Because it is new.
Because it is in Central.
Because Italian food gives the impression that we are eating light and healthy.
Because it is a nice and quiet place to get together for Christmas dinner.
We choose W52.
A stiff and aristocratic-looking man comes to say hello. Chill, dude! How about a little smile?
Homemade breads and dips
We order many dishes, but only one is good.
White truffle risotto. Part of the Tantalizing White Truffles Set Dinner. Excellent.
All the others, ordinary, forgettable, boring, blah.
Fresh whole lobster salad
Seafood soup
Paccheri with fresh crabmeat
Casoncelli and pears served with butter sauce and crispy bacon
Seabass tortellini with dry martini, tomatoes and carmelised orange peel
Conchiglioni pasta with fresh Italian clams and turnip florets
Pan-fried wagyu beef with parmesan and arugula salad
Roast rack of lamb flavored with fresh mint
Chocolate mousse
Apple strudel with ice cream
Other dishes from the Tantalizing White Truffles Set:
Soft polenta piedmont style with poached egg, marcarpone cheese sauce and white truffle
Pan-fried beef tenderloin with goose liver, Malvasia sauce and white truffle
Janduia affogato with chestnut ice cream and white truffle
The disappointing meal at W52 HK$ 7,xxx
Tantalizing white truffles set dinner HK$ 1,2xx
Price tag for a bottle of still water HK$ 6x + 10%
Male stripper fee for 30 minutes (don’t ask!) HK$ 2,000
Company of good friends Priceless
There are some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's MasterCard. Hihihi!
Edith, Cathy, Charles, Me
Melvin, Paul, Ritchie, Ann
W52 toothpicks. What I like better than the food!
W52: 52 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong. +852-6768-5252.
