I sat down and ordered an appetizer and entree. Appetizer was chicken liver pate and for entree…read morefamous sea urchin pasta. The chef comes out and told me I need to wait an extra 5 minutes, no problem bc the sea urchin wasn't delivered yet. 10 minutes later the waitress told me the delivery isn't going to come so the pasta wouldn't be available. Just to ridiculous service

MY FAVORITE restaurant in HK. I have spent birthdays and anniversaries here and brought all my…read moreloved ones to indulge here. The chef is Australian with Italian roots which they first gained their success in Sydney and then carried on to Hong Kong. I appreciate their homemade pasta which is a hard find in HK. Their cold dishes have a bit light hearted attitude with Italian heavy dressing which is perfect to my taste! Their meat are always cooked to perfect, and let them surprise you with the desserts

dined 10/4/14 A little late in reviewing, but it was so…read morepositive and enjoyable, that I had to share the good news. We arrived early for dinner, so had a choice of tables. Staff wanted to seat us in the open air part, close to the very front of the restaurant. Since it was hot, we asked for, and were accommodated at a table in the middle of the restaurant, under the needed air conditioning!! We started off with two tapas; the Padron Peppers, $87, and the White Anchovies, $74. While the pepper dish was ample in size, it was incredibly boring in taste. However, the large sardines were expertly seasoned and enjoyable. For our main, we shared a non-meat version of the Seafood Paella, $338. This was delicioso y mui excellante! For dessert, we shared a Date Pudding, $70. This too was excellent. See photos. All in all a very comfortable place to dine. Service was adequate, as the staff had an attitude, yet food was impressive, thus the rating of 4 stars.

If you like raw garlic (and to be fair, I do), then Iberico is the place for you. OK, so perhaps…read morenot the best way to draw you in, but bear with me, I am a fan - honest! Part of the Enoteca Group, Iberico is a Spanish and Portuguese tapas restaurant, located just off the esco below Elgin Street. Unlike it's older sister Enoteca, Iberico serves good food well, and has a pleasant and welcoming staff. The menu is primarily tapas, conveniently sectioned into veggie, seafood, and meats. But there are also mains (basically a variety of paellas), and an Iberico ham selection. For me and Mrs L, we always have the same things, and I believe this is testament to their good cooking. After all, why change something that's not broken? For us it's always; the pickled anchovies, a dozen quails eggs with salt and pepper, triple cooked patatas bravas, pan fried chorizo with duck egg, all rounded off with a seafood paella. They use liberal amounts of garlic, raw and cooked, so you better eat as much or as little as your date, otherwise there may be no special face time. The paella is great, lots of seafood, and just the right balance of rice. It always works out to just the right amount of each - no one wants a paella that's all rice and seafood now! The last cherry on top of the paella is the fact that the chef will happily make it without chorizo, since Mrs L doesn't eat things with faces, but also put the chorizo on a side dish for me, so I can mix it in myself. That is the mark of a true gentleman! To give an idea of costs, the seafood paella is HKD338, the veggie paella is HKD246, with the chicken one somewhere in between. Tapas dishes are around HKD100 each. Drinks are good; a decent selection of wine, and an even better selection of sangrias. I had no idea there were so many varieties! The staff there are great, always very welcoming and attentive. Even when it is rammed, they will try and squeeze in a walk in. They could do with updating their seating plans though, as the last time we went, we kept getting another tables food, and waving that much meat in fornt of Mrs L is not a good idea!

Behind a phone booth in a bar that's in a hotel... coolness…read more This one gets initial points for the coolness of getting into a phone booth -- kids, this is what we used in the old days to make phone calls when we were away from home and wanted to talk to someone. There was no such thing as "texting." -- the process with the keypad and curtain/door entryway is nice and sets the stage. The interior of this bar is pretty small, as it should be, IMO. The bar is well stocked and they have a nice selection of drinks and food on the menu. Since we'd just come from a large banquet, we weren't in the mood for food, but this looked to be a place where you could get some good stuff to go with your drinks. I had a "Shark," which has butter-infused rum. After reading that, I *had* to try it. It had an interesting creaminess and a finish of browned butter. The drink was a bit on the sour side, but the creaminess almost balanced it out enough for me. It was a drink that I enjoyed, but would probably try something different next time. I tend to prefer more spirit-forward drinks that are less sour, but wanted something different since I'd just had that at the previous place. The decor is interesting here: a rabbit with a double-barreled shotgun? I'm not sure what that is about, but it gave us something to look at :) Our server was attentive and helpful and the drinks didn't seem to be more expensive than the drinks at the outer Mo Bar. I'm a fan of speakeasies, although, these days, it is hard to find many that are actually *quiet* ... I think that is a lost part of the whole concept, which is a shame since I think that part of the experience makes it even more of a contrast to the noise of your typical bar.

Originated from New York, PDT has entered the hidden bar scene in HK a year ago. It is located…read moreinside MO Bar of Oriental Mandarin, The Landmark - it is NOT hard to find. You can't miss the eerie telephone booth at the top of the stairs lol. Decided to come here for an intimate NYE countdown with a bunch of friends, and to enjoy a couple cocktails before we venture off for the rest of the night. We had a bit of a whirlwind, chaotic situation in the beginning... miscommunications with waitresses at MO Bar regarding reservations and pricings... plus it is NYE, everything gets chaotic anyway. But looking past that, the experience inside PDT was fantastic - our server was very friendly and courteous :) I really enjoyed the Evening Star cocktail, the one with the starfruit! It was light, sweet, and easy to drink - a plum and sake based cocktail :) The Old Fashioned was pretty dang strong too. We also ordered waffle friesss... OMG, best fries ever, when you are tipsy lmao. Not recommended for large groups... the booths are small and very limited. We were a group of 5 and we were comfortable. The other table had like 8 people... good luck there. I don't think you can make a reservation, it is first come, first serve. It is a nice place take someone on a date tho ;) Overall, 4.5 stars - minus that little blip with MO Bar waitresses. smh.

This place has the ambience and appeal for folks who are nostalgic about Hong Kong culture -- the…read moreneon lights are cute, and spells things like "foreigner medicinal tea" (back-handed way of saying beer). Plus the Chinese name of the place alludes to the phrase "so fucking good". Turns out, the food and the beer selection is pretty damn decent too! The menu is actually quite big, and represents the east-meets-west vibe of Hong Kong. For example, you'll find Iberico ham here in the form of char siu atop a bowl of rice and adorned by Japanese onsen egg; or braised Napa cabbage in a creamy French-style sauce with local fried shrimp. I came here with my mum, who prefers more traditional Chinese food as she's lactose intolerant, and we still had a great time. On top of that, they have a decent selection of draft and bottled beer, with a lot of local brews represented. They also have very interesting non-alcoholic choices -- again, great for non-drinking parents or friends. The lighting can be a little bit dark for some folks, but as long as anyone needed visual support has a phone with a flashlight, or a friend, reading the menu should be ok. This is absolutely the kind of place I'd chill at with a bunch of good friends.

65 Peel is great place to go for craft beer and Cantonese style gastropub food. They have about ten…read morebeers on tap and offer bottled beer both from international brewers and local craft brewers. I enjoyed the food and the beer was also pretty good. Food: 3.75 stars Beer: 3.5 stars Environment: 4 stars Service: 3 stars Overall: 3.5 stars Recommendations: crab rice ball, signature ipa I ordered the char Shui rice with spa, crab rice ball, and the fried chicken and washed it down with a flight of beers. The flight of beers costs 140 hkd and you get a choice of 200ml servings of four beers. The char siu is sous vide and was really tender. The taste was a bit on the light side and wish it had a bit more of the bbq flavor. The rice was also really nice. However not a fan of the spa egg and the canard liver which seemed a bit out of place. The fried chicken and crab rice balls were both good. I liked the crab balls better and they had a nice crispness and the crab flavor shines through. Fried chicken is a substantial portion and this could be a main if that is all you are eating. The chicken is tender and has a nice crunchy exterior.

Really cool spot, a lot of locals go here it seems. They had a good variety of beers on tap. I had…read morea guava ale from Hong Kong. They had beers from the US, UK and Australia as well as parts of Europe. It was a good spot, I would recommend a stop by.

Great selection of stouts. New brew bar. 20 taps. Courteous staff. Ribs are unique and…read morefantastic. Across from sports center. Close to Mong Kok station. Continues to be amazing. Ribs are amazing. Unique beers on tap. 2 great stouts, 1 Porter.

Ah, Staunton's. I wish I had known about places like this years ago, if so I'd have moved to Hong…read moreKong in a heartbeat and never looked back. Staunton's sits on Staunton Street, which is an eclectic collection of restaurants that sits by the longest escalator in the world (which is in Hong Kong). For those of you from the United States, think of like Huntington Beach in California, or Mill Ave in Arizona. It's a trendy kinda place where you'll find many expats having a good social time. The owners are warm and welcoming and offered our party complimentary drinks even though we were paying customers. The gesture was very appreciated! The music played here is pretty hip, relatable western tunes. If I ever move to Hong Kong, a place like Staunton's would certainly be a place to regularly return to!

Had the curried chicken salad for dinner with a white sangria. Salad was nice, although my personal…read morepreference would be smaller chunks of chicken. Waitress was very nice, when I asked if the curried chicken salad was nice she said yes but if I don't like it she can exchange it for something else I might like. Sat upstairs on the balcony with a good view of the Shelley street escalators. 3 stars for the white sangria as it has wayyy too many lemons in it.

I love Brazilian food and love Japanese food, why not marry the flavors like they do in Brazil? I…read moreadmit I've never had Brazilian/Japanese fusion before so I was really excited to try Uma Nota. Uma Nota is on Peel Street with a colorful mural of a woman painted on the outside. If it's too busy you can have a drink and wait on the tiered steps outside of the restaurant. They offer tapas style small dishes or heartier entrees. We ordered: Marinated pear salad(Fresh pears marinated in clementine sauce with hearts of palm, togarashi and green leaves): This was actually quite refreshing and light. The pears went well with the clementine sauce and spicy togarashi. Portobello Skewers (With red bell pepper chimichurri sauce): The beefy flavor of the portabello went well with the chimichurri sauce. Beef Skewers (With farofa) : Beef was tender and farofa (cassava flour) sprinkled on the dish made for good dipping which enhanced the beef flavor. Jaba com jerimum (Brazilian jerk beef with pumpkin, butter fried onions and sweet peppers): I've always loved jerk beef and this was really good with the onions and sweet peppers. Coxinhas de frango (Deep fried dumplings filled with chicken and okra): Normally I'm not a fan of okra, sometimes it can be slimy but these went well with the chicken. Perfectly fried teardrop shapes of happiness. I also ordered their Paulista cocktail (Sake, Aperol, lychee and pink berries pepper shrub): It was refreshing and not too sweet. It was definitely an enjoyable dinner, I wouldn't call this place "intimate" so you can have a private conversation but the lively atmosphere and amazing food made this a restaurant I want to come back to again and again.

We made an attempt to get into a restaurant nearby and after knowing it had a long hour wait,…read morebumped into this place. We were starving and so decided to walk-in without checking out their reviews. At 7:30 pm, this place was empty with 3 tables occupied. The four of us were seated right away. Brazilian Japanese Street food was a first-time cuisine experience for me, so I was excited to try out the different flavors. Their entire menu is for sharing, so we ordered a few appetizers and mains which included Ceviche Guayas ($175), Ceviche Nikkei ($175), Banana doce ($90), Porco crocante ($95), some skewers which included Octopus ($115), Beef ($115), Chicken ($95), Tuna ($115), and 2 large plates which included Robalo assado em folha de bananeira ($290), and Lombinho de porco ($250). We also ordered the Classic Caipirinha's ($95) for drinks. The drinks, food, and service were absolutely spot on. The food was very delicious with Tuna skewers being the most amazing, and the Lombinho de proco was out of this world. Our only issue with this place is that it's just too expensive. It cost us in excess of $2600 for that night... maybe that explained why the place was still not that busy when we left at around 9 pm.

The TV has all the channels for every sport. You just need them to figure out how to find it…read more Baseball's World Series was on a Thai satellite channel. Food was alright too.

It's a great place to grab drinks with friends, spacious and relaxing environment. Went here for…read moreSunday roast, I ordered the whole chicken. Was ok, little on the dry side. All of the sides it came with tasted better than the chicken The apple rhubarb crumble was disappointing