Located at the Central Pier No.7, Watermark possesses a 270-degree panoramic view of the Victoria Harbour. Unlike other restaurants with a similar view, Watermark distinguishes itself by letting diners hear the waves and smell the scent of the waters as they step into the restaurant. With its modern lighting and spacious interior, Watermark is an ideal location to spend a pleasant dinner with family and friends.

Start the meal with Watermark’s signature three-tier seafood platter that includes Boston lobster, blue mussels, diver scallops, Dungeness crab, tenshi prawns, sea whelks, Irish oysters, Tasmanian oysters, smoked herrings and almond clams. The platter is certainly generous, and all of the seafood is fresh and serve chilled with three different condiments – cocktail sauce, red wine vinegar sauce and tartar sauce. Our favourites are the sea whelk and oysters; while the clams are chewy and the only part of the platter that was anything less than fresh and enjoyable. Our other of seared duck foie gras with poached pear, baby spinach and muscatel reduction is perfectly cooked and a good introduction of the hot dishes to come. The prime dry aged Nebraska rib-eye has a wonderful fat proportion and robust flavour; but sadly is overcooked and not medium-rare as requested. The other main course of macaroni with creamed mushrooms, artichoke tempura and summer truffle is highly aromatic but although the artichoke tempura lends an interesting texture to the dish, it does land the dish on the oily side. To end the meal, we choose crispy chocolate bonbon with apricot coulis; and layered citrus terrine with honey sorbet. The former is a delightful and tempting dessert, perfect with Watermark’s surprisingly rich and smooth cappuccino, but the latter disappoints, as it is both too bitter and sour.

The wine list at Watermark is not large, with bottles ranging from HK$300 to roughly HK$1,000. The servers are knowledgeable with the dishes and its wine list and are able to help choose a suitable wine from its limited selection to pair with the dishes.

Watermark’s service is excellent with cheerful servers that are more than delighted to go through the menu thoroughly and help choose the right dishes and wine to suit your every desire.

Dinner for two is about HK$1,600 with wine. With the gorgeous view and quality of food, this is a worthwhile splurge.