[Review 2629] Learning how to make coffee @ 合一咖啡屋餐廳 United Cafe Restaurant

05/07/2013
合一咖啡屋餐廳 United Cafe Restaurant
佐敦吳松街186-188號地下
G/F, 186-188 Woosung Street, Jordan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/learning-how-to-make-coffee-e2306373

United Cafe Restaurant has three branches in Kowloon, it is partnered by two people whom one is Christian and one is a Catholic.
Thanks to the SodaCard membership rewards I got to try the new tea set, dine there and learn how to make Cappuccino.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tea set:

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Avocado and salmon tartar:

The tartar was really nice especially the generous avocado base at the bottom which was creamy with pieces of diced tomatoes.
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Learning how to make Cappuccino:

The barrister and owner were really patient and detailed in showing us the steps, explaining the procedures and why it is done that way.
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[Review 2628] Tea sets @ 三皇冰室 Triple King Cafe

05/07/2013
三皇冰室 Triple King Cafe
銅鑼灣謝斐道483-499號新城大廈地下E&F舖
Shop E-F, City Mansion, 483-499 Jaffe Road , Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tea-sets-triple-king-cafe-e2306337

On my previous visit the tea sets were quite impressive so decided to come here again.

I was slightly disappointed because the tea set menu has changed and there are less items to choose from.
The prices have also gone up too.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Interesting drink:
Coke with salted lemon and coke jelly!
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Garlic bread with liver pate:

This was delicious and the liver pate was really velvety and silky, but the only let down was there was so much oil on top that I needed to soak it off with a tissue.
The side of lettuce that did not look nice was actually quite good and the sauce was nice and tangy but the colour of the sauce was weird.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2627] Marinated pork knuckle @ 再興燒臘飯店 Joy Hing Roasted Meat

05/07/2013
再興燒臘飯店  Joy Hing Roasted Meat
灣仔軒尼詩道265-267號地下C座
Block C, G/F, 265-267 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/marinated-pork-knuckle-joy-hing-e2306298

I have not been here for ages but recently someone asked me to recommend a place for Roast pork hence I recommended this place.

I decided to give it a revisit to check out the roast pork again and this time I tried their marinated item as well because it is nice as well according to the reviews.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Marinated pork knuckle:

The pork knuckle tasted ok, the flavouring was not too strong or sweet but it was not soft enough.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Roast pork:

The roast pork was a bit dry and lean this time, there were only a few pieces too, so hopefully the person I recommended will get a better cut that is not too lean or fat.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2626] URBAN croissants at the urban side of town @ URBAN Bake n Take

02/07/2013
URBAN Bake n Take
將軍澳唐賢街9號PopCorn商場二期地下G03號商舖Market Place by Jasons內
Market Place by Jasons, Shop G03, G/F,PopCorn 2, 9 Tong Yin Street, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/urban-croissants-at-the-urban-side-of-town-e2304483

Urban bakery's first branch was at the Hysan place.
After opening their second Branch at langham place, this is their third branch away from the city.
I did not try the croissants at Hysan place because when I went, there was a horrible buttery smell in the air.

The range was the same with almond croissants, cheese croissants, caramel croissants and the deluxe croissants.
Decided to try it because their was no queue and there was a food court nearby to eat it.
Tried the Langoustine with curry emulsion croissant, cheese croissant and caramel croissant.

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Langoustine with curry emulsion croissant:

After ordering it, the Lingoustine (crayfish) was measured by weight and put in a bowl for mixing.
It was helpful of them to slice it in half for me, but the taste was slightly disappointing because the sauce had a weird taste which ruined it for me.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Cheese croissant:

Lacked cheese taste and it was slightly sweet too.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Caramel croissant:


Too buttery and greasy.
Although it was flakey, it was heavily greased.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
To conclude La salon croissantere is much better because the butter is not as heavy and does not leave me with indigestion.
Eating just one croissant from this place leaves me stuffed for at least six hours.

[Review 2625] Brown sugar Sachima @ 大班麵包西餅 Taipan Bread & Cakes

02/07/2013
大班麵包西餅 Taipan Bread & Cakes
北角英皇道460-470號樂嘉中心地下8號舖
Shop 8, G/F, Block 1, Roca Centre, 460-470 King's Road, North Point

https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/brown-sugar-sachima-e2304433

Sachimas are popular treats for kids.
To me, they are similar to sticky rice crispy/cornflake bars made in cookery lessons at school.
I was attracted to the ones at Taipan because they had so many flavours for the sachima!!

-Brown sugar and cashew nut
-peanut and raisin
-orange and honey
-ginger
-meat floss

The flavours were rather funky and modern!!

Anyway I bought the Brown sugar and cashew nut flavour.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Brown sugar and cashew nut sachima:

The good thing about these modern sachimas is that they do not have that weird smell.


The sachimas were light and delicious, the sweetness was just right, but the brown sugar taste was not strong enough.
The main problem was that it fell apart when you ate them.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2624] Squid ink series @ 宅麵專門店 The Ramen

02/07/2013
宅麵專門店 The Ramen
九龍灣牛頭角道77號淘大商場一期地下G140號舖
Shop G140, G/F, Amoy Plaza I, 77 Ngau Tau Kok Road, Kowloon Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/squid-ink-series-the-ramen-e2304399

Came here because the other places were packed and this place was quite empty.
I was attracted by the black squid udon and ramen so ordered them both.
I believe they mean Squid ink/Black squid ink because there is no such thing as black squid.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Black squid yaki udon:

The udon was nice and al-dente and the squid ink sauce was a little too salty and the crushed garlic was too strong.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Black squid Miso ramen:

I ordered this because it was not spicy according to staff, but when it came it was red because they gave me this other spicy ramen by mistake.

After a while, the correct one came, but it was slightly spicy so I believed they used the same ramen but put it in the squid ink broth.
The ramen fared better than the udon because the broth was stronger.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

The ramens were a bit overpriced in my opinion.

[Review 2623] Tasteless broth @ 牛陣 Gyujin Shabu Shabu & Sukiyaki Restaurant

02/07/2013
牛陣 Gyujin Shabu Shabu & Sukiyaki Restaurant
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期1樓1035-1038號舖
Shop 1035-1038, 1/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tasteless-broth-e2304365

Tried this place because all the other options were packed with people.
Chose the milk broth which was tasteless, luckily they had fried rice, plain rice and Japanese curry.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Milk broth:

Tasteless.
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Japanese curry:

Luckily this tasted quite nice but the herbs in it were quite strong.
Japanese pearl rice was used for both plain rice and fried rice.
The curry tasted nice with tofu and fishballs which you can cook in the hotpot.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Icecream incident:
The icecream that they have is Haagen Daz which is hard to scoop out.
It was quite funny because someone got stressed out scooping some Baileys icecream and it made a strand of their hair fall out because it went straight in the icecream which fell in the strawberry section!

No one touched it afterwards!~

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