Steak Dinner Date Night - L'Entrecôte De Paris Restaurant, Central, Hong Kong

Thanks to L'Entrecôte De Paris Restaurant for inviting us.


The place is lovely and people can make reservations. Good for those who don't like lining up ;)

Here's what we had...







Love love LOVE this clam dish. The sauce is so tasty, we used the clam shell to scoop and drank it.


I've never been a salad person, but ok - veggie quota of the day gets ticked off our list.


The beef is lean and very tender.


The sauce is tasty.


Yummy fries swimming in sauce - my favorite.

Their desserts... I like!

I am always partial and always have to order the chocolatiest thing on the menu. This chocolate cake is so good! Moist, chocolatey. I love.


The Paris Brest is really good too.


To summarize, these are the things I like:
- You can book a table
- There are appetizers other than the salad
- There is salmon and vegetarian option for those who don't eat steak (I didn't try the salmon though)
- Their fries and sauce
- The desserts

Here are the prices:

L'Entrecôte De Paris Restaurant 
3/F., 46-48 Wyndham Street, Central.
Hong Kong
中環雲咸街46-48號3樓

Tel: +852 3182 0105

Many asked how does this one compare to La Vache or Le Relais de l'Entrecote.
I do like La Vache's steak, but I don't really enjoy lining up... and I enjoy some decent desserts to end my meal with. So, I'm torn.
I have yet to try Le Relais de l'Entrecote - maybe one day when I feel like lining up. Heheheh.

Have you tried them all? Which one is your favorite?

Meat Lovers Dinner, Blue Butcher Hong Kong

That's what generally happens when you have a bunch of bloggers eating together :)

The meaty journey started with this bone marrow dish.

Delish, I wanted to use a straw to suck the marrow out. But I was in the company of new friends... so maybe next time. Sucking marrow via straw is more like a second date kinda thing, right?


The spanish ham & egg with asparagus mushrooms and thyme. Yummy.


Rare breed US Kurobuta pork belly & cheek with lentils and Granny Smith apple slaw. Tender 24 hr cooked meat, perfectly cooked lentils and I love the slaw - really refreshing.


Love the fries plus plus.


The ribs. I love how tender the meat is, but the sauce is a tad on a sweet side for me. A tiny bit more kick of savoriness would be perfect for me.


I adore the cheesy cauliflower side dish.


And love love LOVE the steak. LOVE!

And the drinks!

I always adore the idea of turning something savory into something sweet or vice versa. So I really wanted to try this fig and cheese cocktail. I like the flavors, the only thing is... the foam left me with blue cheese foam mustache. Something for my date to wipe off my face adoringly? :)


I like how the drink is encased in a block of ice.


This is "The Flapper" - Chambord, sherry brandy and orange bitters. I like it.

Sweets.

Chocolate, banana, caramel.


Lemon Cappuccino. Cool idea.

To conclude, I love the meat dishes, would totally go back. The place is cool too, a great place to hang out on special occasions. If you're into food photography, bring your best low light lens or external flash or use your phone as additional lighting ;)

Thank you for having me, Blue Butcher!

Blue Butcher
108 Hollywood Road, Soho
Sheung Wan (but if you're taking MTR, better stop at Central Station)
Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2613 9286

James' Kitchen - Private Kitchen, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

Good deal decent dinner! We had the privilege to order the VIP members only set dinner because my colleague is the chef's secondary classmate! Yay! We love good deals!

James' Special Platter.

Salad with Serrano ham. Nothing earth shattering...


Poached egg salad with black truffle paste. The egg's poached beautifully, but I am maxed out on black truffle paste. I wish there's more dressing with more acid and seasoning.


Yummy yummy oysters. Many of my colleagues don't eat oysters, which means - more for me!


Love the foie T_T really really love it. Pear's poached perfectly. Yum max!


Duck soup. Very well seasoned, very tasty. I finished every single drop of it. And I'm not even a soup person :)


Spinach & cheese homemade ravioli with king prawn. Perfectly cooked prawns, decent ravioli. The creamy sauce is a tad to sweet for me though. I wanted more salt and acid.


Perfectly cooked and well seasoned Australian grain-fed rib eye steak. It's served with black pepper sauce, which is yum. But I am not a big fan of the lotus root chunks, sweet potato mash, and taro crisp part. I was happy to just demolish the steak.

Now... some serious desserts. They are mostly yummy and the servings are generous. Value for money!

Epic baked Alaska. There are black sesame mochi ice cream balls hidden underneath. We LOVE!


Creme brulee. Yummy.


75% dark chocolate cake. It's yummy too.... until I had the next one...


My photo didn't do this molten chocolate cake justice. It's absolutely delicious! Love it!
My colleagues signed up for VIP membership as soon as they finished dinner :)
And because of my colleague, we got a platter of free dessert too - yay! Thanks, Chef!

VIP Members only set dinner: HK$488 for two (not including dessert) + HK$90 for foie 

James' Kitchen
9/F, H8, 8 Hau Fook Street, Tsim Sha Tsui
Tel: +852 2368 3833
尖沙咀厚福街8號H8 9

Hong Kong Style Steak House - Salami Restaurant, Tsuen Wan

A charming classic Hong Kong steak house.
Look at that smirking little chef at the entrance. I adore!


The decor is very old skool.


I hardly see this kind of doors and curtains anymore.


Black and white tiles, old chairs, Hong Kong version of diner seats (car wai)...I love!


Sparkly disco stairway to a smoky second floor.
Aw!


Daily specials.


Wilted flowers. Of course. I'd wilt too from all that smoke from the sizzling hot plate.


Napkins and table setting paper, all with Salami classic graphic. Lovely!


Set meals start with fluffy buns and butter.


Red soup. I always choose the red soup.


And then your sizzling meals arrive. Servers will pour your sauce.
Shield yourself with a napkin to avoid getting oil vapour all over you.


This is a "mixed grill". It's overflowing with all kinds of meat in there.
Beef, pork, chicken, ham (or bacon), chicken sausage, mixed veggies and fries.


The double beef. Marinated, corn starched, tenderized.
Ironically, not my favorite thing to order from Hong Kong style steak houses.


My favorite from Salami is...these two huge pieces of deep fried and breaded chicken "cutlets"!!! Crispy exterior, juicy interior, tasty all the way through! Served with potato "salad" drenched with mayo. I LOVE LOVE LOVE!

Not every Hong Kong steak house serves these chicken cutlets. If they don't have this, my next go-to choice is the "grilled" chicken steak. Always tasty.


Portions are generally gigantic, but we're big eaters.
We finish.


Servers always assume that the boy ordered the creamy drink and the girl ordered the lemony drink.
In our case, they're always wrong.


The giant meal ends with a small serving of frozen solid ice cream.
Sweet!

Salami Restaurant
G/F, 294 Sha Tsui Rd
Tsuen Wan
Tel: +852 2492 5021
Hong Kong
荃灣沙咀道294號地下