Like sister restaurant SHÈ (舍) at IFC, Red House (紅樓) is Gaia Group's foray into modern Chinese cuisine offering signature roast meats, top-notch seafood dishes to vegetarian bites and dim sum.
This branch at Midtown on Tang Lung Street is sharing half a floor with Wang Jia Sha (王家沙花樣年華), the popular Shanghainese concept also by Gaia Group. We have had a lot of good dim sum of late so naturally, the bar was set pretty high coming in.
My first impression of Red House was a very good one, not because of the nice decor but rather a result of a very long list of "half price" (which we decided to take full advantage of).
Rose gold har gao (香檳金蝦餃) ($26) - We had this signature dim sum when we visited SHÈ (舍) late last year. Very eye-catching champagne color with a bit of gold brushed on top. Absolutely love the nice, crunchy texture from the prawns there.
Veggie conpoy dumpling (瑤柱菜苗餃) ($19) - This tasted a bit like the Shanghainese vegetable soup dumplings.
Not bad.
Beef and water chestnut balls in broth (清湯牛肉球) ($16) - Little one's favorite dim sum. This came with some nice, bitter notes from the sun-dried tangerine peel (陳皮) which surprisingly went unnoticed by my little one.
Steamed rice flour rolls with Kurobuta barbecued pork (黑豚肉叉燒腸粉) ($24) - Pretty delicate and the Kurobuta barbecued pork was really tasty.
Pan-fried turnip cake (高橋蘿蔔糕) ($19) - A modern twist at last!
The turnip cake was sliced into long strips before they deep-fried them in high heat. Very delicious and there's a bit of spicy kick that came with it.
Signature soup noodle with barbecued pork (招牌叉燒湯麵) ($118) - On top of all the discounted dim sum, we also ordered some regular-priced dishes including this noodle soup for the up-and-coming rugby star.
The highlight was of course the barbecued pork made with Kurobuta pork which we had a bit earlier. This was pretty decent. The honey glaze was slightly over the top and the meat was a little on the fat side. Expected more from a signature dish.
Redhouse signature fried rice (紅樓招牌炒飯) ($128) - Had this before at SHÈ as well and was quite impressed with the wok hei (鑊氣) at the time. This wasn't delivered with the same wok hei but nevertheless pretty delicious. Always love my fried rice with abalone in it.
Yin Tang style sponge cake (太極馬拉糕) ($42) - Looked very good on paper with the sponge cake offered in both original and black sesame flavor. But I thought the brown sugar and black sesame flavors were way too overpowering.
Food Rating: 5.5/10
Price: $$$
Address: 1/F, Soundwill Plaza 2, 1-29 Tang Lung Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Closest Metro Station: Causeway Bay
Tel: +852 2383-4038
Opening Hours: 11:00am - 10:30pm (Weekday), 10:00am - 10:30pm (Weekend)
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