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2013-08-09
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Tapas are one of my favourite styles of food so I was really looking forward to an evening at Fofo by el Willy. The restaurant itself is on the 20th floor and hence has a nice view out the window. The decor is white and this can sometimes make for a clinical hushed atmosphere but it was quite the opposite at Fofo by el Willy. It was very relaxed and felt almost cozy. The staff were the right amount of friendly and helpful. You could easily get their attention yet did not feel they were standing
The first dishes came out promptly - air dried beef alongside tomato on bread and smoked salmon toast with trout eggs and oil caviar. I found the beef worked better when eaten with the tomato on bread than on its' own. The salmon was tasty.
Next up was scallop ceviche, white asparagus salad thirdly garlic and chill prawns. The scallop ceviche was delicious and the avocado and shallot dressing that it sat on (with a hint of coriander) worked perfectly with it. The asparagus salad was quite tangy. Tasting the asparagus on their own was enough to screw up your face with how tangy it was but when eaten with the accompanying tomato and piquillo peppers was toned down enough to enjoy thoroughly. The garlic and chili prawns were two prawns, one each. Gambas al ajillo or pil pil is one of my favourite dishes so I suppose I was a little disappointed when I saw two prawns. However, they were large and cooked perfectly and the accompanying sauce was light and tasty with a subtle flavour of garlic and chili.
These dishes were taken away to be replaced with sea bass with potato foam and a dish of marinated slow cooked iberico pork. The sea bass was presented in the middle of the plate surrounded by a mustard coloured sauce. This was my least favourite dish. It promised so much with its' colour but failed to deliver. Apart from a very mild taste of smoked spanish paprika the overall dish was utterly bland. The marinated pork however transported me back to bbq's at home cooked by my spanish step-father, I just loved the flavour and would return just for this. I did not like what it sat on though. A white gloop made of white beans that again was totally bland.
Next up was our final savoury dish, that of mushroom and artichoke rice topped with lobster. This was a hearty dish with a lovely rich flavour. The rice still had a bite to it and if you were not already full from the previous dishes (I was) this was sure to send you home feeling satisfied.
Finally our 'desserts festival' came out. Three modestly sized desserts. I cannot remember exactly what all three were, one was similar to crema catalana, there were churros with a delicious drizzle of raspberry coulis and another creamy one topped with fruit. All I know is that despite a full belly these disappeared rapidly. They were light, sweet and delicious.
Breaking it down pricewise each dish cost approximately $43hkd and that there is a bargain. Restaurant week rocks!
I really enjoyed my evening at Fofo by el Willy and I will definitely return again.
題外話/補充資料：
Wine selection and price points were good. Try at least one of the sangrias.
(以上食評乃用戶個人意見 , 並不代表OpenRice之觀點。)
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