I literally live next door to ABC Kitchen. I might technically live in the same building. But I hadn't been there until last night. I called Saturday for a Saturday reservation, and couldn't get in, but I asked for Sunday instead and they had a spot. Do book ahead, especially if you have lots of people.Please read the other reviews for a description of the dai-pai-dong-meets-haute-cuisine thing they've got here. It would be repetitious for me to redescribe it, but you should know what you're get
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I literally live next door to ABC Kitchen. I might technically live in the same building. But I hadn't been there until last night. I called Saturday for a Saturday reservation, and couldn't get in, but I asked for Sunday instead and they had a spot. Do book ahead, especially if you have lots of people.
Please read the other reviews for a description of the dai-pai-dong-meets-haute-cuisine thing they've got here. It would be repetitious for me to redescribe it, but you should know what you're getting yourself into.
When we arrived (exactly on time), our table wasn't ready yet. The server suggested we have a seat at the "bar" and look at the menu-- the "bar" was just a table higher than the others with two stools instead of chairs. You might take that as a criticism, but I thought it was awesome-- you won't get even that sort of ghetto halfhearted attempt at the thai vietnamese beijing dumpling place in throwing distance across the food hall.
After not too long a wait we were seated, and we already knew what we wanted, cuz we had the menu at the bar. Unfortunately, they were out of our chosen appetizer (kataifi with eggplant and avocado! too bad) so we instead ordered the foie gras. First was the bread course:
Very dense, chewy, flaky rolls. It struck me as very American, but what do I know, I've hardly been anywhere that's not America. OK, but just taking up space that the better stuff can take up.
The pan seared foie gras came on top of some marinated diced apples, with some soft buttered toast and salad on the side. I'm by no means a foie gras expert-- I've maybe had it once or twice before in my life-- it was very fatty, quite soft, and not nearly as liver-y as liver. You probably can't see this in the picture but some of the lettuce was browned from bruising or air exposure. Subjective opinion: B
My favorite dish of the night was the cassoulet with duck confit. It was piping hot, the duck was falling-off-the-bone tender, and the rest of it was great too. In addition to the duck, there was some fatty, thick bacon and some sausage slices. One of the sausage casings was really chewy, but that's about all I can find to fault with the dish. A
The final course was the roasted suckling pig. At one point during our consumption of it, my wife said, "I think I just ate a mouthful of pigfat." That sort of describes the thing. Very tender meat, really crispy and fatty skin, with lots more fat all over. I thought it was a little bland-- definitely have it with the mustard if you get it. The sides it came with-- a meagre amount of mashed potatoes and cabbage-- were flavorless and insubstantial. The pork itself was really good though. A-/ B+
Overall, I thought the experience of ABC went above and beyond the sum of the dishes we had. The staff were friendly, and the food clearly had a lot of care put into it. I unequivocally recommend you try it, if you haven't yet. A-
先上芝士拼盤，賣相很不錯，有三款芝士，不好意思，我雖然好愛芝士，但還是記不住佢地個名，三款之中有隻超臭既發毛芝士，平時好少吃，同行兩位友人覺得味太濃，所以沒多吃，我唔想太浪費，又頂得住，所以清多啲，食食下又唔覺得太難食，如果老公喺度實開心死，因為佢超愛這種芝士。除了芝士，仲有杏脯﹑果仁同餅乾伴著吃，好有 Gan Jue!!!
Friend J has always been mentioning that there is a hidden restaurant in the cooked food market that serves decent italian cuisine of a SOHO level. Curious. Hence I came. Early bird doesn't always catch the worm. We arrived at 11:45am, but the waiter told us that they started their business by 12noon (without any intention to serve their customers or taking orders earlier). Receiving the service of a cooked food market standard, I still could not associate this cramped restaurant with fine cuisi
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Friend J has always been mentioning that there is a hidden restaurant in the cooked food market that serves decent italian cuisine of a SOHO level. Curious. Hence I came.
Early bird doesn't always catch the worm. We arrived at 11:45am, but the waiter told us that they started their business by 12noon (without any intention to serve their customers or taking orders earlier). Receiving the service of a cooked food market standard, I still could not associate this cramped restaurant with fine cuisine.
The lunch set includes a drink but not the soup. You would need to add $10 for it. The corn soup tasted so good- the corns were mashed, enriching the thickness and texture of the soup. It was sweet. I was very satisfied although no bread was provided. This is definitely a must-order-soup!
This risotto was so... green. I did not expect that the risotto would be served together with leafy salad. Rocket- my favourite veggie again! However the distinctive peppery flavour of the rocket stole the spotlight from the risotto itself. The green pea flavour was weak. Quite surprisingly, the risotto had a toothpaste-mint flavour. It did not taste bad- but was not something that fascinated me.
The carbonara was a bit watery than I expected; however it had a palatably creamy flavour. The linguine was mildly chewy. Bacon was fine. Two words- very delicious! What's more, it costed only $38 (with drink)!!! Unless one has allergy or is on a veggie diet, I could not see the reason of saying no to this
Summary/next? Admittedly at the beginning, when I judged the restaurant by reference to its location and environment, I was skeptical about the food it served. Happy that their food was yummy (esp. the corn soup!) - and cleared my doubts.
Here, you would experience the service and environment of a cooked food market (i.e. informal, noisy and quick), as well as decent italian food. A meal that costs less than $50- it is reasonable under a cooked food market standard; and is definitely a steal for a quality italian lunch. Although its location was not convenient, I would definitely be back again, either for lunch or dinner (very curious about their dinner).
題外話/補充資料：
1. Note that this restaurant is located in the[b] Queen Street cooked food market [/b](15mins walking distance from MTR exit A2), [u]not[/u] the Sheung Wan cooked food market! I once had got it wrong.
2. This restaurant has a website that includes their menu. It seems that they update the website quite often- at least it shows the lunch menu dated today! So you may probably check their website to see if they've got what you want for lunch today ;)
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