The afternoon tea set at The Lobby Lounge adds a touch of modernity to the classics. Think savoury finger sandwiches, scones with clotted cream and jam, and exquisite creations by talented executive pastry chef Andy Yeung. The Mother’s Day delights include the Lavender, which features lemon mint confit and lavender whipped ganache on a rich almond biscuit; Charlotte, with ladyfingers, strawberry mousse and violet berry compote; and Guava, a pink guava confit and jasmine-infused ivory chocolate mousse combination atop raspberry rose sponge.

Afternoon tea is available on May 14 from 12 noon to 3pm; 3pm to 6pm for HK$1,088 for two people with two glasses of Sei Bellissimi Bellini or HK$1,488 for two people with two glasses of NV Duval Leroy, Femme de Champagne, Grand Cru Brut. There is also a Mother’s Day Charlotte cake available in two sizes that will ensure a full celebration.

The Lobby Lounge, Lobby Floor, Regent Hong Kong, 18 Salisbury Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong

For a more elaborate meal to indulge in this Mother's Day, two-Michelin-starred and Green-starred Amber is adding enhancements to its weekend lunch and dinner menus over the weekend. Created by chef Richard Ekkebus, the four-course and six-course lunch menus, along with the eight-course dinner menu, feature dishes that make the most of the season including the sayori, or Japanese halfbeak fish, with wheatgrass, horseradish, extra virgin grapeseed oil, kyuri and menegi.

The Mother’s Day four-course (HK$1,988 per person) and six-course lunch (HK$3,108 per person) is available between 12 noon to 1.30pm and comes with 120 minutes of free-flow handpicked Italian sparkling wine, white and red wines as well as non-alcoholic options. The full eight-course Mother’s Day dinner experience is available from 6pm to 8.45pm, at HK$3,318 per person with a complimentary glass of Dom Perignon 2013 Champagne. Children are welcome to join the celebration and can enjoy a special kid's menu with three courses for HK$708 per child.

Amber will also be gifting all mothers Jo Malone London products including a Body Crème or a travel candle of their signature scents, together with a variety of cologne discovery sets. The gifts are redeemable at designated Jo Malone London stores with the gift voucher.

Treat the mother figure(s) in your life to a nutritious meal at Tin Lung Heen this Mother's Day. Offering a Buddha Jumps over the Wall, which is considered a Chinese delicacy, menu from April to June, there is plenty of time to organise something to celebrate the occasion. This five-course meal (HK$1,988 per person) begins with a Cantonese barbecue platter with roasted suckling pig and marinated chicken, followed by the Buddha Jumps over the Wall dish, which features sea conch, winter melon stuffed with conpoy, fish maw, sea cucumber with shrimp roe, and South African Yoshihama abalone, along with braised glutinous rice with minced garoupa. A wine pairing is also available for an additional HK$1,280 per person.

Spend Sunday indulging with mother dearest at The Lounge's brunch or dinner buffet. The Champagne brunch is filled with fresh seafood including Boston lobsters, crab legs and brown crabs, as well as sashimi, premium caviar, Ibérico ham, carved meat and desserts to round off the experience. In the evening, a dinner buffet is available with a selection of chilled seafood, sushi and sashimi, as well as hot dishes such as braised South African abalone with fish maw, roast ribeye, lamb rack, baked salmon and more. There is also the option to enjoy a double-boiled fish maw soup with coconut, sea whelk and conpoy.

Both options are available on May 14. The brunch is priced at HK$888 per adult and HK$618 per child. Beverage packages that include selected Champagne, sparkling wine and house wines are priced from HK$298 per adult, while the dinner buffet is priced at HK$638 per adult and HK$438 per child. 

The free-flow brunch at LucAle is an Italian feast made for celebrating mamma. Available at HK$458 per person, the meal kicks off with a premium Italian salumi starter which includes 24-month-aged Prosciutto, burrata and Mandara mozzarella from Campana. The celebration continues with LucAle's pizzetta, which is only available at brunch and combines focaccia and pizza, and a selection of spring salads. For dessert, madre can choose between homemade tiramisu or Sorrento lemon cream with chocolate and strawberries.

The brunch also comes with two hours of Prosecco, house white and red wine, draught Peroni, Aperol Spritz, Campari Spritz, Mimosa, fresh juice and soft drinks. There is also a deluxe package (HK$708 per person) which includes two hours of free-flow Joseph Perrier Champagne. All mothers will also go away with the ultimate symbol of love, a rose.

LucAle, Shop A, 100 Third Street, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong 

Head over to French-Japanese restaurant Whisk from May 1 to 31 (from 6:.30pm to 10pm) and enjoy the latest degustation (from HK$980 for six courses; HK$1,288 for ten courses) which features seasonal ingredients from France and Japan that are transformed by chef William Lau. In celebration of French GourMay and Miramar Group's Gourmet Month, Whisk is also offering optional pairings with bubbles from Alsace, Burgundy and Champagne. Highlights from the menu include a kombu-cured Hhamachi with French sorrel and Japanese spring mountain vegetables matched with a crisp Cremant de Bourgogne from Domaine Francois Mikulski, and ocean trout bouillabaisse paired with Premier Cru "Fleur de Champagne" from Duval-Leroy.  A choice of three main courses including lamb saddle with harissa and Japanese sweet curry jelly topped with Moët & Chandon Rosé Grand Vintage 2006, is also available. 

Whisk, 5/F, The Mira Hong Kong, Mira Place, 118-130 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

Gift ideas

Send mum a lovely gift from the Four Seasons which includes a beautiful bouquet and celebration cake: the smooth violet and strawberry cremeux cake for HK$1,188. There is also the option to treat her to afternoon tea at home with the flower bouquet and takeaway tea set for two, priced at HK$1,420. Other gifting ideas include a heart cherry Saint Honoré; heart-shaped olive oil and lemon cream cake, and a sweetheart strawberry cream cake, among others.

Orders can be placed at Four Seaons' eshop with pick-up times available between May 6 and 14, 2023.

Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong

The chic cake boutique presents two Mother's Day-themed cakes adorned with flowers to combine gifting into one. Available until May 31 from Vive's online store (three-day advance order is recommended), the cakes can be delivered (HK$180; outlying islands excluded) or picked up at café Vive on Gough Street.

Sweet As Mama (HK$880) is a blush-coloured buttercream cake decorated with a chocolate silhouette of Mother Earth with florals that can be ordered in the signature flavours of Earl Grey, Earl Grey cream cheese, chocolate, or vanilla sponge with mango and yuzu mousse. Meanwhile, the Love You Bunches (HK$1,080) is available as a red velvet buttercake with cream cheese or a rich chocolate cake with chocolate ganache.

Vive Café, G/F, 12 Gough Street, Central, Hong Kong

The fresh strawberry tart (HK$398) is paired with Madagascan vanilla cream for a beautiful taste of spring this Mother's Day. This can be combined with a bouquet for the ultimate gift set with Mum’s Sweet Bloom, a rose arrangement (HK$1,928) or Mum’s Sweet Delight which includes a bouquet of roses and chocolates in a heart-shaped gift box (HK$1,998) to choose from.

The Peninsula Arcade, Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong

With two options for Mother's Day, Dalloyau is offering Mama’s strawberry chiffon cake (HK$438), a classic combo of vanilla chiffon cake, Hokkaido cream and strawberries topped with pretty pink flowers and gold foil, as well as the Mama’s lace chocolate box (HK$188) which includes a selection of premium chocolates of your choice for mum.

Dalloyau, Shop C, G/F, Entertainment Building, 30 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong