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When exploring a city carpeted with skyscrapers, it’s easy to overlook the many rooftop restaurants that offer interesting and
often spectacular vantage points. A case in point is Moon Yue, a fine-dining Cantonese restaurant located on the top floor of Cubus, an iconic commercial building in Causeway Bay.
 
Upon entering the restaurant, which occupies the entire top floor plus the roof terrace above, one is greeted by 360-degree panoramic views of the city, the harbour, and the mountains behind.
 
The décor of recently opened Moon Yue is contemporary, featuring a jet-black 2,000-square- foot interior of dark wood panels with rose gold touches, as a cocktail bar runs an entire side of the floor. The all-glass windows and tall ceilings lift the ambience and connect the spectacular views of the city to the venue itself. Exquisitely, each dining table is constructed to be lowered into a comfortable cocktail table for after-dinner drinks.
 
Moon Yue’s executive chef spent a lengthy part of his career in Japan and the skills he honed there are palpable in Moon Yue’s culinary style, its selection of ingredients and its menu.
 
We were there to try Moon Yue's tasting menu, which consists of an eight-course dinner priced at $588 per person. Two other tasting menus are priced at $388 and $888 respectively. You might also opt for the free-flow Moet & Chandon Imperial Brut Champagne at $288 per person for four hours.
 
Our meal started with two appetisers. Spiced Translucent Beef Shin and Vegan BBQ Pork with Honey Sauce, in which wheat gluten is painstakingly handcrafted to mimic real barbecued pork. The soup – a staple of refined Cantonese meals – is Braised Sea Conch with Porcini and Fish Maw, which is smooth and clearly made from quality ingredients, as well as being low-calorie and packed with proteins and collagen.
 
Seafood came next and we had Stir-fried Hokkaido Jumbo Scallops and Morels with Homemade XO Sauce, which is a real treat. The succulent scallop flavour is enhanced by the specially made XO sauce that we tucked into with gusto.
 
For the meat entrée, there is a choice of Stir- fried Wagyu Beef Cubes with Wasabi & Gravy Sauce or Deep-fried Spare Ribs with “The Amazing Mayonnaise Sauce”. The wagyu beef cubes are, as expected, tender and nicely marbled, with the wasabi sauce adding a zesty twist for our palate. The spare ribs are also excellent, and go well with the secret mayonnaise sauce.
 
We wrapped up the meal with a generous portion of Baby Chinese Cabbage & Goji Berries in Beancurd Soup and Stewed Pearl Rice with Matsutaki Mushroom and Abalone Sauce. Clearly, a lot of effort and fine ingredients go into enriching the Japanese rice with aromatic flavours. For dessert, we had Stewed Snow Pear with Osmanthus Sweet Soup, which is light and hits the spot perfectly.
Moon Yue is a hidden gem of a venue that delivers a pleasant and quality meal; the spectacular views of the city cap an outstanding dining experience. We highly recommend you give it a try.■
 
 
28/F, Cubus, 1 Hoi Ping Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 
2562 3123

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