[Review 2037] Back for more Beautifood with da beautacious chefs @ Beautifood

26/11/2012
Beautifood
灣仔莊士敦道60號J Senses地下3號舖
Shop 3, G/F, J Senses, 60 Johnston road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/back-for-more-beautifood-with-da-beautacious-chefs-e2271727


My title should be beautiful chefs to be correct but the chefs are guys so it sounds a bit weird using the word beautiful, so I used beautacious.

The food was so delicious last time so I was back for more.

This time I dined there so there was a 10% service charge.

I was really hungry so I ordered the Veg Yuba tacos and the sushi burrito.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Cantonese steamed fish:

In my previous review I forgot to mention the design of this sushi burrito.
There is a twisted end at the end of the wrapper which is designed to make the sushi come out when you twist it like lipstick.
They reminded me of sushi poppers which comeout by pushing the stick at the end.
The taste of this cantonese steamed fish was slightly different this time. There was no chili in it because the version I had before was modified to this one because it was too spicy.
The taste was still as nice as the first time because of the sauces and silky fish but rice was firmer this time and held together.
The sushi burrito also seemed bigger than the first time. I wonder if they made them bigger.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vegetarian Taco trio:

This was three all vegetarian yuba tacos filled with roasted pumpkin with cream cheese, eggplant with yellow miso and porcini mushrooms with onion cream.
For the porcini mushrooms please see my previous review.

Roasted pumpkin with cream cheese
I wish there was more cream cheese in it because the taste of cream cheese was not that prominent.
The pumpkin was a bit too sweet for my liking. It would be good if they replaced the pumpkin with potatoes but that is my personal preference.
Eggplant with yellow miso
This was quite nice, it was molten eggplants with miso sauce inside with crispy spring onions.
Out of the three yuba tacos, my favourites were the porcini mushrooms and eggplant.
But in general I love these tacos and I hope to see more flavours in future.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★


Beautifood salads:
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[Review 2036] Delicious sichuan food @ 正宗雲貴川 Zheng Zong Yun Gui Chuan

26/11/2012
正宗雲貴川 Zheng Zong Yun Gui Chuan
上環蘇杭街123號地舖
123 Jervois Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delicious-sichuan-food-zheng-zong-yun-gui-chuan-e2271726

Walked past here so many times but never went in because the food seemed really spicy.Finally tried it and I really liked the food.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Grilled thai style pork neck meat:

I do not eat grilled pork neck meat, but this was nice because it was quite lean. It had been deep fried so that the edges are crispy and slightly chewy and sticky.
However I felt the thai sweet chili sauce ruined it and it was strange being served thai sauce in a Sichuan restaurant.
After scraping the sweet sauce away, it was so much more delicious on its own or with the sichuan sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Green bean sheet noodles:

This can be ordered non spicy so had the non spicy version. The green bean sheets were literally sheets. They reminded me of lasagne sheets as they were really big.

The sauce was delicious and very garlicky.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Red potato noodles:

There were lots of beanshoots and pickled vegetables mixed in with these noodles, the beanshoots still had the bean attached to it.

The noodles were quite elastic but not as elastic as the potato noodles served at other places.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Sichuan chicken:


Asked for the mild version so the chicken was not too spicy, the sauce was really nice and fragrant and tasted nice with the noodles.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2035] Fish and chips by the coca cola sea @ 三皇冰室 Triple King Cafe

26/11/2012
三皇冰室 Triple King Cafe
銅鑼灣謝斐道483-499號新城大廈地下E&F舖
Shop E-F, City Mansion, 483-499 Jaffe Road , Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/fish-and-chips-by-the-coca-cola-sea-e2271725

I am not crazy about coca cola but sometimes it is nice dining in a different setting.

This cafe is themed with coca cola bottles and cans.

Although I wanted to dine here ages ago the menu was not attractive especially the dinner which was the typical Chinese food and it was quite expensive as well at around $70-$90.

Walked past and they were still serving the afternoon tea sets so I went in for the fish and chips.
The choice for afternoon tea and breakfasts were endless and they even had sweet waffles.

All the sets came with glass bottles of coke.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fish and chips:
The chips were delicious, the oil was fresh so it was crisp on the outside and silky in the inside.
After adding salt it was great.
If there was vinegar then it would be even more perfect.
The fish was quite nice however it was too soft and lacked fish taste.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Instant noodles:
The broth was strong so the noodles were delicious and the meat in the noodles were fresh as well.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
toast:
the toast was nice and buttered just right.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
egg:
The egg tasted ok, but could have tasted better.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
When you leave, the bill is neatly hidden in a slot on the side of the table which is easily missed.

[Review 2034] Sweet dessert collection @ Marks and Spencers

26/11/2012
灣仔告士打道88號其昌大廈地下B舖
Shop B, G/F, China Underwriters Centre, 88 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sweet-dessert-collection-marks-and-spencers-e2271723

I love the desserts here especially the trifle.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Trifle:

My favourite with jelly and fruit at the bottom and deliciously thick custard in between and gorgeous whipped cream.
I cannot get enough of this dessert.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Sultana and apple muesli:

This is not a dessert but it was sweet so I included this in this review.
It was an instant muesli so you just add hot water to it.
The sweetness was just right, and it was nice and thick with pieces of apples and sultanas in it.
They also have other flavours as well.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Blackcurrant infusion:

This was only available for a short time!
The blackcurrant was quite sour.
There was a pretty silver spoon that came with it and looks like it was a metal spoon but it was plastic coated with silver.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Poppyseed Yogurt With Strawberry & Almond Crunch:

The yogurt was lovely and refreshing with poppyseed giving it depth and there was also pieces of apricot.
I left the crunches last because it was sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2033] Cheese fondue @ Watami Japanese Casual Restaurant

26/11/2012
居食屋「和民Watami Japanese Casual Restaurant
將軍澳唐德街9號將軍澳中心商場地下G28號舖
Shop28, G/F, Park Central, 9 Tong Tak Street, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cheese-fondue-watami-japanese-casual-restaurant-e2271721

Saw the cheese fondue set and the extra instant noodles you can order to put in the fondue so went in for that.
The service was slow and there were crowds of people waiting to be seated and there were so many empty tables inside.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Cheese fondue:


The fondue ingredients that came with the fondue were: bread, frankfurters, broccoli, prawns, potatoes, cherry tomatoes and a piece of red pepper.
The bread itself was nice because it was layered bread just like the ones at bologne, however it was disgusting with the fondue because this bread was sweet. For the chocolate fondue it makes sense to have sweet bread but for a cheese fondue that was foul and weird.

The cheese fondue was quite nice because the cheese was quite cheesy and not too creamy with a hint of white wine. The brocoli and the prawns taste the best. the potatoes were disappointing because they were hard.
Before the noodles came, most of the cheese had already evapourated and got burnt.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Extra instant noodles:

The portion of instant noodles were quite small and it came with the soup base powder in a separate tiny bowl.
The extra cheese that came with the noodles did not taste as nice as the cheese in the fondue because it was just creamy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2032] Big portions @ 拱照車仔麵 Kung Chiu Noodle

26/11/2012
拱照車仔麵  Kung Chiu Noodle
灣仔機利臣街1號地舖
G/F, 1 Gresson Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/big-portions-kung-chiu-noodle-e2271720

The portions here are so big that if your hungry then it is really satisfying.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Scrambled egg with prawns:

The scrambled eggs with prawns did not taste as good as the BBQ pork one.
The difference with the prawn one is that it has yellow chives and beanshoots which makes the scrambled egg really wet.
The fragrant taste of the scrambled egg does not come out.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
steamed meat patty:

The meat patty was very satisfying, it was big and there were not many fatty bits in it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pig's livers with instant noodles:

The broth for this was surprisingly good because there was strong liver taste.
However the texture of the livers were not as nice as Wai kee's but good enough.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2031] God's Restaurant has descended on IVY STREET @ 神廚館 God's Restaurant

25/11/2012
神廚館 God's Restaurant
大角咀埃華街65號舖地下
G/F, 65 Ivy Street, Tai Kok Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/gods-restaurant-has-descended-on-ivy-street-e2271142

Gone where the days eating at the old restaurant where it was small and sometimes you had to eat in those secret rooms.
(Pity I did not take pictures then!)
Now, they have relocated to Ivy Street.
Tried the must have items which were the squid cake and beef steak in maggie sauce.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Soup:

It looked exactly the same as before, topped with spring onions and seaweed, however the taste was not as strong as before.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Beef in Maggie sauce:

The beef was thinly sliced and quite tender, however the sauce was a bit salty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Squid cake:

This was delicious however my egg was not on top of the rice!
The crispyness of the squid cake comes from its extremely thin batter coating.
The squid cake was just as delicious as before.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★