SOMM
Weekend Brunch at Landmark Oriental
Date of Visit: 18 July 2020
Taking the Dining City Master Chef Edition lunch deal, my friend and I tried out SOMM on a Saturday afternoon.
We got two bar table seats, which was quite nice. The only complain was hearing all the swearing of the manager when he was talking to a staff about daily logistics. Such a shame.
Unlimited sparking water was provided with the lunch set.
The 3-course lunch set, which costs HKD$788, comes with two alcoholic drinks. The restaurant is also offering a similar 3-course lunch set with 90-minute free flow for HKD$788, if you feel like drinking more, you can opt for that one.
The bread and butter were ordinary. Warm and fluffy bread is always a good thing to start a fancy meal with.
For starter, I chose this Grass Fed Polmard Heritage Beef Tartare with Shishito Pepper, Shiso & Sourdough Shavings. The portion of beef tartare was much more than expected, and it was very delicious. What’s special about this beef tartare was the sourdough shavings, they were so crunchy and yummy to eat with the beef tartare, making the tartare less stuffing to finish. A surprisingly filling starter.
Main was this Japanese Pork Belly with BBQ Sauce and Hakata Cabbage. The Hakata cabbage definitely stole the fame. It was so nicely grilled and seasoned that it’s very juicy to eat! Super enjoyable, and perfect to balance off any greasiness from the pork belly. The pork belly itself was fair, the fatty part almost felt like melting on my tongue, and the tender pork meat was tasty.
I picked Apricot & Lemon Verbena Mille-Feuille for dessert. The mille-feuille was a bit disappointing as it was too flakey and loosely held, so it fell apart when I put a fork onto it. The citrus was a bit too sour for my like.
I expected something more and better than this, so I was slightly disappointed when I left.
📍SOMM
7/F, The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, 15 Queen’s Road, Central, Hong Kong
