Wineshark HK Restaurant Review - Rajasthan Rifles

This Indian restaurant is located in Peak Galleria, with the concept coming from ‘Mess Hall’ in 1920s, when British Army started to accept officers of Indian heritage, and mess hall was the place they dined and socialized. The food became a specialty combining cuisine from the two cultures. 

Arriving at early evening, we were seated at a table near the window, allowing us to see the beautiful view outside, with the people taking photos at the amazing Peak overlooking the city. If it was not so hot, it would be good to sit outside. 

The décor is interesting, trying to recreate the atmosphere of the mess hall, with brick floor, simple and rustic wooden tables and chairs, lots of mirrors on the wall, as well as cabinets and some stuffed animals like peacock adoring different parts of the restaurant.

I ordered a Mango Lassi ($98) to start. Quite tasty, not too sweet and the yoghurt drink got the appealing sourness to make it refreshing and the mango adding a bit of fruity flavours. A nice cooling drink. 

We then had Chicken Tikka ($248). The local chicken was marinated in yoghurt, ground chillies and mustard, before putting to grill. With a nice sear and the chicken tender while infused with all the complex flavours from the herbs, it was accompanied by a tart coriander chutney and dressed Poona onions. Very good.

Next came Railway Mutton Curry ($308), which was named as the dish was presented on the menu of most dining car of the railway. The lamb and potato curry had rich, nice and intense flavours, and I liked the way they added some chili on top so if you want to have it spicier you could adjust by mixing in more. I could imagine having the dish would make the railway journey a memorable culinary experience.

To accompany the curry, we also had Plain and Garlic Naan ($48 and $58). They were fresh out from the oven, and I personally preferred the plain version more, with the bottom crispy while having good bite on the upper side. The garlic version, while having a nice taste, was a bit oily.

Wrapping up with dessert, Lemon Posset ($118) was cooked lemon cream, with the good citrus taste integrating with the sweet cream, great in balance. I like the lime shavings to increase the aromas, as well as plenty of blueberries on top, it was a sort of comfort food which made us feel contented and satisfied. 

The service was good, and being a pet friendly restaurant, many customers did bring along their dogs, which was fun. The bill on the night was $1,052 which was a bit on the high end, but considering the overall experience it was worth coming to visit.