Opera House Style French Restaurant

Niçoise Onion Anchovy Olive Tart $128 Endive Salad $128 Smoked Herring $128 Atlantic Sea Bass Fillet $298 Lemon Tart with French Meringue $118 Taste Rating: 😋😋😋😋😋 Value for Money: 💲💲💲💲💲 Comfortable Environment: 😌😌😌😌😌 Cleanliness: 🧹🧹🧹🧹🧹 Service Quality: 💁🏼♀️ 💁🏼♀️ 💁🏼♀️ 💁🏼♀️💁🏼♀️ I often have lunch in Sheung Wan and then stroll around the area. I accidentally discovered this French 🇫🇷 restaurant with high-end decor, red velvet curtains, and many paintings, giving it an opera house vibe. Despite the luxurious setting, the prices are reasonable, so I decided to dine here with friends. We ordered 2 appetizers, 1 salad, 1 main course, and 1 dessert. Before the meal, they served us bread with homemade shallot butter 🧈. Shallots are sweeter and milder than onions 🧅, making them a refined addition to many French dishes. The endive salad was arranged like a flower. Endive has a slight bitterness and a crisp texture. It was complemented with blue cheese 🧀, walnuts, and pears. The sweetness of the pears balanced the bitterness of the endive. The Niçoise onion anchovy olive tart had the savory taste of anchovies and is a dish from southern France, similar to pizza. The dough used is bread dough, making it chewier than regular pizza. The toppings included anchovies, olives 🫒, and caramelized onions to balance the saltiness of the anchovies. The smoked herring had no fishy taste at all. The accompanying sauce was tangy and appetizing. The potatoes 🥔 underneath the herring were perfectly cooked, not too soft, with a good texture. The Atlantic sea bass fillet was served hot, and even the plate was heated, ensuring the fish didn't cool down and become fishy. The fillet was tender and boneless, with crispy skin. The spinach was served with a very creamy sauce. The lemon tart with French meringue was not overly sweet but rather tangy, making it less greasy. The lemon tart should be eaten with the meringue for the perfect balance of sweetness. The restaurant's service was excellent. When the food was served, the waiter would announce the name of each dish. It seems simple, but not every restaurant does this. ------ Nissa la Bella 📬 G/F, 10-14 Police Street, Sheung Wan