Restaurant review: Pinot Duck, Stanley - new spin on Cantonese duck dishes
Classic crêpe wraps (HK$68) were delicious, with the richness of the meat and skin balanced by the leek and cucumber. They're expensive, though, at HK$68 for two, so for four of us, it came out to HK$138. At some Beijing restaurants you would pay that for a half duck.
Shop G07 Stanley Plaza, 23 Carmel Road, Stanley
Tel: 2772 0060
Open: noon-10pm
primarily modern Chinese, specialising in duck and pinot wines, especially pinot noir.
about HK$260 without drinks or the service charge.
the ground-floor space has folding doors that open onto Stanley Plaza, so, weather permitting, you can sit outside, as we did.
classic crêpe wraps (HK$68) were delicious, with the richness of the meat and skin balanced by the leek and cucumber. They're expensive, though, at HK$68 for two, so for four of us, it came out to HK$138. At some Beijing restaurants you would pay that for a half duck. We couldn't detect the Sichuan peppercorn or cumin in the crispy duck pieces (HK$88), but we liked them anyway; they were tender, moist and crisp. Eight treasures duck leg (HK$198) had an enticing aroma and complex flavour from ingredients that included lotus seeds, dried shrimp, chestnuts and shiitake mushrooms. Duck fat artisan noodles (HK$98) with small pieces of duck bacon had a deep flavour from the confit spring onion, and were delicious with a drop or two of the chilli oil that came with the duck leg.