Recently went to a media gathering at [Waterfront Bar & Terrace] and I must admit I was really impressed.
The restaurant is right by the promenade so you have views of East Hong Kong where you can dine al-fresco or sit inside.
The chef stayed in Mexico for a few years so there are a some Mexican dishes to offer as well as fine European dishes.
I appreciate the choice of side dishes as they had gnocchi, lobster mac n cheese to crushed potatoes with lemon.
Here was what we had:
Started with the Oysters (fin de Claire), all fresh and glistening that just a squeeze of lemon was delicious.
For salad, the smoked halibut on iceberg lettuce with blue cheese dressing was a nice change from Caesar salad.
Next was the ahi Tuna, layers of avocado, tuna tartare in yuzu cilantro vinegar topped with refreshing mango.
It was paired with crispy tortilla chips that I would describe as crumbly and disintegrates in your mouth when you eat it.
Campechana (Mexican shrimp cocktail) is not often found in Hong Kong so we were lucky it was offered on the menu.
[So far I have only had this at Verde Mar]
It is basically Mexican shrimp cocktail in a zesty red cocktail sauce with crab lump meat as well.
The jumbo crab cakes were divine as it was 99% crabmeat so a must if you love crab.
The calamari was nice and simple, coated in a delicate pink and black pepper tempura batter.
It came with chipotle and lime mayo but again it tasted good with just a squeeze of lemon.
My favourite was the Balik salmon which was smoked salmon topped with salmon roe served with sour cream.
As well as raw oysters we had the hot Kilpatrick oysters which were topped with delicious bacon and Worcester sauce.
The smokiness of the bacon and creaminess of the oyster together were wonderful.
Moving on to the seafood, there are so many fish dishes to choose from like seabream, swordfish, red snapper to cod.
We had the cod and salmon.
The salmon was stunning on a bed of burgandy blackberry sauce with refreshing blackberries.
I had a bias for cod because I just love chunky flakes of cod and it was moist served wrapped in paper with delicate vegetables beside it.
The jumbo sea scallops were more flavourful as they were wrapped in Pancetta which gave it that lovely salty kick just like bacon.
For the mains, there was Tuna Wellington, Lobster pizza and the USDA beef rib eye with the best side dishes.
The magic of the Tuna Wellington was the morel mushroom gravy which complimented it nicely and there were chunks of morel mushrooms in the gravy.
The pizza was not your usual topped with whole boston lobster, button mushrooms, Gruyere cheese and BRANDY!!!!
Imagine that!! Pizza and Brandy.
This is what makes Waterfront so special, there is something unique for every dish.
The USDA beef rib eye with sel de Guerande was stunning but the side dishes also stole the show because I love gnocchi, potato gratin and squid ink linguine.
While most steak houses offer creamed spinach, I liked the Sauteed baby spinach with garlic that was served here as it was lighter and healthier.
To finish, desserts are a must and I like the way the desserts are named by colours.
The desserts we had were: red, cream, copper, yellow and golden.
Again being English, I was biased on the bread pudding which was a substantial size good enough for one and also good for sharing depending on your appetite.
The apple tartin was my next favourite as the apple in the middle was poached.
Red wine ganache/raspberry/cream cheese icing:
Lemon and basil pie with meringue:
Apple tartin with calvados ice cream:
Pineapple carpaccio with coconut ice cream:
Bread and butter pudding with rum raisins and creme Anglaise.
After dining here, I definitely recommend [Waterfront Bar & Terrace] as every dish has something special about it.
The restaurant has lovely views and it is conveniently located near Whampoa MTR station exit D2.
[Waterfront Bar & Terrace]
G/F, Harbourfront One Harbourfront, 18 Tak Fung Street, Hung Hom
https://kowloon.harbourgrand.com/dining/waterfront
