Posts Tagged Oysters
Review – Oyster 18, Hong Kong
We headed to the eastern part of town to Tin Hau, Hong Kong to try a new oyster place appropriately named Oyster 18. We were greeted by the maître d, Wilson, who was very attentive and helpful. He started us off with some homemade black truffle butter and freshly baked French bread. A very good start but we had to refrain ourselves from eating too much. Then we were served a plate of Spanish ham that was aged for 36-months. Very tender and not too sweet. Perfect.
Then on to the main reason we came…fresh raw oysters. Our platter contained Kumamoto (US), Kondachi (Japan), White Perle (France) and Gillardeau (France). C’s favorite were the Kumamotos (which she encored) and R enjoyed the Gillardeaus with the stronger seawater taste. We also tried the Black Perle and Tsarskaya, which were also on the salty side but Gillardeau was still the best.
Our main course, the penne pasta was surprisingly good. The penne was al dente with the sea urchin cream sauce and runny ‘spa’ egg having created a magical combination that was amazing.
We were too stuffed to try the other tempting dishes, so we must come back for more.
– 16.5/20
Oyster 18
G/F, 18 Tsing Fung Street
Tin Hau, Hong Kong
T: +852 2570 0208
110303 Oyster 18 - Homemade black truffle butter
110303 Oyster 18 - 36-month aged Spanish ham
110303 Oyster 18 - Fresh oysters & bar area
110303 Oyster 18 - Fresh oyster platter
110303 Oyster 18 - Pan-fried foie gras
110303 Oyster 18 - Crab meat & salmon timballo
110303 Oyster 18 - Clams & mussels in garlic sauce
110303 Oyster 18 - Penne in sea urchin cream sauce
110303 Oyster 18 - Mango Napoleon
110303 Oyster 18 - Chocolate fondant cake
Review – Oyster & Wine Bar, Hong Kong
We haven’t been to the Hong Kong Sheraton Hotel for eons. Tonight, R had a meeting in Tsim Sha Tsui and thought we’d try the Oyster & Wine Bar on the top floor of the hotel. The lifts only go up to the 17th floor and a flight of stairs took us up to our destination. The views of the Hong Kong harbor were stunning especially when seen from the Kowloon side. We arrived early and had to wait for C, so we checked out the wine list. We were surprised to be given an iPad to select our wine. The app was not bad, we could select by type, grape, country, etc. and each wine had some tasting notes to help our selection. The best thing is you can add the wine to ‘my selections’ to narrow your selection or show the sommelier for a final recommendation. After playing with it for a while, we settled for the Champagne Barons de Rothschild. We heard about this a while back and always wanted to try it. This Brut non-vintage was smooth and well structured with a lingering finish worthy of vintage Champagnes.
When C arrived, we chose the king sized Seafood Platter HK$1,140/US$146. This was more substantial with two layers as opposed to the queen size that only had one layer and priced at HK$650/US$83. There was everything – oysters (of course), clams, mussels, prawns, crab, shrimp, etc. They were very fresh and we even encored a dozen Kumamoto oysters to satisfy our crave.
We were treated to dessert due to some incident with one of the waiter’s service, or the lack of. Not what you would expect from such a high caliber hotel. But the Molten Chocolate Cake and Grand Marnier Soufflé more than made up for it.
The food and atmosphere were great, but let’s hope the service is more up to par next time. Maybe we’ll sit at the oyster bar and sample their wide selection of more than 20 different oysters from all parts of the world.
– 17.5/20
Oyster & Wine Bar
18/F, Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers
20 Nathan Road
Kowloon
Hong Kong
T: +852 2369 1111
W: www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton
110210 Oyster & Wine Bar - Menu cover
110210 Oyster & Wine Bar - iPad wine list
110210 Oyster & Wine Bar - Dinner plate decoration
110210 Oyster & Wine Bar - Garlic bread
110210 Oyster & Wine Bar - Oyster selection
110210 Oyster & Wine Bar - King size seafood platter
110210 Oyster & Wine Bar - Kumamoto oysters
110210 Oyster & Wine Bar - Barons de Rothschild Champagne
110210 Oyster & Wine Bar - Warm chocolate pudding
110210 Oyster & Wine Bar - Grand Marnier soufflé
Review – Hog Island Oyster Co.
Posted by birdie in Food, North America, Review on April 11, 2009
This is our favorite place in San Francisco. It’s in the Ferry Building just across the street from Hotel Vitale in Embarcadero. So fresh! Opens at 11:30am Mondays to Fridays and 11:00am on weekends. There’s always a large crowd, so go there a bit earlier to grab a seat at the bar.
– 18/20
Hog Island Oyster Bar
One Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA 94111, USA
T: +1 (415) 391 7117
E: bar@hogislandoysters.com
W: www.hogislandoysters.com
090411 Hog Island Oyster - A must
090411 Hog Island Oyster - Menu
090411 Hog Island Oyster - Best seat @ the bar
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