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2010-04-02
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I promised to take my friend out for dinner as I owed him a favour, and he suggested this place because he knows the owner, which is probably why we got a nice table upstairs without reservations on the eve of a 5-day holiday break. Though we had to walk through a narrow corridor past the kitchen and dirty dishes to get to the stairs leading up. Name dropping is still the norm in HK. A quick mention of downstairs - nice bar area, a few cozy tables, the french windows were open allowing a very ni
Tap water! Yes, big bonus point, though of course bottled water is available, alongside a good selection on the wine list, though we stayed away from the alcohol as my friend had to drive and I have to work early the next day. Hot crusty baguette with a slightly more chewy texture in the middle came with soft, creamy butter. It was so good we asked for a second basket. The waiter said he was only a part-time staff, but I was duly impressed with his knowledge about each dish on the menu, and managed to pronounce everything properly, even the french words. He suggested a salt roasted prawn and the artichoke salad to share, then split the seafood bouillabaisse between us. For mains, it was fresh sea bream for the day, and we were told there a smaller fish for one person, though they had an even bigger (about 2 caty) one for 2 persons to share, and they only had 3 that night and 2 were already pre-ordered by other guests. We decided to go with 2 dishes instead. The waiter suggested the whole roasted sea bream and rabbit's leg to share. We both thought that sounded pretty awesome, and was full of anticipation.
The prawns came in a plate of 6 on a bed of rock salt, it smelt so good even before we tucked in, and the taste was just right, not too salty, and still full of flavour. The only thing was the flesh didn't taste firm enough, and they weren't de-veined, but still a pretty decent try. The artichoke salad was topped with half an egg and a gooey yolk, and had some pretty tasty artichoke slices topped with very fresh and finely shaved parmesan and some greens (forgot the name, but it looks like a cross between watercress and baby spinach). The consistency of the bouillabaisse was more like a light bisque without the cream, which the waiter said was made by pureeing all the ingredients to make the soup instead of dumping in bits of seafood into a broth. It was delish, and came with a piece of garlic toast soaked in all the goodness of the soup. Finally the main course. The fish was a sight to behold - whole fish with the skin off, resting on a layer of hard baked crusty salt, its belly stuffed with seaweed which tasted delish. The vine tomato in olive oil was served as a sauce to compliment the fishy taste and it worked well. The fish was very very fresh, and although there was one mouthful where I thought the flesh was a little dry, but overall it tasted fantastic. The fish could be done in other ways too (I think meuniere or oven roasted) but we left the decision with the chef which worked out fine. The rabbit was mildly disappointing, as it tasted exactly like chicken and was a little dry, which they tried to compensate by having a creamy white sauce which glued all the peas and vegetables together. The block of pasta was just compacted penne, nothing to write home about. There was a side dish of new potatoes which filled up the last bit of space in my stomach. We opted out of dessert as we had already worked our way through 5 dishes, but the selection looked nice, with the tarte tartin and sorbet beckoning to me.
They were reasonably priced too: appetisers were around the $58-78 mark, mains were around $200-210 (if you ordered the fish for 2, it was $450, and the chicken for 2 was $420), desserts were around $48 and tea/coffee $28. Service was attentive but not intrusive, with our glasses being filled quite regularly and it's always good to have a knowledgeable waiter.
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