This is experiential dining at its best. This is m...

This is experiential dining at its best. This is modern western techniques (molecular gastronomy, deconstruction, etc etc) X quintessential HK flavours. If you grew up in HK in the 60s/70s/80s you would truly appreciate this place. For me, it brought back flavours and experiences I thought I had lost forever in my memory.
Each dish aims to distil the essence of a distinctly HK food experience. Now I want to emphasise "experience" - food is only one aspect of the entire experience. Smells, sounds, crockery, cutlery, images, props, etc are all meticulously paired with the food. The food? It was for me great, but as it aims to create these distinct HK flavours, it may seem overpowering for some and for others it may seem foreign and unappealing.
However, the very first thing one should note about the experience is depth - one can experience this at so many different levels, depending on your prior experience of HK. A great example is the "back to the street" dish... one of lobster and sweetbread. At the most basic level, one can appreciate the taste and textures of the well balanced food elements. For a tourist who has been eating on the street, one might appreciate the experience of having someone cut up the meat in front of you and making you eat with bamboo skewers. But for someone who grew up with this many years ago, one would appreciate the clanging sounds of the "old school" scissors, and the old fashioned bowl. Together, they brought me back to my childhood eating street food in HK.
The breadth of the experience was also amazing. The sheer number of dishes has allowed the chef to thoroughly examine all the quintessential HK food experiences. Yet each dish has so many layers of depth that I just cannot fathom how much effort the chef has put into creating the entire menu.
The ambience is great and the decor modern with a classical twist. From the dining room one can see into the kitchen to note its distinct HK calm efficiency. There was a soft background of classic Sam Hui songs - a nice additional touch to add to the nostalgia.
The downsides? Only very minor ones - the menu was a bit confusing, some of the staff was a bit difficult to understand (English wise), it was slightly cold and I'm pretty sure the liquid nitrogen dish doesn't quite meet stringent occupational health and safety standards! All of these however are "nit-picky"-level minor.
All in all, it was a wonderful nostalgic experience. I can see that this will appeal to people who grew up in HK especially those who have moved overseas or have "moved up in the world". This demographic will really make the most out of this experience. (I did incidentally dine with a non-HK companion and she thoroughly enjoyed it.. but she was not touched as much as I was).