CX748 JNB - HKG 12 Feb 2012
LUNCH
Starters
Honey roasted duck breast with apricot salsa and caramelised onion
Mesclun salad with herb vinaigrette (which was actually very tired looking lettuce and a few other bits - entirely unappetizing)
Main Courses
Deep fried Kingklip with sweet and sour sauce, steamed jasmine rice and choy sum
Chicken Cape Malay curry with yellow rice with raisins and roasted vegetables
Grilled beef tenderloin with demi-glace. Duchess potato, pumpkin and zucchini
Penne pasta with Parmesan cheese, bechamel and tomato basil sauce.
Cheese and Dessert
Forest Hill Brie (which was not ripe, hard and chalky), Indezi Kwaito, Red Pepper Zevenwacht Cheddar
Fresh seasonal fruite
Pear and pistachio cake with vanilla sauce
Tea and coffee
Praline
SNACKS
Assorted sandwiches
Chicken skewer with satay sauce and grilled zucchini
Braised beef shank in noodle soup (noodles hard and basically inedible)
Ice cream (rock solid - left for 30 minutes before I could get a spoon into it!)
BREAKFAST
Starters
Orange or apple juice
Spinach, kiwi and mint energizer (very nice)
Fresh seasonal fruit
Bircher muesli with strawberry (and they mean strawberry as in one, actually not even a whole one!)
Assorted cereals
Main Courses
Plain omlette with creamy bacon and leek, pork sausage, potato and cheese cake, mixed mushrooms and tomato wedge
Braised udon noodles with barbecued pork and mixed vegetables
Mushroom frittata and chicken sausage, Lyonnaise potato, roasted tomato and spinach
Bread basket
Tea and coffee
Not sure if it was just my choices but I was left completely underwhelmed but the food.