[Review 2553] Fish pie @ Dot Cod Seafood Restaurant & Oyster Bar

26/05/2013
Dot Cod Seafood Restaurant & Oyster Bar
中環遮打道10號太子大廈地庫B4
Basement, B4, Prince Building, 10 Chater Road, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/fish-pie-dot-cod-seafood-restaurant-oyster-bar-e2298954

Celebrated someones birthday here and because they were regulars they chose this place.

Previously I was invited here for tasting too, so I knew the food was going to be delicious.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Bread basket:
Started off with the bread basket and the breads were delicious with herbed butter.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fish pie:
While most people chose Fish and Chips I chose the fish pie.
There was a side of julienne cabbage which was delicately flavoured with caraway seeds.
The mash on top on the pie was silky and creamy, and the there was so much seafood beneath the mashed potato.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2552] Camping out for delicious curries @ 坐忘 Camper's

26/05/2013
坐忘  Camper's
鰂魚涌濱海街13號中興大廈地下
Shop 13, G/F, Chung Hing Mansion, 13 Pan Hoi Street, Quarry Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/camping-out-for-delicious-curries-e2298952

I have heard quite a lot about this place before but I did not know it was Japanese until I went there.

Luckily there were lots of reviews on Openrice so you could just show them the pictures to order because the menu does your head in with all that handwritten Chinese and Japanese.

There was an English menu but I forgot to take a photo of it and their website has not updated for a long time so you cannot see all the latest dishes.


Camper's was an interesting name for the restaurant which reminded me of camping and explains the small camping bags on the wall.


There is a similar restaurant called Bigpack Cafe that serves German food which also has large Rucksacks on the wall.
It is strange that Bigpack Cafe was not called Backpack Cafe or Bagpack Cafe.

Basically this restaurant is famous for curry and "Daily intake of vegetables".

The "Daily intake of vegetables" is the amount of vegetables that a person should eat a day which is served as a salad or as a curry.

The vegetables are already prepared on the metal plates so when people order them, they just take it from the metal plates.

There were so many curries I wanted to try, Curry with daily required portion of vegetables, butter chicken curry but the butter chicken was Japanese style so I did not choose it.

While I was just about to order the vegetable curry, I saw the photo of oyster curry so I ordered that instead.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Wheat tea:

The wheat tea was refreshing and a good start to the meal.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Hiroshima oyster curry:


This was my first time eating curry with oysters, the oysters they use are Hiroshima oysters which are known for their creamy strong taste.
Oysters are usually baked or eaten on its own which was why I felt that this curry was interesting.
When it came, the curry was really hot with lots of steam coming from it.
Initially I tried the mushrooms and curry first because the oyster had the strongest taste and the mushrooms were sweet and meaty because it was the abalone type.
The oysters tasted strong as expected but they were a bit mushy.
The rice had pieces of sweet potato, pumpkin and sweetcorn in it which made it colourful as well as being tasty, and it was really good the curry sauce temperature was really hot and kept hot till the end.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
For dessert I was really looking forward to the sweet potato pudding but it was sold out.

[Review 2551] Hokkaido Dairy Farm in Central @ 北海道牧場餐廳 Hokkaido Dairy Farm Milk Restaurant

29/05/2013
北海道牧場餐廳 Hokkaido Dairy Farm Milk Restaurant
中環威靈頓街33號The Loop 8樓
8/F, The Loop, 33 Wellington Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hokkaido-dairy-farm-in-central-e2298872

There are lots of Hokkaido Dairy Farm branches these days and the craze for it was not as big as before.
Previously I tried the branches in Admiralty and Wan Chai.

This time we tried the branch in Central located conveniently on Wellington Street after a tasting.
Thanks to Mjqueen7e who used her groupon for this transaction.

We ordered three items and they arrived quite quickly, one of the waiters also gave us advice for taking food photos too!

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Spicy pork, egg and pasta:

The pasta was al-dente and not too soggy but the spicy pork was too spicy.
It was spicier than the local brands of Spicy pork.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Roast pork, egg and rice:

This was quite similar to the Chinese version but the roast pork slices were thicker and the sauce was sweeter.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Egg sandwich:

This was my favourite because it was simple and the egg was cooked just right with fragrant egg taste.
After adding some sesame oil, it tasted even better.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2550] New menu changes @ 碰碰麵撈麵專門店

28/05/2013
碰碰麵撈麵專門店
旺角洗衣街143號地下
G/F, 143 Sai Yee Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/new-menu-changes-e2298844

There are not much food options for me in MK, so I usually come here, this was my third time dining here.

The menu has changed since my last visit and the choice of noodles have changed too.

My favourite ultra thin vermicelli was not there but they now have "horse mane" vermicelli so I tried that.
I tried to ask what it was and they answered it was rice vermicelli which I already know.
I just wanted a more detailed description ie whether it was thin or thick!

Although I did not order the "horse mane" vermicelli, the table next to me had it and it was similar to glass vermicelli but slightly thinner.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Daily special:
The daily special that day was fried salt and pepper fish joints or fish joints in salt water so I chose the salt water one.
When it came I was surprised they put glass vermicelli in it as well which was a bonus.
It was quite good because it soaked up the sweet fish broth.
The fish meat that was in between the bones were silky, soft and gelatinous.
The major problem was that the whole dish was luke warm, but luckily the fish did not have a fishy taste because when fish gets cold, the unpleasant smell comes out.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Shrimp roe noodles tossed in soy sauce:

It had the same problem as the above, the noodles were cold.
So for a person who gets burnt on moderately warm items, the cold noodles would probably feel even colder for normal people.
The sauce was not as good as before because it was too sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2459] Finally ..................it's open! @ 台灣ET鹽水雞 ET Taiwanese Salted Flavored Chicken

27/05/2013
台灣ET鹽水雞 ET Taiwanese Salted Flavored Chicken
灣仔柯布連道2號地下4號舖
Shop 4, G/F, 2 O'Brian Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/finally-its-open-e2298802

When this opened I decided to go there and try it, but it was closed.
Everyday I kept passing by and it was still not open!!!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
n'th attempt:

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Attempt in April:

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
A month later I decided to try my luck again and it was finally open!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
However the menu was different, there used to be more choices but now it has been reduced.
On the left is the old ordering form and on the right is the new ordering form.
Basically on the new menu, you can choose the portion size according to the number of people.
I chose the portion for 2-3 people because the portion for one is usually tiny especially with chicken.
They only had the spring onion and onion flavoured chicken whereas the menu before had many other flavours.
Anyway for this set you could choose three other items to go with it and I chose guava, chicken organs and potato.
All these items were neatly stored in the fridge.
After ordering, the guy cuts the chicken with scissors into a metal bowl and the chosen items as well adding seasoning, sauces, and their signature onions,
There was a huge bowl of onions and the pieces of onions were HUGE, it was basically a whole onion sliced in half and quartered.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
ET Chicken HKD69:

It was similar to Hau Hing's chicken but packed with more seasoning and additional items.
The chicken organs were not what I was expecting because they were gizzards and not liver, they were quite hard and chewy as well.
I chose guava which was also a wrong decision because the guava was not as refreshing as apple would be and the last option I chose potatoes which were not soft enough.
Even though it was not perfect, I would order it again and try other items with the chicken.
Overall the chicken was quite nice and flavorful but the onion pieces were a bit too big (slightly bigger than a Chinese spoon) and bothersome, they were raw as well.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2548] Cheesess' new makeover and new cookies @ Cheesess

27/05/2013
Cheesess
尖沙咀彌敦道100號The ONE 4樓Kiosk 1
Kiosk 1, 4/F, The ONE, 100 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cheesess-new-makeover-and-new-cookies-e2298724

Previously if you have been here before, you were greeted with a black mysterious fridge, there were no cakes at sight.
Hence the reason I have not tried their cakes yet.
The brand new look showcases their products with a lovely new counter with a glass cabinet.
I was now able to see products that I could not see before such as the sauces, Cheesess teacups and coloured syrups that people can buy to decorate their cakes.
As well as their famous cheesess teacup with forks and spoons that resemble mini gardening tools, they now have cookies on sale too.

I was given some cookies to try and each one was labelled and individually sealed.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Cranberry Raisin oatmeal Cookies:

This cookie was my favourite because I loved the chewyness from the raisins and cranberries and the tartness of cranberries were the best.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Walnut Raisin Cookies:

Although it saids Pecan on the labelling, I think it is meant to be Walnut as it tastes like walnut.
This one had a buttery nutty taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Earl grey cookies:

When it was taken out the packet, you could instantly smell the earl grey.
The taste was fresh.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Coco oatmeal cookies:

The oatmeal cookies were drizzled with chocolate and there was a nice cocoa taste to the cookies along with fragrant oatmeal.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Oatmeal cookies:

Compared to the chocolate oatmeal, this one was not so exciting and it was slightly too sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Butter soft cookies:

The butter soft cookies were another one of my favourites!
Imagine it melting in your mouth as soon as you eat it, well it did just that!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Almond cookies:

They have used whole almonds so there is strong almond flavour and a nice crunch.
The texture of this cookie was quite hard.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
After trying these cookies, I plan to get the kyoto raspberry and London earl grey cheesecake later.
While I was there I sampled the lychee cheesecake which was lovely and light, it was also ice cold so the texture was interesting just like a sorbet.
Thanks to Lemon Tea and Cheesess for inviting me to the try their new cookies.

[Review 2547] Mashed potatoes with clams @ 必勝客 Pizza Hut

26/05/2013
必勝客 Pizza Hut
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期2樓2071-72號舖
Shop 2071-72, 2/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mashed-potatoes-with-clams-pizza-hut-e2298688

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Mashed potatoes with clams alfredo:

Ordered this because it was new, basically it was mashed potatoes with clams in alfredo sauce in the middle topped with cheese.
The clams were very nice even though they were frozen ones because they were clean without sand.

The alfredo sauce was thick and creamy but there was not enough sauce in proportion to the mashed potatoes, so with so much potato left, I added some truffle from the fridge to finish it off.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tuna and tomato salad with balsamic vinegar:

The salads at Pizza Hut are quite nice these days because they are not Chinese style.
I tried it without the vinegar and the tuna and the greens had a nice flavour together.
After adding the vinegar, the salad was more appetizing.

The only items I did not like were the two pieces of peaches because they were sweet and just shouldn't be there.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★