°C
Eat & Drink

Hot Tables

The Chinese Restaurant at the Hyatt Regency Hong Kong

The Chinese Restaurant at the Hyatt Regency Hong Kong in Tsim Sha Tsui is a long-time local favourite, known for its delicately
prepared dim sum dishes and authentic cuisine. It recently launched a new à la carte menu that showcases authentic Cantonese cuisine, themed around a traditional 1920s teahouse, all in the setting of the restaurant’s contemporary art deco design.
 
A new culinary team at the restaurant brings on board years of pedigree experience and fine craftsmanship, combining aesthetically appealing dishes with superb taste, and using quality prized ingredients such as sea cucumber, fish maw and abalone.
 
For our lunch outing, we sampled many of the new menu's signature dishes. We started with Crispy Cordyceps with Honey and Chili ($90), a creation of the culinary team in which carefully selected cordyceps mushrooms are evenly deep- fried and garnished with honey and chili. We then tucked into Braised Fish Soup, Vermicelli, Bean Curd Sheet, Vegetables ($158/person), a classic from the Shun-de region of Guangdong, known for its velvety smooth and umami flavourful soups. And this rendition fully lives up to that reputation.
 
A real treat next was South African Abalone in Stone Bowl, Layered Bean Curd ($268/ person), which gives up much more than meets the eye. Served boiling and sizzling in a stone bowl, the tender abalone meat retains its chewy texture amid the inviting aroma. More than 20 delicately assembled layers of bean curd showcase the team's craftsmanship.
 
Another classic is Stir-fried Prawn, Choy Sum, Yunnan Ham ($318). The diced ham complements the flavour of the large stir-fried prawn. Our next dish, Crispy Smoked Chicken ($450/whole, $230/half), absolutely knocked our socks off. A whole free- range chicken is slow-fried before being smoked in a mixture of brown rice, jasmine tea and pu'er tea for 10 minutes. The chicken is then deep-fried again until it turns golden. The result – aromatic and delicately crispy skin and succulent chicken meat infused with the tea aroma, and the highlight of the meal.
 
Next came Stir-fried Assorted Vegetables, Crispy Basket ($208) and Rice Vermicelli in Fish Broth, Mushroom ($88/person). The mixed vegetables include mushrooms, black fungus, celery, carrots and green peas, which are sautéed and placed on a warm and crunchy basket made of Vietnamese rice paper – a real vegetarian delight. The fish broth in vermicelli is another Shun-de specialty that is highly popular locally.
 
We completed our meal with two Hong Kong classic desserts: Baked Glutinous Egg Custard Tart ($40) and the ever-welcome Sweetened Almond Soup, Egg White ($46/person). The light touch of Cantonese desserts is always a blessing after a sumptuous meal such as this.
 
Your visit to Hong Kong must surely include a delicious Cantonese meal. At the Chinese Restaurant, this new menu serves up the comfort of classic refined Cantonese dining, expertly prepared, with just enough twists to satisfy any palate. Be sure to check it out!
 
 
 
Level 3, Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, 18 Hanoi Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
3721 7788

 

Comments

Add your comment


Please enter the Verify Code