This bar is located in The Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, but also offering food for customers. Coming here on Sat evening we were surprised to find that it was relatively quiet, and we were able to have a nice sofa seats all by ourselves. The ambiance is hip and trendy, with a bar counter featuring lots of different alcohols.
Ordering a glass of Albarino ($100) and a glass of white peach juice ($98) to start, we decided to go for the 3-course menu ($368 per person). I opted for Yellowfin Tuna Tartare, and the presentation is surprisingly nice, beautifully plated. There are plenty of tuna cut into small cubes, marinated well with lemon juice, and added with cucumber, capers, caviar lime and jalapeno. Refreshing and appetizing, I think if the tuna can be chopped even finer it would be perfect. My wife had the Chicken Caesar Salad which is also quite nice.
For the main course both of us chose Hainan Chicken. The traditional Singaporean style chicken is poached in ginger and lemongrass but unfortunately for us it is very bland and tasted nothing. The hot lemongrass rice and Shanghai bok choy were decent, while the sweet soy sauce, ginger and chili paste was not particularly impressive. The only thing memorable was the chili paste was truly spicy, and able to add some needed flavors to the chicken.
I chose the Homemade Yogurt Sorbet for dessert, which was simple and no-frill. My wife had chosen the Fruit Platter instead, with a much better portion having orange, strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, dragon fruit, water melon and pineapple. The fruit is fresh and sweet, and comparatively more appealing too.
Service was quite good, with the staff attentive and friendly. The bill on the night was $1,027 which was very reasonable, even though the seating is not meant for a proper meal so you would feel a bit awkward. Still I would say this place is better to enjoy a drink and some snacks than to eat your lunch or dinner.
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