Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese Cuisine Hong Kong

Chinese fine dining with a fine view

Roasted suckling pig stuffed with gluten rice

Imperial Treasure is a collection of high-end Chinese restaurants from Singapore, with its restaurants spreading across South East Asia, Hong Kong, and China. The group decided to enter the EU market and has launched a new Imperial Treasure in London in late 2018, with Paris in mind for 2019. The group has won plenty of fantastic awards, featured in the Asia 50 Best list and the Hong Kong branch has won a Michelin star. On my trip to Hong Kong, I noticed the menu is not too different from the London's one and I decided to pay a visit for friends gathering.

Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese Cuisine Hong Kong

Poached sliced pork liver

Wok-fried pork collar with shrimp paste

Poached empress clam with Chinese rice wine

Steamed Squid and pork patty with water chestnut

The evening started off with a hiccup, with a high number of dishes unavailable from the ALC menu, but our waiter only discovered it after she has taken our order. The house special roasted suckling pig stuffed with gluten rice was an interesting dish, the technical skill required to pull it off was unquestionable, it had lovely crispy skin and the rice was well seasoned. By far, the best dish was the sauteed beef fillet with garlic, the meat was cooked to perfection, really moist and finely seasoned, but the portion was so small. The poached sliced pork liver was a really earthy dish, the bitterness was a little bit too sharp for me but I did enjoy the soft texture of the liver. The stir fry beef noodle was done well, it had a great depth of wok and smoky aroma, that is a classic wok dish at its best.

Stewed frog with tofu skin in clay pot

Sauteed diced beef with garlic

Egg fried rice with crab meat

Wok fired soy beef noodles

Coconut pudding

The dinner was enjoyable, but far from anything special. The Michelin star factor was very questionable, to say the least. The restaurant label itself as a fine dining restaurant is also puzzling for me. The cooking was fine, but lacked any form of presentation or refinement, not far off to any standard decent Chinese restaurants around the city. I felt the premium price tag is more to do with the great view overlooking the Hong Kong Island than anything else. The Imperial Treasure Group has over 20 restaurants and I wonder if the rapid expansion has harmed its quality, which is so often the case for many restaurant businesses.


Food 3/5

What I paid: 
£40 per head

Average cost without drinks and services :
£50

1 Peking Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui Peking Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui

http://www.imperialtreasure.com/hk/

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