With all the success Le Salon de Thé de Joël Robuchon and L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon have enjoyed over the years, one would think that they would be opening branches all over Hong Kong like 7-11s but they have chosen to stay put all these years. Until the end of 2013, they finally exploded for two brand new locations, doubling their number of branches in Hong Kong.
Unlike the IFC branch which was just opened 3 months ago, the Elements branch is a lot more spacious. Taking over the space previously occupied by H&M, the restaurant boasts a similar "Robuchon" color tone with lush red leather chairs and black marble tables.
Instead of the usual haute cuisine which has made Joël Robuchon establishments famous, the menu here is largely composed of comfort food including salad, burger, sandwich and pasta.
First up was my cheese burger with homemade French fries. The beef patty was made with Kagoshima beef and it was so juicy.
I was really looking forward to their crepes. Out of the 5-6 different crepes, we ordered the seafood crepe with crab meat, mussels, squid and egg with a small green salad on the side.
But as it turned out, it was our most disappointing dish. Our crepe was very dry and I thought it desperately needed a sauce to hold everything together.
Our final dish was supposed to be a black cod fish but our server came back and told us they were "out of stock" so we had to scramble for an alternative.
At the end, we opted for the fried rice cake with creamy taleggio cheese, baby spinach and Parma ham. It was beautifully presented and I thought it was a solid pick as well.
Many years ago, this "casual dining" concept by Joël Robuchon was already available in Japan and I liked it a lot. It's a nice change of pace from the fine dining we got so used to seeing from the master chef but they had to improve on the design of some of these dishes to be successful in Hong Kong.
Food Rating: 5/10
Price: $$$
Address: Shop 1020B, First Level Elements, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Closest Metro Station: KowloonTel: +852 2351-6678
Website: http://robuchon.hk/
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