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2018-08-14
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I've walked by Papi quite a few times while looking for a place for lunch but every time I walked by, it was fairly empty. For a new restaurant, this usually means one of two things for me. It's either too expensive or it's not very good. Causeway Bay is busy. Practically every restaurant is full or at least half full on during lunch hour. This intimidated me so I would walk on by. But then I was curious. Reviews were positive so why not give it a try?I arrived on a weekday lunch time and as usu
I arrived on a weekday lunch time and as usual, the place was quite empty aside from two other people. The restaurant is very pretty. A clean and refreshing blue and white theme with plenty of natural sunlight.
I was presented with a lunch set menu. Menu is in English and Chinese. Lunch sets include an starter, main, dessert and coffee or tea. Price was $88 - $128, depending on type of main. To me, that is a fair price as most places cost around that much now a days.
They started me off with papadums drizzled with pesto oil. Hmm...this is supposed to be an Italian restaurant? Why give me papadums? If this is supposed to be some sort of Italian flatbread, then I'm at a loss. They definitely aren't supposed to be crispy like crackers. These were definitely papadums. Whatever the case, it was ok with me. I did like them and the pesto oil was nice.
For my starter, I chose an Italian mussel and clam tumeric soup. Tumeric is more commonly found in Indian and Asian dishes so I'm starting to wonder. Is this Italian Indian cuisine? But anyways, the soup was good. A nice clean broth. There were bits of mussel and clams found. But it could have done with a bit more seasoning to give it that extra boost.
My main was a braised seabass with potato and cherry tomatoes ($128). It looked lovely. The plating was comforting. The fish was cooked well. But sadly? It had no flavor. Did they completely forget to season it? Meanwhile, the potatoes were super salty. But it wasn't all the potatoes. Just a couple. The rest were bland.
The dessert was a tiny panna cotta. Not creamy at all. Way too much gelatin was added so it gave more jello-like texture.
A beautiful restaurant. Wonderful service. But the food? Lacked flavor. It looked beautiful but I felt like saying ... do you know how to spell S.A.L.T.??? Now I know why it's always so quiet. Don't think I'd be back even though I know friends who'd like places like this. I guess I can always shake my head no.
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