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Restaurant Petrus
Restaurant Info
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Credit Cards:
- Visa
- Mastercard
- American Express
- Diners Club
- JCB
- China Union
- Opening Hours: 06:30-10:30, 12:00-15:00, 18:30-23:00
- Nearby Parking: Yes
- Valet Parking: Yes
- Reservations Accepted: Yes
- Delivery: No
- Takeaway: No
- Corkage Fee: 500
- Can accommodate large group: Yes
- Children Friendly: No
- Pet Friendly: No
- Private Room Available: Yes
- Dress Code: Smart Casual
- Post 11pm order: No
- Al Fresco: No
Signature Dishes
Gooseliver confit in quince jelly, medjool dates and pickled cherries; Burgundy snails and frog leg fricassee in garlic butter, water cress and potato cream; Roast Aveyron lamb with stuffed cabbage.
Signature Drinks
Selections from Petrus wine list
Restaurant Ambiance
Perched high above the city with breathtaking views of Victoria Harbour, the Michelin one- star Restaurant Petrus epitomizes the highest standard of excellence in grand cuisine, and includes a wine cellar that features one of the most extensive wine lists in Asia.
Articles
20 February 2009
20.02.2009
Six-Course Italian Wine Dinner, Krug Room Opens to Public, Sky Lounge's Moet Promotion, Burgundy Wines Paired with Michelin Food, Hyatt Regency Opens, Santa Lucia's New “Royal” Dishes, Welsh Week Menu, Kaetsu's $190 Set Lunch
French Cuisine
12.05.2009
Most people love French food, there is something almost romantic about the cuisine, and is often a popular choice when dining on special occasions. The cuisine has a long history and many of the most important chefs, both past and present are French.
Fall Celebration: Pumpkins
18.10.2011
A Tale of Two Fine-Dining Restaurants
17.11.2011
When it comes to fine-dining establishments, we think mostly of hotel dining restaurants, especially those that serve Western cuisines. After all, the majority of these restaurants keep a high standard on their food quality. It is also true that to qualify as fine-dining, the definition surpasses quality of the food, but also takes into account the whole dining experience; ambiance and service are often accounted for as the whole package. Here we take a look at two reputable French dining establishments here in Hong Kong.
Reviews
Excellent place for business lunch
m | Aug 16 2011
I came here for business lunch. Food was excellent and service was good. It would be good if there could be just one more waiter in the side room but I can make domwith the current situation.
The view is one of the best in pacific place.
Choice of set lunch was good, meals were served fast, dessert was a pleasant surprise.
I like the great choice of salt!
600
Good
Once in a while, maybe
FayBoy | Aug 31 2010
Impressive review from Peech below. Mine is brief. In short, the view is still stunning and the wine list extraordinary. Service is good but not as impeccable as I remember; after all, I did take my first girlfriend here for her birthday many years ago. Food was good, but not outstanding. Still very romantic, despite the very loud Chinese family dining at the next table.
1100
Good
not at the top of the league
Peech | Aug 12 2010
t's been a few years since I last paid to dine here, so I looked forward to seeing how the restaurant compares with its peers.
We were presented with the menu and introduced to the tasting menus. None of us really wanted to go through the full tasting menus, but some of the items did look pretty good. We asked the maître d' if we could order a few items from the tasting menus, and the initial response was negative... Huh? This is a Michelin-starred French restaurant, and they actually said "No" to a simple request from the customer? I was kinda surprised. Eventually the maître d' relented and promised to check with the chef, trying to lighten up the atmosphere by joking a little. In my mind though, I'd already deducted a few points from my score...
We started with some warm cheese puffs and white mushroom sandwiches. The cheese puffs were pretty decent, but the raw white mushrooms in the sandwiches were pretty refreshing and full of the clean flavors of summer.
The amuse bouche was a Brittany sea snail with (white wine?) jelly and homemade mayonnaise. The sea snail was nice and chewy, with good flavors. The mayo was pretty damn rich and good, balanced out by the refreshing jelly. We all wondered why the piece of nori was there...
Œuf mollet croustillant à la truffe noire, crème d'asperge - when the dome-shaped cover was removed, the strong fragrance of the Australian black truffles hit the nose immediately. It was obvious that the truffles were very fresh, but somehow tonight the scent reminded me of bleach... The crispy batter contained a boiled egg with semi-soft yolk. Not bad. The asparagus was very nice, and my slices of black truffles disappeared in no time. Not so sure about the gold foil... Why is this back in fashion again? My last lunch here also featured gold foil on the dessert...
Crevette carabinieros juste cuite, fine feuille de foie gras au caviar - I just can't resist these red prawns... and they were barely cooked so none of the natural sweetness was lost. The heads were deep-fried and crunchy. I found it interesting that they served the prawns with thin layers of sweet foie gras terrine and quenelles of savory Aquitaine caviar. Pretty good, though...
Pièce de porc iberique en deux services: la peau croustillante, les pieds et le boudin, hachis d'aubergine; la côte glacée à la sauge, tomate farcie - how can I resist pork, especially Iberian pork?! This was served two ways, which meant that this was a huge main course... The glazed pork chop came first, with the unnecessary sage on top which was meant to cover up any "unpleasant" smell of the pork itself, but in reality only served to detract from the original goodness. It was also not the best piece of pork chop I've had... just a little overcooked for my taste. And where was the yummy strip of fat I was looking for?! The tomato was stuffed with a mixture containing meat from just above the trotter (the waiter said "腳踭肉"...) and was kinda interesting albeit a little fatty.
Part 2 was a trio consisting of crispy skin (with the layer of fat underneath, of course!), blood sausage, and trotter meat. All three parts were pretty good, as was the layer of eggplant underneath. I could never say "no" to crispy skin... nor blood sausage, for that matter.
Carré de mangue, sorbet acidulé à l'hibiscus - we debated about whether or not to have dessert, and in the end I gave in. The mango "square" was pretty decent, and the foam on top was yummy, too. Maybe my tastebuds were off, but I didn't get the slightest hint of hibiscus flavor in the sorbet... it was all mango to me, despite the darker color. Here again we had some gold foil on top of some mango gelée...
We had small platters of fruits and petits fours to finish. The chocolate sandwich was decent, but the rose macaron was just OK.
original blogpost with pictures and wine notes: http://chi-he-wan-le.blogspot.com/2010/08/black-and-gold.html
1400
Good
Magnificent
jon333 | Oct 6 2009
Excellent old school French with a bit of a twist. Love it!
1200
Top notch
po sir | Sep 22 2009
The place to be for traditional French cuisine. Very romantic and the waiters are smart enough to leave you alone when you want a quiet dinner. Cannot go too often because of the price! Not cheap but worth it.
1050
Best of the best
Tim | Sep 22 2009
To put simply, Petrus is the top French restaurant in the city. I have been going there for over 10 years and I've never been disappointed. Nice view, impeccable service.
920
Ultimate fine-dining
Barney | Sep 22 2009
Take your clients there for a business lunch if you want to impress them. The ultimate fine-dining venue. Excellent desserts. The pastries are so delicate that the chefs must have used a ton of butter in each bite!
600
Fantastic food
Yvonne | Sep 5 2009
Very high-end French food at very steep prices. The wine list is amazing. But the place can be a bit stuffy!
900