During our trip to Hong Kong last year, my husband and I had discovered Caprice, and totally fell…read morein love with this 3-Michelin-starred French restaurant, which is located on the 6th floor of Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong. When we visited Hong Kong again this year, we invited my beloved former high school teacher to join us for dinner or lunch at Caprice. My teacher and I have a very good relationship for decades and she has been very generous to me. I always wanted a chance to treat her with a superb meal, and this was an excellent chance. My teacher is an elderly and preferred to have lunch for dining out instead. I was thrilled that both she and our daughter were able to dine with us, and met each other. The 4 of us had a very wonderful gathering for over 2 hours at Caprice. It ended up everybody was impressed with the lunch, and my daughter and my teacher truly admired each other!
My teacher had been a principal at another high school, and is a foodie. Seeing her enjoying and praising each and every course just made me so happy. Since we planned this lunch ahead of time, we made a reservation even when we were still in the US. This time around we were able to get a table by the big windows overlooking Victoria Harbor. My teacher praised how beautiful the view was throughout the lunch!
Since no one at our table wanted alcohol for lunch, our server recommended to us a bottle of ANICCA Sparkling Tea - Peach, Bergamot, Earl Grey (HK$700/ US$90), that was refreshing and very good.
Caprice offers prix-fixe menus only: four or five courses at lunch, and two seven-course options for dinner. The four-course lunch (fish or meat) is priced at HK$1,288 (US$166), while the five-course (fish + meat) is HK$1,338 (US$173). With optional add-ons, however, the final cost can increase quite a bit. Last time both my husband and I went for the five-course menu, but we were so full by the end that we had learnt our capacity, so this time we opted for four courses instead. My teacher let me make all the food selections for her. So, I avoided all the options that would have allergens for her, and I ordered the exact same choices so that I knew what my guest was eating. Actually, any dishes at Caprice would be delicious and cooked to perfection with the freshest ingredients, presented beautifully and sometimes with innovations and nice surprises.
For four adults, our 4-course Menu du Déjeuner (HK$1,288/ US$166 each) were as follow:
Appetizer:
2 x Haddock Panna Cotta with Cold Potato, Daikon and Pike Caviar from "La Maison Petrossian"
2 x : Alaskan King Crab - Crustacean Jelly, Gillardean Oyster and Osciètre Prestige Caviar from "La Maison Kaviari" (Supplement HK$650/ US$84 each)
Soup:
3 x Foie Gras Dumpling with Duck Consommé
1 x My Hot and Cold Onion Soup
Fish:
3 x Daily Wild Caught Fish, Snails and Razor Clams Cannelloni, Emerald Sauce
1 x Brittany Blue Lobster, Beetroot and Chocolate with Ruby Sauce (Supplement HK$650/ US$84)
Dessert:
3 x Seasonal Soufflé (Supplement HK$150/ US$19)
1 x Chestnut Tart and Chantilly with Blue Vanilla
Coffee or Tea
Caprice was able to change some of the items on their menu from last year, just to keep some of their signature dishes. I have to mention that bread service was truly excellent, and there was a complimentary starter to kick off the phenomenal meal, and there were complimentary mignardises at the end that we were too full to enjoy but were happy to take them home in their beautiful takeout boxes.
The bill came up to HK$9193/ US$1,186. We felt that it's worth every penny of it. It made me happy that everyone truly enjoyed this luxurious yet relaxed lunch. The opulence of the décor, the panoramic view of Victoria Harbor, the outstanding food and drinks, the impeccable service by the whole team of friendly, attentive, kind, and professional staff, all contributed to a top notch 3 Michelin Star meal that is so memorable and hard to beat.