[Review 3937] Butterball turkey rocks at HMV Kafe @ HMV Kafe

18/12/2014
HMV Kafe
跑馬地成和道18號A地下
G/F., 18A Sing Woo Road, Happy Valley
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/butterball-turkey-rocks-at-hmv-kafe-e2411550

In the UK, hmv is a renowned music store but in Hong Kong they have the hmv Kafe.
I went to the Happy Valley branch because there are good dine in options.
Started with smoky Earl Grey which had a rosy flavour.
Interesting apple crumble!
For food, here was what I had:
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Seafood cake:
Pacific crab meat and slow cooked salmon mousse with ginger butter sauce

I loved this seafood cake because it was crispy on the outside and silky in the middle with velvety mashed potatoes, crabmeat and salmon mousse.
There was a hint of fruit peel which jazzed it up.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Linguine alio vongole:
sauteed NZ Diamond clams with garlic, basil and white wine sauce.

This was impressive because they used Diamond clams which have light taste yet the clams are juicy and plump.
The linguine was al-dente tossed with white wine and garlic.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Butterball Turkey:
Served with baby carrots, brussel sprouts, asparagus and mash.

The white meat was extremely tender, juicy and soft because they serve Butterball Turkey.
Butterball turkey is a famous company that supplies soft and juicy turkey.
As well a the white meat, they also served the red meat which was grounded into a patty with truffle to make it tasty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
US Iberico pork loin:
served with salad of baby greens, diced beetroot and special plum jam,
 0 讚好

For pork lovers, this is a big juicy pork chop served with fruity beetroot.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Strawberry mille feuille:
Homemde custard cream, fresh strawberries and strawberry coulis

The mille feuille was surprisingly good because the layers were really crispy with a buttery taste and the custard sauce was light.
Each layer had fresh slices of strawberry which balanced the sweetness of the custard sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 911] The best noodles in Happy Valley @ 喜喜車仔麵 Happy Noodle

16/11/2010

喜喜車仔麵 Happy Noodle
跑馬地奕蔭街33號地舖
G/F, 33 Yik Yam Street, Happy Valley
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-best-noodles-in-happy-valley-e2130604

Before this restaurant opened, they used to be located next to Freshness burger, a tiny joint that only sits about 6 people.
It was my favourite noodle place, but as it was small, I didnt go there often.
Now that they have expanded, it is much more accessible and the seating is much more comfortable with air conditioning.
Basically, they offer the basic noodles in noodle bars, but the soup base is brilliant, especially the Laksa base and the Tom Yum Kung.
The Tomyumkung has been especially formulated that you cant taste that annoying Lemon grass, and it has a piece of lemon served with it.
The tomyum soup tastes very similar to MAMA instant noodles, with a sour taste.
The Laksa is also good too, the soup base isnt too hot, and it has a strong prawn base.
The toppings I chose were really good, especially the pork liver, it was cooked just right, and full of flavour.
As well as the food, the drinks were good, the lemon tea dosnt have that bitter taste to it, and the job's tears with lemon is very natrual that dosnt leave a weird taste after drinking it. It was very soothing, and not too sweet.
The interesting thing is, that job's tears with lemon is a Chinese version of the English barley and lemon drink.
The menu is very user friendly and it has ENGLISH, yay~!!
Apart from the soup noodles, I have also tried the chow mein, and it is also the best, it dosnt need additional sauces such as soy sauce, the chow mein is packed with ingredients from ham, spring onion, chinese red sausage, although it varies from visit to visit.
Even though it is slightly expensive, the food is delicious and clean.

[Review 737] The best of the BEST!~ @囍囍車仔麵 Happy Noodle

30/04/2010

囍囍車仔麵 Happy Noodle
跑馬地奕蔭街33號地下
G/F, 33 Yik Yam Street, Happy Valley
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-best-of-the-best-e2080541

The food and setting was clean.
Best Lemon tea:
Even though I rarely drink it, I will here!!
Best Laksa soup.
Best Tom Yum Kung soup:
Again I never have this, but here it doesn’t have that lemon grass taste and the onions matched the soup base very well. It basically tastes lemony, and the soup tastes just like Mama’s brand Tom yum instant noodles.
Best chow mein:
All the strands of noodles were evenly covered with flavour and colour, every mouthful was packed with ingredients such as red sausage, sesame.
Best liver:
Tastes even better than Trusty gourmet, cut to small pieces, there was so much in my bowl, I thought I was on the last piece, but I kept discovering more at the bottom of the bowl
Best menu:
Nice and clear, with ENGLISH too!

[Review 719] Cute puddings @ 和櫻屋 Wasakuraya

和櫻屋 Wasakuraya
08/04/2010
跑馬地鳳輝臺1號地下A舖 (養和醫院側）
Shop A , 1 Fung Fai Terrace, Happy Valley
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cute-puddings-e2074965

Nearly missed this shop while I was walking down the street, anyway there was so much choice it was hard choosing which desserts to have.
The only dislikes were that it was take out only.

Luckily half the selection was Green tea, sesame, red beans etc, so that cut down my choice by half, in the end I picked the grapefruit jelly with pineapple stars, Premium custard pudding with vanilla seeds and the plain custard pudding with maple syrup.

Grapefruit jelly:
This was the best and most refreshing, not too sweet, and contained a lot of grapefruit pulp in it as well as real pressed out pineapple star shapes.
The jelly was sloppier than the usual firm jelly

Premium custard pudding:
Reminded me of Easter, probably because of the coloured pieces on the top.
Very smooth and creamy pudding with generous vanilla seeds in it.

Plain custard pudding with maple syrup:
Tasted similar to the premium pudding, however the syrup helped enhanced it by taking out the eggyness in taste.

As well as the taste, the packaging, box and bag were nice too.
Next time I will try the strawberry chocolate pudding.