Price: $$$
Cravingness: ★★★★★
Salon Number 10, the funky bar located above Lan Gwai Fong recently launched a dinner service headed by Chef Austin, the former chef of Brickhouse. If you have not been to Salon 10 before, you might have difficulties to locate where it is as the restaurant & bar does not even has a name on its door! Yet you can easily spot Salon Number 10 from its crazily cool entrance.
I love the interior design of Salon 10, it is funky and homey at the same time. There is this really quirky submarine section at one side of the dining area and a living room setting with loads of comfy retro furniture at the other side where it is more lay back and chill. P.S I was told you can also smoke here too if you want!
There is also an open kitchen with colourful tiles at the end of restaurant where you can opt for a chef table if you want. Here you can see Chef Austin was guiding his team to prepare the delicious meal for us :).
The menu is not extensive but they got a bit of everythng in it. The menu is updated once every few weeks according to what is in season. We tried everything tonight except the cheese platter.
I ordered the Narcissist as it was highly recommended by the house. The cocktail was infused with earl grey tea, honey liqueor, canton cognac and lemon over crushed ice. As you may tell from the ingredients, this cocktail was very aromatic with the earl grey tea, sweet with the honey and refreshing with the lemon. A highly recommended drink from me as well!
I ordered Curious Monkey because it was infused with cucumber which I think is quite interesting. The other ingredients in this bubbly cocktail was Money 47 Gin, orange slice, a dash of tonic and prosecco. Without disappointment, this was another great cocktail with a refreshing cucumber note in it! Another lovely cocktail. Just a note to all, the cocktails here are pretty strong.
Our first dish was a beautifully plated platter on a wooden board. I tried the two cured meats first but they tasted pretty average and were rather rubbery.
Next I scooped a spoon of chicken liver with peanuts at the jar at the back, it was mind blowingly delicious! Silky smooth, creamy and savoury! I personally reckon this tasted the best on the board. The pork terrine was quite decent as well, creamy and meaty with strong pork taste. The toasted was warm and crunchy and was good to go with the chicken liver and pork terrine. Last but not least was a house jarred pickles to whet the appetite.
How cute was the plating! The USDA beef tartare was tender, moist but was a bit too mushy. The sauce at the side was a tangy mustard. The Tabiko Caviar on top added extra crunchy texture to the tartare. The lotus root crisp was alright but would be better if it is lightly salted.
The vinegar marinated asparagus was very sour but I LOVE it. Another love on the dish was the Okra cracklings which was very crispy. I have never tasted Okra before, it tasted like yam and was pretty sweet. The Okra roe in white was quite crunchy too but tasted blander than the cracklings. The cured trout was yummy too, it was sweet, tender and smooth. The asparagus purée was nice by itself, to go with the kale salad or with the marinated asparagus.
With ordinary looks, this dish tasted amazing! With the taste of quinoa, you immediately linked to Indian fod. The quinoa croutons was savoury with a crunchy crust. It was also creamy and tasted like chick peas. The kale salad was fresh and crisp with a sweet dressing. Within the salad also had extremely sweet and juicy grapes confit.
This dish gave me a surprise as I would not have ever guessed what is inside that golden crust, it was green tomato! The deep fried tomato was extremely interesting where the sweet tomato juice was held within the crunchy crust! The chunky crab meats served aside was fresh and sweet. The green special house made sauce called green goddess sauce was a great compliment to everything on the dish, it tasted salty and sour at the same time. I could not figured out what was in the sauce, all I know was it is good.
Our main started with an ordinary looking pasta dish with poached halibut. I never had this pasta before, this pasta called pappardelle pasta. The pappardelle pasta was handmade in-house which surprised me as I would not expect handmade pasta in a bar restaurant like Salon 10. The pasta was cooked al dente, very chewy and eggy. The poached egg was succulent but the surprise remained on the pasta.
Next came my second favourite dish of the night and is the best chicken I have had recently. An extremely bouncy and succulent young range chicken from France. The fried chicken was very crispy and very well seasoned with salt, pepper and topped with a creamy sauce. The spinach was cooked with butter, it tasted quite buttery but tasted a bit sour at the same time.
Here comes my favourite dish of the night, the prime beef tenderloin. The tenderloin was cooked perfectly in medium rare to give a beautiful pinkish center. It was SUPER tender, juicy and flavourful. Rested underneath was a bed of smokey, cheesy and creamy smashed potato, we polished it in a sec. Not to neglect the equally lovely smokey leeks at the side. The only imperfection would be the salty grainy mustard on top of the beef, the whole dish was flavourful enough without the smokey mustard.
To end the night, we had a jug of silky chocolate pudding topped with smooth whipped cream with balanced sweetness. I was glad it wasn't devilishly sweet.
I love the interior design of Salon 10, it is funky and homey at the same time. There is this really quirky submarine section at one side of the dining area and a living room setting with loads of comfy retro furniture at the other side where it is more lay back and chill. P.S I was told you can also smoke here too if you want!
There is also an open kitchen with colourful tiles at the end of restaurant where you can opt for a chef table if you want. Here you can see Chef Austin was guiding his team to prepare the delicious meal for us :).
The menu is not extensive but they got a bit of everythng in it. The menu is updated once every few weeks according to what is in season. We tried everything tonight except the cheese platter.
The Narcissist
I ordered the Narcissist as it was highly recommended by the house. The cocktail was infused with earl grey tea, honey liqueor, canton cognac and lemon over crushed ice. As you may tell from the ingredients, this cocktail was very aromatic with the earl grey tea, sweet with the honey and refreshing with the lemon. A highly recommended drink from me as well!
Curious Monkey
I ordered Curious Monkey because it was infused with cucumber which I think is quite interesting. The other ingredients in this bubbly cocktail was Money 47 Gin, orange slice, a dash of tonic and prosecco. Without disappointment, this was another great cocktail with a refreshing cucumber note in it! Another lovely cocktail. Just a note to all, the cocktails here are pretty strong.
Charcuterie
Our first dish was a beautifully plated platter on a wooden board. I tried the two cured meats first but they tasted pretty average and were rather rubbery.
Next I scooped a spoon of chicken liver with peanuts at the jar at the back, it was mind blowingly delicious! Silky smooth, creamy and savoury! I personally reckon this tasted the best on the board. The pork terrine was quite decent as well, creamy and meaty with strong pork taste. The toasted was warm and crunchy and was good to go with the chicken liver and pork terrine. Last but not least was a house jarred pickles to whet the appetite.
The Raw
How cute was the plating! The USDA beef tartare was tender, moist but was a bit too mushy. The sauce at the side was a tangy mustard. The Tabiko Caviar on top added extra crunchy texture to the tartare. The lotus root crisp was alright but would be better if it is lightly salted.
The Veg
The vinegar marinated asparagus was very sour but I LOVE it. Another love on the dish was the Okra cracklings which was very crispy. I have never tasted Okra before, it tasted like yam and was pretty sweet. The Okra roe in white was quite crunchy too but tasted blander than the cracklings. The cured trout was yummy too, it was sweet, tender and smooth. The asparagus purée was nice by itself, to go with the kale salad or with the marinated asparagus.
Seasonal Salad
With ordinary looks, this dish tasted amazing! With the taste of quinoa, you immediately linked to Indian fod. The quinoa croutons was savoury with a crunchy crust. It was also creamy and tasted like chick peas. The kale salad was fresh and crisp with a sweet dressing. Within the salad also had extremely sweet and juicy grapes confit.
Something Fried
This dish gave me a surprise as I would not have ever guessed what is inside that golden crust, it was green tomato! The deep fried tomato was extremely interesting where the sweet tomato juice was held within the crunchy crust! The chunky crab meats served aside was fresh and sweet. The green special house made sauce called green goddess sauce was a great compliment to everything on the dish, it tasted salty and sour at the same time. I could not figured out what was in the sauce, all I know was it is good.
From the Sea
Our main started with an ordinary looking pasta dish with poached halibut. I never had this pasta before, this pasta called pappardelle pasta. The pappardelle pasta was handmade in-house which surprised me as I would not expect handmade pasta in a bar restaurant like Salon 10. The pasta was cooked al dente, very chewy and eggy. The poached egg was succulent but the surprise remained on the pasta.
From The Sky
Next came my second favourite dish of the night and is the best chicken I have had recently. An extremely bouncy and succulent young range chicken from France. The fried chicken was very crispy and very well seasoned with salt, pepper and topped with a creamy sauce. The spinach was cooked with butter, it tasted quite buttery but tasted a bit sour at the same time.
Four legs
Here comes my favourite dish of the night, the prime beef tenderloin. The tenderloin was cooked perfectly in medium rare to give a beautiful pinkish center. It was SUPER tender, juicy and flavourful. Rested underneath was a bed of smokey, cheesy and creamy smashed potato, we polished it in a sec. Not to neglect the equally lovely smokey leeks at the side. The only imperfection would be the salty grainy mustard on top of the beef, the whole dish was flavourful enough without the smokey mustard.
Something Sweet
To end the night, we had a jug of silky chocolate pudding topped with smooth whipped cream with balanced sweetness. I was glad it wasn't devilishly sweet.
Before I finish this post, I also want to show you a picture of the loo at Salon Number 10 as in below picture. I was a bit shocked when I first saw the toilet seat. It looks very Victorian but also rather creepy as I thought I was sitting on an electric chair (the torture kind) lol!
Rating
Food - ★★★★★
Service - ★★★★☆
Ambience - ★★★★★
Overall - ★★★★★
Salon 10
(E) 10 Arbuthnot Road, Central, Hong Kong
(C) 香港中環亞畢諾道10號
☏ 2801 6768
Opening Hours: Tue - Sun: 7pm - 2am
Reservation Available? Yes
Walk In Possible? Yes
Date of Dining: 23 Oct 2013
The Bill Per Person: HKD 350 (Dinner + alc included)
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