After a 45 minute drive and the grumbles of: “Are we nearly there yet?”, we arrived. We first made a point of filling our lungs with fresh Sai Kung air (even if one of us did make a comment along the lines of being able to smell the cows) before moving on to explore our setting. A pretty little house; a great big garden; a wide open view out to the sea… and a sheltered terrace where our beautifully presented table awaited. Whether for lunch or for dinner, you’ll be totally charmed by 131…and what came next impressed us even more! We did a little build up with a few bottles of bubbles, and then moved on to the food. Six dishes dusted with white and black truffles followed one after the other. The plates were perfectly presented and the food was as good as you could possibly wish for: absolutely delicious. Without a doubt this is our favourite (and fanciest) end of the year restaurant location. The bill isn’t cheap, but you won’t regret spending a bit more this time. For those of you who fancy taking it to the next level of luxury, there’s a helipad or a pontoon for arrival by yacht (or an old junk boat could work just as well…) However you get there- road, air or sea- it’s certainly worth the trip.
One-thirtyone131
Tseng tau village
Shap Sze Heung
Sai Kung, New Territories
+852 2791-2684
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www.one-thirtyone.com/index.html
