by Delphine
A couple of days before Xmas and you still haven’t chosen your menu. No stress, if like me, you don’t want to spend your day in the kitchen but rather book a table in a nice restaurant, here are some ideas, depending on the country you’d like to visit.
A couple of days before Xmas and you still haven’t chosen your menu. No stress, if like me, you don’t want to spend your day in the kitchen but rather book a table in a nice restaurant, here are some ideas, depending on the country you’d like to visit.
Missing France?
Eiffel Bistro 4 courses menu: HKD 498
Metropolitai n, West of the Island, or Eiffel Bistro, East, these both venues are well-known for their French traditional recipes. At Eiffel, the 498HK$ menu includes, among others, duck foie gras and toasted brioche, roasted duck breast with orange sauce and a Xmas chocolate and chesnut log. Metropolitain suggests its famous Homemade Foie gras (so delicious we can also order one to take-away), scallops with creamy leeks, a tartiflette and Mont d’Or cheese. Joyeux Noël !
Eiffel Bistro 4 courses menu: HKD 498
What about a comfy American Xmas Eve?
3 courses menu: HKD 368
4-courses menu: HKD 398
Head off to Grand Central for a 100% US style Xmas menu. Let’s start with a warm sweet potatoes soup with maple bacon and a roasted beets, pears and blue cheese salad. Then, go for the traditional Turkey and its cherry balsamic jam or the tender US Prime Rib Eye. A pecan pie cheesecake with maple crème Anglaise perfectly ends this « Merry Xmas ».
3 courses menu: HKD 368
4-courses menu: HKD 398
A trip to Belgium?
3 courses menu: HKD 495
HKD 245 for 2 hours drink package
As always at F rites, children will be spoiled. Santa will give them free gifts while you devour your corn chowder mussels, the turkey ballotine or Black Angus roast beef. And they will all come back to share the Xmas brioche pudding.
3 courses menu: HKD 495
HKD 245 for 2 hours drink package
Wanna play it the Italian way?
Christmas Day brunch: from HKD 428 - free flow packages from HKD 178 / children under 6 eat for free
Amid the twinkling canopy of TST, Spasso ’s festive decor and contemporary Christmas tunes greet diners in a warm, welcoming winter wonderland of lights and tinsel. Chef Tommaso celebrates the spirit of the holiday season through his Christmas inspired dishes including double boil capon consommé, Cotechino sausage laid on braised Castelluccio lentils, pomegranate sauce and winter black truffle petals. And of course the Montebianco, made with meringue, sweetened chestnuts and whipped cream. On Xmas Day, the 25th, the unlimited brunch will add turkey, zampone and much more to its enormous variety of cold cuts, salads, spaghettis and pizza.
Christmas Day brunch: from HKD 428 - free flow packages from HKD 178 / children under 6 eat for free
Going the spicy way with an Indian Christmas Eve Delicious spicy dishes on a wonderful terrace with an amazing view, Christmas at Tamarind. sounds promising. Let’s start with traditional chicken samossas. Then come the Tandoori turkey and cranberry chutney, followed by tandoori salmon with truffle naans. A mango cheese cake & cardamom ice cream ends this 100% Indian menu. A Thaï option is also available and you can even mix both countries if you want.
China forever
Lao BeiFang Lunch (7 course menu): HKD 238
Yang Dinner (7 course menu) : HKD 1,188 per person, / HKD 488 for wine pairing
At Hutong, Chef Chau Sai To and his talented culinary team present 2 special menus to celebrate « Lao BeiFang” winter solstice, while looking at the breath taking panoramic views of the Hong Kong skyline. Seafood, ginger, sesame, green tea, various spices…. Will be part of the evening. Complete with a selection of desserts such as Green tea mochi with red bean, Crispy glutinous rice dumpling with chocolate, eaten on this day for its warming (or yang) properties.
Lao BeiFang Lunch (7 course menu): HKD 238
Yang Dinner (7 course menu) : HKD 1,188 per person, / HKD 488 for wine pairing
Partying with the clouds
Ultimate Dom Pérignon Brunch: HKD 1,588 with free flow Dom Pérignon Champagne / HKD 748 for child between 3 and 12 with free flow orange juice and soft drinks
Xmas Eve dinner + Hawaïan party: HKD 728
Enjoy luxury and awesome views at Ozone from the lofty heights of 118th floor of Hong Kong's tallest building for an unforgettable evening. On Xmas Eve, from 6pm to 9pm, a 5-courses diner will start the “Hawaiian Xmas” themed party. DJ Janette will lift your spirits and lure you to the dancefloor with some Luau inspired tunes to match some Hawaiian classic cocktails. The night will see Hula Girl dance performances and a countdown to midnight. Earlier in the day, Santa Claus will join the Christmas Eve Ultimate Dom Pérignon Brunch from noon to 3pm.
Ultimate Dom Pérignon Brunch: HKD 1,588 with free flow Dom Pérignon Champagne / HKD 748 for child between 3 and 12 with free flow orange juice and soft drinks
Xmas Eve dinner + Hawaïan party: HKD 728
Not a feast, but a good deed You don’t like huge dinner as for you Xmas is all about giving. What about a nice take-away including Christmas flavors and a donation for Feeding Hong Kong ? At Prêt à Manger, the iconic Christmas Lunch Sandwich is back, with turkey and cranberries sandwich or wrap, a velvety pumpkin soup with cinnamon and the Xmas Tiffin bar, an indulgent mix of gingerbread, orange, chocolate and cranberries. In the spirit of giving, $1 from the sales of each Christmas menu item will be donated to Feeding Hong Kong, with donation boxes also available in shops.