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2013-09-05
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Restaurant week extended 2013 finished on 25/8. 6 restaurants were selected again & Sal Curioso was one of them. Got myself a Friday leave, so table was booked at Sal Curioso for lunch with my friend.Sal Curioso was selected again because it was the ‘most popular restaurant’ amount others on the list through out restaurant week at 5-11/8. Sal Curioso is actually under the same company (Woolly Pig Concept) with Madam Sixty Ate, which Chris Woodyard & Bronwyn Cheung (husband & wife) are the co-fou
Sal Curioso was selected again because it was the ‘most popular restaurant’ amount others on the list through out restaurant week at 5-11/8. Sal Curioso is actually under the same company (Woolly Pig Concept) with Madam Sixty Ate, which Chris Woodyard & Bronwyn Cheung (husband & wife) are the co-founders & directors.
The restaurant is located on 2/F, 32 Wyndam Street, Central. The main entrance is on the Glenealy Street around Lan Kwai Fong.
Once we arrived 2/F, there is a lounge area on the left side with all the colorful cushions & decorations on wall. Left side is the bar area, best for happy hour!
Further down on the left side of the restaurant is their open kitchen. Smelled so good when we arrived. Really interesting to have a look at what they are cooking at the moment.The menu is more of a tapas style, which mean every person have an option to choose 4 dishes on the menu among the savories & desserts. Me & my friend chose 7 savories tapas & 1 dessert to share, which took us to 6 countries!!!
LOVE this table-filled-with-lots-of-dishes scene! That’s the amazing part of a tapas menu, which everyone can share & taste everything.On the far right side is the Sal’s mum – Sherry Marinated Tomatos (Torta del casa cheese whip, herbs & salsa). Fresh tomato salad served on a rectangle white plate. Simple plating with micro-herbs.
The 2nd right dish is the Chile – Lomito (Small sandwich of roast pork belly, avocado & cabbage).
Actually I chose this dish just because of it has avocado in it. hehehe… But I believe the roast pork belly was supposed to be the main attention here. The bun was crunchy on outside, soft on the inside. Big slide of roast pork belly was sandwiched in between. Avocado & the cabbage were added to balance out the fattiness of the roast pork belly. But I think it’s still on the too fatty side for my taste. So, this dish was just alright to me.
This was one of my favor dish, ’cause obviously there was avocado in there!! However, the name wasn’t accurately describe the dish. Apparently it’s not Nachos, but since it’s corn crackers with the sauce & relish serving alongside. I believe the name was just a metaphor.This dish was really like the real nachos & I kept eating it even my friend noticed that. I was imagining that eating a big plate of this when watching TV!!!
The top right-hand side of the table is the Mexico – Squid pop & black (Seared squid, mussels, potatos, mussel aioli & spiced popcorn). Cute dish name: pop & black, which completely describe the whole dish.
Never imagine popcorn can be added into a dish. Interesting & innovative! Seared squid & mussels were perfect without over-cooking, which would like eating plastic. Potato was in cylinder shape, which coated completely with squid ink sauce. It’s a bit funny to find a black potato. hahaha…The spiced popcorn added another layer of flavor & a bit of crunchy texture to the whole dish.
Who doesn’t like fried chicken?!!! The marinate coated on top was tangy, sour, spicy, crunchy. So many textures & flavors all in one. This dish would possibly be the 2nd best dishes out of all that we ordered.The dish on the very left side of the table is Venezuelo – Clam la olla (Clams, white beans & chorizo in spicy tomato sauce). The clams was alright, not particularly fresh. Spicy tomato sauce was really match with the chorizo. But may be the white beans was a bit undercooked, so it tasted a bit chalky.
Last but not least...
This was the last savories dish we ordered. A big chuck of sweet potato bread with charred mark was placed on the glass container, which the citrus braised duck leg was served.Citrus was turned out to be quite match with duck. Never thought of that combination.
Another proof to make Sal Curioso is the experimental innovator!
Here comes the sweet ending of our meal.
As the name tells it all! It’s totally “illegal”, ’cause it’s just too good!!The spiced churros reminded me of the churro truck at Melbourne Victoria Market & those from Chocolateria san Curro. It’s just that the cinnamon sugar was a bit overloaded. The chocolate mousse was light & airy. But need to be eaten ASAP when served up, since it became a bit watery over a while. The raspberry sorbet was refreshing & fruity. The chocolate biscuit crumbs added some more crunchy texture.
The meal was very nice, the waiter/waitress were very attendive.
Unfortunately, bad news came!
題外話/補充資料：
I received an e-mail from Sal Curioso just a few days after my visit that they will serve their last dishes on 30/8, then they’ll be closing down. I was shocked when I received this e-mail, since the experience there was great! The staff at the restaurant explained that the restaurant was actually struggling. So in the end they have to close it down. I blamed for the sky-high rent in Hong Kong! But good news was also delivered in the e-mail that they will open a new restaurant called Madam S’ate at Civic Square, Element near to ICC. Hope this one can last long & as successful as Madam Sixty Ate.
(以上食評乃用戶個人意見 , 並不代表OpenRice之觀點。)
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