[Review 1393] Chicken wings singled out!! @ V8美食軒

25/12/2011

V8美食軒
灣仔柯布連道4號地下B舖
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chicken-wings-singled-out-e2211648

Chicken wings singled out!!
2011-12-25  128 瀏覽
Again a treat from the locals, there was a choice of Salt and Pepper chicken wings, Honey chicken wings and these chicken wings on single bones.

I chose these because they were on single bones which made it more convenient to eat.

Surprisingly they tasted quite nice, however there were some stringy bits on the batter.
Not sure whether they were part of the batter or feathers from the wings.

[Review 1392] Maxim's touching series - Nice packaging @ 美心西餅 Maxim's Cake Shop

25/12/2011
美心西餅 Maxim's Cake Shop
尖沙咀港鐵尖沙咀站TST 1號舖
Shop TST 1, Tsim Sha Tsiu MTR Station, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/maxims-touching-series-nice-packaging-e2211647


Saw some interesting items at Maxim's which looked like packets of crisps, but when I went closer I found out they were cookies and puffs.
The rest of the range had tubes of cookies and other stuff.
The design was nice, mainly white with some colours on it.
On the back, I think it saids something about the designer or the designs.
Anyway, the puffs were not what I was expecting, they were baked puff pastry in butterfly form.
The brown sugar taste was strong, but I did not like the strong buttery smell which is typical of the Chinese bakery.
As well as that was passed a chocolate cake by someone.
It just tasted like the usual Maxim's cake.

[Review 1391] Delaney's carvery @ Delaney's Wanchai

18/12/2011
Delaney's Wanchai
灣仔盧押道18號海德中心地下及1樓
2/F, One Capital Place, 18 Luard Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delaneys-calvery-e2210670

As always you can always find your comfort roast right here!

Usually at the carvery there is beef or lamb and nearer Christmas there is Turkey as well.
However the stuffing is different to the stuffings served at other pubs.
The stuffing here is not baked.
For the greens, there is boiled spinach, pea and sprouts, and for the asian choice you will find shitaake mushrooms and sweetcorn.
Before the roast there is a choice of salad or soup. I usually get the salad but sometimes the soup is also good such as tomato and crab.
To finish off there is proper tea brewed with fresh leaves and not teabags.

[Review 1390] Quintuple chocolate layered cake experience @ 東海堂 Arome Bakery

18/12/2011

東海堂 Arome Bakery
將軍澳坑口培成路15號連理街143號
Shop 143, the Lane, 15 Pui Shing Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/quintuple-chocolate-layered-cake-experience-e2210620

Tried this because it was made of five different layers of chocolate, it costs $20 per slice and it is not that big.
Basically the five different layers were: the crunchy base, dark chocolate sponge, milk chocolate sponge, chocolate mousse and the chocolate cream covering it.
Overall, it tasted nice but I wished there was more cake instead, the dark truffle filling in the middle was extremely hard and too rich.

[Review 1389] Hokkaido milk froyo with reminiscence of Yoplait @ kiss n' joy

13/12/2011

kiss n' joy
尖沙咀厚福街7A號地下D舖
Shop D, G/F, 7A Hau Fook Street, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hokkaido-milk-froyo-with-reminiscence-of-yoplait-e2210050


I have always wanted to try this place for the Strawberry yoghurt.
But twice I couldn’t find it because I went the wrong direction.

At the end of Hau Fook Road, I turned left where all the snack bars were located when I should have walked to the right hand side!

As there were four flavours, I did not know which flavour to get, so I asked to try the Strawberry because I wanted to get that anyway.
The staff must have read my mind because I wanted to try the hokkaido one as well and they gave me a sample of that too.

Samples
The décor of the shop was really nice, the colour theme was white and apple green.

The only disadvantage was the standing area was quite small, so it was easy to trip down the steps when it got packed.

In the end I decided to get the golden kiwi drink because golden kiwi is not always available.

As it was a cold day the drink was extremely thick. It tasted just right without the honey because the yogurt was sweet.
There was a strange feeling from drinking kiwi because kiwi seeds have enzymes on it, and after the blending process, the seeds got grounded releasing more enzymes.
It is very similar to biting into white grape seeds.

Next time I’ll be back for the froyo.
From the samples, the froyo was nice and thick, it was slightly lumpy.
The strawberry one tastes exactly like Yoplait’s strawberry fromage frais so I really liked it.

One of the toppings was interesting.
Parsley!

[Review 1388] Mandarin splash out @ 文華餅店 The Mandarin Cake Shop

文華餅店 The Mandarin Cake Shop
中環干諾道中5號香港文華東方酒店閣樓
M/F, Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, 5 Connaught Road, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mandarin-splash-out-e2210033

I have always wanted to try their cakes so I was really chuffed that I could splash $100 on their bakery with a $100 gift certificate from Openrice.

It was tempting to try their cakes and their savory items, but in the end I decided to get the savory items and a donut because the cakes should be indulged there with a cup of nice tea.

Before I went, I checked their online menu and reserved the ones I wanted through phone.

When I got there my order was packed and ready to collect.
I really liked their paper bag and lavish packaging.

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Custard donut
It was dusted with castor sugar and inside there was generous custard filling.
The sweetness was just right.

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Beef pie
I was expecting the beef to be chunks but it was minced beef inside and the gravy was rich.

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Sausage with XO sauce quiche
This was interesting because it was made with XO sauce which is Chinese.
The sausage used was proper western sausage, and the filling of the quiche was quite eggy and cheesy.
It also contained pieces of scallop which must have come from the XO sauce.

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The receipt

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Apart from the above, these were also on my wish list!
Spinach quiche
Apple turnover
Donuts
Cassis mousseline and bavaroise with sago
Cream horn
Carrot cake
Raspberry apricot mousse
Lychee raspberry mousse
Sacher cake

[Review 1387] Almond this and Almond that! @ 尖東好彩海鮮酒家海景宴會廳 Tsim Tung Ho Choi Seafood Restaurant Sea View Banquet Hall

12/12/2011
尖東好彩海鮮酒家海景宴會廳 Tsim Tung Ho Choi Seafood Restaurant Sea View Banquet Hall
尖沙咀麼地道68號帝國中心UG1-6, 8-33, 33A, 34, 34A, 35-42號舖
Shop UG1-6, 8-33, 33A, 34, 34A, 35-42, UG1, Empire Centre, 68 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/almond-this-and-almond-that-e2209734

Came with some expats and locals.

The locals did the ordering and ordered a set dinner and a extra lemon chicken.

Nothing really stood out but one of the dishes was visually stunning, it was the fried prawn balls, beside it was a dragonfruit.
I assumed it was fresh fruit but there was dipping sauce inside the dragonfruit for the prawn balls.

The prawn balls were covered in thin slices of almond, but after deep frying the almond was saturated in so much oil.
The Lemon chicken which the expats and I were looking forward to was dissappointing!
We were expecting comfort food, but it was coated in Almonds as well!!!
Never have I had almond coated chicken in the UK before !!
I thought this place was weird serving almond chicken, but after reading other restaurant reviews in Hong Kong, they serve it as well.

But frankly it tastes horrible!