Fortune Villa makes an effort to adopt locally produced condiments and ingredients in some of its signature dishes, among them stir-fried lamb with pickled tofu with peppers takes after locally-produced Liu Ma Kee preserved tofu, adding a creamy glaze on top of juicy slices of lamb. We did find it better served with the restaurant’s own XO sauce, which offers a hint of heat in the meaty main.

Celebrating the premium quality of soy products of local purveyor Shu Kee, fried garoupa with tofu sheets is better in taste than its bland presentation – beige slices of lightly-seared fish snuggly arranged on a bed of beige tofu sheets and milky broth. The flavours, between the richness of the fish and creamy soy, complemented each other well.

Sweet and sour pork, while highly recommended, was a let-down with over-sauced, lean chunks of deep-fried pork. The simple fried egg noodles with sliced squid was a tad oily. The yin-yang sesame rolls, however, was a rich dessert to round up the meal.

Fortune Villa’s wine selection is modest, although some of the wine by the glass options could run beyond HK$200 per glass, yet the wines are delivered already poured, without description or a tasting beforehand. The service needs improving, as members of the service team need better knowledge in the restaurant’s offerings in food and wine. Service is quick and dishes were promptly delivered and served timely—if only they were served according to the right order.

Despite the change in management and revamped in its interiors and style, Fortune Villa needs to steer away from being as middle-of-the-road as it is now, if they want to ensure returning guests.

A meal for two with a glass of wine and service amounts to HK$1,900

Rating: 3/5 

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