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2010-10-01 34 浏览
Liked the decor and the interesting sink in the bathroom but that's where it ends for me! I'm a pretty easy going person so it takes a lot to underwhelm me and on this occassion gold stars on how bad the experience was that it's going to take a lot for me to give this place a second chance.We were a group of 9 celebrating our friend's pending wedding so we were excited to try a new and trendy restaurant and was looking forward to the whole experience....boy were we in for an experience & not the
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Liked the decor and the interesting sink in the bathroom but that's where it ends for me!


I'm a pretty easy going person so it takes a lot to underwhelm me and on this occassion gold stars on how bad the experience was that it's going to take a lot for me to give this place a second chance.

We were a group of 9 celebrating our friend's pending wedding so we were excited to try a new and trendy restaurant and was looking forward to the whole experience....boy were we in for an experience & not the good kind!


The whole experience was ruined by the complete lack of service and the restaurant's lack of acknowledgement that we are paying customers.


For starters, one of the waiters didn't even seem to speak English and wasn't Chinese so Cantonese or Mandarin worked when asked a questioned pretty much ran off to get someone else, what's that about! I noticed later on that night that the waiters would go through the daily specials with other tables but not with our table.

The staff do not seem trained at all - each time my friend finished her wine they would take the glass away without asking her if she wanted another so she had to keep asking for a new glass.

The waiting between courses was so long that the entire meal took over 4 hours to complete. Worse part, was that they left out 1 person's main completely & when we chased 4 different staff neither one of them came back to tell us what was happening and no apology. Finally got the manager who come over & still no apology until we asked for one and even then it was definitely not sincere and there was a lack of acknowledgement that they were at fault. All we got was the dessert for free but only after we sent back the bill as the Manager had said 'he would take care of it' to us earlier! Our final bill was about $4,500.

Food wise, not impressed either - everything was pretty average that I've had better in other establishments so there isn't really any attraction for me to return.

As a group we had the following:

Starters
- Scallops (quite a small portion for the price of $125)
- Ceviche (Tuna - little spicy, ok. Geoduck - sour to taste)
- Onion Soup (good even layer of cheese on top of the soup which was piping hot)
- Bone Marrow
- 10 layer Salmon
- Flatbread (tasted like pizza, nice)

Mains
- Iberico Ham (large portion that can be shared by 2, tasty)
- Organic Sirloin Steak (had better, little tough)
- Salmon Steak
- Sea Bass
- Gnocchi

Dessert
- Chocolate Torte (not bad)
- Banana Macadamia Semi-Freddo (tasted a bit like creme caramel)

On a sidenote I had the Fresh Lime Soda with extra lime and all I tasted was Soda Water.

Overall don't recommend this place whether it's for the food or the service.
(以上食记乃用户个人意见 , 并不代表OpenRice之观点。)
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用餐日期
2010-09-30
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$500 (晚餐)
推介美食
  • Onion Soup
  • Iberico Ham
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2010-09-09 16 浏览
Melo B likes to hang around all new restaurants and bars. My girlfriend invited me a new open bar called "Lily and Bloom" (not Bloom).It locates at LKF Tower, centre of Central. When you enter the outlets, it's a very contemporary and relax bars. Style is very similar Dada bar (personal comment) It is a very good place for chit chat, gossip, but not clubbing.I went there at Happy hour time... the best time to grab a few cocktails and then I've ordered a Bone Marrow and Calamari. Actually I
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Melo B likes to hang around all new restaurants and bars. My girlfriend invited me a new open bar called "Lily and Bloom" (not Bloom).

It locates at LKF Tower, centre of Central. When you enter the outlets, it's a very contemporary and relax bars. Style is very similar Dada bar (personal comment) It is a very good place for chit chat, gossip, but not clubbing.

I went there at Happy hour time... the best time to grab a few cocktails and then I've ordered a Bone Marrow and Calamari. Actually I seldom have chance to eat Bone Marrow. When you tasted it, very good indeed!! Soft, tendor and very juicy.. Since it is a Bone Marrow, but the portion is very small.


Calamari is also very delicious!!! Crispy and very chewy and I recommend this is a very good companion with drinking cocktail.

However, you have to be patient on their service. Not professional and still need to improve.

Tips: Make a reservation in advance and you can get a good seat! Best place for OLs to gossip in Central these days.
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张贴
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用餐日期
2010-09-08
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$400 (其他)
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Bone Marrow
Calamari
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2010-09-08 11 浏览
Finally visited the much hyped Lily and Bloom and was not disappointed. Lily bar has a great vibe with friendly staff and nice crowd. My mojito was excellent and my friend’s JD coke came with a chunk of ice freshly cut from a huge block of ice behind the bar – nice touch, but the ice cube was a bit too big in the glass to comfortably drink (or perhaps my friend’s nose is too big). As we didn’t have a reservation, we waited about 15 minutes to go downstairs for dinner at Bloom which wasn’t a prob
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Finally visited the much hyped Lily and Bloom and was not disappointed. Lily bar has a great vibe with friendly staff and nice crowd. My mojito was excellent and my friend’s JD coke came with a chunk of ice freshly cut from a huge block of ice behind the bar – nice touch, but the ice cube was a bit too big in the glass to comfortably drink (or perhaps my friend’s nose is too big). As we didn’t have a reservation, we waited about 15 minutes to go downstairs for dinner at Bloom which wasn’t a problem given the atmosphere. Starter bread selection was nice. We skipped the appetizers and went for mains. I had the sea bass and my friend had the salmon. The seabass was excellent, perfectly cooked with a delicious light sauce. I tasted my friend’s salmon which was also delicious on a rich foie gras and caramelized fennel base. We shared the indulgent chocolate tort which was a great end to the meal. Overall, reasonably priced for good quality and atmosphere.
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2010-08-31 19 浏览
A friend told me about this place last week and said I've gotta go check it out. Man, was I impressed!!Strictly speaking, this is a bar/restaurant. You enter from the 6/f. into a bar named 'Lily'. The decor has an incredible sexy vintage feel to it. Cast iron details and reclaimed wood panels line the walls and ceilings. Antique furnitures are beautifully lit by candle lights dotted around the long dark bar. I was informed by the bartender that they are famous for their carefully crafted cocktai
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A friend told me about this place last week and said I've gotta go check it out. Man, was I impressed!!

Strictly speaking, this is a bar/restaurant. You enter from the 6/f. into a bar named 'Lily'. The decor has an incredible sexy vintage feel to it. Cast iron details and reclaimed wood panels line the walls and ceilings. Antique furnitures are beautifully lit by candle lights dotted around the long dark bar. I was informed by the bartender that they are famous for their carefully crafted cocktails all made with fresh ingredients and premium and rare spirits. I ordered the first drink on their cocktail list, something called an 'Old Cuban'. Simply put, DELICIOUS!! I'm glad I had to wait 10mins for my table, otherwise I'd have missed this cocktail.

Later, I moved downstairs to their restaurant named 'Bloom'. As soon as I emerged from the stunning stairwell into the dining room, I was immediately greated by a space that is very different from Lily. A warm glow fills the entire room, and the first thing I noticed was their raw bar. As I found out later, this is a great asset to the restaurant. Besides the oyesters and ceviches, my friend and I ordered their bone marrow to share (reccommended by the waitress). Heavenly!! We also ordered their Iberico pork chop and lamb rack, both cooked to near perfection! Also yummy was their desserts. We ordered their chocolate tort and pistachio crem caramel.

I seriously only have good things to say about this new establishments. Well, maybe there's a couple of things that bothered me a little. First, the wait between courses were a tad long. However, the manager came personally to apologize and offered us complimentary cocktails. Yay! Second was the selection of of their wines. I'm no wine expert, but they seem to lack more economical options.

All in all, the drinks, the decor and vibe, the food and service... all very good indeed!

(以上食记乃用户个人意见 , 并不代表OpenRice之观点。)
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用餐日期
2010-08-26
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10 分钟 (堂食)
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$550 (晚餐)
推介美食
  • Fresh oysters and Oyster shooters
  • Bone marrow
  • Iberico porkchop
  • Chocolate torte