Cathay Lounge Fare

[serfty]

Did you try any of the Chinese Wines?

Yes, @Lowjhg recommended them all but specifically the Domaine Franco Chinois Reserve Marselan ... I only tried that & it was extremely good.

I had three glasses to make sure ...

 

[sudoer]

HKG Pier F breakfast (last week)




The Chinese Set

LHR F all day menu




Duck, orange and fennel salad


Asparagus


Roast chicken with rendang sauce (this was a highlight!)

 

[sudoer]

HKG Pier F dinner this evening





Chilled tofu and roasted green chilli sauce


Chicken with Sichuan peppercorns and chilli sauce


Crispy black cod with golden garlic and chilli


Hong Kong Iced Tea (aperitif)


Wagyu beef skirt


Longan and red date sweet soup

 

[anat0l]

HKG Pier F this afternoon/evening

Was looking forward to this since I haven't visited this lounge in years. My last visit was quite before MOTT32 started partnering.





Selected the MOTT32 Tasting Experience.

So first the Hong Kong Ice Tea apero...

For being based on tequila, this is quite sweet and pleasant... maybe dangerously pleasant. I'm not a big spirits drinker, so can't detect what kinds of aftertastes or notes thanks to the tequila or Lillet.

Served alongside (or rather, shortly before) the drink was the crab puff amuse bouche...

Tasted nice - crab, bit of cream/mayo and crisp - not sure if it goes with the aperitif, but hey.

Next was the Sichuan dumplings.

Doesn't present well, but great taste. The peanuts added a nice texture. The skin is on the thicker side - nothing wrong with this, but just so people know (also means that one shouldn't wait long before eating it). Can pick up a bit of the mala idea from the sauce, but it won't blow your brains out. Not sure if 3 dumplings would make a nice serve, rather than just 2. Guess one can always order another portion.

Finally, the braised wagyu.


Rich, soft, falls apart, subtly sweet... what more could you want. I ate mine without eating a lot of the rice that it came with, but if all finished would be quite satisfying. Some might call for a side of vegetables to further complement the richness of the wagyu.

 

[anat0l]

After feeling a bit incomplete after the tasting, I wanted to try what I thought might be a signature or standing main on the Pier F menu. None of the dishes appeared to do this (except maybe the noodles, but what...). The waiter, without realising or prompting, asked if I would like anything else and proactively suggested the burger.

Oh well, yes please. I ordered mine without fries.


The wagyu pattie was quite nice; it had texture and was cooked through. I like Gruyere and it tastes amazing when melted. It's a nice burger overall.

Only complaints? When the menu said, "pickles", I thought there'd be slices of it inside the burger, not a single one on top. But the main one was the supposed barbecue relish served on the side. That was no where near anything that can be called a relish. That was tinned tomatoes (small ones), with the juice, and a couple of raisins thrown in. It was in no way thick or spreadable, had little taste as well.

Finished off with the coconut panna cotta.

Served in a bowl with caramelised pineapple and mint leaf. Got some jiggle on it, though. Deliciously creamy and coco-nutty.