Great ambiance and food at Dabyida

My friends wanted casual dining and good food but refused to dine in the Hong Kong area because they were working in Tsim Sha Tsui.

We went to Dabyida which is located at No.8 Minden Avenue that is only half minute's walk from the MTR Station & Nathan Road.

Previously tried this place and KC also recommended it.

When we arrived, we were allocated a comfortable table.

The restaurant had high ceilings and it was spacious.

Bar area: 

At the back, there was more seating for those who want privacy.

We were given the menu and the choice was impressive, the menu was clear and concise showing the choices for pastas, risotto, main courses to pizzas.

There was a separate drinks and dessert menu:

We settled for some starters, pastas and mains.

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Sparkling water $45:

Started with Perrier sparkling water.
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Caprese salad $108:
This was fresh farm buffalo mozzarella and steak tomatoes with sweet basil and extra virgin olive oil.

First came this refreshing salad of chilled tomato slices with creamy soft buffalo mozzarella.

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Foie Gras with carmelized pineapple $168:

Next was the foie gras which was served on a slice of pineapple, the pineapple was perfect with the foie gras to balance out the heaviness.
The foie gras was silky with a lovely pan-fried surface.
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Home-made beef cannelloni $158:
Home made cannelloni pasta rolled with minced beef and spinach in tomato sauce and parmesan.

I ordered this because not many places serve this.
It was delicious rich minced beef wrapped in sheets of pasta flavoured by the tangy tomato sauce.
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Home-made ravioli $158:
Ravioli stuffed with spinach, ricotta cheese served in cherry tomato sauce.

This is another one of my pasta favourites because it is filled with spinach and ricotta.
Each ravioli was filled with spinach and ricotta cheese that was soft and the ravioli skin was al-dente.
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Tuna steak $228:
Pan-fried ocean fresh tuna steak with aged balsamic vinegar atop grilled eggplants with mint sauce.

The tuna was really tasty and the surface was coated in poppy seeds and seared.
The taste of the tuna was quite strong which was balanced by the balsamic vinegar and mint sauce.
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Beef tenderloin $298
Grilled 8oz beef tenderloin served with baby spinach and blueberry demi glace.

Ordered the tenderloin for the meat eaters and it turned out to be a huge tenderloin on baby spinach.
I tried some of it and the beef was tender but the beef could be juicy.
The spinach beneath it was sauteed with butter hence it had a buttery taste.
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Duck breast $228
This was a whole roasted duck breast with sweet balsamic plum sauce accompanied with garden salad.

To end the meal, we had the duck breast which also had a strong taste paired with balsamic plum sauce, the duck breast was firm and meaty which went well with the sweet plum sauce.
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The Bill:

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When we left, they showed us their Christmas menu which looks good because they have chicken rolls with turkey and cranberry sauce.
The set dinners are priced differently but they said I could check the openrice site for the latest information and prices.

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Dabyida:
Shop 5-6, G/F., The Pinnacle, 8 Minden Ave. Tsim Sha Tsui.
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Lostermania, How can I not come back?

It was my was first time at the Opera House Italian Restaurant & Bistrot Presents because of the Winter Lobster Saturday Brunch Buffet.

Basically it costs $468 per person starting from 12:30 and finishes at 3:30.

It might be quite heavy for Saturday but the food is top notch.

They have pasta, pizza, steak, and roast suckling pig as well.

Starting with lobsters, there was:

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Lobster Carpaccio with Extra Olive Oil & Lemon Dressing:

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Lobster Tartar with Asparagus & Bell Pepper Sauce:

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Lobster Salad with Avocado & Corn Salsa

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Cream Lobster Soup

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For Italian starters, there was Buratta chesse and fresh Italian tomatoes and sweet melon.

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Lobster baked in four different homemade sauces inspired by cheese, pumpkin, basil and tomatoes.

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Lobster Egg Benedict with Spinach, sweet lobster with a strong Dutch sauce and poached egg

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Mini Lobster Burger with Truffle Mayonnaise

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Next was the pasta and risotto!!

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Tortelli with Crab Meat and Lobster

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Lobster ravioli

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Lobster Pasta with Basil

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Lobster Risotto with Cherry Tomato and Mint Sauce

To finish, there was Italian desserts with homemade pistachio gelato and Lobster Panna Cotta!!
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The pistachio gelato was amazing, the pistachio was natrual and strong and it was not too sweet.

All I can say is that the lobster was divine and so was everything else!
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Here was what I had:

My favourite creamy burrata cheese with heirloom tomatoes.

Had these twice because the tomato sauce was tangy and appetizing and the pasta skin was nice and elastic. 

 Nice pasta shells stuffed with generous crab and lobster

 The baked lobster and cheese was my favourite because it had proper cheesy cheese!

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 Lobster baked with pesto!

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 For non cheese lovers, there is lobster wth tomato.

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 More lobster and cheese again!~

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Roasted baby suckling pig.

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Lobster risotto.

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Opera House Italian Restaurant & Bistrot
109-111 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai
Reservation：2520-6677 / 2520-6678