Maison ES is tucked away in a small street in Wan Chai. It has a really nice neighborhood…read morerestaurant feel and the interior is beautifully designed. However, I really didn't think the food matches the decor and price point. Food: 3.5 stars Ambience/service: 5 stars Value: 2.5 stars On my visit I had three courses: poke tuna appetizer, the longastine ravioli, and the chestnut dessert. 1The tuna appetizer was ok. It is a passable dish but I really didn't think it was anything special and nothing really distinguishing from eating something similar at a pole shop. 2The langoustine ravioli dish was the best of the night. The laksa broth it was served in had a nice richness and wasn't too heavy. The noodles it was served with was also nice. I'm also a sucker for a poached egg so this is a dish I would like. The portion was a bit small for a main but the flavors were good. 3The chestnut dessert I really didn't like very much. There was too much chestnut purée and the brownie bites it was served with wasn't that great. This dish could have really used some ice cream.

Time of visit: September 2015…read more After reading that Maison Es is one of the new must-try restaurants in Hong Kong, I put it at the top of my list (mainly because of the girly interior decor). Needless to say, the whole experience was very, very disappointing as you might have already read about on my Instagram. Suffice it to say, everything was overpriced and the food quality definitely did not justify the pricey menu. I ordered the following: Blueberry Pancakes with Orange & Lemon Curd Five sad-looking mini-pancakes that were too dry and floury. For $180, I'd rather go back to Tabibito and order their super-fluffy pancake with caramelized bananas. Mushroom & Eggs Crêpe Don't remember the exact name for this dish but all I can say was it was another overpriced dish. Croque Madame If you're not ready to pay $200 for a disappointing Croque Madame, don't come here. Crab Cake Soufflé Let's just say, I prefer sticking with soufflés for dessert. Valrhona Hot Chocolate They can't possibly mess up Valrhona chocolate though right? All in all, the food was overpriced, the staff didn't know what was going on and the food was mediocre (and that's a generous statement). The interior decor and the flowers by the entrance are a nice touch. Our server told us the chefs recommend that we order something sweet first before the savory. We asked him why that was the case and his response was, "I'm not too sure. It's just what the head chef said." From this conversation, here's another lesson I learned from this experience. While most restaurants treat the servers as part-time workers who only need to take down people's orders and help the customers refill their water glasses, these are the people who are customer-facing and are essentially, the face of your brand. If they don't understand the restaurant, the brand and the concept well, they won't be able to help you persuade the customers to order an extra dish or try an additional dessert after their meal. I'll admit, I was quite harsh when I said I don't think Maison Es will survive for too long if they don't make any improvements but since the F&B industry in Hong Kong is so competitive and the customers are more and more demanding as the middle-class continues to grow, F&B establishments need to continue to improve.

Classified is a chain of places designed to appeal to foreigners living in Hong Kong and well to…read moredo locals. So it's on the pricier side. Having said that, they do a good job. Food, decor, layout, everything. Except for the staff, you feel like you are in a casual nondescript European city having coffee or a meal. If the prices were 25% lower, it would be 5 stars.

I really wanted to like this place since it was so close to my apartment. The food is very good but…read morethe service is horrible. Like legendary horrible. Visit 1: The waitress purposefully brings my partner 2 entrees after he changed his mind when ordering. (I had already ordered 1 entree, plus a dessert, tea, and alcoholic drink over the course of a few hours). Then flat out asked for a tip in the rudest way possible. We were so taken aback at her brazenness. I have been to several restaurants in Hong Kong (and around the world) and she is the only waitstaff I have ever had to ask for a tip. Visit 2: Although visit 1 made us hate the waitress and vow never to return, one night it was raining, it was late, and we were hungry. So we place an order on Circl and go to pick up the food. We have to go back no less than 3 times before our 2 pizzas are ready because they kept not starting the order. We finally get our food that was supposed to be ready in 20 minutes over an hour later. Save yourself the headache and just don't eat here. Don't do it!

Amazing restaurant. Everything I had was delicious…read more The best dishes I had here are: * Char Siu - juicy, succulent chunks of roast pork. Tastes exceptionally good. I was sooo full, but I finished it all. * Razor Clams - perfection * Lobster - very flavorful and exceptional taste From the exceptional Char Siu to the Egg Noodles, I have not had anything better in San Francisco. Well, except for the unusually yucky Supreme Shark's Fin Soup. There is nothing supreme about the fake giant Shark's Fin and the thin soup. However, the service is superb and the head manager and head chef sincerely asserted on the genuineness of the dish. Love the subdued elegance of the atmosphere, excellent yet unpretentious service and exceptionally innovative cuisine. Can't wait to come here again!

Don't know what the deal is with the One star reviewer but we had a lovely meal with the coolest…read moredessert- champagne and mango ice that was literally smoking. Appetizer of roasted eel was crunchy but moist. Grouper was done in a traditional Cantonese style. Also 15% off for those staying in Mira Hotel. Excellent!

It has been such an amazing experience visiting families in Hong Kong and my Uncle who is a teacher…read morethere did some research and decided on this place after reading some good reviews and it did not disappoint! Everything was absolutely stunning! From the atmosphere to the food to the quality of the food. We loved it. We got the dinner for 4 when there was 5 of us but my son is only 9 so he doesn't really eat much. Plus it was more than enough food for the 5 of us. Especially in Hong Kong, if you're still hungry, you can always save some room for some Chinese traditional dessert too. So this meal for 4 was perfect for the 5 of us. We got to choose 3 appetizers so we got the truffle fries with parmesan cheese, mango shrimp salad and salted egg calamari. Entree we get to choose 2 so we picked the Salmon Wellington and Sirloin steak with purple potatoes. Pasta we can also picked 2 which was the seafood risotto and spaghetti with giant prawns. We also got half a dozen of raw oysters for appetizers and the meal came with some desserts. Everything was phenomenal. It was a bit pricey bc we paid around $1800 and the service could be better. You want to serve as an upscale Italian restaurant then you also have to provide a little more better service. I understand that it is not easy but with such a beautiful atmosphere and such phenomenal food, wouldn't you WANT to differentiate yourself by giving a little more better service? That's the reason why I took a star away. I didn't mind paying $1800 at all but I would have happily given a full 5 star is the staff had given a better experience. Other than that, the food, the atmosphere was absolutely stunning!

With the crop of thoughtfully designed cafes popping up within the Kwun Tong factory scene, I'm…read moresuper excited to try this cafe, which is nestled within a factory building on a busy street. It's not too hard to find, as there are plenty of signage leading from the front of the industrial looking building. After a short flight of stairs, you turn into the well decorated, comfortable interior of the cafe that's a nice escape from the hustle and bustle outside. On the weekday afternoon I was there, the place was packed with people on their lunch break from their offices. Nevertheless, I was able to get a table. The place was well lit, with a clean design that feels quite comfortable even when it's packed. I ordered the lunch set, which comes with soup (cream of mushroom), garlic bread, an entree of your choice and a drink (ranges from ~HKD 60 - 120ish, which isn't bad at all!) I also really appreciated that they had a designated healthy entree option (with the number of calories listed), since I'm trying to eat healthy. The mushroom soup was decent and tastes homemade, although could be a little thicker in my opinion. I got the healthy entree option, which is brown rice with grilled chicken and an okra salad. The okra gave the salad such a nice refreshing touch in terms of novelty, and was well dressed. Chicken could be a tad bit more juicy but had the delicious grilled flavor, and I enjoyed the sesame-based sauce on it - plus I actually felt super healthy eating it! Overall, a nice, affordable spot for a meal in a comfortable space! Excited to see how the restaurant scene blossoms in the future in this area. PS: they're currently running a promotion that gives you discounts if you have the number 6 on your HKID card (6 being similar in pronunciation as the word deer in Cantonese), as well as if you interact with their Facebook page.

Café 360 is an Americanized Western café that serves fusion-type dishes. Located in Dragon Centre…read morein Sham Shui Po, Café 360's menu and food offerings certainly draw in a crowd. I would say that the interior (and cute exterior) is very typical to what you'd see in the hip, trendy LA Asian American cafés - pretty quotes on the wall, cute decorations, dim lighting. This is definitely a good date place - and you can roam the mall after! I came with my family during their afternoon teatime, thinking that there would be some specials offered around 2 PM. I think they had a lunchtime special, so even at 2 PM, the restaurant was packed with customers and guests waiting for a seat. After you're seated at a table, you have to go to the front counter to order your food. You're given a number, and when the food is ready the waiter/waitress will serve the food to your table. Since it's Hong Kong and you can split dishes without anybody really caring, we decided to order fewer items to be shared amongst ourselves and eat elsewhere if we were still hungry. Porcini rice with pork and kimchi in stone pot: $46 HKD and with an additional $12 HKD, we were able to add on a puff pastry soup. I have to say that the rice was really good. Very similar to the Chinese sausage in a stone pot, except this rice had flavoring and ingredients to it. Along with the pork belly and kimchi - flavoring of everything was on point, and it definitely filled us up. Cream of mushroom puff pastry soup: When the waitress brought our soup to us, one of them was slightly burnt, and without us even commenting, she said that she was going to ask the chef to remake a new one for us. I don't think we would have really minded, but that was really nice of her. The soup is definitely something you must try! Rich flavoring of mushroom in a creamy broth. The puff pastry was light and flaky, with really good flavor. As you break into the puff pastry, some of it drops into the soup so you get a crispy texture as you drink the creamy soup. I really liked it. Spaghetti Bolognese with puff pastry soup: This set lunch combination was $56 HKD or roughly $8 USD. I thought it was fairly priced, since it came with the puff pastry soup. The spaghetti wasn't too unique. Tasted very similar to how my mom cooks her spaghetti, except it was slightly sweeter. I probably wouldn't recommend ordering this dish if you're looking for something unique or different to try. Hot tea and hot milk tea - nothing special. The hot milk tea was pretty strong, but not as smooth as some of the other places I've tried. tl;dr - Overall, a really cute place to go for lunch or brunch. They also serve waffles and breakfast items. I really like the interior design of the place. The workers are super nice and friendly. Highly recommend if you're looking for a nice place for brunch!

A good western food choice in the middle of your local Sham Shui Po district . Cafe 360 is located…read moreon the 7th floor of Dragon Center next to Genki Sushi . They serve surprisingly good western food choice ! On the night that I went, the salmon steam tomato omelette rice ( omrice) was on special meaning it came with free drink and soup (!) We also ordered the baked spaghetti which was pretty tasty . Would highly recommend this place and would definitely want to try other things on their menu . Personally I think it is good value for the quality of food and the ambiance you'd get. But if you are talking bout about relativity, it is rather expensive compared to other choices you can get in Sham Shui Po .( I don't think anyone should travel all the way just to try this place )

Came here for lunch with a couple of friends while we were in the area. This restaurant is fairly…read morebig and was very busy even on a weekday. The ambiance was quite lively. But service was decent even though they were quite busy. Tried several of the standard dim sum dishes like shrimp dumplings and Siu Mai, etc. Also had their BBQ Pork, Roasted Pork Belly, and Rice in Lotus Leaves. The dim sum dishes were pretty good, lived up to the Lei Garden standards. The BBQ Pork and Rice in Lotus Leaves were average, but the Roasted Pork Belly was the standout. Overall it was a good lunch but the portions were on the small side.

This dim sum restaurant is located inside a mall. Service and food quality is good. We didn't…read moreorder too much but everything we ordered was good.

Hong Kong is metropolitan city and well-known for dining and shopping paradise. You would able to…read morefind a lot of super brand / ultra high-end shops at tourist area as well as restaurants. As an avid dessert lover, next stop must be Dalloyau! Dalloyau is a famous French pastry shop and it has over 30 shops at 6 countries. My friend made the reservation at Dalloyau on 8pm, we walked over there right after our dinner. The entrance is classy and elegant, you have to pass by all the dessert counters and able to glance all the sweets before the dining area. OMG!!! It's so tempting already..... We got seated on long velvet sofa at the corner, it's comfy and privacy. The menu was small and pricey but I still willing to everything on menu. Religieuse Caramel - the religieuse tasted fantastic, the caramel cream was rich and creamy, the choux light and crispy and the crunch provided by the streusel was delicious. Opera Cake - It originally created by Dalloyau!! Authentic opera cake is 3-layers of almond sponge with coffee syrup and chocolate cream and chocolate ganache. The strong flavour with joconde, buttercream, ganache and the glaze, tasted complex but amazing. Dalloyau cake - Almond meringue, praline cream and crushed caramelized hazelnut. It's chewy and nutty. Macarons - It's perfectly sweet and crispy on the shell. Molten cake - Molten cake was great but I would expect such a class pasty shop to make stunning dessert rather than mediocre molten cake. Crème brulee - It's favorable, creamy and tasty. Overall, all the desserts were great but not the best I had. For sure, they're the one of the best pasty shop in Hong Kong.

Had a lovely dinner with a good friend here after 3 weeks in China. The lobster salad was amazing…read more The lobster very delicate and the mango dressing perfect. The beef was also tender. The mashed potatoes a bit too puree for me. Desert...strawberries and a cream w a bit of crunch cake in the base. Negative? The seating was attractive but not comfortable. The noise would rise and fall, sometimes too loud to hear my companion. And I ordered tea later that was luke warm, not hot. Otherwise service was good.

Excited to be BellBrook's first review on Yelp HK as I visited this restaurant when it first opened…read morelate 2013 and instantly became a huge fan. Went a few times, invited new friends each time and everyone always enjoyed themselves including the evening of my engagement. Come to NYC! LOVE the Australian-inspired urban bistro concept vs the prior restaurant Laris, which felt a bit more stuffy. Chef is still David Laris and he does an incredible job with the menu with daily changing specials at very reasonable prices. I would say pretty much everything on the menu is delicious. Yummy cocktail menu and house wine is great too. Service is awesome and love me some complimentary jalapeño tequila shots. ORDER THE TOMAHAWK (off the menu)! Picture attached :) I look forward to returning next week in HK MENU: https://attachment.fbsbx.com/file_download.php?id=530735543724137&eid=ASvaCV3t0a_U1pF2Pl6XuaYkysMb8DgCtDUjgj7pE5jxFn7u8yDRvFtxXN5oR7vfK28&inline=1&ext=1413867362&hash=ASvzyg0N1virdbKD

One of my close friends in Hong Kong really likes this place for brunch, so I've been meaning to…read moretry it out to see what it's all about. As opposed to coming for brunch, I decided to try their dinner menu instead. :) This restaurant sure is popular because when I called in the day of (usually this is no problem for casual or even some 1 Michelin Starred restaurants in HK), they were fully booked till 9:15 p.m. Cray cray. I told them I'd call back as I confirm whether this time is okay for my friend or not. Turns out, he was okay with it, I can go to the gym after work and before dinner, so from there is: Okay, we're on! My friend got there first and I had told him I really want to get / try their truffle fries. He ordered the truffle twisties, but what I was really after were the truffle fries - thus we ended up with two large potato dishes. I didn't mind since I like potatoes and knew we could finish them all! Although in retrospect, the twisties were much tastier than the fries - probably explains the price difference in the two. For what they are though, I'd definitely say that they are on the pricier side. The first entree was taken back because even though I told them no onions and garlic, I still received tons of onions in my dish. The onions were everywhere, completely unavoidable, so I had to tell them to take it back. I was honestly okay with not getting another entree as I was getting stuffed from the appetizers and still wanted to try their dessert. They insisted on making a new dish that's off the menu, so I said okay. This dish was pretty interestingly since the pasta was pinkish red - since they didn't tell me what it was, I'm not sure where the red comes from, I'm just hoping that it's vegetarian since I told them I'm vegetarian when I was ordering! This pasta was just okay, not really my style nor taste for my palate but it wasn't terrible so I got it to go and eat it as leftover the next day. We got mille feuille for dessert. My friend and I were really confused as to why this dessert took as long to come out as it did. I think it seriously took them 35 - 40 minutes to ring out this dessert. Not exactly sure why since this is nowhere near the best, or even mediocre, mille feuille. The lemon curd made this mille feuille more unique and different than the traditional vanilla bean or praline mille feuille. As a dessert lover, I wouldn't recommend this dessert nor order it again.