February 3, 2013
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Sunday Dim Sum – Golden Leaf (金葉庭). When Sunday comes along, we’d like to have dim sum for brunch. But most of the dim sum places in Hong Kong are quite crowded on the weekends. What to do? No problem. Mom just happens to be a regular at Golden Leaf, so getting a table there would be a quick phone call away. So, here we go.Golden Leaf is situated at the lower level inside the Conrad Hotel Hong Kong, with its traditional Chinese-styled carved teakwood and rosewood furniture, the subdued lighting gives it an ambiance of grace. Most Chinese restaurants are known to be noisy but The Golden Leaf is an exception to the rule. Their dishes are known for the light touch, without excess oil or overpowering flavours, a welcome change from the heavy-handedness of some of the city’s dim sum chefs. Golden Leaf received a Michelin “One Star” rating during 2009 to until 2011, Gourmet Traveller named it one of the top five Yum Cha restaurants in Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Tattler magazine listed The Golden Leaf restaurant as one the best for the past 19 consecutive years.
The entrance is quite formal, this makes some sense since the restaurant is inside an upscale hotel…..
As the name implies, at least something is decked with gold…..
First course, steamed dumplings with vegetables and shrimp…..
Baked BBQ pork pies…..
Inside filled with BBQ pork…..
Starchy rolls with fried donut and dried shrimp…..
Steamed Shrimp dumplings (Har-Gouw) topped with gold-foil…..
Close-up…..
Baked sea whelk stuffed with diced seafood, abalone, chicken and onions…..
Dessert, baked egg tarts…..
Steamed multi-layered egg and coconut cake…..
Mango pudding…..
Overall, it was a savory brunch in a relaxing surrounding. The service was attentive and discrete. The Maitre d’ appeared a little cold but this is typical Hong Kong-style efficiency which can at times seem impersonal to the point of impoliteness. The restaurant is also conveniently located next to the Pacific Place Mall with direct access to MTR. This place is sure worth another try on my next visit to HKG!
Golden Leaf | Lower Lobby, Conrad Hong Kong, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty | (852) 2521 3838 | www.conradhotels.hilton.com |
Comments (17)
This all looks quite exquisite.
I used to stay at Conrad when i was business trip to HK. Your family must be very rich, tasting gold leaf dim sum. I normally bring my mom to Maxim dim sum because they have cheap but tasty afternoon tea dim sum, maybe it is time to upgrade, and treat my mom to fancy place like this. I have brought her to Lung Kin Fong, and Fook Lum. We have never seen or taste this fancy dim sum, this is my excuse to spend some money on mom.
It all looks delicious!!!
i need to take notes on all the restaurant for my future trip to asia w/ my family!
how many restaurants did you go with your family anyways? you haven’t stopped posting HK food. gosh, i want those pork pies.
Yum jo cha mae ah?
@Aloysius_son - I’m glad the food porn turned out okay!
@stevew918 - My family is not rich at all, Steve, I guess we just like rich tasting food! LoL
@slmret - Thanks Janet! I’m glad the photos came out fine.
@ds0905 - Ooh nice, baby Connor is going to be brought up as a certified foodie!
@rudyhou - Rudy, I’m afraid there’ll be a few more HK food porn coming, because of the continuous everyday treats I got from my ten-day stay! But we are getting closer to the final days now. *nom nom*
@christao408 - Yum Jo cha, ho ho sik!
Holy…gold leaf dimsum?
Your mom has great taste
@Wangium - Gold leaf it is, but there’s no taste to it.
@Devilzgaysianboi - Great taste? Yes, plus a bit on the expensive side too! LOL
Everything looks splendid! Lovely pictures!!