Restaurant Review - AGE Cuisine Express (Updated) - Hong Kong

A satisfying night with decent food and professional service!

(Updated on 17-2-2019)

A very meaty night lol. It has reminded to visit this place again when recently I heard the word "dry-aged" from a movie haha. Seriously, this is the only restaurant that I would be delighted to go again for this particular item - the tender texture and the simplicity of it.

The four items that we ordered this time is the pizza Frutti di Mare (HKD 176; 12"), Roasted NZ Lam Rack (HKD 228), USDA Angus (Dry-aged) Beef Sirloin Steak with Red Wine (HKD 278) and Spaghetti Salmon in Seafood Sauce (HKD 128). The one thing that we enjoyed is that the food are always presented in a nice way with very decent quality. Nothing out of our expectations - all the items that we have ever ordered!

Since the steak is the one we tried last time, so it came with no surprise. For this time, we would highly recommend the seafood pasta one, for its creamy texture and flavourful spaghetti which has totally absorbed the freshness of the seafood. A must-try for seafood lovers.

Impression 

It was not long before we visited this place last time. We were impressed by the food items they offered and guess what? The attentive service was also a highlight. The first time we came here, I caught a cold unfortunately and for some reasons (really forgot why) I have put my pills on the table. And after 30 seconds, a warm cup of water has been put on our table since the staff saw my pills and guess I am sick and could be needing some warm water. Well, this would be one of the most impressive service we came across.

Our night started with this Live Blue Mussel Seared with White Wine, Garlic, Butter (HKD 146), The blue mussel has been cooked with just the right amount of time which makes the texture of them very soft and tender. We particularly enjoyed the garlic and butter sauce - the smell of it was really tempting and the taste of garlic was relatively strong which combines well with the mussels. The portion of it was fulfilling enough as a starter.

The Linguine & Grill Scallops in Homemade Squid Inn Cream (HKD 146) was quite a surprise because of the 3 huge scallops! For this price, we did not expect that many and also the portion of the linguine. It would be good enough to share between 2 people too. The flavour of squid is usually not strong, but for this one, we can still taste its freshness (probably because it's homemade) and it was very flavorful because of the added cheese. When I am typing this, I just cannot forget how funny the teeth and lips look while enjoying this dish lol.

You may not know what is this dish Carne di Maiale Pomelo (HKD 146) just from the name of it haha. It was actually sliced pork and yuzu with Thousand Island Sauce. The taste of it was really refreshing and special because of the use of fruit (not pineapple!). The amount of it was just right to avoid watery and being too sweet or sour. Interesting, there's a bit soft bone in the pork which made few bites particularly chewy. This sweet and sour and saltiness combination was really tempting and you could just keep on having one slice after one slice...

Well, here's the charm Pig's Knuckle in German Style with Escabeche & Mint Tomato's Concasse (HKD 178). The sauce given was in tomato flavour which was quite thick. We have tried pairing it with the meat and enjoying it alone would be a better choice. The skin was crispy and there's some soft fat under it to balance. The whole dish was not overly savory with the right amount of salt. The side dish was grilled potato widgets with pesto sauce which was soft enough to be likably. This one was really in good value as there's the whole knuckle presented and some onions and carrots were underneath.

Meet and Exceed? 

Once in a while, we would come across a place with excellent service provided without being famous with its service. And this place was one of them. There's nothing to complain for the service part and added to this, the food items here were not only with wide variety but also emphasized on the freshness. With these two aspects hitting the Excellent, we cannot think of a single reason why this place cannot meet and exceed our expectations. For sure a must try!

AGE Cuisine Express // 852-2111-3770 // Facebook page

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