Ahhh, Gaddi’s…The Pen…always our favorite. Dependable, reliable great food and excellent service. All our celebrations are held here…and we never leave disappointed. At the entrance, we glanced at a Black Truffle Dinner Menu! Hmmmm. Let’s see what else is on the menu first. The Balik Salmon was very tempting…but we can always get that. So it was confirmed that we’ll try the eight course Black Truffle Menu.
We were told these were from Tasmania. The first dish, foie gras rolled in black truffle – like a giant Ferrero Rocher chocolate – was very good, but lacked the strong signature taste of black truffles. We were told that no truffle oil was used, due to the foie gras, which explains why. The second dish, an artichoke custard and cappuccino had plenty of truffle oil. Served inside an egg shell, we scooped up every last drop. The remaining dishes were also very generous on the truffle oil. The best and most memorable dish was the next dish, oven-baked hand dived sea scallops, which was served in the whole shell and opened at the table. The only set back was the black truffle dessert sampler. Call us conservative, but ice-cream should be sweet. Don’t mess with Mother Nature! No black truffle ice-cream please. Not our cup of tea. Nevertheless, this was another memorable dinner by chef David Goodridge. We’ll be back for the Balik Salmon…next month 
– 18.5/20 (not including the dessert)
Gaddi’s
Peninsula Hotel Hong Kong
Salisbury Road, Kowloon
Hong Kong
T: +852 2315 3171
W: www.peninsula.com
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