Following a Mother’s Day filled with diverse dining experiences to honour Mum, Father’s Day – this year falling on Sunday, Jun. 16 – pulls out all the stops with festivities that go beyond the usual beer and barbecue stereotypes.
Check out our list of Foodie’s top ways to celebrate dear old dad this year with all the best Father’s Day wining and dining options in Hong Kong.
The best Father’s Day menus in Hong Kong this 2024
JW Café’s Father’s Day Wagyu beef dinner buffet
Meaty indulgence is the name of the game this Father’s Day at JW Café, the JW Marriott hotel’s all-day buffet restaurant. In prime position at this fabulous all-you-can-eat spread are premium Wagyu delicacies the likes of seared A5 Wagyu sushi, Wagyu sukiyaki, and roasted Australian Wagyu tomahawk and sirloin carved on-site. As always at JW Café, dads can top up with unlimited seafood on ice, sashimi and sushi, a wide variety of Asian and Western dishes, and desserts galore.
JW Café, 5/F, JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, 2810 8366, book here
Available on Jun. 15–16 from 6–10PM, priced at HKD968/adult and HKD678/child aged 3–12
Oyster & Wine Bar’s Father’s Day seafood Sunday brunch
We go from land to sea at the Sheraton’s Oyster & Wine Bar, showcasing chef Oscar Chow’s elevated seafood-focused brunch menu on Father’s Day. The usual decadent semi-buffet feast, which features a seafood tower, eggs Benedict, lobster bisque, and made-to-order main courses, is extra special on this day for fathers; each dad will also be gifted with a foie gras pâté amuse-bouche, glass of Chivas 12 years whisky, and hazelnut chocolate cigar for dessert! Free-flow wine is included in the price tag.
Oyster & Wine Bar, 18/F, Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers, 20 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, 2369 1111, book here
Available on Jun. 16 from 12–3PM, priced from HKD998/adult, HKD798/child aged 12–17, and HKD499/child aged 4–11
Melody’s weekend brunch with Father’s Day negroni on the house
In addition to Melody’s signature weekend brunch menu, which includes 2.5 hours of free-flow Prosecco, wine, beer, and mocktails, chef Jamie Draper is gifting each dad with a complimentary negroni to soothe the soul. On the brunch menu, vibrant modern European sharing appetisers kick things off, from terrine campagnarde to burnt aubergine escabeche, followed by a choice of hearty main and dessert. Since Father’s Day falls on a Sunday, we’d opt for the Sunday roast option of roast rib of beef with all the trimmings. True to Melody’s full moniker, live music is on board for dad too.
Melody: House of Food & Music, G/F, Truelight Building, 100 Third Street, Sai Ying Pun, 9593 8110, book here
Available on Jun. 16 from 12–6PM, priced at HKD688 pp
The Legacy House’s Father’s Day lunch and dinner set menus
For dads with a passion for fine Cantonese cuisine, make a booking at Michelin-starred The Legacy House at the Rosewood hotel. Chef Li Chi Wai has crafted lunch and dinner menus for Father’s Day that are exclusively available for savouring in the restaurant’s private dining room, which will make your dad feel like the king he is. The set lunch menu includes highlights of double-boiled winter-melon soup and braised spotted garoupa ball, whilst on the set dinner menu, wok-fried pigeon fillet and braised South African abalone headline.
The Legacy House, 7/F, Rosewood Hong Kong, Victoria Dockside, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, 3891 8732, book here
Available on Jun. 16 from 12–2:30PM and 6–10:30PM, priced at HKD1,180 pp for lunch and HKD2,380 pp for dinner
Carna’s Father’s Day brunch menu and dinner specials
Clinching the Foodie Forks 2024 Readers’ Choice – Best Restaurant award, Italian nose-to-tail steakhouse Carna at the new Mondrian hotel is a must for meat lovers. This Festa del Papà, dads can dig into a family-style brunch feast that features unlimited antipasti and pasta selections, including black truffle beef tartare and beef carpaccio. Taking centre stage in the meal is Carna’s charcoal-grilled meat platter with lamb chops, Black Angus short ribs, and a choice of dad’s favourite steak, from M5 chuck flap to Carima rib-eye. The dessert – a fusion of zeppole and tiramisu – is sure to tickle the taste buds, Italiano style.
Should Dad prefer an evening meal, Carna is also offering three special à-la-carte dishes with Father’s Day in mind. There’s a decadent pasta dish of homemade rigatoni with beef tripe, black truffle, and Pecorino (HKD328), polenta with homemade beef and pork sausage, mushroom, and tomato sauce (HKD388), and the showstopping grilled whole rack of lamb (HKD1,288). Now, why not push the boat all the way out and order the lot?
Carna by Dario Cecchini, 39/F, Mondrian Hong Kong, 8A Hart Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui, 3550 0339, book here for brunch, book here for dinner
Brunch available on Jun. 15–16 from 12–3PM, priced from HKD728 pp for food and from HKD280 pp for free-flow alcoholic beverages. À-la-carte dinner specials available on Jun. 15–16 from 6PM–midnight.
Salisterra’s Macallan dinner with Ricardo Chaneton
Father’s Day celebrations get off to a cracking start with this chef’s table experience at The Upper House hotel’s modern Mediterranean restaurant Salisterra, where Michelin-starred chef Ricardo Chaneton of MONO has recently taken over as culinary adviser. In the restaurant’s stunning private dining room, chef Ricardo will be treating gourmands to a five-course menu that includes king crab, pan-seared foie gras, and roasted pigeon. These sumptuous dishes will be paired with five single-malt Scotch whiskies by The Macallan, ideal if your dad is a fan of a wee dram.
Salisterra, 49/F, The Upper House, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, 3968 1106, book here
Available on Jun. 15 from 6:30PM, priced at HKD1,925 pp
