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Joia
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Address:
2/F Elements, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon
九龍柯士甸道西1號圓方2/F - Telephone: 2382-2323 / 2382-0077
- District: Jordan / Yau Ma Tei
- Cuisine: Italian
- Website: View
Restaurant Info
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Credit Cards:
- Visa
- Mastercard
- American Express
- Diners Club
- Opening Hours: 12:00-00:00
- Nearby Parking: Yes
- Valet Parking: No
- Reservations Accepted: Yes
- Delivery: No
- Takeaway: Yes
- Corkage Fee: 280
- Can accommodate large group: Yes
- Children Friendly: No
- Pet Friendly: No
- Private Room Available: No
- Dress Code: Smart Casual
- Post 11pm order: Yes
- Al Fresco: No
Signature Dishes
Boston lobster ‘tagliata’ with green apple, mango and campari jelly; Dice of tuna with grilled asparagus, cream of celeriac, tomato, eggplants and goat’s oil
Vegetarian Dishes
Cauliflower and vanilla cream soup with spinach and ricotta gnocchi in Balsamic reduction; Risotto with porcini mushrooms and asparagus
Signature Drinks
More than 40 whites and 70 reds (80% Italian) plus premium sparkling wines, champagnes and rare vintages plus 15 wines by the glass.
Restaurant Ambiance
With an accent on high style, both Joia Ristorante and Joia Caffè & Bar have a fresh contemporary feel. The venue’s upper level (Joia Ristorante) is an upscale business casual ristorante whilst its lower level (Joia Caffè & Bar) is a ‘caffè’ with coolly stylish café setting.
Articles
13 April 2009
13.04.2009
La Mer's New Dishes, Sunday Champagne Brunch, Joia's Antipasti Buffet, Nadaman's Set Lunch, Le Soleil's New Signature Items
20 July 2009
20.07.2009
Ko's Kitchen Catering, Japanese Express, Carte Blanche Menu, Mozart Stub'n New Dishes, Gaia Group's Summer Menus, Zuma's Summer Delights, Le Soleil's New Signatures
Reviews
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pretty good set lunch
Peech | Aug 10 2009
My starter of prawn salad with nectarines and chive yogurt dressing was pretty good. The prawns were pretty fresh and bouncy on the teeth. The nectarines were ripe and sweet, which worked well with the yogurt dressing. I thought the combination was pretty interesting.
I also had a taste of my friend's millfeuille of eggplant and mushroom with ricotta cheese. Predictably, it was pretty rich with all that ricotta cheese...but tasted good.
My main course of lamb stuffed with pork fat with herbs was interesting. The lamb was rolled up with a thin layer of bacon fat inside, which reminds me of the shashlik I had in Uzbekistan last year. There was just the right amount of rosemary rolled up, not overpowering the lamb. The accompanying cherry tomatos, haricots verts and potato cubes were nice, too.
I shared the vanilla crème brûlée, which was pretty good and had lots of vanilla seeds.
This was a pretty good lunch, and the quality certainly met my expectations. The location, though, probably means I'll only be revisiting once in a while...
original blogpost: http://chi-he-wan-le.blogspot.com/2009/08/elemental-lunch.html -
Not a bad choice for Elements
codiki | May 30 2009
Joia is not a bad choice if you are looking for western food in Elements. However, the quality does not live up to the standards of its sister restaurants.