The Gourmands Dining Bar (Clark Quay Area)

It was wednesday night's out and we have decided to hang out at this particularly interesting bar and restaurant just opposite The Central Mall on Hong Kong Street. The location kinda shocked us as we expected a place that is more spacious but a small quiet bar sounds nice for a group hangout of close friends.

We were impressed by the spread on the menu as they serve many exotic stuffs however, we have decided to go for the $29.90 Liquid Buffet made up of beers, cocktails, mocktails, shots, housepours and spirits of almost everykind. We ordered some simple tapas and started the potent drinking games. There were about 10 tables, the place can house to the max 30-40 people at one time and they do have a couch seat for about 8 of us and we settled down snuggly there.

The food came, the japanese seaweed wrapped chicken is badly overdone, its all black and the samosas were a tad too hard but you don't matter the food when you are high in spirits. The truffle fries were yummy, made aromatic with the truffle oil, these fries are scrumptious.

We ordered a good array of housepours from whiskey coke, rum coke, vodka orange, vodka lime to the tad old tequila shots and gin tonics. The drinks were not potent enough and our very worse drinker could down 4 of these and still talk normal. I mean, isn't it easier to get them drunk fast and they could go home quick rather then hang there and keep drinking and trying to get drunk. The concept is a little different. So we ended up downing about 6 glasses of house pours and 10 shots each before we say good bye and wasn't even high for our next hangout.

The staff is friendly and sitting comfortable. There is also a restroom 'unisex of course' that you can use but do use it early as it always gets stinkier and stinkier.

Location: 3.5/5, Price: 3.5/5, Food: 2.5/5 Potency of drinks:2/5 Service: 3.5/5 Cleanliness: 2.5/5

Will I come back: Most likely not Will I bring my friends: Well if they bring me I will go