Le Port Parfumé

Great spot for a mini lunch get away. I ordered a set lunch $ 178:
Grilled Eggplant, Pumpkin & Brie Salad
–a little mushy and eggplant a little oily
Braised Beef Cheeks with Potato Mousseline
–Tender Beef cheeks on a huge bed of potato mousse
Banana Crumble with Chocolate Icecream
–A nice ending to a heavy lunch
Service is good — perhaps some room for improvement but good enough.

This is the time you wish Unilocal has a 4.5 star scale. Authentic bistro with own characters.
The wine selection is the drawback here that we did not start that perfectly.
We ran into some friend who just got in before us and he has been a fan here. He recommended the clam, lobster spaghetti, and beef cheek. I had an eye on the sea bass. But two times a week is overwhelming for me in term of mercury intake. The lame spare rib is also waving to me. Yes yes I know they do seafood well. I excitely asked the staff if they serve duck, my favourite French dish. And no.
Alright, we started with cute scallop, not Hokkaido I am afraid darling. Pan seared, well cooked, but dressing anything wise no surprise. Decent size, juicy, plain.
Then the night got delighted by the beef cheek. No jokes. Red wine braised, with carrot and a bit veggie. Served in Le Creuet. All mashed to divine level. Gently melt right away. BWT I will mark this night that I went back to beef after two years.
Lobster spaghetti was okay for me. Al dente. Thanks to the lunch pasta…$%#&*^$
The dessert is heaven. The Floating Island, taste a bit like marshmallow but futuristic, quite a gastronomic piece. Then the caramel crème is ridiculously tasty. Eric Kayser is also serving this pudding due to Le French May. They beat Eric a few miles. The banana tart with ice cream is just right. Grandma style, finish them all.
A great spot for Friday dinner with friends.

I finally got to try Le Port Perfume after it’s been on my list of restaurants to try for at least half a year. I’ve heard many great things about it being a French little bistro tucked away in Kau Yu Fong. The food did not disappoint us.
After doing some research, we learnt that it’s famous for their seafood. Everything on the menu seemed delicious. The two of us ended up ordering three dishes to share: crab cake with lemon mayo, «sous-​vide» lamb spareribs with peas & garlic confit and the Maine lobster spaghetti. I totally agree that their seafood dishes were amazing and so was their meat! The crab cake was the freshest one (and perhaps the most expensive one) I’ve ever tried in my life. It was hot and freshly served right from the kitchen. The sauce for the lobster spaghetti was rich yet not too overpowering. The lamb was definitely the highlight as the meat was so tender that the meat almost just fell off the bones right away when we stuck our knives in. The peas on the lamb dish was not green peas, they were the peas from the sweet peas and they definitely made the dish less heavy.
The only reason why I’m not giving this 5 stars is that their service was just so-​so. For a restaurant filled with customers on a Friday night, they seemed to have only two wait staff attending all the tables. We almost sat there for 10 minutes until someone finally came to give us the menu. I’d also expect someone to elaborate more on what’s on the menu. Overall, I’m still quite satisfied with my experience at Le Port Parfume. I’ll definitely be back to try their other dishes!

A French restaurant with the fragrant harbour as its namesake — a restaurant one ought to try once, right? Definitely yes! I cannot really recommend anything from a menu that changes daily, all I can say is go for the freshly-​caught seafood as these are guaranteed to be the freshest item on the classic standing blackboard menu. The website is as exciting as watching paint dry.
Le Port Parfumé has a good relationship with local fishermen, ensuring they have the best catch; a win-​win situation for both parties. The cuisine is kind of a fusion of French and Chinese cooking, and the entire bistro caters only to forty people. The tables are spaced evenly and there certainly is enough elbow room to wiggle in while sipping French du vin. The ceilings are high and the décor rustic, with vintage photographs and signs adorning the walls.
A standout dish was the Josper-​grilled wild sea bream, which brought a strong garlicky aroma complemented with the zest of lemon. I am sucker for cherry tomatoes so I gorged on that. The grilling of the sea bream was perfect, very savory and tender. That Josper grill definitely worked its magic.
Just because of one standout dish I could pretty much forget the slow service. It is a good thing we had eaten pre-​dinner at another restaurant to fill up a little because the price point at Le Port Parfumé isn’t exactly Burger King. The wait staff were pleasant and catered to every whim. What I liked was that before the dish is to be served on the table, the server will take the time to explain the dish — to me, this is the number one quality of a great server. It’s also how I learned about the Josper.
I love restaurants that ethically source their ingredients and also catch and cook them daily. The menu still has a lot of items that I want to try, and from what I have experienced, it warrants a second (and third) visit.