It was one of those hazy afternoons in the dog days of summer.
There's no denying that the ambiance is what makes it all come together - the ever-rotating panoramic view of Hong Kong. This is certainly hard to beat.
Apart from the picture-perfect view, we were also looking forward to the creative nouvelle cuisine from Chef Paco Roncero's team.
Disappointingly, there was no amuse bouche being served so we jumped straight to our starters beginning with a sautéed shrimps with garlic, chili and potato (6/10).
Next came the second starter, a pan seared foie gras with apple and ginger sorbet. They did a fairly decent job on the foie gras but the portion could have been a little more generous (5/10).
Onto our main courses, I had the duck leg confit which was deboned and cooked with its natural jus and berries. The duck meat was relatively tender but could be a little more juicy (5/10).
The hake was unfortunately a little on the hard side and even a near-perfect combination of contrasting flavors from the green beans sauce, anchovies and Iberico ham foam still failed to make up for it (4.5/10).
At this point, we have finally made a full rotation (approximately 110 minutes) and it's time for our dessert to shine. Mine was a panna cotta with raspberry.
Perhaps the pastry chef could read my mind - I never really liked the classic combination of panna cotta with mixed berries so they decided to use a thick raspberry foam instead. It worked beautifully (6.5/10)!
Service was slightly better than last time but it's still not overly impressive. The food also seemed to be better in the sense that they managed to find more consistency from start to finish. However, there's no particular dish that really stood out.
Food Rating: 5/10
Price: $$$
Address: 62/F Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong
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