[Review 5557] Limited menu @ 鍾菜 Chung's Cuisine

12/11/2016
鍾菜  Chung's Cuisine\
赤柱佳美道23號赤柱廣場3樓308號舖
Shop 308, 3/F, Stanley Plaza, 23 Carmel Road, Stanley
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/limited-menu-e2676652

From the outside, the food pictures looked good so went in.
It was the typical dimsum place where you have to rinse it again because you have to assume the bowls are dirty.
To start, the restaurant was extremely noisy.
But the worse thing was the menu was so limited, there wasn't much to choose from.
They had sets but most of it was crap.
The only thing I liked was the Thai layered pudding which was fragrant and not too sweet.
The fried rice was foul, it tasted like a vacumn bag due to the wok or the oil.
It is hard to describe this taste but it is weird people can eat this crap.

[Review 5159] Ducktastic experience @ Pinot Duck

31/03/2016
Pinot Duck
赤柱佳美道23號赤柱廣場地下G07號舖
Shop G07, G/F, Stanley Plaza, 23 Carmel Road, Stanley
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/ducktastic-experience-e2561213

This is my second time here and I deliberately went to Stanley for this because I love their duck.

Since my last visit, they have more duck dishes and other non duck dishes.
I tried to select some of the new dishes but the ones I tried before were just as good so it was hard deciding what to order.

In the end, here was what I had:

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Classic Peking duck wrap:
 0 讚好

Flawless combination of duck, spring onions and hoisin sauce.
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Crispy fried duck wings:
 0 讚好

These were just as good as the first time I ate them.
The crispy duck legs were meaty and divine because it was extremely crispy and tasty while the duck was soft and moist in the middle like chicken wings but more satisfying because you get a bigger bite.
++++++++++
Lollipops filled with duck and mashed taro:
 0 讚好

This is the modern version of crispy duck stuffed with taro mash.

I really liked it because of the presentation and it was like eating croquette balls of duck and taro mash.
++++++++++
Steamed egg with eight treasures:

Ordered this because it had a Japanese touch and the steamed egg was really silky loaded with fish roe, sakura shrimp, chestnut and many more goodies.
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Duck and fennel soup dumplings:

The dumplings were on the sweet side and duck filling was a bit like pulled duck.
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Duck leg soup noodle:

As I have already tried the risotto, I ordered the noodle which is a lighter option with a duck leg topped with lots of vegetables.
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Orange in Huadiao wine with preserved plum:



The dessert had a nice Oriental touch with a fragrant wine taste complemented by the refreshing preserved plum.
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[Review 4961] Beef & Liberty scotch eggs @ Beef & Liberty

14/01/2016
Beef & Liberty
赤柱佳美道23號赤柱廣場地下G04號舖
Shop G04, G/F, Stanley Plaza, 23 Carmel Road, Stanley
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/beef-liberty-scotch-eggs-e2533784

I was feeling a bit peckish while I was in Stanley so decided to come here and have Scotch eggs.
They were cute Scotch eggs with quail eggs in the middle with a molten egg yolk surrounded by delicious herbed minced pork encased in a crispy crumb coating.
There was a side of mustard to make it more appetizing.

[Review 4072] gum doll DUCK! @ Pinot Duck

08/02/2015
Pinot Duck
赤柱佳美道23號赤柱廣場地下G07號舖
Shop G07, G/F, Stanley Plaza, 23 Carmel Road, Stanley
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/gum-doll-duck-e2424306

I am not a fan of Cantonese food in HK because it doesn't fare as good as the ones in the UK unless you go to expensive places.
Anyway, I discovered this new joint in Stanley specializing in duck that are imported from the US and France.
The dishes have a slight Asian twist to it and the restaurant does not look Chinese which confuse people at first sight.
 1 讚好

At the back there is an open kitchen with a place to roast their ducks.

The menu was creative with a choice of Asian style and Western style duck dishes.
I chose the following dishes because I prefer Western style, although there are a few that are Asian as well.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Wood and snow fungas salad:
 1 讚好

This was a great salad to begin with because the vinaigrette dressing was really appetizing and it had lots of snow fungas and coral seaweed which is rich in collagen.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
crispy duck pieces:
tossed in cumin and sichuan pepper seasoning
 1 讚好

Next were the crispy duck legs which were meaty and divine because it was extremely crispy with tasty soft duck meat in the middle.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Duck liver pate:
 1 讚好

 1 讚好

The duck liver pate was smooth and velvety infused with a strong Chinese wine called Hua Diao.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Duck consomme:
 1 讚好

 1 讚好

Then I had the warming duck consomme which was loaded with wintermelon pearls and a quail egg.
It was simply light and satisfying.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
hot and sour soup:
 1 讚好

Although it was too spicy for me, I liked the smokey chipotle and balsamic vinegar in the soup.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
duck risotto:
 1 讚好

The risotto was filling with delicious pieces of crispy duck skin. Each grain of rice was tasty with a strong green pepper taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
caramel lotus roots:
 1 讚好

To finish off, had the caramel lotus roots with chocolate mousse and pickled ginger.
It was a nice combination of Oriental ingredients and Western ingredients.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Definitely coming back again!!

[Review 1876] Love mint mocha series at Stanley plaza @ 麥當勞 McDonald's

15/10/2012
麥當勞  McDonald's
赤柱佳美道23號赤柱廣場地下G02及G03號舖
Shop G02&G03, G/F, Stanley Plaza, 23 Carmel Road, Stanley
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/love-mint-mocha-series-stanley-plaza-e2263689

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Mint ice mocha frappe:


The mint mocha was nice with oreo crumbs on top, however the drink was not smooth because the ice was not blended properly and they were so big that it kept clogging up the straw.

But overall it tasted quite nice because it was minty, chocolately with a hint of coffee bitterness.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Iced mocha frappe:

As I do not like coffee, this did not taste as good as the mint mocha because the coffee taste was stronger.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Other photos:

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 1875] Cute burgers but grouchy over a cocktail stick !@ Cafe Grouchos

15/10/2012
Cafe Grouchos
赤柱海濱小賣亭4號店
Shop No.4, Stanley Waterfront Mart, 20 Stanley Market Road, Stanley
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cute-burgers-but-grouchy-over-a-cocktail-stick-e2263688

Apart from this restaurant I wanted to dine at the one next to it to.
It was hard getting to the middle restaurant because you were shoved the menu before you could even walk to the other restaurant.
Since I was going to dine here for the mini burgers it was forgivable.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fries with meat sauce:
The meat sauce tasted like the filling in the shepherds pie, it had carrots, minced beef in tomato sauce sprinkled with spring onions and finely grated cheese.
I felt that forks should have been given because it was extremely difficult trying to eat the chips with skewers and there was still plenty of meat sauce which I couldnt eat with a skewer!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Mini turkey burgers:
The patty was grilled on a surface that previously had beef on it so there was strong beef juices on it as well.
The pickles and sauces were really refreshing but the mini burgers did not have those cute cocktail sticks as shown on the previous reviews that Foodcraver and LawrenceLau posted.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★