The Farmhouse is a bit of a strange place. For starters, it's on the first floor of a commercial building with one of the most macho marble lobbies I've ever seen, the restaurant is so cold that they willingly give out thick woollen pashminas and there are shelves filled with dried bits of abalone that wouldn't look out of place in a dusty old museum...
Despite the unusual surroundings, the food is pretty good although I'll admit that some of the dishes were a little bit too traditional for my liking, especially the "healthy" soup.
The house-speciality are these rather genius deep-fried stuffed chicken wings which have been de-boned and stuffed with glutinous rice, seafood and mushrooms, among other things. They were definitely the star of the show.
One of the other dishes we had was an egg-white with seafood mixture which was interesting although I have a fundamental problem with the consistency that I just don't seem to be able to get over. In my mind, these Cantonese egg-white dishes have the consistency of a pudding, not a main course. Combine it with bits of seafood and serious alarm bells start ringing in my mind...
The slow-cooked pork dish was divine but also about the least healthy dish ever invented. It just melted in your mouth.
We had a couple of other dishes including a chicken with pineapple dish which were good and a couple that were not so great - the balance unfortunately falling slightly on the less-good side. For example, less interesting in my books was the "healthy" soup which we had - frankly a bit uninspired on the taste front, as was the plate of debris from the soup which we were presented with! While the soup may have been "healthy", the rest of the meal was definitely not healthy at all. Interesting but I'm not sure I'd rush back....
1/F, 18 Hysan Avenue
Causeway Bay
Tel: 2881 41331
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