Restaurant review: El Mercado, Wan Chai - Japanese-Peruvian
Accommodating staff, fare with varied flavour and textures make this Wan Chai eatery a sure thing
Price: about HK$450 without drinks. There is no service charge.
Ambience: unassuming but comfortable, with friendly staff.
Pros: the staff are accommodating. We were initially seated in a place where people would have been continuously passing close by, so asked for another table and they moved us to a quieter spot. We asked for fresh mint tea (which wasn’t on the menu) and after consulting with the kitchen, the waitress offered it to us.
Cons: the Machu Picchu nigiri (HK$68) with sea urchin, lemon granita, pickled ginger and cucumber had rice that was too hard, and the cucumber overwhelmed the other ingredients.
El Mercado, 21/F, 239 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai. Tel: 2388 8009. Open: noon-3pm, 6pm-11pm