I have been working hard to find a venue for Jelloman’s birthday dinner the last few months. Since neither of us has returned to Amber for dinner since Amber 2.0 officially started (my better half did return for lunch once), I thought it would be a nice walk down memory lane for the both of us. After all, it was a place we had fond memories of from the time we started dating. That felt like a long long time ago now.
There was also a mix of complicated flavors including kombu, sake and shiso, backed up nicely by some extra heat from ginger. An excellent dish to get our palates ready.
I’m not going to say too much about the symphony of exciting flavors from this dish cuz it’s impossible to describe in words.
And I’m not going to waste any of it on the crispy seaweed wafer tonight!
Our final savory dish was milk-fed lamb which came in two parts, two slices of the lamb loin and a strip from the leg. An earthy coriander espuma, violin zucchini topped with lime vinaigrette, and avocado cream topped with jalapeño provided the dish with a powerful finish. I really enjoyed the different parts of the lamb. The loin was very soft and tender while the leg a little more firm with greater texture but I don't know if I liked all the intense flavors surrounding the lamb. Just a bit over the top for me.
The first of our three desserts was rhubarb compote with begonia petals and strawberry sorbet and honey. A very fragrant and exotic dessert with some numbing effects thanks to the sansho. I like the combination of flavors there except for the rhubarb compote (I would rather have bittermelon any day instead of rhubarb!) which brought a little too much acidity to the dish.
Another dessert with a fair amount of acidity, this time from the sauce made of clementine. The extra virgin sunflower oil, sunflower seeds and marigold added some floral notes to the dish along with some great, contrasting textures. My favorite dessert out of the three.
Manjari bitter chocolate, “rice milk”, extra virgin olive oil, raspberry and Banyuls vinegar. We noticed the acidity level went up a notch with each single dessert so at this point, it was already over our limit. We both decided to throw in the white towel on this one.
When I called to make the booking a few weeks ago, I told the staff that we're celebrating my wife's birthday and asked them to kindly write a few words on her dessert. What I didn't realize was the fact that they would offer us a small vanilla mousse cake (with the wording). What a nice gesture!
And just when we thought we couldn't possibly take on more food, here comes the petite fours.
Food Rating: 7.7/10
Price: $$$$
Address: 7/F, The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, 15 Queen's Road, Central, Hong Kong
Closest Metro Station: Central
Tel: +852 2132-0066
Website: www.amberhongkong.com
Opening Hours: 12:00pm - 1:45pm, 6:00pm - 12:00am daily
Price: $$$$
Address: 7/F, The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, 15 Queen's Road, Central, Hong Kong
Closest Metro Station: Central
Tel: +852 2132-0066
Website: www.amberhongkong.com
Opening Hours: 12:00pm - 1:45pm, 6:00pm - 12:00am daily
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