[Review 787] Death by white and dark chocolate - Part 3 @ Vero Chocolates

26/06/2010
Vero Chocolate
灣仔龍景街1號分域碼頭海軍商場1樓
1/F, Fenwick Pier, 1 Lung King Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/death-by-white-and-dark-chocolate-part-3-e2095159

On this visit ordered a hot white chocolate and the signature hot chocolate drink.

As the weather was hot, the chocolate layer on top had melted quickly.

Since my previous visit, they finally have a proper menu and more choices for the hot chocolate drink.

The white chocolate basically is white chocolate and yoghurt, although I was disappointed I couldn’t taste the yoghurt.
I had some sort of expectation in mind, I was thinking of those yoghurt-covered raisins at the time of ordering. I was expecting that sort of taste, the sweetness of white chocolate and some yoghurt tartness.

Anyway the first sip, was shockingly sweet! It was the sweetness that gives your throat a sting.

The whole drink was very sweet, probably equivalent to 2 white chocolate bars.
The taste reminded me of Nestle’s milky bar in liquid form and the white toberone.

Halfway through I was wondering what it would taste like adding some strong black earl grey into it.

[Review 786] Pistachio and apple yoghurt @ 星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee

26/06/2010

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/pistachio-and-apple-yoghurt-e2094952

With the craze of Froyos, I decided to get some yogurt, but not the frozen ones this time, and not the pre-packaged ones.

The yoghurt here consists of three layers, the bottom consists of sliced apples, then yoghurt and then on top it was sprinkled with pistachio nuts.

The apple slices at the bottom were somehow cooked and preserved with a fresh colour and not rusted.
It still had a crunch to it.
As for the pistachio, it only contributed to like 0.01 of the whole serving, it may as well of been a garnishing rather than part of it.

The yoghurt which i wouldnt classify it as real yoghurt, had froyo taste.
It didnt have the slightest of tartness of cultivated yoghurts, also the texture was not even yoghurt, it was more like aired cream tasting like froyo.

[Review 785] Bread Pudding @ Bakery

23/06/2010
Bakery
金鐘金鐘道88號太古廣場二期LG1樓Great Food Hall
Great Food Hall, LG1/F, Two Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/bread-pudding-e2094158

The bread pudding here was surprisingly nice, soft and eggy, except there were too many raisins.
It would have been good, if they had custard or vanilla sauce to go with it.

[Review 784] Velvety beetroot salad @ Le Traiteur

23/06/2010

Le Traiteur
金鐘金鐘道88號太古廣場二期LG1地庫
LG1, Pacific Place Phrase 2, 88 Queensway, Admiralty
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/velvet-beetroot-salad-e2094149

The lasagne sheets were very al-dente with fair amounts of minced beef in between the layers, and there was creamy cheese on the top.

Beetroot salad:
This was my favourite, it was a mix of beets, red cabbage and it tasted like coleslaw with natrual sweetness of beetroot.

[Review 783] Part 2: dipping Jack is back @ 麥當勞 McDonald's

21/06/2010
麥當勞 McDonald's
旺角太子道西193號新世紀廣場M層M11號舖
Shop M11, M/F, Grand Century Place, 193 Prince Edward Road West, Mong Kok, Hong Kong, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/part-2-dipping-jack-is-back-e2093731

This time got the ☆French cheese dip☆and the ☆chilli and garlic dip☆.

☆French cheese☆:

Slightly smoky and strong mayonnaise taste.
It gave a slightly bitter aftertaste too.
However it wasnt the cheesy taste I was expecting, it was more like blue cheese ranch sauce.
The texture of the sauce was thick like mayonnaise.

☆Chilli garlic☆:
Very strong garlic taste, and you could see finely grounded garlic in it.
Not that spicy, it tasted like a diluted form of chili garlic sauce bought from supermarkets.

[Review 782] Lemon chicken with Spaghetti @ 意粉屋 The Spaghetti House

18/06/2010

意粉屋 The Spaghetti House
旺角彌敦道639號雅蘭中心一期1樓
1/F, Grand Tower, 639 Nathan Road, Mong Kok, Hong Kong, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lemon-chicken-with-spaghetti-e2093135

Previously I have had pasta cooked with lemon, it makes the whole dish very appetizing.

Carnegies in Wan Chai does pasta with zucchini and lemon, whilst California Pizza kitchen does pasta with chicken in lemon sauce.

The spaghetti house version is slightly disappointing in that it is totally sweet, and the pasta is bland.

As for the baked escargots with potato, it was slightly different to what I was expecting too.
I didnt expect to have a large clump of tinned spinach in the middle, and the Parmesan cheese powder on top made it taste like inflight meals.

[Review 781] Computerized booking system @ The Place

19/06/2010
The Place
旺角上海街555號香港康得思酒店L樓層
Level L, Cordis, Hong Kong at Langham Place, 555 Shanghai Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/innovative-booking-system-e2093126
Food here was Ok, I was more impressed with their booking system.
Instead of handwritten bookings, they have the restaurant layout on screen and tables are already allocated, and the names and numbers are stored on their system.
The place is not bad for the Mong Kok area, at least it still feels relatively new since it opened.
The range of food is OK too, only the soy sauce chow mein was slightly too sweet.
The desserts could have been less sweet too.