[Review 4903] Consistently good as rated by Anthony Wong 黃秋生 @ 一鍋 - 台日式精緻小火鍋專門店 iPot - The Shabu Shabu Expert

27/12/2015
一鍋 - 台日式精緻小火鍋專門店 iPot - The Shabu Shabu Expert
天后琉璃街11號地下
G/F, 11 Lau Li Street, Tin Hau
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/consistently-good-as-rated-by-anthony-wong-%E9%BB%83%E7%A7%8B%E7%94%9F-e2527095

This is my fave place for hotpot and probably the fifth time dining here.
When I sat down I noticed this poster of Anthony Wong which was bit odd but when I had a closer look it was signed by him to this joint saying that this place is great.
I picked my favourite Hokkaido milk soup which is great for putting vegetables and glass vermicelli in it.
Since my last visit, they now offer tea as well.
My friend had the HuaDiao wine pot which was strong and delicious, the sauce was great with glass vermicelli too.

Believe it or not!!! Anthony Wong 黃秋生 was also dining there, and I am sure he must have come through the back door!
So if the food isn't good I don't think he would dine here or sign a poster for this place.
The poster is quite old so I reckon he must be a regular here.

[Review 4902] #McDonaldsNext Hong Kong Concept @ 麥當勞 Next McDonald's Next

7/12/2015
麥當勞 Next  McDonald's Next
金鐘夏慤道18號海富中心地下1-41號舖A部份
Portion A of Shop 1-41, G/F, Admiralty Centre, 18 Harcourt Road, Admiralty
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mcdonaldsnext-hong-kong-concept-e2527092

Earlier we saw McDonalds #createyourtaste which allows you to customize your burger.
Now there is #McDonaldsnext which is a modern restaurant that lets you customize your salad using the touchscreen stands.

There are also charging points for your mobile phones.

The only bad point about this restaurant is that they sell their regular menu as well which means there are lots of people buying drinks and occupying the seats doing trivial things like tuition and selling insurance, the norm in Hong Kong.

I customized a salad and ordered the waffle because these were the items unique to this store.

The cheese choices for the salad were poor, it was either mozzarella or Parmesan and no Cheddar.

Unfortunately, they gave me the wrong salad base.
I was given the romaine, iceberg and lettuce mix and not the California mix that I chose.

The Quinoa and the big pearls of Couscous was amazing because it was really tasty.

The crayfish and egg salad was nice which is basically the same filling as the one they use in their croissants

It was really good that they give you the dressing separately because I didn't really need it but there are three dressings: vinaigrette, caesar and sesame.

For desserts, the mixed berries sundae waffle was a bit too sweet.
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The tea was weird, I was given a pot of hot water and a cup of hot water.
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Photos of #mcdonaldsnext

As well as Hong Kong, you can also find #createyourtaste in New Zealand, Australia, Canada and some stores in New York.

[Review 4901] V.I.C.T.O.R.I.A cake RULES! @ 美心西餅 Maxim's Cake Shop

27/12/2015
美心西餅 Maxim's Cake Shop
上環港鐵上環站SHW 6號舖
Shop SHW 6, Sheung Wan MTR Station, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/v-i-c-t-o-r-i-a-cake-rules-e2526925

V.I.C.T.O.R.I.A cake RULES!
2015-12-27  571 瀏覽
I was quite surprised that Maxim’s have launched the Victoria Cake because it is not their style to have English cakes.
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A Victoria cake is also known as the Victoria sandwich or Victoria Sponge cake is basically two layers of sponge cake with raspberry/strawberry jam and whipped double cream or vanilla cream in the middle.
The top of the cake is decorated and dusted with icing sugar.

Photos of a Victoria sponge cake from UK's Sainsbury.
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The one at Maxim’s doesn’t quite look like a Victoria cake because it is topped with berries and these berries are probably there to make it worth $80 (small)/$148 (large).

Frankly $80 is overpriced and in general ALL bakeries in Hong Kong are overpriced.
You can get Victoria cakes for around HKD$20-40 in the UK and the high-end cakes are still cheaper than Hong Kong.

There were two Victoria cakes, a chocolate version and a Vanilla version but to be honest, there is no such thing as a Chocolate Victoria cake although it may be a modern thing.

Anyway, I didn’t have any expectations because most of their cakes are local style but I tried both anyway.
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Vanilla Victoria Cake:

Pretty good with decent cream but the jam was in the middle and not evenly distributed.
The sponge cake was light and fluffy.

I would have given top marks for this cake if it wasn’t for the silly strawberries on top and the stupid biscuit base.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Chocolate Victoria Cake:

Evidently a delicious Black Forest cake filled with delicious cherries in the middle which tastes better than their so-called Black Forest cakes that they sell!

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆

[Review 4900] coolinglicious @ Ice' Licious

27/12/2015
Ice' Licious
灣仔軒尼詩道263號新軒尼詩大廈地舖
G/F., New Hennessy Tower, 263 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/coolinglicious-e2526922

coolinglicious
2015-12-27  413 瀏覽
Apart from Lola’s icepops, this is also my favourite because they taste natrual and I have been here more than three times since they opened earlier this summer.

They offer juice based ones, gelato based ones, yoghurt based ones and ice scramble.

The yoghurt ones have a softer bite and the juice ones have an icy bite.

Icelicious is the only place that I will ever eat an orange icelolly because it is not artificial and it is made with real orange juice.
I was really happy such a basic flavour could taste nice and it had pieces of red grapefruit in it.
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My next favourite is the melon scramble which is hard to describe, it is sweet, creamy and icy with a viscous texture.
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The cheesecase is also cool because there are lots of berries in it which you can see.
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The apple yoghurt was also good with real slices of apple in it.
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Basically I love this place because it is delicious and affordable.

Other flavours I have had since May 2015.
Orange again!
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Melon:
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Strawberry and vanilla:

[Review 4899] Rhubarb trifle @ Marks & Spencer Food Store

26/12/2015
Marks & Spencer 食品店 Marks & Spencer Food Store
金鐘皇后大道東38號地舖
G/F, 38 Queen's Road East, Admiralty
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/rhubarb-trifle-e2526678

Rhubarb trifle
2015-12-26  433 瀏覽
The Trifle is the best English dessert which is a layer of jelly with fruits at the bottom, topped with sponge, custard and then cream.
I loved this Rhubarb version which replaces the fruit jelly because the rhubard has a tart taste which goes well with the custard and cream.

[Review 4897] Christmas Pon de Ring @ A-1 Bakery & Cafe

26/12/2015
A-1 Bakery & Cafe
將軍澳唐明街2號尚德村尚德商場地下10號舖
Shop No.10, G/F Sheung Tak Shopping Centre, Sheung Tak Estate, 2 Tong Ming Street, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/christmas-pon-de-ring-e2526677

There are not many places that do Pon De Rings.
Anyway, I got the Christmas edition from A-1 Bakery.
Unfortunately, it was a bit too oily otherwise it would have been perfect because the texture was chewy and the icing was just right.