The Optimist

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4 of us went for dinner on April 2. It was my second time to the Optimist. The first time was during my birthday and we had good impression of the restaurant. We were there between 6:30 and 9:30 pm during the first visit. We decided to go the seond time. I made reservation 5 days before and confirmed my 6:30 pm reservation in the afternoon of April 2. Reservation was smooth. However, when I was arrived and seated, I was told immediately by a lady server that I had to leave by 8:30 pm.  I was sho

二人同行生日飯, 揀咗朋友讚到絕嘅呢間餐廳試下!! 位置唔近mtr, 但如果唔想行禁多，除咗的士之外，仲可以搭叮叮或巴士，門口就有站。餐廳環保好有氣氛，服務仲好有禮貌! 啲野果然好好食，冇令我哋失望!! 叫咗禁多野，樣樣都好好味 Starter 叫咗Tuna Tataki 。Small Portion 都好夠食，好yummy, 非常推介!! 仲叫咗clams,好大隻好juicy, 不過比較普通。Main 就叫咗Steak, medium rare, 好正!! 簡直係回味無窮!!! 但最好食係佢啲side dish, 個紅椒點解可以禁好食?? 直於dessert, book 位時我order咗bday plate, 唸住叫佢寫啲字，點知佢哋送咗一件straberry cheesecake，好好食! 下次唔係生日都會叫! 我哋仲加咗個'Torrija', 其實係taste like bread pudding 嘅甜品。不過我最想食多寶魚，但佢好大條，係for 4個人或以上sharing, 唯有等下次再試啦！順帶一提，佢哋冇加一，所以自己要預留10%小費。。

男友最鍾意留意有咩新餐廳開張一見D裝修靚既餐廳佢就會好想試咁今次又約埋食家朋友仔一齊黎試下呢間新開既西班牙菜喇Frangi-pani ($48):因為我地早到所以就叫杯Cocktail飲下先估唔到咁大杯cocktail先係48蚊係附近番工又鍾意happy hour既朋友仔記住去試聞落甜甜地，好香桃味飲落生果味好重，原本入面有orange同cranberry juice另外仲有cimarron blanco tequila，呢隻酒我之前就未試過不過做cocktail都幾啱，因為酒味唔會太重，好啱女仕飲Menu花多眼亂，我地都唔知嗌咩食好於是決定叫個兩人份tasting menu ($520 per pax)試下先Tasting menu包starters，small dishes，main courses同dessertsFree-flow bread其實睇開小公主個blog都知我好鍾意食包 (哈哈)不過好多時d餐廳嘅麵包都係free flow所以質素都會比較普通呢間d麵包唔算好好食，因為都有d凍同硬不過今次有少少驚喜，就係終於唔係黑醋點包喇呢到會比2個sauce你，橙色係蕃茄同忌廉溝嘅

Date night at The Optimist! It's been a while since J and I have tried anything new together recently so I decided to make a reservation for dinner at this newly opened Spanish restaurant one night. The location on Hennessy Road is bustling but once you step inside, you feel like you've been transported to a different place with its chic and trendy bar on the ground floor, main dining room on the first floor and private dining on the second floor. From the team behind Pirata, The Optimist focuse

呢間西班牙餐廳都唔錯，個環境同Service 都真係好好，點菜時大部份都係由老板自己點。個Tuna Tataki 個汁好杏仁霜Feel. 不過Combine 埋一齊又幾好食。個Broken egg 就一般啦，可能選擇 Ham broken egg 會好食啲到最後西班牙牛肉肉味好夠，個Gratin potato 真係perfect

某日街中遊盪經過，看見這裡開了新餐廳，從廚窗往內看，裝潢頗特別兼相當吸引(相比左鄰右里的店舖)，所以今日約齊同事一同到來「試新嘢」。餐廳內部給人的感覺非常舒服，店員安排我們的位置在窗邊梳化位。坐在放置了咕臣的梳化上，四週更掛了不少盆景，襯托著少許從窗外射進來的陽光，綠意盎然，在這種環境下進餐，心情輕省暢快。這裡主打西班牙菜，當然不少得西班牙小食(Tapas)。可能是午市的關係，可選擇的款式，比起被放在這網站上的餐牌圖片少得多，就連主菜也主要是三文治類。Ensaladilla Rusa(單看名稱，真不知原來是西班牙小食)，在幾款我們點了的小食之中，我最愛這個。吞拿魚、蛋黃醬，加上少許薯蓉攪匀，非常好吃。Ham Croquettes，十分香口，已經攪碎的火腿，再加了薯蓉(可能是)，軟綿綿、熱烘烘的十分好吃。Eggplant Fries，並不特別，就是簡簡單單把茄子切條再炸。主菜我點了Steak Sandwich，這裡用roast beef做饀，但我覺得它過熟了點，變得入口硬了些，但還算可以的。整體上，還是Tapas好吃，其他真的很一般啦~

是日 Happy Friday ，同事 G 提議試新餐廳。對於愛試新菜式及新餐廳的筆者來說，絶對支持有關動議。今次到訪的餐廳 Optimist 開業於車來嚷往的軒尼斯道。在繁忙的街道中望入悠閒恬綠的用餐環境，對比十分之大。店內以為數不少的翠綠植物作裝飾，配合由窗外射進來的柔和陽光及舒適的梳化座椅，予人心情放鬆的感覺。稍稍走入一點，店中設有一個長長的酒吧，在高桌上與朋暢飲，又是另一風味。入座後店員送上兩份餐牌，一份是套餐，另一份是散點美食。兩者的共通點是主要菜色以包點或沙律為主，稍稍有欠多樣性。套餐有兩道或三道菜的選擇可選，由前菜、主菜到甜品為止，餐飲欠奉。先散點一杯鮮橙汁，真材實料，味道清甜。前菜三人行點了三款分享吃， Iberian Ham Croquettes 賣相小巧金黃，切開可見炸漿外層很薄，脆而不膩，火腿餡料質感甚綿滑，鹹香口味不俗。Eggplant Fries 同樣是炸品，但相比之下明顯炸得較老火及實身，尤其當脆條稍稍閒置了一會兒，口感更為硬實。幼幼一條茄子作餡料，在味道搶口的脆層下實難以發揮。Ensaladiller Rusa 是以吞拿魚蛋黃醬、薯仔、紅蘿蔔、雞蛋、胡椒等

貪吃如我 眼睛大肚子小就是最頭疼的問題星街的22 ships一度是我約同事和朋友吃飯的聚腳點就是喜歡小小一碟 好吃又多樣而近來的Pirata集團( 恩 沒錯 就是那個可以在樓頂數星星的意大利餐廳, 食評回顧見文末)也在樓底來出了一間西班牙餐廳環境：與Pirata的室內設計走一樣的模式樓高三層採用木質和粗獷的鐵架 帶出了舊舊的簡約復古風樓底是巴塞隆拿風格的酒吧二樓為舒適安靜的雅座到三層 就是熱鬧又人氣的燒烤主題區食物：主打西班牙北部的燒烤滋味Asador燒烤的分量自然不小而小碟的Tapas選擇也很是豐富人多 人少 海鮮為主 或是肉食為先 這裡都可以滿足你特別選購的西班牙 Josper 烤爐一部為常見的焗爐款，爐溫可達 500℃ 高溫，主要用來烤海鮮、芝士，讓食材更添炭香另一部則是開放式的燒烤爐，爐溫達 300℃，主要用來烤扒類及大型海鮮看看我和家人來嘗的幾款招牌菜Broken eggs , HK $140把薯仔切成片 與蘑菇和黑松露一起烘焗再加上總是討人心的流心雞蛋 和咸香有餘的12個月Iberian Ham記得拌勻 單吃都美味 點上麵包蘸來吃也是可口Grill Octopus , HK

I came here on a typhoon evening and the chef was literally cooking up a storm. There was good vibe here even it was pouring outside. The owner is very ambitious as the restaurant occupies three floors, with an intimate bar stacked at the ground floor, and two levels of dining area above. The design is beautifully done like a summer garden house in Northern Spain.The team is very energetic and the service is top notch. If you are lucky like tonight, you will be served by the two owners personall