Posts Tagged Steak
Finally a place to buy great steak in Hong Kong
Ever since our favorite butcher, Fentons Gourmet in Happy Valley closed its doors we lost a great place to get high quality beef for our barbecue nights. Even the high end supermarkets (Great, Oliver’s, City Super) couldn’t satisfy us. Then our friend at Geoff’s Twitchen posted a writeup of his winter barbecue and mentioned an online place for steaks called The Porterhouse. From his pictures, it looked like it was worth trying.
A search on their website www.porterhouse.com.hk mentions that the operations is headed by James Fortier, who previously was the General Manager of Morton’s The Steakhouse in Hong Kong.
Calling itself The Porterhouse, naturally we ordered a 35oz Australian Angus Beef Porterhouse steak (HK$370/US$47). We also tried their New England Jumbo Sea Scallops (HK$212/US$27 per pack of 10). Ordering online was simple and promptly delivered the next day, right on time for our weekend barbecue.
The package arrived in a nice cooler bag and the steak was individually wrapped and tied with their signature Red Ribbon, which signifies their slogan “Our Red Ribbon Is Your Assurance of Quality”. There was also a handwritten note from James, a nice personal touch. Our Porterhouse was from Australia, but they also have USDA steaks as well as seafood and other meats.
The steak was very juicy and tender. Compliments to the chef (C). The scallops were a good size and matched the steak very well for a nice surf and turf.
We will be sure to bookmark The Porterhouse and visit whenever we have a crave for great steak…which is quite often.
– 18/20
The Porterhouse
T: +852 2553-3765
E: info@porterhouse.com.hk
W: www.porterhouse.com.hk
100306 Porterhouse - Their signature Red Ribbon
100306 Porterhouse - Nice handwritten note from James
100306 Porterhouse - 35oz Australian Porterhouse
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Review – Bistecca, Hong Kong
We had high expectations for Bistecca. This Italian steakhouse is located in Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong and the entrance was like walking into a meat freezer. There were many cuts of beef nicely displayed in a glass fridge. Inside, there’s an area like a butcher’s shop where you can buy meat to go.
Unfortunately, the appetizers were very disappointing. We ordered a steak tartar and a calamari. The steak tartar was definitely not the traditional minced raw beef that we expected. It was simply raw strips of beef rolled up and seasoned with salt and some finely grated cheese. It wouldn’t have been bad (just different) had it not been so tough. The beef was not tender at all, which had us wondering…
Luckily the Fiorentina 32 oz Porterhouse Wagyu steak (HK$898/US$115) redeemed themselves. This cut was very tender and was charcoal grilled to perfection with a slightly burnt and crispy crust. A very nice bottle of ’89 Angelus complimented the beef perfectly. Corkage was HK$250/US$32.
The ‘main course’ also gained some points. The apple tart, although not the thin and crispy type that we expected, it was still very nice.
Next time we will stick to the steaks and the desserts. Maybe we’ll get some takeaway and throw some on the BBQ at home (as it is very close to C’s office).
14/20
Bistecca Italian Steak House
2/F, Grand Progress Building
15 Lan Kwai Fong
Central, Hong Kong
T: +852 2525 1308
W: www.diningconcepts.com.hk/bistecca
091114 Bistecca - Meat fridge at entrance
091114 Bistecca - Place mat showing parts of the cow
091114 Bistecca - Cover of the menu
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