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Top 5 Business Lunches in Causeway Bay
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Navigating around the crowded streets of Causeway Bay, we have selected the ideal restaurants for your professional business lunches
Causeway Bay is one of the city's most convenient districts as it is filled with numerous office buildings, shopping malls and department stores. It also makes it a perfect destination to have business lunches thanks to its central location: a mere 10 minutes from Central, Wan Chai and even Tsim Sha Tsui, providing the cross-harbour traffic cooperates, it is one of the most easily accessible districts in Hong Kong. The only downside to Causeway Bay is its crowded streets; therefore, to save you the trouble, Asia Tatler Dining has handpicked five of the best business lunch venues.
Located on the 31st floor of the Regal Hong Kong Hotel is the world-acclaimed Italian restaurant – Zeffirino. Its award-winning chef Tamara Matti is renowned for preparing authentic Italian cuisine with the freshest ingredients from Italy and has designed a special executive business lunch menu for you and your clients to enjoy.
The three-course menu (HK$198 per person) consists of a soup or appetiser, a main course and their signature dessert platter that comes with Illy coffee or tea. The straightforward yet satisfying menu means that you can spend more time discussing business proposals, rather than wasting time deciding on what to order during the limited lunch hour.
Additionally, an Italian set lunch menu which features an array of signature dishes, complete with antipasti and a dessert buffet is also available for HK$228 per person. With refreshing views of the Victoria Harbour and greenery from Victoria Park, your business lunch at Zeffirino will be enjoyable as well as productive.
31/F Regal Hongkong Hotel, 88 Yee Wo Street, Causeway Bay. Tel: +852 2837-1799.
If it's convenience you're looking for, you can't beat Wasabisabi –on the 13th floor of Times Square shopping mall, above the MTR. It also has a parking lot so there is no need to worry about finding a decent parking space in the bustling streets of Causeway Bay. Wasabisabi possesses a hip and modern interior décor, perfect if you're having a meeting with someone from the design field. There is also a huge menu of traditional and innovative sushi, so there should be something for everyone. For the indecisive or for those unfamiliar with Japanese cuisine, the executive bento box includes a sushi platter, taraba crab and prawn, Australian wagyu beef teriyaki; and gilled black cod with miso paste.
Shop 1301, 13/F Food Forum, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay. Tel: +852 2506-0009.
For old-fashioned clients who like to seal the deal over a hearty steak and martini, Lawry’s The Prime Rib at Lee Gardens is the place to go. A particularly impressive option is the special roasted prime rib set lunch at HKD$308, which is a three-course menu which includes drinks and prime ribs are served tableside. Other set lunch options range from HK$228 to $308, mainly with a choice of seafood or pasta as entrée. Inside the restaurant, there are three VIP rooms if it's privacy that's required and one regular room that can accommodate 10- 22 people for large office parties.
4/F Lee Gardens, 33 Hysan Avenue, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Tel: +852 2907-2218.
If your clients are out of town business associates that are craving exquisite Chinese cuisine, you can bring them to Dragon King at the World Trade Centre. With a pleasant sea view which overlooks the Victoria Harbour, it offers a delectable selection of traditional dim sum. The dim sum sets for lunch are tailored for two to eight diners, which include all-time favourites such as pan-fried buns in special sauce, Shanghai steamed meat dumplings and spring rolls. Dragon King also has weekly recommendation lunch dishes that change according to the freshest ingredients available and seasonal delights. Private rooms and booths are also available for those that require a quieter atmosphere.
12/F World Trade Center, 280 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay. Tel: +852 2895-2288
With traditional Okinawa décor, Bridges at Cubus is a wonderful choice for business lunches if you are looking for a sophisticated and refined dining experience for your business lunch. With a fine dining concept that focuses on traditional Okinawa cooking by using fresh ingredients, every dish on the menu is presented with an artistic approach, making it pleasing to the eye and the stomach. For lunch, Bridges serves a variety of set menus that range from sashimi to noodles and rice box sets. Items on the a la carte menus are also available and you should not miss out its bitter melon, sea grapes and peanut tofu, which are refreshing delights for summer.
Bridges also has tatami rooms for six to 12 people that complete the Okinawa setting of the restaurant.
6/F Cubus, 1 Hoi Ping Road, Causeway Bay. Tel:+852 3428-2131
