Lucciola Restaurant & Bar | Wan Chai Italian Restaurant | 灣仔意大利餐廳 — Restaurant in Hong Kong Island

The Hari Hotel is a relatively new hotel in Wan Chai, and there are two restaurants in it.

I really love the interior design of The Hari, classy yet welcoming.

And the “reception/lobby” area of Lucciola Restaurant & Bar definitely got my heart as a book lover. I would definitely like to have a nice cup of coffee and read a book in one of these cozy and homey corners.

Regardless of the grand interior design and polite welcoming so far, my first encounter at Lucciola Restaurant & Bar wasn’t really nice. The waitress first accused me of not replying the confirmation email she sent (less than 24 hours prior the booking during weekend; and I was wondering why didn’t you phone me if such confirmation is that crucial), and “Your booking is actually 12:45” when I got there at 12:40…

The bakery items were pretty standard — crackers, bread with herbs, olive oil with vinegar.

My friend and I didn’t opt for the set lunch and ordered an antipasti, a pasta and a main to share. Salad is only enjoyable to me when there is enough, but not excessive dressing. The baby spinach leaf and red radish was nicely soaked in the honey and white balsamic vinegar. The roast walnut added a bit of chewing work and texture to the salad. The peorino romano cheese was superb in seasoning the salad. The three soft boiled quail eggs were very delicious too!

We waited for another 45 minutes after the salad was served for this pasta to be served. Nevertheless, it was a very delicious pasta dish. The penne pasta was very al dente, and thoroughly mixed with the hot ‘Nduja spicy pork sauce. The pieces of minced meat and dry ricotta cheese made superb toppings for the pasta. Yum!

The main of Amberjack fillet was surprisingly delicious too! Nicely roasted with a crispy skin wrapped thick and fresh amberjack meat. The lemon and mint dressing added great flavour to the fish and sides. We definitely noticed the fresh green peas as there were only 3 in the dish.

Definitely visiting again to try out the pizza and other...

Lucciola was made for me and you 🤍 take your romantic date to this dreamy Italian 🇮🇹 restaurant with dinner sets starting at $568! . Located in the Hari hotel - Lucciola is a luxurious Italian 🇮🇹 restaurant that offers Italian dishes with a modern twist 😋. I loved the romantic 🥰 atmosphere of this, and loved the food even more! . The seasonal dinner menu features Cantaloupe melon 🍈 that are locally sourced from Italy. Their melon is super sweet 😍 and is so refreshing to eat as a dinner. If you are a melon lover - you have to check out their unique pairings! They had a dish with parma ham, melon gazpacho with tiger prawn tail, and mascarpone gelato. The Cantaloupe Melon Gazpacho with the tiger prawn was a delicious entree to have before the main course! . The Roasted Scallop was a must-try for me, it was seared beautifully and loved the added Smoked Herring Caviar. . We also loved the Halibut Fillet 🐟 that paired so well with their Amalfi sauce and caper & tomato concasse 🍅. . Highly recommend pairing your meal with their vintage Italian Vermouth cocktails 🍹. They have various of cocktails to choose from. We tried their Mancinotto (Martini Bianco, Chinotto, Lime & Soda) and Americano (Vermouth del Professor, Campari & Soda). I highly recommend trying the Mancionotto - adds a great kick to the meal and the Vermouth was very smooth; truly brought the Italian experience to HK 🇮🇹🇭🇰. . Overall, I enjoyed my experience here at Lucciola, and I can’t wait to take my date here again. 🥰🤍 . 🇮🇹 Dinner Set (All Courses $688/person) 🦪 Roasted Scallop, Jerusalem Artichoke, Smoked Herring Caviar (+$88) 🐽 24 Month Aged Parma Ham, Cantaloupe Melon . 🍝 Cavatelli Pasta, Alaska King Crab Butter Sauce (+$98) 🥣 Cantaloupe Melon Gazpacho, Tiger Prawn Tail . 🥩 Prime U.S. Beef Rib Eye Steak 🐟 Halibut Fillet . 🍨 Homemade Mascarpone Gelato, Cantaloupe Melon 🍰 Almond Lemon Cake, White Chocolate . ☕️ Coffee/Tea . 🍸 Americano ($98) 🍹 Mancinotto ($98) . Revisit? Yes...

Lucciola fell short of what one would expect from a 4/5 star hotel dining. Very limited parking (maybe 3 parking spots). 3hr compli parking for over $1500 spending, otherwise $80/hr. Ridiculous. Waiter gave us a lunch set menu only realizing it after we ordered and we had to redecide everything - minor point, but definitely not 4/5 star We were a party of 4 and told waitress we will share all dishes, but still with every course (we ordered 5 courses), we had to repeatedly tell waitress to bring us extra dishes to proportioned our sharing. Steak was tender but served at room temperature, not served fresh, not sizzling hot. We ordered scampi appetizer but no tools were provided to crack the shells, so 1/3 of the scampi could not be eaten and were left to waste. Dessert was below average, served canteen style and not made to order. Ice cream was served melted.

Will not go back again. 5 star pricing, 3 star service, 3 star food quality. Would not recommend to anyone. There are lots of better choices at Wanchai.

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