[Review 7724] The best buffet in Tokwawan! @ 8度餐廳 Café 8 Degrees

02/09/2019
8度餐廳 Café 8 Degrees
土瓜灣九龍城道199號8度海逸酒店地下
G/F, Harbour Plaza 8 Degrees, 199 Kowloon City Road, To Kwa Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-best-buffet-in-tokwawan-e3524666

The best buffet in Tokwawan!
2019-09-02  880 瀏覽
Summer is not over yet!!!
8 Degrees are doing a summer buffet which I almost missed.

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The highlights this time are the freshly cooked mussels in wine!


Foie gras from the live cooking station:
Oysters, lobsters and seafood are always there so don't fret!
The Chinese soup is a must as it is loaded with delicacies with a strong conch taste.

There were lots of English delights as I found items like: cauliflower cheese, mashed potato and cheese, pigs in blankets, Indian curries and bread pudding!
Moving on to dessert, they have freshly made durian crepes!
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The dessert selection was definitely a delight as they had my favourite pandan cake as well as a lovely spread of Western cakes like strawberry cream cake and their signature mango mille feuille.

Despite the quietness in town at the moment, this place was full which is a sign of good food.
Will definitely be back.

[Review 7688] Monopoly themed dinner @ 花月庭 La Scala

24/08/2019
花月庭  La Scala
旺角太子道西193號帝京酒店2樓
2/F, Royal Plaza Hotel, 193 Prince Edward Road West, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/monopoly-themed-dinner-e3517388

Monopoly themed dinner
2019-08-24  1839 瀏覽
At the moment La Scala is doing a Monopoly themed buffet which is worth checking out.
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You get to walk on a monopoly board at the buffet area.
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You will find edible game pieces and so many captivating items.


Monopoly cake:

As well themed items, they have popular and signature items like Hainan Chicken, oysters, lobsters etc.

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My favourites were the ricerolls which were presented with three options: lobster gravy, minced meat and soy sauce.
The Taiwanese guobaos were filling as they were filled with Wagyu beef.
Overall, there is something for everyone!

[Review 7556] Star studded noodle joint @

04/07/2019
一君士多 1K STORE
尖沙咀堪富利士道6號地舖
G/F, 6 Humphreys Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/star-studded-noodle-joint-e3464075

This noodle joint is opened by former actor John Tang whose buddy is Louis Koo hence this shop was in the news recently when Louis Koo made a visit.
Obviously they serve cart noodles but they also have premium options such as abalone, fish maw and Japanese Oysters.
I was tempted by the oyster curry but in the end I decided to try the noodles because it was  good combination of oysters and Shiitake mushrooms.
Other items on the menu:
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The oysters and shiitake mushroom noodles were a good combination which gave the noodles a nice flavour.
It would be great if they had efu noodles as a noodle options.
Anyway, oysters are delicious but eat at your own risk.
My friend was not affected but I was vomiting and shatting the next day.
Also had the house special which includes scallops and fish maw but as the scallops were sold out they were replaced with trotters.

Overall good but some of the ingredients could have been softer like the fish maw and beef tendons.
The fish balls were a bit cold.
Finished with lime soda.
There is another branch in YMT which I might visit since they serve egg waffles.

[Review 7554] Summer seafood and mango buffet @ 協奏坊西餐廳 Sonata Western Restaurant

04/07/2019
協奏坊西餐廳 Sonata Western Restaurant
大角咀大角咀道86號九龍珀麗酒店2樓
2/F, Rosedale Hotel Kowloon, 86 Tai Kok Tsui Road, Tai Kok Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/summer-seafood-and-mango-buffet-e3463936

Summer seafood and mango buffet
2019-07-04  1213 瀏覽
Some friends were staying nearby so we went here for the dinner buffet.At the moment, they are doing a summer feast with seafood and mango delights.

Sonata is on the second floor of Rosedale Hotel overlooking the flyover.
There was a good selection of food.
Starting from the entrance, you are greeted with a variety of seafood like crayfish, prawns, brown crabs, Crab legs and mussels.

I liked the salad selection as well because they had healthy Kale Salad.
Moving onto the carvery, there was roast beef and roast pork.
The roast pork was tender and moist.
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In the cooked selection, I was really impressed with the wintermelon soup which was topped with lots of Tonkin Jasmime.
I tried the soup and it was really comforting loaded with straw mushrooms, octopus and other goodies.
The other dish that is a must eat was the braised beef cheek with carrots, the beef was soft and gelatinous.

Every guest gets a bowl of freshly grilled Lobster tail Laksa noodles.

The broth isn't that spicy which makes it palatable for kids as well.
Moving on to the desserts, there was so much to choose from especially mango which is being promoted at the moment.
They had black forest rolls with mango, pandan cream cakes with mango, sago with mango, mango mille feuille, mango serradura etc.

As a pandan fan, I was really chuffed with the pandan choices and they even had Earl Grey Creme Brulee as well.
There was a tub of warm and silky tofu pudding which is a must.
Traditionally yellow sugar is used as a topping which they had but I decided to put some chocolate on it because I love chocolate tofu.
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Overall, I really enjoyed the buffet so will take guests there if they are in the area.

[Review 7173] Mediterranean delights at Harbour Grand Café @ Harbour Grand Café

01/02/2019
Harbour Grand Café  休息中
北角油街23號港島海逸君綽酒店3樓
3/F, Harbour Grand Hong Kong, 23 Oil Street, North Point

https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mediterranean-delights-at-harbour-grand-cafe-e3293328

Mediterranean delights at Harbour Grand Café
2019-02-01  1436 瀏覽
Harbour Cafe has mostly been on the traditional and Japanese side for buffet offerings.
I was quite surprised to discover they had Mediterranean delights so decided to give it a try.
Mediterranean cuisine is a touch of Greek, Levantine, Turkish etc so you will find a lot of olives and feta cheese at play.
At Harbour Cafe, their dishes are heavily inspired by all these ingredients but they will rotate different dishes every night.
As well as Med dishes, they also have seafood and oysters etc and each guest will get an abalone with duck feet.
Locals just love seafood but it was a relief for me as there was finally more on the Western front.
Started on the paella because I just love my carbs.

Also had the kebabs as I really miss these tasty grilled chunks of meat.

Both hot dishes were exciting as I just love olives and feta cheese and the sauce was delish with rice.


The scallops were  quite salty as the sauce was strong.

Last but not least was the steamed glutinous rice with crab. The rice beneath is the best as it has soaked all the rich crab flavours.

Will be back again when if they have some other new items but this hotel is going to be popular soon as the area nearby is getting a revamped.