[Review 2225] Baked rice @ 天藍坊

24/01/2013
天藍坊
將軍澳毓雅里9號慧安商場地下A16號舖
Shop A16, G/F, Well On Shopping Arcade, 9 Yuk Nga Lin, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/baked-rice-%E5%A4%A9%E8%97%8D%E5%9D%8A-e2280853

On my last visit I saw them prepare baked rice and after I saw them prepare the baked fish with spinach I had to give it a try.
Although it takes a while for the food to be ready, it is definately worth the wait.

The fish was baked from raw so that was why I tried it because I was expecting it to be moist and tender.

It is also interesting that they use a dish as a base and then put foil over it to form a bowl, once it is baked, the foil becomes the dish and they put that into a PVC box.

As the baked rice was really delicious I came back for the baked salmon and rice and tried the chicken wings as well.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Baked rice with fish and spinach:


I was just expecting the fish to taste good because I was expecting the rice to be the usual Chinese style egg fried rice beneath it but it was plain Japanese pearl rice which was even better.

I do not usually bother ordering baked rices in Hong Kong because the rice beneath it is fried rice and has an oily smell after it has been baked.
However the pearl rice was delicious and matched very well with their sauce because it tasted like risotto.
The rice was quite hard but it was quite nice and I wish there was more spinach.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Baked rice with smoked salmon:

The normal version contains surimi crab meat but as they ran out of that it was salmon and sweetcorn only with mushrooms to replace the crabmeat.
Again this was delicious and the sweetcorn tasted natural.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Baked spaghetti with seafood:
The spaghetti was nice and al-dente.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chicken wings with lemon and honey:

The chicken wings were partially fried and coated with lemon sauce with real pieces of lemon in it.
It would have been great if one of the bones was removed then it would be easier to eat.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Next time I will try the baked rice with chicken in cream sauce.

[Review 2224] Haggis spaghetti @ The Canny Man 精伶吧

24/01/2013
精伶吧 The Canny Man
灣仔駱克道57-73號香港華美粵海酒店地庫
Basement, Wharney Guang Dong Hotel Hong Kong, 57-73 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/haggis-spaghetti-the-canny-man-e2280849


Had the haggis spaghetti lunch set which includes soup/salad, ice cream and drinks.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pumpkin soup:
The soup was just the usual soup.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Haggis spaghetti:

Basically it was spaghetti sprinkled with Macsween's haggis.

It was really nice but at the bottom there was too much oil and the crushed garlic over powered the haggis.
It would have been great if there was more haggis.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Ice-cream:
This was vanilla icecream with chocolate syrup drizzled on top.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tea:
Lovely hot tea served with milk.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2223] Children's egg white dessert @ 龍鳳冰室 Lung Fung Cafe

23/01/2013
龍鳳冰室 Lung Fung Cafe
大坑浣紗街6A號地舖
G/F, 6A Wun Sha Street, Tai Hang
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/childrens-egg-white-dessert-lung-fung-cafe-e2280671

On my last visit they had a large egg white dessert that was served after nine and you would need quite a few people to share the dessert.
However this time I walked past they had a junior version of the dessert for $39 so I decided to try it.

It was really good because they had a variety of choices for the egg white dessert such as red beans, green beans, mixed fruit, grass jelly, coco de nata and pineapple.


In the end I chose grass jelly.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Junior egg white dessert with grass jelly:


When it came, it was a bowl containing a scoop of dreyer's vanilla icecream (acc to the menu) at the bottom surrounded with grass jelly and topped with whipped egg white.
Compared to the large version, the whipped egg white was not baked but I wonder if it was meant to be baked.

It was decorated with cocoa powder and chocolate syrup.

Overall the taste was really nice and not too sweet because the icecream and whipped egg white complimented the grass jelly nicely.
It was an interesting pairing of Chinese jelly with western dessert elements.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

There is now a branch in Wan Chai which I have not checked out yet, but it would be interesting if they were located next to the other Lung Fung restaurant near the historic blue house.

[Review 2222] Other delicacies as well as their famous noodles @ 永華麵家 Wing Wah Noodle Shop

21/01/2013
永華麵家 Wing Wah Noodle Shop
灣仔軒尼詩道89號地下
G/F, 89 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai

https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/other-delicacies-as-well-as-their-famous-noodles-e2280312

Apart from their famous Sun jook noodles, they also have other delicacies such as the braised pomelo skin and bamboo mushroom soup, so I tried them both.

The preserved ginger, coconut and duck egg was also interesting because the usual pairing is just preserved duck eggs and ginger but here they have coconut too.
I would have tried that but preserved duck eggs are too heavy if you eat too much.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pickled chinese radish:


These pickled Chinese radish cubes were quite good as a palate cleanser.
They were slightly spicy as well compared to the ones at Lau Sum Kee in Sham Shui Po.
The radish was evenly pickled with a refreshing sour taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Braised pomelo peel with shrimp eggs:


I felt that the sauce was too strong and it was too sweet and salty as well.
The top of the pomelo seemed a bit dehydrated as if it was reheated by the microwave.
The sauce surrounding the pomelo was really rich and had finely chopped dried scallops in it as well.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Bamboo mushroom with shrimp eggs:

The bamboo mushroom was served in a soup with shrimp eggs sprinkled on top.
I tried the soup first and it was very viscous and similar to snow fungas soup.
They serve the complete bamboo mushroom with the delicate lacy skirt that hangs beneath the cap which is why the soup was really viscous because that part of the mushroom is slimey.

I was quite impressed because not many places serve the whole bamboo mushroom and it was sand free as well.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2221] Thai desserts @ 超級食得開心 RA CHA MOO YANG

21/01/2013
超級食得開心 RA CHA MOO YANG
灣仔軒尼詩道87號AB舖
Shop AB, 87 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/thai-desserts-ra-cha-moo-yang-e2280288

Walked past and saw these attractive Thai snacks which I got.

I do not know what they are and they could not quite explain what they were so I will just have to describe how it tastes.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Cute sandwich:


The small bag contained lots of mini individually wrapped sandwiches which were three pieces of bread sandwiched together.
There was sweet spread in the middle which was very buttery but not too sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Mini donuts:
The donuts were also cute so I got them as well.
Although they look like donuts they were not and tasted like pancakes formed in a doughnut mould.
These were slightly sweet and a bit too dry.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Jasmine cubes:


I wasnt quite sure what these were but they had strong Jasmine taste and in the middle there was some starchy filling which was similar to egg yolk/mung beans.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2220] Mix and Match with style and be a champ @ 蒲點美式酒吧 Champs Bar and Restaurant

21/01/2013
蒲點美式酒吧 Champs Bar and Restaurant
灣仔灣仔道209-219號銅鑼灣利景酒店地庫1樓
B1, The Charterhouse Causeway Bay Hotel, 209-219 Wanchai Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mix-and-match-with-style-and-be-a-champ-e2280219

I have always wanted to try this place because the of the Liverpudlian atmosphere.
It is slightly similar to Dicken's bar at Causeway Bay, however this place is so much livelier for football fanatics with football shirts and pictures on the walls.
They also broadcast live rugby, formula one racing, tennis, golf and ice hockey and other major sports.
For lunch they offer MIX and MATCH which is basically a semi buffet with a choice of lunch from the list for $108 and if you have a specific credit card there is an extra discount.

Lemon tea is free flow and there was also tea and coffee at the bar too.
For starters, there was various of cold cuts, cheeses and salads.

The bread selection was good because they had my favourite poppy seed bun.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pan seared NZ sirloin steak with red onion and red wine gravy:
The steak was cooked just right and it was nice and tender too.
It came with delicious potato wedges.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Baguette with roasted beef and horseradish sauce:

This was also a must try because it was roast beef from their carvery paired with delicious horseradish sauce.

The horseradish sauce was really nice and made in house at Champs.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

For desserts, the range was quite good and exotic because they had the Singaporean pandan cake and this Indonesian layered cake.
They also had lavender mousse as well for flower lovers.

[Review 2219] Fish Shaomai @ 呂仔記

20/01/2013
呂仔記
筲箕灣筲箕灣東大街121號A地舖
Shop A, 121 Shau Kei Wan East Main Street, Shau Kei Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/fish-shaomai-%E5%91%82%E4%BB%94%E8%A8%98-e2279941

The ratings for this restaurant are quite evenly distributed so far.
There are about 12X reviews and around 40 reviews for good, average and poor.
I came here because of the fish shaomai.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
fish shaomai HKD20:

The shape of these fish shaomai are irregular compared to the machine made ones.
It was nice that these shaomai did not have grounded bones in it.
The fish taste was not as strong as I expected because there is one in Sai Kung that has a stronger fish taste but they have bones in it.
The taste of MSG in these fish shaomai was light which was good.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★