Sarah N.
Yelp
Let me begin by saying that first, we were only there for drinks. Second, we were there early, like 6pm on a Saturday. This place is a restaurant, rooftop cocktail lounge and a nightclub. In summary though, this place has a Las Vegas club feel (regardless if you are there for dinner, drinks or the club itself) and designed for a young, trendy customer in their 20-30's with money to burn.
It is located in California Tower, up on the 25th floor. When you get off the elevator, that floor is the lounge/DJ/nightclub/main bar, you scoot up one dimly lit, wooden spirally staircase (beware if you are in stilletos!) to go to the outdoor rooftop bar or you scoot down another equally dimly lit, wooden spirally staircase (again, hopefully not in stilletos!) to the restaurant. The hostesses will direct you to what you are looking for and they were super sweet, cute, dressed to the nine (all that you would expect from a hostess at a hot club anywhere on the planet). This place has all the feel of a Las Vegas style, big city, trendy, nightclub.
At 6PM though and void of many people, we enjoyed the roof top bar (probably because it was 6PM and void of people). The martini was simply OK (too much vermouth & not a great martini), but both our drinks were served in good solid barware and came with a tiny bowl of chips to snack on. Staff was OK and friendly, but they have the feel of waiting for the 20-30 year old big spenders who spill in after dark and late night.
And the "rooftop" in "rooftop bar" was nice because of the breeze on the top of the building, open aired vibe and has a nice view of the urban landscape built into the hills of Hong Kong. They have plants built into the design of this place though and they are rimmed around the outside of the bar, so the view(s) are by no means unobstructed, nor is it the "best view of the city." It was nice to be outside. There is a full functioning hot tub right in the middle of the layout, which paints a picture of the adult shinanigans with hired models or overserved clientele during an evening with nice weather. This place is more loungy, with deep couches and big pillows to nestle into.
Drinks set us back about $250HKD for one poorly made martini and one rum and coke, so this place is pricey. I am sure dinner is equally as pricey. I work out at Pure Fitness in California Tower and was always curious to see this place. I am glad we went and it is not that I would ever go again, but I myself would try something else in the arsenal of options in California Tower. But again, if you ar 25 with money to burn and this is your scene, this might absolutley be your place.