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Walked pass Landmark, and would like to try the desserts here.Forgot the names of the cakes, one should be chocolate dome and another was passion fruit flavour. I would like to say that the cakes were too sweet for me that I couldn't finish them. But I was a sweet lover~The almond and pistachio macaron was much better. Outer part was crispy with good taste~
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Walked pass Landmark, and would like to try the desserts here.
Forgot the names of the cakes, one should be chocolate dome and another was passion fruit flavour.
I would like to say that the cakes were too sweet for me that I couldn't finish them. But I was a sweet lover~
The almond and pistachio macaron was much better. Outer part was crispy with good taste~
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翻開米芝蓮星星餐廳目錄,置地廣場的L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon名列二星之選。適逢餐廳推出優惠,不用$300已可品嚐三道菜的星星美食,當然要訂枱試試。店內環境幽暗恬靜。大堂設置三排吧枱,圍着一個開放式廚房。對於食客而言,坐吧枱或許不方便談天說地,但能觀嘗一衆廚師們準備食物的情境,倒有另一番滋味和享受。說回當晚美食,優惠的L’Unique Express Menu分別有appetizer、main dish及dessert各兩款以供選擇。因選擇不多,很容易便可試畢當晚的菜式。AppetizersHomemade bread:一籃約有十款之多,整體味道不錯。不得不提的當然是Robuchon的招牌牛角包,口感的確香脆鬆軟,值得推介。不過,這籃麵包亦有不足之處,就是温度不足,放涼了,影響了味道質感。Tomato salad, olive oil and basil with mozzarella cheese:菜式其實很簡單,兩塊鮮蕃茄當中夾着一塊mozzarella cheese。就個人口味而言,此菜式的香料醬汁運用得宜,能巧妙平衡鮮蕃茄嘅草青味,都OK喇!Steame
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翻開米芝蓮星星餐廳目錄,置地廣場的L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon名列二星之選。適逢餐廳推出優惠,不用$300已可品嚐三道菜的星星美食,當然要訂枱試試。

店內環境幽暗恬靜。大堂設置三排吧枱,圍着一個開放式廚房。對於食客而言,坐吧枱或許不方便談天說地,但能觀嘗一衆廚師們準備食物的情境,倒有另一番滋味和享受。

說回當晚美食,優惠的L’Unique Express Menu分別有appetizer、main dish及dessert各兩款以供選擇。因選擇不多,很容易便可試畢當晚的菜式。

Appetizers

Homemade bread:一籃約有十款之多,整體味道不錯。不得不提的當然是Robuchon的招牌牛角包,口感的確香脆鬆軟,值得推介。不過,這籃麵包亦有不足之處,就是温度不足,放涼了,影響了味道質感。
Tomato salad, olive oil and basil with mozzarella cheese:菜式其實很簡單,兩塊鮮蕃茄當中夾着一塊mozzarella cheese。就個人口味而言,此菜式的香料醬汁運用得宜,能巧妙平衡鮮蕃茄嘅草青味,都OK喇!
Steamed shrimp roll in kombu broth with oriental flavors:先談湯底,味道和雲吞麵嘅鹼水湯底差不多。至於shrimp roll,則口感彈牙有鮮味。不過最值得欣賞的是在shrimp roll上嘅蟹籽,口感比shrimp roll更加彈牙,在咀嚼期間,完全能感受到蟹籽嘅彈性及爆開時「卜」的一聲,好味


Main Dishes

Mixed herbs crusted sea bass with green asparagus:整體味道很普通;配菜露荀味道鮮嫩。
Roasted crispy baby pork with mixed herbs and mashed potato:很奇怪,不知為何整塊豬皮嘅香脆口感會唔平均?!撇除這個問題,脆豬皮味道不俗。至於烤豬肉,肉質確是鮮嫩,肥瘦適中,都好好味


Desserts

Sea salt caramel tart:撻皮鬆化,內藏細小的朱古力脆脆;上層是味道香濃嘅caramel餡料。整體味道甜而濃烈。
Chocolate mousse with caramelized walnuts:Chocolate mousse口感細滑,朱古力味突出,都唔錯。

總括來說,只用$300就可品嚐平日人均消費以千元計的餐廳,的確吸引。不過,以食物味道質素而言,又和我的期望差少許。而且,食物的份量的確較少,一位普通胃納的男孩子末必足夠。最後一談服務,以一間高級餐廳的標準來說,真是很普通,和其他法國餐廳如Caprice、Gaddi’s等更加無得比。如以正價品嚐法國菜,應有更好的選擇。

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是晚本身在三樓的cafe用膳 ~完成正餐後, 甜品癮發作, 問waiter囉個dessert menu ~對方表示三樓只有玻璃櫃的cakes和tarts,但可幫我地order四樓的dessert ~由於三樓的cakes和tarts肯定不能滿足我們的甜品癮,所以我們點了四樓兩款的dessert ~食dessert, 塵埃認為賣相與味道兩者同樣重要,Robuchon出品, 沒有令我們失望!
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是晚本身在三樓的cafe用膳 ~
完成正餐後, 甜品癮發作, 問waiter囉個dessert menu ~
對方表示三樓只有玻璃櫃的cakes和tarts,
但可幫我地order四樓的dessert ~

由於三樓的cakes和tarts肯定不能滿足我們的甜品癮,
所以我們點了四樓兩款的dessert ~
食dessert, 塵埃認為賣相與味道兩者同樣重要,
Robuchon出品, 沒有令我們失望!
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用餐日: 3.6.2009年初時曾到澳門舊葡京的Robuchon a Galera吃了一次法式午市套餐,驚為天人,自此念念不忘。在那裏我吃到了(可能是全世界)最美味的法式小麵包,極品的精緻法式甜品(...酥皮拿破侖、橙酒香味的雪葩、濃味opera…)。所以當看到報章介紹香港的Robuchon會在六月開始做平價套餐來推廣美食,我便馬上失去理智,相約兩位好友即時訂檯。訂檯時還是五月尾,只知道特價set menu賣的是3-course set,價錢是每人$268加10%,但附帶條件則多蘿蘿。例如:1. 套餐雖然整日有售,但分成多段供應時段。例如:午市是由11:30 a.m.至12:15 p.m., 晚市早場是由6:15 p.m. 吃到7:00p.m.,(當時已覺有點奇怪,法國菜那有吃得這麼快的?)訂檯的小姐更說一定夠時間吃完。2. 吃的地方是要坐bar table而不是正常的西餐檯,亦即是要坐高凳,而且是面向廚房。(心想,如果多幾個人一起來,豈不是要一字排開坐,各自獨食? 長者或小孩更是不宜!)。3. Menu內的選擇不多。每個course 只有兩款任擇其一。頭盆更只有一個沙律和一個湯選擇。
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用餐日: 3.6.2009

年初時曾到澳門舊葡京的Robuchon a Galera吃了一次法式午市套餐,驚為天人,自此念念不忘。在那裏我吃到了(可能是全世界)最美味的法式小麵包,極品的精緻法式甜品(...酥皮拿破侖、橙酒香味的雪葩、濃味opera…
)。所以當看到報章介紹香港的Robuchon會在六月開始做平價套餐來推廣美食,我便馬上失去理智,相約兩位好友即時訂檯。

訂檯時還是五月尾,只知道特價set menu賣的是3-course set,價錢是每人$268加10%,但附帶條件則多蘿蘿。例如:

1. 套餐雖然整日有售,但分成多段供應時段。例如:午市是由11:30 a.m.至12:15 p.m., 晚市早場是由6:15 p.m. 吃到7:00p.m.,(當時已覺有點奇怪,法國菜那有吃得這麼快的?)訂檯的小姐更說一定夠時間吃完。

2. 吃的地方是要坐bar table而不是正常的西餐檯,亦即是要坐高凳,而且是面向廚房。(心想,如果多幾個人一起來,豈不是要一字排開坐,各自獨食? 長者或小孩更是不宜!)。

3. Menu內的選擇不多。每個course 只有兩款任擇其一。頭盆更只有一個沙律和一個湯選擇。

4. Set menu 是不包coffee or tea 的。

當時心想,能以$268加一的價錢吃到Robuchon 的三道菜,只要是高質美食,理它甚麼環境或時間限制呢!我們book了晚市6:15 p.m.的時段。

我和二位朋友懷著興奮的心情準時6:15 p.m.到達,然後被安排坐到bar table 的高凳。果然是要面向中心的廚房,一字排開坐。坐位之間只是隔開大約二至三吋,如果有人談話,旁邊的人恐怕一定清楚聽到。朋友建議談情的人勿來。果然,坐在我們三人旁的一對有情人,真的由6:15 p.m.進場後到7:00 p.m.準時結賬離開期間,都只顧默默的專心吃東西。彷彿只有我們這三個女人一個墟。餐廳內的裝修以紅黑為主,非常黑暗,只有廚房內的燈火最亮。真有點兒像走進戲院內吃東西,連餐牌上的字也暗得幾乎看不見。只好把menu拍下照片留為對照,否則回家後恐怕連吃過甚麼都不知道。點菜時才知這個套餐原來叫 Express Dinner Menu – 即是「快餐」。心雖有點一沈,但仍暗裏希望這是一個極品法式快餐。

為怕「妹仔大過主人婆」,我們決定不要任何要加錢的餐飲,只要ordinary water。 餐牌只有英文和法文,招呼我們幾個的是一位外藉女仕應,如果不懂英語(或法語),便可能要向華籍仕應求救了。我心想,如果要在華人市場賣平價法餐做推廣,為何餐牌要扮高檔,連簡單的幾道菜名也欠中文繙繹。人家半島酒店的 The Verandah餐牌都中英對照了。高檔的消費者要吃法菜,有大把選擇,限本不用來光顧這種平宜快餐。見我們三個人猶豫不決,一位華籍男仕應便把餐牌解釋一次給我們聽。

點好菜後,先送上免費的麵包籃一個和一粒牛油。小麵包是暖的,但沒有麵包剛出爐時的香氣,樣子還算精緻,但一咬下去便知道這不是我在澳門Robuchon 吃過的小麵包。這裏的小麵包式樣,大部份帶著日式麵包店的味道,甜麵包的包身大都非常鬆軟但味道分別不大;鹹包主要是歐陸式樣,但全部都焗得過老,外皮很厚,內裏亦韌,如非肚餓,一定吃剩。我之前在澳門吃的小麵包是冒著香氣熱烘烘(不是暖)的,歐陸包的外皮是薄和脆而內裏是軟心的,每個小包包的樣子和味道都不會一樣,送上桌時熱氣帶著麵包香撲鼻而來,真是很懷念。最要命的是這個快餐包籃內的每款麵包都只有兩個,牛油只有一粒。三個人只好把牛油和麵包左右傳來傳去。這樣高級的餐廳,卻可以這樣的不体貼。
幸好小麵包吃不吃也不會是一個大損失。但已令人感到失望。


套餐送上來時是就像快餐店的一樣。一個大碟上放齊前菜、主菜和甜品,賣相一點都不浪漫。

前菜

一款是茄子蓉配牛油菓;另一款是青豆蓉湯。我們三個人都選擇了青豆湯。湯是青綠色的,內裏吃到一顆顆的青豆,非常稠,是完全的濃豆蓉湯。但味道和質感都只是普通。我們三個人都反而覺得傳統的青豆忌廉湯會比這個香滑。

主菜

1.燒三文魚配牛油汁 - 兩位朋友都點了這道菜,說味道OK。三文魚燒得剛熟,烙上去的黑色格仔印非常平均;牛油汁的牛油味非常香濃;但伴碟的時菜居然是小白菜
;而三文魚亦只有小半隻手掌大的一件,好像有點兒將貨就價。

2.Wasabi味雞柳配什菜絲
– 我試了這道非常簡單的煎雞柳加炒什菜絲。雞柳煎得稍乾,並不滑溜,初開始吃時更吃不到有任何wasabi味,但吃到中間時突然吃下一口還未調勻的wasabi,馬上嗆得要喝下一杯開水。這道菜的賣相和味道根本沒有水準可言
。完全的失望


甜品

1.檸檬撻 – 撻皮做得很好,非常香脆。檸檬custard做的餡料我則覺得味道調得太濃,令人吃不出檸檬的清新和鮮味,反而帶點兒苦味。這個只能算合格。

2.士多啤梨配tiramisu
– 朋友說這個味道像mousse加少許士多啤梨味。非常普通,不太欣賞。

三人感想總結如下:

1.名不符實,非常失望。一次就夠,不會推介。

2.份量太少。如果不吃麵包,很難會吃得飽。(但麵包也不是款款好吃啊!) 我們之後去了吃雲吞麵!

3.Menu的設計商業味考慮重,套餐的內容選擇太少,不像是推廣星級美食,食材亦有點將貨就價,感覺似是促銷品牌。

4.感受不到星級水準。我兩位朋友以前從未光顧過Robuchon,完全因為我的澳門愉快經驗才跟我前來。這次快餐經驗後,不單止對這品牌有了戒心,亦不會考慮再來。這豈不與大師原先的「推廣」原意大相逕庭?

5.這個快餐不值$268十10%。名氣是不能吃的,送到桌上的才是真。這套快餐水準既不高,環境又不浪漫,招待亦是一般,還吃得人不太飽,卻要收取差不多$300一個人,條件多多之餘還不包tea or coffee呢。我索性把心一橫豁出去,約了其中一位好友三天後去了半島酒店的Gaddi’s吃浪漫法式午餐,作為觀摩之餘亦補嘗一下之前失望的心情。收費每人才大約$450,但已包三道菜及餐飲、petit fours及免費餐酒一杯。水準更是超高。

6.高檔食品用低檔包裝促銷但又收中檔價錢。這個「快餐」策略設計得有點茅盾。做精緻菜賣當然要求客人慢慢欣賞和品嚐。囫圇吞棗,豈不大煞風景?本以為會有很多人冒名而來,但當天晚上也只見小貓三四,無需火速還檯。

(註:剛看到openrice上有人對這快餐頗為欣賞,而我們就好像是「潑冷水」。只想說一聲以上純屬個人真實感受,絕無冒犯大師之意。)

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As I mentioned before, Robuchon is a “brand” that I like very much, and I have had numerous very enjoyable meals at the L’Atelier in NYC. I have only been to the L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon in Hong Kong for 3 dinners, but the experiences varied significantly from great to poor. I haven’t been back since I last visited more than a year ago. Hence when my new friend, 辣子, invited me to try out their L’Unique menu for lunch, I thought it would be a great opportunity to see if it could regain my co
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As I mentioned before, Robuchon is a “brand” that I like very much, and I have had numerous very enjoyable meals at the L’Atelier in NYC. I have only been to the L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon in Hong Kong for 3 dinners, but the experiences varied significantly from great to poor. I haven’t been back since I last visited more than a year ago. Hence when my new friend, 辣子, invited me to try out their L’Unique menu for lunch, I thought it would be a great opportunity to see if it could regain my confidence.

The L’Unique menu ($268) is basically an express menu in which all three courses of your choice are served simultaneously. It is “express” because you are really supposed to finish your meal within an hour, something that I rarely accomplish for a proper French lunch, let alone dinner. It’s also only available at off-peak hours, but I found the time sessions that they provide quite flexible*. The compromises, on the surface, seemed to be minimal, considered with this ridiculously cheap price tag of about $300 bucks. I said ridiculously cheap because I was never able to walk out of L’Atelier for less than $1600 (or $200USD for dinner), and $300 usually just gets you a single a la carte dish. This express menu seems like a real bargain, or, is it really?

The menu provides you with two options for each course, so for 辣子 and myself it was logical to order one of each so that we could share and try out everything. For this price I certainly wouldn’t expect any luxurious ingredients or their signature dishes to be included. Fortunately it happened that the dishes they provided that day were quite approachable. Bread basket was provided as usual, though no amuse bouche was insight. A bummer, as amuse bouche at Robuchon is usually one of the best “courses” of the meal in my opinion.

辣子's lunch included:
Appetizer: Le Crabe – King crab meat with semouline and crab eggs
Entrée: Le Bar – Fillet of sea bass gratinated with salmon roe
Dessert: Le Tarte – Sea salt caramel tart


while mine consisted of:
Appetizer: Le Tomate – Tomato salad, olive oil and basil with mozzarella cheese
Entrée: Les Tagliatelles – Tagliatella pasta with Parma ham
Dessert: Le Chocolat – Chocolate mousse with caramelized walnuts


One of the central enjoyments about eating at Robuchon is the presentation of the food. To me, eating at Robuchon almost resembles having Japanese kaiseki meal. It’s not just the food, but also the aesthetic presentation, the precision to plating, and the artful matching of the tableware. The presentations of our two “sets” were still very attractive compared to a lot of the “upscale” restaurants in town, and I appreciated the clean and crafty plates used to serve the meal. But compared to the normal a la carte plating, it was definitely less sophisticated and appealing. The attention to details, like the placement of the sauces or the condiments, was lost. Put it in other words, it lacked the soul of Robuchon’s artistry.

The quality of the food, overall, was up to expectation of an express lunch. My Le Tomate was presented in millefeuille style, with layers of fresh mozzarella, tomato, dices of avocados, topped with a sheet of clear tomato jelly. The combination was quite generic, and I couldn’t taste any basil (too little) or olive oil (too weak). The avocados only added color but did nothing to enhance the overall flavor. Most importantly, the whole dish lacked seasoning. After our request of salt, a small pinch instantly drew out the sweetness of the tomato and the lactic aroma of the mozzarella. This dish was in a sense Robuchon’s interpretation of a caprese salad, and while it was refreshing, the execution could have been improved considerably.

辣子's Le Crabe was better accomplished flavorwise. Generous amount of fresh crab meats were encased in edible vertical “rolls” made with fine semolina (I think). Since king crab didn’t have much sweetness on its own, the red-pepper(?) spiked sauce helped to elevate the dish with some zest, and the crab eggs enhanced the overall texture with a bit of crunchiness. Nothing revelating, but pleasant nevertheless.

My Les Tagliatelles was probably my favorite savory dish of the meal. The tagliatella pasta was cooked perfectly al dente, with each strand coated with just enough pistou sauce and not much residue left at the bottom of the plate. The intertwine of the two kinds of savory aroma from the parma ham juliennes and the parmesan strips completely enchanted my tastbuds. (I should apologize to 辣子for not giving her enough ham so her portion was a bit under-salted). This pasta was very simple yet extremely satisfactory, and was prepared much more skillfully than what you get at a lot of the citified upscale Italian restaurants.

辣子's Le Bar showcased two fillets of sea bass beautifully plated and appeared full of potentials. My portion, however, was slightly undercooked with the flesh a bit “sticky” at the center. The slight “fishiness” of the fillet was probably due to the under-doneness. 辣子's portion, from what I gathered, was done right, so again there was some inconsistency in execution. The salmon roe was a bit letdown. It was of very mediocre quality, something that I wouldn’t consider coming out from a Robuchon’s kitchen. Even though the sauce was seasoned well, enough damage was done for it to revive this dish.

When it comes to desserts, the menu taps into its reliable Le Salon’s creations. Both the salted caramel tart and the chocolate mousse cake are available at the salon and ours were every bit as tasty. We both enjoyed the salted caramel tart more, and I loved that they found the right balance of saltiness and sweetness which seemed to always go to extremes of one way or the other in other restaurants. The chocolate mousse was creamy and luscious with a clean chocolate flavor, a great vehicle for one to indulge in chocolate heaven without the heaviness.

To our surprises, petite fours were served with their mini macarons (a favorite of mine) and some fruit jellies and chocolate bits. We ended our meal with a cup of coffee which I believe was Blue Mountain Kona coffee but not completely sure. It was very smooth and aromatic just like the one at Le Salon , and a soothing way to end the meal.

While there were some hits and misses to the meal, I think the L’Unique menu is still a bargain with better value and quality than a lot of the comparable lunch offers in Hong Kong. The problem wasn’t as much on the superficial compromises, like having all courses served at one time or eating at off hours. Rather it was the inconsistency in the kitchen execution that detracted from the wholeness of the meal. It’s not “unique” to this menu as I have had similar experiences in this branch in the past. Having the good fortune to dine at the L’Atelier in NYC, I found the food there to be much more expertly and carefully prepared. Seasoning was more spot on, presentation was more succinct, and the ingredients were for some reasons fresher and more flavorful.

Putting criticisms aside, I think L’Unique gives diners an opportunity to a meal that’s relatively economical and filling in a stylish setting. However, like having lunches at many famous and expensive Japanese restaurants, there are compromises to be made. It’s an express lunch, a good quality lunch, but quite far from a true Robuchon experience. In my opinion, lunch is a good way to see if a restaurant is serious to food preparation and execution, as a great restaurant will prepare the food with care and with skills even with ingredients that aren’t premium or pristine. However, if you want to experience the best that a restaurant, like Robuchon, can offer, a proper dinner is the way to go.

* The L'Unique menu is available Monday - Sunday:
For Lunch:11:30am-12:15nn; 2pm-2:30pm;
For Dinner: 6:15pm-7pm; 9:30pm-10:30pm
The selection of dishes change daily

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I really want to thank 辣子 for her invitation and apologize for my delayed arrival that day
. It was definitely quality time spending with her and enjoyed this great experience to chat and share common interests. The off-peak hour actually worked in our favor as the restaurant was barely full and we didn't have to be "disturbed" by the servers during our meal. Thank you once again 辣子! It's a great pleasure to know you as a friend!
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I read from the Chinese papers the other day that Robuchon Hong Kong has launched a set meal since the beginning of this month. If you visit during off-peak hours, you can enjoy a 3-course meal, in which you can "create your own menu", for just $268. Bargain isn't it...for this price you can barely get a main dish there. Fellow Openricer Little Meg kindly agreed to join me in this bargain hunt adventure. We booked at the 2 pm slot (order time 2 - 2:30 pm). They could only offer the counter seat
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I read from the Chinese papers the other day that Robuchon Hong Kong has launched a set meal since the beginning of this month. If you visit during off-peak hours, you can enjoy a 3-course meal, in which you can "create your own menu", for just $268. Bargain isn't it...for this price you can barely get a main dish there.

Fellow Openricer Little Meg kindly agreed to join me in this bargain hunt adventure. We booked at the 2 pm slot (order time 2 - 2:30 pm). They could only offer the counter seats to us (this is on condition of the meal), which I think is an advantage instead because we could see the chefs at work from there!


I'm just a novice when it comes to fine dining, perhaps Little Meg could tell you more about how Robuchon in HK compares with those else around the globe...

First the all-so-chic black and red decor caught my eye. The receptionist led me to my seat, and I started snapshooting around right away (ahem, now I've forgotten my manners) - I guess pictures speak better than words?

Then I started browsing through the menu. The official name of this "Express Lunch Menu" is "L'Unique", in which you can pick 1 appetizer, 1 main course and 1 dessert item from the 2 choices of each (choices rotate each day). They are served together like an airline meal - "haute" version of course. So it's best to go in pairs, then you can try everything on the menu if you share.

While waiting for Little Meg I was served the bread basket. With the fame of the bakery items downstairs, it didn't disappoint, but could have been better if the bread were hotter. I thought I tried the mini croissant and the bread with some bacon inside, both were good but not exceptional. Probably the most adorable part was the basket itself; I'd have bought it if I could.


OK let's come the to the meals themselves. You can make any combination from the menu (make the calculation and there'll be 8 in total), and it's fun looking at the chefs assembling and dishing them out, all meticulously made to precision.

Appetizers

La Tomate (Tomato salad, olive oil and basil with mozzarella cheese)
We're in a French restaurant right? I think even Robuchon himself wouldn't be content with just making a "copy and paste" of the Insalata Caprese Salad from Italy...so his French rendition here was a clever twist of beautifully stacking up the ingredients. Not bad to look at but it proved a bit difficult to eat because I couldn't elegantly eat all the layers in 1 bite without messing the architecture of it. Taste-wise, we ended up asking the wait staff for extra salt, otherwise it was fine; I guess this is what they call "healthy eating" ?!


La Crabe (King crab meat with semouline and crab eggs)
So here comes another "fusion" dish which reminds me of something similar that you see in a Chinese banquet...it's crab meat rolled in a fine translucent semouline sheet (semolina - very fine flour I guess?) topped with crab roe. I'm not a big fan of crabs, so I thought this was just on the par; it looked better than it tasted.

Mains

Le Bar (Fillet of sea bass gratinated with salmon roe)
I chose fish for myself. Again stylishly presented, the dish left more to be desired. First I had no idea where the word "gratinated" came from, perhaps it had something to do with the creamy yellow sauce? As there was no crust to be found whatsoever.

(FYI, to "gratinate" means to make an "au gratin", which is "a top crust consisting of browned crumbs and butter, often with grated cheese". Source: dictionary.com)

As for the fish, I thought the piece I had was OK, but could do better if the flesh were more juicy. We thought the other piece might have been a bit undercooked, but weren't sure due to the dim lighting. Luckily the luscious salmon roe saved the day both in appearance and in taste.

Les Tagliatelles (Tagliatelle pasta with Parma Ham)
Hey pesto, are we temporarily transported to an Italian restaurant? Although the French would never do pasta as good as the Italians do, the tagliatelle here was just fine. Simple is best with the good old pesto, parmasen and parma ham. But again Robuchon again cares about our health - we needed some extra sprinkles of salt. Another note is that the parma ham here was the thicker variety, not the thinner slices that you eat with melons, but of course the former went better with pasta.

Desserts

"Le meilleur" is the word!!

La Tarte (Sea salt caramel tart) - thumbs up! While Meg may have her expert opinion on the various kinds of salt to match with food, I'm more than content with this tart. Caramel au beurre salé (salted butter caramel) is a northern French specialty, its rich but not-too-sickly sweet caramel was simply heavenly! The buttery-ness of the filling was highlighted with a tinge of salt, and also the fleur de sel o n the top of the tart.

My delight can't be simply put in words...go try it!


Le Chocolat (Chocolate mousse with caramelised walnuts) -
An exquisite work of art and an indulgence of velvety chocolate mousse. Chocoholics would want a more chocolaty flavour but it's just right with me.

Petits fours

An important part of the dining experiece today at Robuchon, in my opinion, was the joint's attention to detail, even the petits fours -

Yum yum yum...macarons!!! (I insist on using the French term
)

Presentation trumps. The reddish one was actually chocolate, and the white one was vanilla. The former was a signature item, which had the exact bittersweet balance(literally) . The vanilla one was light on both the texture and sweetness sides. Complete with fruit pastilles and crunchy golden chocolate pearls, these little delights looked like jewels.

We each had a coffee ($45@) to conclude the meal. I thought it was a perfect match with the caramel tart.

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The service was close to impeccable for a restaurant of this class. The atmosphere was "smart casual" sans much of the formalities of a top French restaurant, which made us at ease. The wait staff were friendly and attended to our requests almost immediately. Even when it was well past their break time, one of the crew members enthusiastically showed us around the restaurant, and we got to have a peep at the gardened dining area (Le Jardin).

Thanks for bearing with me this lengthy and lungy review. Yet I do appreciate L'Atelier de Robuchon's efforts of bringing Hong Kongers the taste of the Michelin chef's "culinary art" at more down to earth prices. I'm not sure whether I'll come for the main menu stuff (due to financial concerns
), this was a remarkable dining experience for me at least.

And thanks to Little Meg again, it's good to have someone who has the same passion for food and life.

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More info on this deal:
L'Unique
$268 + 10%
Available between 11:30 am - 12:15 pm & 2:00 - 2:30 pm for lunch and
6:15 - 7:00 pm & 9:30 - 10:30 pm for dinner
Reservations strongly recommended (not essential, but the news would soon spread so better book in advance!)
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今日 有同事生日所以我地專程由灣仔去到中環黎到呢度買左呢一個朱古力蛋糕因為我地既袐書話呢一度既蛋糕係全城最好味既這一個朱古力蛋糕 應該係我食過最貴既一個蛋糕兩磅重盛惠560大元我地呢一班貧窮線下既小朋友聽到緊係嘩一聲啦好彩 我地有零食基金既贊助 咁都無咁肉痛當我地打開個盒時我已經索到陣陣既朱古力香味正! 而佢個樣都唔錯佢既表面真係好平滑... 滑到好想摸下佢, 訓落去~~不過我地都有少少奇怪點解兩磅既蛋糕咁細個既?!呵呵~ 當你食落口就知道箇中既奧妙一層滑到溜既朱古力醬包住密度好高既既朱古力 mousse 嘩! 朱古力味真係好濃 好重食到我地個個都好感動(為左一舊蛋糕就好感動~)因為我地都好鐘意食朱古力雖然係貴 但係真係貴得有價值同埋一定會對呢一個蛋糕留下深刻既印象
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今日 有同事生日
所以我地專程由灣仔去到中環黎到呢度買左呢一個朱古力蛋糕
因為我地既袐書話呢一度既蛋糕係全城最好味既
這一個朱古力蛋糕 應該係我食過最貴既一個蛋糕
兩磅重盛惠560大元
我地呢一班貧窮線下既小朋友聽到緊係嘩一聲啦
好彩 我地有零食基金既贊助 咁都無咁肉痛
當我地打開個盒時
我已經索到陣陣既朱古力香味
正! 而佢個樣都唔錯
佢既表面真係好平滑... 滑到好想摸下佢, 訓落去~~
不過我地都有少少奇怪
點解兩磅既蛋糕咁細個既?!
呵呵~ 當你食落口就知道箇中既奧妙
一層滑到溜既朱古力醬包住密度好高既既朱古力 mousse
嘩! 朱古力味真係好濃 好重
食到我地個個都好感動(為左一舊蛋糕就好感動~)
因為我地都好鐘意食朱古力
雖然係貴 但係真係貴得有價值
同埋一定會對呢一個蛋糕留下深刻既印象

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之前在樓上食過一次,很滿意!今次跟同事來試試另一面貌的Robuchon - 同事形容為快餐,因為是半 self serve 形式的,自己先排隊點餐,然後找個位子便會有人奉餐。同事推介這兒的 roasted pork,但是日 daily roast 是 chicken。反正小女子一向同雞有仇,就要這個吧。同事同選了這個主菜,只是我們一個飲 orange juice,一個飲 perrier 吧。找到近窗欄走廊的位子,坐下來不久,飲品和我最愛的餐包就上檯了。餐包是哄熱了的,有芝士包及軟硬餐包各一,全都很好吃!如果可以"添食"整件事就完美了!主菜 roasted chicken 是由一件雞胸和一件雞上髀組合而成,同事的雞胸部份連著雞翼,她說雞翼很美味!我也覺得很美味啊,雞肉很焾且滑,很入味,真的很好吃!而且雞胸也很滑溜~~ 嗯~~ yummy!伴碟的菜是生的,我本不好生的食物,但這菜伴上一點酸醋汁,也是非常清新啊~smashed potato 非常幼滑,而且很香牛油味,又要再講 -- 如果可以"添食"整件事就完美了!很滿足很滿足~ ...... 很滿足之餘,還是和同事各買了鼎鼎大名的 croi
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之前在樓上食過一次,很滿意!今次跟同事來試試另一面貌的Robuchon - 同事形容為快餐,因為是半 self serve 形式的,自己先排隊點餐,然後找個位子便會有人奉餐。

同事推介這兒的 roasted pork,但是日 daily roast 是 chicken。反正小女子一向同雞有仇,就要這個吧。同事同選了這個主菜,只是我們一個飲 orange juice,一個飲 perrier 吧。

找到近窗欄走廊的位子,坐下來不久,飲品和我最愛的餐包就上檯了。餐包是哄熱了的,有芝士包及軟硬餐包各一,全都很好吃!如果可以"添食"整件事就完美了!


主菜 roasted chicken 是由一件雞胸和一件雞上髀組合而成,同事的雞胸部份連著雞翼,她說雞翼很美味!我也覺得很美味啊,雞肉很焾且滑,很入味,真的很好吃!而且雞胸也很滑溜~~ 嗯~~ yummy!

伴碟的菜是生的,我本不好生的食物,但這菜伴上一點酸醋汁,也是非常清新啊~

smashed potato 非常幼滑,而且很香牛油味,又要再講 -- 如果可以"添食"整件事就完美了!


很滿足很滿足~ ...... 很滿足之餘,還是和同事各買了鼎鼎大名的 croissant 回去 tea 一 tea!呵呵~
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i hate how i can only put 8 photos up in one review. anyway, robuchon does the best bread basket ever. it is so great.the greatness extends to the rest of the meal, till the last bite of your petite fours. they always manage to start off with an amuse-bouche that's good enough to make me look forward to the rest of the meal.
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i hate how i can only put 8 photos up in one review.

anyway, robuchon does the best bread basket ever. it is so great.
the greatness extends to the rest of the meal, till the last bite of your petite fours.
they always manage to start off with an amuse-bouche that's good enough to make me look forward to the rest of the meal.
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很多時都不喜歡太標奇立異的食物配搭,除非功力深厚,否則好易奶嘢,這裡就當然出神入化無問題。基本上乜都想食,就點Tasting menu 啦首先來由牛油果造的mouse,上面加片黑松露,美味,不太heavy,用作starter吊吊胃口很適合跟住來蟹肉拆絲配海膽,兩樣加起來鮮上加鮮帶子配蜆殼粉配魚子醬,魚子醬的濃配帶子偏淺的鮮味,又是一絕黑松露tart,黑松露與餅中間是洋葱,使用大量黑松露,感覺滿足連魚鱗煎的魚內鮮外脆,一流栗子湯加切絲黑松露,湯帶甜而松露勁香A5鹿兒島和牛,頂級和牛加頂級廚功,每咬一口都肉汁(油)口入四射,無得頂,伴來的薯溶亦是餐廳招牌,食完很飽仍想再食最後兩道甜品偏濃的,typical french style配靚靚紅白酒,滿足
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很多時都不喜歡太標奇立異的食物配搭,除非功力深厚,否則好易奶嘢,這裡就當然出神入化無問題。

基本上乜都想食,就點Tasting menu 啦

首先來由牛油果造的mouse,上面加片黑松露,美味,不太heavy,用作starter吊吊胃口很適合


跟住來蟹肉拆絲配海膽,兩樣加起來鮮上加鮮


帶子配蜆殼粉配魚子醬,魚子醬的濃配帶子偏淺的鮮味,又是一絕


黑松露tart,黑松露與餅中間是洋葱,使用大量黑松露,感覺滿足


連魚鱗煎的魚內鮮外脆,一流


栗子湯加切絲黑松露,湯帶甜而松露勁香


A5鹿兒島和牛,頂級和牛加頂級廚功,每咬一口都肉汁(油)口入四射,無得頂,伴來的薯溶亦是餐廳招牌,食完很飽仍想再食


最後兩道甜品偏濃的,typical french style

配靚靚紅白酒,滿足
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You will never leave Robuchon disappointedly, both Macau and HK ones are as good, just different ambience. As I mentioned, I am a not a fan of innovative cooking but Robuchon surprised me. The taste, the presentation, the ingredients used, service, it's just immaculate. I know it's expensive but definitely worth it.
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You will never leave Robuchon disappointedly, both Macau and HK ones are as good, just different ambience.
As I mentioned, I am a not a fan of innovative cooking but Robuchon surprised me. The taste, the presentation, the ingredients used, service, it's just immaculate. I know it's expensive but definitely worth it.
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零八年十二月下旬午餐位在人流穿插的中環黃金地段,Atelier Robuchon似是專為分秒必爭的白領而設的獨特平檯,開業滿兩年,較Caprice年輕一點,取下二星,與Amber睇齊。約了朋友來吃個便飯,還人情債,棄Le Jardin那邊改坐到紅、黑二色組成的工作平檯前,雖說是熱話名氣店,但見平檯內本地人為主的廚師團隊朝氣勃勃地處理食材,氣氛卻是輕鬆而充著滿活力。器皿特別由法國訂製的,豔紅水杯與漆碟很美,沒沾上指紋,吧檯放置著時令蔬果,欣賞可愛的法國栗子,寫意亦充滿著「節氣」。經理簡介是日菜式後,最終要下了Le Jardin那邊的四道菜套餐(Menu Dejenuer),朋友死跟,一式一樣...擺設一轉,經理收去漆黑大碟,送來一籃子一口式的餐包,最喜歡當然是迷理酥皮牛角包,皮酥帶微微牛油香,前後吃上兩件亦不覺飽,是很貼心設計,比Caprice更好。由開心小吃開始,炭黑木碟盛著鵝蛋形玻璃小碗,底中間以白色薄紙間隔開,加上幾粒乾花點輟,視覺效果很強烈。碗中物是番茜混和酸忌廉打成的湯凍,幾粒烘得鬆脆麵包粒,亦下了幾滴清香橄欖油,微酸襯托出番茜幽香,口感細滑,半點粉粒痕跡亦吃不著,而伴著的脆皮
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零八年十二月下旬午餐

位在人流穿插的中環黃金地段,Atelier Robuchon似是專為分秒必爭的白領而設的獨特平檯,開業滿兩年,較Caprice年輕一點,取下二星,與Amber睇齊。約了朋友來吃個便飯,還人情債,棄Le Jardin那邊改坐到紅、黑二色組成的工作平檯前,雖說是熱話名氣店,但見平檯內本地人為主的廚師團隊朝氣勃勃地處理食材,氣氛卻是輕鬆而充著滿活力。

器皿特別由法國訂製的,豔紅水杯與漆碟很美,沒沾上指紋,吧檯放置著時令蔬果,欣賞可愛的法國栗子,寫意亦充滿著「節氣」。經理簡介是日菜式後,最終要下了Le Jardin那邊的四道菜套餐(Menu Dejenuer),朋友死跟,一式一樣...擺設一轉,經理收去漆黑大碟,送來一籃子一口式的餐包,最喜歡當然是迷理酥皮牛角包,皮酥帶微微牛油香,前後吃上兩件亦不覺飽,是很貼心設計,比Caprice更好。

由開心小吃開始,炭黑木碟盛著鵝蛋形玻璃小碗,底中間以白色薄紙間隔開,加上幾粒乾花點輟,視覺效果很強烈。碗中物是番茜混和酸忌廉打成的湯凍,幾粒烘得鬆脆麵包粒,亦下了幾滴清香橄欖油,微酸襯托出番茜幽香,口感細滑,半點粉粒痕跡亦吃不著,而伴著的脆皮條加入了牛油果及鮮茄蓉,茄鮮與牛油果的油滑組合得當,一點點清幽、一點點的酸、一點點的果香,吃過會叫人回心微笑。

抱著開心心情迎接下道冷盤,是五層式的鵝肝焦糖鰻魚凍,置在大圓碟上,兩邊分別是淡忌廉及青蘋果、紅菜頭及蘿蔔組成沙律絲,鰻魚烘得焦香,帶著濃甜焦糖味道,是蒲燒鰻魚的變奏吧?鵝肝凍油滑不著絲根,與鰻魚纖嫩口感很夾,惜焦糖味道流於霸道,將鵝肝凍個性抹殺,味覺一沉,要靠小輟細切醋漬沙律叫醒味蕾,滿有創意的東方味道,但個人還是比較欣賞Amber用燻鰻配鵝肝的搭實風格。

冷盤後的黑松露亞枝竹濃湯,以帶著東方色彩漆碗盛著,奶濃菜湯底下是鹹濃巴馬芝士凍,芝士凍個性強烈卻黏滑不著鹽晶,做功神奇,濃湯配上一片薄薄而帶強烈菌香的黑松露,再加上炸過的亞枝竹,是有個性亦很有趣的Emulsion。

主菜是番紅花清湯.蒸鱸魚,餐牌上沒註明鱸魚產地,朋友卻很有興趣知,經理想了想說是澳洲來的。帶點和風的「鴕鳥蛋碗」盛著,打開蓋,清湯滲著薄薄的金光,鱸魚輕伏湯中,面舖上幾片薄薄的意式雲吞皮。西式高湯清澈帶點油粒,帶著魚類濃縮成的複合鮮味,亦有番紅花引身的霸道,不著半點渣,味道是比Caprice那邊更濃鮮;比起Caprice那邊的煎魚,比較欣賞蒸的鱸魚,處理過後置在湯中,魚肉細嫩,奈何是飛機貨,多少有會帶點腥,這時靠著番紅花的辛香修潤,也能輕易處理掉。而薄得透光的意式雲吞皮,細滑帶蛋香,軟熟中帶點韌性,甚至比起本地雲吞皮更纖細滑溜,了得!

雖是簡單幾尾,但分量頗足,至此已飽得不得了,只好棄法國芝士併盤取甜品,是朱古力撻,賣相同樣精緻,最欣賞是當造梨打起的雪葩,滿口是果肉質感,又帶著Gelato般的細滑,很神奇~

埋單不平,但散叫每道菜亦接跟三百元時,這四道菜的套餐,只收五百八十元,絕對是吃得滿意,店員雖然有點大懵,應承送來的「神奇薯蓉」最後亦忘記送上,但整體而言也是輕鬆寫意的,淺嚐輕鬆二星之旅後,更期待年初澳門之行,試試那邊,盧布松的傳統風格。

盧布松的工作平檯上,本地廚師團隊在認真的工作。
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當眼處總見得著鮮艷的外地燈籠椒,既賞心亦悅目。
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東方色彩的五層鵝肝鰻魚凍,最欣賞反而是長短一致三色沙律絲。
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番紅花爐魚湯,湯與雲吞皮比Caprice做得更好。
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東方色彩的五層鵝肝鰻魚凍,最欣賞反而是長短一致三色沙律絲。
番紅花爐魚湯,湯與雲吞皮比Caprice做得更好。
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After my last experiece with shitty service two months ago, I was certainly not eager to return. But my friend booked the place so I guess I had to come along.It's January 2 and a Friday, so of course my Friday Lunch Club - four people who used to work in the same bank - got together to do a proper kick-off of 2009. We decided to do this at L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon. I haven't been back to L'Atelier since being on the receiving end of some ridiculous service 2 months ago, and it would be inter
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After my last experiece with shitty service two months ago, I was certainly not eager to return. But my friend booked the place so I guess I had to come along.

It's January 2 and a Friday, so of course my Friday Lunch Club - four people who used to work in the same bank - got together to do a proper kick-off of 2009. We decided to do this at L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon. I haven't been back to L'Atelier since being on the receiving end of some ridiculous service 2 months ago, and it would be interesting to see how things would go today.

As the sommelier poured the wine into the Riedel Sommelier Vintage Champagne flute for me to taste, I jokingly said "Oh! This is terrible! Send it back!" without even having sipped the wine. My friends were cracking up, but unfortunately the Frenchman was either on another planet, or he was totally ignoring my prank. He apologized and claims that he didn't realize that he was being spoken to... I guess he didn't really appreciate our humor...

The amuse bouche sent by the chef was very interesting. It was a bowl of coriander and cream cheese soup with croutons. It was rich and delicious, and reminded me of the dip used to accompany Indian poppadoms - but without the spices.

My first course was the skewer of scallops and bacon. The scallops were pan-seared and decent, but slightly below my expectations. The bacon, however, was excellent as it was fatty and sandwiched between two thin slices of grilled red capsicum. I alternated between tasting these "as is", with the teriyaki sauce, and with a bit of the mixed herbs.

I continued the seafood theme by having cod fillet in seafood broth. I wanted to try to keep things "light", so I did not take the other heavier dishes which my friends ordered. The cod was indeed lighter and nicely done, although somehow today I felt that there was a little something missing. The broth, however, was really nice and full of flavor. I am sure they used prawn heads and shells to make the base. They also diced up broccoli, carrots, cucumbers and squash into tiny cubes for the broth, and placed thinly sliced cucumber "ravioli" inside.

The aforementioned Frenchman thought we were joking when we asked for more toast to accompany my friends' foie gras, only to realize his mistake and have to make an extra trip. When the main courses arrived, we jokingly asked for more of the wonderful mashed potatoes - something Joël Robuchon is known for. This time the Frenchman was determined not to slip up...so he quickly brought us another small Le Creuset pot of the delicious stuff. Of course this was quickly lapped up by the ladies...

The chocolate caramel tart with pear sorbet was wonderful. I had a caramel and pear dessert at the Salon de Thé downstairs earlier in the week, and this was on my mind as I did the ordering. The sorbet was so nice...like eating a fully ripe Anjou pear, and there were small chunks of caramelized pear in the tart. What a great way to finish!

It was a great lunch - good food, good wine, with entertainment provided by our Frenchman who really didn't have much of a sense of humor, much to the chagrin of his fellow countrywoman sitting next to me. I'd say that's a great start to 2009...

original blogpost with notes on wine and pictures: http://chi-he-wan-le.blogspot.com/2009/01/first-friday-lunch-club-of-year.html
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Really loved pastries of this shop. Must buy some to share with my loved ones. This time I bought the blueberry and red currant danish and also a grapefruit danish. Both came with a sharp beautiful red box and i carried them to home carefully.Hubby seemed didnt find them interesting (perhaps he thought how come these pastries can cost so much. He tried the blueberry and red currant danish and i tried the grapefruit danish. He said that the pastry wasnt very crunchy as i said but the blueber
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Really loved pastries of this shop. Must buy some to share with my loved ones. This time I bought the blueberry and red currant danish and also a grapefruit danish. Both came with a sharp beautiful red box and i carried them to home carefully.

Hubby seemed didnt find them interesting (perhaps he thought how come these pastries can cost so much. He tried the blueberry and red currant danish and i tried the grapefruit danish. He said that the pastry wasnt very crunchy as i said but the blueberry and red currant were very fresh and lovely. I tried the grapefruit one. This amazed me. The grapefruit wasnt sour at all, it was very sweet instead. Lovely. The pastry was very very crunchy and had very strong favour of butter! So i immediately asked him to try it as well. He also agreed. Next time I will try the apricot one too. I think it will be equally crunchy!
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上兩個月到澳門玩樂之前,同事曾熱烈推介澳門葡京的 Robuchon,說是好食到不得了!但因為那間 Robuchon 實在太受歡迎了,因此要早一個月訂位,無緣了。早前跟同事一行八人到香港 Landmark 的 Robuchon 吃午飯,抱著萬分期待的心情呢~雖然早一個星期 book 位,也只可 book 到 bar 檯位了。 於是我們各四人坐於角落,比較容易傾到計吧,但也當然不及長檯好了...... (bar 檯 menu 平d架)但是後來,很好吃的食物和非常好的服務,令我改觀了,原來,坐 bar 檯有 bar 檯既好既~ haha~先送來一籃籃的餐包,餐包有很多款式,有軟身的、有脆的,我比較喜歡軟身的餐包。當中,最喜歡 mini croissant,好食到不得了!餐包無限量 refill,係咁食係咁食~ hehe~然後來個 free appetitzer,waiter 哥哥介紹是 foie gois 加 mousse來的,很香濃的味道,而且 texture 很幼滑,齒頰留香呀! 以此前菜為一頓美味午餐的序幕,絕對有驚喜!lunch set 的 appetizer,幾位同事都選了 kin
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上兩個月到澳門玩樂之前,同事曾熱烈推介澳門葡京的 Robuchon,說是好食到不得了!

但因為那間 Robuchon 實在太受歡迎了,因此要早一個月訂位,無緣了。

早前跟同事一行八人到香港 Landmark 的 Robuchon 吃午飯,抱著萬分期待的心情呢~

雖然早一個星期 book 位,也只可 book 到 bar 檯位了。 於是我們各四人坐於角落,比較容易傾到計吧,但也當然不及長檯好了...... (bar 檯 menu 平d架)

但是後來,很好吃的食物和非常好的服務,令我改觀了,原來,坐 bar 檯有 bar 檯既好既~ haha~

先送來一籃籃的餐包,餐包有很多款式,有軟身的、有脆的,我比較喜歡軟身的餐包。當中,最喜歡 mini croissant,好食到不得了!餐包無限量 refill,係咁食係咁食~ hehe~

然後來個 free appetitzer,waiter 哥哥介紹是 foie gois 加 mousse來的,很香濃的味道,而且 texture 很幼滑,齒頰留香呀! 以此前菜為一頓美味午餐的序幕,絕對有驚喜!

lunch set 的 appetizer,幾位同事都選了 king crab sushi,幾清新的味道,ok啦~ 我選了唔記得叫 egg xxxx,表面係一d mushroom sauce,中間係半生熟的蛋,食到呢度都仲係幾好食既,不過底層呢......有d唔知咩黎呢,好草青的味,很怪,所以食左三分二就無食了。

主菜方面,我選了 Pork Belly,無諗過.....真真正正就係一舊豬腩肉,仲係有皮果種,雖然佢都講到明係 Pork Belly,但硬係無諗到o係西餐廳會食到一件咁不折不扣既豬腩肉......仲以為寫英文係唔同 d 架添......
哈哈!但豬腩肉總算煮得幾焾幾好食啦~

旁邊同事點的羊肉粒粒,無論賣相和味道都好得多了 (我偷食左一粒),如果有機會再黎,我都會食呢個~

甜品方面,我要了 caramel chocolate mousse,同事說 mousse 好香濃,我反而好喜歡 mousse 上有幾片香蕉,有層次d好食d~ hehe~

成個過程最 surprise 既係服務,整體感覺上 d waiters 都好開心好主動,佢地會推介邊d好食,又會問下你意見,而主動得黎又一d都唔煩,令我感覺為呢一餐再加左唔少分數呀!

很滿意!

正 餐包 very good! 推介croissant!
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正 free apetizer-foie gois xx
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(以上食評乃用戶個人意見 , 並不代表OpenRice之觀點。)
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正 餐包 very good! 推介croissant!
正 free apetizer-foie gois xx