This is very high-end cuisine for what is effectively a set lunch. There were a minimum of three courses but I would have preferred only two at lunch but the portion sizes were just right so that I didn't feel overfull.

The staff were very polite and got the balance right on being attentive but also discreet.

The restaurant is very elegantly decorated and the tables well spaced apart to enable private conversations.

A bit on the expensive side but well worth the money.

中環｜Castellana Restaurant

位於中環雪廠街的Castellana Restaurant，主打北意大利菜，餐廳設計高貴典雅，分上下兩層，下層為半開放式廚房，上層整層是用餐區，空間感極之充足，非常舒適🫰🏻服務態度非常親切友善，每道菜式都清楚解釋，非常專業👍🏻👍🏻

Weekend Brunch Menu 4 course and dessert $780

餐前先來一杯意大利汽泡酒，味道微酸，入口清爽，夏天飲非常適合🥂

ALL TASTING APPETISERS

🔺Poached egg
65度溫泉蛋配綠蘆筍榛子，溫泉蛋上枱時保持溫度，再拌勻底下榛子碎同蘆筍，每啖都有香濃榛子，口感極佳😍
🔺 Bell peppery Asti Style
用紅黃甜椒做外皮，卷住吞拿魚蓉，甜椒除去面層塊皮，以中間椒肉卷住吞拿魚，口感清新😉
🔺Vitello tonnato
慢煮小牛肉配鵝肝醬，圓轆轆牛肉包住中間鵝肝醬，鵝肝細滑香濃，小牛肉以慢慢炮製，入口嫩滑🤤
🔺River prawn
蝦香炸香，甜蝦他他非常鮮甜，入口嫩滑，伴醬汁一齊食，味道更加鮮味😋
🔺Fassona beef tartare
被視為世界三大牛之一的 Fassone Piemontese牛。 牛味比較淡身、肉厚卻異常細嫩，入口非常美味😋

Pasta
🔺One-year aged Carraroli rigotto
一年陳釀 Carnaroli 燴飯配牛肝菌，carnaroli常被認為是義大利最好的米種，美味的主要祕訣是在慢火燉煮得過程中能良好吸收高湯，並維持米粒完整。所以整碟飯有好香濃菇菌味🫶🏻🫶🏻

🔺Homemade "plin” ravioli pasta filled with Capon chicken and Parmesan sauce
自家製意大利雲吞，中間餡料用上雞肉，配上 Parmesan sauce，味道配搭不錯🥹

🔺MAIN
Seared bluefin tuna with stuffed Dotterino tomato and crispy Kale
烤吞拿魚伴番茄🍅香脆羽衣甘藍，面頭有少少煎香，入口魚脂非常肥美，魚油味香濃，入口細滑😍😍
🔺Black pork with rhubarb and horseradish
意大利南部黑豚肉，肉質細嫩，入口爽口，無一般豚肉酥味，食時拌上伴甘荀同醬汁，味道升華😍

Dessert
🔺Tiramisu
跟平日食嘅Tiramisu 唔同，比較輕身，底層為餐廳自家製餅乾，餅乾無濕笠笠感覺，咖啡酒香香濃，面頭係脆嘅可可，食嘅時候敲碎，呢個必點甜品😍

🔺Mortebianco with chestnut purée whipped cream and peach gel
意大利北部很受歡迎嘅甜品，甜栗子泥，上面為奶油，奶油同栗蓉都非常細滑，入口好似食雪糕感覺，好輕滑😋😋

📍 Castellana Restaurant
地址：中環雪廠街16號西洋會所大廈UG樓及1樓

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I went here with my friends who are visiting Hong Kong - we had such a fantastic evening. Everything about this space is incredible - food, service and interior. The highlight of my night was the cheese platter in which you can choose 3 from their selection!

Such a hidden spot on Duddell Street, too. If you're looking for somewhere special, we highly recommend this location.

Castellana is definitely one of the best Italian fine dining restaurants in HK! This new location is much more spacious and the decor is elegant yet fun and what I can say about the food, everything was just perfect. Here’re some of my absolute favorites of the night:

Artic char tartare - the artic char was so fresh you could almost taste the river! Its salty, smokey, and the citrusy sauce was a perfect addition to cut the richness of the fish. I could eat 2 plates of this!

Asti-style bell pepper - this dish looked a little unassuming but as soon as you take a bite, you’d immediately want to go for second and third until you finish the whole thing! Who knew bell pepper and tuna could complement each other so well!

Buttoni ravioli stuffed blue lobster - who doesn’t like lobster?!? These raviolis were filled with a generous amount of lobster meat. The pasta was al dante and you could taste the sweetness of the lobster in the broth. SO GOOD!

Mont blanc with white truffle - my first time having truffle in dessert and it blew my mind 🤯 the mont blanc itself wasn’t excessively sweet and the truffle did not overpower it, you could still taste the chestnut and the silky smooth whipped cream with the aroma of the truffle filled in your month. Just writing about it makes my mouth watering 🤤

The servers were attentive and knowledgeable about the food. It was definitely one of my best fine dining experiences!

It’s a 5-course menu. Except for the dessert, all dishes were featured in the 6-course festive season menu of the restaurant.

Japanese sea urchin panna cotta wasn’t bad but the taste could have been more intense. Foie gras mousse wrapped in veal with fig was a little disappointing. The dish tasted very bland and more efforts could have been put into the presentation.

Fortunately the 2 dishes which followed (i.e. gnocchi with cuttlefish and squid ink and guinea fowl with celery root purée and black truffle) were so much better and absolutely delicious. The meat of the poultry was cooked to perfection. It’s both flavourful and juicy.

Piedmont hazelnut ice-cream with thyme crumble was more than good enough.

The food would have been overpriced without the credit card promotion. But since we only paid half price for the menu, it’s a good bargain.