Table No. 1 / Greyhound Cafe

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This article was translated from Chinese by AI.

Restaurant Week continues, and this time I had lunch at both places.
The Restaurant Week lunch set menus are priced at 78 or 128 yuan, which is obviously much cheaper than dinner.
Of course, at these prices, many high-end restaurants simply cannot provide top-quality cuisine,
and some even reduce portion sizes. There’s no helping it—you can’t expect them to operate at a loss~~

Table No.1 by Jason Atherton

Table No.1 is located on the first floor of The Waterhouse. As a boutique hotel next to the Old Dock, its exterior looks quite rustic. In the 1930s and 1940s, this building served as the headquarters of the Japanese Military Police.
After years of abandonment, it has now been transformed into a boutique hotel. The lobby isn’t very large, and the entire hotel has only 19 guest rooms.

The Waterhouse

There are very few rooms, and they aren’t particularly spacious. The public area amenities are also relatively simple.
On the first floor, there is a restaurant, an outdoor dining area, and a café. On the rooftop, there is a bar,
as well as an event hall. That pretty much sums up the entire hotel~~~
Actually, this isn’t my first visit here; last time I came for a B&W and Maserati event held right here.

Don’t let the worn-out exterior fool you—the interior is actually quite impressive:

Like The Puli, this hotel is a member of Design Hotels and won the Best Architectural Conservation and Renovation Award at the China Best Design Hotels 2011.

The restaurant opens at noon. I arrived a few minutes early while they were still setting up, so I took a stroll around the adjacent café:

The restaurant is called Table No. 1, created by Michelin-starred British chef Jason Atherton.

Table No. 1

They normally offer a lunch set menu for 188 yuan, but during Restaurant Week, it’s just 128 yuan.
It’s a 3-course Western meal. Let’s take a look at what we ate~~~

Pumpkin soup with scallops: A pan-seared scallop was placed in the bowl, and the pumpkin soup was served in a cup.
After pouring the soup over the scallop, the flavor was excellent, with a very satisfying use of spices.

Pumpkin Soup with Scallops

Pan-seared sea bass with barley: The sea bass was very tender and the portion wasn’t small. It was topped with tofu, red peppers, onions, etc.
Surprisingly, everything tasted really good when mixed together.

Pan-seared Sea Bass with Barley

Strawberry Chocolate Layer Cake: It’s strawberry season, and the sweet strawberries paired with the soft chocolate layer cake
tasted great too, though the portion was a bit small~~~~

Strawberry Chocolate Layer Cake

In summary, the taste, service, and ambiance were all excellent. The Restaurant Week pricing is also very affordable,
though portions are slightly small, and the Old Dock location is really quite inconvenient.

Greyhound Cafe

Greyhound Cafe is a Thai restaurant chain. The branches in Hong Kong and Mainland China are likely managed by the Gaia Group,
which also operates restaurants like Isola and Va Bene~~~
Although it hails from Thailand, the menu features a fusion of Southeast Asian dishes, Western cuisine, and various other styles.
The restaurant is located on the 5th floor of iAPM Mall, making it fairly convenient to get to~~~ The ambiance is nice, and so is the service.

For Restaurant Week, they offer a main course for 78 yuan, which comes with a complimentary salad and spring rolls.
Honestly, for 78 yuan, you really can’t ask for much more~~~
I chose the Curry Chicken Leg Noodles. The taste was decent, and the portion was generous enough to fill me up,
but overall, it felt pretty much like a standard business lunch~~~~