Wineshark HK Restaurant Review - Oyster & Wine Bar

This restaurant is located on the top floor of Sheraton Hong Kong in TST, featuring a big oyster bar with the super fresh seasonal oysters from different parts of the world, with also a wonderful view overlooking the Victoria Harbour and skyline on Hong Kong Island. 

Making reservation on the day, we could not secure any of the window seats apparently, and were assigned to a corner of an inner dining room. Despite not having the nice view, it offered good privacy, with the same comfort and nice ambience of contemporary furnishings.

After serving us the amuse bouche, the staff nicely introduced the daily specials to us, with a good range of nice seafood and premium cuts. Decided to pick the Mangalica pork, I then went to take a look at the oyster bar and asked the chef to help pick some for me. 

He ended up choosing Tia Maraa ($77) from Ireland, with good crispness which I like very much. La Perle ($77), a well-known breed, had a balanced salty and sweetness, with also nice creamy texture. KYS ($95) is an award-winning oyster, crisp with nutty and good iodine flavours. My favourite among the four. The last was Geay ($85), fleshy and crisp, with a subtle sweetness. All were very fresh and so tasty I wanted to order another round if not because we had already ordered other food.

As my wife was still recovering and did not want to eat raw oyster, she ordered Caesar Salad ($210) to start. The crunchy lettuce was served with crispy pancetta, grated Parmesan cheese, anchovy, and the homemade Caesar dressing. It was very good in taste. 

I had another hot appetizer, going for the US Style Crab Cake ($315). The crab cake was baked to give a good brown, with plenty of crab meat seasoned beautifully. Paired with the Louise sauce, as well as the garlic and bell pepper aioli on the side, it was really nice and I finished the whole portion in no time.

For the main course, as recommended by the staff, we picked the Mangalica Pork ($1120) to share. This Hungarian pig was famous for its rich and intense flavours, and the chef had grilled this 25 oz cut, after seasoned with salt and black pepper, to the absolute perfection. Juicy and tender despite the thickness, the fat added wonders and was one of the tastiest pork varieties. The grilled garlic and tomatoes on the side helped to lower the overall fattiness of the dish in a smart manner. 

Finishing with dessert, I opted for Sorbet ($85) to help cleanse my palate. The lime and mango & passion fruit scoop had a nice balance of sweet and tartness, with some mixed berries underneath too. My wife decided to go for Souffle ($160), with a nice puffy and airy texture. She thought it was too sweet though, even before adding the ginger cream on the side. 

Service was good, and with the busy night we could see the staff very hard-working serving and looking after all the tables. The bill was $2,303 after a 15% credit card discount. It is certainly a nice place to enjoy some good seafood and meats, in particular if you like oysters.