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Mar 11 There is a Vietnamese lunch buffet (12-2.30pm) followed by afternoon 'satay your palate' tea buffet at the One+One Bar in the Royal Park Hotel. Lunch is $68 tea is $58.
Meanwhile the Royal Park Chinese Restaurant have a new menu.
Mar 10 All day Aussie breakfast are available at Coast all weekend and public holidays. That's at 1/F, Kenwick Centre, 32 Hollywood Road
Mar 10 Pablo Alvarez and wine maker Xavier Ausas from Vega Sicilia winery will hold a six-course dinner on 23 March at Pierre in the Mandarin Oriental. Dinner will feature a different wine with each course. Cocktail reception at begins at 7.30pm moving to Pierre at 8pm. The dinner is priced at HKD 2,880.
The Clipper Lounge will be featuring a Japanese buffet at both lunch and dinner throughout March and April. Regional dishes will vary from day to day but there will always be a selection of sushi and sashima Mar 10 The Lounge at JW Marriott has introduced a Supper Buffet every Friday and Saturday nights from 8 pm to 11 pm. The buffet includes grilled meat, dim sum, and sushi amongst others. Prices HK$270 per adult and HK$195 per child.
Mar 9 Sunday brunch with free flowing Louis Roederer Champagne will be available through March at ToTTs in the Excelsior Hotel 11.30-3.00. Premier Brut $648, Brut Vintage Rose $888 and Cristal $3,298.
ToTTs will also be featuring premium beef from Australia throughout March and April
Mar 5 The Bostonian is now serving a fully sustainable seafood à la carte menu. So proud of it are they that from now until the end of May guests can enjoy 25% off food items.
Mar 5 The Yorkshire Pudding are offering a sports package during March. Whatever you sport be it rugby, motor racing, soccer etc, you can enjoy with a bite to eat and three drinks all for $180. Can't be bad eh?
Mar 5Sunday Super Brunch at Union J includes 4 items off the brunch menu plus coffee or tea for $188 from 12.00 to 8.00pm
Mar 5 Fancy a foie gras lollipop? How about a seared scallop, tomato and watermelon sandwich with liquorice sauce? The head to the new nosh + raw bar at Langham Place
Mar 5 High Tea after 3.00pm at Portobello either Asian or English style $90 for one person $160 for two
Mar 5 There is a new Spring Menu at Ming Court featuring fresh lobsters prepared in three unique styles, wagyu beef filled with matsutake mushrooms, along with fusion dishes such as steamed spring chicken with sake.
Mar 4 Gourmet burgers are now available for dine in or take-away at Wooloomooloo and McLovins. Available until may 31
Mar 4 There's a Mexican Fiesta at SML in Times square with dishes starting at just $20
Mar 4 Free Sangria with your tapas at Tapeo every weekend from 12.00 to 5.00pm. Minimum 2 tapas per person.
Feb 25 Free flowing sake on alternate Saturdays from February 27 until June at Zuma. HK$490+ per person, ‘Sake Saturdays’ will start at noon and will include 18 izakaya style dishes served fresh from the grill to complement featured sakes.

Le Tire Bouchon Review

le Tire Bouchon Eat Drink Hong KongI decided to celebrate Bastille day, the other week, by storming Le Tire Bouchon on Graham Street. For those of you that don’t already know, the venerable old restaurant has been serving traditional French cuisine for twenty years. There can’t be many restaurants that have been around that long so I decided it was time to find out why.

The restaurant is quite spacious and decorated in a traditional style. A large double bass on a stage hinted of live jazz but, sadly, not while I was there. There is a large bar area and two private rooms. The smaller one is good for groups of up to 15, the larger one can seat up to 40.

There were a few customers when I arrived but it was still quite early. The waitress took me to my table and promptly produced the menu and a very impressive wine list. Of course, when I’m alone I order by the glass. Even so, it still offered attractive choices. I ordered a glass of Sauvignon Blanc and studied the menu.

Tl Tire Bouchon Aet Drink Hong KongI could quite happily have ordered everything and at one point I actually did toy with the idea of ordering two starters but good sense prevailed. The Brittany Fish Soup ($85) and the Toasted Goat Cheese served with Semi-Dried Tomatoes ($90), I decided, would have to wait until next time. Today I was going to have the Seared Scallops in a Cognac & Black Peppercorn Cream Sauce ($110).

It was an excellent choice, the scallops were plump and juicy, the sauce, rich and creamy. I tried to pace myself, to make them last as long as I could, but they were so delicious it was an effort not to gobble them down in seconds. Even so it was not long before I was looking at an empty plate yearning for more.

The waitress was along promptly to tidy me up and bring new cutlery. The main course was not long in coming.

For this I had decided on the Veal Stewed in a Mushroom and Carrot Cream Sauce ($170). It was another excellent choice. By this time, having already coveted the dishes that other guests were enjoying, I had decided there probably wasn’t a weak choice on the menu. The veal stew was served with rice garnished with asparagus.

It was quite delicious and, as with the scallops, I made short work of it before throwing all sense of decorum to the wind and mopping up the sauce with the last of the bread rolls.

I took a polite break, leaned back in my chair and rested for a while. There was music playing, a female singer - it could have been Edith Piaf, it could have been Ella Fitzgerald but it was too soft to even recognise. But it didn’t matter, it just drifted in between the gentle murmur of voices. It all was very restful.

I finished my wine and turned my attention to the dessert menu. There were the familiar items such as cheesecakes but, while I’m sure they would all be very good, I tend to look for things that are a little different. This time I found Pear Mousse with Walnut Nougat ($65). That, followed by coffee was a delightful way to round off a wonderful meal.

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