Oceanna Review
I didn’t ask but I suspect the large wall mounted TV attracts sports fans at the weekend or perhaps karaoke fans. There was some mountain biking on when I was there but this was about seven o’clock on a Wednesday.
The cuisine is Italian but it’s not what I would call a romantic hole in the wall where you go for a candle lit dinner with someone special. This is a restaurant for an evening out with a group of good friends.
The food is good and reasonably priced so I had few complaints. Unfortunately the first one was the bread basket. Low on variety and kept warm just a little too long it just seemed a little half hearted. Still, with the help of a liberal amount of olive oil and a glass of Pinot Grigiot, I made the best of it.
From there on things got better. For starter I had opted for the Portobello mushroom with mixed vegetable ($70). The vegetables included red peppers and zucchini. The mushroom was plump and firm with a pleasant flavour. It was a simple but pleasing dish. It left me eagerly anticipating the main course.
Unfortunately this was a little slow out of the blocks. Not really slow enough to make a fuss about but I was well into my second glass of wine by the time it arrived.
I’d been waiting for the baked crab on codfish ($168) and when it arrived it redeemed itself by being quite delicious. The crab-meat was tasty and the cod tender and succulent. Served with spinach in a cream sauce.
By now the restaurant was filling up. Even on a Wednesday it is evidently popular. I scanned the menu for dessert. The waitress told me that the Hot souffle with vanilla sauce ($60) was good but it would take 15-20 minutes to prepare. I’d been expecting that and ordered it anyway. She was right, it was good.
I finished off with a coffee. It was a good meal, not spectacular but definitely one to remember after a grueling afternoon shopping.
Posted: March 12th, 2006 under Causeway Bay, European, International, Italian, Reviews.