White Truffle is sliced in front of us, the waiter is very
generous to us, in fact. For these several pieces of white truffle, its
value should be about $200.
Bread Basket is served (with
butter) at free and can be refilled upon request. Please do not order
too many dishes, you have to eat at least two such baskets, as they are
surely impeccable.
Top Left: Jerky-like brown plate is crisp and in fact made from flour.
Middle: Cheese bread stick is very delectable particularly when it is freshly baked.
Bottom: Pastry is delicious as well.
Fried
Egg on Toast w/ White Truffle, Bruschetta is one of the dishes in the
promotion menu. White truffle is only available in the last quarter of a
year. We know if we do not order a dish of white truffle, we have to
wait for next year.
Creamy scrambled egg is served on a piece of
toast. The egg is juicy as well and has strong flavor of egg. There is a
very alluring flavor of truffle when it is cut in front of us. White
truffle and egg are perfect match.
Inside this egg shell, it
is creamy and delectable egg white. It should have been steamed with
cheese. The brown leave should be potato chip.
Mixed Seafood in
Soup is selected instead of Grilled Seafood. Most sea foods are fresh,
except a piece of clam. The soup is rich in herb, tomato sauce and
seafood freshness. There are cuttle-fish, shrimp, scallop and mussel.
Mushroom
Risotto has already been divided into two portions. It is rich in
cheese flavor, each piece of rice is chewy and al dente. It is one of
the best risottos we have ever tried.
This Guinness is from
Malaysia, there is no need to explain its bitterness. A pity is that
Sabatini does not serve Guinness from Ireland. Help: If any blogmates
know where Irish Guinness is / are served in Hong kong, kindly please
leave message to me. Thanks a lot in advance.
'Fresh Cream St.
Honore' is the signature cake in Sabatini. Apart from this, there are
tiramisu, pudding and blueberry cheesecake ... . The cake base is very
crispy, we can hear the breaking sound when it is cut.
Chocolates and cookies are served at free, the chocolates are too sweet, as it is usual in most hotel restaurants.
Sabatini Ristorante Italiano
3F, Royal Garden Hotel, 69 Mody Road, Tsimshatsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
香港九龍尖沙咀麼地道69號帝苑酒店三樓
Tel: 27332000
Opening Hours: 1200-1430 & 1800-2300 Daily
Style: Italian
Average spending: $800
Date: October 2008
Website: http://www.theroyalgardenhotel.com.hk/dining_sabatini.html, www.rghk.com.hk
Remarks:
1)
It is the best month (from 16 October to Mid-December) to experience
the unique flavor of white truffle from Alba region (Piedmont) in Italy .
Sabatini's white truffle menu captures the very essence of this prized
delicacy.
2) Sabatini holiday buffet is served from 1200-1430 on
Sundays and Public Holidays, at $488 and $368 for adult and child
respectively.
3) Live band would further enhance the dining
atmosphere to be casual and cheerful. But if you do not like such
atmosphere, it becomes noisy.
4) Dressing code: jean and short are not allowed.
Sabatini
is renowned to be the best restaurant serving Italian cuisine in Hong
Kong for many years. It seems that it is still welcome by diners of all
nationalities. It is a good dining place for casual and business
purposes.
Sabatini is not a very large restaurant, fostering a
good atmosphere for dinner in a picturesque 'countryside' setting.
Servers are courteous and professional, and of course have the 5 Stars
hotel service standard. No matter which table you are allotted, you
would be surrounded by other diners later, as it is always full house
daily.
3 dishes only are ordered, together with bread, beer,
distilled water, cake, cookies and chocolates, the bill is $1,600
(average per head $800). We are delighted all dishes are of very high
quality, two are even of standard higher than we anticipate beforehand.
They are one of the best Italian cuisines we have ever tried. Chocolates
are very sweet, it is usual in most hotel restaurants. We like Sabatini
very much and surely would try again in future.
Service: 4/5
Price: 3.5/5
Food: 4.5/5
Environment: 3.5/5
Variety: 4/5
Hygiene: 4/5
Overall: 4/5
