Diner’s Diary | New, cosier Cafe Deco with views of The Peak has gone big on fresh seafood
Tsim Sha Tsui restaurant only one-third its former size, but it’s fitted in a lobster tank and oyster bar and refreshed its menu
Now that Café Deco has settled into its new digs in The One in Tsim Sha Tsui, we thought we’d take up an invitation to have a look and sample some new items on the menu.
Executive chef Martin Kniss tells us the space is one-third the size of its original location at Peak Galleria, and it’s definitely cosier. But it has the same art deco look as before, and views of Hong Kong island and The Peak. There’s a small balcony where people can have drinks outside.
As you walk in there’s an open kitchen on the left, a mini oyster bar and, new at The One, a lobster tank to ensure a fresh supply of the crustaceans, which are sourced from Canada. The oyster selection rotates according to the seasons; one of the ones we sampled is from Gillardeau, considered the finest of French oysters.
Kniss says some competitors tried to pass off their oysters as being from Gillardeau so the company came up with a way to tell the real thing from the fakes – laser-engraving the company logo on the bottom of each shell.