[Review 519] Lunch buffet @ Cafe MetroPark

04/11/2009 Cafe MetroPark
灣仔軒尼詩道41-49號香港灣仔維景酒店M 字樓
Mezzanine Floor, Metropark Hotel Wan Chai Hong Kong, 41-49 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lunch-buffet-e2041255



Just felt like having a buffet on a weekday, and not wasting the opportunities being located in the heart of hotels, pubs and great restaurants.
Anyway, came on a quiet wintery day according to the locals not cold to me, but with freezing cold air-con in the restaurant mimicking real winter!!

The food variety was just as Mandalay described, but not much selection on sushi, the desserts were good, and the photo explains everything.
I appreciated the drinks were labelled Hong Kong Tea, and the normal tea hence catered internationally.

[Review 518] Second visit @ Dessert Revolution

Dessert Revolution 甜品革命 (旺角) 04/11/2009
旺角豉油街15號萬利商業大廈地下1號舖
Shop 1, G/F, 15 Soy Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/second-visit-e2041223




Came here for a second visit, their hygiene has improved and no flies flying about.

However their menu is now limited, so many choices unavailable with a white label covering them.

This time I had the Young coconut with cherry, and coconut sorbet.

The young coconut tasted good this time, as I asked for less coconut milk. (no photo)

For the coconut sorbet, I was expecting a slightly tangy taste because sorbet is meant to be sour.
The texture of the sorbet wasn’t that icy, but very fluffy, it was very light that it melts in your mouth.
The taste is slightly sweet, I felt it was just coconut meat grounded finely with frozen coconut milk.

I have blended fresh coconut meat and milk before and it tastes just like that, but in frozen fluffy form.

I really wanted to try the blueberry with coconut jelly but was told it would be available in November, so hopefully if I go now, it would be available, as I had this in late October.

[Review 517] Lovely orange mousse cake @ McCafe

04/11/2009
中環港景街1號國際金融中心商場1樓1026-1028號舖
Shop 1026-1028, IFC Mall,No.1 Harbour View Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lovely-orange-mousse-cake-e2041186


There are always good cakes at McCafe, the orange mousse with chocolate is a good match, the citrusness of the orange complements the cocoa sponge.

Also the mousse is slightly heavier than normal mousse mimicking the cheesecake texture. Whether the mousse is light or heavy in texture, it would still taste good.

The appearance of the cake is vibrant with good contrasting colours, dark brown sponge and bright orange mousse.

[Review 516] Quite impressed @ Cheese Pizza芝脆雞

04/11/2009 Cheese Pizza芝脆雞
馬鞍山頌安村頌安商場1樓
1/F, Chung On Commerical Complex, Ma On Shan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/quite-impressed-e2041184

I love fried chicken, and the fried chicken here is just right, with KFC, you have to go there at the right moment, ie when it is just done, too late and the chicken is too dry.
It is very impressive, there is a range of bottles of ketchup, salt and pepper to enhance your meal. Apart from that, there are plates, knives and forks, disposable gloves to let you eat at ease.

Originally I wanted the set meal with pizza, chicken, potato wedges, calamarii rings, but then when I ordered, I found out it was selected pizzas only. Then menu is rather confusing and the staff are a bit unresponsive. Anyway I sat down again and looked at the menu and went for the other set with 3 pieces of chicken, choice of SMALL snack (potato wedges), 2 drinks, 6" pizza.

The potato wedges were the first to arrive, it was a very small portion, so assuming it was SMALL snack as stated, hence the quality was small, but then they took away the plate and gave us a bigger portion.
Anyway the wedges here taste great, exactly the same taste as McDonalds.
The chicken was crispy and juicy. The Mexican pizza wasnt as good as I expected, I was expecting kidney beans, rather than pepperoni and chili oil. Although it did taste ok, it could have been better. The pizza base is the same as the deep pan at pizza hut, and the base is crispy like if it was pan-fried like the Shanghai Sang jin bau's.

The selection of drinks are also quite extensive, but due to costing, they have stocked the Pepsi line's Miranda drinks and the china's Crystal springs 碧泉 (strong in TIN taste), there was also Taoti canned drinks, but maybe made in China, as there was a strong Tin Taste.
However for the Miranda selection, the apple one is a safe one to choose, because it is American version with a cider taste, the citrus versions is an Eastern adaptation of Miranda for Asian tastes.

[Review 515] Food after their refurbishment @ Istanbul Express Turkish Restaurant伊斯坦堡特快

伊斯坦堡特快  Istanbul Express Turkish Restaurant
03/11/2009
灣仔駱克道66號地下舖
G/F, 66 Lockhard Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/food-after-their-re-furbishment-e2041033

This was my regular lunching place a while ago, I would come here twice a week, but after it has been refurbished, I felt the food quantity has gone down, the portions are so small, small enough for people on diet.

The set included drink and soup, and now it only has a drink with it.
Also beef kofte, there used to be five in a plate, but now only four pieces.
The rice was not as good as before, it used to have nuts in it.

However the speed has sped up, used to wait ages for the food to arrive, now it is slightly more organized, before the meats are cooked, all the plates have been laid out with the sides and rice, then when the meat arrives, its ready to serve.
The waiters are also very efficient making sure you have the sauces and clearing the table when you have finished, so you can leave soon after the meal has finished.

[Review 514] Boring menu @ UnoMas - Spanish Restaurant

UnoMas - Spanish Restaurant (已結業)
灣仔駱克道54-62號博匯大廈1樓
1/F, Broadway Building, 54-62 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/boring-menu-e2041031





I was a bit disappointed as I was looking forward to a variety of Tapa's and now it is only the fixed lunch set with starter, mains and dessert.
It is pricier than the tapa's set too.

Anyway since I was already there I ordered the bread with serrano ham as a starter, and the squid and prawn saffron rice with vanilla dessert.

The bread with ham was quite nice, the ham was soft like smoked salmon, and the taste was like cheese.

The rice was a bit hard, my jaw was practically tired after eating it.

The dessert was nice and creamy, and not too sweet.
Overall the food here is good, but service is bad, you practically need to ask them for a glass of water or they will not give you one.

if they have the tapa's lunch I will come back again.

[Review 513] More choices @ Pomme

灣仔盧押道11號修頓商業大廈地下
G/F, Southern Commercial Building,11 Luard Road, Wan Chai
03/11/2009
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/more-choices-e2041029




[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...