[Review 2007] Fruit tarts for the visiting fireman @ 東海堂 Arome Bakery Room

11/11/2012
東海堂 Arome Bakery Room
北角電氣道183號友邦廣場地下2號舖
Shop 2, G/F, Aia Tower, 183 Electric Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/fruit-tarts-for-the-visiting-fireman-e2268844

Had someone visiting so decided to get some fruit tarts from North Point's Arome Bakery Room to share.

It it all about being healthy these days so chose these fruit tarts over cream cakes.
Although fruits tarts are sweet as well, the sugar can be burned off with exercise!

There were six flavours but the chestnut one was sold out, so got one each of the rest of the remaining flavours which were: blueberry, strawberry, mango, white peach and mixed fruit.

All these had custard filling beneath it.

For Westerners I suggest choosing the blueberries or the strawberry one and for Asian flavours mango and mixed fruit.

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blueberry custard tart:
Out of the five this one and the strawberry one are the least sweet.
The strong berry sauce and the custard were nice together.
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strawberry custard tart:
This was my favourite because the tartness of the strawberries and the cream were wonderful.
Strawberries and cream always go good together.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
mango custard tart:
I did not try this as I do not like mango
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white peach custard tart:
This was quite nice and surprisingly they used white peach because not places use white peach as an ingredient.
The white peach was lightly crisp and not too sweet.
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mixed fruit custard tart:
I did not try this because it reminded me of chinese fruit cakes.
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[Review 2006] A new scene for Japanese food @ 遙 Haruka Japanese Restaurant

11/11/2012
遙 Haruka Japanese Restaurant
佐敦德興街1號地下C舖
Shop C, 1 Tak Hing Street, Jordan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-new-scene-for-japanese-food-haruka-e2268842

Came here with some friends to try this new restaurant.
I originally suggested this restaurant in MK which I have tried but this one was new so I prefer dining at restaurants that I have not tried before.

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Grilled bacon oyster roll:
Bacon and oysters always go together.
Usually oysters are baked with bacon, so I found the concept of this interesting because it was an oyster wrapped in bacon and grilled without the cheese.
It was really delicious because it was not the heavy and the oyster got its saltiness from the bacon and it had a nice gentle grilled and smoked taste.
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Grilled gingko:
These were my favourite because the gingko was not bitter.
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Grilled mushrooms:
The grilled mushrooms were nice and juicy.
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Lobster rolls with mango:

All the ingredients were nice and fresh so I found the mango and lobster combination really refreshing.
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Goose liver with scallop fried rice:

For the goose liver they ask you how well you want it done which is really good.
The fried rice was delicious, there were fine chives in it which gave it a nice taste and gentle crunch.

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Chicken wings with fish roe:
The photo does not show the fish roe properly but the grilled wings were delicious, the bones were removed and it was stuffed with fish roes.
The fish roe was not too salty either.
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Cheese mochi:


The shape of this was different to the Japanese mochi at other restaurant, the surface was slightly different too, slightly flakey.
It had a nice sweet smell too which was interesting.
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Chicken Tulip:
They visually looked like tulips because one of the bones are taken out from the chicken wings and the chicken meat that is attached to the bone is turned inside out.
The coating was delicious and light.
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Mochi taro icecream tempura:


This was amazing, the tempura batter was light.
Basically it was a real mochi in there. I loved the way the ice-cream was partially melted.
The chewy mochi skin and the crisp tempura were an interesting combination.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2005] Tom yum kung noodles with prawns @ 金龍泰美食

11/11/2012
金龍泰美食 (已結業)
大坑銅鑼灣道96號A地舖
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tom-yum-kung-noodles-with-prawns-e2268840

Came here randomly as I did not know what to eat, when I was walking down that road Tempo tissues were giving out tissue samples which came handy later on.
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Tom yum kung noodles with prawns HKD38:
The noodles were piping hot so it took me a while to finish it.
The fan was a bit annoying because my hair kept flying in my face.
When the noodles finally cooled down they were too soft.
Luckily it was not too spicy but there were pieces of chili seeds and other herbs in the soup.
The soup was slightly sour.
As I was not good with chopsticks I splashed soup everywhere so the tissue came in handy!


tempo tissues
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If I had saw the coconut soup with chicken I would have ordered that instead.


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Nice blue chopsticks and shop pictures:



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[Review 2004] Mayonnaise and chicken tikka sandwich @ La Rose Noire Bakery

11/11/2012
La Rose Noire Bakery
中環遮打道10號太子大廈
Prince Building, 10 Chater , Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mayonnaise-and-chicken-tikka-sandwich-e2268838

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Mayonnaise and chicken tikka sandwich:

I got my favourite sandwich from La Rose Noire Bakery again.
The quality of this sandwich varies. Sometimes there is a lot of mayonnaise and sometimes the chicken is dry.
This time the chicken was tender and perfect and there was a lot of mayonnaise.
The tikka taste was nice and strong and the cucumbers were soothing and balanced out the tikka spices.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2003] Devilicious fish in creamy dill sauce @ Devil's Advocate

10/11/2012
Devil's Advocate
灣仔駱克道48-50號地下E及F號舖
Shop E-F, G/F, 48-50 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/devilicious-fish-in-creamy-dill-sauce-e2268564

The fish with dill sauce was on the menu so went in for it.
For starters the bread is always good because they have proper butter.

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Fish in creamy dill sauce and pommery mash:

I loved the dill sauce and there was lots of dill in it.
The mash was nice too, it was velvety and buttery.
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apple and cheese salad:


My favourite salad, apple and cheese.
There was generous pieces of apple and cheese, I love these green apples with cheese because the cheese is savory and the apple is refreshing.
The salad leaves beneath it was quite nice.
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carrot cake:

The best carrot cake, moist with delicious sweet buttercream on top.
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[Review 2002] Lunches @ CEO Neway

10/11/2012
CEO Neway
銅鑼灣糖街2-8號
2-8 Sugar Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lunches-ceo-e2268562

I usually go for their buffets but this time went during the day.
I chose the rice bowl and the others chose other choices which I did not take photos of.
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Deep fried cutlet prawns, short rib beef and rice:
The cutlet coating was nice and crispy however it was slightly too thick.
The beef had a really strong charred taste and the seaweed on top was quite sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2001] Deep fried squid tentacles @ 一風堂 Ippudo HK

10/11/2012
一風堂 Ippudo HK
尖沙咀廣東道30號新港中心210號舖
Shop 210, Silvercord Tower, 30 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/deep-fried-squid-tentacles-ippudo-e2268561

Ordered the spicy noodles and deep fried squid.

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Noodles in spicy pork bone soup:


The bowl of noodles at this branch was quite neat, the spicy paste was put neatly on the middle.
The broth was nice and strong and the spicy paste enhanced the flavour, the slices of pork were quite nice this time.
I ordered extra noodles as I was still hungry.

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Deep fried squid with seaweed flavour:


The squid was quite disappointing, it was a bit too burnt and I could not taste the seaweed powder after dipping it.
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