8 Valentine’s Day brunches and takeaways in Hong Kong: from two-Michelin-starred Amber’s multi-course lunch to chef Vicky Lau’s at-home feast, romance is still in the air this Lunar New Year
Valentine’s Day falls squarely on the Lunar New Year holiday in Hong Kong this year – and on a Sunday, no less. Although social distancing restrictions are likely to continue, meaning that a romantic candlelit dinner will be off the cards, a romantic brunch for two still sounds pretty good, too. And for those who would rather dine at home, there are plenty of extra special delivery options as well.
Two-Michelin-starred Amber is offering a four- or eight-course lunch while Porterhouse in Lan Kwai Fong’s California Tower has prepared an opulent menu especially for lovers. Date by Tate, the casual arm of two-Michelin-starred Tate, has ramped up the romance factor of their delivery options to provide an extra special at home experience for their diners.
Keep scrolling to discover more great Valentine’s Day brunch and takeaway offerings.
Brunch
Amber
Located in The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong, Amber provides a two-Michelin-starred four- (HK$2,098 or US$270) or eight-course (HK$3,298 or US$425) lunch experience for the most discerning of palates. Highlights include sawara with vanilla and sunflower seed, and blue lobster with salsify and Amalfi lemon.
7/F, The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, 15 Queen’s Road, Central
Porterhouse
The address for the finest meats in the city is making you an offer you cannot refuse for Valentine’s Day. Apart from the restaurant’s usual Seafood and Carving Brunch (HK$448), chef Angelo Vecchio has prepared a six-course Valentine’s Day menu (HK$1,888 for two) that includes decadent items such as oyster with caviar and raspberry foam, foie gras terrine, langoustine tail and seared tuna toro for those who want something extra special for the day of romance.
7/F, California Tower, 30-32 D’Aguilar Street, Lan Kwai Fong, Central
AnOther Place
Everyone’s favourite restaurant for hearty cuisine is offering a long, leisurely Valentine’s Day brunch. For HK$1,080 you get to sink your teeth into an eight-course meal that includes creamy lobster bisque, duck confit, New Zealand scampi risotto – all accompanied with a glass of champagne.
5/F, Block C, Sea View Estate, 2-8 Watson Road, Tin Hau
Mr Brown
Have your favourite brunch at Mr Brown this Valentine’s Day with an added touch of decadence. For HK$450 per person, diners can look forward to the eatery’s signature whipped mackerel with ikura and home-made pretzels, and Iberico pork muffins with mustard and aioli, as well as upgraded mains that include grilled tiger prawns with chilli and fennel or Wagyu rib-eye with desserts of chocolate puff or burnt cheesecake with cherry sorbet.
Shop A, G/F, Pinnacle Building, 9 Ship Street, Wan Chai
Delivery
Date by Tate
Chef Vicky Lau is a master of presentation, and her romantic Valentine’s Day Gastronomy Box (HK$3,000 for two) is no different. The set starts with delicate starters of caviar and Obsiblue prawn with purple cauliflower cream and jelly of beef consommé with beef tongue and Jerusalem artichoke, among other delectable seasonal starters. The next course is a warm, sweetcorn soup, followed by the main course of either beef bourguignon or cod fish with scallop mousse. Last but not least is dessert, of course. The entire meal is a feast for the eyes as well as the stomach.
Relish
Catering company Relish has created the perfect “semi-DIY” romantic feast (HK$2,500) for lovers to enjoy right at home. The four-course menu includes an amuse bouche of salmon rillette with shallot and crème fraîche and brioche, half a Canadian sustainable lobster with New Zealand beef tenderloin fillet served with black truffle butter, and a pistachio and raspberry chocolate brownie. What’s more, the set also comes complete with a bouquet of red tea roses with candles, and a bottle of chilled Veuve Clicquot champagne. You really don’t need anything else for the perfect romantic evening in.
www.relish.com.hk/online-order/valentines
Stazione Novella
Have a lovers’ picnic delivered straight to your door by ordering Stazione Novella’s Aperitivo e Amore set (HK$498), which includes an array of hams, cheeses, nuts and fruits as well as a baguette and a bottle of Buondonno Chianti Classico. Then go on out there and enjoy the great weather Hong Kong has to offer – while social distancing, of course.
delivery.blacksheeprestaurants.com
La Rambla
www.alfreds.hk/collections/la-rambla-hot
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- Covid-19 restrictions are likely to continue over Valentine’s Day and the Lunar New Year weekend – but restaurants are offering more than just candlelit dinners
- Enjoy Wagyu rib-eye, Tsarskaya oysters, delectable desserts and – of course – champagne with these special menus spiced with romance