A highly anticipated budget Xmas meal that turns south

If you are looking for a budget Xmas and new year meal with standard food quality, eating out at Espuma is one of the cost effective yet ideal ways to spend your holiday!

To kick off this joyfully festive afternoon, we were dished up with a colourfully presented Turkey Mixed Green Salad

and Foie Gras in Red Wine Sauce (with an extra $120) which has a messy plating; our table just joked that the foie gras was bleeding, thanks to to the bloody red vinegar sauce that micic the blood for a Halloween meal.

Seafood Bisque and Truffle Mushroom Soup is above average, with all the seafood essence/ chopped mushroom overwhelming our palate. 

For mains, Grilled Australian Lamb Rac with Potato and Roasted Australian Dry Aged Sirloin with Fried Potato are appealing but you can skim over Roasted Salmon Fillet in a not-so-memorable Caviar Cream Sauce. 

What we are able to bring in mind among the whole meal is the dessert. We love the Christmas waffles in sweet potato and green tea fondue accompanied with marshmallow, fruits and sweet dumplings that you can dip with.  

In terms of presentation, girls should not miss the pancake tower of sweet potato and green tea flavour served with a scoop of resberry ice-cream and honey, simply fits into our Xmas crave!

When it comes to Churros, I admit that I am a nitpicking type of foodie after I have visited Spain this March. Churros at Espuma has failed to keep both authenticity and innovation while swapping the crunch outside & the chewy centre to hard and cold ones. 

Verdict: This 4-course menu has been stuck at an ordinary food norm among restaurants- average food without out much surprise. Priced reasonably though. Should I come back? Thanks but no thanks.

Address of Espuma :2/F, H8, 8 Hau Fook Street, Tsim Sha Tsui