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Tsuen Wan welcomes Parkside@Nina to its ever-growing collection of dining venues. This wood fossil-themed restaurant is located next to Nina Park, an urban green space that’s home to Asia’s largest wood fossil collection. Customers can find a NOC Coffee Co. cafe bar by Parkside@Nina’s entrance, which leads to the restaurant’s dining area. From the restaurant’s entrance, you can see its elaborately designed dining area which features decor like curved cabinets that display wood fossils, streamlined ceilings, and dried flowers on certain dining tables. Upon stepping into the restaurant’s corridor, you’ll see Parkside@Nina’s high ceilings, which let in natural sunlight and make it feel like you’ve stepped into a cathedral. From the venue’s round tables and sofa booth seats to the retro checkerboard floors and plants as decor, Parkside@Nina definitely gets points for being a photogenic venue.
Parkside@Nina offers various Asian and Western-style dishes in their lunch menu, customers can choose their desired appetiser, entree, and dessert or beverage in the restaurant’s three-course lunch sets ($138); or get an additional serving of the soup of the day in their four-course lunch set ($158). During our meal, we began with a portion of tomatoes and mozzarella cheese along with carrot soup, which was light and easygoing. As for our entrees, we ordered the pan-fried Alaskan perch and linguini arrabbiata with prawns. Both dishes looked quite appetising and were presented well, so we snapped some photos of our food before digging in. The perch came with assorted vegetables, mashed potatoes with lemon, and a white wine cream sauce; but the fish’s texture wasn’t as tender as expected. The cream sauce was very flavourful, but unfortunately, it overpowered the subtle aroma of lemon in the mashed potatoes. As for the linguini, the pasta was cooked al dente and it came with plenty of garlic but had a relatively light flavour.
Still hungry for more, we also ordered a fungi and arugula ($158) sourdough pizza, which was made to order and came out piping hot. The pizza crust had a bouncy texture and came with toppings like parmesan cheese, Parma ham, mushrooms, and arugula. Although the pizza was delicious, we wish that the pizza was baked for a little longer so it would have some charred flavour. Finally, we got a portion of cheesecake with strawberry sauce, which had a very wet texture that we didn’t enjoy.
All in all, we thought Parkside@Nina’s environment and atmosphere were quite enjoyable. In particular, we especially enjoyed the restaurant’s high ceilings, which are a rarity in Hong Kong. What’s more, the restaurant’s offerings are presented well and aren’t too pricey. Whether you’re looking to snap some pictures in an Instagrammable venue or looking for an atmospheric restaurant for a friendly gathering or even a date, this restaurant is worth checking out. Be sure to book a table for Parkside@Nina in advance, or you’ll have to wait for a while during peak dining hours. – translated by Cherry Chan
Here’s what our star ratings mean:
★: Not recommended
★★: A disappointing experience
★★★: A good experience
★★★★: A very good to great experience
★★★★★: An outstanding experience
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