Restaurant review: Darcy & Liz, Wan Chai – quaint neighbourhood restaurant
New addition to Wan Chai’s trendy Sun, Moon and Star street neighbourhood offers European cuisine in a charming package, but some dishes can be hit and miss
Cuisine: primarily European.
Price: about HK$300 without drinks or the service charge.
Ambience: it was almost full on a weeknight visit, but tables aren’t too close together. The decor is quite basic.
Pros: the servers were friendly and accommodating. It’s a comfortable, very neighbourhood-ey little restaurant.
Cons: tuna tartare with avocado (HK$138) tasted bland until we poured on the light sesame dressing, and the “crispy puff rice” that came with it was more soggy than crispy. Iberico pork pluma (HK$288) was overcooked, dry and tough. We liked the pavlova (HK$68) – but they should rename it because it wasn’t really a pavlova. Instead of having layers of meringue, this was made with hard biscuits that had been topped with berry-flavoured whipped cream and plenty of berries.
