A penthouse with floor to ceiling glass windows, low lighting and magnificent views of the dynamic and glorious Hong Kong skyline, Hutong is spectacular, sultry and Szechuan.
It's a romantic, dreamy fusion of exotic old-world glamour and futuristic fantasia. With oriental showpieces, worn brick and sensuous purple silk the whole experience is magical.
The food is just as dramatic. Crisp soft shell crab is served in huge, polished wooden baskets buried under popping, fiery chilli peppers. Succulent chunks of lobster are stir-fried with chillis and spring onions, and juicy white fish fillet is steamed with generous helpings of garlic, ginger and shallots. As a lover of traditional Peking Duck, however, I would have preferred the usual plum sauce rather than the home-concocted syrup with which it was served.
Everything is perfectly cooked and devoid of gluggy glutenous sauces that sometimes mar Chinese food.
Altogether a stylish and beguiling experience in Asian cuisine.
P.S. Make sure not to miss the art-directed, shabby-chic oriental WC!
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