Where to eat the best weekend brunches with free-flow drinks in Hong Kong

Weekend brunches with free-flowing bubbly have roared past traditional Sunday roasts in popularity. Many Hong Kong restaurants have joined in the weekend brunch frenzy by offering a smorgasbord of food, all-you-can-drink wines, Champagne and spirits and sometimes, entertainment – but for the traditionalists, there is still roast beef with Yorkshire puddings on the brunch menu. Check out some of the best offerings across the city: Where to eat in Hong Kong in March Al Molo This popular harbourside American-Italian restaurant in Tsim Sha Tsui offers a weekend brunch of salads and starters buffet filled with various salads, cured meats, bread and cheese. We review 10 vegan burgers in Hong Kong – which one was the best? Main course choices include risotto with red wine braised short ribs, short pasta with pork sausage, calamari and radicchio, pizzas, braised lamb shank, catch of the day and pappardelle with maitake mushroom and black truffle. There is also a selection of desserts on the buffet. Price: HK$348 (US$45) with HK$158 extra for free-flow sparkling house wine, red wine, juices and soft drinks. Where: G/F Ocean Terminal, Tsim Sha Tsui Alto If you are looking for a brunch with a city and harbour view, then Alto in Causeway Bay is a good place to go. The weekend fare here features a selection of salad, seafood on ice, a choice of main courses and desserts from the buffet table. Main course choices include smoked salmon bagel with cream cheese, avocado tartine, salmon Benedict, Impossible (veggie) burger, steak and eggs, cheese burger and Impossible veggie hash all with a selection of sides. There are two hours of free-flowing wine, cocktails, Champagne and soft drinks. Price: HK$328, with HK$168 extra for free-flowing drinks. Also available on public holidays. Where: 31/F, 18 Tang Lung Street, Causeway Bay Bistecca The Italian steak house, Bistecca, offers a seafood buffet and dessert table for brunch at weekends and public holidays, which promises free-flow oysters. If you can fit in a main course there are some Australian Wagyu dishes on the menu or for something lighter, try the eggs Florentine, eggs Benedict, truffle omelette or steak house burger, which cost extra. Price: HK$288 for the seafood buffet and dessert table brunch option. Where: 2/F, Grand Progress Building, Lan Kwai Fong, Central Buenos Aires Polo Club Arguably the most riotous brunch in town, The Fiasco at Buenos Aires Polo Club, is fuelled by opulence, feasting, entertainment and plenty of drink. Diners enjoy an extravagant spread of seafood and cold cuts, assorted pastries, a carving station and desserts, as live performances of music and special acts take place around the tables. Where to eat in Hong Kong: 8 restaurants and bars offering new culinary delights in April There are also free-flowing fine wines, Champagne and spirits. You can drink, feast and dance your way through this once-a-month spectacular on the last Saturday of each month. Price: HK$1,400 or HK$1,800, which includes free-flowing spirits. Alternatively, there is a more toned down affair, which takes place every Saturday, Sunday and bank holiday. Price: HK$398 per person for Club Brunch, HK$588 for Club Brunch Sin with soft drinks included; HK$788 for Club Brunch Con with an alcoholic pairing. Where: 7/F LKF Tower, 33 Wyndham Street, Central Gough’s on Gough The new Sunday brunch features a roast by chef Cary Docherty. To start there is a jet-fresh prawn cocktail followed by a choice of mains that includes roast rib of Hereford beef with duck fat potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, roast parsnips, creamed spinach, cauliflower cheese and gravy. The roast loin of Dingley Dell pork is served with sides of black pudding, duck fat potatoes, braised carrots, wilted black cabbage, Yorkshire pudding, cauliflower cheese, pork gravy and apple sauce. Roast leg of Lake District lamb features tender lamb from Cumbria, northwest England, served with lamb sausage, duck fat potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, braised carrots, mushy peas, cauliflower cheese, lamb gravy and mint sauce. For vegetarians, the grilled celeriac steak will appeal to all tastes, served with olive oil crushed potatoes, braised carrots, wilted black cabbage, Yorkshire pudding, cauliflower cheese and celeriac “gravy”. Modern British desserts are the perfect ending to the brunch and include pear trifle with pear compote, Poire William cream, poached pears and jelly; apple crumble with Bramley apples, almond and hazelnut crumble and custard. There is also a traditional British cheese spread of Colston Basset Stilton served with grapes, figs, celery and oat crackers. Price: HK$398, with free-flow drinks starting from HK$268. Where: 15 Gough Street, Sheung Wan Jashan One of Hong Kong’s favourite Indian restaurants, Jashan, offers a buffet brunch every Sunday, which includes traditional Indian dishes such as Punjabi butter chicken, crispy bread puri served with chickpeas, potatoes and home-made sauce, rogan josh, saag paneer with rice or nan. Dessert choices include gulab jamun and Indian dosa pancakes. Where to eat in Hong Kong: for guest chefs and gastronomic art, 7 of the best picks this March Price: HK$168 includes a glass of house wine, beer, coffee or tea; for an extra HK$98, there is free-flow Champagne and selected wines. Where: 1/F, Amber Lodge, 23 Hollywood Road, Central La Rambla by Catalunya This spacious Spanish restaurant with its iconic harbour views offers a Catalan-inspired menu. The Sunday brunch features best cuts of jamon Iberico, cured meats, Spanish cheeses and Catalan ensaladas and tostadas. Made-to-order paellas or traditional suckling pig Segovian-style, Wagyu beef cheek or Josper grilled turbot are choices of mains, and for dessert, there is a selection of pastries, cakes and traditional Spanish sweet treats. Price: HK$550 per person. There are several alcohol packages, available for three hours. Where: 3071-73 Level 3, IFC Mall, Central La Vache! Le Disco Brunch occurs on the first Sunday of every month at this popular Parisian-style eatery that only serves steak, frites with Béarnaise sauce. The first seating is from noon with the second seating from 2.30pm until 4:30pm. This riotous brunch features a house DJ, free-flow bubbles, LaGuillotine – a Bloody Mary with tomato juice, vodka and a hint of horseradish, house wine and all the steak frites you can eat. Price: HK$688 (from noon-2pm) and HK$588 (2.30-4.30pm) Where: 48 Peel Street, Central Madame Ching Modern Chinese restaurant Madame Ching offers a weekend Secret Garden Brunch of five courses, featuring a variety of specials. Seasonal offerings include Hamachi crudo, prawn toast and charred cucumber salad with main options feature Ching’s Roasted Chicken Bowl with poached egg, onion jam and pickles; General’s Chicken waffles with crispy fried chicken and sansha peppercorns, roast duck or roast pork quiche. Dessert choices include green tea ice cream or Ovaltine tart with salted caramel. Where a Korean chef and Jamie Oliver fan likes to eat in Hong Kong Seating is available both indoors or outdoors and free-flow drinks options are available. Prices: HK$248 with an additional HK$180 for free flow Where: 5 Star Street, Wan Chai The Pawn There are two brunches to choose from at The Pawn – The Sober Brunch (HK$498) and The Boozy Brunch (HK$598). Whichever one you choose, the food is the same, starting with dishes to share such as guacamole, yogurt with home-made granola, mozzarella with cherry tomatoes, ceviche and cod croquettes. Continuing on, the mains include an English roast of USDA beef with Yorkshire pudding, potatoes and vegetables; steamed mussels in creamy white wine sauce with chips, pasta with spinach and cheese, eggs Benedict with pancakes and bacon and chicken skewers with mash potatoes. To finish, there is a choice of options from the dessert platter. The Sober Brunch has free-flowing soft drinks, which include freshly pressed juices and home-made smoothies, whereas The Boozy Brunch has free-flowing Moët & Chandon Rosé Impérial, Bloody Mary, selected red and white wines, bottled waters, beer, cider, soft drinks, smoothies, orange juice and coffee and tea. Price: HK$498 The Sober Brunch; HK$598 The Boozy Brunch. Children up to the age of 12 eat for free – one child per adult. 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Where to eat the best weekend brunches with free-flow drinks in Hong Kong

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Al Molo, Alto, Bistecca, Buenos Aires Polo Club, Gough’s on Gough, Jashan, La Rambla by Catalunya and Madame Ching are among eateries serving all-you-can-eat delights