Cloudland Chinese Cuisine

Hong Kong has so many restaurants that it's almost impossible to try all of them.  However, during my recent vacation over there, I wanted to know where all the Hong Kong locals and celebrities ate when they were there and one restaurant that stood out the most was Cloudland Chinese Cuisine.  Before entering the restaurant, one could see the huge collage of photographs posted on their wall of all the celebrities that had been through this establishment before us.  Boasted by their multi-award winning head chef Paul Wong, this restaurant could definitely belt out some of best dishes in the world.  We were fortunate to have friends who had friends who worked there who could get us in and give us a taste of one of Hong Kong's finest fusion restaurants.

We had reservations for the evening and despite the pouring rain outside that evening, the restaurant was quite packed even on a weeknight.  We handed control of the menu to our hosts who ordered everything for us since they had been to the restaurant many times before.

Strawberry Ribs

The first dish to arrive was the Fresh Strawberries on Ribs.  I'm not actually sure if these are the exact names but I will use them for now.  Truthfully, I've had strawberries before and I've had ribs before but never have I had the two together before.  The strawberries were fresh and sweet and the strawberry juice blended perfectly with the ribs.  The ribs themselves were nice and soft and the strawberries provided gave the ribs a different type of sweetness to them which was something I had never experienced before.  It was certainly fusion and something very different yet remained super tasty.

Assorted Appetizers

This next dish was mind blowing to say the least.  It was a plate full of their best appetizers that they usually reserve to all their high end guests and it sure did not disappoint.  How good was this dish?  Let us just say that I don't eat eggs and even I gave it a try and found the eggs on this appetizer dish to be quite delicious. What appealed to me the most was the meat wrapped vegetable sprinkled with some garlic sauce appetizer. The garlic on top made it extra juicy while the meat was nice and thin and had a great taste to it. The fresh yams with sesame dressing on top were also very tasty and tender as it came with its own sauce to dip it in. Truthfully, everything was nice and yummy on this plate and a definite crowd pleaser for the evening.

Signature Lamb Chops

One of my favorite dishes of the evening had to be their Signature Lamb Chops.  Their lamb chops were beautifully made and wrapped with a piece of tin foil so that one's hands would not get greasy.  There was also a complimentary curry dip sauce (see below) that one could also dip the lamb chops in for more flavor if one so wish to have.  What I really love the most was how tender the meat was and how they somehow got rid of that lamb taste and smell. Some people actually don't eat lamb because of it but on that evening, one could hardly taste it at all.  It was also neat how that had all the pieces were placed in a large bread bowl which had their own logo ironed on the outside of the bread.  Each bite was juicy and the meat literally fell off the bone.  It was definitely one of my favorite dishes for the evening and one of the definite must haves when you go to this restaurant.

Curry Pig Bone

The Curry Pig Bone Sauce was quite the fascinating dish to have.  I thought the curry would be of a normal curry kind that I have had a thousand times before but this was one that had much more flavor to it. The fact that the pig bone meat was well diced and that there were red peppers inside the curry really spiced this dish up quite a bit.  It actually was great for dipping the and blended well with their signature lamb chops.

Steamed Freshwater Prawns With Egg Whites

Another egg dish that was served to us that evening was the Steamed Freshwater Prawns with Egg Whites and again even though I don't eat eggs, this was by far one of the best dishes I have ever had.  The dish was very smooth and it was glistening as it was placed on the table.  The prawns were all large, juicy and tender. What amazed me the most was how smooth the entire dish was.  If all of my eggs were prepared this way, i would eggs everyday.  I would certainly highly recommend people give this dish a try if one is at this restaurant.

Fried Rice with Dried Scallops and Prawns

We did not order any white rice but instead went with one of their other fine dishes in the Fried Rice with Dried Scallops and Prawns.  The entire rice dish was wrapped with lotus leaves and carefully baked and when it was complete it looked amazing.  The seafood was plentiful but it did not need to be because the rice itself was equally amazing.  There was a certain aroma to it which made it mouth watery and it was certainly filling and filled up five hungry stomachs.  It was a great alternative to just a simple bowl of white rice that one could have had.

Snow Pear Fruit Soup

Finally, the night would not be finished without a couple of amazing desserts. We either had a bowl of the Snow Pear Fruit Soup or the 30 year old Citric Red Bean Soup.  Either way, there was no way one could go wrong. The pear soup was very, very sweet while the red bean soup had a special tingle to it.  Both were equally fantastic and both were a great way to end off the evening.  

30 Year Old Citric Red Bean Soup

Overall it was a fantastic night.  The food was absolutely amazing as we now know why so many celebrities come here to eat.  The chef also came out, sat down and introduced himself to us.  He explained to us that the reason why many of his foods tasted so different was that he always got the best ingredients in the world no matter what the cost was and that no corners would be cut.  Even if the ingredients were from a far away land, he would somehow find a way to bring it to his restaurant.  None of the food we ate that evening was super salty and despite the fact that his food had so much flavor to them, very little to no MSG was ever used in his foods which to me sounded was super amazing. This claim was also repeated and supported by his assistants and staff.  Paul was super nice and his entire staff was always by our side.  We felt welcomed and we were certainly very please and very full after the meals.  After this meal, it was very easy to see why he had won so many awards. Overall, I give it an easy 5 out of 5.

1/F, Wah Fung Building, 17-23 Minden Avenue,
Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong


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