June
Hearty meals with great panache that will satiate any foodie dads
He may not tell you how much he loves you all the time – but you can always tell with all the things he does for you. On Father’s Day, it’s time for us to recognise and celebrate the one who never lets us down with something simple and nice – a delicious meal out.
Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui
Hugo’s: Five-course tasting menu
European fine-dining restaurant Hugo’s at Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui is serving up a five-course tasting menu from now until 31 August, offering you and your dad a scrumptious “farm-to-table” experience featuring the best of seasonal and locally grown organic ingredients, presented by new chef Eric Taluy. At HK$1,250 per person, the menu highlights include the pan-seared Atlantic Boston lobster with homemade crozets pasta – a small and square-shaped flat pasta originating from the French chef’s hometown of Savoie – served with local organic cress, and a beurre blanc sauce.
Not to mention the roasted organic baby lamb rack, which is coated with mixed fresh herbs and served with French mustard, breadcrumbs, a sambre et meuse sauce, gnocchi, and local organic vegetables.
No meal is complete without wine. Raise a glass to the man of the house and enjoy perfectly paired wines with your loving dad at a supplement of HK$620. Subject to a 10% service charge.
Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Sha Tin
Sha Tin 18: Seasonal menu with a tatse of summer
Superlative Chinese gourmet food. Make the day extra special with Sha Tin 18’s summer menu and its all-new seasonal specialties, brought to you by Chinese chef de cuisine Ho Chun-hung.
Start with the chilled abalone with marinated cabbage and yellow pepper chilli sauce that promises to whet your appetite for more. The shredded cabbage is first softened with salt and then marinated with abalone, Thai yellow pepper chilli, carrot, chilli oil, garlic, vinegar and salt for 12 hours or more to bring out the freshness, giving it a refreshing and irresistible flavour to beat the summer heat.
Given the great success of his popular homemade sauce, Preserved green beans and wild chilli sauce, Chef Ho uses it to create Baked eel, wild chilli, plum cordia, lemongrass, which results in a soft but firm texture with subtle spiciness and the perfect aroma.
Round out the lovely night with innovative delights such as the Chinese preserved bean curd cheese puff, Baked pineapple hawthorn pastry, and refreshing homemade Almond milk, silver fungus, papaya ice cream.
New World Millennium Hong Kong Hotel
Café East: Dinner buffet that features a fusion of delicacies
Struggling to decide what to eat? Why don’t you choose on the spot. Café East serves up a comprehensive dinner buffet that features an eclectic fusion of Singaporean, Malaysian and Thai specialities.
Save some space for the Father’s Day specials, including tuna tata with caviar, abalone with duck feet, stir-fried Boston lobster, and stewed bamboo silk chicken soup. Polish off the night with delightful treats such as the braised Bird’s Nest with peach gum in coconut, and made-to-order Penang crepes.
Café East’s Father’s Day dinner buffet is available on 19 June 2022 at HK$748 per adult, and HK$518 per child.
Tao Li: Lavish dim sum feast
For classy Canto delicacies, enter Tao Li and enjoy its extensive lavish dim sum selection with a view. Highlights include soup dumplings with braised abalone and fish maw in supreme stock; steamed shrimp dumplings with asparagus; baked milk custard buns with bird’s nest; and steamed barbecued black pork buns with abalone.
Also not to be missed are local staples such as marinated pigeons with Chinese wine and braised e-fu noodles with fish maw. Enjoy the dinner sets for six and 12 at HK$5,180 and HK$9,980 respectively.
Sagano: Exquisite Kaiseki dinner set
Sagano celebrates Father’s Day with a seven-course Kaiseki dinner menu at HK$1,500 per person. Presented by head chef Noka Masahiko, the Kaiseki set features fresh bean curd skin with sea urchin, torched scallops, and spicy miso marinated asparagus as starters, followed by fatty tuna plus a range of sashimi, stewed Wagyu, grilled eel, abalone and tempura, as well as sea urchin and salmon roe rice.
All prices are subject to a 10% service charge. Members of Epicure can enjoy an exclusive 25% discount. Book now at +852 2313 4222.
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