[Review 6235] Hong Kong's first mini karaoke booths @ Red MR (

07/10/2017
Red MR (已搬遷) 新店位置
銅鑼灣告士打道311號皇室堡8樓
8/F, Windsor House, 311 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hong-kongs-first-mini-karaoke-booths-e2887401

Hong Kong's first mini karaoke booths
2017-10-07  2842 瀏覽
I went to Red MR 紅人派對 to experience HK's first new mini karaoke rooms which are now trending in Asia.

Each of the rooms are approx. 20 square feet with functions same as the rooms except music and vocal comes out from the headphones.
The price is 15mins for HKD30 and 30mins for HKD50. Currently there are 2 mini karaoke rooms in Causeway Bay and 1 in Tsim Sha Tsui outlet.
I really liked it because you can hear your own singing more directly through headphones which is good for singing practice.
As well as these booths, they have different themed rooms.


There was supposed to be an ibutler to order food but somehow I couldn't find it so in the end I rang for the drinks.
The fruit punch was my favourite, I always order this at RedMr because it is not too sweet with a good mix of fizziness and fruit syrups.
There was also tea as well.

[Review 5422] Weird service @ Neway Karaoke Box

30/07/2016
Neway Karaoke Box
旺角彌敦道573號富運商業中心地下至3樓
G/F - 3/F, Full Win Commercial Centre, 573 Nathan Road, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/weird-service-e2625591

When you register at the reception, they only explain to you about a particular price plan, it is only when you ask, they will explain other options.

Normally I go to CEO in CWB where the service is much better.
Went here because I was in MK and it was too hot to go anywhere.

After 30 minutes, a girl comes in and says that I have to settle the bill because they have to settle the bill imediately if there is only one person.
This was fine by me but they could have made the process more efficient by taking payment when I was at reception.

The thing that really pissed me off was the girl deliberately left the door open with a door stopper after she took my credit card out to process.
Never have I experienced this weird shit in other branches and I don't understand why she left the door open.
Every room has a number anyway, so it is a bit stupid to leave the door open to remember which room to bring the bill back.

[Review 3908] You're not alone @ Neway Karaoke Box

11/12/2014
Neway Karaoke Box
灣仔灣仔駱克道253號世紀酒店地庫2層
Basement 2, Novotel Century Hong Kong Hotel, 253 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/youre-not-alone-e2410112


One evening I was having dinner at Shanghai Lo at 8pm so before that I had plenty of time so decided to go Karoake before that.
When I got to Neway, I had Shanghai Lo confused with Lo Shanghai because the Chinese letters are the same but in different order.
 0 讚好

Ironically, both these restaurants have a Karoake bar in the same building.
Shanghai Lo has Neway in the same building while Lo Shanghai has Red MR.

Anyway, registered for a room and it was kind of embarassing because I quiety said a room for one and the girl at the counter had to bloody repeat it loud and clear which got the other peoples attention!

The girl at the reception was promoting the most expensive package to me which I didn't need because I was having dinner afterwards so I didn't really want the stupid buffet.
I asked if there was any cheaper package and she suggested the happy hour which lasts for an hour and a half including one drink which was perfect for me.
 0 讚好

Settled down and ordered the green tea which turned out to be too sweet and it tastes different to the ones they served before.

I used to think its weird to go alone but ever since top blogger Marshy went alone I decided to try it for myself so to all you serious singers out there, you are not alone!
There are so many advantages going alone!
You can stop/repeat/jump songs whenever you want and you can hear your voice clearly and concentrate more.
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The bill: $200

[Review 2865] A fishy selection @ CEO Neway

27/09/2013
CEO Neway
銅鑼灣糖街2-8號
2-8 Sugar Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-fishy-selection-e2322702

At CEO, they usually have a good buffet selection.
On the day I went, there was so much fish in the buffet selection but some smelt a bit fishy.
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Salmon and grilled mackerel

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Steamed fish, whelks (bit too spicy).

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The Duck in pita bread was actually really nice because the pita bread made it more substantial and the sauces, cucumber and spring onions paired it nicely.
The Thai salad was good too, but again too spicy.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
As well as that, there were huge clams, but they had some sand in them.
Then there was German pork knuckles, escargots and mash too.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
There was also foie gras but it was a bit too oily, and they had colourful macarons too but the taste of the macarons were too buttery for my liking because they put butter in it.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
The food is ok, but sometimes the plates are sticky, so bare that in mind when you get a fresh plate.
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[Review 2564] Buffet @ Neway Karaoke Box

Neway Karaoke Box (已結業)
灣仔軒尼詩道380-394號齊安大廈1-2樓
1-2/F, Tsai On Building, 380-394 Hennessy Road,, Wan Chai

https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/buffet-neway-e2300134

Usually I go to CEO but when I got there, they said all the rooms on the buffet floor were booked and would not be available until 10pm which was ridiculous because it was only 5:40pm that day and there was nobody waiting at the lounge area.

On my previous visits the rooms were always available on the buffet floor.

Since I was allocated a room on a different floor I cancelled the booking as it was pointless paying for a room where you need to walk up and down, back and forth.

So I left this branch and went to the NEWAY on Hennessey Road. When I got there it was around 6:05pm and I was allocated an even better room a few steps away from the buffet area.

The price was slightly cheaper but only by $10.

As for the food, I did not expect it to taste as good as CEO but there were a few items that I liked.

Apart from the buffet, each room was given a plate of free noodles, which had about five different types of noodles on the plate with vegetarian sharks fin and sauce to mix it, but I felt that the sauce was too sweet.
My next favourite was the salmon and tofu soup, it did not have MSG.
As for the rest of the food, it was too salty.
They had quail eggs too but the yolk was still raw because when I was removing the shell, the yolk burst and the other quail yolk was semi cooked!!

[Review 1797] More and more choices for desserts at CEO buffet @ CEO Neway

26/09/2012
CEO Neway (已結業)
銅鑼灣糖街2-8號
2-8 Sugar Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/more-and-more-choices-for-desserts-at-ceo-buffet-e2260002

For the charged snacks they used to provide, it used snacks sealed with a CEO lid but now they have Calbee crisps.
For the dessert section, there are now more choices, mini Portuguese tarts, carrot cake, bread and butter pudding and macarons.
The macarons were nice and they were quite big as well, it was chewy and it was filled chocolate, which was not too sweet.
The carrot cake was slightly hard and tasteless.
They had wine jelly as well which was good, but it was too sweet.

[Review 1695] Earl Grey Chocolate mousse cake @ CEO Gateau

09/08/2012
CEO Gateau
銅鑼灣糖街2-8號CEO地下
G/F, CEO, 2-8 Sugar Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/earl-grey-chocolate-mousse-cake-ceo-gateau-e2250630

This was my first time trying a cake from CEO Gateaux and it was not bad.
In general the food served at CEO is good.
I tried the chocolate and earl grey mousse cake and I really liked it.
The cake was light and there was a perfect balance of cake to mousse and chocolate to earl grey flavouring.

[Review 1555] Poached egg salmon tartar @ CEO Neway

08/05/2012
CEO Neway
九龍灣宏照道38號MegaBox 17樓
17/F, MegaBox, 38 Wang Chiu Road, Kowloon Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/poached-egg-salmon-tartar-ceo-e2233458

Food at CEO is always good and this time there was something that was not always on the menu.
It was Poached egg on Salmon tartar.

I was having difficulty choosing what to order because all the choices were delicious.
The one I ordered is not normally on the menu and I knew I was going to be hungry after finishing it.
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Poached egg on Salmon tartar
When it arrived I was really impressed because not only was it just poached egg and salmon tartar there were other goodies as well.
There was salmon roe on top of the poached egg and there was lots of truffle oil and grounded truffle in the salad.
The salmon tartar was held in a deep fried pastry wonton skin that had a bowl shape in the middle.
There was also a piece of thin crispy apple slice in the salad.
The tartar tasted really nice and it had creamy avocado and mango pieces. As for the poached egg, it tasted really nice with the salmon roe especially the saltiness of the salmon roes with the egg white.
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[Review 615] Pita bread and salmon @ CEO Neway

12/01/2010 CEO Neway (銅鑼灣)
銅鑼灣糖街2-8號 2-8 Sugar Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/pita-bread-and-salmon-e2056397

As always, the food is always good at CEO, this time had the tea set, the Chinese description for it was "bock beng" so i assumed it was pizza, as most Chinese translate bock beng as pizza.

In the end it was pita bread, which was even better, there was a lovely dip to go with it, vinaigrette and olive oil and herbs.

[Review 382] Afternoon K Tea at CEO @ CEO Neway (銅鑼灣)

26/08/2009 CEO Neway (銅鑼灣)
銅鑼灣糖街2-8號
2-8 Sugar Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/afternoon-k-tea-at-ceo-e2023905


Usually I go in the evening for the Buffet, but the afternoon tea is just as good.

There is a lot of variety, for the not so hungry, there is a lighter selection such as cakes and puddings, and there are savory snacks too such as fried chicken drumstick and fries.

For people who want a filling afternoon tea, you can also order rices or noodles.

This time ordered steak and rice, and octopus balls.

Steak and rice: strong in pepper sauce.
Octopus balls: In comparison to the octopus balls elsewhere, these ones are potato based, hence more crispy and have a nice starchy filling inside.

[Review 297] Pierce chicken @ California 加州紅Green Box

29/05/2009 California 加州紅Green Box
旺角登打士街56號家樂坊地庫
Basement, Gala Place, 56 Dundas Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/pierce-chicken-california-e1999430


Firstly I am not a Green box person because I only go to Neway.
So basically I was already biased towards their karoake system and food before I even sat down.

We got there late in the afternoon, opted for the buffet and was told the buffet starts at 7.
I wasn’t very pleased, because Neway’s buffet starts at 6.30, and we were told, we could stay till 8.30 depending on how busy they were and 1.5 hours isn’t a very long time for food.

Anyway, sat down in the room, and ordered their Fruit punch, the only good drink they have, syrupy fruit punch, that isn’t very sweet, with bits of orange fruit in it.

After a while, a waiter came in with two large piping hot baked oysters, which was quite a relief, as I was very hungry and eagerly waiting for it to turn 7, so I could go out and get the food.
The oyster was topped with melted cheese, and the oyster surrounded with white mushroom sauce.
It all combined well together, and I felt a little bit better after that, not so hungry.

I took a look at their promotional flyers on the desk, and was amazed they have Pierce chicken, and serve their snacks, so I was wondering if that would be included in the buffet.

Finally it turned 7pm, and so I went out and collected the food, I picked stir fried instant noodles, and the chicken wings (which seem to be from Pierce). They tasted like the ones at Pierce.

For the dessert, I got this Thai thing with coconut milk, which contained sea coconut and these pandan flour things. The dessert was ok, a bit sweet, so I only scooped out the pandan things, which tasted good.

Overall, I got a better impression of the Green box, and they also issue you with an official receipt too.

I also saw them have a team meeting on how to improve things, which seems reassuring for their patrons, improving the floor standard, so that its not so slippery.

[Review 16] Brilliant Variety buffet @ CEO Neway

Date reviewed on Openrice: 16/02/2006

This is a very good place for satisfying needs for food and karaoke.

The food selection is good, they have a chocolate fountain for dessert fondues, and the best part is they have strawberries every time i go.

They always have fresh ideas, ie they have dar been lo during the winter, and poon choi. To me this is the best buffet place I have been too, so many things which I have not tried can be found here. For example crab congee with additional ginger and spring onions that you can add yourself.

I also liked the herb soup with black chicken, which was the first time i tried in my life, not only this, they had coconut and birds nest.

Their selection is so amazing they have a separate counter for pork/ham, and even a sushi bar.

AMAZING, TRULY AMAZING...THE BEST..SINCE U CAN BE ENTERTAINED THERE AS WELL....


Source:
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/brilliant-variety-buffet-e96537

CEO Neway:
銅鑼灣糖街2-8號
2-8 Sugar Street, Causeway Bay