Shore

Shore is a popular restaurant and bar at L Place in Centarl, with a cosy outdoor terrace and spacious indoor lounge on the bottom floor; and a classy sophisticated dining room on the upper floor. The restaurant’s earth tones lend a warm, sexy feel to the dining room which features leather-topped candlelit tables, ambient lighting and soft jazz music. An impressive glass wine case hangs from the ceilings as guests ascend the staircase that separates the dining area from the open kitchen.

The main draw at Shore are the steaks –both dry-aged and wet-aged cuts from the US, Canada, Australia and Scotland. For a tender, juicy steak, the dry-aged Canadian rib-eye is a generous 10 oz. cut that goes especially well with the red wine shallot sauce. The dry-aged US prime rib-eye from grass-fed cattle imparts a subtle grassy undertone beneath the flavour of the red meat and is complemented by the herb-flavoured compound butter. Shore’s steaks are served simply with your choice of sauce, half a head of roasted garlic and braised red onion, which complement the meat without overwhelming the flavour. Shore offers guests the option of adding a whole Boston lobster to any steak for only HK$158, a deal too good to pass up. The lobsters are petite, but the meat is succulent, fresh and sweet and turns any steak into an excellent surf  and turf meal. The scallops with sea urchin sauce are a good starter to any meal and feature five small, plump seared scallops topped with wafer-thin crispy prosciutto and a rich creamy sauce imbued with the subtle flavour of sea urchin. Chocolate lovers should not miss the decadent seven-layer cake.

Shore boasts an impressive selection of wines from both the old and new worlds, as well as a full offering of classic and modern cocktails. For a drink out of the ordinary, try a caviar shooter which features “caviar” made from various liqueurs using molecular gastronomy techniques.  

The staff at Shore are thoughtful and well-trained. We felt well-taken care of throughout the meal, yet the staff were careful not to intrude – all in all, we were impressed by the balance struck by the staff.

For excellent, generously cut steaks that are perfectly cooked to order in a cool, sophisticated setting, a dinner for two averaging around HK$1,600 is worth the price.