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原帖由 可愛老頑童 於 2007-6-21 13:06 發表
Another restaurant I quite like in this area is Ingredients, nice atmosphere, medium expensive if you order their $500-$600 five course set dinner menu (changed monthly). .

Yes, there are lots of restaurants around that area.

However, for this price, I prefer Le Fete anytime. Their foods are really quite decent and genuine and I have sampled enough times to form an opinion ...

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原帖由 dejavu2003 於 2007-6-20 16:53 發表



I used to go to Cine Citta regularly but have not been there in the last couple of years for meals - and I don't know why.  Last time I went there was for a fashion show in Aug 05. They did h ...

Do you think the restaurant is still there?

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原帖由 可愛老頑童 於 2007-6-21 05:06 發表


Another restaurant I quite like in this area is Ingredients, nice atmosphere, medium expensive if you order their $500-$600 five course set dinner menu (changed monthly).

Attached below was ...

Thanks for the info. Personally I like foie gras for dinner. Do you know any good place?

(Although I know its not healthy eating foie gras, just once a month is acceptable i think.)

*ahem* it's not foie gras, it's just foie gras "sauce".

about La Fete, it's nice to find a nice and cozy place for good French food, i like t-shirt + jeans too much to eat at Brasserie on the 8th more than once a year...  since the chef is from Peninsula, i assume the food is mainly more traditional style?  which is why i like Cammino, from a bad service/need renovation badly hotel like Excelsior, this Italian restaurant's dish quality is only barely below MO's Pierre(MO's got good hands, but they're cheap on their ingredients), at probably 1/5th the price...  and it's cozy, and the manager's nice.

ps.  is Ingredients another trendy fusion place? set menu is just a little too much peanut + vermicelli salad + lime zest + ginger infusion (Thai influence) for my taste, if i want to eat western...  and they don't switch for a month? eww...

on the other hand...alphagirl, if you want good laksa, there's Simply Thai(泰簡單), the elevator is next to President Theater's ticket booth.  they're on the 3rd floor, and they have an outdoor area.  pretty decent Thai food.  Padang(巴東) next to JP Theater has good Indonesian food, but their laksa is a little cheap on ingredients.

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原帖由 alphagirl@ 於 2007-6-22 12:06 AM 發表


Do you think the restaurant is still there?

Why not?  I have not heard that it closed.

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原帖由 moxfactor 於 2007-6-22 01:11 發表
*ahem* it's not foie gras, it's just foie gras "sauce".

about La Fete, it's nice to find a nice and cozy place for good French food, i like t-shirt + jeans too much to eat at Brasserie ...

Yes, Ingredients is a trendy but comfortable place. Its fusion cuisines are nicely done, not overly "fusion" if you know what I mean.  Other then the monthly set menu, it does have an extensive regular menu you can oder from. They said the set menu is intended to give new customers an introduction to their style and specialties.

Anyway, I do think La Fete was nice when it was at Russell St., I had pleasant evenings there, and I'll soon vist their new place.

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原帖由 alphagirl@ 於 2007-6-22 00:15 發表


Thanks for the info. Personally I like foie gras for dinner. Do you know any good place?

(Although I know its not healthy eating foie gras, just once a month is acceptable i think ...

I don't think a decent pan fried foie gras is that difficult to make.   Nicely done foie gras is quite common place among HK restaurants IMHO.  The problem is I can't remember a single such place to recommend to you !

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原帖由 alphagirl@ 於 2007-6-22 00:06 發表
Do you think the restaurant is still there?

It's still there but I would rate it a touch above average. Not for me!

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原帖由 可愛老頑童 於 2007-6-22 15:23 發表
I don't think a decent pan fried foie gras is that difficult to make.   Nicely done foie gras is quite common place among HK restaurants IMHO.  The problem is I can't remember a single such p ...

Agreed. Despite a 50/50 affair at Cest Bon, their pan fried foie gras was really good. Nice big juicy piece cooked to perfection.

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原帖由 moxfactor 於 2007-6-21 17:11 發表
*ahem* it's not foie gras, it's just foie gras "sauce".

about La Fete, it's nice to find a nice and cozy place for good French food, i like t-shirt + jeans too much to eat at Brasserie ...

Thanks for your suggestion. I have been to Simple Thai before, the place is rather crowded and noisy. Not quite comfortable sitting in there. But outdoor is good, but not for summer.

I like laksa very much. Not easy to find good ones in HK.

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原帖由 可愛老頑童 於 2007-6-22 07:23 發表



I don't think a decent pan fried foie gras is that difficult to make.   Nicely done foie gras is quite common place among HK restaurants IMHO.  The problem is I can't remember a single such p ...

It's ok. I remembered I tried twice at the oyster bar (@sheraton). The first time was nicely done, juicy, soft & crispy on the surface. The 2nd time was overcooked, dry & hard. What a waste! Even worse, I found a moving worm in the oyster shell, so disgusting!

I should have complaint...but I didn't cos I didn't want to ruin the night on my fd's birthday!!

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原帖由 peninsula 於 2007-6-22 08:43 發表

Agreed. Despite a 50/50 affair at Cest Bon, their pan fried foie gras was really good. Nice big juicy piece cooked to perfection.

Yummy!

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原帖由 alphagirl@ 於 2007-6-22 23:31 發表
Yummy!

Tell me if any good after you have tried. Thanks.

We went to La Fete last week.  Yes, it is excellent value for money ($320 net per person). The food was 粗粗地 but good and tasty, and you get lots and lots of it (make sure you would go there very hungry).  

However, I do not think it is a good place for a romantic evening.  It was quite noisy with about 20+ diners at the time. The restaurant’s rather low ceiling didn’t help.  I’d much prefer the old Russell Street place with its airy high ceiling (found in older buildings.) The same rustic decor worked very well then, and now it is quite out of place.

I left the place feeling a bit hectic from the noise.  To conclude, I asked my dinning partner how she liked the dinner, she said she liked it and definitely would go back, but it has to be in a long time.



Note: A $50 corkage came with the bill. The waiter in his t-shirt and jeans offered to ask on my behalf the owner/manager to waive it, but I said never mind. Total bill came to $690 plus discretionary tip. �

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原帖由 可愛老頑童 於 2007-7-9 18:12 發表
We went to La Fete last week.  Yes, it is excellent value for money ($320 net per person). The food was 粗粗地 but good and tasty, and you get lots and lots of it (make sure you would go there very ...

As I said, seafood was best, followed by the appetizer, dessert and soup. The main courses can be considered "rough" but good nevertheless. Everything was top-notch 100% FRESH! Did you go on Friday or Saturday? Avoid those nights and you can have a quiet meal (the 3 times I tried were all pretty nice). My friend just went last week and said it was packed on Friday night.

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原帖由 peninsula 於 2007-7-9 21:08 發表

As I said, seafood was best, followed by the appetizer, dessert and soup. The main courses can be considered "rough" but good nevertheless. Everything was top-notch 100% FRESH! Did you  ...

I went on Saturday.

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原帖由 可愛老頑童 於 2007-7-9 06:12 PM 發表
I’d much prefer the old Russell Street place with its airy high ceiling (found in older buildings.)

But did the access and the dilapidated elevator of the old Russell Street place bother you?  And also Men and Women using the same toilet....

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原帖由 dejavu2003 於 2007-7-10 17:36 發表



But did the access and the dilapidated elevator of the old Russell Street place bother you?  And also Men and Women using the same toilet....

I thought the old building was charming, and I didn't know it had an elevator.

I didn't know men and women had to share same toilet, as I didn't have the need to use it, nor did I have a chance to check out the one(s) at this new place either.

Anyway, I prefer a more refined surrounding than......

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原帖由 可愛老頑童 於 2007-7-10 06:20 PM 發表


I thought the old building was charming, and I didn't know it had an elevator.

I didn't know men and women had to share same toilet, as I didn't have the need to use it, nor did I have a cha ...

When I said elevator, it is commonly referred to as Lift here.

Charming?  If you refer to inside of the restaurant, it's a matter of opinion.  But if you refer to the access, from ground floor, the lift leading to the 3/F, no way.  That place was like ghetto.

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原帖由 dejavu2003 於 2007-7-10 18:59 發表


Charming?  If you refer to inside of the restaurant, it's a matter of opinion.  But if you refer to the access, from ground floor, the lift leading to the 3/F, no way.  That place was like ghetto.  

Ha Ha, Yeah, Okay you are right.

May be we'd talk more about it TOM pm?

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原帖由 可愛老頑童 於 2007-7-10 08:11 PM 發表


Ha Ha, Yeah, Okay you are right.

May be we'd talk more about it TOM pm?

Yeah - in a more refined surrounding.

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原帖由 dejavu2003 於 2007-7-11 01:27 發表
Yeah - in a more refined surrounding.

People move on so you cannot compare apple to orange ...

Definitely, this place is not the best but definitely not the worst by a long margin!

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原帖由 peninsula 於 2007-7-11 09:25 AM 發表

People move on so you cannot compare apple to orange ...

Definitely, this place is not the best but definitely not the worst by a long margin!

He's looking forward to a more refined surrounding, and we are going to one tonight.  Why?  Do you have a problem with that?

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原帖由 dejavu2003 於 2007-7-11 11:50 發表
He's looking forward to a more refined surrounding, and we are going to one tonight.  Why?  Do you have a problem with that?

NO MAN!

Where are you going? The standard 6 stars hotels????

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原帖由 peninsula 於 2007-7-11 12:15 PM 發表

NO MAN!

Where are you going? The standard 6 stars hotels????

no, just Yung Kee.