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Isola Bar and Grill
Cuisine: Italian in Central
My rating: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Price per person: HK$ >500
Level 3 & 4, IFC Mall 2, Central, Hong Kong
2383 8765
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Cuisine: Italian
Location: Central
Posted by Dominic (on or modified on 04/25/2004 06:33)
Special dishes: We had
- arugula and mushroom salad with grapes & parmigiano
- misticanza con aragosta, frutta e gamberi
lobster and prawn salad with artichoke, white mushroom & mango salsa
- minestrone primaverile: classic vegetable soup
- Cannellini e gamberi pizze
Thin-crust pizza topped with cannellini beans and prawns
- angus beef, grilled tagliata style with arugula, parmesan & balsamic vinegar
served with oven-roasted red onion
- crema di limoni con ciliege [fragole] al vino
lemon scented cream with a strawberry compote & caramelized almonds
timballo di cioccolato fondente caldo su crema vaniglia
warm dark chocolate pudding with a vanilla bean sauce
crema catalana con frutti di bosco gratinati
catalane cream brulee with gratinated forest berries
mousse di yougurt con pesche
yogurt mousse with rum marinated fresh peaches
Review: Part of the Va Bene Group, Isola is a new restaurant located at the IFC mall 2. We were invited to a pre-lauch tasting evening. The arugula salad is a traditional Italian vegetable, Hong Kongers may find it a bit bitter, the lobster salad was fresh and nice. We had minestrone soup, the vegetables were soft, the soup was tasty and it is a clearer soup than most minestrone which tends to use a lot of tomato. We had a pizza with shrimp and white beans, large/thin pizza, we had the hand-twisted pasta with tasty ham, the pasta was very chewy. The roast-beef with onion was very delicious too. Finally, the dessert plate includes cheese cake, tiramisu, lemon cream with peach marinated with red-wine, we all loved the desserts.
4 comments
My rating: 5 Food: 5
Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5
Price: HK$ >500
Replied by kiu kiu (on or modified on 04/25/2004 06:32)
Special dishes: crispy thin-crust pizza; salad of lobster,mushrooms & mango; spaghetti with squid & squid-ink sauce (a devilish dish); grilled beef tagliati style - extremely flavorful; all desserts!
Review: The place speaks for itself.
Perhaps the most striking feature of Isola is its enormous private outdoor dining terrace with a spectacular harbour view - more so rare for a restaurant located right in the city center district (ifc mall in Central).
It is also one of the only upscale restaurantin HK that has a full open kitchen with bustling chefs cooking pizza, grills, pasta and dessert before your eyes.
The restaurant is elegant and chic, as with all other Va Bene Group restaurants (Va Bene, Gaia); the service is attentive but unstuffy.
The food is prepared with a lighter hand than most Italian cuisine in HK, as the chef is fresh from Italy - yet very tasty. no wonder - he was formerly the private chef of the Agnellis in Italy!
For overall food and ambience, dining at Isola is a total quintessential experience.
My rating: 4 Food: 4
Service: 4 Atmosphere: 4
Price: HK$ >500
Replied by irene (on or modified on 05/06/2004 21:52)
Special dishes: dessert is great!
Review: the bar is on upstairs, but i haven’t got a chance to see it. seaview and private roomes are available. the next hip restaurant in town!
My rating: 4 Food: 3
Service: 4 Atmosphere: 5
Price: HK$ >500
Replied by Vanessa (on or modified on 06/02/2004 02:45)
Review: I went there for a party and the bar was brilliant (upstairs). Lovely out door space to chill out and beautiful deco.
On another occasion was ther for dinner. Food was reasonable (slightly disappointed after reading previous positive comments). But given the price, I would expect slight better food. The lamb chop I tried was good, starters was good. Limited wine list. However, the deco, view and location help on the ratings.
My rating: 4 Food: 4
Service: 4 Atmosphere: 4
Price: HK$ >500
Replied by Linda Wu (on or modified on 07/04/2004 00:35)
Review: i think the best part of this restaurant is the bar upstairs – very nice.