[Review 6186] Bento bento mania @ Bento Express by AEON

08/09/2017
Bento Express by AEON
西環堅尼地城士美菲路45號及科士街34號聯德新樓地下A2及B1號舖
Shop A2 & B1, G/F, Luen Tak Apartments, 45 Smithfield and 34 Forbes Street, Kennedy Town, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/bento-bento-mania-e2866964

Bento bento mania
2017-09-08  624 瀏覽
Decided to get a bento as a cheap fix for dinner.
The bento had sashimi with rice and soba noodles so I got the best of the both worlds.
The soba sauce is rather salty so you don't have to dip too much.
The sashimi rice was ok but not that fresh but then the bento was only $4x so I don't expect too much for the quality.

[Review 6085] Southern Taiwanese comfort food @ 五斗米 South Taiwan Comfort

22/07/2017
五斗米  South Taiwan Comfort
西環堅尼地城厚和街44號地下9號舖
Shop 9, G/F, 44 Hau Wo Street, Kennedy Town, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/southern-taiwanese-comfort-food-e2831829

Southern Taiwanese comfort food
2017-07-22  521 瀏覽
Decided to try this joint as it was recommended by some Taiwanese friends.
When I got there it was a slight culture shock as the staff there spoke Taiwanese.
Started with the beef noodles which were my favourite because it was generously topped with my favourite pickled vegetables and the broth was strong.
The vegetables were tender drizzled with sauce imported from Taiwan topped with mince and garlic puree.
They also had Taiwanese drinks so tried the Apple Sidra which is a bit like fizzy apple juice.
The tofu tasted like springy fishballs and beneath it was delicious Chinese cabbage cooked with dried shrimps.
The Taiwanese sausages were interesting because this is not something that I always come across.
The texture is the slighter softer than a Chinese preserved sausage but harder than a British pork sausage while the taste is quite sweet.
My friend had the noodles with chicken.
Again flawless.

Finished with the watermelon tea which was a little sweet for my liking.

[Review 5944] $8 oden skewers at this branch @ 爭鮮外帶壽司 Sushi Take-Out

30/04/2017
爭鮮外帶壽司  Sushi Take-Out
西環堅尼地城士美菲路12號文光閣地下B號舖
Shop B, G/F, Man Kwong Court, 12 Smithfield, Kennedy Town, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/8-oden-skewers-at-this-branch-e2776042

$8 oden skewers at this branch
2017-04-30  613 瀏覽
I have to admit, this is the most comprehensive branch of sushi takeout because they have such a big range of food from oden skewers, sushi and dessert.
The oden is Taiwanese style because there was Taiwanese bloodcake which unfortunately has been discontinued but it makes sense it is Taiwanese style because Sushi takeout is from TW.

On this visit, I got the donuts which were only $12 and you get three.

These donuts have holes at the bottom because they have been injected with sauces.


The chocolate tasted delicious with a good nutty taste but the strawberry was a bit artificial.

 0 讚好

Basically these are pre baked donuts which are thawed to serve sourced from some supplier because I got some donuts exactly the same as these as Crumbs and Cantevole.

[REview 5900] Photogenic food @ L'attitude

13/04/2017
L'attitude
西環堅尼地城卑路乍街68號Imperial Kennedy地下2號鋪
Shop 2, Imperial Kennedy, 68 Belcher's Street, Kennedy Town, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/photogenic-food-e2765703

Went here because of the photogenic food.

Started with the toffee latte which was sweet with a rich milky taste.
 1 讚好

Ordered the crab paste with uni bowl which looked the same as the photos but the portion was smaller than expected.

The rice had a strong vinegar taste so it was appetizing and balanced the heaviness of the crab roe and it was piping hot as well.
 2 讚好


The pink carbonara topped with salmon roe and onsen egg was a bit disappointing because it just tasted of strong garlic and it was basically pasta in creamy garlic.

[Review 5885 ] Great Belgian mussels @ Belgica

08/04/2017
Belgica
西環堅尼地城厚和街25-33號厚威閣地下C號舖
Shop C, G/F, Hau Wo Court, 25-33 Hau Wo Street, Kennedy Town, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/great-belgian-mussels-e2762483

Great Belgian mussels
2017-04-08  388 瀏覽
If you have tried Belgos in London, nothing in the world can beat it.

Belgica is close so in that respect, the food is really good by Hong Kong standards.

Started with this coconut beer which has this lovely white foam on top and this sweet coconut taste.
A girly beer for girls.
 0 讚好

For appetizers we had croquettes, there was classic or shrimp.
I preferred the classic because there was tasty bits of bacon while the shrimp croquette was a bit bland.

Now to the star of the show, the mussels!!
There were so many choices to choose from so we shared all the different flavours.

My favourite had to be the Whittaker beer and the green curry.

The mussels were soft and fresh.
 0 讚好


As with all Belgian mussels, it is always paired with fries which are fried twice.
It would be great if they had plain mayonnaise.
 0 讚好

Finished off with the Prime Rib.

It was a great steak as it was juicy with a crisp surface and a strong beefy taste.
(以上食評乃用戶個人意見 , 並不代表OpenRice之觀點。)

[Review 5725] Spicy food @ 十二味熱辣火鍋莊 Andy's Hot Pot

22/01/2017
十二味熱辣火鍋莊  Andy's Hot Pot
西環皇后大道西399-401號利時大廈地鋪及地下高層
UG/F-G/F, Rex Building, 399-401 Queen's Road West, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/spicy-food-e2715196

There are so many branches of 十二味 in HK but this branch specializes in hotpots but there are not non hotpot dishes.
The grilled pigs brain seems quite interesting but I have already tried the brain omelette so didn't go for it this time.
As I didn't feel like having the hotpot, I got some dishes with rice.
The spicy shredded chicken was spicier than anticipated because there was chili oil in it as well as Sichuan spices.
The pigs tail were marinated and tasty but the texture was quite hard.
The smoked duck was really good, you can see the duck meat is still tender and slightly pink with a delicious salted taste.
For desserts, finished with the clear Sichuan jelly to cool down my palate.
The crispy chewy Sichuan style mochi was very satisfying.

[Review 5530] Fine dinner in K Town @ Bistro Du Vin

29/10/2016
Bistro Du Vin
西環堅尼地城爹核士街1號地下D號舖
Shop D, G/F, 1 Davis Street, Kennedy Town, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/fine-dinner-in-k-town-e2669419

Fine dinner in K Town
2016-10-29  2918 瀏覽
To be honest, I haven't had much luck with restaurants in this group because every time I go the restaurant is full or they have changed the menu.
This time the restaurant had a table when we got there.

Here was what we had:
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Duck Rillette and everything:
On the board was duck rillette, saucisson, Bayonne ham, pork pate, liver pate with quince and pickles.
A nice selection to start with, my favourite was the ham and pates.
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Escargots on Bone Marrow, Herb Butter.
This was evil and delicious. Fatty bone marrow topped with escargots laced in herb butter.
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Mussels in White Wine:
Evidently fresh mussels and it was cooked in strong white wine.
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Soy Glazed Iberico Pork ‘Pluma’, Haricot Verts:
I liked the soy glazed because it gave it a lovely sweet Asian roasted flavour and it was paired with my favourite French beans.
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Roasted Lamb Rack, Vegetables A La Provencale:
The lamb was surprising tender and supple so I loved it.
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[Review 5478] New rice balls @ 爭鮮外帶壽司 Sushi Take-Out

29/09/2016
爭鮮外帶壽司  Sushi Take-Out
西環堅尼地城士美菲路12號文光閣地下B號舖
Shop B, G/F, Man Kwong Court, 12 Smithfield, Kennedy Town, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/new-rice-balls-e2654903

Saw these new rice balls so decided to get them.
Forgot to take a picture of the ones I ate because I just forgot~
Anyway, the rice was rather compacted and mushy otherwise it was quite good.
The roll fared better but it was flimsy because you have to unwrap it and wrap the seaweed so maki rolls are more convenient.