hour. If there was not any dress code to comply, I thought he would have let me know about the venue at the last minute. Of course, this venue was a big surprise to me and a great experience for both of us.


Since he made reservation at about two weeks prior to our dinner, we managed to secure a window seat. The harbourview was magnificent. But quite unfortunate that our table was next to a table of 5 women. You could imagine them talking quite a lot and loudly, so a bit ruining the ambience of the restaurant.


We both ordered cocktail drinks as a start and usually since we were not able to complete a bottle of wine, so we did not order any wine. We were served with two Amuse-bouche snacks, one is assorted chips. These ham, sweet potato, yam chips were very thinly sliced and were very crispy and yummy. A very good starter. Also each of us has a piece of biscuit with mushroom cream. This one was very yummy too.


Hubby ordered a Lobster Bisque with Cardinal Salpicon and Wild Watercress Éclair as entrée. Mine was a Duck Foie Gras Poele with Crispy Macaron Fondant Rhubarb and Black Currant Jus. The presentation of the food was great. My hubby particularly was impressed that the waiters would deliver dishes to the table and then opened the silver food cover at the same time. The waiters would also explain the food to you first and let you know what it was.


Hubby was very impressed by the Lobster Bisque. It had strong favour of lobster and the texture of the soup was very smooth. The watercress Éclair was also very impressive. He enjoyed the soup very much. The Foie Gras I had was also very very nice. The Foie Gras was fried having a very crispy outside and yet having a very creamy inside. When I ate it, it was still very hot. The mild sweetness of the rhubarb paste and light sourness of the black currant sauce gave a sympathy to the foie gras, giving it a very balanced favour that one would not forget easily.


For main, Hubby ordered Challans Duck fillet with Confit Parmentier, Buttered savory Cabbage and Natural Jus and I had Line-caught Sea Bass with Sweet Garden Peas, Fondant Carrots and Lemon Balm Emulsion.


The Challans Duck was excellent! Apart from the duck fillets, it also came with a stewed duck fillets served in a little pot. The duck fillets were very tender and juicy. The sauce was very very nice and it went very well with the duck. This dish is highly recommended to all duck lovers. You can tell the difference between those Chinese duck and French duck after trying this dish.


The Line-caught Sea Bass was fried to perfection and it was tender and nice. But after trying Hubby’s duck. I found the fish a bit rather too ‘simple’/’normal’. But still this one was always my favourite dish.


Despite the fact that we were quite full, we should not miss the dessert. Hubby had Lemon Souffle with Lime Icing Allumette and Yuzu Sorbet and I had Golden Apple Vanille with Sable Breton, Blueberry mousse and Yoghurt Sorbet. Before our desserts were served. Caprice offered us some desserts starters. They were served using bamboo stewer sticks, similar to handmade sweets. I particularly like the marshmallows, very yummy, yet not too sweet. The toffee was rather too sweet for me, but its caramel was quite nice. Also we were served with a passionfruit macaroon, it was very nice. The passionfruit cream inside was very refreshing. I love this macaron very much. We were also offered some jasmine panna cotta, it had very strong jasmine favour, which I really liked! The panna cotta was smooth and not too sweet. All in all, we enjoyed the dessert starters very very much!


The presentation of the Souffle was very nice. It was served with a long dish, aligning the soufflé, the Allumette and the Yuzu Sorbet in a row. Some dry ice was placed under the Yuzu Sorbet, giving it a chilly effect (both physical and visual effects). The Yuzu sorbet was very refreshing. The Golden Apple Vanille with Sable Breton, Blueberry mousse and Yoghurt Sorbet was well presented, the Golden Apple Vanille and the blueberry mousse was served in a square size, covered by thin crispy sugar tiles as its ‘walls’, however the taste was rather too sweet for me.


Hubby and I were totally satisfied with the food and the exceptionally good service of Caprice. You would notice that they only have male waiters there (don’t know why there’s no waitress). All of them presented their services using their hearts. There’s still some Michelin-2-stars restaurants which we haven’t tried, but I am sure that we would encounter Caprice again sooner or later.

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2008年8月入進餐廳, 感覺開陽, 佈局華麗, 樓高落地大玻璃,視野廣闊, 不愧為香港數一數二之高級餐廳 !! 服務細心妥貼, 稍稍缺乏細緻情感, 若能拉近距離, 整體感覺更佳 (比 gaddi's & amber 稍遜)!!因這是頂級餐廳, 我既期望亦自然地調至頂級, 而且亦希望帶點驚喜的 !!! 食物水準很好, 只缺精彩感覺, 或許我期望實在很高吧 !! 前菜點了清爽既 melon carpaccio with duck ham jelly, 感覺一般, 未顯真正煮功, 主菜snapper fillet, 感覺不錯但無驚喜 !! 甜品 black berry gratin with bitter almond and griottes sorbet ~~ 熱&凍配搭, 感覺不錯, sorbet 滑 !!整體真是不錯, 或者我唔單只想有高水準, 還希望有澳門robuchon既驚喜感覺吧 !!下星期再訪, 希望有所不同 !!
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入進餐廳, 感覺開陽, 佈局華麗, 樓高落地大玻璃,視野廣闊, 不愧為香港數一數二之高級餐廳 !! 服務細心妥貼, 稍稍缺乏細緻情感, 若能拉近距離, 整體感覺更佳 (比 gaddi's & amber 稍遜)!!

因這是頂級餐廳, 我既期望亦自然地調至頂級, 而且亦希望帶點驚喜的 !!! 食物水準很好, 只缺精彩感覺, 或許我期望實在很高吧 !! 前菜點了清爽既 melon carpaccio with duck ham jelly, 感覺一般, 未顯真正煮功, 主菜snapper fillet, 感覺不錯但無驚喜 !! 甜品 black berry gratin with bitter almond and griottes sorbet ~~ 熱&凍配搭, 感覺不錯, sorbet 滑 !!

整體真是不錯, 或者我唔單只想有高水準, 還希望有澳門robuchon既驚喜感覺吧 !!

下星期再訪, 希望有所不同 !!
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第一次lunch time來,日光下室內deco和出面view都好靚,又有張靠窗的table,好開始麵包牛油過後,appetisers 很快來我的Green Lentil Velouté with Alaskan Crab Cappuccino and Spring Vegetables Roll - 一入口濃濃蟹味攻磡味雷,我當然樂意被攻其餘三人點Blue Fin Tuna Tartare with Fine de Claire Oysters and Nori Seaweed - 我當然有試唔少啦,Tune 同oyster碎溝在一起,用toast一起吃,O,仲掂過個湯,層次感極強,惟有強迫太太同我shareMain couse 我都全部試我的 Capelin Pork Belly, Tarbais White Beans and Sautéed Squid in Natural Jus - 五花腩肥肉相間,真係鮮味無窮又做到入口溶Breaded Whiting with Pok Choy and Carrots in Sauce à la Diable - 通常西餐食魚一級餐廳
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第一次lunch time來,日光下室內deco和出面view都好靚,又有張靠窗的table,好開始


麵包牛油過後,appetisers 很快來

我的Green Lentil Velouté with Alaskan Crab Cappuccino and Spring Vegetables Roll - 一入口濃濃蟹味攻磡味雷,我當然樂意被攻


其餘三人點Blue Fin Tuna Tartare with Fine de Claire Oysters and Nori Seaweed - 我當然有試唔少啦,Tune 同oyster碎溝在一起,用toast一起吃,O,仲掂過個湯,層次感極強,惟有強迫太太同我share


Main couse 我都全部試

我的 Capelin Pork Belly, Tarbais White Beans and Sautéed Squid in Natural Jus - 五花腩肥肉相間,真係鮮味無窮又做到入口溶


Breaded Whiting with Pok Choy and Carrots in Sauce à la Diable - 通常西餐食魚一級餐廳才掂,這是兩星餐廳當然掂


爸爸媽媽都要Wagyu Beef Flank, Gaufrettes Potatoes and Fondant Tomato in Black Pepper Sauce - 牛味是真的不錯,簡單好味


Dessert 每人6選2,不好desset的我見到都happy


Weekend的關係,每人送一杯red/white wine,white wine 正D

Coffee + petit four 外,Caprice送我媽一超迷你「蛋糕」,happy birthday
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always very consistent and always impressed when I finish the meal.Really one of the best restaurants in the world that I've been to..Just want to show my appreciation by writing this article..
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always very consistent and always impressed when I finish the meal.

Really one of the best restaurants in the world that I've been to..

Just want to show my appreciation by writing this article..
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Having been to the other notable French restaurants in Hong Kong, my boyfriend and I decided to give it a try at Caprice yesterday night. Ambrience & Service The restaurant was nicely decorated, though I thought the view at Petrus was better. The waiters were relatively young. They visited our table a bit too often, but they had explained their signature dishes in detail, which helped us a lot when we were thinking of what to eat. One of the waiters came too frequently to clean up the bits and p
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Having been to the other notable French restaurants in Hong Kong, my boyfriend and I decided to give it a try at Caprice yesterday night.

Ambrience & Service
The restaurant was nicely decorated, though I thought the view at Petrus was better. The waiters were relatively young. They visited our table a bit too often, but they had explained their signature dishes in detail, which helped us a lot when we were thinking of what to eat. One of the waiters came too frequently to clean up the bits and pieces of bread remains on our table...

Dinner

biscuits with fillings and chips of parma ham and other stuff were served at the start of the dinner. After we've made our order, they brought us the tuna tartare with Mozarella and basil sauce.
We chose some bread too, but didn't have a lot since we had to wait for our dishes


and here came our appetizer. My boyfriend had Foie Gras with apple puree on a toast. The foie gras was seasoned rather than being fried. It was less oily than expected and it definitely matches very well with the apple puree and toast that the whole dish didn't make us feel too full of having the whole foie gras. I had their recommended dish of Ravioli with prawns, mushroom and other fillings. This is absolutely the best Ravioli I've ever had. The pasta was thin, it was one huge ravioli wrapping up all the ingredients instead of having quite a few of them. It is worth a try when you order warm appetizers


My boyfriend had Wagyu Beef for main. I had a bite. It was pretty nice, but I reckoned that it was a bit overcooked when he said he wanted medium. I would recommend to order medium rare for the next time. I had Challans Duck Fillet as I have always loved duck dishes in French Cuisine. The duck fillet was cut into a rectangular shape. Meat was still very tender when they were not soliced. It made a good combination with the sauce
The side dish of vegetables was made rectangular too. Very delicately made.

As our desserts (the most anticipated dish for the night
) We had Wild Strawberry Mille Feuille as recommended by the captain. It was served with warm raspberry sauce. The custard was very crunchy. We kind of felt bad when we had to break the dessert into half. It was a good light dessert when you had already eaten too much in the previous courses
I'd prefer the strawberries to be larger like the ones from Japan.

After we were done with dinner, they offered chocolates too. A choice of coffee chocolate and milk chocolate with banana filling
i simply ADORED the latter


Nice food. Nice ambience and service. But I still believe there is room to improve as I think it may not be able to stand out in a specific area among the other top French restaurants in Hong Kong.
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Challans Duck Fillet :)
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Wild Strawberry Mille Feuille :)
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環境 ***Caprice 在六樓,我覺得係香港島矮了一點。因為香港望去九龍那邊基本上是沒有什麼燈飾可睇。所以高一點景觀會好一點。所以港島香格里拉的 Petrus 在 56樓,東方文華的 Pierre 在 25 樓。裝修和布置當然不會有很大問題,不過椅子太深,坐著的時候背會靠不到椅背。顧客**令人失望。電話預約的時候說明男士不可以穿圓領T恤...波鞋。去到時,還是見到有隨便穿著的大陸人在用餐。既然是這樣,還要 dress code 來做什麼?上次去泰國的圓頂餐廳,人家就很嚴格。不管你是哪裡來的,都一視同仁。服務****很好。硬要挑不足的話,Waiter 開始時講話有點呆板,介紹食物的時候有點像背書。麵包不是用包籃放在桌上,而是有 Waiter 拿包籃來讓你選一個。只要你一吃完,馬上又會拿來讓你選。要知道麵包不是咖啡,用不著 always refill。不過我想可能有人會喜歡的。Waiter 們好像很緊張,怕會得罪客人一樣,有時跟他們說笑,他們也不會笑。食物****頭盤要了Warm Asparagus, Lang.Ravioli, Pork Knuckle, W.Asp Risotto
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Caprice 在六樓,我覺得係香港島矮了一點。因為香港望去九龍那邊基本上是沒有什麼燈飾可睇。
所以高一點景觀會好一點。所以港島香格里拉的 Petrus 在 56樓,東方文華的 Pierre 在 25 樓。
裝修和布置當然不會有很大問題,不過椅子太深,坐著的時候背會靠不到椅背。
顧客**
令人失望。電話預約的時候說明男士不可以穿圓領T恤...波鞋。去到時,還是見到有隨便穿著的大陸人在用餐。
既然是這樣,還要 dress code 來做什麼?上次去泰國的圓頂餐廳,人家就很嚴格。不管你是哪裡來的,都一視同仁。
服務****
很好。硬要挑不足的話,Waiter 開始時講話有點呆板,介紹食物的時候有點像背書。
麵包不是用包籃放在桌上,而是有 Waiter 拿包籃來讓你選一個。只要你一吃完,馬上又會拿來讓你選。
要知道麵包不是咖啡,用不著 always refill。不過我想可能有人會喜歡的。
Waiter 們好像很緊張,怕會得罪客人一樣,有時跟他們說笑,他們也不會笑。
食物****
頭盤要了Warm Asparagus, Lang.Ravioli, Pork Knuckle, W.Asp Risotto (一共$1,300) 沒什麼驚喜,所以略過不說。
主食要了Wagyu Beef, Lamb Fillet, Bresse Chicken for 2 ppl (一共$2,020)。
Caprice 比較特別的地方是,每道主菜的食物都用兩種或以上的烹調方法去煮。讓你可以享受到不同的口味。
比如其中的 Lamb,有三種不同得口味,熟、半熟和生,非常可口,是近來吃到最好的。
牛柳也煎得相當好,無論是賣相還是口味。相比之下,Chicken 就普通了一點。
飲料***
喝了兩瓶 Perrier ($190),叫 Waiter 推薦了一瓶紅酒 Lopy 2003($1,150),一樣價格,感覺上次在 Spoon 的那瓶好喝很多。
另要了杯 coffee ($55)
甜品***
點了Golden Apple, Caramel Opera, Lemon Souffle, Ice Cream (一共$530)。一個字「靚」。
除此之外,沒有其他意見,哈哈。

Overall, 以這樣的價錢,在香港可以有更多好的選擇。
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係Caprice嘅周未lunch, $420, 包3 courses 同一杯House Wine. Dessert方面就係3種pre-made dessert. 我係Openrice比食物嘅評分, 總結嚟講都算係好低吓. 其實, 本人係外國類似香港OR嘅網路日誌度, 已往都有寫食評的 – 係個邊, 大多數啲評分都係幾高的. 其實我評估嘅慨念係好簡單. 每一樣嘢,都係有佢嘅 'Perceived' 100分潛力. 究竟, 呢牒或呢杯嘢嘅潛力, 被廚師班子推谷到幾成接近100分? 呢個Perceived 100分, 又係唔係正確呢? 而100分已後, 又係可以到達咩境界? 本人認為,所為嘅100分,跟本唔係 Static 的,係唔同嘅年代,都會由代表者領導佢到新嘅層次. 每隔一排甚此乎同期進行,都會有個 Paradigm Shift, 同佢嘅 associated 代表者或領導人 Visionary. Eg. Escoffier, the Taillevent, Paul Bocuse, Gualtiero Marchesi, Marco Pierre White, Joel
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係Caprice嘅周未lunch, $420, 包3 courses 同一杯House Wine. Dessert方面就係3種pre-made dessert.

我係Openrice比食物嘅評分, 總結嚟講都算係好低吓. 其實, 本人係外國類似香港OR嘅網路日誌度, 已往都有寫食評的 – 係個邊, 大多數啲評分都係幾高的. 其實我評估嘅慨念係好簡單. 每一樣嘢,都係有佢嘅 'Perceived' 100分潛力. 究竟, 呢牒或呢杯嘢嘅潛力, 被廚師班子推谷到幾成接近100分? 呢個Perceived 100分, 又係唔係正確呢? 而100分已後, 又係可以到達咩境界? 本人認為,所為嘅100分,跟本唔係 Static 的,係唔同嘅年代,都會由代表者領導佢到新嘅層次. 每隔一排甚此乎同期進行,都會有個 Paradigm Shift, 同佢嘅 associated 代表者或領導人 Visionary. Eg. Escoffier, the Taillevent, Paul Bocuse, Gualtiero Marchesi, Marco Pierre White, Joel Robuchon (Twice - before 1st 1996 retirement and afterwards), Michel Guerard, even Michel Bras & Guy Savoy & Dalloyau, Phillippe Legendre (ex-Cinq chef, related to Caprice's kitchen team), Michel Troigros, Marc Veyrat, Pierre Gagnaire (twice - before and after his Lyon restaurant), Alain Passard, Olivier Roellinger, Nobu Matsuhisa, Bobby Flay (
), David Thompson, Adrian Ferra, Andoni Aduriz, Fat Duck's Heston, Thomas Keller, WD-50, Fergus Henderson, etc – all have traceable contributions to the Culinary World and all pushed the envelop during its respective epoch. 每一個人或餐廳,都曾經係佢最 Prime 時候有佢嘅 influence on food direction. 那最高的theoretical一百分, 現在又係甚麼呢? CAPRICE and AMBER 又有幾接近呢個一百分?
好多人都有講過,Caprice 好像無乜驚喜.其實,我有啲同意的. 三星,未到斑.但係,唔 代表Caprice唔係二星level的.當然,聽朋友講,CAPRICE is nowhere as good as its sister Le Cinq in George V, especially during Philippe Legendre's guise. Cinq has since been demoted to 2 Stars, same as Caprice.
其實當我們幫襯香港城內最頂尖的三至四間法國餐廳, 當然expectation亦自然調整到最頂峯的. 批評餐廳嘅時候, 都會用最高的期望嚟評. 但係, 呢個mentality有問題吧. 在法國,車軚人比嘅三星法國餐廳,有26間, 二星嘅有 68 間!!!
 香港嘅西餐廳, 拿到米芝連二星的, 都少得可憐. 三星, 更免問了 . 這就是香港的事實, 所以期待度, 無可能會係三星地完美啩? 香港最頂尖的, 就只有二星level 嘅近兩三年 Foreign Imports 小貓三四間.

1)Focaccia Sticks:
Rosemary herbed focaccia stick with French olive oil. Barely took 1 nibble before I even dipped it into the oil, and someone already took it away. Strange! But bread sticks before another bread basket? Not a smiling start to meal, as I'll be much happier getting some Comte Gougères or real Amuse Bouche as an 'amusement', like at AMBER.

2) Butter and Bread:

Olive Bread, Sesame Brioche, mini Baguette. Baked perfectly. I'm usually weary of mini baguettes in top restaurants, as I might make a mess elbowing and breaking things whilst tearing away the le quignon end, but the texture was perfect. The brioche was great and flaky and aromatic, but even better on a subsequent visit. The French Butter? Simply amazing. The unsalted organic butter was subtle, but with a long lingering, creamy smooth yet oily feel in the mouth that was multi layered in complexity and lasted 4-5 seconds. This definitely is hand made butter, as one could taste the organic milk sweetness!
As I said in the Amber review, usually we're used to tasting the salt in butter and believe falsely that the butter is great, when it isn't. When experienced in unsalted form, most butters might not even last 0.5 sec in the mouth, often 0 secs - it'll surprise everyone not familiar with unsalted butter. Salted butter is almost a con job! This unsalted was in a league of its own, no wonder its suppose to be the no.1 artisanal butter in the world, and the designated butter in most 3 Star French restaurants. But sea salted butter is what Breton butters are really renowned for and in this case – it was quite salty and even melted unevenly. I'm surprised that the best salted-butter in the world, is so salty, haha.
On a 2nd visit 1-2 months later, the unsalted butter was even better and slightly more farmyard like in taste. Unbelievable.

Bread 8.5/10. Butter 10/10.

3) Entrees:

A) Jerusalem Artichoke Velouté with Foie Gras and Crispy Ham
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The Jerusalem Artichoke 'soup' was smooth, creamy and diluted with broth. Jerusalem Artichoke usually has a very strong taste not unlike a mixture between a Japanese Goubou and purple sweet potato, only stronger, as its more of a root vegetable in a sense since only the root tuber is used – its not an artichoke technically and tastes completely different. In the veloute and with chopped up Jerusalem Artichoke pieces, the taste wasn't too overwhelming as its barely a third of its original powerful strength, but it still overpowered the foie gras mousse in my opinion. The piece of thin, crispy ham didn't accentuate the dish either as the taste and texture did not compliment the dish. I have a feeling a seared Foie Gras might have been a better match with the powerful J.Artichoke in this instance. The ham might have been better as a duck ham hand shredded in a rawer state. As it is, prepared well to 2 Star levels, but simple and uninspiring.
Taste: 7.0/10. Creativity: 7/10.
B)Alaskan King Crab with Tomato Gazpacho Jelly, Avocado Mousse, Chinese Mozzarella
This was a great, refreshing lunch dish. The reddish Crab meat was really sweetish, without the annoying bland and defrosted taste. Tomato Jelly didn't taste much like tomatoes, but in this dish its textural difference was welcome.
The Avocado mousse was light, it mixed well with the crab meat as a well tested combo. All this was enhanced by the sauce, a yellow/green creamy sauce that tasted quite Asian and slightly curry like, with a spike of acid taste? Came with small thin nachos. I thought this was done perfectly, but again nothing that wowed me in both taste and presentation.
Taste: 9.5/10. Creativity: 4/10.

4)Main Courses:
A) Wagyu Flank Steak with Cauliflower Puree Gratin, Roasted Cauliflower slices and chopped chives, Red Wine Reduction sauce -
Firstly, although this is a 'flank' steak, on the menu in Chinese, this was barely called 'Wagyu Steak'. Quite misleading to the customers. The flank steak as usual has a strong beefy yet unique taste, not unlike a rump or hanger, with strong nuttier beef taste. Together with wagyu fat, it becomes a satisfying cut indeed. The beef is thin, cooked around medium-rare, customer needs to cut across the grain. There was nothing fanciful about the Cauliflower gratin but it was satisfactory for lunch. Perhaps better garnishes or additional side vegetables would have added another dimenion to the dish – in this respect, it was very boring. The obviously made from scratch Red Wine and Stock reduction sauce had too strong a meat and salty taste, even next to the strong beef flank. It needed more attention.
Taste: 7.0/10. Creativity: 4/10.
B)Free Range Chicken and Prawn Jambonette with Charlotte Potato Mash and Shellfish sauce.
The chicken was of the maryland part, wrapped around a prawn and then itself wrapped with its own chicken skin loosly. There seemed to be an additional prawn on the dish somehow.
The sauces, consisting of well prepared shellfish creamy sauce slightly frothed and a bit of stock reduction together, wasn't overly exciting but went well with this dish – perhaps the elegance in this dish represented Caprice's food overall. Sturdy, clean, subtle. Not trying to do too much.

My problem with this dish lies mainly with the chicken jambonette part, which tasted of nothing much except the unmistaken leggy taste, there was not much free range chicken's distinct taste. It tasted somewhat 'steamed in itself' too much, a problem of concealed cooking. The barely cooked skin was falling apart and this did not add extra dimensions to overall taste. The meat inside the 'skin wrapped' Jambonette was mainly chicken leg meat and a lot of the fat hasn't melted. Although the majority of the pre-sliced jambonette were tender despite having no taste, the end drum part wrapped around the leg bone was tough beyond comprehension – something I did not expect to experience in a restaurant of such calibre and praise. Obviously free range chickens aren't unknown to have tenderness problems with its legs, but I think Caprice should have anticipated this with more careful attention, even during lunch. I did not make a complaint but this tough, chewy part was not finished. I understand their night time Bresse Chicken dish has 2 preparations due to the same reason.
The overall composition of the dish was exactly as I'd visualised it from reading the menu, although the execution and composition of the dish could have been slightly better. The Charlotte Potatoes were half chunky and half mashed together with butter and herbs. It was satisfying in a way because chunky, waxy mash works better with Chicken dishes, although the potato itself had virtually no potato taste. Similarly the slightly flimpsy asparagus halves, had no taste as well despite being in season in March – this really shocked me, perhaps their flavours were blanched away initially before pan-frying (?), as per the original French recipes but now proven to do no justice to asparagus.
Taste 8.2/10. Creativity 7/10.

5) Desserts:
Opted for following:
Blueberry and Cream Mille Feuille – Really nice pastry. Fillings were as expected without flair, but in this context, it was done quite well. 9/10
Macaron with a Passionfruit or Citrusy filling(?) – Can't remember this much, except it was not too great. Macaron shell was slightly too sweet and too dry and hollow a texture inside, the fillings the same. Subsequent tasting of Macarons here had same problem. 4/10.
Tonka Bean Chocolate Tart – This was really nice indeed. Above the chocolate ganache, there was a separate crispy coating which seems to surface in Caprice desserts in other guises somehow but it was great. You could taste both the chocolate and the slightly poisonous Tonka bean's slightly licorice yet vanilla like influence. Seems like in HK, certain French restaurants are using this ingredient (eg. Cepage). Could have been better in the chocolate taste department, seeing how many artisanal chocolates are available in the world on top of the normal Valrhona or Callebaut varieties. 8.5/10.

6) Petit Fours:
Green Apple Marshmellows – Had a green, bubble gum like green apple flavour, but then ruined by the too sweet, powder sugar influence in the background, which unfortunately only started melting too late once in the mouth. Nice bouncy texture but the use of powder sugar could have been more accurate, to balance between the texture and sugary taste. Interesting! 7/10
Chocolate coated nuts, raisins and caramel toffee (I think?) – I liked this one, I could have eaten a lot of it! 9/10
Overall, the desserts and petit-fours were made in house but kind of lacked much sophistication and excitement, or attention to the finest details except for the presentation. Found the same on subsequent visit (more on that later).

7) Coffee:
Cappucino and Cafe Latte – To be honest, I actually know this coffee brand quite well from experience. It can be a top coffee in the right hands. Funnily enough, its also one of the rare coffees in this world with characters that, when and if both the milk frothing and espresso base are done rather poorly together, somehow, it still turns up a nice smoky yet aromatic coffee with different characters than intended. The milk stretching part was definitely too much like a souffle dome, the base espresso was equally too watery. The coffees however, as mentioned, still turned out aromatic enough to 'bluff', but more like a siphoned Japanese or French coffee. If rated as a purists coffee, this wasn't good at all, but still somehow better than Amber's one.
Wines - I had an Australian Riesling and other person an Argentinian Red, forgot to look or ask what cepage it was but from a sip, probably tasted like a Malbec and apparently it wasn't as good as the dry Aussie riesling.

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Overall, Caprice's lunch did not superseed my expectations from reading its menu - it did not have a lot of surprises as what many others have mentioned already. However to do it justice, everything was done to very high standards - the meticulous 廚子班底 was definitely World Class and probably better than Amber, so too was the impeccable service where everyone was knowledgable and ultra friendly!
Caprice's strong points are really strong, and most of these have surpassed 2 Stars and well within Michelin 3 Star territory. It insists on a sourcing of top, imported French ingredients (probably truer for Dinner courses), ranging from olive oils, Breton butter, plates and bowls, meats, poultries and vegetables, fresh perfectly snipped herbs, Bernard Anthony matured cheeses, wines/coffees, etc. The chef team also understand fully the appropriate cooking methods for most ingredients and sauces. Presentation of food was almost too good to be true - in some cases, it looked better than it tasted. Plus, prices weren't extortionately high.

However, Caprice main weaknesses are a bit of a spoiler. I've been watching this restaurant's menu for over 2 years but never had the opportunity to taste it, as I was overseas. I and other foodies not posting on OpenRice have noticed that, the food lacks a bit of 'SOUL' in the food, or 'signatures', compared to say Pierre, Amber, Robuchon, even Cepage (haven't been yet) or the old Le Cinq. Granted Caprice might be using top ingredients and technically correct cooking methods, but the same ingredients in 100 chef's hands, will all turn out different - that's the expectation of eating out at high end restaurants, with a bit of serendipity mixed in to satisfy the customers expectations.

If I wanted to source top ingredients, I could probably approach Olivier Pacific myself if I placed a large enough order and then cook them myself.
It somehow reminds me of the styles of a few restaurants/chefs, such as Arnaud Bradol (who sources only top ingredients!), Le Gavroche (whose 2 star restaurant deliberately does nothing fanciful, aiming for a diff market despite having 3 star qualities somewhat), the Brasserie of Phillippe Mouchel's (an un-starred restaurant in Melbourne. who was a disciple of Bocuse and already near retirement) or even Passard's L'Arpège or even L'Astrance (with its minimalist approach on food and insisting on bringing out the natural flavour of food). Caprice somehow reminded me of Passard's Iron chef battle with Hiroyuki Sakai, when he was rather complacent and ends up losing with his overly-simplistic, monotonous yet probably highly tasty Chicken dishes, when Sakai's multiple dishes were probably more exploratory yet less grand (kind of like Amber). Mr Choi Larn was the only person out of 4 people who scored Passard higher in the competition yet both got low scores. I would have voted for Passard as well.
I think in my opinion, Caprice 1st step towards improvement is by thinking just a tad more and push more 'soul' into the food, perhaps it helps if they can start by using a bit more exotic vegetables or sauces that really integrates and elevates the dishes into another Epicurean level. Same applies with the desserts, which are aethestically very pleasing yet in its totality a bit too ordinary in taste. I don't understand why Asparagus, Mushrooms and dried Hams feature so predominantly on so many dishes here - if they insist on using/importing top ingredients from various regions, may be they should consider importing other interesting ingredients especially vegies and other garnishes not as readily available in Hong Kong too!

Having said all that and despite the 'OK' only face, out of the current French restaurants/chefs - Caprice is so close yet so near to getting their 3 Michelin Stars. I would designate them the 'Espoir' status in Hong Kong without doubt, as its potential is very high indeed - compared to its competition. Its current lack of creativity in food integration ideas and not much contribution to the food world's direction is its only obstable in this path.

SAVOURY CREATIVITY: 4.0-7.5/10
DESSERT CREATIVITY: 4.0-6.0/10
ENTREE TASTE: 7.0-9.5/10
MAIN COURSE TASTE: 7.0-8.2/10
DESSERT PLATTER TASTE: 4.0-9.0
PRESENTATION: 7.0-9.0/10
LUNCH MENU SELECTION: 7/10
A LOW '5'
More reviews to come later!
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Wagyu Flank. Sauce and sides boring. Tastes good.
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2 days after the lunch I last wrote about here, I returned to try other things on the same menu. For Starters, we had: White mushroom veloute with aromatic parsley & parisien bruschetta Duck leg confit & foie gras terrine with remoulade vegetables in hazelnut dressing These were both alright but didn't surprise my palette. The foie gras terrine was on the heavy side (lots of foie gras, not much meat) and filled me up a little too much, but the duck leg confit inside was aromatic and went really
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2 days after the lunch I last wrote about here, I returned to try other things on the same menu.
For Starters, we had:
White mushroom veloute with aromatic parsley & parisien bruschetta
Duck leg confit & foie gras terrine with remoulade vegetables in hazelnut dressing
These were both alright but didn't surprise my palette. The foie gras terrine was on the heavy side (lots of foie gras, not much meat) and filled me up a little too much, but the duck leg confit inside was aromatic and went really well with some of the provided bread.
Mains:
Mediterranean tart with fondant vegetables, cevennes onions & balsamic emulsion
Japanese scallops with fondant leeks & marine snails in seaweed butter sauce
The mediterranean tart was not impressive at all and tasted a bit like airplane food. What I was more satisfied about was the service here - while I was trying to take a photo of this dish the waiter slid a folded handkerchief underneath the plate to help me get a better shot. I already had the same japanese scallops 2 days before this meal (ref. my previous Caprice review) but ordered again because it was my favourite out of the 3 I tried on the previous visit.
For dessert we had:
Rum baba with oriental pineapple & passion fruit sorbet
Warm french toast with quetsches plum, roasted almond & vanilla ice cream
For 2-michelin-star standards I think the desserts were mediocre... I saw thought put into the presentation of the desserts but that's probably all that could be said about these two.
I'm only giving this place an "OK" again but I will still come just for the comfortable setting & nice view (and particular dishes i.e. scallops).

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作為太座生日宴的重頭戲,自然是不能怠慢了心目中揀了好幾所城中名餐廳作選擇。思前想後了差不多整個星期,最後選了這兒,希望不會令人失望吧要吃一頓生日飯,而且是為一直陪伴在身邊最親蜜的人慶祝,選擇用餐地點之時,食物質素當然是其一重要環節,不過舒適優美的環境及貼身的服務也是極為重要的。稍一不慎選擇錯誤的話,好好的一頓晚餐,也就會付諸東流了。這便是小弟最後挑了這兒作為整個太座生日飯巡禮最後壓卷之作的主要原因作為五星酒店內的餐廳,預早兩至三星期打電話做reservation自然是應有之禮儀。由於是慶賀太座之生辰,浪漫一點的環境當然不可缺少,故便要求侍者安排一個window seat給我倆。此外,一個birthday cake自然是另一例牌動作,侍者親切的提醒這兒的生日蛋糕可以安排一個二人份量的,那樣就不會因為之前正餐吃得太飽而最終吃不下了,安排實在是貼心得可以來到如斯級數的餐廳,遲到是絕不能令人原諒的,故當日已預早差不多半小時偕太座前往就座。由侍者引進入內堂一看,只見樓底極高,多盞偌大的水晶燈,從窗望見對外那遼闊的海港夜景,已是不酒醉已先人自醉了由於已預先告知這是生日宴,所以一來到便看見我們坐的枱
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作為太座生日宴的重頭戲,自然是不能怠慢了
心目中揀了好幾所城中名餐廳作選擇。思前想後了差不多整個星期,最後選了這兒,希望不會令人失望吧

要吃一頓生日飯,而且是為一直陪伴在身邊最親蜜的人慶祝,選擇用餐地點之時,食物質素當然是其一重要環節,不過舒適優美的環境及貼身的服務也是極為重要的。稍一不慎選擇錯誤的話,好好的一頓晚餐,也就會付諸東流了。這便是小弟最後挑了這兒作為整個太座生日飯巡禮最後壓卷之作的主要原因

作為五星酒店內的餐廳,預早兩至三星期打電話做reservation自然是應有之禮儀。由於是慶賀太座之生辰,浪漫一點的環境當然不可缺少,故便要求侍者安排一個window seat給我倆。此外,一個birthday cake自然是另一例牌動作,侍者親切的提醒這兒的生日蛋糕可以安排一個二人份量的,那樣就不會因為之前正餐吃得太飽而最終吃不下了,安排實在是貼心得可以

來到如斯級數的餐廳,遲到是絕不能令人原諒的,故當日已預早差不多半小時偕太座前往就座。由侍者引進入內堂一看,只見樓底極高,多盞偌大的水晶燈,從窗望見對外那遼闊的海港夜景,已是不酒醉已先人自醉了

由於已預先告知這是生日宴,所以一來到便看見我們坐的枱子上有着很多玫瑰花瓣砌成的"花海"
太座看見這個情景,未吃之先已是高興極了
彬彬有禮的waiter們徐徐奉上各式的dinner menu及wine list。可恨最近是如酒無緣,看見那個極齊備的wine list,真有點"枉入寶山空餘恨"也
最後只能叫一杯以grapefruit、ginger ale、lemon 及orange juice溝成的mocktail來稍慰寂寥
幫太座叫了一杯是日的house wine。小弟一向對西式餐酒沒甚研究,對個人而言,只知入口順喉及沒甚澀味的便是好喝,是夜太座喝到的正合吾意,很有水準....
Menu主要分為a la carte、tasting及chef recommendations三份。跟太座參詳了好一會,對那個tasting menu極感興趣,於是便下定主意叫了。下了order,跟太座邊談邊欣賞窗外景致,實在好不寫意

就在談笑之間,侍者已端來兩份歡迎小點了。是夜遇到的先是以多種不同種類蕃薯(如紫心及黃色的)所製成的assorted chips。每片是弄得薄薄的且炸得極之crispy,最重要的是一點油膩也感受不到,絕對是下酒的良品;接着的chestnut mousse就更是特別 --- 以一只放在綉花玻璃碟上的匙羹乘着,Mousse之上除放了一只quail egg之外,還滲了些炸過的bacon、parma ham及chorizo粒,賣相設計極花心思之餘,味道亦極佳。慕士內的栗子味雖不算是特濃,但本身的texture卻是滑不溜口;舖在mousse上之quail egg的生熟度控制得恰到好處,是完全"流心"的,一咬之下,甜汁傾瀉而出,好吃極了

麵包籃一向是我倆的心頭好,這裡一來便有好幾款。自己一向除了最common那數款如croissant、grissini等會認得及記得名字外,其餘的就真的是"講不出聲"了
只知道其中一個呈圓拱且較"高身"的,吃落有極重的牛油味且外層非常的鬆脆,再加上洒在面頭的芝蔴粒香,實在忍不住吃完一個又一個
其餘的種類的水平反而只是普通,想起來,跟兩年前在Petrus吃到的 (特別是那個butter roll),水準還是有所不及。不過這裡比Petrus優勝的地方是這兒的牛油是有分有鹽及無鹽的。健康與不健康的,任君選擇,又是另一貼心服務的體現了。小弟兩款皆有品嘗,直覺分別都不太大,共通點則是兩者的texture都是挺滑。聽侍者說這些牛油都是從法國空運到港的,怪不得有如斯高水準了....
吃過麵包後,再來的便是一連兩道的starters了。打頭陣的Scallop Tartare with Oyster Mousse and Osetra Caviar,賣相看似並不怎樣的,原來吃着才知共分有四層 --- 最頂的是caviar,跟着便是那oyster mousse,下面再舖上一層seaweed jelly,最底層的便是那帶子他他了。Mousse極重蠔鮮味且滑溜得尤如泡沬一般,吃進口後雖像似一咲風就消失了,但剩下的卻是一口的蠔鮮,美味;Caviar一咬之下,先是聽到口腔內的"卜卜"聲響,跟着鹹而鮮的感覺也就隨之湧來,很滿足
。底層的帶子味極鮮甜,不錯。誠如太座所說,若將這三者分開來吃,雖然是各自各精彩,但只要您將所有的東西拌勻再試一口,那强烈的海水味便一湧而出,這才是最出色的

看見那Black truffle tart的賣相美得像盛放的花朶一般,已有點不太捨得吃了
雖則如此,最後還不是忍不住開動胃部的engine
不過可惜的是,它的味道絕不如賣相般的好。放在面頭那白色的慕士,恕小弟記心不好,已忘記它用何物所製成,只知它的texture雖極滑,但卻是沒有甚麼味道的;黑松露片份量絕不吝嗇,有差不多五至六片,理應是吃得極過癮的,但卻又感到香味不算十分的強烈,入口也是淡淡的;中層的雅枝竹蓉味略帶鹹,不過吃落又感受不到有很濃烈的個性。最好的反而是放在最底的那撻皮,牛油味夠香之餘也做得很薄很脆口,師傅的功力絕不容置疑....
Appetizers過後便奉上熱湯。是夜的lobster bisque比平常喝到的較特別,因伴着這湯吃的是這裡獨製的 water parsley mousse。未喝已先嗅到極濃的蝦鮮,喝進口後,太座用了三個字來形容這湯 : "濃、甜、鮮",小弟亦認為以此作形容也並不為過已
湯的水準已是極佳,那 water parsley mousse就更見心思 ---- 以兩層像泡芙的東西夾入那滑滑的mousse及鮮味極濃的龍蝦肉碎,有創意之餘也挺美味。那泡芙的牛油味極濃 (雖texture有些像吃麵包),mousse雖沒甚味但質感極smooth。淡淡的味道伴着帶鮮甜的拆龍蝦肉,很有化學作用,是意料不到的美味
老實說,平常吃到的lobster bisque是湯中有蝦肉在內的,但這個的卻是在side petits找到的,確是挺特別

接着來的是魚及鴨肝。先吃到的是Corvina fillet with winter vegetable and red wine sauce。所謂corvina是一種來自北美的跟鱸魚同類的魚種,店方是夜用了先煎後焗的方法來弄,皮是帶些微脆的,肉質不算十分的嚡,但也不算是很嫩滑。相比起上次在Petrus吃到的野生海鱸,這裡的在香滑程度上無疑是遜色了少許。可幸那個紅酒汁跟魚肉本身是出奇的匹配,因而挽回了不少的分數;作為伴碟的"冬菜"皆屬時令之選,如栗子、薯仔及雅枝竹等,全是新鮮之貨,跟corvina同吃,入口清淡有致,最適合不愛油膩菜式的女仕們

很奇怪,偏偏太座極愛的反而是那些如鵝或鴨肝等較濃味菜式,接着來的Duck Foie Gras就至合她口味了
鴨肝弄得好吃時,跟平常吃開的鵝肝同樣是外脆內軟,不過若仔細品嘗過後,您便發覺鴨肝除了沒有那麼油膩之外,而且吃落更有一份獨特的羶味,怪不得大部份的法國人皆寧取鴨而捨鵝也。是日自己比較幸運,吃到的果真是外脆內軟的貨色,但太太的那份卻是外層不夠脆且還有些筋,作為一所頂級的法國餐廳,這情況似乎是有點商榷吧
不過出色的伴菜及醬汁卻能將鴨肝的缺點稍為掩飾 ---- 通常吃鴨或鵝肝都會佐以洋梨汁或片來吃,想不到原來用味道相近的blackcurrant也是同樣的出色,再與底層味帶點微苦的洋芋夾同吃,味道很匹配之餘也可消去Foie Gras之膩滯,可謂相得益彰;鴨肝面頭下了些bisconti,吃着軟軟的肉同時還有些crunchy的口感,很有趣
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先是清淡的魚類,接着是濃味的鴨肝,再下來又"回歸平淡",吃的是roasted pigeon伴雜菜牛肉清湯。乳鴿肉色澤呈粉紅,火喉控制極佳,是真正的皮脆肉嫩
那牛肉湯看上去真的極清徹,但喝進口卻是既濃且甜。根據侍者所說,這湯本源自俄羅斯,乃用上大量的牛肉、雞肉及紅菜頭等材料熬成,怪不得味道那樣清甜了
看見伴碟中有一片跡近生牛肉包着些像紅菜頭的東西,味很特別,搶去了主食不少的風頭。吃至中段,學俄羅斯人的吃法,加些sour cream進湯內再喝一口,又是另一番光景了....
吃完主食,又是到了cheese selection的時候。自己一直都不是cheese maniac,平常吃的都是較"低"層次的如mozzarella、chedder等等。現在有機會來到這個"芝味天地",自然不會放過如此良機,大吃一頓了
。個人吃芝士的口味一向跟太太不一樣,小弟是專挑那些味濃的blue cheese及stinky cheese來吃,其中有芝士之王稱號的Roquefort自是必然之選。以前在City's super的cheese counter看就看得多,今日得試,果然是別有風味 ---- 一入口先是帶點鹹酸的,繼而是那咲極濃的奶臾味,aftertaste是史無前例的強。太座光是用鼻一嗅已嚇得落荒而逃了
小弟卻是來得個愛吃,連麵包及餅乾也不用作伴,就這樣淨吃,也是自得其樂

不過最叫小弟為之讚嘆的,便是侍者推薦吃的Epoisses,味道像極我們的梅香鹹魚,小弟一向極愛吃之。今日得吃其"兄弟",自是愛不惜手,吃完一份又一份。侍者見小弟愛吃,也就不斷再來encore,清了一碟又一碟,吃得旁人惻目

太座吃的只是較味淡的goat 及soft cheese如Comte及Cammerbert,這不太合小弟味濃之胃口,也就沒有多試了....
經過一輪芝士攻勢後,是時候吃些dessert作中和了。頭盤是青杏仁焗strawberry sabayon配柚子sorbet。將平常吃到的sabayon釀入挑空的草莓內,味美之餘也挺見心思。沙巴翁味不算過甜,泡沫打得幼滑,很出色;sorbet的柚子味的確甚濃,口感也很細滑,底部還放有一層薄薄的酥皮,很特別....
跟着再來一份chocolate fondant with vanilla & mint icecream。這可算是size極精緻的高級版心太軟(因面頭灑上少許金萡碎)。朱古力味很濃很"出",味是偏甜了一點。跟所有出色的心太軟一樣,都是用义一咭,朱古力漿便傾射而出,女仕們一看便高興極了
Icecream的質感吃落很像sorbet,都是口感挺滑的,薄荷的味道相對上比呍呢拿更突出.....
吃至此處,肚子已是飽得不能再動彈,結尾的小甜點petits four是真的無福消受了。不過就算怎樣飽,也要吃一口店方精心為太座弄的birthday cake。這vanilla & chestnut cake雖說是兩人份量,但光看其size,好像四至五個人也夠吃了。餅底做得挺鬆脆的,vanilla一點假味也吃不出,還能吃着不少的呍呢拿籽;chestnut mousse質感是滑滑的,很有水準.....
一頓吃了差不多三小時多的生日飯就此完美落幕了。無論在環境、service及食物,這裡都有極高的水平。說老實話,單論食物的平均素質,這裡可能跟Petrus或Robuchon有所不及,但若將環境及侍者服務計算在內,這兒卻是城中一時之選了.....

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