[Review 2601] Abalone and birds nest @ 輕鬆一下 Relax Restaurant

21/06/2013
輕鬆一下 Relax Restaurant
尖沙咀金巴利道25號長利商業大廈地下
G/F, No. 25 Kimberly Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/abalone-and-birds-nest-e2302580

This restaurant has been around since 2002 which is quite a long time!
The items on the menu are generally quite expensive and there is a 10% service charge as well!
They have almost everything on the menu ranging from desserts, dimsums, congee, noodles, rice rolls etc.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
For each range there is bound to be an item containing abalone or bird's nest.
The prices of these items range from $62-$1xx.

Bird's nest dessert $168!

Abalone rice rolls with shrimp $62!!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
The sweet dessert roll was interesting though, it was see-through.

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I just wanted something plain and simple so ordered luncheon meat and egg sandwich.
The taste of the egg was bland and the luncheon meat seemed stale because the colour was pale and off.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2600] Chilled noodles in a cup @ 壽司屋的Q仔 Take Out Sushi

21/06/2013
壽司屋的Q仔 Take Out Sushi
灣仔春園街1-11號春暉大廈地下7號舖
Shop 7, G/F, Chun Fai Building, 1-11 Spring Garden Lane, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chilled-noodles-in-a-cup-e2302576
Compared to Sushi Take out, this place is more expensive.

I was attracted by the chilled noodles served in a plastic cup.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chilled noodles hkd24:

The taste of these noodles were really nice, but the chilled broth was a little bit salty and the noodles were a bit too salty.
On top of the noodles were pieces of seafood, pieces of egg and tofu which were odd bits from the sushi and sashimi cuts.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2599] Minimum $12 spenditure per person @ 通達食店

21/06/2013
通達食店
油麻地碧街48號地舖
G/F, 48 Pitt Street, Yau Ma Tei
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/minimum-12-spenditure-per-person-e2302575

Had a dessert tasting that day, so decided to dine here before going.

I used to eat here a lot because the fried snacks and fish shaomai are good.

When i got there, I realised they do not serve fried snacks, so I only ordered Fish Shaomai.
After ordering they said I couldnt just order shaomai because there is a minimum spending of $12 per person.

Since there were no fried snacks, I ordered two portions.

Hopefully at their other branch they still do fried snacks as I regret not taking photos of the fried snacks.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fish shaomai:

The fish shaomai were chewy and made with lots of flour.
There was not much fish taste or fish meat in it which was good because there was less chance of grounded bones in it.

[Review 2598] A really nice baked mashed potato 超好味 & 超感動

20/06/2013
天樂烘焙 Tin Lok Bakery
上環永樂街63號地舖
G/F, 63 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-really-nice-baked-mashed-potato-%E8%B6%85%E5%A5%BD%E5%91%B3-%E8%B6%85%E6%84%9F%E5%8B%95-e2302497

Had a tasting in the afternoon at the Gold Coast which meant there was no time for lunch and I did not even have breakfast that day.

I was so touched (超感動) that Ivycwk got me a baked mashed potato from Sheung Wan's Tin Lok bakery and brought it all the way to TST where we were going to take the coach to the Gold Coast. The experience was quite fun, just like a school trip!

I ate it before getting on the coach and it was really delicious (超好味)!!
It had some cheese, sliced ham and sweetcorn on top and the mash at the bottom was really nice and tasted like instant mash that was not too buttery.


The sauce that was mixed with the ham and sweet corn that tasted similar to Japanese mayonnaise with a hint of salad cream which had a lovely appetizing taste.
The mash was not too dry either.

There is a Tin Lok bakery in between CWB and WC which is in the middle of no-where, so it is difficult to go to that branch.

[Review 2597] Prawn toasts on charcoal bread @ 麵麵店

20/06/2013
麵麵店
佐敦廟街274號地舖
G/F, 274 Temple Street, Jordan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/prawn-toasts-on-charcoal-bread-e2302447

I have always wanted to try the noodles here but I couldnt find this shop as I went the wrong direction.

Finally found it this time because I was at a tasting nearby so went in and tried the prawn toasts.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Prawn garlic on charcoal bread:


Basically it was similar to the Sesame prawn toasts found overseas in Chinese restaurants but it had no sesame on top and they used charcoal bread.
The taste was quite nice and the charcoal bread was quite crispy.
It would be good if it was squid ink instead of charcoal as it would bring out the seafood taste of the prawn even more.
On the other side, there is crushed garlic and butter.
The prawn patty, crispy baguette and garlic butter tasted quite nice together.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Noodle menu:
Next time I am going to try the noodles with ginger wine broth and the Mexican Turnip root dumplings (sa gort gao).

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Interesting items:
fried dough sticks with fish patty or kaya


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[Review 2596] Back for more Parisian food @ Le Bonbon de Paris

17/06/2013
Le Bonbon de Paris
西貢敬民街9號高勝樓地下1號舖
Shop 1, G/F, Ko Shing Building, 9 King Man Street, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/back-for-more-parisian-food-e2302063

There is not much choice for food in Sai Kung, so Le Bonbon de Paris and Chip In have become my regular eateries.

This restaurant stays open late too while the local ones close early not that I would dine there anyway.

Since my last visit the menu has changed, there are some new drinks but my favourite berries tiramisu is not there because it is not popular with the locals!


The locals seem to have a different taste for Western food because they only try items that they've heard before.

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Cheese and ham omelette


This time tried the cheese and ham omelette which was light and fluffy loaded with lots of ham and melted cheese inside.
The taste was nice especially with the melted cheese but I felt that there was too much ham.
There were lots of fragrant herbs on top of the omelette which made it very enjoyable too.
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Lime tea

The drinks have got bigger, it was a huge glass this time!
The sweetness was just right but the lime taste was not strong enough but it did not have that nasty bitterness that the Chinese style teas have.
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Strawberry milkshake

The strawberry milkshake was extremely cooling and they put a lot of cream in it when they made it.
The taste was very substantial and not watery and icy like other places, there was a good blend of fresh strawberries and cream in this milkshake.
The sweetness was just right and not cloyingly syrupy sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
If Sai Kung was not so inconvenient, I would dine here and at Chip In more often.

[Review 2595] Poppingly delicious popcorn @ Marks & Spencer

17/06/2013
Marks & Spencer - 食品部  休息中
Marks & Spencer - Food Department
青衣青敬路33號青衣城101-102及219-220號舖
Shops 101-102 and 219-220, Maritime Square, 33 Tsing King Road, Tsing Yi
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/poppingly-delicious-popcorn-e2302047

Thanks to Garycwm for getting me these delicious popcorn from Marks and Spencers or I would not have known about them~~~     

There are two flavours and the packaging is really cute and dreamy!!

Chocolate and pecan popcorn
Strawberry and white chocolate popcorn

Both were really really really delicious but the Strawberry one was the best!~
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Chocolate and pecan popcorn

The popcorn had a lovely crisp caramelised shell that had a gorgeous buttery taste, and the pieces of chocolate and pecan gave it that extra delicious touch!

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Strawberry and white chocolate popcorn
I loved the packaging for this one, especially the metallic pink letters against the matt brown packet.
The taste was just as good as the chocolate pecan popcorn but the pieces of strawberry worked like magic and gave it a fruitful strawberrytastic twist!

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★