One of our main aim this time in Hong Kong is to actually visit a few of the outlying islands, since Hong Kong has actually 263 islands, the largest being Lantau Island and the second largest being Hong Kong Island. Ms K suggested that we go for seafood dinner at Lamma Island (南丫島), the third largest island in Hong Kong.
On the way to Central ferry pier, we passed by an Apple store. This is Apple's first ever retail store in Hong Kong at International Financial Center Mall. And a huge outlet it is!
Great views of the Central ferry pier, amidst the reclamations going on at the area.
The famous Star Ferry, picking up commuters and tourists across the Victoria Harbour to Tsim Sha Tsui.
Look out for Pier No. 4 which is the pier for ferries to Lamma Island. There are two piers at Lamma Island - Yung Shue Wan (榕樹灣), a northern village of Lamma Island and Sok Kwu Wan (索罟灣), the eastern part of Lamma Island where it is the largest fishing site in Hong Kong and home to many seafood restaurants.
Off we go to Lamma Island!
We took the upper deck of the ferry, you could catch great views of the Victoria harbour and the Hong Kong skyline!
This pair for lovely cockatoo are going to Lamma Island with us together! They are cockatoos right?
International Commerce Center - the tallest building in Hong Kong. See how low the DHL balloon is, compared to the building.
Two International Finance Center - the second tallest building in Hong Kong.
Olden Chinese Junk among the skyscrapers background
Repulse Bay - a luxury residential area in Hong Kong, as the Chinese say 靠山面海风水好 (i.e. the best fengshui for a house is facing the sea with the mountain at the back)
Glimpse of the sun setting soon...
Houses built on stilts above waters.. there are still villagers living here!
We finally reached Lamma Island. The pier is full of people waiting to get on the ferry back to Hong Kong Island.
Welcome to Lamma Island!
And the first tourist attraction to welcome us upon arriving at Lamma Island is the Sok Kwu Wan Public Toilet!
The stretch of seafood restaurants along the coast.
Map of Lamma Island. The island has a shape of the letter Y or the Chinese character 丫 (pronounced "ah" in Cantonese) as such the name of the island 南丫島.
Valentine's day menu at HKD480++ - any takers?
I believe that this is called 茶粿
in Hong Kong, made of mochi with various fillings. Something like our Ang Ku Kueh in Singapore.
Nice park with some benches for the lovey dovey couple?
As the sun sets, we head towards the seafood restaurant for our scrumptious seafood dinner!
Rainbow Seafood Restaurant (天虹海鮮酒家
) is one of the more popular seafood restaurants at Lamma Island. Many celebrities also frequent this restaurant. Another reason we chose this restaurant is because they provide free ferry service to and fro Central ferry pier. That's free transport back to Hong Kong Island for us after dinner!
There are 2 branches of the restaurant located along Sok Kwu Wan First Street.
One of them is the first restaurant you see when you hit Sok Kwu Wan First Street (unit 1A-1B) and the other located somewhere in the center of the whole stretch of restaurants (unit 23-25). We went to the center one as it looked bigger and there were also more guests dining there.
Watch out for these 4 tables of guests. Their menu is super luxurious, with lobster sashimi, geoduck, fresh fish, lobster etc ... We were guessing their nationality (Vietnamese? Thai? Mynmar? ) and only confirmed out guess towards the end of our meal, when we heard someone say "Kapunka"
The food here is not exactly cheap. Maybe around the same prices in Singapore. We ordered the set menu for 2 at HKD480, and added another steamed geoduck clam dish.
First came the Deep Fried Squid with Sweet & Sour Sauce (酥炸吉列鮮魷). "Where's the sweet & sour?" we asked the waiter. Sweet and Sour is actually a dipping sauce which comes with it. ◔̯◔
Next came the Fried Lobster with Butter Sauce (牛油焗龍蝦).
Steamed Scallops with Garlic Sauce (蒜蓉蒸元貝). The waiter recommended us to add an extra serving of scallop since we had 3 pax. Extra scallop costs us HKD27, approximately SGD4.50.
Our extra order of Steamed Geoduck clam with spicy black bean sauce (豉汁蒸象拨蚌
). HKD105 or approx SGD18 for 3 pieces.
Next came the seasonal fried vegetables (郊外靚油菜
). Luckily it's not Kailan. We had enough Kailan for the previous few days.
Rainbow Special Fried Rice (天虹炒飯) came next.
"Hey, something is missing.. I told Ms K and Ms V... WHERE'S OUR FISH? " Not sure if the waiter forgot about our fish, as normally fried rice always comes last in a meal. But our fish has not come yet... ☹
After clarifying with the waiter, the seasonal steamed fish (清蒸游水海鮮) finally arrived. It was well worth the wait, as the steamed fish was very fresh.
Lastly some seasonal fruits - pineapple and honeydew.
Total damage is HKD700 (approx SGD115). Not too bad, considering the menu was quite good and seafood were generally very fresh. There was even 3 ferry passes included into the receipt!
The waiter will approach you to check which is your preferred ferry timing back to Hong Kong Island, and issue you the sticker. Not all seafood restaurants have this complimentary service. Rainbow's business must be doing very good!
They even have a ferry schedule card for guests' reference
While waiting for the Rainbow restaurant ferry at the pier, there were many private yachts embarking and picking up guests. That's the life of the rich and famous!
The "not so rich" us have to wait in the cold before our ferry finally arrived!
Same angle, different background. Yes, we have arrived back to Hong Kong Island.
Some photography enthusiasts were taking photos at the pier. Wondering what photos are they taking of?
International Commerce Center - a different perspective of the building at night
I spotted a softee ice-cream van parked along the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront.
How could I not buy one softee when the van is already in front of you..
Lastly to wrap up our day, we were entertained by the light festival of the 12 animal horoscope going on at the waterfront.
Rainbow Seafood Restaurant 天虹海鮮酒家
1A-1B & 23-25 First Street, Sok Kwu Wan, Lamma Island
香港南丫島索罟灣第一街23-24； 1A-1B號地下
Open daily: 10am - 11pm
Free shuttle ferry service for Rainbow customers at Central Pier 9, Tsim Sha Tsui Public Pier and Aberdeen Ocean Count Pier
No comments:
Post a Comment