Where to eat the ‘perfect’ bowl of noodles in Hong Kong: Harilela Hotels’ public relations director on her favourite meals in the city
- Laila Harilela, public relations head of the family hotels group, reveals the place she eats where the views ‘take her breath away’ and ‘everything is perfect’
- She has a particular favourite for Cantonese food, recommends a restaurant that ‘feels like being in the Mediterranean’ and reveals her favourite overseas spot
Laila Harilela is public relations director of the Harilela Hotels group, which includes The Hari and the Holiday Inn Golden Mile.
I’m a real foodie who eats everything. I guess it comes from my father, really. When all my sisters went off to study and moved out after marrying, I was left and he would recreate dishes from restaurants. Plus, my Chinese nanny was also a really good cook.
I used to steam salted fish in my flat in the Harilela house and the whole floor would scold me. “What’s the matter with you, Laila! The house stinks now.” I would think, “Hey, that’s my lunch.”
I really like The Satay Inn in The Fullerton (2/F, The Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel, 3 Ocean Drive, Wong Chuk Hang. Tel: 2166 7455). My friends and I like to go for a delicious chicken curry and some veggies with salted fish. I can’t wait to go back and try more dishes. The view also just takes your breath away. The sea is so calm.
I love Sichuan, and the food is amazing in Grand Majestic Sichuan (Shop 301, Alexandra House, 16-18 Chater Road, Central. Tel: 2151 1299). The atmosphere is pretty good too, although I found the music is a little too loud to talk.
For Cantonese, I do like Loong Yuen (Basement 1, Holiday Inn Golden Mile, 50 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tel: 2315 1006). I’ve tried so many places but the food is usually the same. It’s got to the point if I’m just getting the usual dishes I don’t need to go elsewhere. I love the Chinese fried chicken with the prawn crackers. They also just started serving Peking duck with different condiments and presentation and it’s really good.
