Love a Free Flow? Quarry Bay’s À Poêle Is Serving Unlimited Oysters, Steak, Fondue and Mussels On Weekdays

HONG KONG

In a city that treats dining like a competitive sport, it takes something special to make Quarry Bay pause mid-scroll and commit to a weeknight reservation. Yet that is precisely what À Poêle Bistro has managed to do.

From oysters on Mondays to mussels on Thursdays, with a molten cheese interlude in between, this is less a promotion and more a structured excuse to abandon sad desk salads for the foreseeable future.

Mondays: Oysters Galore

At HK$388 per person, Monday nights come with 60 minutes of unlimited freshly shucked French oysters, paired with a proper two-course bistro dinner.

Expect a rotating selection, including Roumégous Fine d’Alienor from the Marennes-Oléron basin — plump, gently briny, and delicate enough to convert even the cautiously oyster-curious. They arrive with classic accompaniments (lemon, mignonette, cocktail sauce), and, crucially, they keep coming.

The experience is rounded out with a choice of starter — soup of the day, chef’s salad, or a charcuterie and cheese platter — followed by mains that lean into French comfort: duck confit with Puy lentils and mash, merguez sausage orecchiette, or a rich mushroom risotto.

Tuesdays: The Steak Ritual

Tuesdays from 5pm are devoted to 90 minutes of unlimited steak frites for HK$288 per person.

Dinner begins with a starter of choice before the main event: premium steak, cooked to preferred doneness, replenished as swiftly as appetite demands. Fries are crisp and golden, green salad refreshes between bites, and sauces — peppercorn, garlic butter, Café de Paris — ensure no two rounds taste quite the same.

The cut rotates monthly (recent highlights include grass-fed Angus from Southern Ranges farms), which gives regulars just enough novelty to justify making this a standing appointment.

Wednesdays: Fondue Therapy

By midweek, most of us are in need of emotional support. Enter Cheese Fondue Wednesdays.

At HK$198 per set (ideal for two), bubbling pots of Gruyère and Emmental, laced with wine, arrive ready for communal dipping. Charcuterie adds savoury depth; toasted bread cubes and crispy potatoes provide structure; diced apples cut through the richness; a green salad maintains the illusion of balance.

Thursdays: Moules-Frites, the Seaside Way

By Thursday, the mood shifts to brasserie by the sea. For HK$348 per person, diners enjoy 60 minutes of unlimited mussels, preceded by a starter of choice.

Cooked to order in regional French styles — from classic Meunière (white wine, thyme, butter) to Provençal brightness or creamy Normande — each pot arrives with fries and grilled bread for sauce-soaking purposes. It is convivial, a little messy, and entirely satisfying.

Happy Hour: Because Timing Is Everything

And if four themed evenings were not sufficient temptation, daily happy hour runs from 3pm to 8pm. Wines and sparkling start at HK$48, beers at HK$58, and cocktails at HK$68 — including an Elderflower Fizz and Lillet Spritz that feel tailor-made for unwinding before (or during) the main event.

À Poêle French Bistro

Shop 514, G/F, Hing On Mansion, 5 Tai Yue Ave, Taikoo ShingA short walk from Tai Koo MTR, Exit D1

Open daily: 11:30am–10:00pm (weekdays), 11:00am–10:00pm (weekends & public holidays)

Reservations recommended for all weekly specials