[Review 5374] Double chocolate green tea @ 星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee

13/07/2016
星巴克咖啡  Starbucks Coffee
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期1樓1011-1013號舖
Shop 1011-1013, 1/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/double-chocolate-green-tea-e2616879

Double chocolate green tea
2016-07-13  291 瀏覽
Starbucks have launched two new tea frappuccinos, the Double Chocolate Green Tea Frappuccino and Chocolate Black Tea Frappuccino.
If you have tried the green tea frappuccino, it basically is the same but with chocolate sauce and chocolate bits added to it giving it a sweeter taste.

[Review 5351] Cranberry fizzio @ 星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee

06/07/2016
星巴克咖啡  Starbucks Coffee
尖沙咀加連威老道100號港晶中心地下53-55號舖
Shop 53-55, G/F, Harbour Crystal Centre,100 Granville Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cranberry-fizzio-e2614000

The cranberry fizzio is quite a nice drink because it is refreshingly cold with a good fizz and not sweet.
On the top, there is a delicious foam made from grapefruit juice.

[Review 5302] S'mores Frappuccino @ 星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee

29/05/2016
星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee
中環7號碼頭地下E號舖
Shop E, Lowe Deck, Pier 7 (Star Ferry), Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/smores-frappuccino-e2593384

The S'mores Frappuccino is made with Marshmallow-infused whipped cream, milk chocolate sauce, a creamy blend of vanilla, coffee, milk and ice and finished off with more marshmallowy whipped cream and a graham cracker crumble.
I ordered mine without the coffee and requested extra light so it was dreamy and with a light sweetness.
It would be great if there were real marshmallow pieces in the drink.

[Review 5209] Key lime pie frappucino @ 星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee

22/04/2016
星巴克咖啡  Starbucks Coffee
旺角登打士街56號家樂坊地庫B01號舖
Shop B01, Basement, Gala Place, 56 Dundas Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/key-lime-pie-frappucino-e2573516

Key lime pie frappucino
2016-04-22  387 瀏覽
While Japan has the new Cantaloupe Melon and Cream Frappuccino, Hong Kong has the Key Lime Pie frap and S'mores.
I went for the Key Lime Pie frap because it was rather unusual as a drink.
It really tasted like a blended Key Lime pie with cream and crushed tart crumbs on top so I loved it.

[Review 5025] Weird apple crumble @ 星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee

08/02/2016
星巴克咖啡  Starbucks Coffee
尖沙咀加連威老道100號港晶中心地下53-55號舖
Shop 53-55, G/F, Harbour Crystal Centre,100 Granville Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/weird-apple-crumble-e2541942

Saw the new apple crumble so decided to get it.
It has the same flaky tart base just like the Starbucks Shepherd pie.
Anyway, the crumble was a bit weird because it was like the surface of a pizza and the apple filling was too sweet and it contains sultanas and almonds which is not what you're meant to find in an apple crumble.

[Review 4999] Festive red velvet muffin @ 星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee

28/01/2016
星巴克咖啡  Starbucks Coffee
鑽石山龍蟠街3號荷里活廣場2樓298號舖
Shop 298, 2/F, Plaza Hollywood, 3 Lung Poon Street, Diamond Hill
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/festive-red-velvet-muffin-e2538299


The red velvet muffin at Starbucks is quite striking which makes its festive for Christmas and Chinese New Year.
Anyway tried it because I had a sweet craving.
It was crumbly and didn’t keep together well structurally.
Inside it was moist and loaded with so much chocolate chips which you can see from the photo and the sweetness was just right with a strong cocoa taste.

[Review 4051] Tiny Lasagne @ 星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee

28/01/2014
星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee
太古康山道1-2號康怡廣場北座地下G5號舖
Shop G5, G/F, Kornhill Plaza North, 1-2 Kornhill Road, Tai Koo
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tiny-lasagne-e2421525

This branch of starbucks is rather annoying, sometimes it is empty and sometimes people abuse the seating when they are waiting for the sushi place nearby.

On this visit I had the lasagne and tea.

The portion of lasagne was incredibly small but it was delicious.
There were layers of meaty bolognaise sauce on top of layers of pasta sheets.

As usual the Earl Grey tea was good because it was leafy and aromatic.

[Review 3827] Thanks for the deformed cake! @ 星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee

10/11/2014
星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee
太古康山道1-2號康怡廣場北座地下G5號舖
Shop G5, G/F, Kornhill Plaza North, 1-2 Kornhill Road, Tai Koo
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/thanks-for-the-deformed-cake-e2404239

Although LLWL has reviewed this, I still wanted to try it even though I knew the taste was going to be bad.
There were quite a few in the cabinet and one was deformed with the filling exposed.

I knew I was going to served the deformed one but I couldn't be bothered to ask her for a different one as I knew it wasn't going to taste good.

Here was my deformed red velvet cake.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
deformed red velvet cake:

The taste was weird, and the cake was dense and mushy with a strong buttery smell and taste.
As it was deformed the filling was not runny but it a thick paste!
There are no other words to describe the taste other than a dough taste with smelly butter.
It reminded me of Kid's Calpol fever medicine which is thick and has a bright pink colour.
For Xmas I would have appreciated berries and not red beans on top because I hate red beans!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Although the cake was crap, the Xmas drinkware was quite nice.
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My favourite one!

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $38

[Review 3679] Shepherd's TART @ 星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee

18/09/2014
星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee
中環都爹利街13號樂成行地庫中層
Floor M2, Baskerville House, 13 Duddell Street,, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/shepherds-tart-e2393010

Found out about this Shepherd's pie because a fellow expat told me about it.
Technically I would call it a Shepherd's tart because it is actually a tart with Shepherd's pie filling.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Oily tart:
The pie pastry must contain a lot of lard/butter or oil because it got right through the paper casing to the paper bag.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Shepherd's pie:

The pie was delicious but it was a tad too salty.
It was delicious minced beef with a fluffy baked mashed potato top which had lovely crispy burnt bits on a thin delicious pastry that was holding it together.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3656] A relaxing cuppa @ 星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee

10/09/2014
星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee
太古康山道1-2號康怡廣場北座地下G5號舖
Shop G5, G/F, Kornhill Plaza North, 1-2 Kornhill Road, Tai Koo
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-relaxing-cuppa-e2391292

This was my last resort for some decent tea in Quarry Bay.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Earl grey tea:

The tea was surprisingly good and fragrant with a leafy taste.
You can see that the teabag contains decent tea leaves in it.
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The bill: $18

[Review 3223] Having a green muffin on Caine Road @ 星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee

17/03/2014
星巴克咖啡  Starbucks Coffee
半山堅道51號地下
G/F, 51 Caine Road, Mid-Levels
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/having-a-green-muffin-on-caine-road-e2352191

Starbucks serves the same food and drink at every branch, but to me it is just a place to kill time.
This time I dined at the Caine Road branch, with IPC Foodlab and Eric Kayser opposite.
It was lovely and relaxing at this branch.
I tried the garden spinach muffin which was a savoury muffin with young green spinach, broccolis, green beans and cheese.
The muffin was green because of the spinach.
I loved the taste of this muffin because it was truly savoury and cheesy with a peppery kick to it.
It was heated as well which brought out the lovely cheesy aroma.

[Review 2721] Brie and ham croissant @ 星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee

13/08/2013
星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee
銅鑼灣告士打道280號世貿中心地下
G/F, World Trade Centre, 280 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/brie-and-ham-croissant-e2313896

Went back for the mocha with the white chocolate pudding and saw the croissant, so got that as well.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Dark Mocha White Chocolate Pudding Frappuccino blended beverage:

The dark mocha did not have strong coffee taste which was great and in the drink there where bits of solid chocolate to chew on.
The white chocolate pudding was nice because it balanced out the mocha taste and it was creamy and tasted like Nestle's milky bar chocolate.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Ham and Brie croissant:

I did not feel like eating meat that day, so I took out the ham, the croissant and the brie alone were delicious, and the brie was creamy and soft.
It would probably taste better heated up.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2634] Delicious white chocolate pudding in drinks @ 星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee

08/07/2013
星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee
灣仔告士打道77- 79號華比富通大廈地下1號舖
No 77-79 , Gloucester Road, Wanchai, HK, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delicious-white-chocolate-pudding-in-drinks-e2307042

When I found out about the new drinks at Starbucks I was captivated by the white pudding in it.
There is a choice of dark mocha or green tea, both with white chocolate pudding at the bottom.
I couldn't decide which to get so I got both, I was expecting the green tea to taste better because I don't really like coffee but the dark mocha tasted the best out of the two.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Dark Mocha White Chocolate Pudding Frappuccino® blended beverage HKD37:
The dark mocha did not have strong coffee taste which was great and in the drink there where bits of solid chocolate to chew on.
The white chocolate pudding was nice because it balanced out the mocha taste and it was creamy and tasted like Nestle's milky bar chocolate.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Green Tea White Chocolate Pudding Frappuccino® blended beverage HKD40:
This was the usual green tea frappuccino but it tasted too sweet and with the white chocolate pudding it was a bit sickly.
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[Review 1965] 2012 Jump into Autumn series - Dark Cherry tart @ 星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee

05/11/2012
星巴克咖啡  Starbucks Coffee
金鐘金鐘道88號太古廣場1樓131號舖
Shop 131, 1/F, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/2012-jump-into-autumn-series-dark-cherry-tart-e2267750

Walked past to see if there were any new items and they had the autumn series.
The autumn series had these cute mini bagels, Dark Cherry tarts, Molten chocolate cakes (which McCafe is now serving as well) and the cinnamon, pear and muesli yoghurt cup.
I got the cherry tart because I love dark cherries.
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Dark Cherry tart:
Basically it was a chocolate coated butter short crust tart base filled with a thin layer of chocolate cake, cherries and covered with cream and a cherry on top.
The tart was really delicious and the sweetness was just right.
It was really good there were more cherries beneath the cream because cakes with cherries do not often have much cherries in it.
I just felt that there was too much cream so I scraped some of it away.
If it had been freshly whipped cream it would have been perfect or if the crust was not so buttery because the buttery flavour was a little too overpowering.

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