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.
5 comments:
Lovely pictures but how do you remember all the names and spelling of the dishes? Do you keep a notebook handy and write them down?
i do it the lazy way... i take pictures of the menu! ;)
Dear Miss Perez,
This is Sherman Wong, Vice President of City Oasis International Limited. We are the management company of W52 Restaurant & Bar located at 52 Wyndham Street, Central.
I happened to visit your blog - jinlovestoeat.com, and found that you and your friends have visited W52 last Christmas. Unfortunately, W52 did not manage to provide you a pleasant dining experience. First of all, I would like to express my sincere apology to you and your friends for any of our misdeed! I am also a food lover, therefore, I totally understand your feelings towards any unpleasant dining experience. I will not give myself and my colleagues any excuse for any complaint from our customers, the only thing I will do and should do is to review ourselves and to correct and improve ourselves in terms of food and service quality immediately!
On the other hand, I really hope that you could kindly give us another opportunity to serve you and your friends again. Therefore, I would cordially invite all of you to W52 again for a dinner on the house. I hope that our present food and service would not disappoint you again. Please kindly contact me at shermanwong@cityoasis.com.hk or 2152-1991 anytime at your convenience.
I also would like to state that I really hope you will continue to provide your fair and honest opinion in regardless of whether the dinner is at my treat or not. Otherwise, we can never improve and realize our mistakes!
At last, please kindly accept my apology and wish you could let us serve you again in the near future!
Yours sincerely,
Sherman Wong
Vice President
Hi Sherman,
In an age when so many companies don't seem to care about customer satisfaction anymore, you impress me with your willingness to serve and improve. It is not often that something that's supposed to be all about profit remembers what it's really all about. Your response is understanding and thoroughly professional.
Thank you very much for your courtesy and service. Although I may have been unhappy with my previous experience, I will continue to be a customer of W52. Your action has seen to that.
Best,
Jin
Dear Miss Perez,
Thank you so much for giving us another chance to serve you again! I and my colleagues always, and should always, listen to our guests’ comments, no matter they are positive or negative.
I also would insist to treat you and your friends for a diner at W52 at your earliest convenience. Please do drop me an email to let me know your schedule, so I can arrange a table for you and your friends.
Thanks again for your kind understanding, and I sincerely hope that you would enjoy your dinner with us next time!
Best regards,
Sherman Wong
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