Things have changed a bit over the last few years. Caprice is now one of the top French restaurants in Asia having garnered three Michelin stars starting in 2009. That had us approaching this dinner with much anticipation.
Despite it was a weeknight, the restaurant was totally packed with customers, mostly gentlemen in expensive Armani suits. Luckily for us, we got here early and were provided with a table at the corner overlooking the harbour.
Amuse bouche was a beef consommé jelly that was almost flawless (9/10). This looked completely different from our experience 5 years ago.
What appeared to be a French toast from a local cafe was in fact a Tourteau Crab Tiramisu.
The three-layer tiramisu consisted of a bottom layer of French Tourteau crab, a middle layer of fruity marinade including mango and papaya and finally atop with exotic tandoori spices and sweet pimento. That was sublime and wonderfully prepared. (10/10).
Fast forward to our main courses. We first started off with a racan pigeon feuilleté.
The mille feuille had pigeon fillet that was cooked to medium, melt-in-your-mouth foie gras and crispy seaweed all wrapped around by a pastry and served with a sweet potato puree and vinegar sauce. That was yet another brillant dish (9/10)!
Our final main course was a smoked French beef tenderloin. It didn't come as flashy as the previous dishes but nevertheless it was a well executed meat course from a very talented kitchen. (7/10).
Whatever happened 5 years ago, we could throw that away. This was well worth the three stars.
Food Rating: 8.6/10
Price: $$$$
Address: 8 Finance Street, Four Seasons Hotel, Hong KongClosest Metro Station: Hong Kong Station
Tel: +852 3196-8860
Website: www.fourseasons.com/hongkong/dining/
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