Felix

We were not happy with this restaurant’s service. We chose this restaurant because we thought we were avoiding a tourist trap. We were mistaken. This restaurant seems like it might have been good 10 – 15 years ago, but today Hong Kong has so many other restaurants that provide much better service.
When we got in the restaurant, the host wanted to seat us by a random curtain in the middle of the restaurant that blocked the harbor view. There were multiple tables open with views of the harbor. The host ended up seating us in another location right by where all the servers enter and exit the kitchen. Because it is a darker restaurant, it was very annoying to see the kitchen lights every few seconds. This table should not have been set up this way.
It took 10 minutes to order waters for the table. After 15 minutes or not putting in a food order in, we decided to walk out and go to another restaurant. With the open tables, seating issues, and wait time, it indicated to us that there might be something wrong with this restaurant and we did not want to chance it on trying the food.
We strongly recommend you try a different harbor view restaurant. There are so many choices in hk with service that corresponds to price.

I dined here twice while staying at the Peninsula. The atmosphere, service, and food were all top notch. While perhaps a bit over priced, the cuisine was something great. I’d highly recommend the lamb entrée… it could have been my last meal and I would’ve been ok with that. The window tables offer amazing harbour views which added to a solid dining experience.

This review is for the bar and bathroom only. Probably worth 4.5 stars. Nice view. Nice drinks. The drinks average $ 150 HKD — over 20 USD each. The drinks are very good, but not spectacular. Service was good, not great. The view is fantastic. A very, very, nice place for a drink or two while staying in Hong Kong. I arrived when it opened at 5:30 pm and only 1 couple shared the space with me!!! A few others meandered in around 6pm. When I left at 6:30pm, there still were only 4 patrons at the bar! It is a small bar, however. I speculate that it get’s busier around 8pm during the laser light show. Incredible men’s bathroom. A must visit! Must abide by dress code posted at entrance: feet must be fully covered, no shorts!

Been traveling to Hong Kong for years and always heard about the Felix but had never made it here until last year. Had dinner at the Felix with Simon a Hong Kong friend. Service as to be expected was flawless and the meal done to perfection and fit for a king. Its not the food people come here for, it is to tour the washrooms, lol yes, it is true. The washroom are what this place is all about and famous for. They are the main attraction and not for what you think. The men’s urinals are free standing marble facing a floor to ceiling window overlooking Hong Kong Island, the cityscape and Victoria harbor. Yes peeing with the best view of Hong Kong Island. Worth a trip to the Felix just to experience this. The bar is great too, very stylish, the service is good as well. But it is the washrooms. :)

I went out of my way to get drinks at Felix’s bar to checkout the view. The drinks were fine and the service friendly.
The view at night could be spectacular but the blinds were open but down, obscuring the view.
When I asked the staff to open them, they refused and explained that the interior designer and chef did not want the view to distract from the good.
If a chef’s food can’t complement and compete with a good view, then the chef has no business being employed at a restaurant with a good view.
The Peninsula Hotel deserves better.

I visited Felix when I went to Hong Kong in 2005, and have remembered it all these years for its tremendous bathroom. My mother and I both found it exceptional, and have brought it up between ourselves several times in the last decade. When we made a family trip back to Hong Kong last month, we made a point of going back and seeing if the bathroom held up.
We stopped in for a drink after dinner on a Wednesday night, and the place was more or less dead. The space was impressive, with a lovely panoramic view of Hong Kong, and attractively decorated, if a bit less hip than I remembered. Service was generally fine. Our bartender was pleasant enough. There was some kind of dress code in place, though, and despite the complete absence of other customers at the bar, the manager bounced my little brother – not because he was seventeen, but because he was wearing shorts. My mom ended up taking him to the Peninsula lobby to wait while the rest of us got a round, as long as we were there.
The cocktails were surprisingly silly and unsophisticated for a fancy hotel bar, with lots of fruity vodka drinks and not a lot in the way of whiskey of any kind. The bartender seemed to take his drink making seriously, but I can’t even imagine a place this expensive serving Felix’s cocktail menu in the States. We have to be grateful for the legacy of Prohibition over here, I guess. I got the Sunset Swizzle, which was a tequila drink with Campari, lime, grapefruit juice, and cinnamon spices. It was fine. I also tried sips of the Bittersweet Bee – gin, vermouth, amaro, grapefruit oils – and the Blueberry Bellini – champagne with white peach and blueberry purée. Both okay, but nothing I’d want to order again. The bar nuts were good. There was something spicy in there.
My mom and I made sure to check up on that bathroom, and even that didn’t quite hold up in memory. It was a nice one, though, with a really cool sink and a pretty view.
When we left the Peninsula, a hotel employee informed us that only guests were allowed to try to get taxis from the driveway. This seemed rude and unnecessary and I ended up feeling pretty over the whole Felix experience. My affection for this place really faded with a second visit. I should’ve just left it in 2005 where it belonged.

Awesome location and awesome view of the harbor. Somehow the bar area has this screen that blocks up most of the view. The gigantic window/​wall in the ladies room has no screens and the view is much more breathtaking. Heard men’s room have urinals facing the window so it looks as if you are peeing off the building…
As for drinks, I tried the Felix 85 (?) which is a frizzy /​lemony drink topped with champagne. Perfect for a hot humid summer night! Not cheap at all but all expenses were covered by our sponsor :))
We went there a bit early (6pm ish) and it looks like the bar just opened. The bar area was a bit stuffy and hot. Also no music yet but I think it gets better later into the night. We had to leave by 7:30pm for dinner at heritage 1881 so didn’t get to check out the night scene this time. But i would definitely come back!

Lucky me! I get an invitation to Felix most times when in HKg! The champagne flows, small plates arrive and empty plates disappear. You can ask to charge your phone and willingly it’s done with a claim check!
The champagne, cuisine, and impeccable service is fabulous. Did I mention the view from Kowloon to Hong Kong? Go at 20:00 to catch the lights!

After the Verandah, Chesa and Gaddi, this turn is Felix! hooray, I am trying my best to try all in the Peninsula hotel of Hong Kong. Why? It is just because I collected 2 why not to keep on if can
Came to Felix, the décor is completely different from other 3. I could say each of them has its own unique style. The Verandah is family gathering with all-​you-​can-​eat; Chesa makes you feel in Switzerland. Oh I used wrong word «feel», should be same as classic Switzerland Resturant with cheese pot! I loved Chesa as of a nice, caring and humor waiter who I still remembered! Gaddi is the most glorious one in which you are sure that you have to dress up and you are embraced with gold décor. Finally, Felix is cyber and modern. You don’t feel like you are inside the most historical hotel. You are standing the top to see harbor view. Nice if you go drinking!
Let’s talk about food! Menu is showing on iPad! I appreciate the «mood view» app! It’s really helpful when people don’t have ideas of what to drink like me!
There are 2 tasting menus. One with wine pairing but nil for another one! Comparatively, I love the chefs tasting one much more

I was really looking forward to the night out here, having booked is some time ago as our Big Night Out in honkers.
The venue is absolutely stunning with a fantastic view over to Hong Kong Island.
However, a notable lack of staff when we arrived was a concern for me in a restaurant that puts itself at the top of the pile. Eventually we were attended to and decided that a pre-​dinner drink from the bar with spectacular views would be a good start.
The bar is very cool with a nice setup but pretty tiny — so get there early for a drink.
Our table was fantastic with views across the bay, couldn’t have asked for better.
Menu on iPads was interesting, bit gimmicky IMHO but that’s me.
Our food was however a disappointment. I had lobster consommé for a starter followed by duck breast and leg confit, and she had pork galette with a salad followed by American beef.
Bread basket with butter, citrus oil and a anchovy based sauce was a bit ordinary– the bread was ok but some lacked salt.
The pork galette had clearly been premade as it arrived very quickly and was barely warm — quite disappointing. The consommé was ok but nothing special.
Our mains were again patchy. Her steak was overcooked to the order, and my duck undercooked to the order. Both were however nice, although again nothing exceptional. The duck was presented beautifully with a glass bowl full of smoke covering it and an interesting array of accompaniments. The confit was the hero– well cooked and flavoursome.
For desert I had the chocolate and she the green tea crème brûlée. Mine was ok but again not as exceptional as it looked, while the crème brûlée was frankly awful. It was again clearly pre-​made, in itself not surprising, but it was not warm at all and was just not to our taste.
All in all, very disappointing for us — perhaps the food is aimed at a different palate than ours.

I’d like to say that I’d *discovered* Felix Bar on one of my first trips to Hong Kong, but one visit and you’ll know it’s not true. Atop the oh la la $ 450+/night Peninsula Hotel, Felix is a huge hangout for vacationers, locals and expats alike.
I’ve ever only been to the bar, whose drinks cost as much as an entrée, depriving me of the opportunity to eat at the restaurant, whose dishes probably cost as much as a small African country. Based on the minimalist décor of designer Philippe Starck, I figured an entrée at Felix Restaurant would be more of an outré experience in the same vein as getting a prostate exam at zero gravity, rather than a fulfilling meal of the all-​you-​can-​eat variety.
The servers are very understated, like caretakers in a funeral home. The drinks are remarkably well done, but at those prices, you wouldn’t expect anything else. The outside walls of the bar and restaurant are floor-​to-​ceiling windows, allowing to you look out at Hong Kong harbor on one side, and Kowloon city proper and the other. The bar itself is designed like the nose of a ship, as it narrows to a point at the tip, the «walls» padded fabric. There’s seating at a long communal bar/​table, or on the sides of the padded walls. Strait jackets with the arms tied together are extra, but are advised when you receive your bill.
Even if you can’t afford a drink here, go to the bathroom. I mean,
Yes. Really. Go to the bathroom.
Each stall is made of heavy granite/​marble, making an emergency exit/​entrance near impossible. «Sinks» are stone slabs in the middle of the bathroom with water coming out of a faucet pouring water like a waterfall, then falling to nowhere as far as I could tell. There’s a bathroom auntie who will explain things and calm you down, in case you’re stricken with a panic attack in the bathroom over plumbing. Vanities with mirrors overlook Hong Kong harbor.
The boys’ side has urinals facing out to the bright lights and hubub of TST — an empowering experience, peeing high up over and onto one of the coolest cities in the world.
It’s also advisable to make the bathroom the last stop after a few drinks, as navigating the curved staircase back to the bar can be tricky.