April 28, 2011
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Happy Hour on the 118 Floor
The week-end before my Taipei trip, I went for a Happy Hour at the newly open Ritz Carlton Hong Kong. The Hotel is located in the International Commerce Centre, right on top of the AEL/MTR Kowloon station, occupies the 102-118 floors of the buildings where you can find Ozone – Bar and Lounge, Tin Lung Heen the Chinese restaurant, Tosca – the Italian Restaurant, The Chocolate Library, The Lounge and Bar, and the Pastry Gems.
I eventually went to the Ozone which claims to be the highest bar in the world so far, with an indoor and semi open air( a balcony on the 118 floor please don’t ask me how many metres high! Serving drinks with Asian Tapas and Japanese specialties..
Sitting indoor to have my tapas and drinks…..
Mocktail…….Dungeon Crab Cake Fritter
Prawn Tempura Creme Soup, Lamb Kebab
hm……forgot the name, the fruit was Pear……
one interesting thing on this visit, when we made our reservation, we were told there’s a dress code policy of Smart Causal with No Shorts for male guest, when we were queuing for the lift at the hotel entrance, there was a couples waiting as well while the western guy was in a trendy branded white shorts and a pair of white leather shoes without socks, and the lady was in a very nice feminine dress, unfortunately they were being stopped by the staff because what the guy wearing was against to the hotel dress code….of cos the guy was pissed and complaining about it and saying that all his friends were waiting at the Ozone……About an hour later while I was finishing my tapas at the Ozone, I saw that guy still in his shorts running around, having a good time with his fellas…. I think it’s nice to be flexible on rule and regulations, I just wonder how many times can it be flexible? For this guest will he comply with the rule next time he visit again, or if it was a non-westerner, would he be allow to get in?
I have been told that Rule and Regulations are made to be kept and broken, while the incident above is an example of the latter, the following is another……..
I remember many years ago when my father was a pianist at the Mandarin Hotel Grill Room, my cousin and her husband, an American, deliberately made trip from the Sheraton Hotel at TST Kowloon (where they were staying) to the Mandarin in Central HK island, for a dinner and to visit my father at the grill room, only been told that there’s a dress code of ‘formal dressing’ at the door, they had no choice but to go back to the Sheraton and changed
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Add that to my list of places to visit in HK. Speaking of dress codes, I was in London once visiting a friend and she and I went to some fancy hotel to have high tea. We were stopped by a doorman who, in the most discreet and polite way, told me that a jacket was required and no jeans were allowed. He went on to suggest that I could find a suitable tea and such-and-such a spot around the corner and that I should be sure to come back on my next visit properly dressed to enjoy their tea. I have to compliment him, because while he was basically saying “you’re dressed too lo-so”, he made me feel so good about it!
Oh, nice place, this will be on my itinerary this coming Christmas visit!
Speaking of dress code, only the British can invent such creative side rules for fine dining. While I was still a high school kid, joining my family for dinner at the Derby Restaurant inside the “RHKJC” (as the Jockey Club was named back then), I was ‘loaned’ a tie just to be admitted inside the restaurant. *blush*