Wine and Dine: A renovated restaurant at Cordis hotel (formerly Langham Place), Alibi – Wine Dine Be Social brings together a fun menu and handcrafted cocktails.
Look & Feel: The on-trend decor feels urban and industrial, thanks to metal lighting fixtures and faux cement walls, but it’s softened by pops of colorful pillows and Scandinavian furniture.
Play it cool at Alibi
Meet the Chef: Chef James Oakley has worked in prestigious kitchens around the world, including London’s Restaurant Gordon Ramsay at the Claridges Hotel.
On the Menu: There’s a little bit of everything on offer here: the common ground is the whimsically intricate presentation. The Misty Forest is to be taken literally, with a plate of pickled forest mushrooms served with a trail of vapor rising out of the plate. Then there are the Scotch quail eggs offered on top on an edible fried leek nest. All the plates are sharing-friendly.
Service: Everything seems to be working smoothly on this front: expect to get exceptionally great service from the bar manager.
Jeng: What we like most about Alibi is that it does not feel like your regular old hotel bar. It’s really welcoming and seems to draw a young after-work crowd. The cocktails stand out, thanks to a bartender who takes great care to recommend a personalized drink and then walks through a detailed lineup of the ingredients.
Oh hello, beautiful.
Not So Jeng: It’s not as easy to find something more easygoing on the menu — but that’s not what you’re here for anyway.
Great For: After-work drinks, big group get-togethers.
FYI: Cordis has remodeled almost the entire hotel, so check out the new rooms and club lounge while you’re there.
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[Updated June 2017]Tags: Bar Fusion Hotel Restaurants Mong Kok Restaurants Sharing Plates
