On Christmas Eve, we booked a private room at The French Window. Following our first visit, we were very surprised to see less than 10 tables…on Christmas Eve!!?? Well, that’s up to the restaurant management to worry about. We were more worried about the food.
Having already reviewed the Dégustation menu last time, we didn’t want to repeat the same review as some of the dishes were repeats. Nevertheless, there was one dish that was worth mentioning – the Potato Tower. The two towers, one tall and one short, were deep fried with a very crispy crust. The highlight was in the escargots inside as well as the caviar that topped it all off. We didn’t seem to have seen this on the regular menu, and we hope that this makes the cut so that we can enjoy this tasty dish again.
As it was time for celebration, we were treated to a smashing range of fine wines. We started off with the limited production Haut Brion Blanc (1985). A very smooth and full, no wonder Parker calls it the “Rolls Royce of the dry white wines of Graves”. Christmas Eve would not have been Christmas Eve without a bottle of bubbly. We toasted to a bottle of 1989 Bollinger Blanc de Noirs. This Vieilles Vignes Françaises is made from pre-phylloxera Pinot Noir vines and ultra rare…a treat from R’s God-sister. Wines that followed included the 1953 Ch. Canon, 2002 DRC Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Cuvée Duvault Blochet and to finish, a 1995 Ch. Lafite. What a way to celebrate Christmas.
– 18.5/20 (for the Potato Tower)
The French Window
3101, podium level 3, ifc mall
Central, Hong Kong
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091224 French Window - Potato Tower
091224 French Window - Potato Tower
091224 French Window - Wines of the evening
