[Hong Kong] Aulis - Chef's Table by Simon Rogan

Rating: ❤❤❤❤1/4 (4.25/5)

Only a month into the year and we already have one of the most exciting openings in Hong Kong with Aulis by British Chef Simon Rogan of 2* L'Enclume in UK! The concept is a chef’s table and development kitchen where diners can experience an ever-changing experimental menu around a 12-seater counter. Besides Aulis, the chef will also be bringing another one of his restaurants Roganic which will focus on farm-to-table ingredients from farms in the New Territories. The tasting menu is currently priced at HK$1,480 per person with an optional wine pairing for HK$680 and a non-alcoholic drinks pairing for $380.

We started the meal with a series of small bites: Pumpkin Tartet with pear and bay leaf jelly, pumpkin mousse and toasted pumpkin seeds

Roasted Chicken Skin with cod roe emulsion and preserved carrots

Mushroom Cracker with mushroom and yeast puree, cream cheese and pickled shimeji mushrooms

Maitake Sabayon with grated cured egg yolk, spelt and burnt chive oil

Chicken and Young Squid Fritter with squid ink crumbs, mustard emulsion and viola flowers

One of my favorites was this Sea Urchin Custard with pickled vinegar jelly, sugar kelp cooked in its own stock and specially reserved caviar from Petrossian in Paris!

A refreshing poached Hairy Crab with licorice, pickled onions and a broth of keltus flavored with fennel, grapes and herbs.

Soda Bread with miso butter

Grilled Salad smoked over cherrywood embers with shaved truffle and westcombe cheese sauce - a Hong Kong farm to table dish with vegetables from a farm in Yuen Long!

Salt Baked Celeriac with caramelized celeriac puree and mousse of malt, whey and watercress oil

Five Flavor Codfish with a sauce infused with dried mint, orange, lime, liquorice and vanilla, and garnished with black garlic emulsion and roasted red cabbage - it was an intriguing dish with a lot going on; while I liked the roasted red cabbage on top, the sauce on it was a bit too sweet which clashed a bit with the rest of the flavors.

The Dry Aged Rhug Estate Welsh Beef (aged for 50 days) was grilled right in front of us and garnished with a roasted onion topped with a garlic honey puree and thyme leaves, parsnip puree and a sauce made from the beef bones finished with beef fat and sherry vinegar. On the side was a ragout made from ox cheeks topped with a potato mousse.

Yellow Beetroot Sorbet with buttermilk and mint

Ice Cream made from stout beer, a molasses reduction and burnt milk crisps

Earl Grey Chocolate Cherry Cake

This may be the prettiest Apple Tart ever!

Thank you chefs and team for the lovely meal! The quality and creativity of the food was definitely high for British cuisine in Hong Kong and I can't wait to try Roganic when it opens soon.

*By Invitation

Aulis

UG08, Sino Plaza, 255 Gloucester Rd, Causeway Bay

Tel: +852 2512 6500

https://www.roganic.com.hk/aulis

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