At Vi Cool, Catalan Michelin-starred chef Sergi Arola teams up with local food and beverage company Dining Concepts to create a catalan influenced casual dining menu specializing in tapas, coca pizza and wine.
The interior takes on a colorful design reminiscing of a typical Spanish grocery store. Walls are nicely decorated with colorful antique metal cans and olive oils bottles creating a relaxed and fashionable environment perfect for casual dining.
Vi Cool's own Caesar Salad, 4/10
Signature dish included the Vi Cool's own Caesar Salad which looked like the twin brother of the duck lettuce wrap from the Chinese cuisine.
Lettuce was iced to preserve its freshness while the smoked chicken came with a separate bowl along with some parmesan snow and walnut bites.
This was quite a refreshing dish but definitely not something that I would write home about.
Arola style "Brava" potatoes, 6/10
This was Chef Arola's interpretation of the Spanish classical dish "patatas bravas". Potatoes were first filled with a spicy tomato sauce before getting deep fried and confitted. Finally they put the finishing touch on with a special homemade sauce on top. I liked this dish.
Fried chicken wings served with "mojo picon" sauce, 2/10
Very seldom did I see chicken wings at a tapas bar and it was a subpar performance overall.
Coca pizza - Iberico ham, 6/10
Coca pizza is a thin-crust Catalan-style pizza. Out of the 5-6 selections, we picked the Iberico ham which consisted of toppings like thinly sliced ham, marinated artichoke hearts, goat cheese, special in-house tomato and mozzarella. That was delicious and perfect for sharing among friends.
Food Rating: 4/10
Price: $$$
Address: Shop 2101, Level 2, Gateway Arcade, Harbour City, Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong KongWebsite: www.diningconcepts.com.hk/vi_cool/index.php
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