Eat Drink Hong Kong

It’s not often I go to Knutsford Terrace but this time it was raining so I didn’t get to have as good a snoop around as I would have liked. I arrived at the Observatory Road end had a quick splosh down to the other end and dived into Munch. ‘Modern European Cuisine’ it said outside, and that sounded good to me.

The interior is quite large. There are window seats that overlook the terrace but these were all booked in advance. I’m not sure what to call the decor. Facing me was a wall-sized mirror with the restaurants logo, a rather spaghetti-like M printed in white and forming geometric patterns. From the ceiling hung numerous chandeliers with pink glass trim. It was all quite attractive.

Letting the side down however ware the dull brown table coverings. Sure, it wipes down easily but crisp white table linen would have looked so much better.

There are a few two-course set dinners to choose from with prices in the region of $180-$220 but I had already spotted a couple of dishes I wanted to try in the a la carte menu.

The first of these was Garlic sea scallop with wild mushroom bread pudding ($79) and I’d already ordered it when I saw, under the heading ‘Snacks’, Organic risotto and cheese dollops ($48). Rather than make difficult decisions on the fly I had them both. And a glass of fruity Pino Grigiot ($58) to go with them.

The cheese dollops arrived first. These are little balls of rice in a sea of creamy cheese sauce. There was also something a little fruity about the sauce. Was there a hint of mango there? I couldn’t be sure. The rice balls themselves had a heart of melted cheese.

I’d barely seen them off before the scallops arrived. This dish stole my heart and it was largely due to the the lovely earthy flavour of the mushrooms that were layered generously into the bread pudding.

For the main course I had ordered Rack of lamb with potato gratin and thyme. It was pleasant enough, and quite a generous serving, but I’m afraid the previous dish had already stolen the show.

After a short break I ordered Mango Napoleon Cannelloni ($68) for dessert. It was huge and really ought to be shared but I did my best. Layers of mango cream alternate with layers of flakey pastry which are wrapped in a glutinous rice sheet and served with a scoop of lemon sorbet. I don’t know how but I managed to wolf the lot without even realising it.

Munch was quite busy even on a wet mid-weekday. If you are planning to go on a Friday I’d suggest you make reservations first

1/F, 1 Knutsford Terrace
Tsim Sha Tsui
Tel 2317-7887