[Review 3663] Scottish All-day breakfast @ 精伶吧 The Canny Man

13/09/2014
精伶吧 The Canny Man
灣仔駱克道57-73號香港華美粵海酒店地庫
Basement, Wharney Guang Dong Hotel Hong Kong, 57-73 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/scottish-all-day-breakfast-e2391763

I havent had the Scottish Breakfast for a while so decided to have it.
It's quite pricey but then this is the only place that serves it.
You need to phone in advance for it because I went there before and they did not have it.

The Scottish breakfast consists of:
Scottish square sliced (lorne sausage), bacon, eggs, black pudding, tomato, sauteed mushrooms, onion and potato, baked beans and toast (choice of fried bread).
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Scottish breakfast:


The sauteed potatoes were my favourite because they were tossed with onions and herbs.

The mushrooms were good as well because they were earthy and tasty.

However the Lorne sausage and black pudding were a bit greasy and there was too much milk in the scrambled egg because the taste was too dairy.


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[Review 3535] Change of sausages @ 精伶吧 The Canny Man

22/07/2014
精伶吧 The Canny Man
灣仔駱克道57-73號香港華美粵海酒店地庫
Basement, Wharney Guang Dong Hotel Hong Kong, 57-73 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/change-of-sausages-e2378412

This used to be my favourite place for bangers and chips but not anymore which is tragic because there is no other place that does good bangers and mash/chips.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
bangers and chips:

Before I started, I thought to myself perfect chips and bangers.
The Chips were perfectly done but the sausages that they served before have been changed to Cumberland sausages which are meatier.
There's nothing wrong with these sausages but I prefer the pork sausages.
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The bill: $12X

[Review 3446] Roast of the day: Roast Lamb @ 精伶吧 The Canny Man

19/06/2014
精伶吧 The Canny Man
灣仔駱克道57-73號香港華美粵海酒店地庫
Basement, Wharney Guang Dong Hotel Hong Kong, 57-73 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/roast-of-the-day-roast-lamb-e2370548

For roast dinners, I normally go to Delaney's but recently roast lamb was on the menu at Canny Man, so I went there.
I started off with cabbage and bacon soup which was clear and warming because their air conditioning was quite cold.
Then came the roast lamb.

Usually it comes with mash but their chips are perfectly fried which was why I changed the mash to the chips.
The highlight had to be the vinegar mint sauce with finely chopped mint and the gravy which went deliciously with the thinly sliced juicy lamb, not to mention the perfectly golden chips which were crispy on the outside and soft inside.
It was so delicious and reminded me of the lovely roast dinners that the dinner ladies whipped up for lunch.

[Review 3001] Christmas 2013 @ The Canny Man

05/12/2013
灣仔駱克道57-73號香港華美粵海酒店地庫
Basement, Wharney Guang Dong Hotel Hong Kong, 57-73 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/christmas-2013-at-the-canny-man-e2334416

I love Christmas and this year so many places are doing Roast Turkey so I intend to try every restaurant that does it whether I pay for it myself or I am invited to tasting.
The Canny Man which is a Scottish bar has Roast Turkey every year and this year is my fourth year of it.
I liked it so much that I chose this place for my food interview with the Hong Kong Economic Times Newspaper earlier this year.

I only wrote about the Canny Man Christmas lunch in 2010 because 2011 and 2012 were pretty much the same.

The menu for this year was slightly different and they have a vegetarian option too.

Here was what I had:
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Salad with feta cheese:

A lovely healthy salad with just the right dressing and scrumptious cubes of cheese!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
pumpkin soup:

A light soup to start you appetite going.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Roast Turkey with Yuletide stuffing:

I loved the generous slice of Stuffing which is my favourite item and the stuffing here contains lots of oatmeal because it is Scottish!
The turkey was juicy and tender paired with appetizing cranberry sauce which had whole pieces of cranberries.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Christmas vegetable terrine:


I was glad they had a vegetarian option, it was jellied grilled vegetables in a terrine form complemented by deliciously sweet pomodoro sauce.

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Yorkshire pudding with blueberries and custard:

I thought I was seeing things when I saw Yorkshire pudding for dessert but it really was Yorkshire pudding filled with fresh blueberries and custard.
It was actually quite nice because it went well with the tart blueberries and sweet custard.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Millionaire's shortbread:

This was the best dessert and tastes the same as the ones at infant school.
You can see the clear layers of shortbread, caramel, and chocolate on top. It tasted similar to TWIX but a thousand times better because the shortbread was really buttery and the caramel was lovely and chewy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Minced pie:

The minced pie was different to the ones a few years ago.
This one was HUGE and tasted better because the pastry was freshly made.
Each person who has the Christmas lunch will have this MEGA mince pie so prepare yourself for it!!!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Looking forward to it next year again!

[Review 2224] Haggis spaghetti @ The Canny Man 精伶吧

24/01/2013
精伶吧 The Canny Man
灣仔駱克道57-73號香港華美粵海酒店地庫
Basement, Wharney Guang Dong Hotel Hong Kong, 57-73 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/haggis-spaghetti-the-canny-man-e2280849


Had the haggis spaghetti lunch set which includes soup/salad, ice cream and drinks.

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Pumpkin soup:
The soup was just the usual soup.
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Haggis spaghetti:

Basically it was spaghetti sprinkled with Macsween's haggis.

It was really nice but at the bottom there was too much oil and the crushed garlic over powered the haggis.
It would have been great if there was more haggis.
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Ice-cream:
This was vanilla icecream with chocolate syrup drizzled on top.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tea:
Lovely hot tea served with milk.
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[Review 1988] Gammon and pineapple @ 精伶吧 The Canny Man

08/11/2012
精伶吧 The Canny Man
灣仔駱克道57-73號香港華美粵海酒店地庫
Basement, Wharney Guang Dong Hotel Hong Kong, 57-73 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/gammon-and-pineapple-the-canny-man-e2268224

Another one of my favourite places for food, apart from their delicious Haggis I tried their other sets.
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Soup:

This was lentil soup and the taste was quite bland and starchy.
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Gammon and pineapple:

The gammon was a bit dry but it was not too salty.
The chips were overdone.
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Salad:

Nice salad with a mix of mesclan leaves in balsamic vinegar.
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Ice cream:

The ice cream was just ordinary vanilla ice-cream with chocolate syrup.
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In conclusion I prefer the Haggis and I just found out that they do Haggis spring rolls from the review below so I will try that on my next visit.

[Review 1376] Strawberry Cliff starring Eason Chan and Haggis craving @ 精伶吧 The Canny Man

08/12/2011

精伶吧 The Canny Man
灣仔駱克道57-73號香港華美粵海酒店地庫
Basement, Wharney Guang Dong Hotel Hong Kong, 57-73 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/strawberry-cliff-starring-eason-and-haggis-craving-e2209177

Had another craving for Haggis so thought of The Canny Man.

The trailer for Strawberry cliff starring Eason Chan reinforced it even more because The Canny Man was one of the filming locations.
The whole film is in English, so for expats and ABC/BBC/CBC's who like Eason, they will be able to understand it.

Anyway I ordered the Sample of Haggis and it was two scoops if swede and the haggis was served on a bed of mash.

It tasted as good as before, especially the gravy and swede, however the portion size has been reduced because on my previous visit there were three scoops of my favourite swede.

[Review 987] Haggis haggis and more haggis please @ 精伶吧 The Canny Man

17/02/2011
精伶吧 The Canny Man
灣仔駱克道57-73號香港華美粵海酒店地庫
Basement, Wharney Guang Dong Hotel Hong Kong, 57-73 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/haggis-haggis-and-more-haggis-please-e2149950

After a satisfying Christmas lunch last year, I came back for Haggis.

Haggis is a dish containing sheep's 'internal organs' (heart, liver and lungs), minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and traditionally simmered in the animal's stomach.
Currently due to availability and convenience some are prepared in a casing rather than an actual stomach.

Haggis is a kind of sausage, or savoury pudding cooked in a casing of sheep's intestine, as many sausages are.

Most haggis are served with "neeps and tatties" (Scottish: swede, yellow turnip, boiled and mashed)

It was presented neatly, three scoops of swede, and a scoop of mashed potato in the centre with the Haggis sitting on top, and a side of rich gravy.

I was surprised how perfect it tasted, it did not have any off putting smell, and the Haggis was moist and the oats were soft, and the spices and everything all blended perfectly, the gravy enriched everything.
The swede tasted how it should, and everything complimented well together.

As for setting, it is truly an oasis in Wan Chai, a nice hidden spot, the carriage compartment seats are the best, it reminds me of the old trains at the Bluebell railway in Sussex.
The nice colour of red and matching tartan.

[Review 929] 2010 first xmas lunch at Canny Man @ 精伶吧 The Canny Man

12/12/2010
精伶吧 The Canny Man
灣仔駱克道57-73號香港華美粵海酒店地庫
Basement, Wharney Guang Dong Hotel Hong Kong, 57-73 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/2010-first-xmas-lunch-at-canny-man-e2135584

I was wondering which restaurant would be my first Christmas lunch, the favourite time of the year because of gravy, stuffing, chipolata sausages and cranberry sauce.

It seemed that the Canny Man had a flyer first for Christmas lunch starting on the 6th December, followed by Carnegies.
Last year, I did not have the traditional xmas lunch here, so it was on my priority list to go.

The Christmas dinner at the Canny Man was actually more appealing because it was a four course dinner including haggis.

Anyway ordered the xmas lunch, the soup, salad and bread were the usual starters.

Then the main lunch came, it was perfect, it had brussel sprouts, carrots, roast potatoes, turkey, gammon ham, big slab of stuffing, chipolata sausage rolled in bacon and cranberry sauce.
Everything was piping hot and fantastic.

The turkey was so tender and juicy which was surprising, yet it still had the turkey meat texture and freshly cut from a whole turkey.

The diced roasted potatoes were also my favourite, crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside and the Gammon ham was good too.

The xmas lunch was followed by a banana royale, mince pies and a drink for $158 per person.

Apart from the xmas lunch, I was really tempted for the vegetarian version, as it had Portabello mushroom.

Ideally xmas dinner is better than the lunch, because the entrees are a good and they have haggis too but the lunch version is simpler as people only have an hour.