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2010-08-18
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E and I came here without the intention to celebrate anything, but I would like to think of it as a celebration of our friendship for 15+ years. I'd made a booking, so we didn't need to wait for seats. But even if we walked in we would've found seats. Restaurant not full for the night. Service: Excellent service. The head of service had an ear piercing. He was very polite and gentlemanly, pulled out the chairs for us and led us to the lift when we left (and waited with us until the lift arrived
Service:
Excellent service. The head of service had an ear piercing. He was very polite and gentlemanly, pulled out the chairs for us and led us to the lift when we left (and waited with us until the lift arrived at 22/f). Attentive and responsive. Our dishes were explained when they were served. Glasses were refilled once half-empty. Napkins were folded during potty-visits. etc etc. Really appreciate professionalism.
Food:
1. Amuse bouche - stuffed chicken
Well-seasoned. Chicken was soft and juicy. I thought there was a scallopy taste to the inside of the chicken. The black dots are truffle bits. Not as fragrant as I'd hoped, but good nonetheless. the balsamic dressing was mainly for the small salad that the chicken was resting on. Would love to have a larger piece, but because its' amuse bouche - that's about the right size!
2. Truffle soup with asparagus and salsify
I really didn't know what salsify was when I read the menu. apparently it's a beautiful flowering plant from the...weed family. Yeah weeds are annoying but this particular salsify (verb?) tasted quite delicious. Its texture is similar to that of the asparagus, only creamier and more sappy in the middle. Its stem is white. Asparagus is green. Truffle shavings be brown.
Also, very generous on the truffle shavings. They were thick cut and many. Good. All of these materials sunk to the bottom of the soup, so the waiter reminded me to stir well before eating. =P
3. E's duck
I didn't try the duck dish because I was...too full. But E said the duck had a lot of ducky taste to it, which some people love but others find unbearable. E had it medium-rare. And it was medium-rare. But i prefer my game well done. Actually i prefer everything well-done. I'm not a very adventurous person, unlike E. E finished everything on the plate, so i guess the other items on E's plate were yummy too...?
4. risotto with parmesan crust, bacon and mushroom and beef
I had this. It was very rich, very creamy and cheesy. Too much oil I think. But the lightly pan-fried bacon was delicious and so was the brown blob of mushroom+beef in the middle. Well - could've put in less salt. The parmesan crust thingy was interesting. I didn't manage to finish everything, in fact, i only had 40% of it because the bread and soup already filled me up. The head of service asked if I didn't like it. No, I told him, but I'm really full. He waited for about another 10 minutes then asked if he could clear the plates. I asked whether he could pack it for me. Sure, he said. And at the end of dinner delivered my little packet in a brown paper bag with 'Amuse Bouche' printed on it.
5. Grand Marnier Souffle
E and I shared this. It was a proper souffle with candied ginger in the middle and I think the Grand Marnier came through quite well. Um, even if it didn't, we could pour Grand Marnier-infused cream over it. The souffle came with a large-ish pot of the said cream. Yummy. Drank most of it hahaaa. When it came, the head of service used a knife and fork to divide it at the top, and spooned some of the cream over the souffle for us. Then left us to devour it.
6. Petit fours - macaron and almond biscuit
E loves macarons. So chocolate macaron was good. But the ganache in the middle was kind of hard. Would've been better if we had it at room temperature. But it meant that they weren't freshly made. The best macarons are served fresh, made RIGHT before serving, I heard from the waiter attending us at Tetsuya's, Sydney. I agree with him. But without prior knowledge of how a traditional macaron should taste, it was pretty good. mm. so were the almond biscuits. Not crumbly but solid, and not too buttery.
Conclusion:
Yes i would come back again for the nice night-time view of CWB/Wanchai, for its service, the atmosphere, and other dishes i haven't tried.
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