Jade restaurant review: Former Yuè chef continues to shine at Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel Hong Kong’s spacious new eatery where you go for the seafood and stay for the views
- Lai Ching-shing’s steamed minced pork with foie gras and scallops may have won awards, but it’s his classics like stuffed crab shell and double-boiled fish soup that shine brightest
Even the city’s most esteemed restaurants have suffered deeply during the trials of recent years, and many of us are still mourning once-beloved Covid casualties. One of the most popular restaurants to go on an indefinite hiatus was Yuè at the City Garden Hotel in North Point. The Michelin-recommended restaurant was a favourite for its many innovative twists on traditional Cantonese cuisine.
For those who miss this popular haunt, fret not. Yuè chef Lai Ching-shing has taken the reins at Jade, in Aberdeen’s brand-spanking new Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel Hong Kong, and promises more creative takes on local dishes.
Unsurprisingly, jade green motifs are dotted throughout the wonderfully spacious 230-seat establishment. Pretty though the adornments are though, nothing beats the stunning floor-to-ceiling panoramic view of the South China Sea.
We start our meal with a bak kut teh xiao long bao (four pieces for HK$88). It’s a treat for those who like the herbal Southeast Asian soup and if that be the case, one dumpling will not be enough.
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Next up we sampled the prize-winning steamed minced pork with foie gras and scallops, served in a hot stone pot (HK$168). An elevated version of the humble steamed pork patty on rice, the flavours are balanced, with a vinegar jelly on top to cut through the richness of the foie gras.
While the above was touted as one of Jade’s statement dishes, the less complicated dishes were often more memorable. We loved the baked crab shell stuffed with fresh crabmeat and onion (HK$268), an old favourite back at Yuè. Traditional dishes such as double-boiled fish soup with star grouper fillet, scallops and fresh prawn (HK$238) and fried Hsinchu vermicelli with shredded fish maw, conpoy and crabmeat (HK$268) were also both winners.
Overall, the seafood dishes are definitely the highlight at Jade and there are few more appealing locations to sample tried-and-tested Chinese fare than at this visually stunning locale.
2/F, The Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel Hong Kong, 3 Ocean Drive, Aberdeen
