The Optimist

The Optimist is a spanish restaurant Hong Kong located in Hong Kong.

8 / 10
177
ratings
  • Phone

    +852 2433 3324

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  • Type

    Spanish Restaurant

Address

G/F-2/F, 239 Hennessy Rd Hong Kong

Reservations Yes
Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express & MasterCard)
Wi-Fi No
Outdoor Seating No
Music Yes
Dining Options Take-out
Restroom Yes
Menus Lunch, Dinner, Dessert, Happy Hour, Bar Snacks, Tasting Menu
Drinks Beer, Wine, Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 35


Keywords:

happy hour charcoal steak trendy great value burrata cheese brunch food bar rice good for special occasions turbot lunch dinner mocktails
Ashley Chan

Another loud Spanish restaurant with a fun, hip vibe. Pretty good tapas that aren't pricey . The turbot (huge) was incredible- one of the best fishes I've had. Octopus and croquettes were also great.

WestcoastFlavah

Was here for brunch w/ a friend. Excellent service . Food was very presentable & absolutely perfect. The fish however was perfectly steamed!

Tas (✿╹◡╹)

Good lunch deal , with tapas buffet (cold cuts , cheese , salad , gazpacho ) + 1 main (the duck confit was good) + 1 dessert . Book in advance!

L M

Great service and awesome food! My family and I had just come for some drinks but ended up having an amazing food experience. We were served fresh seafood that left us wanting more!

Kay Kulkarni

It's all about the Txuleta rib eye . If you're going for happy hour , or The Optimistic hour as they call it, try the eggplant fries with honey .

Swiss In Hong Kong ????????????????

Beautiful restaurant , nice "spanish" food! Great steaks , good quality of the food. I'll be back there soon.

Josephine ????

Their al horno (seafood charcoal baked rice ) is really delicious.m <3

Mary Ng

We ordered several tapas incl calamari , octopus ..taste is good though not typical Spanish. The seabass was gd though friend said a bit dried becos it was grilled butterflied. Steak & d sauce r very gd

Bonnie Wong

Steak & seafood rice ????????

Danny Oosterveer

Great vibe and the food and mocktails are awesome. Best we had in HK.

Tabitha Johnson

Great happy hour , awesome space. Try Gin and Ginger . One of the best cocktails I've had.

Tricia Bean

Went here for a special coursed dinner . Everything was very good including the service. Nice ambiance.

John Booth

Tasty food, good for sharing with friends. Bar is good for drinks with a great selection of gin and tonics .

Rui Zhang

Lunch menus have good value for money . Service is good (quite rare in HK). Only negative point, kitchen smell is quite heavy on 3/F.

Neil

Good value for money brunch with decent food. Upstairs was a bit crowded and noisy ... will give downstairs a try next time.

Vincent Quan

Come here for the brunch . Good deal for buffet w/ choice of mains and free flow.

Sergio Galzerano

Great tapas , cocktails and steak . Really nice ambience.

Amélie DEBAST

Small dishes are enough. I suggest the gambas cooked on plancha. The restaurant is well decorated

Sergio Galzerano

Seafood with charcoal rice is great, great service and ambience

Tink Wong

Not bad, not amazing. Reliable food. Can't go wrong with burrata . The seafood rice is good for three ppl, lots of prawns .

Jessica Lindeawesome

Good happy hour deals , the environment is chill despite its location.

Hinaet

Nice people and semi tapas buffet .

Olof Bull

The service is great and the food is out of this world

Tomas Furlong

Happy hour before 7:30 (including weekends) is fantastic

Joel Savitzky

Crowded , so so drinks. The "special" beer is made by Asahi ?! Seriously.

Ivan De La Sela

Allmost everything is good. Food quality, quantity, but most of all service

Amalia Hochmann

Loved the food, the atmosphere, and the decor.

Harriet Cheung

Really good service . Lunch sets range from $178 - $200+ plus 10%

Diana M

Very nice! Good food, friendly service !

Robert Trio

They have sangria pitchers for happy hour . ????

Alina

Great Happy Hour deals ! ????

Tink Wong

Good value for brunch

Josephine ????

Nice decor, friendly staff .

Alessio

40mins after ordering,still no food..we ask,they say "it's coming".30 more minutes and the food start arriving.We pay and they charge the wrong amount..they don't offer even a fake apology.never again

Chris Chen

Above average drinks

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