28/12/2012
Deli-O
上環干諾道中168-200號信德中心2樓268A號舖
Shop 268A, 2/F, Shun Tak Centre, 168-200 Connaught Road Central, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/deli-o-winter-drink-special-green-tea-latte-e2276377
Saw the poster for the winter drinks special which were the green tea latte and the chocolate and peppermint drink.
Went in for the green tea latte and had a pasta set.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pasta and scrambled egg set:
The pasta set comes with scrambled egg, ham and toast.
As usual the scrambled egg was tasteless but if you eat it with the salty broth from the pasta it tastes nice.
The buttered toasted was nice because it was real butter.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Green tea latte:
The presentation of the green tea latte was rather disappointing because it was not served in a cup as shown on the picture but in a disposable paper cup.
The taste of the latte was quite nice because the latte was not too milky and the green taste taste was light.
The cream on top was sweet whipped cream.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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[Review 2163] Shanghai & Szechuan Delights @ 大食代 Food Republic
28/12/2012
大食代 Food Republic
鑽石山荷里活廣場 3 樓
3/F, Plaza Hollywood, Diamond Hill
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/shanghai-szechuan-delights-food-republic-e2276308
Tried the Shanghai & Szechuan joint at Food Republic.
Ordered the noodles with chicken in wine and steamed Shanghai style dumplings.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
noodles:
Tasteless.
There was a strong taste of flour in the broth.
The tasteless noodles were saved by dipping it into the wine sauce from the chicken.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
steamed Shanghai style dumplings:
Oily and the dumpling skin was thick.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
chicken in wine:
This was the only item that tasted nice.
The wine was strong and salty and the chicken was fully flavoured by the wine.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
大食代 Food Republic
鑽石山荷里活廣場 3 樓
3/F, Plaza Hollywood, Diamond Hill
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/shanghai-szechuan-delights-food-republic-e2276308
Tried the Shanghai & Szechuan joint at Food Republic.
Ordered the noodles with chicken in wine and steamed Shanghai style dumplings.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
noodles:
Tasteless.
There was a strong taste of flour in the broth.
The tasteless noodles were saved by dipping it into the wine sauce from the chicken.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
steamed Shanghai style dumplings:
Oily and the dumpling skin was thick.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
chicken in wine:
This was the only item that tasted nice.
The wine was strong and salty and the chicken was fully flavoured by the wine.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
[Review 2162] Super Jolly and Jollier with Jollibee food @ 快樂蜂 Jollibee
27/12/2012
快樂蜂 Jollibee
中環干諾道中13號歐陸貿易中心地下
Shop z4, G/F, Eurotrade Centre, 13 Connaught Rd., Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/super-jolly-and-jollier-with-jollibee-food-e2276301
I was here again for my favourite fried chicken and palabok.
The lovely fried chicken comes with gravy so I always order extra fries to go with gravy.
The service is really efficient and after you order most of the food is ready on your tray in an instant which is so much quicker than KFC.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fried chicken:
The chicken was fried just right, it tasted nice with or without gravy much better than KFC.
Although it smells of horrible oil fumes outside, the chicken does not taste rancid, nor does the restaurant smell inside.
The chicken that they serve here is always chicken drumstick or the chicken thigh!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fries and gravy:
The fries were perfect, just the way I like them because they are pale and not over done.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
palabok:
The palabok was a bit too heavy this time, there was too much lard in it despite using the lemon to balance it out.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Lemon Tea:
It was interesting they actually put a slice of lemon despite it was lemon tea from the dispenser.
The lemon tea was way too sweet and syrupy for me.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Came here again for more food.
As well as the food and great packaging, it is interesting they are quite hygienic and concerned about health because on the paper it tells you not to place your food directly on the trayliner.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Hotdog:
The hot dog was nice and soft but the sausage tasted quite beefy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Crispy bangus:
This turned out to be amazing. As well as the fried chicken, this is also delicious.
I have been eating this all the time at Quezon in Wan Chai, but I did not realise Jolibee also offered this.
Basically it is deep fried peppered fish with vinegar. The one at Quezon is half of a whole fish because it is a smaller fish and it still has bones but the one here is a bigger piece of BONELESS fish!!!
The vinegar is given separately here and the fish tastes good with or without vinegar!
I thought I had to wait, but the fish and other meals were already boxed and ready to serve!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Peach and mango pie:
I do not like mango but I tried it anyway! The filling was slightly different to the product shot because the mango and peach had already been mashed up, but the taste was amazing, usually Pinoy food is too sweet however the sweetness was just right and the peach was strong that I could not taste the mango.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Coconut and pineapple:
I tried this because in the Pinoy cuisine they use young coconut and this pie was also delicious because there was more proportion of young coconut and the sweetness was just right too.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Wonton noodles and Taro pearl cooler drink at Jollibee:
http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=1969041
快樂蜂 Jollibee
中環干諾道中13號歐陸貿易中心地下
Shop z4, G/F, Eurotrade Centre, 13 Connaught Rd., Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/super-jolly-and-jollier-with-jollibee-food-e2276301
I was here again for my favourite fried chicken and palabok.
The lovely fried chicken comes with gravy so I always order extra fries to go with gravy.
The service is really efficient and after you order most of the food is ready on your tray in an instant which is so much quicker than KFC.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fried chicken:
The chicken was fried just right, it tasted nice with or without gravy much better than KFC.
Although it smells of horrible oil fumes outside, the chicken does not taste rancid, nor does the restaurant smell inside.
The chicken that they serve here is always chicken drumstick or the chicken thigh!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fries and gravy:
The fries were perfect, just the way I like them because they are pale and not over done.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
palabok:
The palabok was a bit too heavy this time, there was too much lard in it despite using the lemon to balance it out.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Lemon Tea:
It was interesting they actually put a slice of lemon despite it was lemon tea from the dispenser.
The lemon tea was way too sweet and syrupy for me.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Came here again for more food.
As well as the food and great packaging, it is interesting they are quite hygienic and concerned about health because on the paper it tells you not to place your food directly on the trayliner.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Hotdog:
The hot dog was nice and soft but the sausage tasted quite beefy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Crispy bangus:
This turned out to be amazing. As well as the fried chicken, this is also delicious.
I have been eating this all the time at Quezon in Wan Chai, but I did not realise Jolibee also offered this.
Basically it is deep fried peppered fish with vinegar. The one at Quezon is half of a whole fish because it is a smaller fish and it still has bones but the one here is a bigger piece of BONELESS fish!!!
The vinegar is given separately here and the fish tastes good with or without vinegar!
I thought I had to wait, but the fish and other meals were already boxed and ready to serve!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Peach and mango pie:
I do not like mango but I tried it anyway! The filling was slightly different to the product shot because the mango and peach had already been mashed up, but the taste was amazing, usually Pinoy food is too sweet however the sweetness was just right and the peach was strong that I could not taste the mango.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Coconut and pineapple:
I tried this because in the Pinoy cuisine they use young coconut and this pie was also delicious because there was more proportion of young coconut and the sweetness was just right too.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Wonton noodles and Taro pearl cooler drink at Jollibee:
http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=1969041
[Review 2161] Multi grain bun with Okinawa salt @ 東海堂 Arome Bakery
27/12/2012
東海堂 Arome Bakery
上環干諾道中168-200號信德中心2樓232號舖
Shop 232, 2/F, Shuk Tak Centre, 168-200 Connaught Road Central, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/multi-grain-bun-with-okinawa-salt-arome-bakery-e2276263
I have not really tried their bakery products apart from the sweet cakes at Arome Bakery room, so decided to get a savory bun this time.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Multi grain bun with Okinawa salt
This bun had multi grains and Okinawa salt on the top of the bun so decided to try it.
It reminded me of wholegrain bread with the pieces of grains in it that gave it extra texture.
The salt was nice as it gave the grains and bread some flavour.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
There is a $2 discount after a certain time for certain breads at this branch only!
東海堂 Arome Bakery
上環干諾道中168-200號信德中心2樓232號舖
Shop 232, 2/F, Shuk Tak Centre, 168-200 Connaught Road Central, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/multi-grain-bun-with-okinawa-salt-arome-bakery-e2276263
I have not really tried their bakery products apart from the sweet cakes at Arome Bakery room, so decided to get a savory bun this time.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Multi grain bun with Okinawa salt
This bun had multi grains and Okinawa salt on the top of the bun so decided to try it.
It reminded me of wholegrain bread with the pieces of grains in it that gave it extra texture.
The salt was nice as it gave the grains and bread some flavour.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
There is a $2 discount after a certain time for certain breads at this branch only!
[Review 2160] The best DIY egg and mayo sandwich by fluke @ 三皇冰室 Triple King Cafe
27/12/2012
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 Bayhttps://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-best-diy-egg-and-mayo-sandwich-by-fluke-e2276262
On my last visit I had a surprisingly nice fish and chips, so decided to come back and try their other tea sets because the tea set ends at 6.30pm and some other tea set choices end at 6.00pm.
This time tried the waffle and the noodles.
The noodle tea set came with a side of scrambled egg or egg salad, so I decided to order the egg salad for a change and had bread instead of toast.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Instant noodles with five spice pork:
This was how I expected it to taste, however the noodles were slightly too soft this time.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Instant noodles and Chinese swiss wings:
I have never been fond of Chinese swiss style chicken wings or noodles because it is basically sweet soy sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
bread:
I thought this was going to be plain bread, but it was spread with margarine.
Next time I will request for plain bread if it is not real butter that is spread on it because the margarine they used had a strange smell.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
egg salad:
This was the ultimate star of the tea set!
I was expecting egg in sweet salad sauce, but it was real proper savoury mayonnaise which tasted like the REAL egg and mayonnaise filling in Western sandwiches.
Without further a do, I put the egg salad on the bread and made delicious egg mayonnaise sandwich.
It would have tasted perfect if they hadnt used margarine on the bread and the egg mayonnaise would have been near perfect if it had not had pieces of ham in it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
waffles with jam:
The waffle was also delicious, apart from Jam, there were other items to choose to go with it such as tuna, chocolate sauce etc, but I chose Jam.
As well as jam it came with whipped cream which was perfect for complimenting the jam and waffle.
The sweetness of the waffle was just right. I liked the waffle texture too because it was soft, but probably not appreciated by the locals.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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 Bayhttps://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-best-diy-egg-and-mayo-sandwich-by-fluke-e2276262
On my last visit I had a surprisingly nice fish and chips, so decided to come back and try their other tea sets because the tea set ends at 6.30pm and some other tea set choices end at 6.00pm.
This time tried the waffle and the noodles.
The noodle tea set came with a side of scrambled egg or egg salad, so I decided to order the egg salad for a change and had bread instead of toast.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Instant noodles with five spice pork:
This was how I expected it to taste, however the noodles were slightly too soft this time.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Instant noodles and Chinese swiss wings:
I have never been fond of Chinese swiss style chicken wings or noodles because it is basically sweet soy sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
bread:
I thought this was going to be plain bread, but it was spread with margarine.
Next time I will request for plain bread if it is not real butter that is spread on it because the margarine they used had a strange smell.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
egg salad:
This was the ultimate star of the tea set!
I was expecting egg in sweet salad sauce, but it was real proper savoury mayonnaise which tasted like the REAL egg and mayonnaise filling in Western sandwiches.
Without further a do, I put the egg salad on the bread and made delicious egg mayonnaise sandwich.
It would have tasted perfect if they hadnt used margarine on the bread and the egg mayonnaise would have been near perfect if it had not had pieces of ham in it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
waffles with jam:
The waffle was also delicious, apart from Jam, there were other items to choose to go with it such as tuna, chocolate sauce etc, but I chose Jam.
As well as jam it came with whipped cream which was perfect for complimenting the jam and waffle.
The sweetness of the waffle was just right. I liked the waffle texture too because it was soft, but probably not appreciated by the locals.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
[Review 2159] Extremely salty noodles from a double tragedy @ 聚源粉麵茶餐廳 Oasis Cafe
27/12/2012
聚源粉麵茶餐廳 Oasis Cafe
油塘鯉魚門廣場2樓202號舖
Shop 202, 2/F, Lei Yue Mun Plaza, Yau Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/extremely-salty-noodles-from-a-double-tragedy-e2276194
Planned to go to Muzi the new dessert shop at the new Domain shopping mall.
According to their FB page, I went on the day they were scheduled to open, however when I got there it was not open yet.
Since it was not open, I tried to dine at the new Riso SEGRETO restaurant.
I managed to get a table but when I ordered the roast chicken was sold out so I left!!
Settled down at this place for some noodles which I thought was interesting because it was instant noodles braised in curry beef belly.
The English name for this restaurant was interesting: Poly Wealth!
It almost sounds like an investment company!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Instant noodles braised in curry beef belly:
When the noodles came, they looked like stir-fried noodles and not braised as there was not much sauce.
Anyway, the noodles tasted extremely salty that I needed to wash it in the red tea provided.
After rinsing the noodles it tasted normal.
The bowl of tea turned into salty broth that could be used for instant soup noodles!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
聚源粉麵茶餐廳 Oasis Cafe
油塘鯉魚門廣場2樓202號舖
Shop 202, 2/F, Lei Yue Mun Plaza, Yau Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/extremely-salty-noodles-from-a-double-tragedy-e2276194
Planned to go to Muzi the new dessert shop at the new Domain shopping mall.
According to their FB page, I went on the day they were scheduled to open, however when I got there it was not open yet.
Since it was not open, I tried to dine at the new Riso SEGRETO restaurant.
I managed to get a table but when I ordered the roast chicken was sold out so I left!!
Settled down at this place for some noodles which I thought was interesting because it was instant noodles braised in curry beef belly.
The English name for this restaurant was interesting: Poly Wealth!
It almost sounds like an investment company!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Instant noodles braised in curry beef belly:
When the noodles came, they looked like stir-fried noodles and not braised as there was not much sauce.
Anyway, the noodles tasted extremely salty that I needed to wash it in the red tea provided.
After rinsing the noodles it tasted normal.
The bowl of tea turned into salty broth that could be used for instant soup noodles!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
[Review 2158] Nicole's tres bon traditional French pastry shop @ Nicole La Patissiere
27/12/2012
Nicole La Patissiere (已結業)
灣仔莊士敦道181號大有商場1樓112號舖
Shop 112, 1/F, Tai Yau Arcade, 181 Johnston Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/nicoles-tres-bon-traditional-french-pastry-shop-e2276177
Found out about this new pastry shop so gave it a visit.
It stood out on that floor with its pretty decor and macaron towers and sweet pink and white.
Tried the Orangette sample before I bought the Earl Grey financier.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Earl Grey financier:
The texture of this was really nice and moist, there were real pieces of earl grey tea leaves in this.
The sweetness was just right and the tea leaves in the cake gave it a better texture along with fresh bursts of earl grey and bergamot aroma.
Although the pieces of tealeaves were not wheat or barley, it also gives you some roughage for the digestive system.
It was labelled well and states that it contains gluten.
I liked the earl grey flavour because the traditional ones are made of almond.
As the name suggests, it is related to the Finance world because the cakes are made from the traditional rectangular mold, which resembles a bar of gold. Another theory suggests that the cake was popular in the financial district of Paris surrounding the Paris stock exchange.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Orangette:
This was their homemade candied orange peel dipped with dark chocolate.
They were shaped like sticks coated in chocolate and the centre was a bit like jellied orange which had a nice twist.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Apart from macarons, they also have cookies, jams and neat cakes at the counter which I forgot to take pictures of.
Nicole La Patissiere (已結業)
灣仔莊士敦道181號大有商場1樓112號舖
Shop 112, 1/F, Tai Yau Arcade, 181 Johnston Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/nicoles-tres-bon-traditional-french-pastry-shop-e2276177
Found out about this new pastry shop so gave it a visit.
It stood out on that floor with its pretty decor and macaron towers and sweet pink and white.
Tried the Orangette sample before I bought the Earl Grey financier.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Earl Grey financier:
The texture of this was really nice and moist, there were real pieces of earl grey tea leaves in this.
The sweetness was just right and the tea leaves in the cake gave it a better texture along with fresh bursts of earl grey and bergamot aroma.
Although the pieces of tealeaves were not wheat or barley, it also gives you some roughage for the digestive system.
It was labelled well and states that it contains gluten.
I liked the earl grey flavour because the traditional ones are made of almond.
As the name suggests, it is related to the Finance world because the cakes are made from the traditional rectangular mold, which resembles a bar of gold. Another theory suggests that the cake was popular in the financial district of Paris surrounding the Paris stock exchange.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Orangette:
This was their homemade candied orange peel dipped with dark chocolate.
They were shaped like sticks coated in chocolate and the centre was a bit like jellied orange which had a nice twist.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Apart from macarons, they also have cookies, jams and neat cakes at the counter which I forgot to take pictures of.
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[Review 7821] Kaya toast @ 一粥麵 Super Super Congee & Noodle
19/12/2020 一粥麵 Super Super Congee & Noodle 樂富聯合道198號樂富廣場1樓1113-1114號舖 Shop 1113-1114, 1/F, Lok Fu Shopping Centre, 198 Junction Road, L...
