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.

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

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

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!

This brand new gem located just a stroll from LKF is a new go to when it comes to food and…read morecocktails. Their menu is relatively small but it's well executed. You can't go wrong w any of it really. You will be able to sense that the kitchen takes pride in everything that gets delivered to your table. Each dish is highly detail oriented w fresh ingredients and culinary creativity. It's rather dim and the pictures didn't come out too well. The food? Amazing... But the cocktails... Well crafted and have incredible balance. Mixology is at its finest here at Me. Bartenders here are charming characters, fun loving, and well trained. Maybe it was also because we had the ladies w us... But the well trained part is nothing but the truth. Coming from San Francisco where mixology is at the top of its game compared to the world, I'm a tough one to impress. Let me tell you... I might have to painstakingly abandon my loyalty to my hometown n place it here. Their bartenders put on a good show... And ladies... You won't be disappointed. I've been taking friends here and highly recommending to all my friends visiting Hong Kong. Decor has a clean contemporary look as well as an F1 on display. Yes F1. Me is nothing short of great ambiance n good looking patrons. Bring a date here n the chances of you going home together will be dramatically increased. I promise.

All the food was good but the portion was too small. Everyone of us felt that it was overpriced…read more And the place was not full that why we had dinner here without prebooking. What can I say? It was not bad but may not worth this price. If you prefer nice environment and like to try innovative looking food this may worth a try. However the vibe is so so as looked like that they have a restaurant set up for bar food n drink which might cause a mismatch in my expectation. This might be good for business talk over beer though as its quite quiet here

This is a really good restaurant/bar right off of the escalator on Shelly Street. Look to you're…read moreleft and there it is. This restaurant offers a very good selection of Western and Asian Fusion food. I really like their burgers! Plus, they have the perfect output of Guinness Stout. ...Which is actually kind of rare in HK. For those of you who haven't been here, check out their lunch special. You can get whatever you want off of their menu, plus they give you a great complimentary bowl of potato cheese soup and a lemon tea on the house. Good stuff! Overall, good place. Check it out.

Very nice and lovely restaurant with extremely lovely staff (*winking @ Kipa from Nepal) and owner…read more We had a full Chicken (Frango in portuguese) with 4 sides and it was fantastic. Chicken meat was juicy and soft, it fell almost of the bone. Homemade Spicy and Piri Sauce was the icing of the cake. It was portuguese chicken at is best in Hongkong!

I very rarely get a steak in HK so the bar is set pretty high experience wise. I came for my…read morebirthday and I wasn't disappointed with the filet I got. A few places I've been in Asia usually aren't willing to cook a steak or anything else for that matter, than medium. While I was afraid that it would be the case here I was glad to hear my call for medium rare, then just 'rare' was taken without a blink. The steak was cooked perfectly, tender, moist and even though they brought out a few sauces but honestly they're not needed. While steak is obviously the centerpiece of a good steak house, the sides shouldn't be neglected. The creamed spinach was really good. I'd definitely recommend it and I usually don't like creamed vegetables.

I have the honour to pre celebrate an important person's birthday today…read more Food ordered: - Shrimps and Scallops - sauté mushrooms - rib-eye steak Shrimps and Scallops (score:4.5/5) I was surprised that this is a cold dish or I have not read the menu properly. My impression of this dish is like a salad. The sauce tastes like lemon and yet on the sweet side. That probably gives me a sense of salad feel dish, especially it's a cold dish. Sauté Mushrooms (score:5/5) Although this is a simple dish, the taste is extraordinary! I could not stop from having more. Rib Eye Steak (score:4/5) This dish was too big for one person. I guess it's rare to say that in Hong Kong. But it's really big. The steak was asked to cook in medium and the chef has done the job aright! The meat was tendered and the middle was pink. A nice restaurant to dine at.

Great food, great service. Quite small so be willing to wait for a few for a table, but quality of…read morethe chorizo and Spanish cheeses is worth it for Hong Kong!

New tapas restaurant with fresh product, fusion Chinese-Spanish tapas, typical recipe and a large…read morechoice. Everything is freshly cooked right behind the bar by a young and dynamic team. Try the hamburger, calamari or Ramon truffle bikini, you won't be disappointed.

Posto Pubblico has been a mainstay in Hong Kong for Italian for years. The food here is really…read moresolid. Food: 4 stars Environment/service: 4 stars Value: 3 stars Recommendations: organic vegetables, white clam linguini The pasta here is what to get and in my opinion is better than the pizza. The pizza is cooked in a cast iron pan, which gives you a nice crispy crust. I prefer the wood fire oven cooling style and a more chewy crust. The pricing is on the high side but is in line with Hong Kong. I would expect to pay between 200-250 hkd per person. If ordering the more high end proteins then it will be more.

Still on point. This place is such an amazing place. Food is super good. Wine selection is awesome…read more Vice is super cool, relaxed, but fun. Music is perfect Top dishes Eggplant parm Chicken parm Burrata Spaghetti and veal meatballs