Bubbles in the Bar

The three-day holiday finally started on Saturday, and it was like the most anticipated event this month for me. C'mon, a long holiday! I can't stay in the office like forever and I seriously think that is a like a torture for anyone in the world.

Maybe I don't like my job. Actually, it is the personnel thing.

Anyway, on Saturday my girlfriend and I were wandering in Harbour City, and were thinking about where to have lunch. She suddenly recalled a restaurant at the end of this linear mall, and we headed towards that to see what was there.

Bubbles Bar at Marco Polo Prince Hotel is an interesting restaurant with its one side open to the shopping mall. It was not very big, but the overall environment was surprisingly elegant and relaxing even when there are quite some people passing by the restaurant entrance. We chose a table right open to the mall, we ordered two lunch sets from the short menu.

The food came after a rather long wait, but it looked like the wait was worth it. The Chowder soup with fish was unbelievably good, because I never expected this common type of soup to be this tasty. It was not too thick, and there were quite some fish and vegetable inside too instead of just flour and cream. I must say I love this soup very much, seriously.

My main course was a simple tortellini with poached egg on top, while my lady had roasted pork ribs with blackberry sauce.

The tortellini looked very creamy and thick, but it was not that heavy actually. The poached egg was a little surprise because it was actually very light even with the yolk, and created a wonderful balance with the creamy pasta. The roasted pork was not bad, but a little less creative and special. Still, it was well done. The spotlight was the pork but don't miss the vegetable: very fresh!

The dessert was parfait with black truffle and vanilla cream. On the side was a pistachio macaroon.

This was a very light dessert and the whole thing was filled with the smell of black truffle. Macaroons to me are very sweet cookies that can only go with bitter coffee, and I did hesitate when I saw this on the dish. It turned out to be incredibly light and not overwhelmingly sweet, and went so well with the parfait! I was so surprised by this dessert, which was an excellent finale for the lunch set.

I must say this lunch was remarkable well done and seriously I never expected such food quality in this tiny restaurant. This is definitely a must-visit place if you are looking for a quiet, comfortable and slow meal. The menu is not long but filled with high-quality food, and the sets are not expensive at all. I would definitely come back!