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2011-06-05
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L'hotel Island South is my recent interesting find. I don't think there are many hotels in the world that are surrounded by factory buildings (OK now we're talking about new hotels, I don't mean those hotels converted from industrial buildings).Once inside you feel the stark contrast to the outside world - the bright, marine-themed decorations immediately brings you the "holiday mood".Let's not forget I came to Wong Chuk Hang for business...and now I deserve my little escape.I hadn't had lunch y
Once inside you feel the stark contrast to the outside world - the bright, marine-themed decorations immediately brings you the "holiday mood".
Let's not forget I came to Wong Chuk Hang for business...and now I deserve my little escape.
I hadn't had lunch yet and here seemed to be a decent place for one. In fact it was already well past lunch time but the receptionist told me that they were still open for tea.
The lights were nearly all dimmed and I could hardly read the menu without the spotlight above the table. Judging from the decor, the ambience would have been much better if they had turned on the lights. The set-up of the place was for buffet. What they had for the tea set was just a selection of the unappealing looking cakes out that at the dessert counter with a drink. I wanted something savory and ordered a LIS Club Sandwich ($118) a la carte.
This is what was written in the menu about the sandwich:
Shaved BBQ Pork, Camembert Cheese, Guacamole, Lettuce, Tomato and Herb Mayonnaise on Wild Grain Toast
What wasn't written was that it was served with chips and salad! Not a bad idea a I was starving, and rightly the sandwich came deli-style complete with an olive on a stick.
You can check from this picture that all the ingredients were there . You get the creaminess of the Camembert cheese, crispiness of the vegs and sweeatness of the pork. Oh and I LOVE guacamole although it spurted onto my hands as I bit into the sandwich. The portion was actually quite generous, you can go for the whole thing if you have a hearty appetite (like I did on the day), or it is even better shared. Surprisingly the chips were good too, thick, hot and crispy and they reminded me of the good old days of childhood when I used to visit the HK-style fast food shops near my home for freshly fried chips. At this time of the day, it is understandanble why the wait staff weren't exactly very helpful. Anyway if you want something other than dinner buffets in here, here they offer items (Western, SE Asian) infused with HK elements. And they got 25% discount off the a la carte items during the afternoon tea session. So it wasn't exactly bad afterall.
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