Listening to: Private Show Luxury Grooves
It was a busy Saturday, and I have no idea why it happens like this. Usually when you thought that a half-day-work Saturday was the most casual and free day in a week, things just stacked up too much that you needed to finish them before next week came. So I worked like a dog from 9am to 1pm, and even worst, I was late for lunch with my friends.
So I rushed after work to the new restaurant located in Prince's Building. I don't know why people just pronounce this as Prince Building, and I have search and checked and it is really Prince's, read similar to "princess". Anyway, Sevva is a new place for fine dining, and has a great environment. The owner Bonnie Gokson, the sister of Joyce Ma who is the owner of Joyce, invited one of the greatest US designer Calvin Tsao to revamp the top floor of Prince's Building.The menus and name cards are all filled with beautiful illustrations by Gladys Perint Palmer. Obviously, this is a designer place, but how about the food?
We started the meal with some so-so bread (though it was nice as it was warm bread), followed by the smoked duck salad. This was really nice salad, with everything so well-blended together. The olive oil and vinegar did not overwhelm the taste of the veggie, while the addition of peanuts was a nice touch.
Then the main course came.
The king lobster pawn spaghetti tasted really good, and I must say that was the biggest pawn I have ever seen. Okay, may not be the biggest, but it was really well made that you could taste the herbs inside the meat. The BBQ baby rib burger was interesting too, and for sure this was the first time I saw a burger with black sesame, haha! The smell of charcoal went out from the slices of tomatoes and onion, and you know it is good stuff.
After the meal we had a little drop of alcohol. The close one is "Hong Kong Fog" while that is "Don't Worry Be Happy" behind.
The whole experience had a pretty heavy price, and yes, cost I mean. I also have to agree with some other people that the service was not very good since people expect more when you pay like HK0 or even 1000 in the restaurant. Obviously the level of service and administration have not gone up to a high-class restaurant standard yet. However, with all the beautiful settings and food quality, it won't be too long that this place will be popular. I love the place since it is right at the middle of Central, and at the deck you can browse over the busy city, with HSBC Tower and Legco building next to you, not to mention the stunning night view over the harbour. Expensive, but I think it is worth it (if you are not eating there every week!)
Keywords: sevva lunch prince's building central
but first, let's have a revision. This is the rendering I did during the design stage:
I will have two soft desk lamps which look like two glass block, and my room lighting will be done. I am thinking about added two light underneath the lowest shelf, but not sure if that is feasible.
