[Review 3620] Spanish feast at Discovery bay @ Solera Restaurant and Bar

27/08/2014
Solera Restaurant and Bar
愉景灣D’Deck 1 樓101號舖
Shop 101, 1/F, D’Deck, Discovery Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/spanish-feast-at-discovery-bay-e2388239


Had a feast at Solera and the food was great, some dishes were better than Ole Spanish in Central.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Photos of the restaurant:

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Cream salt cod spring rolls:

These spring rolls were dreamy, never would you have guessed there was silky mashed cod in the middle.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Sauteed mixed mushrooms with sherry:

Mushrooms cannot fail and these were earthy with a delicious hint of sherry.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Cold cuts:

I am not keen on cold cuts but the others finished it quickly.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tomato bread:

I loved the thick tomato paste that was on top of the bread because it made the bread really appetizing.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Asparagus grilled with garlic and lemon:

The asparagus was tender with a lovely crisp texture and garlicky taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Deep fried squid andalucian style with smoked paprika alioli:

The squid was a litle chewy but nice with the garlic dip.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Seafood paella:

The seafood paella would have been amazing but the Squid ink paella stole the show.
It was good enough already because each grain of rice was so tasty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Roasted suckling pig:

The suckling pig was tender with crispy skin and the cooked apples complemented it perfectly because pork and apples always go together.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
black ink paella with seafood:

The black ink paella was divine, the squid ink taste was so moreish and every grain of rice was so tasty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Churros with violet icecream:

I was too full to try this.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Catalan cream:

This is the best Catalan cream I have had because it was silky and light compared to the one I had at Ole which had a weird lemongrass taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

I am a carbs person so I am going to be back for the squid ink paella, spring rolls, mushrooms and Catalan cream!

[Review 69] Creative @ La Creation & Châteraisé

Date reviewed on openrice: 18/05/2007

The bakery is creative as the shop name.

The bakery has a lot of variety, and each pastry/cake has its own special name.

I was attracted to the cheese fondue, because this is some sort of food u wud have to go to the restaurant.

Just like traditional fondue with bits of bread and cheese, it is presented in a cake tray with bits of bread at the base, and creamy cheese on top, exactly like eating fondue. So cute!


La Creation & Châteraisé
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/creative-e157583
愉景灣D'Deck 地下G05號舖
Shop G05, GF, D'Deck, Discovery Bay

[Review 68] Blended sharp plastic spiked smoothie @ Hemingway's By The Bay

Date reviewed on openrice: 12/05/2007

Decided to sit in this bar, cos of the nice scenery and wide choice of drinks.

Anyway ordered an oreo smoothie and a Caribbean banana.

When my Caribbean banana smoothie came, i took a sip, and found hard bits in it, so i tried to break it down, and they didn't seem to break down, so i had to take it out of my mouth to investigate.
To my horror they were bits of grounded clear plastic, and many smaller bits in my mouth.
If i swallowed it quickly, i think it would have been disastrous, most probably piercing my throat or stomach.
So we called the waiter over and told them what we found. Then a few minutes later, the Indian manager came over to apologize, and said their blender had broke causing plastic to go into the drink. He offered me a another one.
Although their drinks were disastrous, they offered ppl sitting outside mosquito repellent spray, as alot of ppl were getting bitten.
Then after a while it was getting near dinner time, they kept asking us if we wanted more drinks, certainly not after that experience. I still feel nausea now and i dont want to drink stuff made by a blender again, thanks to Hemingways.
Anyway one of the female waitress tried to make us paid the bill and leave, so they could get more business by saying our table was reserved for someone.

So we left.

Hemingway's By The Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/grounded-plastic-found-in-smoothie-e156686