Candy
Villa Amistà, Verona – Byblos owner has created a ludicrously good hotel.
Review: I’m going to resist the temptation to post lots of photos of this hotel, and would recommend that you don’t look at the website too deeply (or at all) before you book, leave it as a surprise… To have somewhere like the Villa Amistà sprung on you after a particularly long and harrowing journey, [...]
Brantos – veggie Indian canteen. Quick and tasty.
Review: So I found myself on the Dark Side yesterday at a tailor on Hankow Road around suppertime and it struck me that I hadn’t been to Brantos for bloomin ages. My partner and I both felt we could do with laying off the meat for a day, and so a veggie Indian was the [...]
Korea Garden – Fast and furious in Sheung Wan.
Review: I’ve been dining at Korea Garden for the decade or so I’ve been in Hong Kong, and although this is lazy, I’ve really never bothered to find an alternative, as I really like going there. The Korean lady who runs it has been doing so for a least two decades, setting up in what [...]
San Xi Lou, Central. Lip tingling, tongue twanging Sichuan.
Review: I am a stupid gweimui. I used to go to a Sichuan restaurant in Causeway Bay, on the first floor of a building on the corner of Hennesey and Percival, but it didn’t have an English name. It was ludicrous hot, very reasonably priced, had monthly beer bucket specials and was just fun, fun, fun. [...]
Curry Buffet Lunch – Conrad takes top marks for food.
Review: There are many options for curry buffet lunch on Hong Kong Island, I must have tried at least 10, but there are old favourites that I go back to time and again. After a truly good meal yesterday at the Conrad my trusty companion, and long-time Indian restaurant guide (originally from Bangalore), and I [...]
Classified – beware the cheese room on your way out of M1NT
Review: I’ve lost count now of the number of times I’ve stumbled out of M1NT ruined on Ruinart and decided what I really, really want is 1/2 a pound of cheese, some quince jam and a tin of duck confit. Fortunately, it has been a very long time since I discovered the fruits of such a [...]
Dynasty Restaurant- great for Dim Sum business lunch
Review: When I worked in Wanchai, we would always go for special occasions and take visiting colleagues and clients for Dim Sum lunch at Dynasty in the Renaissance Harbour View hotel. I think it’s a Cantonese restaurant at night, but I’ve never been. This was our expenses lunch venue of choice! Food: Dim Sum dur. [...]
Cococabana Review – Caustic or Candy?
Review: Cococabana is a tough one. It’s in a fantastic location in Deep Water Bay on Hong Kong’s South Side, and you can’t help but feel relaxed when you arrive. However, the success of the dishes can be erratic, the service usually haphazard, and the price is fairly steep. But, if you hit the right [...]
Song – good place for a quiet, relaxing lunch in Noho
Review: For supper Song could be considered a little pricey, so there are other Vietnamese restaurants that come further up my list than here. However, for lunch it has a very reasonable buffet, and it’s a lovely spot to duck out of the mayhem if you’re having a hellish day with Kevin in accounts. Food: [...]
La Bouitte – Best Restaurant in the 3 Vallées (with rooms to boot)
Review: Surprisingly there aren’t that many Michelin star restaurants in France’s les 3 Vallées, but of the two that I’ve been to, La Bouitte is just gorgeous (the other one I’ve been to is the 2 star Chabichou in Courchevel and La Bouitte beats it hands down in my opinion). It’s in the tiny hamlet [...]