To let diners experience a one-of-a-kind buffet experience, the Sky Terrace on the twentieth floor of the Harbour Plaza Metropolis in Hung Hom will be opened to let the public to admire the wonderful Chinese New Year firework display with a unique buffet dinner.
On that special evening, Sky Terrace will offer a deluxe lobster and abalone barbecue dinner buffet. For the price of HK$1,238 per adult, it will feature an array of freshly grilled seafood, including Boston lobster, fresh abalone, Alaska crab leg, along with other delights such as pan-fried foie gras, assorted seafood, oyster and sashimi platter and bird's nest dessert.
The cold days of winter call for warm drinks. Apart from hot pot and seafood bouillabaisse, hot alcoholic beverages such as hot toddies and mulled wine have long been favourite winter wamers. Sevva atop Prince's Building in Central has created a special hot cocktail to warm up the patrons sitting on their outdoor terrace. Inspired by ancient Chinese recipes, Sevva's new hot winter cocktail combines double-boiled pear and date broth with vodka and the sweet pear liqueur, Poire William.
On the second day of the Chinese New Year, the skies of the Victoria Harbour will showcase a fascinating display of fireworks to celebrate the arrival of a new lunar year. ToTT's, the European restaurant at the top floor of the Excelsior in Causeway Bay will offer guests a special fireworks dinner, priced at HK$1,188 per person.
The exquisite fireworks dinner includes an appetiser buffet with seafood and freshly shucked oysters, a dessert buffet and a choice of main course from the five choices below:
- seared cod on lemon polenta with pistachio crumbs and crab, tomato salsa - seared sea-bass and king prawn on crushed salt and vinegar potatoes with champagne cream sauce - slow-roasted rib-eye on truffle mash with roasted carrots, bone marrow beignets and confit tomato - sous vide lobster on chive and olive oil mousseline and lobster bisque with fennel salad - pappardelle tossed with caramelised foie gras, porcini cream and sautéed mushrooms
To celebrate the upcoming new year, Café Marco in Tsim Sha Tsui presents a festive dinner buffet with Hakka-style poon choi, a traditional village dish that is heaped with delicacies and eaten on festive dates. During the promotion period, every two dinner buffet patrons will receive a complimentary miniature poon choi, packed full of delicacies. The dinner buffet is priced at HK$488 per head and the poon choi offer is available from now until February 29.
Giving diners a fresh start to 2012 and to let them get their fill of tempting Chinese comfort food, the Dim Sum Bar at Harbour City in Tsim Sha Tsui is now offering new winter dishes. The revamped menu includes a wonderful selection of all-time-favourite Chinese recipes, such as:
- stewed minced pork and sun-dried conch with Chinese herbs - steamed eggplant with preserved vegetables and pork floss - braised pork belly in traditional sauce - glutinous rice cakes - crispy sesame egg rolls
Yan Toh Heen at the InterContinental in Tsim Sha Tsui rings in Chinese New Year with a "fat choy" menu with dishes that symbolise fortune and prosperity. The auspicious five-course menu is priced at HK$1,188 per person and will be available from January 21 through February 6. The festive specialties include:
- barbecued suckling pig with honey glazed pumpkin - whole abalone, seamoss, wagyu beef, tiger prawn with sun-dried oyster - chicken with plum and hua diao wine in stone bowl - sweetened bird's nest and sesame dumplings in red bean cream
On January 24, Yan Toh Heen will serve a special eight-course set dinner at HK$1,788 per head, where diners can enjoy luscious delicacies and front row views of the fireworks display.
When it first opened in 2006, The Luxe Manor was the first genuinely surrealist-inspired hotel in Hong Kong. Five years later, that distinction still remains The Luxe Manor's alone. To celebrate, Dada Bar + Lounge is offering 13 of its most popular signature cocktails for just HK$55 each from Jan 1 until the end of March. Usually priced at HK$95, this is a wonderful excuse to treat yourself to a fun-filled night filled live music and your favourite cocktails. What’s more, if a guest's birthday contains a five in its day, month or year, they will also enjoy a 25% discount on the entire bill.
Advanced booking is required: for reservations, please call +852 3763-8778.
Without a doubt, South East Asia has a unique history and culture that embraces a wonderful array of exotic delicacies. To let local diners get their fill of Southeast Asian delights, the Window Café at the Kowloon Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui is now presenting a special buffet dinner with dishes from Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam in the spotlight. Highlights on the buffet table include:
- baked king prawn with sea urchin mousse - waygu beef satay with peanut sauce - kurobuta pork shabu-shabu - lobster and seafood laksa - Vietnamese spring rolls with lobster and XO chilli sauce - Durian cheese cake
Hot pot is the one of most welcomed winter comfort foods, and Kaetsu at the Grand Hyatt in Wan Chai is serving this winter delight Japanese style to help you fight the cold. Chef Yukio Takeda has designed an array of traditional Japanese dishes that features seasonal ingredients and dishes of note include:
- oyster and scallop with grated turnip hot pot - Yosenabe seafood pot with white fish prawn, king crab, clam, scallop and vegetables - pork and oyster spicy red miso hot pot
If you are looking for something out of ordinary, chef Takeda has also given the traditional pot dishes a twist and introduces two beancurd paper hot pot, one served with Japanese tofu, Matsuba leaf and seaweed and the other one with deep-fried beancurd, scallop and vegetable flowers.
To welcome the auspicious Year of the Dragon, the renowned Cantonese restaurant Yat Tung Heen at the Eaton Smart Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui and Great Eagle Centre in Wan Chai will present a series of homemade puddings and poon choi for customers to share with their friends and family during the new year.
Chinese New Year delights available for ordering includes: - Chinese New Year pudding - turnip pudding - chestnut pudding with red bean - red bean pudding with osmanthus - poon choi
Customers who order on or before January 15 can enjoy a 15%-off early-bird discount.
For information, please call +852 2710-1093 (Eaton Smart, Hong Kong) or +852 2878-1212 (Great Eagle Centre).
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