[Review 2205] Golden Nutty Delights 2013 @ McCafe 麥當勞 McDonald's

16/01/2013
麥當勞 McDonald's
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期1樓1017號舖
Shop 1017, 1/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/golden-nutty-delights-2013-mccafe-e2279531

I was excited when I saw the new Golden Nutty delights at McCafe because I love hazelnuts and the souffle coffee seemed the best because of the souffle top even though I do not drink coffee.

There are three drinks in that series which are all hot: Golden Nutty Tea (red tea, chocolate and hazelnut), Golden Nutty mocha (coffee, chocolate and hazelnut), and Golden Nutty souffle coffee (hazelnut coffee with a souffle top).

I chose the Golden Nutty Tea and the Golden Nutty souffle coffee because I wanted to try the souffle.
When it was done it came in a paper cup and I never said that I was not dining there, especially for a delicate drink with foam, why would I want it served in a paper cup!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Golden Nutty Tea:


The top of this drink was frothier than the souffle.
The froth was nice and sweet with a strong hazelnut taste.
The tea beneath it was not that sweet but was balanced with the sweetness of the froth.
However the drink was not hot enough.
Overall the taste was nice with hints of hazelnut, chocolate and tea!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Golden Nutty souffle coffee:

Compared to the tea, this drink was much hotter and it had steam coming off it.
The souffle top was really nice and the bubbles were fine and dense which was a pity that it was served in a paper cup with the lid on because half the souffle was gone.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2204] The song of Yuen Long @ 爽爽麵店

16/01/2013
爽爽麵店
元朗鳳攸北街5號順豐大廈地下5號舖
Shop 5, G/F, Shun Fung Building, 5 Fung Yau Street North, Yuen Long
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-song-of-yuen-long-e2279527

Ever since I saw their interesting shop name I have always wanted to dine here.
The characters of the Chinese name looks like a curly L and a £ (pound sign)!

This joint is famous for pork chops and chicken in wine.

For the pork chops you can choose lean pork chops or the normal ones.
As for drinks they have Chrysanthemum and Lemon but since I do not like chrysanthemum I did not order any drinks as the rest were Chinese style drinks.

The restaurant was full, so I was led to another room nearby.
(It reminded me of dining at God's Kitchen in Tai Kok Tsui before they moved to the new shop.

In that room, all the food was served in plastic tubs and containers probably because it is private property so if any legal problem arises then they can say that it was a gathering and people brought the food there themselves.
After you have finished eating, you have to go back to the shop and pay because you cannot pay there.

Anyway, I ordered the chicken in wine with noodles.
I asked for the tossed noodles because I did not want the soup.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chicken in wine with noodles:
When it came I transferred all the chicken to the plastic container and then put the noodles in the remaining wine so the noodles would soak up the wine.


The noodles were really nice and the wine flavour was at its max.
However the chicken and noodles were rather salty and on my next visit I will request for plain noodles because the oyster sauce that was on the noodles made it extra salty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2203] Macau's 金隆 Restaurant in Hong Kong @ 澳門金隆雲南米綫

16/01/2013
澳門金隆雲南米綫
銅鑼灣渣甸街49號地下
G/F, 49 Jardine's Bazaar, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/macaus-%E9%87%91%E9%9A%86-restaurant-in-hong-kong-e2279524

Came here especially for the dessert and the chicken looked good so decided to try that too.
Although the food served here is not Macanese, this restaurant is from Macau where they have more than one branch.
The menu was interesting and there was a pictoral Chinese character.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fragrant chicken:
According to the product shot, the chicken is pale, but when it is served, it looks more like chicken in soya sauce.
The chicken was really tender and soft, the sauce that it was in was really nice, however after eating one piece, the chicken beneath it was chicken wings!
I was a bit annoyed that I got two chicken wings because there is no meat at all, just bone and skin!
Luckily, there was ginger sauce and spicy pickles to finish off my rice!
☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Jelly:

The jelly is made from papaya seeds according to the menu and it is served with rose syrup.
Luckily the syrup was slightly sweet and the rose flavouring was faint.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2202] Maxim's 45th anniversary celebration @ 美心西餅 Maxim's Cake Shop

12/01/2013
美心西餅 Maxim's Cake Shop
上環港鐵上環站SHW 6號舖
Shop SHW 6, Sheung Wan MTR Station, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/maxims-45th-anniversary-celebration-e2278796

A while ago, Maxim's launched their Happy Rainbow cake as a kick off to their 45th anniversary.

In addition to that, they have now launched the Baby cakes which represent the cakes sold at those different decades.

There are four cakes:
1960s - German black forest cake
1970s - Chestnut and cream cake
1980s - Fruit and cream cake
2000s - Crispy mango cake

The cakes look really cute on display and are about 4 inches in diameter.
Visually all of them looked really good and scaled to the right proportion especially the chestnut cake and the fruit cake.

They can be bought in twos or the complete set.

There were only two that I thought were going to taste nice so I just got the Black forest and the fruit and cream cake.

It would also be interesting to try these cakes as they were not around in my time nor was I brought up with Maxim's.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Rainbow cake:

More photos and the full review please read:
http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2276752
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
German black forest cake:
This was surprisingly nice because the cream was light and not too sweet, and between the layers there was jelly and cherries.
The jelly had a nostalgic taste which was quite artificial and it was nice with the cream and chocolate shavings.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fruit and cream cake:
The fruit cake tasted really nice and I forgot to take a picture.
I really liked it because there were less fruit in the layers which I do not like and the cream tasted normal for once (ie not salted).
The roasted almond slices tasted really nice with the cake and cream and gave it so much more depth.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
To be honest, I have never liked Maxim's cakes because it is Hong Kong style, but their vintage cakes actually taste like Western cakes.
I have not tried the chestnut cake so at the moment I do not know whether I like it or hate it.
The Happy Rainbow also tasted Ok but it is a copycat of Mrs B's and apart from the colouring, the Maxim's version just tastes like an ordinary cake.

[Review 2201] Cupcake in a real ceramic cup @ Passion by Gerard Dubois

12/01/2013
Passion by Gerard Dubois
灣仔莊士敦道74至80號地下1號舖
Shop 1, G/F, 74-80 Johnston Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cupcake-in-a-real-ceramic-cup-passion-e2278791

Came here a while ago with friends and they tried the cupcakes.
Usually they are served in paper cake cases but these are served in ceramic cups so you need to eat them with a spoon.
I was curious if they gave you the cup for takeaways so I got and takeaway, and they do give you the cup too!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pandan on chocolate cupcake:

With quite alot of these artisan cupcakes, I have had alot of disappointment because they look better than the taste, however the cupcakes here look good as taste good.
I chose the Pancake cupcake because I like Pandan.
It was pandan buttercream on top of chocolate cake.
Initially I was a bit skeptical with the combination because I thought the chocolate taste would be too strong to be paired with pandan but I was wrong!
The chocolate cake at the bottom is richer and denser than the usual cupcake style cakes and the colour of it was BLACK!! and to illustrate the BLACKNESS I used flash.

I was astonished by the taste of the chocolate cake base because it was not sweet yet it still had a rich cocoa taste which was good because the buttercream was sweet so it was perfect having the pandan buttercream and cake together. I usually scrape away the decorative cream because it is too sweet, but here the sweetness was just right.
The decorative sugars were pretty but I did not like them.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
I will be back for the other cupcakes!

[Review 2200] Hot cheese and chicken pie again @ 新鳳凰餅店 New Phoenix Cake Shop

12/01/2013
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/hot-cheese-and-chicken-pie-again-e2278790

Gave up with their cakes because I think their pies taste better so I got the cheese and chicken pie again.
This time I ate it immediately when it was still hot.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
cheese and chicken pie HKD7:

Eating the pie hot really made a difference because the taste was so much nicer.
The crust tasted more buttery.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2199] Roast chicken @ Pasta Marche - Italian Casual Restaurant

11/01/2013
Pasta Marche - Italian Casual Restaurant
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期1樓1072 - 1074號舖
Shop 1072-1074, 1/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/roast-chicken-pasta-marche-e2278680

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Spicy grilled chicken:

This was quite expensive for about $9X and it was only half a spring chicken.
The chicken skin was perfectly roasted and crispy while the chicken was tender and juicy.
The roast potatoes were delicious.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Assorted mushrooms and grated radish pasta:

The mushroom taste was really strong and the grated radish on top was really nice.
However there was too much herbs in it which I did not like.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Cucumber lemonade:

This was really disappointing because it was just sprite and cucumber syrup.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★