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2020-03-08
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I was very much looking forward to this dinner with my friend, having seen the extended line of positive feedback that this restaurant received prior to our visit. My anticipation remained the same after being seated as the servers were courteous and attentive. My friend and I were planning to order a range of dishes from the menu in order to sample the variety and standard that this restaurant has to offer. To begin with, we ordered three dishes: (i) salmon ceviche with mango salsa, (ii) pan-fr
My friend and I were planning to order a range of dishes from the menu in order to sample the variety and standard that this restaurant has to offer. To begin with, we ordered three dishes: (i) salmon ceviche with mango salsa, (ii) pan-friend scallop with baby asparagus served with basil pesto, and (iii) lobster bisque. We weren't able to decide on our mains, so we put that off till later.
The salmon ceviche and pan-fried scallop arrived first. Admittedly, the presentation of both dishes was rather inviting on appearance. However, their taste failed to match what one would hope such dishes can deliver. Addressing the dishes in turn:
(i) Pan-fried Scallop with Baby Asparagus served with Basil Pesto
The size of the scallops was rather small. There was hardly any colour on their surface - the sort of golden crust that we were hoping to see. This suggested the skillet wasn't likely to be not hot enough when the scallops were fried in order to create that sear. Given the lack of a golden crust, it came as no surprise therefore that the scallops tasted rather bland. We would say that they felt more like boiled, rather than pan-fried. The foam added no flavour to the dish whatsoever. We didn't even see/taste the basil pesto (could it be that foam...?).
We raised to the server that the scallops didn't come out as the pan-fried to the way that we hoped. We also enquired whether the dish was meant to be like this given it was called "pan-fried" scallop after all. The answer that we got was "yes, it was meant to be like this". He didn't even seem bother to take on board our feedback and/or make any attempts to liaise with the kitchen chefs to offer a remake. That certainly left us on a sour note with this dish.
(ii) Salmon Ceviche with Mango Salsa
Salmon Ceviche with Mango Salsa
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To be begin with, we don't understand why this dish would be called 'salmon ceviche' when salmon was being presented like this. As we understand, ceviche is meant to "a seafood dish where diced cubes of raw fish marinate in a lemon or lime juice mixture, and the reaction of the citrus juices cures the fish protein and causes it to become opaque and firm while absorbing flavour." The flavour of salmon was of what you would expect a salmon, so no surprise there. However, the dish still tasted rather monotonous, with no 'pop' to our taste buds and excitement to go back for more. The salmon didn't pair well with that balsamic-like dressing at all. Given the experience that we had with the way how the server handled our feedback with the scallop dish, we didn't even bother to raise any comments on this dish.
At the end, we didn't even finish both dishes as there were nothing inviting for us to continue. Given how disappointing the experience was by the end of the two dishes, we decided to cancel the lobster bisque and leave the restaurant to go somewhere else for dinner. Funny enough, we ended up in yet another Italian restaurant in Wanchai that turned out to be an amazing experience, so at least the other restaurant did save our night!
Overall, we think the word 'disappointing' sums it all up. We didn't try enough dishes to be able to comment the quality of the restaurant. However, to say the least, this did come as a surprise against all the other positive comments/reviews that had been posted here. It could well be just our unlucky day, but even so, the way how the restaurant handled the customer feedback was far from satisfactory. For the '5-star' prices that they are charging the customers for their dishes, it leaves us to wonder whether it is worth that experience after all - the answer to our minds was a resounding 'no'. We had planned to spend circa. HKD2,000-3,000 for the whole meal but we ended with HKD1,000 with tummies filled with nothing of substance and joy. We were glad that we didn't stay for the whole meal, probably a wisest call my friend had made.
Finally, I hope the others would have better luck than us on their upcoming visits, but I personally won't be going back any time soon, if at all.
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