[Review 2385] Delicious potato scones after Rugby Sevens @ 精伶吧 The Canny Man

03/04/2013
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/delicious-potato-scones-after-rugby-sevens-e2290660


Canny Man is always my favourite for food.

My usual order is Haggis but this time I wanted more so I ordered macaroni and cheese, vegetarian breakfast because of the potato scones and vegetarian sausages and Haggis Spring rolls.

They were serving potato scones with the Vegetarian breakfast so I just had to get it.

There was Irn-Bru on the drinks list too!

IRN-BRU!!!

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Haggis Spring rolls with whisky mayonnaise:

When I chose this I was deciding between the spring rolls and the breaded Haggis balls, but in the end I chose Haggis spring rolls.
The spring rolls were rolled with many layers just like the spring rolls in the UK, and they were filled with Haggis in the centre.

They tasted nice with and without the mayonnaise.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vegetarian All-Day Breakfast$108:
Two eggs, tomato, baked beans, potatoes, hash brown, sautéed mushrooms, potato scones and toast.

When it came I could not see any potato scones in the breakfast so I asked the waitress but she said the sauteed potatoes and mushrooms were the potato scones.
I was quite disappointed because that was what I came for and it was not there, but after my meal I emailed them about the situation and they told me that they ran out of the potato scones that day and did not notify the customers that ordered it, so I came back another day for them, which is why they were in a box.

The potato scones were delicious and tasted much better than the ones from Sainsburys or Tescos.
They were soft and potatoey.
Although they are called scones they do not look like scones.
Potato scones are basically mashed potatoes with flour and butter in the form of pancakes and then pan fried.

As well as the delicious potato scones, the sausages were also delicious. Initially I thought they were Quorn sausages but I found out from the GM that they were Linda McCartney's vegetarian sausages.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Macaroni and cheese:


The portion of this was quite big, and it is advised for three people because it was quite heavy.
Each macaroni was evenly covered with melted cheese and it was delicious.

A hint of pepper helps to make it more appetizing.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2384] Delicious mixed grain rice for tea @ 糙米家 Papa Deli

03/04/2013
糙米家  Papa Deli
灣仔機利臣街4號地下
G/F, 4 Gresson Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delicious-mixed-grain-rice-for-tea-e2290612

Went here for an early dinner and ordered pork slices with ginger.

Nice clock

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pork slices with ginger:
The pork slices were extremely tender and the ginger sauce was really strong.
It tastes better than the pork and ginger at Ajisens!!
There were less onions this time and lots of sesame sprinkled on top.
As well as the delicious ginger sauce, there was a strong grilled taste and a few pieces of delicious sliced onions.


★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chocolate milk:
The chocolate drink also tasted nice too because it was not floury or milky.
It tasted like Nesquik's chocolate milkshake but there was more proportion of water to milk so it depends on whether you like milkshakes watery more milky.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Dessert:
The dessert today was lychee and chrysanthemum which I did not like.
There was nothing wrong with the dessert, I just have a personal dislike with edible flowers because they stink.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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[Review 2383] Akamaru Udon Factory @ Domain @ 赤丸製麵所

03/04/2013
赤丸製麵所 (已結業)
Akamaru Udon Factory
油塘高超道38號大本型1樓133-134號舖
Shop 133-134, 1/F, Domain, 38 Ko Chiu Road, Yau Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/akamaru-udon-factory-domain-e2290548

Dined here a while ago when DOMAIN just opened because there were no other shops open.
I had no expectations for this place because their other branch at MetroCity was dreadful.
The menu had not changed, it was just ramen and curries.
Ordered the seafood curry and the spicy ramen.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
seafood curry:

It was basically frozen seafood fare mixed in curry sauce and served on rice.
The curry sauce was quite nice, it was slightly sweet and tasted like the typical Japanese curries.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Kyushu spicy ramen in pork bone soup:


The soup was really salty and not spicy at all.
The ramen absorbed the soup well so the ramen tasted really nice.
It was not as tasteless as the branch in MetroCity.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2382] Curry and Laksa from Macau in Shaukeiwan @ 澳門咖喱叻沙

03/04/2013
澳門咖喱叻沙
筲箕灣筲箕灣東大街2號麗東海景豪苑1座地下1號舖
Shop 1, G/F, newton Harbour View Block 1, 2 Shau Kei Wan Main Street East, Shau Kei Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/curry-and-laksa-from-macau-in-shaukeiwan-e2290481

This shop used to be Winton world and now it has transformed into a joint serving curries, laksas, and Taiwanese roti.

There were quite a few items I wanted to try: Tom Yum noodles and Laksa noodles but in the end I tried the Taiwanese roti with beef curry.
The joint is quite small and seats about six people.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Beef Curry:

The beef curry was thick and the colour was greenish brown.
It was extremely spicy mixed with lots of spices.
It was quite nice but it was slightly too salty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Taiwanese roti:

The Taiwanese roti was really nice because it was not too oily and it was crispy and flakey just perfect for dipping it into the salty curry.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2381] Next stop for glistening sparkling golden desserts @ 下一站...甜品 Next Station ... Dessert

03/04/2013
下一站...甜品 Next Station ... Dessert
佐敦渡船角文苑街38號地下
G/F, 38 Man Yuen Street, Ferry Point, Jordan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/next-stop-for-glistening-sparkling-golden-desserts-e2290480


I had these desserts a while ago and planned to go again to try the other desserts but I was too lazy and never got round to it, so I might as well write this review now because the crave to try the other desserts have gone down!

The other desserts I planned to try were:
Lemon and white chocolate caramel brulee
Earl grey and Oreo sawdust pudding
Lime and caramel steamed egg pudding

On this visit I tried the nougat parfait and ginger souffle.

The dessert shop was nicely decorated, it was white and simple, with a tree decal on the wall on the far end.

On the walls they have various trains to relate the name of this dessert shop....

Next Station ... Dessert


★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Nougat parfait:

The nougat parfait arrived first and I have always wanted to try this because Red Ant had a dessert evening where you can order unlimited nougat parfaits.
The texture was not chewy as I imagined but it was like frozen cream with pieces of crispy almond and caramel.

The sweetness was just right.
While I was eating the nougat parfait, I noticed the caramel sauce was glistening.
(hard to see on the photo)


I was fascinated by the sauce so asked them about it and they even showed me the brand they used.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Ginger souffle:

After finishing the nougat parfait, the ginger souffle arrived.
It was hot so had to let it cool down a bit before eating.
The taste of ginger was lovely and strong and it was sweet so I did not use the vanilla flavoured condensed milk.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2380] Something fishy is sizzling on the sizzlier @ Pepper Lunch

02/04/2013
Pepper Lunch
鑽石山龍蟠街3號荷里活廣場3樓
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/something-fishy-is-sizzling-on-the-sizzlier-e2290443

After having a nice chicken curry sizzler, I decided to try the fish sizzler this time with salmon and mackerel.

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Mackerel and salmon sizzler:

The mackerel and salmon are almost cooked when they serve it for safety reasons.

When it is served, you just sizzle the vegetables and sizzle the fish to give it a slightly crisp texture.
Both fish were tender but I liked the mackerel because it had natural fish oils and the fish was really supple.


For the double fish sizzler the side of vegetables is much better than the other sizzles because it contains Chinese cabbage, French beans, sweetcorn and the other sizzlers just come with beanshoots.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Mashed potato with gravy:

Delicious silky mashed potatoes with beef gravy.
The potato had bits of meat in it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2379] Tomato and clam curry @ CoCo Ichibanya CoCo

02/04/2013
CoCo壹番屋  CoCo Ichibanya
銅鑼灣告士打道311號皇室堡4樓402號舖
Shop 402, 4/F, Windsor House, 311 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tomato-and-clam-curry-coco-ichibanya-coco-e2290398


The curries here are delicious so came back again.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Salad:

Chose the set which came with salad.
It was a small bowl of salad dressed in Japanese vinegar which is not too heavy or oily.
The dressing is nice and refreshing with crispy sweetcorn pieces at the bottom.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tomato and clam curry:


The tomato and clam curry was delicious, the egg was scrambled just right and did not have any oily taste.
The clams were the usual, clean without sand and there were lots of cherry tomatoes in the curry but they were not sour enough.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Lemon Tea:
The lemon tea here is good because the syrup is separate.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★