Canton Bistro — Restaurant in Hong Kong Island

I never would have guessed Prohibition was a great place for steaks and drinks.

It is located in the new hotel next to Ocean Park which is right outside the MTR station.

There is a lovely pool beside it.

You are greeted by a bar where you can have drinks before or after dinner or even with your meal.

The drinks are instaworthy and there are more on the menu to be discovered.

As well as steak, there are lots of fab food so it is best to go in big groups and they have long tables to accommodate.

Started with the Scallop Ceviche which was on a bed of refreshing mango lime sauce.

Next was the Lump Crab Cake with (yuzu and cod roe tartar sauce).

A must when having steak, there was so much chunks of crab in it.

The Beer battered prawns with Lime chili sauce were really comforting because of the batter and the fact they look like the sweet and sour prawns you get in English style Chinese takeaways and Chinatown!

I absolutely love pastrami so the Pastrami meat platter was a real treat with pickled pearl onions and refreshing gherkins.

For soup, there was Seafood chowder which was loaded with seafood with a strong lobster bisque taste.

The moment we were all waiting for had arrived!!!

STEAKS!!

We had the USDA Prime bone-in Ribeye, one was rubbed with 28 days bourbon & oolong tea dry aged, while the other one wasn't.

USDA Prime bone-in Ribeye

There was 28 days bourbon & oolong tea dry aged

The aged version was more intense in flavor yet it was juicy and tender.

The Canadian certified angus beef Porterhouse was my personal favourite because you get the tenderloin and strip either side of the bone.

The tenderloin is my favourite part.

The sides we had were mac and cheese, creamy spinach and loaded mashed potatoes which really completes that steakhouse experience.

To finish, we had the Flamed Alaska.

By far this is the best Flamed Alaska because the icecream inside was good especially the pistachio icecream and the meringue on the outside was like thick marshmallow goo.

Will definitely be back for drinks...

We stayed at the Marriott Hotel, and decided to eat Western food. Chose this due to the highly recommended reviews. What a mistake.

The head waiter was rude, and spoke down to you. After 40mins, the main course arrived. my wife and I, got our plates. Wondering if my daughter would get one. Waited for him for a good 10mins, before asking for a plate. This is sloppy waiting.

The T-Bone steak had chunks of fat, and must have be deep fried. Beef Burger was tiny, and it had no flavor at all. Price was over $1200, I was expecting a 4 star experience to go with the Hotel. Utterly disappointing and over priced.

There are many fake reviews, as pointed out by other reviewer in Open Rice, with polished/fake customer photos. Wished I had read more reviews, and not trust Open Rice, before choosing this restaurant.

Do not make my mistake, and go elsewhere. You will thank me for...

DO NOT come if you like your steak rare or medium rare!

After waiting for 45 min, we were told that our steak were overcooked and will take another 15 min or so to cook something new. When our food has arrived, it is still overcooked as we have ordered the steak rare and it was medium.

I love Mac and cheese and always order it when it is on the menu. I have to say it is the worst Mac and Cheese that I had ever tried, worse than what I cook at home myself. It is a lobster Mac and cheese that is watery (!!) and taste like pasta in some bland fishy sauce. We asked for salt and then asked for some cheese to improve the dish ourselves but it is hopeless.

If every meal counts for you on holiday, just enjoy the cocktail here and eat somewhere else. I don’t know if the restaurant is overrated or it is disappointing because the restaurant is understaffed...