Showing posts with label mong kok. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mong kok. Show all posts

[Review 7717] Not my cup of tea @ 鹿角巷 The Alley

29/08/2019
鹿角巷  The Alley
旺角西洋菜南街2J-2Q號新江大樓地下3號舖
Shop 3, G/F, Sun Kong House, 2J-2Q Sai Yeung Choi Street South, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/not-my-cup-of-tea-e3522705




Not my cup of tea
2019-08-29  113 瀏覽
I have always wanted to try the Snow Velvet tea at TEA ALLEY but the sweetness is fixed.
Finally tried my luck and it was not to my liking as it too sweet.
Ordered a plain Jasmine tea to dilute the drink and it tasted better.

[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 7684] Ripped off @ Salad Cafe 《Neo-Romanticism》

20/08/2019
Salad Cafe 《Neo-Romanticism》 (已結業)
旺角彌敦道700號T.O.P This is Our Place 2樓208號舖
Shop 208, 2/F, T.O.P This is Our Place, 700 Nathan Road, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/ripped-off-e3515278






Ripped off
2019-08-20  64 瀏覽
A while ago I saw cute pictures of a Matcha Latte with a cute chocolate doggy so had to try it.
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The product shot was the just like what I saw earlier posted by another person on SM so this had to be the drink.
There is a hot and cold, the hot comes with a chocolate dog while the cold comes with a marshmallow one as shown.
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However, when it came, the dog was totally different.
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They said it should be the cold one.
Anyway, I believe the chocolate dog is too expensive hence they are cutting the budget by using marshmallow instead.
ANYHOW, THEY SHOULD CHANGE THE PRODUCT PICTURE AS WELL.
THE TASTE WASN'T REALLY WORTH RANTING ABOUT AS IT WAS JUST THE USUAL MATCHA LATTE MADE FROM MATCHA POWDER WHICH IS ALREADY SWEETENED BY DEFAULT JUST LIKE STARBUCKS.
A waste of money!

[Review 7682] Tasty Taiwanese Wraps @ 炸老闆

22/08/2019
炸老闆 (已結業)
旺角弼街60號地舖
G/F, 60 Bute Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tasty-taiwanese-wraps-e3515234












Tasty Taiwanese Wraps
2019-08-22  1616 瀏覽
Discovered this on the way to Prince Edward.
At first, I thought this joint served Taiwanese Roti which is oily and flakey but on a closer look, they looked like round pieces of fried naan bread with filling.
The frying oil looked clean so I was confident in giving it a try.
To be honest, I don't know much about Taiwanese food so I'll refer them as Taiwanese wraps for the time being as they look like wraps.

You can get them a la carte or with tea.

As a tea lover, I got the set.
For each wrap, there are different fillings and the signature basic one has just egg.
On the menu, they are all shown open so you can see the the fillings clearly but when they give it to you, it is folded over.
There were so many to choose from but clearly luncheon meat was my first choice as well as Taiwanese basil because it is very aromatic.

Sausages were not my choices as I only like English pork sausages!
They also have salted egg with minced pork which is tempting.


Basically they fry the wrap, put sauces on and stuff it with the ingredients of your choice.
At first I was put off when I saw those sauces because Hongkonized Taiwanese food is always too sweet but luckily it turned out normal.
It was a bit salty but damn delicious as the wrap was chewy in the middle and slightly crispy.
The ham and egg wrap was to my liking as it was like eating a thin crispy panini.


It also reminded me of the sandwiches at Taoyuen village which are non fried but flakey and crispy!



Taiwanese basil egg wrap:
Definitely a nice surprise with a runny yolk.


The bottle of tea has a stopper in the middle to prevent the teabag from gushing tea out but sadly I couldn't get the tea bag out afterwards as I wanted to see if I could get a second round out of it.

Will be back for the other wraps and I love their teas which are all cold brewed with tea bags.
Overall delicious but quite messy to eat.

[Review 7679] Pricey drink @ 叁點壹刻 A Quarter Past Three

26/08/2019
叁點壹刻  A Quarter Past Three
旺角奶路臣街12號啓賢大廈地下7號舖
Shop 7, G/F, Kai Yin Mansion, 12 Nelson Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/pricey-drink-e3515100





2019-08-26  125 瀏覽
Most drinks these days are priced between HKD2x to HK39 if it is something fancy, for straight teas from HKD1X - HKD3X.
This joint was serving the cherry with cheese for HKD45.
Cherry and cheese sounded totally weird so I just got the cherry.
I love cherries but it is evidently not popular in Hong Kong.

HEYTEA had cherry a while ago but I missed it so when I saw this place had it I was tempted to try.
HKD43 for tea in Mong Kok is a bit crazy but I still ordered it.

When I got the drink, I was satisfied they didn't use syrup.
It was blended with frozen cherries/puree of some sort.
The taste was quite pleasant with some Jasmine coming through as it was blended with tea.
Overall quite nice but not worth its price tag as the taste wasn't worth ranting about or even a second time.

[Review 7656] Not your usual tea shop @ 皇茶 Royaltea by Tea Circle

16/08/2019
皇茶  Royaltea by Tea Circle
旺角廣華街1號仁安大廈地下22號舖
Shop 22, G/F, Yan on Building, 1 Kwong Wa Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/not-your-usual-tea-shop-e3507265












Not your usual tea shop
2019-08-16  49 瀏覽
Discovered this place while I was dining at Potato King as they are doing a combo with them.
From the outside, it looks like the usual takeaway tea shop but inside it is quite spacious with a small bar table.

The thing that makes it different is that they serve alcoholic drinks which makes it an ideal place for drinks or a Friday night.
They have live music in the evenings according to their FB.
While I was there they had some good songs so I had a good time.
For drinks, we had teas sweetened with Momordica so it was sugar free.
We chose oolong and puer.

Both teas did not taste too sweet which was good yet you could taste a faint hint of Momordica.
Puer  sweetened with Momordica:
Oolong  sweetened with Momordica:
I will keep this place in mind if I am in the area.

[Review 7655] Vegetarian dishes with Omnipork at TEAWOOD @ 茶木‧台式休閒餐廳 TeaWood Taiwanese Cafe & Restaurant

15/08/2019
茶木‧台式休閒餐廳 TeaWood Taiwanese Cafe & Restaurant
旺角彌敦道628號瓊華中心10樓
10/F, King Wah Centre, 628 Nathan Road, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/vegetarian-dishes-with-omnipork-at-teawood-e3505612









Vegetarian dishes with Omnipork at TEAWOOD
2019-08-15  31 瀏覽
I am so glad that TEAWOOD has extended their menu with more vegetarian dishes.
TEAWOOD is modern and relaxed with different themes at different restaurants.

They have two new omnipork dishes.

There are also some other dishes that are worth trying because it uses Taiwanese ingredients such as white bittermelon and fried wax apple.
Tried the eggplant with spicy omnipork and it was similar to the Chinese eggplant with mince but the one here had a nice basil aroma.

It was a good dish with rice.
Also had the hand pulled noodles with omnipork in spicy tomato sauce.
It was nice and filling just like fettucine but the texture was chewy and firm.
The spicy tomato sauce was spicy and tangy which made it moreish.
We also had the white bittermelon which is also recommended as the white bittermelon is imported from Taiwan.
There were other Taiwanese snacks like Sweet potato with prune powder and fish tofu.
Overall impressed that Teawood has made the move with omnipork.
Finished with the purple potato milk which was a soothing and sweet finish.

[Review 7821] Kaya toast @ 一粥麵 Super Super Congee & Noodle

19/12/2020 一粥麵  Super Super Congee & Noodle 樂富聯合道198號樂富廣場1樓1113-1114號舖 Shop 1113-1114, 1/F, Lok Fu Shopping Centre, 198 Junction Road, L...