Wineshark HK Restaurant Review - Hung's Delicacies

This restaurant started in North Point by Chef Lai Wai-Hung and his wife, and now moved to EGL Tower in Kwun Tong, with also another outlet in the airport. Famous for its marinade, it has been awarded Michelin one-star status for five years in a row from 2010 to 2014.

Arriving early on the day (before 6:30 pm), we were surprised to see the restaurant was already nearly full. Fortunately there was still a table for two available for us so we did not need to wait. The decor was decent and brightly lit, with a large section of the marinade station and a number of chefs busy cutting and preparing the dishes. The tables were quite crowded together as you would expect from such type of restaurant.

We ordered two double-boiled soups to start, with me going for Double Boiled Chicken Soup with Almond Mushroom and Cordyceps ($78) while my wife had Double Boiled Pig's Lungs with Almond Extracts ($78). With plenty of ingredients so that all the essences were extracted, making the soup sweet and tasty. The almond mushroom also provided a nice fragrance to the soup too.

The Pig's Lungs soup has a beautiful whitish colour, and taking a sip of the soup I found it equally tasty. Personally I am not a big fan of the pig's lungs as I found some restaurant which did not clean it well would leave a strange residual aroma on the soup. But this one certainly did not show such unpleasant flavor. Still if I have to compare the two I would still prefer the chicken soup.

Coming near of course we had to order the Marinated Goose Slices, and I also paired it with Cuttlefish and Goose's Liver ($248). The portion is quite big and even without ordering other dishes we were full finishing it. The goose slices are tender and juicy, with the marinade showing nice notes of different spices. Dipping in the rice vinegar further brought forward the sour and sweet flavors to make it even more complex.

The cuttlefish is also good, soft and not rubbery at all, while the goose's liver provided a contrast in texture, crunchy on the bite and sufficiently marinated so the marinade was fully infused into the liver. However, the silky smooth tofu was a bit too salty with the marinade.

The service was decent and I like how the staff recommended us for the order. Originally we planned to have two dishes, one goose slices and one liver with cuttlefish. But seeing there are only two of us the staff suggested we had the goose slices three-way to save some money and also not ordering too much. This is nice to show the staff did not just think of getting a higher ticket but take into consideration of their customers.

With two bowls of rice and a bottle of soft drink, the total bill was $494. Not cheap but considering the quality it was acceptable. A nice place if you like marinade dishes.