Too often restaurants in touristy spots aren’t great as they don’t need to worry too much about not having enough customers. Thank God the F&B sector in Hong Kong is extremely competitive and due to higher rent, standards need to be met in order to survive.
My favourite restaurants on The Peak, the must see tourist spot in Hong Kong, are Peak Lookout and Café Deco. They probably aren’t the best secrets of Hong Kong, however, it’s what you order that makes the difference!
Peak Lookout opened for business in 1947 has a big open terrace overlooking the sea – a rare spot in Hong Kong! It’s a beautiful place to soak up the sun in autumn and a romantic place for dinner during hot summer nights. Only half an hour drive from Central, it’s a great place to get away from the hustle and bustle. Food here is international but the Indian menu is what you come here for! The same actually applies to Café Deco. Both restaurants funnily enough not of an Indian theme but serve great Indian food, especially the hot and soft naan bread from the Tandoori oven on premises – JUST YUM!!
My usual order at Peak Lookout includes the pear and spinach salad with blue cheese, Tandoori chicken with naan bread and a glass of rośe. As you would expect, price is a bit steep in this restaurant. So if you would like to enjoy a good view with a better value for money, try the Sunday brunch starts at 11am in Café Deco.
They occupy 2-storey in the Peak Tower, the home of Madame Tussards and Ripley’s Museum. I must say it’s more family-oriented. Their brunch is an impressive mouth-watering spread of seafood, Indian, sushi (also of very good standards in this restaurant!), hot food station and of course desserts and more. For a quieter time, they also serve reasonably priced lunches (considering where they are located!) during the week and on Saturdays.
Last Saturday I had the lamb kebab which proved ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’ is right, juicy and tender lamb wrapped with salad and soft ‘just come out of the oven’ roti – the combination is just simply fulfilling - that’s something I didn’t expect! Has it ever occurred to you that when you really have the urge to recommend to the tourists sitting on the next table what to order? Knowing that I probably won’t be back to the same restaurant again, I wish the locals would be bold enough to tell me when I travel. I couldn’t help ear-dropping what the fellow diners sitting next to us would order, they were four young sailors from the US Marine. Of course, I was too polite to say a word! When the food arrived, they applauded the freshness of the sushi and I think they also made the right choices for ordering the grilled Angus beef steaks and an Indian curry with saffron rice. It makes a big difference eating with satisfied and happy diners. Book early if you opt for the Sunday brunch.
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