Wineshark HK Restaurant Review - The Sky Boss

This Chinese restaurant is located on the 101st floor of ICC, the tallest building in HK, reaching 400m above sea level and offering a phenomenal view of the city. On that floor there are a total of four restaurants, and Sky Boss is one of the two Chinese restaurants, which started in Central before moving to this new location in Kowloon.

On the night we ordered the premium set dinner, starting with a Prawn and Pomelo Salad. In fact I would say it should be properly called Mango Salad as the prawns are in fact sitting on top of half a mango, which is very sweet and juicy. The pomelo are on the side and its delicate taste is however masked by the strong taste of the mango. Nevertheless, it is still a good starter in my opinion.

Next is Braised Shark's Fin & Crab Meat with Superior Soup. The shark's fin are thick and of premium quality, and added with some crab meat to further enhance the luxury of the ingredients. The soup is delicious, boiled using Chinese ham and chicken, and there is additional ham extract to add in case the customer would like a stronger flavor. Another nice dish in the menu.

The third dish is Braised 20 Head Dried Superior Abalone with Goose Web. Really the most expensive dish in the set, the abalone is of a good size, and braised perfectly that you can cut open easily with a knife, full of flavors and a treat for us. The sauce is also fantastic and we were given a sample beforehand so we can give feedback for the chef to adjust the saltiness if necessary. The goose web is braised well, with the skin detaching from the bone and pairing with the sauce is a really wonderful dish.

Then we had the Pan-fried Grouper with Black Garlic. This is an interesting dish, with the fish filet pan-fried to crispy golden-brown, and put on top of a winter melon paste, plus a black garlic on top. The black garlic provides a sweetness to complement the fish, while the melon paste is light and balance the fish and garlic. A really unique dish that would worth trying.

The fifth dish is Baked Crab Meat & Mushrooms with Cheese. Instead of the more common crab shell, the crab meat is just baked on the crab-shaped dish, with onion, prawn, mushroom and crab meat, plus a cheese sauce coated on top before putting into oven to bake. Nothing too special, it is good in taste however.

Then came the Fried Rice with Black Truffle, with a strong black truffle aromas that even before eating you could easily identified. I think it is a bit too dominating in the truffle aromas, and so I added a fair amount of XO sauce which provided some spicy and savory notes to complement. The overall quality of this is a bit mediocre for me.

There were two desserts, with the first being the Double-boiled Bird's Nest with Crystal Sugar. It is crystal clear, with pristine appearance and a light and delicate flavor. The staff asked us whether we would need to add some syrup but we opted not, as the crystal sugar did provide a hint of slight sweetness, but still healthy and tasty.

The other dessert was The Boss Petit Fours, which comprised of three different pieces, one being the Mango Mochi style, the other being a deep-fried water chestnut cake wrapped in spring roll sheet, and the last being deep-fried rice cake wrapped in spring roll sheet. Fairly delicious and not too sweet, it gave a satisfying finish to our dinner.

The service is good with the staff attentive and helping to pour tea for us, coming to check whether we like the food, and also offering to help in future bookings. My only comment would be the speed of sending the dishes in could be improved, as it took a while before dishes, which for an evening that is not busy would be slow. Also, they have missed our fried rice. We had waited for a long while and only when they came to take away our utensils did they find out that the rice was not yet served. That is certainly a follow-up the team would need to improve.

With the bill being $6015 for two, without any wine or drinks, it is indeed very expensive. Considering the premium nature of many of the ingredients, however, I would not say they were over-charging. For those who might not want to spend so much for dinner, there are other set menu options and a la cart to choose.

My overall rating is 70/100.