[Review 2575] Relaxing lunch at Eden Rose @ Eden Rose Restaurant

09/06/2013
Eden Rose Restaurant
銅鑼灣軒尼斯道499號永光商業大廈19樓
19/F, Circle Plaza, 499 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/relaxing-lunch-at-eden-rose-e2300606

Thanks to Eden Rose for inviting me again to try their lunch.

On my last tasting I tried their dinners which were good.

Lunch is slightly different, there is no service charge and the lunches range from $78-$108 including a soup/salad and a drink.


★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pumpkin soup:


The soup had a nice colour an smell, but it was slightly too creamy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Panfried barramundi Filet with lemon butter:

The fish was filleted nicely and was intact with no bones.
It had a nice crispy pan fried skin but the sauce was quite creamy and I would have liked the taste of lemon in the lemon butter sauce to be stronger.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Stewed Ox tail in red wine:


The ox tail did not have much meat on it and it was quite fatty, the red wine sauce was nice and rich though.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Strawberry Napolean:


Usually Napoleons are just a rectangular slice but the shape of this one was like a rose which coincides with the name Eden Rose.
It was made with deliciously thin FILO pastry filled with custard, garnished with strawberries.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Lemon sorbet:
The lemon sorbet was refreshing and the sweetness and tartness of the lemon just right.
It was really creative they put the sorbet back on the lemon.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Hot chocolate:

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Mocha:

It was a nice balance between coffee and chocolate.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2574] Dear Coconut and Mango lovers @ 甜入心 Heart's Dessert

08/06/2013
甜入心 Heart's Dessert
深水埗福榮街57號文昌閣地下B
G/F, 57 Fuk Wing Street, Sham Shui Po
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/dear-coconut-and-mango-lovers-e2300496

For coconut and mango lovers this is just the dessert shop!
The dessert chef absolutely adores mango which is why almost every item has mango
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Coconut pudding with caramel pudding:
I was really looking forward to this because the last time I had a similar dessert was at Dessert Revolution where they used a Young coconut instead and inside it also had coconut jelly made from coconut water.

I really liked this dessert because the coconut jelly had a stronger taste compared to young coconut and the caramel pudding on top enhanced it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Mango, pomelo sweet soup:

Mango lovers will love this and there were also liquid filled pearls too which give it a burst of flavour here and there.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Longan, vanilla icecream and sago dessert:
I really liked this dessert and it was refreshing, the sweetness was just right and I loved the kanten jelly pieces in it too.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Almond pudding:

Visually I loved this dessert, pure white almond pudding against the lovely red strawberry slices.
The almond pudding was really silky with strong almond taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Champagne jelly:
The jelly was made with a good proportion of champagne because you can actually taste the alcohol in it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Just want to Thank Mjqueen7e, 甜入心 and Lxgxxn for inviting me to the tasting.

[Review 2573] Plain simple cake @ Harlan's Cake Shop

08/06/2013
Harlan's Cake Shop
尖沙咀彌敦道100號The ONE 4樓L411號舖
Shop L411, 4/F, The ONE Mall, 100 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/plain-simple-cake-at-harlans-e2300483

I have always wanted to try Harlan's but never got round to it because the cake selection is not as good as before.

As I had time before a tasting nearby I only found one of their cakes attractive so tried that cake.

I was attracted to the green one with strawberries but I did not know what it was prior ordering because there was no label for just that cake!

They used to have this pretty cake called the Five Senses and this other green one called Mint Chocolate which I wanted to try to but they did not have it either.

It took a while to get served because there was only one person at the counter while the customer being served was really indecisive on their choices.

Anyway, finally got served and ordered the strawberry cake and found out that it was Green tea and strawberry cake.

All three tables were low in height which made it extremely uncomfortable to dine there because the table level was just lower than the chair seating and the average persons knees.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Green tea and strawberry cake:

The cake had a nice plump red glazed strawberry on top garnished with crushed pistachio pieces.
The cream was white and fluffy and did not taste artificial.

There was a nice balance of cream, ripe strawberry slices in the middle but the green tea cake was surprisingly hard and coarse. The texture was quite dense too but the green tea taste was not too grassy.

I felt that the cake was slightly over priced because the one I chose was not that fancy and the location of this place was not that nice as it was right beside an escalator.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2572] What's your croissant flavour? @ Le Salon Restaurant et Croissanterie

07/06/2013
Le Salon Restaurant et Croissanterie (已結業)
銅鑼灣軒尼詩道500號希慎廣場13樓1302號舖
Shop 1302, 13/F, Hysan Place, 500 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/whats-your-croissant-flavour-e2300453

The croissant craze is finally over and they are no longer constantly out of stock.

They have special flavours every month and this time it is Smoked salmon.
During the craze they only sold about 10 -20 of the special flavours each day.

I never thought about trying the special flavour because the regulars flavours were sold out by 5pm in the past.

On this visit, there were quite a few croissants in the cabinet at 6pm, regular and special flavours.

The mango which used to be a special flavour has now become a standard flavour for mango lovers.

There was a croissant set for $45 so I got the set.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Salmon croissant:

The croissant was light with flakey layers, but the salmon filling was a bit too light and lacked salmon taste.

The sauce was basically made with flour which acted as a thickener in the sauce.
I could not even taste the onions or the egg as stated on the poster.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chestnut croissant:

I got the chestnut again because this is the only place that does decent chestnut filling that is not starchy.
It tasted as good as before with light icing on top.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Earl Grey tea (large):
The tea was really hot!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2571] Too cute! must see and must try Babyccinos @ 太平洋咖啡 Pacific Coffee

07/06/2013
太平洋咖啡  Pacific Coffee
灣仔駱克道41號東城大廈UG4-5號舖
UG 4-5, 41 Lockhard Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/too-cute-must-see-and-must-try-babyccinos-e2300440

I was always curious what the Babyccinos were on the Kid's menu so I finally decided to try them both.
There were two choices: Babyccino and Babychoccino.
The Babyccino is basically steamed milk and the Babychoccino is steamed milk with chocolate.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Babychoccino:

The drink was seriously cute when it came, the size of the cup is probably the size used for coffee shots with a lovely big foam cap on the top.

Unfortunately I was not able to photograph it there but I did for the other drink.
The taste was really nice, there was a temperature difference, the first sip was warm and and it gets colder nearer the bottom.
I felt that it was quite sweet so the sugar in this is probably the daily intake of sugar in normal sized beverage.

After I finished it, there was lots of lovely chocolate flavoured froth left.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Babyccino:


This was basically steamed milk. I do not like plain milk so I added cinnamon powder to it which got rid of the plain milk taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
I hope to see in future more flavours or perhaps they can sell a Rainbowcino set with five of these cute babyccinos in different flavours eg Rasberry, Green tea, Caramel, Hazelnut and Chocolate!

[Review 2570] OpenRice website revamp @ Dada Bar + Lounge

06/06/2013

Dada Bar + Lounge
尖沙咀金巴利道39號帝樂文娜公館2樓
2/F, The Luxe Manor, 3
9 Kimberley Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/openrice-website-revamp-e2300211

Thanks to OpenRice for inviting me to their "discovering party".
It was basically a showcase for their newly revamped website which is going to be launched soon.
There were some improved functions and one which I thought was annoying because when you browse the latest reviews you have to click "see extra" for every one to see the full review.
For people writing reviews, the new interface is similar to blogger with the tools on the left hand side.
At the party, there was food of course and it was basically canapes.
My favourite was the brie, mini pizza and quiche.
A drink was included too and I had orange juice which was unsweetened and I liked it.

[Review 2569] Milk Chocolate with raspberries @ Marks & Spencer - Food Department

06/06/2013
Marks & Spencer - 食品部 (已搬遷) 新店位置
Marks & Spencer - Food Department
沙田正街18號新城市廣場一期4樓428-438號舖
Shop 428 & 438, 4/F, New Town Plaza, Phase 1, Sha Tin
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/milk-chocolate-with-raspberries-e2300210

Thanks to 糖小妹 for getting me this bar of chocolate.
Raspberries and chocolate are always a good pairing.
The wrapping for this bar of chocolate was nice too.
The chocolate had so much freeze dried raspberry pieces in it which made it really enjoyable and I really liked it because the raspberry taste was really prominent.