Sunday, December 27, 2009

Le 188 - X'mas lunch

Le 188° boasts a fabulous (188 degree) view on Level 41 of Harbour Grand Hotel at North Point.

(note: why use a French name when it has no French influence in the cuisine? and the view is definitely more than 188 deg).


My entree (or Appetiser) - "Nitro Prawn" - Prawns are a bit tasteless. The "nitro" bit refers to the seafood sauce (which tastes like your supermarket thousand island) that has been frozen by nitrogen. As the chunks melt, it returns to a liquid state.


Mrs Chan's porcini mushroom ravioli - quite bland to be honest.


My lobster bisque - there's no lobster meat in it, but the taste of the soup is pretty good! There''s also some diced celeraic at the bottom.


My American Pork chop with sauerkraut spring rolls - the pork is nicely grilled and the meat is flavoursome and tender. The wasabi mash and apple chutney go well with the pork. Not a fan of sauerkraut. This is perhaps the best dish of the meal.

Didn't take any pics of desserts... we shared a choc mousse and a carrot cake. The mousse is fine, but carrot cake had far too much cinnamon!

Verdict - come here for the view, not for the food.

2 comments:

  1. I tend to agree with the "come here for the view not for the food" comment. But given the rather reasonable price they charge for set lunch, I think it is accepable. Not exactly the type of "地方靓,野難食" place which I had in mind...

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  2. Yes... this is a good venue if the price is reasonable, esp for Xmas.

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