SHORE
Recently, Hong Kong has had several openings of multi-concept drinking and dining complexes. Lily & Bloom recently opened their sexy 20’s inspired venue, then Hyde opened its private lounge and club, and then came Oolaa, the mega cafe, lounge bar and restaurant and terrace all-in-one!
The latest addition is Shore, a brand new restaurant and bar launching in Central’s ‘L Place’. The 10,000 sq ft split-level venue is named after the confluence of its ‘Onshore’ and ‘Offshore’ zones, separated by a winding staircase near the entrance
'Offshore, the fine dining area, adopts natural materials like wood and granite to generate a warm comfortable atmosphere. This allows you to relax and enjoy your meal. Offshore, their bar and lounge has an under water theme by featuring sandy walls decorated with blue-green elements and soft lightings. Shore also has a spacious al fresco lounge where you can sip a cocktail while enjoying the view of the Center.
Named Shore, the restaurant offers a seafood-dense menu made with the freshest sustainable seafood. Yet, meat lovers can also enjoy the venue because Shore offers dry-aged steaks coming from the USA, Australia, and Canada. There are also starters, salads, platters, grill items, and a daytime menu of light snacks and quick bites.
At their bar, you can order from an extensive drink list. Their signature cocktail is the 'Surprise Me'. Here’s how it works: You choose your fruit of choice and then the bartenders create a unique scrumptious fruity martini for you! Their wine list offers several exotic wines coming from all seven continents. Shore also offers a wide selection of imported beers from around the globe.
With the closing of LKF, the nightlife crowd is looking for new hangouts! These new duo-shore concept bar and restaurants may become your new hangout when your mingle with your friends!
Comments
Pros: Good steaks, nice outdoor area
Cons: Overpriced, terrible service, terrible location
All in all, not the best experience. Any restaurant in Soho could do much better dishes at a fraction of the price. The location also leaves a lot to be desired (why choose an office building?).
The service was impersonal and sloppy, even though there were only 4 tables (including ours) occupied. I had to ask for the dessert menu thrice, and not a single member of the service staff could tell me what turned up on my cheesecake (I still don't know).
I think the owners should have started with a smaller, more manageable operation. I would be very surprised if this is still open after 6 months.
The food is amazing and it turns out they do have wines from 7 continents! A must try!
John
We ventured here last week based on the reviews in most of the HK printed and digital press. I can now look at these reviews as adverts; especially as the same review is in the free paper HK, for a a second time this week.
Now let me start on what was good, the food's excellent if you like steaks, that much is true. However, venture into other neighbourhoods of the menu and you might come unstuck. I picked the venue as it appeared to deliver a good mix of seafood and meat on the menu and as such this would satisfy both my guests. On arrival we were told the oysters were off and when we tried to order the lobster the waiter came back after a short visit to the kitchen and told us the lobster was off as well. That left one option on the menu, fish, for those that didn't want steaks.
On seating us at our table we were asked if we wanted drinks, so we told the Maître'd that we wanted to kick off with cocktails. Five minute later after much whispering amongst themselves a bunch of waiters came over and ask us if we had ordered drinks. They seemed very confused when we said we wanted to order cocktails. They eventually translated this into us wanting a drink and not having been served yet, but not before going into the corner for a group-huddle the likes of which would not have looked out of place at the beginning of a World Cup semi final. This obviously made us nervous, or at the least not comfortable, the fact that a missed order would need a group discussion was worrying and made for even more un-relaxed atmosphere.
The cocktails came out and they were okay, we drank the same cocktail later in the lounge area and they were better.
The food as mentioned was good. The ratio of staff to customers became very overwhelming. I mean most people like good service, but there tends to be an unwritten rule about delivering superior service and what Snoop Doggy Dog might term, being all up in your face. The staff on this occasion were, all up in our face, and one on my shoulder to make sure I enjoyed my meal for the whole evening.
The table opposite must have had a large party of the waiting staff's friends visiting, or what our friend Snoop might call 'homies'. The latter description is probably more on point as I saw the Maître'd tap one of the females in the party on her rear. What Snoop might call 'slapping that booty', in full view of the front of house. Now I know this was supposed to be a 'casual dining' experience but I didn't expect it to be akin to sitting in a scene from the HBO TV show, The Wire. Was this Sheung Wan or downtown Baltimore? Difficult to tell for sure. We would not have batted an eyelid if the table next to us to pulled out a set of dominos and 40oz bottles of Old English.
Again the food was great. Well, the food they had at least, but the atmosphere and lack of attention 'to the right details' left us astounded and bemused.
"exotic wines coming from all seven continents" I heard them proclaiming this as well. I have yet to see a wine from the continent of Antarctica so I am calling bullshit on this.
It's the same people who opened Frog Face Fish, that place went tits up so I don't have high hopes for this 10,000 sqft venue. The costs will be extremely high and the revenue won't keep up. I give them 12 months or less.
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