The Optimist

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I heard fantastic reviews about this restaurant from many trusted foodies so had high expectations of a great evening. I arrived with a hostess head down in her computer never looking up so I walked past her to the bar area to meet my friend. We got her attention and was brought to our table upstairs, which was set up for three people even though we made a reservation for two. At no point did she smile at us - pure robotic efforts. No menus nor water were offered so we sat and waited. We finally

Dinner with a group of good friends. the menu and candle meeting the dinner really romantic.Bread was warm and fresh.Potato and squid pan is signature dish, squid was just cooked and with good favor.Cheese balls, cheesy and crispy Steak was medium rare, tender with good natural taste. Desserts (choco cake) were awesome but we were too full to fully enjoy the favor. Apple tart was okay but no surprise.

正月期間，靚靚媽咪同姨媽日日喺屋企食糕，二人週五終於頂唔住要出黎透吓氣，午餐就相約小肥同哥哥去友人推介o既「The Optimist」食西餐。三層高o既餐廳以地下酒吧層o既裝潢最具園林味道。通往樓上o既梯級旁掛滿歷史相片及小飾物，莫非老闆係收藏家？！一樓散座有多人圓枱，亦有合併式二至多人半梳化式散座，空間感足，坐落都幾鬆動。午市只供半自助套餐，價格由所選取之主菜而定，分別有$178、$228、$268三種，包咗任食o既自助頭盤、主菜及甜品。一行五人由靚仔老闆親自招呼，當知悉我地因怕浪費食物而只想點四份餐黎分，且承諾最少一人不會於自助區域提取食物時，佢都好大方地話冇問題。點好菜後，先由妹妹送上開水及麵包。自助區設於大堂中央位置，最當眼o既就係一系列芝士、火腿、同辣肉腸。當中有壺極受歡迎o既橙色凍湯。健康之選o既三款沙律則擺放於側旁近牆一邊。由於細佬午飯時間有限，喺等待主菜上枱時即迅速吃下兩大碟冷盤，清新又清爽。Broken Eggs “Huevos rotos” - Iberian Ham, Chorizo, Potato, Eggs（$178）：據悉，此道蛋腿薯菜乃人氣主菜之冠，故例必

呢間餐廳的裝潢好靚，充滿歐陸式感覺，坐得好舒服，待應的服務態度亦好好😍😍一坐下，已經有一盤不同款式芝士同火腿，好味好特別😋😋如果想再添食，可出去再攞再添食，仲有頗多款式的新鮮沙律，有呢個starter buffet確實不錯👍👍頭盤已經食到有d飽飽主菜就自選，仲有飲品同甜品，都好好味甜品仲份量頗大，這個半自助lunch buffet會食得飽飽又豐富😍😍環境靚，坐位舒服，仲有starter buffet，lunch嚟講都算不錯

CNY day so not a lot of brunch choices. Found The Optimist and decided to give it a try. Food was good. Not the most expensive ingredients but well cooked. We also had the $180 all you can drink and they kept the glasses full for us. Service was great. Music was a bit strange. A mix of African and English pop. Nothing Spanish that I could hear but it did not dampen the very relaxing and enjoyable dining experience. If you are tired of the usual sushi, seafood, over cooked hot dishes, this place

I had been attracted to try this place for a long time because of the outlook of the restaurant. The outlook of the restaurant stands out from its surroundings, perhaps somewhat out of place being located in Wanchai. It feels more like it's more suited to be in Central. The interior is well decorated, cozy and comfortable. The ground floor is their bar/lounge area and the second floor is their main dining room. There's a great selection of tapas and larger plates. Since there was just two of us,

秘魯菜食D乜？雖然近年來有不少秘魯菜餐廳加入，但始終為數不多，可能好多人都不知道。秘魯位於南美洲，有著長長的海岸線，因曾受到西班牙的統治，受到拉丁文化的薰陶，加上農業蓬勃及漁產豐富，創造出豐富而多變的飲食文化，其中以Ceviche最為有名。 就在今個月既20-24號，灣仔的一間充滿西班牙北部風格的餐廳邀請了秘魯籍大廚為客席廚師，為大家炮製秘魯菜，每位為$550。正好秘魯菜也有著西班牙菜的影子，於這個場地就最為適合，餐廳樓高三層，地下是酒吧區，一樓則是主用餐區，二樓就是有著燒烤爐的The Grill，別緻有型格。 秘魯菜的精髓在於醬汁上，但味道卻很極端，會做成大酸及大辣等等的大差異口味。先來餐前小吃Su Choclo & Edamame Mas，從沒見過如此大粒的粟米，足有姆指指甲的大小，可是口感卻很粉，也不甜美，所以以小茴香來作成的牛油醬汁就非常適合了，再配合青檸汁及菲達芝士，味道清新。 第一道頭盤就是豈能沒有的Peruvian Ceviche，正統做法都是以大量的洋蔥、青檸汁及辣椒等做成醬汁，並將切成小粒的海鱸放入醬汁醃漬，魚肉經酸汁醃過後，會呈現奶白的顏色，味道

這晚來到位於灣仔東方小祇園旁的The Optimist。餐廳佔地3層，街舖地下層是休閒感十足的酒吧，沿著樓梯再上就是型格得來帶點休閒的用餐區。這次我們坐在2樓，同層有特別由西班牙運來的炭燒烤爐。多款的肉扒與魚擺在枱上，滿滿西班牙北部燒烤風味，相當吸引。這段時間因為正在秘魯舉行APEC的關係，經常聽到秘魯這國家。真想不到連來到平日主打西班牙北部菜的The Optimist，也會遇上秘魯菜。The Optimist剛好正推出由guest chef Arturo Melendez帶來的“The Optimist meets Peru”期間限定special Peruvian dinner menu。套餐包括餐前小食，冷、熱前菜，主食和甜品等10款菜式，每位$550，供應期只至11月24日。餐前小食是一小碗豆類沙律，裡面有粒粒秘魯粟米和毛豆等，加上青檸汁、feta cheese和牛油，味道清新微酸。秘魯的粟米粒比我們平日吃到的巨大得多，粒粒飽滿，吃起來煙煙韌韌。冷、熱前菜共有5款，其中經青檸汁與香料調味的Hamachi tiradito，還有用檸檬汁及多種香料浸漬的厚切sea bass Per

the service was awesome! upon reservation, I noted that my husband is lactose intolerant. the Waiter and waitress was very attentive of this and made sure the menu was explained noted which ones had dairy in them. food was of decent portion. the sea bass is a must try.

Basque cuisine that should probably be consumed after a day's skiing or some strenuous exercise as it is rich and hearty! Broken eggs with potatoes packed a lot of calories and flavour, once you start it is difficult to stop until the pan is licked clean.  Never know fried egg, potato slices and some ham pieces can taste so good together.Roast octopus was tender and crispy on the outside, succulent on the inside. The new potatoes that come with it was almost sweet in taste and creamy in texture.

舊同事敍會，大家最後vote 咗呢間餐廳。見啲食評唔錯，所以都有啲expectation. 但食到最後竟然比個waitress攪到勁嬲！話明敍會梗係好多野講，個waitress不斷收枱上啲嘢，係同一時段分咗四次去收，好似擺明趕客！！我地book咗四位，最後有一個no show. Ordered 咗四樣野包括西班牙炒飯，仲ordered 咗3杯wine. 乜咁都唔可以安心坐下？！仲要唔係食坐勁耐，7:00-9:00 pm !!! 真係好失望😞食物presentation okay, 但portion 少，ordered hand cut fries, 大概有十條fries. 個炒飯有啲presentation 不過等勁耐，食落冇驚喜。成場有幾個高大外國人好似guest relation 咁企响度，都nice 嘅，不過企响睇住客人食嘢，都唔知仲乜！

星期六brunch，一班女朋友聚會，先講salad bar，好新鮮！就算差唔多夠鐘都唔會等登收埋晒啲嘢趕客，仲不停refill。有西班牙火腿，芝士，好多款沙律，麵包咁，未食main course都飽咗一大半。加埋錢試下啲酒同cocktail，又係任飲嘅！由於人多，可以試幾個唔同tapaa同main course，最鍾意係Huevo Roto，只不過係薯仔，蛋，火腿之嘛，簡單不過好好味！炸磨菇都好滋味！西班牙海鮮飯味道都好夠！不過已經好飽！食唔得多！但係仲有重點推介，甜品好得！蘋果批，法式燉蛋，芝士蛋糕杯，都好正！！最欣賞係佢哋嘅笑容同埋服務，令人好開心嘅一間餐廳！好飽，好味，好笑，同埋好滿足嘅星期六！

Just arrived home from an amazing day at the optimist. Incredible real Spanish cuisine, fantastic cocktails and a great happy hour to follow. Brunch was really excellent value for money at 348 HKD and plenty of options to chose from . The only thing is it's better to go as a group if you can because a lot of the dishes are too large for 2 people only.Happy hour there is a lot of choice for cocktails and snacks at 48 HKD.For me the best thing about this place is the staff. Isabella and Sam are t

I decided to visit The Optimist based on a recommendation.  Checked out their menu online and decided to go for brunch in order to get an idea on the overal spread and taste of their food.I'll break it down into three buckets-  The food, service, and ambienceThe food:As a table for two we ordered off the brunch menu where you will have access to a semi buffet, 3 appetizers to share (no choices) and one main each (choice of main).  Certain mains have a surcharge associated based on the premium pr

上班經過意到這家餐廳就來試試，每人平均消費最少168，有SEMI-BUFFET 及主菜甜品等。餐廳環境很舒適而且充滿歐陸風格。SEMI-Buffet 有很多菜選擇，而且是新鮮及用心的，有4-6款火腿及各式各樣點心、面包等等‥‥其實已經可以把肚子填滿滿了。我們點了海鮮飯、意粉及焗薯等等，味道一流啊，食完很滿足，是一間全心及用心為客人準備食物的西餐廳。可是，價錢是有點兒貴的，普通上班白領未必日日都可負擔但如有特別節日不妨考慮這一家啊！