Sheer class. Two words that sum up a dream of a dining experience in a two-month-old restaurant which feels like it has been dishing out perfection for years. As owner Mae Ling Chiu explained - when she welcomed me as I sat alone waiting for my two companions - Chez Moi is French for 'my house' and it was her intention to create a homely establishment. It has understated luxury - velvet-lined furniture, subtle lighting, countless floral arrangements and old-world bathrooms. An open provincial-style kitchen gave full view to the work of French chef Pierre Harmelle whose creations - from a set four-course ($595) or six-course ($795) menu which changes daily - were a lesson in gastronomy. We chose four courses starting with cassolette of Burgundy snails with garlic and fresh herb butter, a small pot of meaty and flavoursome morsels; pan-fried foie gras with fruits and blackcurrant vinegar, an artfully presented, melt-in-your mouth gem; and oysters marinated in champagne and sliced foie gras sauce, which was superb. The mains - rosace of seabass in barigoule of Provencale vegetables, fresh herbs and olive oil and the pave of deer with Grand Veneur (red wine) sauce - continued in the same sublime vein. Each dish was faultless. A selection of French cheeses served with grapes and prunes followed. We completed our culinary tour of France with a fine apple tart flambe with Calvados and warm autumn fruits with orange sabayon and Grand Marnier, and coffee. A visit from the shy but hugely talented Harmelle, who came from Burgundy to work at Chez Moi, was also an impressive gesture. Dinner for three with mineral water (we brought our own wine as the restaurant is yet to be licensed) came to $2,079 including a 10 per cent service charge. As the service was immaculate throughout we left a decent tip too. G/F Arbuthnot House, 10 Arbuthnot Road, Central. Tel: 2801 6768. Open: Monday-Saturday noon-2pm, 6pm-11pm. $$$$$