Love when a place surprises the heck out of me especially when there are 9 other girlfriends hoping…read moreyou picked a good place to have a nice boozy brunch! Honestly, I was quite worried upon walking into a completely empty restaurant at noon right when brunch was scheduled to start. Brunches in HK are a pretty big deal so doing it right is everything. I came upon this place after seeing it advertised on a weekly email newsletter and decided to try out their "Urban Picnic" which is held on weekends and public holidays from 12noon until 230pm. I booked a reservation one week out and even received a call a few day prior confirming it. Thankfully, they had called because the person whom I booked it with had the wrong date down! I appreciated their follow up service for sure on that one! Their Urban picnic isn't actually a buffet but more like a build your own sandwich but I'll call it a "plate". What's cool is the food arrives on slabs of wood similar to a charcuterie board along with tin buckets of bread and adorable little glass jars of assorted sides (boiled potatoes, shrimp, caprese salad) and tiny tins of dressing and spreads! After the "starters" are done then come the main courses you can choose from a meat, fish, rice or pork dish. We opted for all of them! Everything was cooked very well and to everyone's liking. It was fun to pass around different dishes all while sipping our Prosecco! Last but not least, came the dessert! As if we weren't stuffed already, the dessert also came out looking adorable! Perfect for sharing and sampling! I think you can tell we had a complete winner-winhah here! Being a foodie, of course I had to take a million photos as well but we rolled ourselves right outta there all plump and not as pretty as when we strolled in but totally worth it! Service was on par and we had several catering to our large table while was awesome! Located inside the Luxe Manor, take the elevators in the back up to the 1st floor. The restaurant has a modern, earthy vibe which makes for a great ambiance. And remember brunch is a minimum of 2 people for $278 per person for the food and if you want to make it a boozy, free-flow, brunch add on an additional $150 for select wine, champagne or beer. Expect to pay $428 HK before the service charge. Not your ordinary brunch but definitely something to try if you don't want the standard buffet! thanks FINDS actually stands for Finland, Iceland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden. It prides itself on Scandinavian cuisine. Uhh, well not quite sure of what that means but I can tell you it was good!

This review is for their afternoon tea…read more Let's start off by saying I love the decor here. It feels like spring and it makes me happy. +1 star right there. The afternoon tea was only a two star for me. It looks way prettier than it tastes. The savory items didn't taste fresh. The smoked salmon and shrimp cocktail was not made that day or they used some cheap ass ingredients. The sweet items taste slightly better. Some were like diabetes sweet though. I only liked the scones very creamy yummmm. Overall, the afternoon tea sucks. This place was one of the more affordable afternoon teas we looked at. I would definitely pay more $$ at some other place for better food and experience. I would still give this place a chance for dinner though if I ever visit Hong Kong again. Stay away from the afternoon tea set!!

Bubba Gump Shrimp & Co. is definitely not what I expected to find at the Peak Tower, but I was very…read morecurious about the dining and food experience, so I decided to eat here for dinner. I've never had Bubba Gump before, even though this chain originated in the U.S., Texas specifically, and my initial thought that came to mind was "OMG, I wonder if it's inspired by the movie Forrest Gump?!" Lol, I was surprised to find out that the chain actually was inspired by the movie haha. So, when we got inside, we had to wait about 20 min for a table. It was pretty busy. The menu is a bit expensive for what it is but my guess is, it's gotta be because of the views of HK from the table. I mean, food in Hong Kong isn't that "cheap" anyways though, to be honest. The menu items remind me of TGI Friday's/Chili's, just with more seafood options. We opted for the Cajun shrimp appetizer, shrimp New Orleans, and the jambalaya. Overall, the food was okay. Better than I expected! Pricey for what it is, in my opinion. Still, I would say, is great if you're up at the Peak and looking for food & want to sit and enjoy the view from the top!

Decor is same as its other restaurants in the chain the United Statess, centering around the movie…read morecharacter Forrest Gump. Everything is expensive given the location, but food is still good. But to eat with the view at the mountain peak is breathtaking.

So, if it was just the beer, then 5 stars. Came here to check it out, and it was pretty dead. I…read morewas the only one in the main area, and one other couple was in the back. Ordered the signature Gweilo beer and enjoyed it, but most of the others I wanted to try on the menu were not in stock, and I am pretty sure the crowd didn't drink them, since there wasn't one. Had appitizers, and they were good, but definitely pricey for what they were and how much came with it. My kid was eating her snack from outside (some lychee), and they made me put it in my backpack. Kinda odd to do for a kid, especially when the place is dead. So, go ahead and buy the beer somewhere, but probably more enjoyable to drink it at home.

A new British gastro-pub has opened so close to my house, that I was hoping to smell home from my…read morefront door. However, I have been let down by great advertising and promotional offers, but no actual meat on the bones of by baby back ribs. Gweilo Bar & Grill is new to the corner of Old Bailey Street and Caine Road. It's not the greatest of locations for passing traffic, but the real estate that they have is well decorated and nicely decked out into a bar and separate dining room. The bar opens onto the street, and the dining room has floor to ceiling windows, so you will be able to stare out at the road works on Old Bailey Street while you wait for your dinner. The service staff are great, super friendly and courteous. Unfortunately, the service is a little slow, I suspect teething issues with the kitchen rather than the wait staff. The restaurant promises "an impressive selection of western/fusion dishes, fine wines and liquor that will satisfy the most discerning of palates". Hmmmm, check out the "impressive" selection of food on their website, six mains, only one fish, and no vegetarian options. Mrs L gave that a black mark from day one. Most of the liquors were out of stock - OK, teething problems, but really - grrrr! What really got me riled was the portion size. What people have to understand about the Brits, is that we have no portion control. It's as thought we are in a race with the US to see who can get fattest first! So when my "bought in a chip shop" (a much better description than the claims on their menu) cornish pasty arrived with seven chips (albeit fat chips), I started wondering how far the nearest McDonald's was. Mrs L's fish kebab was one piece of salmon about the size of a wine cork, one pice of halibut the same, and a single prawn. It was a starter at best. To add insult to injury, the table next to us had the biggest of dishes, with their meat hanging off the sides off the plates, and enough chips to build another pyramid in Egypt - of course I exaggerate to make a point. I think the issue here is that we took advantage of their flyer promotion of 2-4-1 dinner for HKD89. I think they literally halved the potion for the promotion, which is a really bad idea if you are trying to attract repeat custom. Oh, and they charged HKD129, not the HKD89 as promised, and didn't serve the entire three courses. Look, if I got what the ladies next to me had, this would have been a very different review. However, I didn't. I just got a bag of crisps from 7-11 to stave off the hunger. Last note, there website doesn't seem to have a phone number, only booking online.

After three days of Chinese food and four days of Thai food (with trips to Thailand's Dean &…read moreDeluca), I was craving sushi when I returned back to Hong Kong. I hit up my friend and he suggested meeting at Sen-Ryo, the top-tier Japanese restaurant owned by the Maxim food company. 'It should be tasty and within the same place as your hotel.' He said, as I was staying at the Royal Plaza hotel. Even during their weekday lunchtime, I needed to check in and get a call ticket at the front entrance, for tables over 2. The bar was open, which was nice because they have a rotating sushi belt, however, I wanted a table to have conversation. The inside was very clean. Service was ... alright for Hong Kong standard (efficiency prioritized over hospitality). The menu was nice, had a large array of selections, and filled with pictures of their recommended items. We got two lunch options and a couple of nigiri. Fish was very fresh, well presented, and tasty. I think for the both of us, it fell short of $80-$90 USD, after the conversion rate. All-in-all, a great place to get quality Japanese food.

I would give service and ambiance a four star and food 3.5…read more We came on a weekday and there is a buy one get one free lunch from the selection that were $588/$688HKD. We selected the Sicilian red prawn linguine and grilled Boston lobster & Australian Wagyu tenderloin. Dessert was pumpkin mousse cake. Also comes w coffee/tea. Overall I think the mushroom soup, bread and the lobster/wagyu beef was good but the pasta was a bit disappointing. I would want to come here again for the afternoon tea set.

Wanted a high tea with a nice harbour view before we left Hong Kong, so we booked a spot for two at…read more11:30AM at Paper Moon because it was the only time they had left during the day time. We got there and asked for the high tea set before looking at the menu but our waiter seemed to have been offended and said in a not so nice tone that high tea doesn't start until 2PM so we can only order from this set lunch set now. Maybe it's just Cantonese people speaking English, as it's not their first language, so the tone from Cantonese gets transferred over and maybe he didn't actually mean it in a rude way-- anyways, that already created a bad first impression for me. I'm also to speak perfect Cantonese and I tried speaking it to him (hoping it'll be more friendly) but he decided to go ahead and speak English and I honestly didn't understand him as well so that made the ordering procedure kind of annoying as well. It was super hot that day, so we sadly did not get to sit outside. We still got to sit by the window, but it was less of the skyline view and more of just the ocean-- second disappointment. Food was okay. It was (I believe) $478 HKD per person for their set lunch meal that runs from 11AM-2PM. That's around $61 USD for some very mediocre lunch. Their appetizers were solid. You had a charcuterie or seafood plate to choose from. Both were not bad, but I wouldn't called it great. The main course was slightly disappointing because we ordered a truffle penne but came out as macaroni. It also tasted like a macaroni and cheese more than whatever they were trying to advertise it as. It was overly salty. The steak was not bad--sauce made it better. The texture wasn't perfected but because I have a lot of steak back home I can tell this was pretty decent. Desserts were my favourite! The tiramisu didn't look that great at first glance but it's hand down one of the best I've had. It was the perfect balance of everything and not too sweet. Too little of a portion ;) I'd come back to visit just to try more. Drinks-- you had to order on the side. They charge you either for bottled sparkling or still water. We chose two random cocktails and a mock tail from their menu and all turned out to be equally delicious and pleasant to the eye. For the rest of the time, service got a little better. Our server came back to check on us a few times which I liked. He still continued speaking English even though I heard him speaking Cantonese to other tables. Then there was another waiter who helped around the entire restaurant. No smiles, no communication. He just did his job of standing uncomfortably close (he was trying to be attentive) and trying to clean dishes off our table whenever we're done with one thing. I like attentive waiters but not when you're not communicating and super close-- I didn't enjoy it when it happened during the latter half of our meal. In my heart, this place started at a 2.5 and by then end of the meal it was a splice 3.5. I wish I could give that half star but it's not available on yelp. Would I come back? Probably for the high tea but not for their set lunch menu. I think it could've easily been a four if service was up to par a little bit more in the initial stage. I base a huge portion of my rating from customer service and sadly I think that's where it lost most of its points for me.

Came here on a Saturday nite to meet up with some local friends for dinner. It was a good thing…read morethey made reservations cause the place was packed. However, if you hadn't made a reservation and couldn't get in, there's plenty of other restaurants in what is called food street with each one offering a patio as well. Since food street is like a wide alley that runs between all these buildings that house high-end boutiques on the ground floors, you would not be subjected to the noise and exhaust of HK traffic. The layout is quite casual, with a mix of couples and families. The menu is quite extensive with fresh oysters from different countries. We sampled two different varieties from Ireland. There's also a tapas page offering things from garlic shrimps to iberico ham. We ordered the foie gras sandwiched between toasts. It was quite good if a little rich. One of our friends had a soup of the day which was butter squash. It came with a piece of tomato-rubbed toast, Spanish style. He liked it. We also ordered a Caesar salad for two which was large enough for the four of us to sample. A solid salad but lacked a bit of dressing. When we mentioned it to the waiter, he brought out more dressing on the side. For our mains, my GF and one of our friends ordered ordered the Iberico pork chops grilled and served with roasted potatoes and half a head of roasted garlic. The two chops were juicy and tender with a hint of sweetness from the balsamic glaze. The chops were part of the daily special which I also ordered off. I had a pasta with prawns and scallops. The pasta was tasty with three large prawns. My only quibble would be that I wish there were more scallops as I only got two. Our other friend ordered off the menu and had a seafood stew that featured clams, mussels, scallops, and half a lobster. It was huge. Now I know where my scallops went! All in all, a nice meal in a nice setting without breaking the bank.

Happy hour until 8pm! Menu consists of malt whiskeys,…read moremocktails/cocktails, draught beers, bottled beers, and craft beers; coffees and teas. Not a huge selection in my opinion but be sure to take a look at the menu at the front. Regular menu has a lot more to offer along with food.

Searching Yelp for a touch of home, we found this spot and the photos of the burgers looked great…read more The service was quick and the beer was cold. The four meals we ordered didn't all come out together and several beer selections were not available. The food was good and menu has plenty of options. I would return if in the area again.

Came here with friends after seeing the great reviews, but left underwhelmed. the snowboard salad…read morerecommended by other yelpers was the star by far, that cheese dressing was crack! I would come back again just for this salad alone. The other dishes we tried though were a bit disappointing (good yelp reviews = high hopes): * The foie gras on the burger was ah-mazing (in words of my friend), but the burger itself was not great. * I was really looking forward to the shrimp po boy, and while it looked delicious, it was just okay with a heavy batter and little flavor. The flavors of the pork sandwich didn't work well together and the bread came soaked-through soggy. * The lobster broth pasta was well... noodles in strong lobster broth. * For dessert, we decided on the mascarpone donuts. Sad, deflated little puffs. It's worth noting that they are baked with mascarpone, not mascarpone-filled as we had hoped. Overall, food & service was okay. I'd stop by again if in the neighborhood but not worth coming to TST specifically for.

What led me to Mint and Basil was the fact that it was really close to my hotel and that it had…read moreambient outdoor seating. The menu had a large selection of Vietnamese and Thai cuisine ranging from salads, stir-fry, and rice dishes. Their happy hour drinks are decently priced, however they taste just average to me. A little bit like store purchased juice mixed with alcohol. All the dishes were well-made with the right amount of seasoning and flavor. Nothing was too sweet, salty, or spicy. The only comment I have about the pomelo salad was that I don't think I saw any pomelo? It tasted nice and refreshing regardless. The price is little on the high end side for the portion and quality. However, I would come back occasionally for an easy and enjoyable dinner. Our server greeted us promptly and brought out the food in a decent amount of time.

We were here to have some Thai food and realized the menu actually contained everything. The food…read morewas actually pretty delicious despite tasting slightly different here and there, and staffs were professional and nice. Our mango sticky rice was forgotten briefly and we had to remind the staffs. Everything elsewas pretty good.