W52 Ӫ

 

Because it is new.

Because it is in Central.

Because Italian food gives the impression that we are eating light and healthy.

Because it is a nice and quiet place to get together for Christmas dinner.

We choose W52.

 

A stiff and aristocratic-looking man comes to say hello. Chill, dude! How about a little smile?

 

Homemade breads and dips

 

We order many dishes, but only one is good.

White truffle risotto. Part of the Tantalizing White Truffles Set Dinner. Excellent.

 

All the others, ordinary, forgettable, boring, blah.

 Fresh whole lobster salad

 

Seafood soup

 

  Paccheri with fresh crabmeat

 

Casoncelli and pears served with butter sauce and crispy bacon

 

Seabass tortellini with dry martini, tomatoes and carmelised orange peel

 

Conchiglioni pasta with fresh Italian clams and turnip florets

 

Pan-fried wagyu beef with parmesan and arugula salad

 

Roast rack of lamb flavored with fresh mint

 

  Chocolate mousse

 

Apple strudel with ice cream

 

Other dishes from the Tantalizing White Truffles Set:

Soft polenta piedmont style with poached egg, marcarpone cheese sauce and white truffle

 

Pan-fried beef tenderloin with goose liver, Malvasia sauce and white truffle

 

   Janduia affogato with chestnut ice cream and white truffle

 

The disappointing meal at W52                                         HK$ 7,xxx

Tantalizing white truffles set dinner                                HK$ 1,2xx

Price tag for a bottle of still water                                      HK$ 6x + 10%

Male stripper fee for 30 minutes (don’t ask!)                 HK$ 2,000

Company of good friends                                                       Priceless

 

There are some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's MasterCard. Hihihi!

 

Edith, Cathy, Charles, Me
Melvin, Paul, Ritchie, Ann

 

W52 toothpicks. What I like better than the food!

 

W52: 52 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong. +852-6768-5252.