Great chilli crab pasta and a choice of light, medium and heavy dishes at Elementary in Tai Hang
Friendly neighbourhood restaurant Elementary has a few nods to its school theme, pleasant staff and a decent choice of well made dishes, which are divided into small, medium and heavy
Elementary has been on my food radar for a couple of months now, but it wasn’t until different friends on two successive days asked me if I’d eaten there that I decided I should make the trip to Tai Hang. My guest and I were caught in a torrential downpour as we walked there. The staff slid open the door, handed us paper napkins to dry ourselves, led us to a table and immediately brought us glasses of warm water.
King prawns with charred tomato and cinnamon butter (HK$148) came without any accompaniments, and was garnished with half a grilled lime. The medium-sized shell-on prawns had sweet flesh.
We had two versions of the ice cream sandwiches (HK$58) with house-made ice cream between two cookies. While we liked the ice cream – especially the strawberry/fennel, as a sandwich it was unwieldy to eat because the cookies were too large and thick.
The menu changes often, and not all the dishes we tried are on the current menu.
Elementary, 15-16 School Street, Tai Hang, tel: 2362 2812. About HK$350 per person, without drinks or the service charge.
While you’re in the area