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September 13 Ming Court's special menu till 30 September is 'Four Corners of China'. Highlights include chilled sliced foie gras in sake, prepared using Beijing techniques ($168) and braised wagyu in a distinctly Sichuan style ($288). Degustation menu of 7 courses is $680.
September 13 Frites new daily Happy Hour is 3-7pm, half price on all draught beers and house wine.
September 13 Spices celebrates Lantern festival with an Asian buffet featuring lots of seafood, curries, lamb chops and more $408/adult, $204/child (free lantern for children).
September 10 The Repulse Bay has a wine tasting evening on 17th September at The Marquee $398 includes wines from around the world, buffet and wine glass gift set
September 10 Don't miss Red Soho's Cosmopolitan Ladies Night. Thursdays 6-8pm ladies get free Cosmos, while men get happy hour prices till 9pm.
September 10 Till end September Rocksalt in Stanley has a Surf 'n' Turf promotion - a king prawn and ribeye with a glass of Alice White Shiraz or Chardonnay for $288.
September 5 The new Blue Smoke BBQ (3/F, 15-16 Lan Kwai Fong, 2816 9018) is offering daily buffet lunch 12-3pm from only $98
September 5 Staunton's has free wine tasting every Wednesday 7-8pm.
September 5 At the new l'Hotel Island Sound (55 Wong Chuk Hang Rd, 3968 8833), Bar LIS has 30% off till 12 September.
September 2 You could win an iPhone 4 at any Shakey's Pizza during September. Msut spend $250 to enter draw.
September 2 Saigon in Stanley's new 'oodles of noodles' menu (till end Oct), feautres Soft shell crab and asparagus with egg noodles ($118), pan seared scallops with caviar on vermicelli ($98), and Vietnamese rice noodle Cakes amongst others.
September 2 Grissini has a special porcini mushroom menu through September.
July 28 Duke's Deli is offering kids cooking parties for up to 8 kids on weekends and holidays. $288 covers 1 kid and 1 adult.
July 28 On 4 August, The Pawn's Roving Steakhouse night means champagne and canapes at 7pm and a 4 course meal with Porterhouse steak to follow for $888.
July 27 Through August, Duetto marks 63 years of Indian independence with a special menu including Chicken Tiranga ($78), Jash-ne-Kashmir ($108) and Kesari Laddu ($42) for dessert.
July 27Ben & Jerry's today celebrate the opening of their latest branch at 45-47 Cochrane St, Soho with free ice cream 5-7pm.
July 2 St George restaurant in Hullett House are hosting a five-course Spanish wine dinner on July 8. $688 per person call 3988 0220 for reservations.
July 2 Eight new seafood dishes celebrating the flavours of Italy and India have been added to the menu at Duetto.
July 2 The buffet at the Coffee Mill will be featuring Dungeness crab from 13 Jul–5 Aug. Adult $178, Child and Senior Citizen $118 (Mon-Fri), Adult $188 and $128 (weekends & public holidays)

Tag: quarry bay

Miso Cool

Shop SLG8-9a, Westlands Gardens
2-10 Westlands Road
Quarry Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2565 1001

Miso Cool

Shop SLG8-9A, Westlands Gardens
2-10 Westlands Road
Quarry Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2565 1001

Mother India

Shop 1, G/F Hoi Kwong Yuen
9-15 Tong Chong Street
Quarry Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2880 5334
Fax 2565 5974

Pho Saigon Review

I’d stopped here for a bowl of noodles a few times and I’d been impressed with how good they were. But I don’t like to eat big lunches, a bowl of Beef Pho ($34) is plenty, so I wandered back in the evening time to try a few of the other things on the menu.

It’s quite a new restaurant but already it does well for itself during the lunch time rush. In the evenings it closes at eight ‘clock but does have plans to stay open later in the near future.

I went along about seven and had the the place almost to myself. I was told that the reason the noodles are so good is because the soup is made the old fashioned way, by boiling the bones for 24 hours, rather than from prepared stock as is more common.

Another excellent noodle dish I’d tried was the prawn and crab roe with a tomato based soup ($34) but this time I wanted to try a few of the other things. Many of them were already familiar some other a littler more intriguing.

The sweet potato and chicken curry ($38), which can be served with either rice or baguette, was very tempting indeed. But another dish had caught my eye and I was keen to try them. These, according to the menu, were boneless chicken wings ($35). Since a chicken wing is mostly bone anyway I simply had to find out.

They were a delightful surprise. They don’t look much like wings, they are considerably bigger than I was expecting. This is because they have been stuffed with lemon leaves, minced vegetables and vermicelli.

I was offered two dipping sauces, one popular in the North of Vietnam, the other popular in the south. They were both good but I think if I could only choose one I would plump for the one from the north.

To accompany the wings I had some spring rolls, both the fried and the ‘summer’ style cold spring rolls which were stuffed with tiger prawn. Another familiar item was sugar cane prawn sticks ($40) and rounding things off I had some thin slices of barbecue pork cheek.

By the time I’d wolfed all that down I was too full for dessert but there is a wide range of coconut milk based drinks. I’d ordered one with jackfruit so I finished off with that.

Pho Saigon is a little noodle shop with a big heart, the food is good and it is great value for money. Who can ask for more?

Dining Art Japanese Restaurant Review

When you really don’t want to leave Central, but a friend insists you accompany her to Quarry Bay to try out her new favourite restaurant, there’s not a lot you can do to resist. So it was that three old friends met up to eat at Dining Art Japanese Restaurant last week.

It is hidden just off the main King’s Road, close to Exit B of Taikoo MTR station. The little row of restaurants behind a sitting-out area seems a little too tucked away to get very busy, but even so, there were only 2 empty tables at Dining Art as we arrived at 7.30.

Everything was very relaxed from the welcome we received as we came through the door, to the comfortable, cream-coloured seats, and cleverly arranged tatami-lookalike sunken table affairs. The lighting is bright, without being garish, and the spotless kitchen area is open to the main restaurant floor, so you can watch the chefs do fancy things with huge lumps of fresh fish.

The menu was extensive, and there were also daily specials on a chalkboard (in Chinese only – but the friendly owner/manager, Sam, was on hand to offer advice and explanations). We ended up with 9 dishes, along with a cold sake!

First along was Deepfried beancurd rolled in bonito flakes – the bonito adding some flavour to the soft tofu. New Zealand steak cubes with Japanese ponzu (vinaigrette) – small cubes flash-fried and still red in the centre.

We plunged ahead with the house special Mixed sashimi rice, then Lightly grilled salmon & bonito sushi, a large, crunchy, Soft-shell crab roll, and another special, the delicious Salmon florette topped with crab meat and crab coral. As we were feeling flush, the Fatty tuna (Toro) sashimi had to be ordered as well. All the sushi was very fresh.

Next up, my friend had insisted on the mysterious (to me at least!) Crab leg soup in teapot. It came with teeeny little cups, and was very strong-tasting, and full of goodies (see the picture). Good stuff for a cold night.

Mentaiki chicken wings came finally – who’d have guessed there was enough meat on a wing to stuff them…? These ones are spicy as they are stuffed with crab roe and kimchi.

While we were debating the merits of the few desserts on the menu, Sam came over again and told us they had another special they were trying that day – Frozen strawberries stuffed with vanilla ice cream, dipped in white chocolate and drizzled with condensed milk. What a decadent and also completely delicious end to the meal (which totalled somewhere around $900 for the 3 of us).

Dining Art has only been open a few months, but I would guess this will become a very popular ‘off the beaten track’ hangout. Of course, there’s no guarantee that everything we had will be available on the day you visit Dining Art, but I bet Sam will be able to recommend something just as good.

Cafe Einstein

33 Tong Chong Street
Quarry Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2960 0994
Fax 2563 2177

Chuk Yuen Vietnamese Restaurant

939 King’s Road
Quarry Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2561 5151

Chicago Dogs

G/F 25 Hoi Wan Street
Quarry Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2562 5681
Fax 2562 5694

Butterfield’s

Dorset House, Taikoo Place
979 Kings Road
Quarry Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2968 5555

Sushi Express

G/F, 19 – 21 Tong Chong Street
Quarry Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2563 3000
Fax 2563 3013

Napa valley Oyster Bar & Grill

G/F Hoi Wan Building
11 Hoi Wan Street
Quarry Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2880 0149

Grappa’s Millenio

G/F Lincoln House
Tong Chong Street
Quarry Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2219 0288
Fax 2219 0280

Belgos East

G/F Oxford House
Westlands Road
Taikoo Place
Quarry Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2250 5020
Fax 2250 5028

Sodeyama

G/F DCH Commercial Centre
25 Westlands Road
Quarry Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2803 1803

East End Brewery

23-27 Tong Chong Street
Quarry Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2811 1907

Pho Saigon

G/F 27 Hoi Wan Street
Quarry Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 3833 6362

Dining Art Japanese Restaurant

Shop4, G/F Tai Kut House
7 Greig Road
Quarry Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2561 2727, 2561 8800
Fax 2561 2526

Sprouts

G/F 23 Hoi wan Street
Quarry Bay
Tel 2856 9448

Han Nya Tou

G/F 19-21 Tong Chong Street
Quarry Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2563 3000
Fax 2563 3013

Thai Orchid

G/F 39 Tong Chong Street
Tai Koo Place
Quarry Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2856 9848

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