Youngsters
nowdays are often reluctant to have Chinese food as many restaurants are rather
old-fashioned, plus the recipes remain almost unchanged for years. Thank God
the founders of Urban Park and Yum Cha has introduced this super cool Kung Fu
themed Dragon Noodles Academy to the cuilinary scene.
Really
loved the way they incorporate conventional Chinese decorations and Wing Chun
training equipments into this modern restaurant, which only makes everything
undeniable.
Just
turn around and you’ll find some herbal tea containers for cold brew Chinese
tea and a local beer called Gwei Lo. A nice wordplay as beer is nicknamed as ‘Gwei
Lo herbal tea’ by Hongkongers.
Okay,
I was really carried away by the awesome interior and let’s get back to the
food and drinks.
DNA got a drinks menu despite being a Chinese
restaurant and we started off our meal with some East-meets-West cocktails.
Flower
maiden’s collins ($99, back) – rose & jasmine-infused hendrick’s gin, crawley’s
rose syrup, bergamot puree, crawley’s orgeat syrup, east imperial sode water
Females
would totally fall for this girly and elegant drink and it tasted as good as it
looked. The amount of gin added was just right so it didn’t overpower the
floral aroma and sweetness from the syrup.
Margarita
chino ($79, front) – cimmaron blanck tequila, crawley’s pineapple & almond syrup,
chartreuse green, fresh lime juice
A
little more spiked than the former one but I also liked that lime and pineapple
sourness.
Another
ultra photogenic item were the Crispy Lobster Puffs ($69@) which looked so much
like real lobsters when seen from far away. Minced lobster meat was mixed with water
chesnut and coriander, then wrapped in two types of pastries (thus the two
colours) and fried to golden brown and airy. The filling was flavoursome but
not as bouncy as expected. Probably would have been better if chunks of lobster
meat were used?
Clouds
of sweet smelling steam filled our dining area when the barbecue sauce was poured
to the tiny pot of Hot-stone BBQ Pork Fillets ($119). Every single piece was fatty,
thoroughly marinated and the beans on the side were just as amazing.
Wood-oven
whole peking duck with pancakes ($499) was definitely DNA’s signature and they
even roast their own ducks!
Served
fresh off the oven, the chef then artfully skinned the duck into three plates, duck
meat, duck skin and skin with meat. Look at how neat they were arranged!
Accompanying the meat were garlic mash, raw cane sugar, sweet duck sauce and
sesame paste, as well as cucumber, rock melon, chinese leeks and pink cabbage.
Here’s
my peking duck wrap and it was simply delicious with all the great ingredients.
We
also had Spicy duck & dried chilli ($99) made with the skinless duck as a
follow up course. It possessed all those mouthwatering factors, pungent and
spicy flavours in Sichuan cuisine.
Get
your camera or smart phones ready for this 24 hours ale-braised pork knuckle
& rice (for 6 people, $399) as it involves another mini live show. The staff
first destructed the pork knuckle and mixed those off the bone tender pork with
everything else in the gigantic plate. The addition of pomegranate was a nice
and brilliant touch as it balanced the briniess and greasiness of the meat.
We
were super full after downing all the amazing dishes so we just ordered Flowering
tofu ($79) as a sweet note to finish the night. To be honest, it was an usual
tofu pudding with goji berries but it’s the chef’s knife skills that brought
this dessert to a whole new level. Totally an artwork that requires years of
practice.
DNA
is undoubtedly my recent favourite with their innovative and stylish dishes without
compromising on authentic flavours. Would surely be taking my foregin friends (especially
martial arts lovers) here for a taste of real Chinese Kung Fu (yes, Kung Fu means 'skill' and 'technique' in Chinese too :p).
Dragon Noodles Academy (龍麵館)
Man Yee Building,
68 Des Voeux Road, Central
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