Hakkasan Honours Chinese New Year Wishing Tree Tradition

For this Chinese New Year, Hakkasan, one of the top 50 restaurants in the world, is honouring the Chinese wishing tree tradition by offering a family feast and collecting written wishes from diners to hang on the lattice screens in the restaurant. The wish collection menu runs from Sunday 8^th February to Sunday 1^st March at £88.88 per head.

Hakkasan Mayfair

Hakkasan’s limited edition menu created by Executive Head Chef Tong Chee Hwee includes signature dishes as well as a contemporary interpretation on authentic Chinese New Year fare.

We tried it and it’s certainly a feast – you’ll be wishing for more, it’s delicious and a great mix of comfort food and Michelin star flourishes. There’s a dish, taste, and texture for everyone in the family. It’s the celebratory meal elevated – dim sum with caviar, Chilean sea bass, luxury a la king, tender beef in expensive wine, glowing chip shop curry prawns, veggies of sliced lily bulbs and exotic fried rice with sea snails. Classy and decadent.

Inspired by the Lam Tsuen Wishing Trees in Hong Kong, guests to share their hopes for 2015 by writing their wishes on red wishing ribbon

A collection wishes will be shared on the Chinese New Year page and on Instagram.

The restaurant is buzzy and incredibly lit – dark with pools of light and corridors between the rows of tables so you don’t disturb the other diners taking your seat. It feels intimate, but a bit cramped and the service is quick and efficient.

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Dim sum platter – the family traditionally makes these together and can be quite big like these ones – too large to fit between the chopsticks!

Dim Sum Platter

Spicy lamb lupin wrap – pinched in a flower-shape and garnished with dill and brightly-coloured petals. The delicious taste comes from getting the duck sauce and the lamb lupin sauce balance right. 2015 is The Year of the Sheep so these fit perfectly with the menu.