[Review 1809] Thank you OpenRice for the Gift Certificates @ Häagen-Dazs

27/09/2012

Häagen-Dazs 
鑽石山龍蟠街3號荷里活廣場1樓183號店
Shop 183, Level 1, Plaza Hollywood, 3 Lung Poon Street, Diamond Hill
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/thank-you-openrice-for-the-gift-certificates-e2260306

Thank you OpenRice for those gift certs, since there were quite a few I was able to share my treat with others.
With $50 I got two scoops and paid $1X for the rest smile
Tried the vanilla and creme brulee.
The creme brulee was the best, I loved the bitterness from the caramel.
The vanilla was nice and smooth.

[Review 1808] 2012 Liquid filled chocolate snowy mooncake @ 大班麵包西餅 Taipan Bread & Cakes

27/09/2012
大班麵包西餅 Taipan Bread & Cakes
彩虹港鐵彩虹站大堂14號舖
Shop 14, Choi Hung MTR Station,, Choi Hung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/liquid-filled-chocolate-snowy-mooncake-e2260304

It was really nice that the chocolate inside was liquid as stated.
Since I do not like the mung bean, the strong taste from the chocolate was able to cover it.
It was good to cut it while it was frozen to get a clean cut then let it stand for a while to eat.

[Review 1807] The last cherry slice HKD13 before it packed up @ 酥皇西餅店 Kings Pastry

27/09/2012
酥皇西餅店 Kings Pastry
沙咀彌敦道100號The ONE地庫1樓105舖
Shop 105, LG1/F, The ONE, 100 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-last-cherry-slice-before-it-packed-up-e2260299

Heard this place was closing down so came here one last time for their Chocolate and cherry cream slice.
As expected it tastes like the cakes in UK because they use fresh cream and there were lots of tart cherries in the cake.
However I think they are overpriced because they will not cost that much in UK.
Their new shop is now located at Park n Shop in Sunshine City, Ma O Shan.

[Review 1806] BBQ roast pork with rice @ Café de Coral

27/09/2012
大家樂 Café de Coral
屯門屯隆街1號錦薈坊2樓201-203號
Shop 201-203, Level 2, K-Point, 1 Tuen Lung Street, Tuen Mun
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/bbq-roast-pork-with-rice-cafe-de-coral-e2260298

Went during the afternoon hours and was fairly hungry so I did not order the hotdog sets, I ordered the BBQ roast pork with rice.
When it came the portion was quite generous, especially the rice.
If the pork had not been so fatty it would have been perfect.
The sauce and oil made it too sweet and greasy.

[Review 1805] Afternoon udon tea set @ 吉野家 Yoshinoya

27/09/2012

吉野家 Yoshinoya
九龍灣牛頭角道77號淘大商場一期地下G114-121號舖
Shop G114-121, Amoy Plaza I, No.77 Ngau Tau Kok Road, Kowloon Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/afternoon-udon-tea-set-yoshinoya-e2260297

Went during afternoon hours and they had the udon or glass noodles so I tried the Udon.
The udon noodles were too soft and the broth was bland.

[Review 1804] Cute and nicely packaged Pandan cookies and cakes @ 簡品堂 Fresh Fresh

27/09/2012

簡品堂 Fresh Fresh
旺角彌敦道688號旺角中心一期2樓SA9舖
Shop SA9, 2/F, Argyle Centre, 688 Nathan Road, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cute-and-nicely-packaged-pandan-cookies-and-cakes-e2260296

I have always wanted to try their bakery but they are located in Kwai Fong and Tuen Muen which is too far.
Luckily they had a stall at Hollywood plaza so I was able to buy their cookies and cakes.

I bought the pandan cake which was a mini one for $38 and some cookies.
The cookies were assorted and had cranberry, pandan and chocolate. The pandan was my favourite.
As for the Pandan cake it was delicious too, you could smell the Pandan coming out from the box and it was not too sweet.
The donuts looked like novelties too.
Apart from the delicious food, their packaging and design was great.
After searching for this restaurant on OpenRice, it seems there is now one in Kowloon, so I will go to this branch next time.

[Review 1803] 2012 Bird's nest mooncake @ Wing Wah 榮華餅家

27/09/2012

榮華餅家 Wing Wah
鑽石山龍蟠街3號荷里活廣場307號舖
Shop 307, Plaza Hollywood, 3 Lung Poon Street, Diamond Hill
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/birds-nest-mooncake-wing-wah-e2260295


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Egg custard and diced egg yolk:

This was really nice and the egg yolk was not that salty, the overall texture was slightly starchy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Bird's nest in custard with sweet potato and bean paste:

I was expecting this to taste nice but the smell was really artificial.
It smelt like playdoh.
I was not expecting a fair amount of bird's nest but it could not be seen in the filling with the naked eye.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
In conclusion the Cherry flavour and Pandan flavour tastes the best.