Salisterra — Restaurant in Hong Kong Island

Named after “salt and earth,” Salisterra’s coastal cuisine with flavors from across the Mediterranean is both familiar and surprising. The interior was designed by renowned architect André Fu and features a mix of earthy tones creating five distinct dining spaces. Perched on the 49/F of The Upper House, it captures the character of a neighborhood bistro while offering harbor vistas from its lofty perch.

𝚂 𝚄 𝙽 𝚂 𝙴 𝚃 𝙼 𝙴 𝙽 𝚄

𝙎𝙃𝘼𝙍𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙋𝙇𝘼𝙏𝙀𝙎 𝙑𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙤𝙡𝙚 (8/10) 𝙁𝙡𝙖𝙩 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 (6/10) 𝘽𝙚𝙚𝙛 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙞𝙤 (7/10) 𝘽𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙙 (6.5/10) Two stellar starters were the 𝙑𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙤𝙡𝙚 and 𝘽𝙚𝙚𝙛 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙞𝙤. The former delighted with plump clams bursting with briny flavor in a broth mingling Pernod and fennel. While indulgent beef carpaccio impressed with a backdrop of bagna cauda, olives, capers and arugula. Both dishes tantalized the palate with bright Mediterranean flavors.

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𝘽𝙤𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙚 (7.5/10) It delighted with its innovative presentation. Tender seabass and crostini topped with Parmesan awaited, accompanied by red mullet bisque meant to pour over the ensemble. This nuanced twist allowed customers to saturate ingredients to their fancy, intensifying the luscious notes of the broth with every bite.

𝘽𝙚𝙚𝙛 𝙀𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙘𝒐𝙩𝙚 (7/10) It arrived cooked to medium rather than the requested medium-rare, though flavorful and tender. However, the ribeye lacked the caramelized crust and rich interior notes that typically make the cut stand out. A worthy but unexceptional selection.

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𝘾𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙨 (7.5/10) The uniquely long, snaking shape coiled elegantly on the plate, lighting up the presentation. Light and crunchy yet indulgent, dunking the crispy tongs into the dark chocolate sauce brought an authentic stamp to this fun finale.

𝘾𝙝𝙤𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚❟ 𝙊𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙊𝙞𝙡 & 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙮 (7.5/10) The creativity lived up to its promise. Unexpected yet befitting accents of olive oil and rosemary lifted each varied chocolate treat — from chocolate with candied orange to ice cream — to new...

4.5 stars. Venue: very impressive aisle from the lifts to the restaurant. Wonderful view on 49 levels. Recommend reservation for window tables. Elegant and relaxing setting. Good ambiance. Comfy seating. Nice design of toilets. --- 9.3/10

Service: very satisfied with the server of our tables. General, it reaches fine dining / Five starred hotel standards, like robots. They will clean the table before desserts. Only delayed to serve coffee & tea. I was looking at the manager, and he realized what's missing. He prepared the coffee and tea for us immediately. We asked our server if we could collect Asiamile points, but the waitress told us that it would be very slow. We didn't understand and felt that she didn't want to do that for us.--- 9/10

Food: delicated presentation. Small portion. High standard. Distilled water, $38. Set lunch, any 3 courses, $528, 2 courses $468, including bread, coffee or tea, and chocolate. Bread: Crispy outside. A lot of black olives. Served with Olive Oil. It can be refill if you want. Appetizers: Leek & Potato Soup, served with crispy Leek and croutons. --- 8/10 Prawns: big prawns. Well seasoned and cooked with garlic and onions.--- 8/10 Mains: Squid Malloreddus, unfortunately not all the squid were tender --- 7.5/10 Beef Cheek: It was cooked to perfection, very tender. Silky potato mash. Apple & Croutons were matched. I wanted a little bit more the beef jus. White Cheddar wasn't prominent. --- 9/10 Desserts: Tiramisu : not very traditional. Coffee ice cream is in the middle. --- 8/10 Tangerine: eye catching presentation. Tangerine with Chocolate Mousse. Also delicious. --- 9/10 Coffee, and Hot Lemon water: Coffee was nice. Hot coffee was served with cold milk. I like the sugar cubes. But the little tongs were on the container. That's high-risk for contamination. Lemon slices didn't...

#nofoodporn #nononsense 😅 if you wanna read food photos, read other's sharing. I'm talking about the experience more. heard from friends that this is a place to visit, then we picked a weekday lunch to avoid the crowd in the area.

sent an email 2 weeks ago for a birthday celebration, then we just showed up without much hassle as it's in the BCD in Hong Kong island. Once we settled in our table with a magnificent harbor view, we had a little chat with the table waiter and decided what to have. no welcome drink is offered, but we ordered appetizers right away. The salad and squid were nice enough for us to anticipate the main courses.

We had a nicely pan-fried halibut, and some fragrant risotto truffle which was not undercooked. That's what I felt very pleased. hah 😁

We would like to move on to the dessert as that's my favorite thing for a western cuisine. Though the coffee was really so so.

Not surprisingly, their dessert was well made with authentic taste comparable to the ethnic italiano. Moisture in it made it perfect, though more bitter taste could make it more balanced with the sweetness. The articulate table service comes in unity to the harmonious view of our beloved harbor. What a pleasant time and our guest was happy, that's the whole point of visiting....