2015年3月7日 星期六

Dear Chez Patrick

The launch of La table de Patrick has been a big news in the culinary industry, fans had actually been waiting for long to try Chez Patrick’s brand new style of private dining.

Following these successive years of supporting HK Restaurant Week by Chez Patrick’s group, La table de Patrick at its first time entered this promotion. 

Had been compared with the normal lunch set menu (and even a la carte),  the Restaurant Week menu is extraordinarily special. I therefore bought my loyaugei there for a Sat lunch.


La table de Patrick is located at an old building in Sheungwan (Entrance opposite to Lan Fong Yuen). Right when the escalator opened and turned left, it was just right to see Chez Patrick preparing for the meticulous cuisine at the open kitchen. We arrived at the place. 
The restaurant is not big, most likely in size of 2 classrooms. Seatings are slightly packed and overall there is around 20-30 seats. Decorations are simple and clean, with red painted walls and simple white tables. Having adequate sunlight penetrating into the whole restaurant, the atmosphere is comfortable and natural. 



When we were choosing the courses, Chez Patrick unexpectedly came over and asked us if we were interested in having his newly invented Black Truffle dish. I was really thrilled with his kind introduction, which was like friends giving you recommendations that could never be wrong. He was passionate to his food inventions, and never hid his happiness towards it. Who could ever resist such a sweet and warm invitation to try Chez Patrick’s very special dish?



Special: Appetizer: Truffle Cream Foam, Shaved Black Truffle, Rockets Salad with Vinaigrette in Crunch Roll, Parmesan Cheese (6/5!!!)

The black truffle aroma had already strongly pierced into our noses before Chez Patrick shaved this small black diamond in front of us. The light brown colored creamy sauce was deeply infused with truffle, while the foams above balanced the creamy texture. The Parmesan cheese slices added enough saltiness and the rocket salad garnished the dish with a hint of freshness. Heavenly when bringing the real shaved truffle together with the foams and crunches, the truffle flavors lingered in mouth for long. This dish was a sheer ambrosia.



Foie Gras Cake in Lyonnais Style, King Prawns’ Sauce (5/5)

We were thrilled to proceed to our next dish. The foie gras cake just differed from what we expected. Minced into grainy texture, the foie gras was shaped like a pudding. Tasting it alone would be rather dull and a bit bitter, but then it transformed to be magically sweet and balanced when dipping with the strongly flavored king prawn sauce; and finally with a nice foie gras aftertaste. It was wonderful, technically wonderful, to put these 2 strongly flavored ingredients together and played this beautiful harmony! And it was also my very first time to try a foie gras in a very grainy rough texture. Excellent.



Tuna Fillet, Quinoa Risotto, Creamy Bacon Sauce, Baby Asparagus (3.5/5)

As cod fillet was sold out, Chez replaced with a red tuna fillet. Based from the photo I showed, one of my friends could already tell how Chez was experienced with the golden brown seared striping pattern (never black!). The fish was straight medium done, just right with pinkish red flesh at the middle. Though the tuna was obviously not as complementing with the creamy bacon sauce as the cod fillet.  The quinoa risotto was of my surprise to be nice. That hint of sweetness and chewiness had given me more appetite.




Warm Brie Cheese Parcel, Apple and Raisin (3/5)

The warm parcel was very mildly warm, but the outer spring roll layer was crisp enough. When directly sliced it into half, you could see apples, raisins and some walnuts filled along with the brie cheese. I would actually prefer getting the cheese a lot warmer, like in running state; but I appreciate the salads vegis around the dish which made it overall less oily.

Attendants forgot to serve us tea & coffee (might be because it is already 3pm and is time to close). But overall, my friend and I were deeply impressed with Chez Patrick’s creations and how he paired  the ingredients. We were actually surprised with the just right amount of sauce at all the dishes (which were observed by my friend). Never knew how deep and comprehensive his culinary experience could be, but it’s absolutely amazing visiting here.

I would definitely come back to try Chez’s signature Foie Gras Trio.   


La Table De Patrick
中環閣麟街37-43號祥興商業大廈6
Tel: 2541 1401
Mon-Fri: 12:00-15:00; 19:00-23:00; Sat: 19:00-23:00; Closed on Sunday


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