Restaurant review: Atelier Vivanda is a meat lover's dream

French steakhouse

HK$488 for a starter, main course with accompaniments and dessert, without drinks or service charge. There's a supplement on some of the premium meats.

comfortable, well-designed and airy, with an open kitchen.

the duck leg terrine was rich, dense and meaty, with great flavour. Beetroot risotto was light in texture, with a subtle flavour from smoked haddock. The main course meats include several cuts of beef, along with duck, chicken, pork and veal. For HK$198 extra we had the XL black angus rib-eye, a delicious piece of meat — the "eye" portion was tender, and the cap was even better. The meat course comes with salad (which we barely touched) and all-you-can-eat sides. The gratin dauphinois was rich and creamy, but could have been hotter. We liked the lighter pommes darphin, which had grated potatoes, and the hot, puffy and nutmeg-spiced pommes dauphines. For dessert, the moelleux was gooey and not too sweet, and the lime zest added a zing to the richness of the chocolate.