2012年7月2日 星期一

Mandarin Grill + Bar@中環 - 慶祝神9升空

Mandarin Grill + Bar

地址 :
中環干諾道中5號香港文華東方酒店
電話 : 2825 4004
menu : http://www.mandarinoriental.com.hk/hongkong/dining/restaurants/mandarin_grill/
消費 : $1,418/head (ie total $11,340)
整體評價 : fair與good之間

2nd visit
jun 16, 12..........8人嚟食dinner...........叫咗 :
1) bread basket (免費)
-送來6款包,我哋每樣都試d,每款都好味
-不過refill嗰籃先最出色,因拿上手熱辣非常
-附上橄欖油..............很純很香............不過忘記了食友之前嘅食評............其實個橄欖油都應該有得揀............但當晚serve我哋嘅staff都無比到我哋揀



2) amuse bouche x 8 (免費)
i) 芝士puff
-初時以為每人1兜添.............真喺諗多咗.............hahaha
-外很酥鬆,又脆,裡面嘅溶開嘅cream芝士餡,鹹香味溫和
-好like呀~~~~
-食友想refill...........不過侍應已很得體的拒絕了.............hahahaha...........好pro呢~~~


ii) truffle蒸蛋
-很滑的蒸蛋,配上用truffle煮成嘅汁喺面
-所以很有truffle香嘅蛋

iii) cookies
-話就話喺曲奇,睇個樣並唔貼切
-面撒滿parmesan cheese碎,所以食時要成嗒擺入口
-下面才是曲奇,有2款味 - basil (綠色)/ olive(黑色).............不過每人只可食1個............唔喺以2款味都試晒............剛好我拿到的喺olive味...........很鬆,有olive味,不過唔喺好濃
-也ok的


iv) olive
-喺真嘅橄欖樹下,就伴來1粒橄欖啫喱
-咬破外層,就會爆出橄欖味液體
-喺4款amuse bouche中味道上最清寡的

3) special tasting menu x 8 (@hk$1,288)
i) garden
-organic, leaves, vegetable, cress, soil, earl grey
-這是要人手逐1將蔬菜1株1株插在火箭菜泥上
-呢道菜唔喺味道impress,而喺個presentation.........放好碟後,侍應就會拿來水壺將個earl grey dressing淋落個蔬菜上,很園藝
-很多冷門嘅蔬菜,見到有顆淡綠色嘅意大利西蘭花,都喺貴價超巿eg city suxxx見過的入口貨
-花泥喺火箭菜+咗coconut milk煮成嘅puree,所以很東南亞風情........又好有份量.........食晒佢都真喺幾飽架
-不過個dressing就食唔到咩earl grey味喇
-而個啡紅色嘅泥砂就唔記得咗用咩做成


ii) scallop
-french, diver caught, stones, lemon, sea grass, dashi
-個細casserole好靚............之後好大陣容..............很多侍應前來幫忙同時serve呢道菜
-將前面嘅昆布stock淋落個煲內燒熱咗嘅石卵上...........之後又蓋上..............輕輕焗1陣............目的喺將個上湯冒出嘅蒸氣燻1燻個帶子............但我哋都懷疑個作用有幾大
-之後就打番開個蓋............將前面杯仔內嘅花葉裝飾逐1放在上帶子上............足見誠意同細心
-帶子都幾大隻............煎得好靚..............不過最可惜鮮味無嘜兼表面overcook咗...............因為個煲內嘅溫度太高/焗耐咗...........就算用seaweed格住高熱嘅石卵都仲喺過熱
-墊底嘅seaweed雖然幾鹹,但很鮮很鮮味...........絶對不能錯過
-食完帶子同seaweed...........食友笑言煲內嘅石卵還頗熱..............可以用來熱敷穴位.............hahaha



iii) seabass
-french, line caught, salt baked, artichoke, pepper, lemon, saffron risotto
-原來個魚唔喺煎,而喺放喺粉紅鹽磚上焗出嚟
-魚好juicy,好嫩滑
-旁邊劃上檸檬醬,菠菜醬,黃椒醬,artichoke醬同紅椒醬
-個人覺得配檸檬醬很refreshing,最無搶到魚嘅味道之餘,仲突出到個魚味
-另有小兜菜同saffron飯
-個saffron幾唔錯,有溫溫嘅saffron味,個飯應用上龍蝦之類煮個汁,所以鮮味非常,只喺入口暖熱.............所以喺佢未凍之前食晒佢先食個魚



iv) beef calotte
-us, snake river farm, potato mille feuille, organic carrots, watercress, heirloom tomatoes, manni oil jus
-呢度嘅牛好出名..............揀來這個signature喺我哋今晚嘅其1重點
-個presentation,喺扮本書咁上
-打開就喺牛扒...........喺ribeye部位中最靚的...........建議4成熟左右..........我哋當然無問題啦
-外喺很薄的燒焦,唔會有燶/焦味
-食友1望就知附上的喺有名刀具...........有隻蜜蜂icon..........咁啱我嗰把刀.............竟然喺無咗隻蜜蜂............陰謀論的我覺得有點被歧視...........有點hurt............hahaha..............喺後記先講點解我會有呢個陰謀論~~~~
-講番個味道先
-未淋個汁時,已見到牛扒很嫩紅,很juicy............好似好好樣咁
-切開牛扒時,已feel到好腍,入口好嫩,1點筋都食唔到,唔洗點大力咀嚼就吞得..............仲好有牛味添.............平時食到牛嘅嫩滑時............通常都唔夠牛味.............現在2者兼備,實是難得............可以講喺so far食過嘅牛扒中(不過我唔喺成日食牛扒)數1數2的好
-個外形有點似黃金糕嘅1000層薯磚.............都好食,佢外表好乾身,鬆,內裡的薯仔綿密.............仲有胡椒味

v) krug on the moon
-這是off menu的甜品.........要預先訂..........1定要每人1客............正價喺$288/人
-是我哋今晚的其2重點...........亦喺神9升空嘅歷史日子.................我哋就喺文華升空.............XDD
-不過我哋食完牛扒後等咗足足近1個鐘先開始有侍應來枱面setting.........真喺攪到大家想去瞓陣先
-之後就先做杯內的牛奶朱古力pudding............之後就撒上唔同嘅朱古力粉+朱古力粒 (oreo朱古力,dark chocolate,紫羅蘭粉等............),又有熱情果,raspberry1/2圓朱古力粒...........凍的碩石朱古力
-視覺重點喺熱朱古力淋落大朱古力球時............朱古力球就遇熱溶開個大洞來...........露出裡面嘅豐富組合..............有爆炸糖,生果,朱古力漿等
-之後大家就喺枱上直接"匹"嚟食
-這是1個徹頭徹尾嘅朱古力甜品...............我哋當然食唔晒啦
-我哋人多,枱很大............甜品chef只得站在1個位置發揮.............所以每每出手都喺大刀闊斧咁撒出去...............很粗枝大葉嘅塗鴉.............後來見佢為2人客做krug on the moon時............因為within arm's length............所以可以畫得精緻d...........可以拉吓curve.............點滴吓
-不過話時話............我哋8個人好應該有4個有餡嘅朱古力球先啱..............我哋有提出到點解少咗1個朱古力球時............甜品chef唔識答...........而我哋都無癮去追究..........因呢個喺tasting menu內的krug on the moon

vi) petit fours
-最後lady's嘅petit fours就有d別開生面.........好gimmick
-喺化桩盒+綿花球
-blush有2種色............分別喺檸檬粉同berry粉
-綿花球就喺入口即逝嘅綿花糖
-男士嘅petit fours就唔會咁fancy............我無影到相............又喺1堆朱古力製品


後記
1) 這餐喺1個gd嘅dining presentation experience多於味道..........喺同業fine dining競爭上,為咗differentiate到自己,presentation同process都喺1個出路...............見到好花心思去present個dish.............eg用水壺當淋花...........要個昆布上混蒸氣去燻吓粒帶子........化粧盒等.........全餐味道上好有驚喜嘅只喺得個beef calotte而已..........seabass味道也屬優質

2) 原來7人以上.............餐廳會當你攪party咁處理..............條件就多起上嚟............(i) 先要簽個authorization letter...........<48小時cancellation/ -少人數...........就會從credit card上收$650/人嘅penalty charge............好彩全部食友都好committed..........全體準時出席...............(ii) 另外仲要食佢嘅set dinner menu,無得a la carte.............我target要去嘅餐廳,就1定有想食嘅菜.............所以我即時有意見..............因為人多,佢嘅objective只喺想預先準備好食材.............所以我建議預早比個order list佢...........佢就好爽快咁即時答應可跟番食a la carte menu.............佢哋嘅經理都有致電brief我個menu signatures(我要求的,否則我都唔知有無miss咗d好嘢).............這點經理都介紹得幾詳細

3) 原本諗住除咗krug on the moon之外,a la carte dishes全部只叫幾碟來share...............不過餐廳對這個全部share上枱嘅安排有點困難,因會有些dish會唔夠分............這點我覺得喺合理...........但我又諗到咁大張枱,又無轉盤..........我哋自己都幾難分.........所以考慮佢提議將想食嘅dish變成special tasting menu..............每人都有1份tasting portion,唔洗自己再分嚟分去............不過我對tasting menu嘅價$$$$好有意見..........original嘅tasting menu有多1道sirloin..........索價$1,398/人............因為職業病上身.............我好自然會去verify/ justify個價$$$$啱唔啱..............2來我都要對食友們有1個交待..............我有問過個tasting portion同個a la carte portion嘅比例關係..........eg tasting menu上的8碟garden+埋=幾多碟a la carte嘅garden呢?.........經理意思喺每碟都會唔同..............eg tasting menu上的8碟garden+埋,大約=3碟多a la carte嘅garden...............不過經理話唔可以咁睇..............個chef亦答唔實佢.............始終價位太高..............所以要-sirloin出嚟.............但個價位只喺每人-$100多d............當我睇番a la carte sirloin要幾多$$$$嘅時候($558/碟)...........就唔comfortable佢嘅tasting menu所開嘅$1,288/人.................無price breakdown啦..............-1道sirloin,每人只可以-到$100啦..........於是我做咗1個price scenario出嚟.............很豪的assume每個tasting portion=1/2份a la carte............用番佢個a la carte menu計.............come out出嚟都唔洗$1,288/人.............我就真的開始challenge佢tasting menu嘅收費.........有問過點解少咗道sirloin會-咁少.........亦有爭取過叫佢-番d............不過當然不得要領啦............佢以食材成本高昂為理由,價位企得好硬...........我只喺1個nobody..........而且只喺1餐8人嘅dinner event而已

有點要代餐廳講清楚.............經理都1直態度良好,有禮,無問題的..........只喺大家各有立場咁簡單啫............佢無局我1定要食tasting menu...........個決定權都喺番我哋度............如果我哋都喺覺得叫番a la carte好d.............佢都話好尊重我哋決定............只要盡快confirm a la carte嘅菜色同數量就可以.............喺食友們嘅體諒下.............我就代大家揀咗tasting menu(解決分嚟分去嘅麻煩)~~~~但坦白講我嘅感覺10分不良好............好似明知唔合理............都照樣"中"個頭埋去.............打開銀包比人搶咁~~~所以我喺有點不服氣同frustrate~~~~雖然喺咁,我都盡量好客觀去評嗰晚嘅dinner質素

4) 食完這頓tasting menu後..............老實講我都喺無法verify個收費是否合理.............因為我始終見唔到每道菜a la carte嘅份量有幾多.............但相信tasting menu total所用嘅garnishes/ side應該喺會用多咗.............不過最後我哋嘅krug on the moon似乎又被刻扣咗1個朱古力大球 (當時無求証到).............喺咁多樣唔sure嘅情況下,我個人心裡都喺覺得overpaid咗~~~~~

5) 我哋1就座,每人個位都有個大信封................餐廳很細心將當晚嘅menu印咗出嚟比大家.................其實個agreed special tasting menu已1早email咗比我............望到印出嚟嘅menu多咗杯飲品..............我無即時clarify..................天真嘅我以為餐廳最後豪杯飲品比大家..............sorry 4 being so naive XDD..............結果最後這個drink只喺打多咗.............我哋覺得餐廳有點少家............如果自己打多咗,好心都honor埋佢啦.............我哋張枱當晚消費咗1萬多d............咁嘅$$$$volume..............杯drink嘅cost相對都唔喺好高啫




6) 經過呢餐後..............陰謀論的我相信 (無事實根據) : 我已被餐廳唔black list都應該remark/label咗................hahahaha..............又煩,又cheap,重點喺又癲呀嘛~~~~3料集於1身.................你都唔好話唔得人驚呀~~~~~........................hahahaha.................邊有客癲到會challenge佢嘅價$$$$同要佢解釋先得架...............所以我把牛扒刀喺特別d...........無咗隻蜜蜂icon.............其實都幾難唔見咗隻蜜蜂架..............咁subtle都比我發現到.................XDD...............所以我日後要嚟餐廳食飯,都要麻煩友人出手訂位~~~~~唔該晒先~~~~~

3 則留言:

  1. 即時對呢間印象差左

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  2. 佢依家苛刻左咁多架...
    舊年去食仲有a la carte,但呢個special tasting menu hk$1,288有8道菜,其實同散叫差唔多價位

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  3. I wanna go there but it seems that I have to do a lot of research beforehand and the dishes are more expensive than other renowned restaurants, e.g. Caprice, etc. Do you think the dishes are overpriced? Do you think the lunch there is more value for money?

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