December 26, 2011
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YAY!! Finally made it back home in Hong Kong. I have already spent one week here, did not accomplish a lot of things, but managed to spend a great deal of time with my parents. Also, my distant cousin is getting married in Hong Kong next month, so this will be a good excuse for some seasonal splurging on shopping excursions. As typical with my annual visits, we always enjoyed dinning and meeting up with family friends and relatives. A few days ago, we had dinner at Agnes b Le Pain GrillĂ© located inside the F&B packed Cubus Building , which is a new dig from its former Leighton Road location. The theme remains similar with a focus on European dishes in a comfortably modern French decor, seating capacity is intimate for just a bit over 40 guests. The following videos provide a thorough chronicle about the restaurant (the last one minute segment of the second video has a good intro to the new location).Pre-dinner treats – ginger bread doll, etc……
Le Menu de Noel…..
Jerusalem artichoke veloute & black truffle…..
Amuse bouche…
Red fruit sorbet and rose Champagne…..
Scallop tartar and caviar…..
Roasted turbo on the bone, seaweed beurre blanc & porcini risotto…..
Santa’s surf & turf – beef ribeye, oyster over scallop…..
The Christmas ball “surprise” – after cracking the glazed sugar sphere, there is a layer of vanilla ice cream and feuilletine inside…..
The entire dinner costs approximately US$80 per person, plus service charge, which is quite reasonable for a two-hour multi-course meal. At the end, the Maitre d’ presented us some after dinner gifts – a set of Agnes b glasses and a box of pastry. That was a nice bonus! Overall, the dinner was typical Agnes b, which was fair for what we paid. The ambience and service was nice as well. I heard someone mentioned there’s a new Agnes b café located near Central, along Hollywood Road, reminiscent to an old Parisian cafe. Their colourful and delicious pastries will surely entice me to visit this cafe!
Agnes B. Le Pain Grillé | 15th Floor, Cubus, 1 Hoi Ping Road, Causeway Bay | Tel. No. 2577-2718 | http://www.agnesb-lepaingrille.com
Comments (18)
You really have to recommend some restaurants in Hong Kong for me… I go back every year but I am not there long enough to sample a lot of places so some recommendations would be really appreciated!
oh, how extravagant!
You should have a frequent flyer something already. You go to HK like almost every other month.
And I’ve only been there ones considering it’s just an hour and a half flight for me. lol Hope you had an awesome Christmas and cheers to 2012! 
@Xx_DeUce_xX - Oh no problem at all. Just read my blog, I’ll be posting the restaurants up soon!
@CaKaLusa - Hehe~not really. On a scale of 1 to 10, this is only a 6 or 7. ^^
@oxyGENE_08 - Yeah Gene, I have a frequent flyer program in place. Most likely, I may have to go back more often in the years to come. That means, more accumulated mileage!! Merry Christmas and best wishes to you for 2012!!
Coolness. I should come visit you in HK one of those days then. hehe Anyway, thanks and all the best to you too for 2012.
Nice looking Christmas dinner!
@christao408 - It’s all in the decorations, I wish there were a few more courses!
the names and the looks of the dishes were really Christmas…
@agmhkg - I think so too. I like what they had last year, with less of the Christmas reds!
How do you get gifts from the Maitre d’? It must be the VIP look you exude.
@ElusiveWords - Haha~ I think our dinner tab covered all of these already!
So nice to be home isn’t it?
@yang1815 - Yes, Andy, it’s nice to be home! Will you be visiting Taipei soon?
christmas and new year in HK. aahh… i might do just that later this year
ps: i’m craving that jerusalem artichoke veloute.
@rudyhou - We shall have a Xanga meetup in HKG later this year then! Plus food of course!
@CurryPuffy - yes, wouldn’t that be awesome!