Hong Kong Eats: Cafe Landmark

During a late night group chat while I was in Hong Kong, I mentioned to two of my friends that I was running out of new places to try in Hong Kong.  Sure, there are about a billion restaurants out there, but I don't want to risk trying something that doesn't come highly recommended.  After all, a few days is all I've got and some meals were already blocked off by my dad's Chinese food cravings!  My friend SL then suggested that I try Cafe Landmark.  They have pretty good lobster pasta, she said.  And that was all it took for me to march to Cafe Landmark and try it for myself.

View from Cafe Landmark

Check out the view!  If you love people watching, then it's a must that you get the tables on the sides.  It gives an amazing view of the entire Landmark Mall.

Complimentary Bread

I don't think I've enjoyed complimentary bread this good in a long, long time.  Cafe Landmark serves three kinds of complimentary bread.  One's fruity, one's herb-y and the other one... Shoot I actually forgot.  (sorry!) 

Boston Lobster Linguine

Grilled half lobster and lobster cream sauce

I actually arrived during tea time.  They had a number of yummy sounding dishes on their tea time menu, but since I went there for the lobster pasta and the lobster pasta only, I went ahead and ordered it.  Good thing their lunch and dinner menu is available all day long.

A closer view of the lobster pasta

I don't think the photo does enough justice as to how good the lobster pasta actually is...

The verdict?  My friend SL is absolutely right!  The lobster pasta is really delicious!  The lobster was succulent, and the sauce was creamy without going over-the-top creamy.  Crazy good.  Shame I wasn't able to order more dishes since I was all alone, but I'm definitely going back for more on my next trip to Hong Kong!  5 out of 5 stars!

Cafe Landmark is at 107-108, 1/F, Landmark Atrium, 16 Des Voeux Road, Central, Hong Kong

Hong Kong Eats: agnes b. le pain grillé

Ok confession:  agnes b. was never part of my restaurants-to-try-in-Hong-Kong list, and I never really planned to set foot there until I saw how pretty the restaurant looks and how nice the ambiance is.  Just look at it!

Pretty huh?  It's located at the IFC Mall in Central, right on top of the humongous Apple store.  The whole area looks like the agnes b. kingdom, with everything agnes b. ranging from clothes and accessories to flowers and food.  I'm absolutely in love with the fact that the ceiling on top is glass and it makes you feel like you're dining outdoors at a Parisian cafe.  Tres chic! 

Here's what we ordered:

Hazelnut Latte

Tasted uh... normal.  But I can get this in any other coffee shop too.  And I think they added a bit too little hazelnut syrup.

Spinach and Mushroom Quiche

The quiche was pretty good, and it was pretty soft too.  They surely did not scrimp on the ingredients.  Plus, the slice is a bit bigger than usual.  Hurray for portioning!  

Vanille (walnut, vanilla custard, puff pastry)

The puff pastry was crunchy, and the vanilla custard was not too sweet.  It was perfectly complementing.  

Salted Caramel Ice Cream

Didn't like their salted caramel ice cream.  It lacks the taste of caramel and doesn't taste like salted caramel at all.

Overall I'd give agnes b. cafe a 3 out of 5.  There's nothing spectacular about their food, but you'd want to go there just to get the feel of an outdoor cafe, with the perks of being indoors (no rain!  no heat!).

agnes b. is at Shop 3096-3097, La Loggia, Podium Level 3, IFC Mall, Central, Hong Kong