Not so cultured ...
15 Elgin Street (Lower), Soho, Central, Hong Kong
Tel: 21277936
http://www.cultureclub.com.hk
The website sounded promising:
From here it all goes downhill ...
Occasion: Good friend's leaving do.
Food: We had a set 4 course menu for $198. Starter was a carrot soup served with slivers of carrot which just didn't quite sit properly with the consistency of the blended soup. Second course was a pork shank served on braised eggplant. Both were delicious but the pork shank was a little on the tough side and definitely too small a piece. Well the boys got a generous serving which left us girls eyeing their plates ... Next came the mains, where we had a choice of squid rissotto (apparently that was nice), spagetti bologanese (strangely enough this was the best dish out of them all - the sauce was deliciously soft and meaty), smoked salmon salad (a bit strange as a main) and seabass on spinach with grape butter (one friend commented that her dish was cold). The chocolate brownie, which was a little dry, was served with cookies and cream ice-cream which was an overkill - vanilla would have been a better accompaniment, and the lemon tart was ... wow, really lemony!
Service: The hosts were really lovely. But the organisation of the kitchen was pretty poor - to be fairly this was probably limited by the small kitchen and license for only light refreshments. The mains came out type by type, first risotto, 15 mins later the seabass, another 15 mins later the seabass and strangely the only dish that didn't require any cooking (smoked salmon) came out last.
Ambience: It took over 3 hours for us to have a 4 course meal ... we would have been able to endure this interesting organisation somewhat if not for the other group in the restaurant. The other group of 20 were so loud that most of the time we could barely hear the conversation between us. Despite subtle hints there was no relenting in the noise level ... they started singing after their main course and it was at that point that we realised that they were a church group ... on a buck's night out ... with both guys and girls ... Isn't there a commandment that "thou shalt not annoy thy neighbour" or something?
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
15 Elgin Street (Lower), Soho, Central, Hong Kong
Tel: 21277936
http://www.cultureclub.com.hk
The website sounded promising:
"The art of eating. It's beyond taste & about touching your senses. We hope you can feel the art in our food & have an enjoyable experience at Culture Club, not only with our food but also the overall atmosphere as well as the people that you share the time with here."
Let me get this straight, the setting for the Cuture Club is fantastic. It's off the funky end of Elgin street, not on the main stretch but the bit past the intersection with Staunton street where it runs all the way down to Hollywood Road. The interior is filled with exhibitions of artwork for local artists, funky retro TV, and even a piano. There's an open kitchen and a large table (made up of 2 trestle tables) which seats up to 12. Very nice setting for a group dinner with friends.From here it all goes downhill ...
Occasion: Good friend's leaving do.
Food: We had a set 4 course menu for $198. Starter was a carrot soup served with slivers of carrot which just didn't quite sit properly with the consistency of the blended soup. Second course was a pork shank served on braised eggplant. Both were delicious but the pork shank was a little on the tough side and definitely too small a piece. Well the boys got a generous serving which left us girls eyeing their plates ... Next came the mains, where we had a choice of squid rissotto (apparently that was nice), spagetti bologanese (strangely enough this was the best dish out of them all - the sauce was deliciously soft and meaty), smoked salmon salad (a bit strange as a main) and seabass on spinach with grape butter (one friend commented that her dish was cold). The chocolate brownie, which was a little dry, was served with cookies and cream ice-cream which was an overkill - vanilla would have been a better accompaniment, and the lemon tart was ... wow, really lemony!
Service: The hosts were really lovely. But the organisation of the kitchen was pretty poor - to be fairly this was probably limited by the small kitchen and license for only light refreshments. The mains came out type by type, first risotto, 15 mins later the seabass, another 15 mins later the seabass and strangely the only dish that didn't require any cooking (smoked salmon) came out last.
Ambience: It took over 3 hours for us to have a 4 course meal ... we would have been able to endure this interesting organisation somewhat if not for the other group in the restaurant. The other group of 20 were so loud that most of the time we could barely hear the conversation between us. Despite subtle hints there was no relenting in the noise level ... they started singing after their main course and it was at that point that we realised that they were a church group ... on a buck's night out ... with both guys and girls ... Isn't there a commandment that "thou shalt not annoy thy neighbour" or something?
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
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