THE first foreign restaurant from famed British chef Simon Rogan, Aulis is a delightfully intimate restaurant located on Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay.
Causeway Bay isn’t exactly renowned for having a personal touch. Yet, in amongst the retail mania of its colossal high-street, always heaving with comers and goers, is Aulis –a serene hideaway from the outside world.
Food prep at Aulis Hong Kong
Borrowing its name from the late Finnish chef Aulis Lehtimaki (an early collaborator at Rogan’s two Michelin-starred London restaurant L’Enclume), Aulis is due to debut a series of exciting new creations this month.
The Aulis Hong Kong interior
With Rogan’s tasting menu, diners can expect the unexpected, with daring twists on British classics alongside crowd pleasers with a more local palette in mind. The Aulis kitchen prides itself on innovation, and with only 12 guests seated at a time, every meal promises to be a genuinely personalised experience.
Truffle Pudding at Aulis Hong Kong
The Truffle Pudding is an exquisite savoury reinvention of British dessert staple, bread and butter pudding, layering a warm croissant pastry with truffle custard. Perhaps the most eye-catching new offering is Aulis’ Sea Urchin Custard, which draws from two of Hong Kong’s most adored premium ingredients: sea urchin and caviar. It’s also worth noting that the caviar has been specially developed under the Simon Rogan brand by esteemed caviar house Petrossian.
Sea Urchin Custard at Aulis Hong Kong
While Rogan’s vegetable dishes draw from a wealth of locally farmed produce, the Raw Beef in Coal, Pumpkin and Sunflower features a dry-aged Welsh sirloin beef steak dressed in coal oil – an oil contrived by infusing the yakitori charcoal from the end of serving time, with grapeseed oil. The beef is accompanied by pickled butternut squash, sweet burnt onion, and a sunflower emulsion.
Simon Rogan at Aulis Hong Kong
by Charlie Navin-Holder
Priced at HK$1,480+10 per cent per guest, with an additionalHK$680 for the wine pairing experience, the ever-evolving 10 course Aulis tasting menu represents a rare chance to experience Simon Rogan’s unique process up close and personal. There is, of course, a second option for non-alcoholic drinks pairing, priced at an additional HK$380+10 per cent
UG08, Sino Plaza, 255 Gloucester Rd, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong