Wineshark HK Restaurant Review - Man Mano

This Italian restaurant is located in Citygate Outlets in Tung Chung, focusing on providing artisanal pasta who are freshly made in-house. Arriving on the night, after the Christmas holidays, the shopping mall is quite busy still but unfortunately the restaurant is pretty quiet.

Seated at a spacious circular banquette, the décor has a cozy, comfortable design reminiscent of a house in Italy, with arch columns, wooden beams on the roof, and brick tiles on the floor. Through the glass windows one can also see the kitchen where the pasta is being made.

We order the Dinner Set Menu ($290 each). For the Antipasto, we start with Meatballs. Made from beef and spicy nduja, the three pieces of meatballs are tasty and juicy, with tomato sauce, some chopped basil and parmesan cheese. This is in fact the best among the dishes on the night.

The other Antipasto is Proscuitto, with 100g of 24-month Parma ham from the famous Antica Corte Pallavicina ($55 additional). Not too salty, the ham is however quite dried even after the chef has drizzled some olive oil, which looks like it has been cut and left in open for a long while. 

Coming to the Homemade Fresh Pasta we choose Linguine Vongole ($20 additional) with clams, chili, garlic, and parsley. The clams are fresh and tasty, while the sauce is flavourful. The pasta, even though is al dente in texture, has entangled altogether. A bit of a let-down as the restaurant is showcasing its pasta.

For the Principale, we have Veal Parmigiana ($80 additional). The breaded loin of veal has been deep-fried, and then added with tomato sauce and grilled mozzarella, with some chopped basil. A very large portion which we can barely finish even after splitting, the veal is soft and the crust not too thick. Quite nice.

Last is Dolce, with both of us ordering Tiramisu. With lady finger soaked in espresso on the bottom, plenty of mascarpone on top and dusted with chocolate powder, it has all the right flavours but with a more rustic and homemade style true to the vibe of the restaurant. Nice.

Service is good, with the staff friendly and interestingly all of them are not locals. Maybe targeting to serve a more international clientele because of its location? The bill on the night is $809 and good value for money. I hope the pasta can see more attention as it is supposed to be its key offerings.