From being seated to first course we waited 90 minutes. One of our group had a salad. 190 HKD for a few green leaves and no dressing or seasoning. Not even tomato, peppers...just lettuce leaf. We had beef carpaccio. Very small and not seasoned. Two had the crab cookies with langoustine, which were quite good (at 490 HKD). Main courses: rib eye beef. At 550 HKD I was expecting a good steak. What I got was probably just under 4 ounces, and it was just medium, but not very tender. Also, seasoned the outside, but not a flavoursome steak. A very small meal with mostly decorative sides. The potato lyonnaise was the only seasoned dish but super salty. Lamb was a little better as was the guinea fowl. But still these were very small mains.

For 6 people we spent nearly 8000 HKD. Just 2 courses each, 2 bottles of wine (not so bad at 600 HKD a bottle) and 3 bottles of water (a rip off at 110 HKD per bottle! )

On the plus side, the service is good. The bread rolls are very good and you can ask for more. These were much needed as we had to wait 90 minutes for our starters to arrive.

Yes, it's the Ritz Carlton, and yes it's on floor 102 in the ICC. But unless you are sat right next to the window facing out, you really wouldn't appreciate it. This place must rely on passing trade that rarely comes back. There's enough visitors to keep the place quite full without worrying too much about people like me who live here but would never go back for the A la Carte experience.

That said, do go to the Ritz Carlton for fixed price brunch. Much better value.