Harrington's, Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong

We were here in Harrington's on a Sunday brunch for a birthday celebration. It is an upstairs bar in the Lan Kwai Fong drinking area of Central that has a British gastropub feel to it. Overall the place is light and airy decked out with contemporary furniture.

Whilst it looks clean but where our party of 10 sat there were a lot of little flies loitering above us so we asked to be moved to another table.

They do a weekend brunch menu and thats what I chose to eat. It comprises of three courses with choices for the starter and dessert.

For my starter I asked for Chicken Liver Pâté. It came in a pot along with a salad and four toasted baguette slices that overall was nicely presented on a wooden board. The pate was rich if a little heavy for a starter. The salad was light and fresh.

Starter  Course

The main course was a single visit to the carvery where they offered a choice of chicken, beef, pork and lamb. I went for the Roast Beef and piled on top as much mashed sweet potato, sweetcorn, roast potato, roast parsnip, Brussel sprouts, cauliflower & macaroni cheese and even a Yorkshire pudding to get my money's worth as shown in the photograph below. I tried my best to munch through it but could not finish it all and left some of the sweet potato mash. The beef was a bit too bloody and chewy for my liking. The rest of the side dishes were good enough, with my favourite probably being the comfort food macaroni cheese. The food is kept hot under red lamps but it does make it hard to see what you are picking out.

The Main Course

I chose Blueberry panna cotta as my dessert, shown below. This was the best course of the day for me, with it being sweet and creamy and with fresh blueberry on top. It was a shame it was not slightly bigger.

Dessert Course

Harrington's is not too bad value given the type and amount of food (if one manages to efficiently fill up their plate during the main course) and location. The service could be a little better in attentiveness, though. Brunch is served in a three hour window, which give you sufficient time to eat, digest and socialise, making it a fit venue for our birthday celebration purpose. Whether I would return again for the food or with a smaller party remains to be seen.

Scores:

Food: 3/5

Presentation: 3/5

Service: 3/5

Setting: 3/5

Overall: 12/20


Cost: $238 for the set lunch, $60 for a glass of prosecco, plus 10% service charge.

I ate: All of the above.

I drank: Prosecco with strawberry garnish (2 glasses)

I wore: Hilditch & Key shirt.