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如果不是公司的圣诞周年聚餐，也没有机会来到China Tee Club这类高档的会所。楼下就是知名的唐装名店「上海摊」，自己也不熟悉高档时装和上流社交界的新闻，据知两店的老板，就是那位在社交新闻版里常见的邓先生，当晚的聚餐Party也是有其主题，这里主谈餐厅的服务和味道，也就略过不谈。不是自己脸上贴金，现在工作的机构对食的方面也不吝啬，未来主餐之前，也饮用了一些香槟和白酒，作为门外汉的我，看其幼细而直身的气泡，清新怡人之余，甚有松弛身心的效果，白酒方面算是大路，因为弄不清酒类的供应单位，这一Part也就到此为止。见同事向侍者拿些面包作小吃之用，亦有办煮碗，主要是用加了提子干或香草的麦包，味道不过不失，要赞的是侍应们对我们的要求，多数有求必应。到了主餐时间，每人可以在套餐中选了四道，看介绍这里以英国菜为主打，以我们「旧顾主」的饮食文化来论说..........说实话也乏善足陈。我选了的烟肉焗蚝酥盒还算不俗，暖身而松化的千层酥皮，内里的馅料就是欠了一点明显特色。同事选的烟三文鱼蕃茄汤看卖相不俗，没喝过之下也作不得准。以前的我，一定会选羊架作main course，不过如遇著另一些心头之好，也可以将就一下；改选了烧酿火鸡火腿这圣诞必备的「图腾物」，基于食材所限，其质感也多是嚡身，配合那粟子酿馅、烧汁和Cranberry Sauce来伴吃，总算完成。至于羊架.............同事给了一小件给我，印象也不太深。自己点了传统的英式圣誔布甸，也是预料之内「甜到漏」味道，淋上吉士汁后，还是多了一重香滑感，同事点的是Creme Brulee，这一味不难在另处吃到，上面多了一些「装饰」，不吃得都看得。配合咖啡一杯，也代表完成了这一个年度。若以搅Event来说，这里可选对题。最后多谢我公司请了我吃了这一顿晚餐，以见识层面来说，总算是增广见闻。若以味道层面，论吃美味的西餐，总有不少适合的选择。
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Came here for lunch and was greeted and seated nicely. Service was good right off the bat offering to hang my coat and gave me a glass of warm water while I waited for my friend. Atmosphere was amazing - its like I'm in a 'period' film of some sort, with the slow moving fans in the ceiling and the shutter windows that oversee Pedder Street. Tiled flooring and cafe like furniture really hit the spot. A great getaway spot for lunch/afternoon tea from the bustling Central.Food: Ordered what seemed popular/recommended which was the Hainanese Chicken Rice. The soup was so tasty ! It was this nice brothy fish soup with generous amounts of medium tough tofu and chunks of cooked tomatoes. Delish! The chicken was up to standard, coming with 3 sauces - the ginger; the tangy chili; and the deep dark soy sauces. They were supposed to come de-boned, but I found some bone in some of my chicken...so not entirely I suppose. The chicken however came with pretty thick/fatty skin - which some people would love, but for cholesterol's sake, I tend to stay away from. I wished it was a thinner/skinnier chicken so I could have the guilty pleasure of having some. As for the rice - very good - it was not entirely uni-colored, hues of white and pale yellow all around. Lighter than the usual Hainanese chicken rice. Overall big recommend on this dish.Service: Great service! Even for lunch, the manager would come around and ask how everyone's doing and how the meal's going, which is a nice personal touch. All the staff were very friendly and all smiles . Sizing it up: Very unique place to come for lunch and afternoon tea. Its a members only club, so you need to come with a member or buy the membership for $1000 and get it back in $100 cash vouchers. I'd suggest this if you work in Central - nice place to have a meeting. Just the atmosphere and friendly service makes me want to come again. I can't vouch for the rest of the menu, but sticking to their longstanding dishes would be safe.
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Tucked away up on the 1st floor of the Pedder Building (above Shanghai Tang), this is a "private member's club" (but only costs HKD1000 to join and they give the amount back to you in food coupons) that upon entrance looks like an oasis in the middle of buzzling Central.Slow rotating fans, tiled floors, wooden furniture, booth seats (though try to avoid these as the seat backs are straight wooden and very uncomfortable), stained glass window. Decoration-wise, a smaller and less luxurious, but no less refined version of the Verandah in Repulse Bay. Wonderful atmosphere. Try to get a window table overlooking Pedder Street.The restaurant is only open for lunch and for early dinner (it closes at 8pm), Mon-Sat. On weekday at lunch time this place is usually completely full and you need to book a couple of days in advance. Otherwise, it is pretty quiet.Lunch - stick to the dishes that have been on their menu for a while. My favourite is Hainan chicken rice. The rice has a very rich chicken flavour and I like their fish+tomato+beancurd soup. The costs are quite high, for the standard Malaysian/SE Asian staple that you can get anywhere else. But supposedly, you pay for the setting.Tea - only had tea here once before. The scones are not very impressive. The tea, if you order it separately, is not particularly good value as a selection are tea bags and not loose leaves.Never had dinner here before. But did stop by in the late afternoon for cocktails and snacks (salmon gravlax - good, duck in rice paper rolls - very bad).All in all, OK for lunch (though not cheap), food so so. But because of the relaxing atmosphere, the best thing to do is if you have a small informal meeting in the afternoon (too noisy during lunch), or if you are a gentleman/ lady of leisure, if you are tired while shopping in Central and want to take a break, come here for a cocktail. While their food is not amazing, their signature cocktails are good. Try the Mandarin Cosmopolitan or the Mandarin Lemongrass martini - but check that their regular barman is around (older, very short grey hair, tall), as the other waiters who stand in for him don't seem to mix the cocktails quite right.
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Last Saturday, I invited 3 ex-colleauges (with one of them's wife who's expecting a baby in July) to China Tee Club.We ordered a Chinese Tea Set for 2 & an English Tea Set for 2 & a Hot Chocolate.Deocr is nice as i've always like "special decor"... very old English style & laid-back too But the food is just so-so... not to mention the 'below standard service' >Personally, i don't like putting on airs but would love to be treated properly in a restaurant as i'm a nice customer who never make unnecessary complaints~~!!But, unfortunately, here, service is - not prompt, not attentive, not friendly...The only staff who was working here on Saturday is that smiled is the lady at the cashier counter!!So, if u r looking for excellent service, try to avoid this place...I will come for dinner & see if they have made any improvement... maybe next week??ps. the good thing is it's just above Red Chamber Cigar Shop... so, after tea, i could go there for a little relief... :-)SP
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一直都很想拜访这特色怀旧Tea House，某公众假期和男友摸门钉，今次和High Tea孖宝结伴前来，试了这里的Tea Set for 1 ($111蚊)。Tea Set味道出乎意料的差，底层的香蕉味蛋糕妈妈话顶笼属嘉顿水准，蛋沙律和烟三文鱼buns亦见粗糙大路，啲buns十足十杂牌唛出品。蛋沙律味道尚可，烟三文鱼妈妈阻止我吃，因为她说样子不新鲜。Scones最似自家出品，但口感干净净，一样水准以下。顶层的那件朱古力蛋糕涂了厚厚的朱古力icing，卖相十个cheap，味道同莎莉蛋糕差唔多，chocolate chips曲奇令我联想起Chips Ahoy，大家可想已知这Tea Set是何等无诚意！饮品更精彩，我的English Breakfast算最好，起码用茶叶；妈妈的热朱古力奶($40)就超唔掂，一点朱古力味也没有，妈妈说美心的热华田都好味过佢多多声。High Tea孖宝席间一边向我投以埋怨的目光，一边说很怀念Robuchon的蛋糕和croissants，唉，今次也不得不承认来China Tee Club是一个非常不智的决定。加上这里装修开始残旧，布cushion非常梅，就只有游客和一些怀旧的人会喜欢。
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