Green T House - 紫雲軒

No photos allowed in the place but it such an interesting place that must be recorded. Came across it on an in-flight magazine and was surprised there's such a place in Hong Kong. More information could be found on their website:

http://www.green-t-house.com/hong.html

Cyberport was desert at night(wonder if it'll be crowded during the day) with no one in the Arcade at about 8pm. The tea house looks more like an Art gallery than a place serving tea/meal/wine.

Had a warm oolong with green apple while pondering over the menu. The oolong tea was very refreshing with green apple and lemon in it.

Was aiming to have a light dinner and would like to sample more dishes, so ordered the tasting menu to share:

1. chopped walnuts with mustard sauce and goat cheese on slices of pear - this dish came with a tall vase and a even taller "silver willow(銀柳)" as decoration. Have to remove that from the plate to avoid knocking it over while eating.

2. strawberry champagne - more like a strawberry puree but it's nice and refreshing

3. lobster clear soup - simple and nice, and interestingly with a bit of tea in it

4. Simple green salad - butter lettuce with a bit of sea salt and a piece of apple/pear

5. Seared scallops - very nicely done succulent seared scallops with a Thai dressing

6. Crispy chicken with Szechuan pepper - luckily it's not spicy, the chicken pieces were tender, served with fried tea leaves, cashew nuts and of course, Szechuan pepper

7. Lobster mushroom emotions(that's what it's called on the menu) - lobster with very rich mushroom sauce on the side, a lovely combination

8. Venison loin with raisin red wine sauce - served with some chopped green apple/pear?, beans and raisins

9. Flower tea prepared in front you and served in a bowl

10. Tea-ramisu - well, it's nice but nothing like the conventional tirimisu

11. Dark chocolate and white chocolate - the white chocolate had rose and Jasmin tea sprinkled on top, which gave it a very pleasant taste, but a bit too sweet, while the dark chocolate had oolong tea leaves in it, makes it a bit strange.

Though each portion was small, there's a lot of courses and was quite full afterwards. Each dish was beautifully presented and the best of all was all the dishes were delicious.