[Review 2130] Stop over cake shop for people going to OpenRice @ 新鳳凰餅店 New Phoenix Cake Shop

10/12/2012
新鳳凰餅店 New Phoenix Cake Shop
北角七姊妹道206-208號昌利大廈地下
G/F, Cheong Lee Building, 206-208 Tsat Tsz Mui Road, North Point , North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/stop-over-cake-shop-for-people-going-to-openrice-e2273842

On your way to OpenRice you are bound to pass this shop if you are coming by MTR.
Even though I am not fond of their cakes I always end up getting something from here.
So far the cheese chicken pie is the best and the cakes are just so-so.

This time I got the cake mille feuille.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Cake mille feuille HKD17:

It had dry white brittle cream on top which was quite artificial.
The rest of the cake was just so-so, it was cake sandwiched in between some flakey pastry layers.
The sweetness was just right, but this cake was not really my cup of tea.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2129] Sweet slushy melon refresher @ 常嚐甜品 Sweety Garden

10/12/2012
常嚐甜品 Sweety Garden
尖沙咀加連威老道嘉蘭圍3號嘉麗大廈地下
G/F, Delite Mansion, 3 Granville Circuit, Granville Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sweet-slushy-melon-refresher-sweety-garden-e2273841

Tried to come here two times before but the first time when they were in Jordan they had just relocated.
I tried again this summer but they were in the middle of being filmed so decided to try it later.
The new branch is located near the DNA mall on the corner which stands out because it is bright pink.

Anyway, thanks to Sweety Garden for inviting me and I was able to try their desserts finally.

It was really nice of them to let me invite IVY so that I could share the slushy melon, otherwise it would be too much if I had it to myself.

The decor in this dessert joint is really nice too matched by their menu and their dessert items.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Dessert platter:

This was a platter of three desserts: chocolate pudding, molten chocolate and orange cake and vanilla icecream.
The shape of the vanilla icecream was a perfect sphere.
Out of the three I loved the molten chocolate and orange cake because in other dessert houses it is just plain chocolate and with the orange flavouring it had more depth to it.
The chocolate pudding was served in a cute cup and was smooth and silky and not too sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Melon slush:

Apart from melon there are other fruits to choose from such as watermelon, apple (served in a dragonfruit), papaya, coconut etc.
The melon is seasonal so it depends what melon they have at that time.
The melon that I had was honeydew melon which was lovely and sweet, the melon was grounded with milk to make this lovely slush tower.
The liquid in the slush goes to the bottom, so the top is quite solid and the base is slushier than the top.
After you finished eating the slushy melon, there is real melon fruit in the melon which is already sliced and convenient to spoon out.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Once again thanks for Sweety Garden for their delicious desserts especially the melon slush because I really wanted to try that.

[Review 2128] Fish in tomato herb sauce @ 同心 Tung Sim cafe

08/12/2012
同心 Tung Sim cafe
灣仔謝婓道130-146號建利大廈地下5號舖
Shop 5, G/F, Kin Lee Building, 130-146 Jaffe Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/fish-in-tomato-herb-sauce-%E5%90%8C%E5%BF%83%E9%A4%90%E5%BB%B3-e2273565

Gave this place another random visit again because I didn’t know what to eat.
There were two choices I wanted to choose: Deep fried chicken leg and the fish in herbs sauce.
I preferred the fried chicken but Chinese style restaurants always give you a useless plastic spoon and chopsticks with the food in a CFC box, which makes the food impossible to eat.
In the end I ordered the fish.
While I was waiting, it was irritating there was a bin for cigarettes stubbs which were not put out properly giving you the freshest second hand smoke you could ever possibly want!

Since my last visit prices have gone up by $1 from $23 to $24 take away price.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fish in tomato herb sauce:
I thought the sauce would be white but it was tomato with herbs, the fish was coated in eggy soft batter.

The fish tasted ok, obviously they used frozen filets.
The tomato sauce was thick and strong and the rice tasted a bit off.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2127] Häagen-Dazs xmas delights and new mint icecream @ Häagen-Dazs

06/12/2012
Häagen-Dazs
銅鑼灣軒尼詩道500號希慎廣場6樓626-627號舖
Shop 626-627, 6/F, Hysan Place, 500 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/haagen-dazs-xmas-delights-and-new-mint-icecream-e2273260

I was really glad to be invited to the Christmas Haagen Daaz tasting session, which was really special this time, because they had the chocolate fondue and the new mint leaves and chocolate icecream.

For Christmas they have come up with so many enchanting and fairytale like desserts especially the Christmas mushroom house.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
New Christmas cake series:
Little Santa Claus/Christmas Carol

Christmas Mushroom House
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Snowy Banana Split:

This was really nice and there was a scoop of vanilla, chocolate and strawberry icecream as you would normally get in a traditional banana split dessert.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Happy Christmas Tree:



There is a take away version of this too!
It was really fun how the scoops of icecream were sandwiched in between two thin pieces of christmas tree shaped chocolates with round holes for the scoops of icecream to protude and it reminds me of a real christmas tree with huge baubles of different colours!
If they had candy strings or something similar to resemble the tinsel then it would look even more like a Christmas tree.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Winter Snowman:

Winter Snowman
This is the first time I have tried their Creme brulee because usually ice cream is the first thing I come for.
The creme brulee was surprisingly delicious, smooth and velvety too.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fondue (X'mas Version):
The usual fondue version is the plain 72% melted chocolate but for Christmas they have a piece of snowflake shaped white chocolate on top.

The chocolate that was dipped goes hard imediately and I love the way it makes a crunch when you eat it.
It was nice trying practically most of the popular flavours dipped in chocolate, my favourite was the green tea and chocolate.
The fondue was a really fun experience, so enjoy the ice-cream before it melts or it will slip from your fondue forks when you are dipping it in the chocolate.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Mint leaves chocolate ice cream:

When I first tried it at the LKF branch I did not know there were real mint leaves in the icecream, but after expert introduction of this icecream at this tasting session I had a proper look and I could see real mint leaves in it as shown on the photo.

So far this is my favourite flavour out of the Haagen Daaz range in Hong Kong.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2126] Hainan style chicken at Jordan's Pak Don @ 栢檔去骨海南雞飯 Pak Don

06/12/2012
栢檔去骨海南雞飯 Pak Don
佐敦白加士街85號

https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hainan-style-chicken-jordans-pak-don-e2273233

To be honest I came in here because there were not many people dining in here!

Sometimes this is how I choose my restaurants because when there are fewer people, the restaurant will be more patient at taking orders and the quality is slightly better because it is not rushed.


Ordered the rice with chicken medium which does not come with soup.
If you order the large set it comes with golden pumpkin soup for $4X.

As I have not tried this place before I ordered the medium size because I actually wanted to eat at Hoi Kee's next door but needed something as a filler first.
Although I did not order the soup, I caught a glimpse of the golden orange soup which reminded me of Hainan chicken place at Sai King located in the narrow lane.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Hainan style chicken:

The rice was a little too soft but it was greased by chicken oil which made it easy to eat and swallow.
The chicken was quite nice because I was given decent white meat, there was only two pieces which was the bony end of the chicken wingette which I could not eat and can be seen placed on the side of the plate along with chicken skin.
The sauces given were sweet dark soy sauce, chili sauce and ginger puree (green).

My favourite was the ginger puree which was not even salty.
The chili sauce was too watery and sweet for my liking and the soy sauce was the sweet syrupy type.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2125] Bonjour Bakery pour le petit déjeuner @ 早晨麵包 Bonjour Bakery

06/12/2012
早晨麵包 Bonjour Bakery
上環永樂街63號地下
G/F, 63 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/bonjour-bakery-pour-le-petit-dejeuner-e2273231

Thanks to Ivy for these cute mini walnut cupcakes which I had for breakfast!
Indeed a perfect morning with a Bonjour greeting!

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Mini walnut cupcakes:

I think there were about eight mini cakes inside and when I opened the bag there was lovely butter smell.
The sweetness was just right and there were crispy pieces of walnut in it and the cakes were very buttery.
The taste reminds me of the Chinese style sliced cakes at the bakery but these were in cake shaped form.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2124] Fish and chips at the Lan Kwai Fong Carnival 2012 @ Harrington's

06/12/2012
Harrington's
中環德己立街38-44號好利商業大廈1樓
1/F, Ho Lee Commercial Building, 38-44 D'aguilar Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/fish-and-chips-at-the-lan-kwai-fong-carnival-2012-e2273230

I was quite looking forward to Harringtons food stall this year because they had the sausage rolls at the LFK Beer festival which I did not try that time because I had already just had lunch at Harringtons!!!

This time they had a stall again at the LFK carnival and on the first day they had fish and chips and meat pies.
On the second day they had casserole I think.

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Fish and chips:

The fish displayed in the cabinet was fish in batter but the one served was smaller pieces of fish in breadcrumbs.
Anyway it was good I could sample their fish and chips without needing to order the full portion at Harringtons because there are some irresistibly good set lunches.
It was good there was Heinz ketchup and salt but there was no vinegar.
The chips were not that crispy because they had been fried for some time.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Meat pies:

The meat pie was quite nice because it had lean minced beef in rich gravy inside.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★