What a completely wonderful French (Mediterranean?) restaurant in Central. Simple, elegant and…read moreoutlandishly delicious. The tables are all set up with small clusters of organic tomatoes in the center, the idea being that the guests would enjoy them with olive oil as a starter. It's relatively new in Hong Kong, having just opened this October 2018 - it has already been nominated as the Tatler's Readers' Choice award for Best New Restaurant. Nigerian born Chef Patron Raphael Duntoye has outdone himself with his extraordinary menu. We started with the Beignets de fleurs which are lightly battered (crispy on the outside, soft inside) friend zucchini flowers. UNBELIEVABLE!!! I could eat these daily. The Crevettes Tièdes à l'Huile d'Olive - warm prawns with olive oil were so tasty and seasoned just right, so we could taste the freshness of the sea with the olive oil. Carpaccio de Sériole - yellowtail carpacio had just the right amount of thinly sliced hot pepper to give it that extra emphasis. Divine. Poivrons Marinés à l'Huile d'Olive the roasted peppers were smoky flavored but not charred so we enjoyed the freshness of the peppers untarnished. Betteraves Marinées marinated beetroot tasted roasted and marinated and was bursting with flavor. Coquelet aux citrons confits baby chicken with lemon confit was aromatic and tender with a slightly crispy skin. Delicious. White truffles in pasta - what words could describe the wonder affiliated with tasting this amazing dish? The pan fried dover sole was fragrant and tasted like it was just caught within the hour - the freshness was unmatched. To top it all, we had the passion fruit, coconut and mango sorbet with their signature French toast, which tasted like the top of a creme brulee. This has now become my favorite restaurant in Hong Kong. It is that good.

This is our go to restaurant for special occasions. The food is delicious and the service is top…read morenotch. My favorite dishes are the carpaccio, grilled tiger prawns and the chicken. The bread is delicious too! We came here for my husband's birthday in July, then again for our wedding anniversary in November and we have another booking for Christmas Eve!

I've known of the legend of Joel Robuchon for many years, being the most decorated French chef in…read morethe Michelin guide with over 30 Michelin stars to his name. Luckily for me, the L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon in Hong Kong is 3 Michelin stars and also affordable (relative to its reputation). I decided to come here for lunch with my wife as my first ever 3 Michelin star experience. I reserved a lunch reservation about a month in advance. The restaurant is very romantic and fancy. We were seated at a bar style counter, and we were escorted to our seats. The staff were all very attentive. Many were multi-lingual in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English. We ended up each ordering the lowest cost lunch tasting menu with one amuse bouche, one appetizer, one soup, one entree, and a dessert. We also each got a drink. I got a mocktail with lychee and mint which was an amazing palate cleanser between courses. The amuse bouche was a cracker with uni on top. The uni was very soft like Hokkaido uni and the cracker went well with the soft texture of the uni. We had a complimentary bread basket with a variety of different breads, all of which were amazing. I loved the croissants. For my own appetizer I chose the salmon caviar. I've never had that much caviar in my life in one sitting, it was amazing. My wife got the yellowtail carpaccio which was also amazing. The soup was a mushroom style soup with foam and a single matsutake mushroom. Soup was savory, rich, and a delight to the senses. We both got the pigeon entree. I'd never had pigeon before, my wife did but said she did not like it before. She loved this pigeon though, which was cooked slightly on the rarer to medium rare side. The pigeon was super soft. It was also wrapped with foie gras which made it decadent and rich. For dessert I chose coffee and also the coffee ice cream dessert with gelato, coffee crumble, and coffee jelly. Super rich but quite tasty. The coffee also came with a variety of small sweet snacks. Joel Robuchon truly lived up to its hype, and was well worth the cost. I will definitely come back.

L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon is definitely one of my favorite store in Hong Kong. When I used to…read morelive and work here, I remembered if I work an early shift, I will come by at 7 am to get their freshly bakes croissant. It is one of the best croissant I have around the world. I love dessert. I was a bit disappointed when they change the Earl Grey Cream Dome to the new square version. The cake layer distribution in the new cube version is just now as good as the dome version. There are more cream than cake/chocolate ball crunch ratio. It is still good, I just prefer the dome version. I also tried their green tea red bean roll cake and that is not my cup of tea. Speaking of tea, I also tried their latte. Not my cup of tea again. It is below average for a latte drink. I mean it is better than Starbucks (and way better than McDonalds), but not up to the average latte level for a coffee shop. I could hand whisk a latte better than theirs, and given they have the machine... I have higher expectations. BTW I have been there 3 times during my Hong Kong visit, and by the 3rd time, they have a promotion where basically the drink combo is like HKD$20 cheaper (roughly). Not a driving force for me to buy their drink. I will opt'ed for the drink downstairs instead. Service is great. I will return.

Sometimes you hope that a nice restaurant from the outside would offer a table to be remembered…read more But unfortunately, there was nothing of this kind this time. The pseudo "niçoise" was more a plain salad than a real niçoise. Fortunately the sea bass was very well cooked but served with white beans. The service was minimal. But I guess this is what to expect in such a busy place.

Great service and atmosphere. Bar snacks are a treat and all for a good price. Went here last night…read moreand back again as we enjoyed it so much. Recommended

My friend and I come here every December for their Sunday champagne buffet. Pre-COVID, it was…read moreglorious with endless selection of high quality seafood and meat, I remember Peking Duck, suckling pig, prime rib rack, Paella and many more. Post-COVID, it's gotten worse year over year and now that Nicholini is closed, the buffet no longer stretches across the entire floor, it's limited to just Brasserie. The restaurant was packed to the gills pre-COVID but now only a handful of tables were occupied while we were there. Gone is the unlimited lobster, shrimp and other seafood and instead you'll get a platter with one of each and if you want oysters, you have to pay a surcharge of US$4 per piece. There's no longer a carving station and instead they put out a braised beef stew and another low quality item I can't even remember. The sushi/sashimi station is also gone and instead you'll get a pre-assembled fish bite of some kind. The live pasta station is still there but with mediocre selection, it's good but not something you would expect from a restaurant of this caliber. The rest of the buffet is just so sad with very limited and low quality selections, there's a tuna fish salad on offer, need I say more? They're also stingy with their champagne, we had to ask for a refill a couple of times and they stopped pouring half an hour before closing. We've given this restaurant more chances than it deserves and this time we're saying goodbye to them for good. For the price that we paid which was over US$150 per person, there're better choices out there.

This is my favorite steak place in HK so far…read more I ordered a M9 Rib eye steak with steamed rice and sautéed spinach. The M9 Steak tastes amazing. The steak was very tender and juicy, making every bite melting in your mouth. Also, the steak had a good amount of salt, not needing to add more salt unlike most steak places I've tried. The steak had a good meat to fat ratio. The spinach was sautéed with garlic. The spinach had a very strong and delicious garlic flavor plus the perfect amount of salt and juiciness. Worth to try. Also, although the rice was just simple and steamed, the rice tasted good and it wasn't over cooked. The seating area was nice and had a nice outside view. Although the price may seem pricy, the food quality was totally worth it. Overall, very delicious meal and will come again to possibly try another dish. 10/10

I studied abroad in Paris and was missing its classic bistro fare. This place was perfect! I had a…read moresalade Nicoise, which was done in the traditional way. They were packed on a Monday evening at 9:30. We cozied up on a table up front by the street, but stayed toasty thanks to the heaters around. The restaurant is great for unwinding with a glass of red and people watching- especially trendy French folks. I'll be coming back to try their croque Monsieur, which they were out of.

My favorite spot for happy hour. They have great deals on their wine- I go just for the Rose wine…read more The restaurant is very small, but it's perfect. You can sit facing the street and be half inside, half outside. Great spot for drinks and small snacks.

Amuse Bouche has now been in Hong Kong for almost 10 years. This is one of my favorite places when…read moreit comes to French food. It is located in buzzing Wan Chai, in the Hennessy building. I'd call the interior simple chic. The staff is friendly, knowledge and attentive. Ken, one of the owners has been the sommelier at Island Shangri-la's Petrus for sometime and is really a knowledge base when it comes to wine. Their wine list is just huge, focusing on France. There are so many hard to find gems and vintages. If you're not into French, they still have a decent selection of other countries. And for Hong Kong very reasonably priced! Their food selection is excellent. They have 4/5 courses menu's at excellent price. You can switch the dishes as to your liking. A la carte selection is excellent as well. And don't forget to ask for the seasonal specialties. We came here for the white truffle from alba. I always go for the classics, scramble eggs and tagliolini with white truffle. Their scrambled eggs is just to die for, still haven't found out the secret behind it, so creamy. Their tagliolini is made from eggs, again so good. The price per gram for the truffle is reasonable. Duck breast which I had for main is cooked to perfection, I especially love the koriander seeds as crust. My other favorites main include bresse chicken, duck confit and their lamb chops. If you have room for dessert go for the Mont Blanc and their classic apple tart. Imho Amuse Bouche is excellent value for money.

It was a horrible night to be out (torrential rain, escalator was broken, got soaking wet) but we…read morehad reservations for dinner and off we went. Beefbar is located inside an office building. There is no signage so you have to look out for the name of the building and go in. Beefbar is quite large and can accommodate a lot of people. We sat down and ordered. SO wanted steak and I wanted to try the Uni tagliatelle. I know, it's counterproductive to be ordering pasta at a steak restaurant but I don't eat beef and didn't feel like fish. I also ordered the kale salad. They gave us ceviche on a small tortilla chip (they called it a taco) as an amuse bouche. It was fresh and crunchy. My kale salad came out and it was not a Californian's kale salad but more radicchio/butter lettuce/kale salad. Thank goodness this was small. It was refreshing. My Uni tagliatelle was delicious - the creaminess of the uni and the creamy sauce and perfectly cooked tagliatelle made this a decadent dish. I was so full I couldn't eat dessert. SO said his steak was really good. We were so full we couldn't order dessert but they brought out a tray of small vanilla cream puffs for us which was a nice finish to our dinner. Service was attentive when we sat down but got kind of lost after the restaurant filled up.

My wife took me here for lunch on my birthday. Beef bar has a number of locations around the world…read more This branch has been awarded a Michelin Star which is quite an accomplishment for how short of a time it has been open. My rating is based on: Food: 4 stars Atmosphere: 4.5 stars Service: 4 stars The interior of the restaurant is immaculate and really radiates a fine dining vibe. Service was good as to be expected from a place of this caliber and price level. I ordered the A5 Wagyu steak, beef tartare, and Mac and cheese. Steak was prepared at a nice medium rare and the meat was supper fatty and tender. This was definitely the best part of the meal. We also had the tartar which is a dish they are known for. It wasn't my favorite but I'm not a beef tartar fan. The Mac and cheese was really rich, creamy and cheesy with a nice char on top for crunch. I enjoyed this dish quite a bit. Beef bar is one of the better steak houses that I have tried in Hong Kong and would recommend it for a date night or special occasion.

Rather underwhelmed by the quality of the food here. The servers were really friendly and…read moreattentive, but the meal itself did not impress. I had soft shell crab risotto and the crab was not well prepared and the fried bit was not very crispy by the time it made its way to me. Was with a friend who got white fish and it looked generic, inoffensive but nothing to "wow" you. The space is a bit strange (long and thin along a walk near the escalators), but it does afford it a long stretch of window seats, which might be nice for a business lunch or a nice date. If I want French, though, I'll likely go elsewhere. Also, why did like every dish at this place come with asparagus? Do they have a surplus or something?

Super impressed by this dainty little space in Wan Chai! Not gonna lie - I've previously walked…read morepast the spot a few times without being too interested, but one day for some reason, I decided to give it a try, and certainly didn't regret my decision! We started off by sharing the Smoked Duck Breast Galette - it was my first time trying galettes and immediately fell in love with how the healthy element was incorporated through the use of buckwheat flour! In terms of flavor, the Emmanuel cheese worked really well with the caramelized onions, and the whole dish really stood out! Moving on to the mains - we got the cod and the Iberico pork. Both were pretty good and nicely flavored, but my only critique would be that the pork was slightly to the dry side. Could be a one-off thing, but the other items definitely made up for that. Hands down my favorite item of the meal was the Homemade Ratatouille (side item) though - seriously just try it, you won't regret it! Finally, moving onto dessert. We got the Waffle served with Pineapple infused with Rosemary Syrup and Vanilla Ice Cream. Again, this was a pleasant surprise, since I expected the pineapple to be overwhelmingly sweet, but it really wasn't. The whole thing was surprisingly fresh, and it was the perfect end to our meal. Now going beyond the food, our whole experience there was wonderful. Service was great, and the servers were all super friendly! During our meal, I also saw a lot of regulars coming in and just a lot of friendly conversation between customers and the servers in general, which makes me just the more certain that I'll be coming back in the near future.

A well deserved 5star, opened yesterday and running 1/2 seating. Friendly staff who actually chats…read morewith you (unusual in HK) and chic atmosphere, can't really hear the music but I know it is there. Main focus is on meat! Smoke beef, chef special, damn it is so special, tender and full of flavor. In HK, I find most steakhouse have no idea about what medium raw/ medium/ medium well is, this place does and done so perfectly. As for Ruth Chris... It will be sometime before I visit there now that I found this place! Duck breast...amazing!!! Very reasonably priced. I will be back but will also remember to book!!

It's a very little cozy restaurant. Staffs are friendly and good recommendations on drink. The…read moremain courses are good, highly recommend duck breast and Iberian pork rib. Side dishes are unlimited order, the best item is pommes darphin. Don't forget to order dessert, it actually brings surprise, it looks normal but it tastes sooo good. The entire experience of this restaurant is very good and will come back again.