Bayfare Social — Restaurant in Kowloon

Bayfare Social is a Spanish eatery by Rosewood Hong Kong. It provides a vibrant place for social gatherings, with its setting resembling Europe's buzzling plazas.

ENVIRONMENT The entire place is separated into different cooking stations, with bar tables at each one where you can watch the chefs' meticulous food preparation process. It was delightful watching the making of churros, and the gigantic paella pan. We were seated at the back of the restaurant with floral decorations and spacious sofas. On days with nice weather, they have outdoor seats where you can overlook the Victoria Harbor. The restaurant was filled with exciting and lively buzz.

FOOD The menu offers an extensive array of of Tapas and Spanish dishes. We went with our server's recommendations, and was pleasantly pleased with the quality of food.

Scallop Tiradito This scallops were bathed in Escabeche dressing, giving the dish a punchy Mediterranean twist. It was vinegary, with the onions and garlic giving it extra aroma. Torched avocado provides a pleasing texture to the scallops.

Squid Ink Paella with Cod Fish and Seafood (large) This dish was HUGE and was filled with so many flavors. The bomba rice was cooked al dente, not too chewy nor mushy. The cod fish was also amazing with its unctuous, flaky flesh and sweet flavors. The clams were also fat and juicy (that I stained my white trousers while eating it).

Suckling Pig The suckling pig was roasted to perfection with crackling skin and collagenous meat. The roasted potatoes on the sides are not to be missed too. They were crispy on the outside, but tender and sweet on the inside.

Churros Churros here are absolutely the definition of perfection. The outside was texture was firm and slightly chewy, but the inside was airy and fluffy. The churros were first piped onto a baking tray and put into the freezer before deep frying to create such amazing texture. The melted chocolate dip was robust, and the astringency balances out the sweetness of cinnamon sugar very well.

Txipirones Baby squids were slathered in a garlicky and peppery sauce. It also came with a soft-boiled farm egg and Padron peppers.

Spicy Vodka Penne Different from the spicy vodka pastas I had before, they added in spicy sobrasada bits. They were very crispy and added in extra umami and textures to the dish, making it less bland. The spiciness was on the mild side.

Meatballs These were glazed in a thick and sweet sauce. The caramelized flavors make the potatoes that came with it extremely flavorful.

Apple crumble The apple crumble was a bit of a let down when compared to the other dishes we had. The texture was nice, but we found it a bit too sweet.

CONCLUSION Extra credit has to go to our server. She was very attentive, and even offered me soda water when my white pants got dirty from my carelessness. With the quality of service, dining environment and food, it was definitely a good bargain. P.S. For parties of 6 or more, a minimum charge of...

If you love real Spanish food, and I do, this is what Hong Kong has been crying out for. It’s so hard to get super high quality authentic Spanish food in Hong Kong. Local tastes are often calling for sloppy wet paella. When I heard that ex Fofo chef Alvaro Ramos was opening Bayfair Social I had to check it out. The concept is super casual, with higher tables and a (very upmarket) food court layout. Prices are amazing, and quickly the dishes started coming and I realised this is exceptional value for a quality I only found before in (now closed) Catalunya restaurant. Technically this is fusion, because the dishes draw on inspiration from countries, but all grounded in the solid ethos of highest quality produce lightly touched by the chef to deliver amazing dishes. The seafood tower was the best I have had in Hong Kong, oysters salty fresh and jumping out into your tastebuds, the crab salty sweet and a new and surprising dish - barnacles! They look scary but taste so good. The steak was cooked as good as the best steak houses in Hong Kong (you can even order from Henry next door and get it there). The octopus in light potato sauce was an interpretation of a classic Spanish dish that blew my mind. Even otherwise common dishes like fried mini prawns with garlic were out of this world - fresh, salty, sweet with crunchy skins I couldn’t resist eating. For the price the value is phenomenal - you actually do not get many places like this in Spain, and this is easily the best Spanish restaurant now in Hong Kong. Do come if you love authentic and yet innovative modern Spanish cuisine. It’s the only place you can find proper, crispy, not sloppy paella, except Fofo...

Gotta take myself for a treat during the holidays!😋 It’s actually my first time trying a restaurant in Rosewood HAHA (im sorry) :p everything was very fancy and the atmosphere was really nice! The only thing is that its super windy inside