[Review 3227] Nice place for dining, beef was the best @ Otto Restaurant & Bar

18/03/2014
Otto Restaurant & Bar
銅鑼灣駱克道487-489號駱克駅16-17樓
16-17/F, L'hart, 487-489 Lockhart Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/nice-place-for-dining-beef-was-the-best-e2352360

Restaurants in high rise buildings are common in Hong Kong because there is NO SPACE.
Anyway Otto Restaurant & Bar surprised me because it was quite different with stairs and the ceilings were different.

There were two floors.
On the upper floor, I liked the alcove with a Western looking window and the white bricks.
 We tried the dinner set which is priced differently according to the main course you choose and it includes: starter, soup, main course, dessert and tea or coffee or a glass of wine for an extra $48.
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We started off with bread:
 0 讚好

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Smoked eel salad with balsamic
 0 讚好

I am not a fan of eel so I chose the other one.
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Italian goats milk cheese with parma, quince paste
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A light starter with goats cheese paired with sweet quince paste and aged parma ham.
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Beetroot soup
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The soup was interesting, I liked it but it tasted like sweetcorn soup.
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Pan fried tiger prawns with linguine in tomato sauce
 0 讚好

This was the cheapest main but I liked it because it was simple al dente linguine with a huge tiger prawn.
I would have liked the tomato sauce to be stronger though.
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Pan fried chile sea bass fillet
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For fish lovers, it was a chunky piece of fish on top of delicious truffle mash.
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Char grilled us prime angus rib eye steak

I am not keen on beef, but I loved the steak because it was juicy and sweet enhanced by the salt that was on the plate.
It was great that there was no charred taste either.
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Seafood platter

The seafood platter had Baked lobster in cheese, grilled salted tiger prawns and pan seared scallops.
I tried the lobster and I liked it because the sauce was adapted so that it was not too cheesy or creamy and the sauce was great for dipping the bread in it too.
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Italian pudding
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I loved the pudding because it was silky and creamy and not too sweet but I preferred it without the sauce.
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Coffee or tea
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To finish off, I chose tea which is Ceylon tea served with milk.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Overall, the food comes quite fast and it was good in general.