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Ritz Carlton, Tosca: An unholy mess of a restaurant
Review: The poor chef at the Ritz Carlton’s Italian eatery Tosca must have been gutted when he first saw his restaurant space. Usually a chef will at least be able to rely on the decor and ambiance of his restaurant to enhance his diners’ experience, and help balance out any glitches in the food. Here [...]
Tim’s Kitchen – bothered about the sharks fin
Review: We found ourselves in Sheung Wan last night and in need of a swift bite to eat. There aren’t a whole lot of quality restaurants down and around Morrison Street, but I have been meaning to go to Tim’s Kitchen for a long while and so Cantonese it was. The original restaurant was set [...]
W1 Wending – Zhejiang comes to iSquare
A great meal, complicated by the fact that the restaurant serves shark’s fin. Review: I’m always keen to try new Chinese restaurants, and W1 is definitely very new. The original restaurant is in Ningbo, one of my favourite Chinese cities – coastal, a tasteful mix of old and new, well-planned, with friendly people and great [...]
Mau Kee: Would you like some insanity with your soup madam?
Review: Crikey Moses! I didn’t sleep for two nights after I ate at Mau Kee in Pui O, South Lantau. As you can probably tell, I finally had a weekend in Lantau last week, and it was after my visit to Dai Long Wan, and discovered the Island Club that my hiking partner and I [...]
40 Gough – not quite Lot 10
Review: I’ve known that 40 Gough in NoHo has been super popular for lunch for years now, but haven’t been for ages. As I had such a good lunch at Lot 10 across the street a couple of weeks ago I thought I’d do a compare and contrast, so went for lunch at 40 a [...]
Sevva – Rude and Useless
Review: So far, I haven’t been tempted to eat at Sevva, but I have been there a few times for drinks. I’ve always been severely disappointed by their service and after my last visit have decided that I really hope no one ever invites me for a drink there again, as I’ll just have to [...]
Cul de Sac – One of the best burgers in HK? Bo****ks.
Review: And whilst I’m on the subject of the pustulating canker on the arse-end of Lan Kwai Fong that is Rat Alley – why, oh why do so many usually sane people keep telling me that Cul de Sac serves one of the best burgers in town? And that their poutine is a revelation? After [...]
Rat Alley, LKF – there’s a new reason it’s called that…
Review and an open letter to Uncle Alan: So when I first arrived in Hong Kong I understood that we called the place of much cheapness that was Wing Wah Lane “Rat Alley”, simply because of the rats – and believe me there were many. I lived in Lan Kwai Fong for a couple of [...]
The Red Pepper in one word – Woeful.
Review: I’ve no idea why this restaurant is still going. One of those that should have died a death years ago. Opened in the 70s, I presume that Red Pepper in Causeway Bay is one of the oldest Sichuan restaurants in Hong Kong and became popular as it was probably one of the only Sichuans [...]
Il Desco, Verona – Michelin guide has this 2* venue all wrong
Review: Il Desco is meant to be one of the best places to eat in the whole of Italy. I have to disagree 100% with that analysis. It has had 2 Michelin stars since 1997 and I just can’t see why. Food: Different menus of either traditional or creative Veronese, specialising in tripe. Now, I’ve [...]