Great pizza and pasta. Love the lunch buffet! Good relaxing…read moreplace to catch up with friends

Very solid Italian food! Its fair to say Italian food in Hong Kong is pretty good overall but this…read moreplace exceeded my expectations with the taste and fusion. My favorites were their shiitake white pizza and their salted egg yolk carbonara! For the pizza, the white sauce was well seasoned, creamy, and cheesey. There were also generous pieces of shittake and the truffle aroma from the truffle oils was pretty prominent. The salted egg yolk carbonara was a nice mix of Chinese salted egg and traditional Italian egg yolk. You could definitely taste the salted egg yolk but it wasn't too strong, especially when mixed with the famililar bacon and cream flavors. The spaghetti was cooked al dente :) I also want to give a shoutout for their condiments and popcorn shrimp. They have this self serve condiments section by the bar and one of the chili oil is a fusion twist on Cantonese XO sauce that mixes Italian pepperoni. It was super fragrant and just the right level of spice! The popcorn shrimp was also a nice appetizer. I'm not a huge fan of smaller shrimp but they do a good job of coating it in a light batter and in their own slightly tangy sauce, which has a mix of mayo and sriracha. Overall would definitely recommend if you're in soho/central!

A great waterfront restaurant and bar. It's a bit hidden so it's not packed with people. We…read morefrequented the restaurant, during our stay at the Grand Harbor hotel, next door. There is plenty of patio seating with unobstructed view of the bay. The menu is quite decent with your normal bar food such as salads, wings and burgers. The wings are actually pretty good. It's got a battered crisp to it. The Caesar salad was exceptional. There's a nice selection of drinks and cocktails. I love my margarita and they prepared it well. Our 2nd visit to the Waterfront was nice however, a selfie obsessed girl ended up interrupting our nice relaxing afternoon with her loud camera phone noise. Really? Yes, really. Seriously, really. Hmmmm there should be a "No Annoying Selfies" law. Despite this annoying person, the Waterfront is a great find. Not super crowded, service is great and the view is amazing!

I went here with a couple of people I met in Hong Kong, we figured we'd grab some drinks and get to…read moreknow either other. I loved how dark and warm the place felt like a sophisticated whole in the wall. This isn't a dive bar but more of the kind of bar you'd see gentlemen meeting in in one of those old fashioned 1950s movies. I wanted to run out to the store and come back dressed up but they were perfectly okay with all of us being dressed in jeans and leggings. The drinks weren't bad, not too strong and not to light which was hard to find in Hong Kong to begin with. Let's just say they LOVE putting liquor in their drinks. The bar tender was really nice and friendly and he did provide us all with codes to obtain wifi while we were there. Overall it wasn't a bad place to go and it was within good walking distance of our hotel room as well.

La Cucina Italiana Review on 2017.5.16…read more This is my second visit of this restaurant. I had no memory what I ordered last time, but I had great memory of it. The complimentary starters were two sauces with baguette, one was tomato onion garlic with vinegar and one was garlic pickle salt vinegar from guessing. I could eat it whole night just that. For starter, we had Proscuitto Melone with a very slim slice of soft bread. The melone was very sweet. I had to wonder where was the country of origin. The prosciutto was good. It had less fat than those from my Italian friend. I dont think it was any special to eat them together. For pizza, we ordered Napolitan Style, Seafood, and Assorted Mushroom Pizza. Definitely one of the best in HK. " Pizza Expression " was a joke compare to it. All pizza was made very thin and crunchy, full of topping. I would recommend Seafood Pizza out of all three. I loved their noodle and rice. We had Seafood Spaghetti, Spwaghetti with Clams and White Wine Sauce, Risotto with Asserted Mushroom, and Cannelone. They had the Rice and spaghetti a bit hard like the way Italian would. Both seafood and clam spaghetti were very delicious. Cannelone was pasta roll. ( it is like Tortellini) inside have good balance of good Ricotta Cheese and spinach. The environment was a bit dark, but overall was a comfy place with italian garden feel. Other fact i like this resturant was that they really had many dishes to pick. For the service be expected lack of staff, i wouldn't complaint that too much in hk environment. Rating would be: Taste: 4.5 Environment: 4 Service: 3 Hygiene: 4.5 Value: 4

Located just off of the Central MidLevel Escalators, this place is like an open air…read morerestaurant-turned-bar at night. I stopped in because it seemed lively inside and ended up staying because the staff offered drinks at happy hour prices, even though happy hour had already passed. I can't speak to the actual Thai dishes, but here are the drinks I tried: -San Miguel (58 HKD): happy hour price -Kirin Ichiban (65 HKD): happy hour price -San Miguel Cerveza Negra (78 HKD) All beers were served refreshingly cold in a big ol' glass (+/- 20 oz in size). Cool off here and enjoy the good vibes.

Not the best Thai food but when you're stuck without reservations for a restaurant on a Friday…read morenight there could easily be a spot for you here. They have a full menu of all your Thai favourites. I sampled my husband's Pad Thai and it was nothing to Yelp about. Their green chicken curry had a good amount of spice to it, and even though I thought the rice (sold separately) was on the small side it was actually sufficient enough. Service was okay but could've been more attentive - I would've appreciated more refills of my water. The space has a perpetual al fresco vibe so if you're looking for air con don't come here. You will definitely sweat it out if it's a humid day and you choose to eat the curry! :-P I'd recommend this spot if you're looking for drinks; they seem decently priced and since it's right off the escalator it's the perfect place for people watching. There are a lot of restaurants nearby too so the environment can get very lively on weekends.

I'm a fan of focused menus with only a few standout items - you can usually be sure that these are…read moredone well otherwise they would be out of business. A line outside the door was also a good sign. This Japanese restaurant fit the bill for both these things. I recently had the chance to try this place on the recommendation of my cousin and was glad I did. As mentioned, they only have about 5-6 items you can mix and match for your meal. I got the hamburger steak with demiglace sauce which was fantastic along with a perfectly done omurice and a good cream chicken. Will have to return next time I am in Hong Kong to try the tomato beef.

Long wait during lunch but food quality and service was good. It's a restaurant that specialises in…read moreJapanese curry. You can pick from chicken, beef or pork curry with hamburger steak and omelette rice. Different combos. Sadly, I found a piece of metal in my dish and that ruined my dining experience a bit. The waiter apologised immediately and asked if I wanted a replacement. I said no and they comped my meal. If you are looking for a comfort food type place, this is an option.

A serious surprise here. I usually can't get excellent Western food, it's just in the 'all right'…read morecategory. This place has some EXCELLENT Italian food, short of my chef friend's handmade pasta. The owners make their own pasta here by hand, which probably is why the food is so similar. The squid ink tagliatelle was made and cooked perfectly, just that right balance of al dente, just perfect. The the stuffed fig appetizer was a pleasant surprise, with the dollop of balsamic a good balance to the nuts. I'm usually not a big fan of figs. We also got the appetizer sampler, arancini which was great but I was blown away by the crostini with asparagus pate, something about that flavor really made me a fan. I could go on but I don't want to write a review that's so long that you won't read it. The service is terrific, the owners obviously are very hands on and seem to know the regulars really well in addition to treating first time visitors with a lot of warmth. Seriously, such a nice spot that you wouldn't expect.

Great staff. Ivy and her Italian husband have a real gem here. The wine selection is excellent…read more Indulge. The gnocchi is homemade as is all of the pasta. I had a sampler platter as an appetizer and the range of flavors presented was fantastic. This is not your average Italian food. Great ambience. A nice alternative on High Street.

While in HK, visited with family. Wait was long (about an hour & 15 min). Well worth the wait. Food…read morewas excellent. Pretty fancy food served.

Family style restaurant with some pretty solid food. Not spectacular, but solid. In Times Square so…read moreit's a pretty central area. Don't think I'd recommend it but I wouldn't advise against coming here.

Pret A Manger is a UK chain that serves salads and sandwiches that are pre-made for a quick grab…read moreand go lunch. They also serve coffee and have a variety of fruit juices and drinks. When we have an all day workshop or am working lunch, Pret is often provided as a lunch. I've gotten so sick of their food that I would often skip the free meal and either not eat or buy something else. Their sandwiches are really not any good. The crawfish sandwich at this point is the only one I can tolerate. The beat root quinoa salad is probably the only item I like and would be willing to pay money for out of my own pocket. Their cookies are also pretty good. These two things are the only reason why I don't give this place one star.

Pret a Manger hardly needs an introduction, the British sandwich and coffee chain that's ubiquitous…read morein working areas and has become a favorite among HK white collars. 'Pret a Manger' means 'Ready to eat' in French, but of course, my mom loves to tell me that she's at 'Pret a MANAGER'. The sell here is freshly made, no additive, soups, sandwiches and, salads that can be plucked straight off their shelves and consumed. There are 4 types of each food category (e.g. 4 different types of wraps - meatball, chicken tikka, pulled pork, falafel) every day, with one being a meatless choice. The quality of everything is decent, price is a bit higher than average (A salad costs HKD 5X and a hot wrap is HKD 4X). It is worthy to note that they bake everything in the morning and their cookies are surprisingly good - you can smell them if you pass by in the morning. Everything is sold same-day, everything left at day-closing is donated to Feeding Hong Kong, a charity that picks up their foods to serve the lesser privileged in the city. Not all stores do this though, but you can help, according to their site - "Tragically a few of our shops have no regular charities able to collect from them. If you are a Hong Kong registered charity and interested in collecting unsold sandwiches on a long term basis, please contact Gabrielle Kirstein at Feeding Hong Kong on Tel: 2205 6568" Pret checks all the boxes to become a go-to lunch spot: convenient location (the Quarry Bay one is INSIDE Taikoo Place, no need to even go outdoors), quick service, fresh ingredients, decent flavor, reliability and a conscience (CSR is all the rage among young professionals). With just one drawback being the lack of variety - 4 choices of salad means you can only go so many times before repeating yourself - Quarry Bay Pret has become a canteen of sorts for the Taikoo Place workers, expect a bustling Monday to Thursday lunch, and emptiness during Friday (people actually eat 'out') and all dinnertimes.