[Review 2102] Confusing menu and rude service @ Aunt Stella's

26/11/2012
Aunt Stella's
銅鑼灣勿地臣街1號時代廣場B1樓 city'super
city'super, B1/F, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/confusing-menu-and-rude-service-aunt-stellas-e2271824

Went in because the set they displayed outside seemed quite nice and reasonable for the price but when I sat down the price was different and she kept explaining it was for the cake set only.
The display outside was wrong and misleading because they displayed the pie in the cake set which was cheaper.

Anyway ordered the orange yoghurt pie set with coffee and the waitress stomped back to the kitchen because I was confused about the pricing and sets.
If see the set on the right, it would seem that a coffee and the orange yogurt pie would cost $31

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coffee:

I do not like coffee but the coffee here was quite nice, it was a pity the cream that was given was cold because it lowered the temperature of the coffee, however the cream that was given was nice and made the coffee taste nice.
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orange yoghurt pie:

There was not much yoghurt which was disappointing and it seemed more like a tart than a pie. On top of the pie it was topped with baked orange slices with the peel as well.
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Hopefully their attitude is not so rude next time because I want to try the toast with cheese and seaweed.
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Photos of the cafe:


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[Review 2101] Potato baked in salt @ 別府駅前料理 Beppu Ekimae

26/11/2012
別府駅前料理 Beppu Ekimae
鑽石山龍蟠街3號荷里活廣場2樓214號舖
Shio 214, 2/F, Plaza Hollywood, 3 Lung Poon Street, Diamond Hill
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/potato-baked-in-salt-beppu-ekimae-e2271822

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Restaurant photos:


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Scallop and urchin with rice:


The scallop tasted bitter and the urchin was not that fresh.
It was really different to the product shot too, there were far more herbs sprinkled on the rice and on my bowl there was not much as shown on the photo.
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Surf clam:

The surf clam was quite fresh and had a strong metallic taste.
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Baked potato covered in salt:

To be honest, I didn't get the point of baking potato in salt but it was fun breaking the hard salt casing!
There was so much salt in the hard casing that it can probably last you for the year if you only add a pinch of salt when you cook!
The potato was rather dry but it came with butter so it tasted really nice.
There was also mentaiko mayonnaise but I felt that it did not taste nice together.
It would have been perfect if they used a proper baking potato then the texture of the potato would be soft and silky inside.
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[Review 2100] Carrot cake @ Ginger Bakery

26/11/2012
Ginger Bakery
灣仔莊士敦道55號地下
G/F, 55 Johnston Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/carrot-cake-ginger-bakery-e2271820

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Carrot cake:

The carrot cake looked nice but it did not taste that nice because the cake was dense.
There was not much carrot taste even though there was lots of carrot pieces, the cinnamon taste was really strong.
The icing on top was quite sweet.
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[Review 2099] Phoenix rolls filled with cheese @ 榮華餅家 Wing Wah

26/11/2012
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


I got these phoenix rolls because they were cheese flavoured and not the usual boring desiccated coconut or meat floss.

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Phoenix rolls filled with cheese:
Inside the box, there were six pieces.
When I opened the box, the smell of buttery cheese was quite strong.
However when you eat it, it still tastes the same as the usual ones with a hint of cheese.
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[Review 2098] Sweet dark malt bread @ 奇華餅家 Kee Wah Bakery

26/11/2012
奇華餅家 Kee Wah Bakery
鑽石山龍蟠街3號荷里活廣場2樓226號
Shop 226, 2/F, Plaza Hollywood, 3 Lung Poon Street, Diamond Hill
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sweet-dark-malt-bread-kee-wah-bakery-e2271817

I was surprised to see that they sold bread at this shop.
I assumed it was just traditional Chinese bakery.
The dark malt toast got my attention, however I think it should be labelled as bread or called Bread on the packaging because it was still soft and not toasted.

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dark malt toast:


The bread was fresh so it was still soft.
It tasted like brown sugar flavoured bread with a strong malt taste.
If you treat it as a sweet bread without spreading butter it tastes nice.
There was a lovely malt smell too when you opened the bag.
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[Review 2097] Big shot with two shots! @ 大亨廊 Big Shot Lounge

26/11/2012
大亨廊 Big Shot Lounge
灣仔謝斐道138號地下
G/F, 138 Jeff Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/big-shot-with-two-shots-e2271816

As usual you can choose two choices with rice for $32 takeout.
This time they had fried fish so tried that.

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Fried fishes:

The fish was really nice but there were too many fine bones.
There were about four fishes in total because they were quite small.
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Marinated chicken wings:


The chicken wings were dry and tough but the taste was ok.
It was rather oily and the chicken skin was quite fat.
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Soup:
Tasteless
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[Review 2096] Double fudge brownies @ 菲爾斯曲奇專賣店 Mrs. Fields Cookies

26/11/2012
菲爾斯曲奇專賣店 Mrs. Fields Cookies
灣仔港鐵灣仔站WAC 3舖
Shop WAC 3, Wan Chai MTR Station, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/double-fudge-brownies-mrs-fields-cookies-e2271814

Felt like something sweet so decided to get some Double fudge brownies
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Double fudge brownies HKD14.5:

I was expecting these to be sweet however they were too sweet this time.
They were also cold as well because the cabinet had been chilled.
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