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Item: 文华扒房及酒吧
Rating: 4
Author: kfcboy

Mandarin Grill + Bar

218 食记

味道

环境

服务

卫生

抵食

19841

中环

$801以上

西式 Fine Dining 扒房酒店餐厅

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kfcboy

等级4

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For the long weekend Monday I found a spot at the Mandarin Grill, yippee! We men arrived in shorts doh 😣! Luckily the waiting staff arranged some trousers for us 👏 I misjudged the formal lunch scene at the MO!

After we ordered, we were presented brioche bread with butter which was very rich and buttery. Amuse bouche of scallops with finely chopped red capsicum (I think 🤔) were provided, the scallops were seared to perfection with a hard seared crust on outside and tender and moist inside.

The starters were a mixed oyster platter, the oysters were fresh and smooth with a nice salty seawater brine to it. The lobster bisque was rich and smooth with chunks of lobster in it, but the lobster taste was overpowered with the tarragon cream and cognac. The smoked salmon was carved at the table side and had a deep rich flavor, but was a little too salty because of the thicker cut by human hand than the normal machine cut slices.

For the mains one of us ordered the Australian 6oz tenderloin (medium cook) with hand cut chips, and the other two of us ordered the USDA prime rib of beef carved at the table. Firstly, the tenderloin was cooked to medium as ordered, but the charcoal smokey flavor was over powering and too much and spoiled the taste of the beef. The side of hand cut chips were perfectly cooked, crispy on outside and fluffy and moist on the inside. The prime rib beef was served as medium-rare when it was cut, but I thought it was a bit under and in the centre it was blue. However, the quality of the prime beef rib was high with a nice deep juicy beef flavor. The Yorkshire pudding side with the prime rib was over cooked and quiet tough to eat. The vegetable sides were slightly undercooked, the carrot was almost raw.

Desserts was a Mille-feuille or a deconstructed Napoleon, it was good, but nothing special; a cocoa bean cremeux, basically a chocolate ice cream which was delicious but again nothing special. The Seasonal Japanese and Local fruits platter is quite self explanatory and no need to review this dish. In any detail.

Finally, complimentary pistachio chocolates and almond crackers were provided.

Overall, excellent service, nice food but not outstanding! The setting and the allure of dining at the MO cannot be beaten at this HK icon.