Wineshark HK Restaurant Review - Commissary

This American restaurant is located in Pacific Place, a causal all-day dining eatery and bar. Apart from the indoor dining area, there are outdoor covered seating but in such hot weather we chose to eat more comfortably inside.

The decor is decent, without much frill, offering a friendly ambiance to diners. The seating is comfortable, with the table size appropriate as I often found many restaurants are having a table too small for dinner nowadays. There is also a bar with some high chairs for customers just to want a few drinks.

I ordered a Jasmine Green Kombucha ($30) to start. The naturally carbonated fermented tea has a nice sour taste and refreshing, no wonder it is getting more popular in town. The Chip & Guacamole ($88) is always a safe bet. The corn chips are crispy, while the guacamole in my opinion could use a bit more lime juice to add the sourness. Instead of tomatoes, the restaurant added some paprika to add to the color but that results in a lack of complexity of flavors. Not bad but certainly not impressive.

The Chicken Caesar Salad ($178) should be another safe bet in most restaurants. There is nothing wrong on the salad, except the croutons, which are stale and not crunchy, apparently not made fresh. The chicken was grilled with herbs and served in a single piece, but I prefer that it is cut into pieces for sharing.

Before the main we had Clam Spaghetti with Chili and Shrimp Oil ($188). The texture of the spaghetti is very good, with a nice chewy bite. The chili is not too spicy but increases the complexity in taste, and the shrimp oil further adds flavors to the pasta. However, I found the clams too 'fishy'. Having cooked the same type of clam myself, even if very fresh they tend to have such challenge though.

The main dish was Pulled Pork Shoulder ($218). Served with Corn Cob, Pickles, Salad and Corn Toast, it is the best dish on the night in my opinion, with the pork shoulder tender and juicy, marinated well with BBQ sauce which are flavorful. But given we were already very full we could not finish the pork.

Service was quite friendly and I saw the bartender interacting with the customers happily while mixing the cocktails. The bill on the night was $772 and overall the price was a bit on the high side. A bit disappointing to be honest, I hope they can correct the issues to improve the quality of its food.