Happy Valley, Hong Kong｜Derby Restaurant & Bar

Located in the Happy Valley Old Clubhouse of the Hong Kong Jockey Club with their Michelin starred chefs, this restaurant never disappoints. Because this restaurant is not opened to the public but only to members of the Jockey Club, it can not use their Michelin starred status. Guests to the restaurant must also adhere to their dress code. Food and service has always been excellent and it remains one of my favourite restaurants. Food 9.5/10, service 9/10, ambience 9/10, value for money 8.5/10.

Located at the 1/F of the Jockey club, Derby restaurant and bar provides a sophisticated, delicious dining experience. Appetizer was delicious, especially the crab couscous roll, it was refreshing and light. As for main course, the lobster spaghetti is their signature. It came with five pieces of lobster meat, and the spaghetti had a generous amount of their flavorful sauce. The strawberry medley had a chilled “soup” with a small sponge cake and sorbet on top. Perfect summer dessert. Although, it was a little slow, the service and overall experience was great. I recommend the seaweed butter.

With fine dining, I genuinely appreciate the artistry that goes into the preparation of each and every plate that comes before the customer. I loved the 🧅unique punchy flavour of the onion cream tart (pic 2); 🎃the surprising hint of ginger in that blob of soft white mashmallow sitting in a creamy pool of pumpkin soup (pic 3); 🥑the refreshing kick of the avocado mousse resting on a bed of chopped beetroot with turmeric (pic 4&5); 🌰the velvety chestnut soup that warmed my heart (pic 6); 🦞the incredible burst of flavours in that silky langoustine custard with a huge chunk of langoustine topped with creamy sea urchin (pic 7); 🐣/🥩 the delicately prepared main courses of pigeon and wagyu (pic 8&1) 🍨a beautifully plated fresh fig dessert (pic 9); and 🍫the trio of petite four being an adorable matcha treat, a mini lemon curd tart and orangettes😍 (pic 10) With multi-courses meals, every dish is just so beautifully plated and perfectly executed that the main course just doesn’t stand out as much, and while it still tastes absolutely delicious, it usually isn’t my favourite course of the evening. Do you tend to feel the same?