[Review 2810] Disappointed @ White Stag

06/09/2013
White Stag
灣仔駱克道52號地下
52 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/disappointed-e2318766
Came here on a rainy day because there were not many people dining there.

I have been longing to go since my last visit but it is always packed with people.

Managed to get a nice seat in the corner.
 0 讚好

I liked their menu, everything was clearly listed, it tells you what salad and what soup it is.
 0 讚好

Fairly good since you get drinks, dessert, and a starter for $79 with no service charge.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Baguette slices:
 0 讚好

The baguette slices tasted ok, they were basically frozen baguettes that were not toasted.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Creamy potato and leek soup:
 0 讚好

Too creamy for my liking
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Coleslaw salad:
 0 讚好

This was good, a decent portion of coleslaw on a bed of lettuce, cucumber and tomatoes.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chili con carne:
 0 讚好

This was really disappointing, it was not even spicy.
It just tasted of bolognaise sauce with kidney beans and tasteless peppers.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Cordon bleu:
 0 讚好

It looked like a cordon bleu inside out and I have never seen it presented in that way before.
 0 讚好

The chicken meat was chunky and there was not much ham in the middle.
From this picture, you can see chicken breast only.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Dessert:
 0 讚好

Basically the same as Devil's advocate, they had chocolate or carrot which were mois and soft.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2809]Durian nectar drink @ 鴻星中菜 Super Star Chinese Cuisine

06/09/2013
鴻星中菜 Super Star Chinese Cuisine
灣仔港灣道6-8號瑞安中心1樓
1/F, Shui On Centre, 6-8 Harbour Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/durian-nectar-drink-e2318718

Super Star Seafood Restaurant is basically famous for food, but they have drinks and desserts too.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Durian nectar drink:
I got their Durian nectar which has jelly balls and barely noticeable durian pieces in it.
The Jelly balls were quite big and probably soaked for too long meaning this drink has been made for a long.
As for the drink it was too sweet and lacked Durian taste.
Although the drink is called Durian nectar, you can only get nectar from plants.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2808] La Festival de La Lune @ Paul Lafayet

05/09/2013

Paul Lafayet  休息中
尖沙咀河內道18號K11購物藝術館G23舖
Shop G23, K11, 18 Hanoi Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/la-festival-de-la-lune-e2318490

Thanks to Paul Lafayet for these moon festival macarons.

They are in a box of eight with a large macaron in the middle dusted with shimmering powder representing the moon surrounded by 7 stars in an auspicious arrangement.

The large macaron is Mango Passion Fruit flavored.

For the seven macarons I chose: raspberry, matcha, pistachio, caramel, yuzy, baileys, and earl grey.

As I have visited the causeway bay branch, I decided to go to the K11 branch and discovered there is a small sitting area inside which is convenient for people wanting a quick dessert.

Next time when I am bored, I will go there for a quick dessert.
They had new cakes too:
The Bailey's dome was really cute because there was a mini macaron on the top.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
La Festival de La Lune:
It was fun sinking my teeth in the huge macaron which was the size of a medium sized burger

The flavours that I chose with a brief comment on taste:
matcha (creamy and not that sweet), pistachio (nutty with coconutty taste), caramel (bitter
tones to it), yuzu (quite refreshing), baileys (fairly strong baileys taste), earl grey (very fragrant) and raspberry (faint raspberry taste)
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2807] Delicious chicken pies @ 金鳳茶餐廳 Kam Fung Restaurant

05/09/2013
金鳳茶餐廳 Kam Fung Restaurant
灣仔春園街41號春園大廈地舖
G/F, Spring Garden Mansion, 41 Spring Garden Lane, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delicious-chicken-pies-e2318489
Thanks to a friend for getting me this chicken pie from Kam Fung because I doubt I would ever get a pie from there even though I like them.

The last time I had it was from the Whatever Man!
This time it was neatly sliced in half and there were pieces of ham in it too which gave it a flavourful taste, it was sweet too because of the sweet buttery pastry.

Overall the taste was pleasant but I still prefer the chicken pie at North point.

[Review 2806] Chinese donut @ 泰昌餅家 Tai Cheong Bakery Express

05/09/2013
泰昌餅家 Tai Cheong Bakery Express
灣仔莊士敦道74-80號地下2號舖
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chinese-donut-e2318488


Thanks to a friend for getting me this.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chinese donut:

This time I had a whole one and my comments are slightly different to the last time I tried it.
It did not have that nasty frying oil smell and the taste was very egg and moist.

I was surprised to see that it was very airy inside not like the western donuts.

The donut exterior was like a huge choux bun, but the inside was incredible soft and extremely moist!

At first I thought the dampness of the dough was the frying oil, but it was not.

The donut looks big but when you bite into it, it is actually like a sponge and compresses. The donut exterior was chewier than the western type.

Overall I still prefer the western donut, but the inside of the Chinese donut is nice in the sense that it is moist and similar to fresh airy bread.

It is really similar to a sugar coated soggy American popover.

[Review 2805] Surprised with their tea blends @ 米珈琲 Bei Coffee

04/09/2013
米珈琲 Bei Coffee
西貢西貢大街3號地下
G/F., 3 Sai Kung Tai Street, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/surprised-with-their-tea-blends-e2318334

Saw the latest review featuring gelato so I went there for gelato as well.

There is Sakura or sweet potato so I got the sweet potato.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Sweet potato gelato:
The sweet potato gelato was quite sweet and smooth, it had pieces of coarse grounded sweet potato in
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Since my last visit, they have introduced a new menu with so many teas with enticing names such as Secret, Dr Livingstone, 1001 nights, Sunny Sen etc.
I really liked their special edition blend which has red sugar hearts served on special occasions.
While I was there, I also tried their Christmas blend which was refreshingly tart.
It came with vegetable honey which does not alter the taste of the tea.

[Review 2804] Home Made Pink Beetroot pasta @ Le Bonbon de Paris

04/09/2013
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/home-made-pink-beetroot-pasta-e2318333

Went into Sai Kung deliberately to try the Beetroot pasta.

As always, this place is always full of people even at 8pm (which is late by Sai Kung standards!!!)

Since my last visit, there are now so many new items on the menu.

They had my favourite gnocchi.

At the front, there are so many new desserts, they had croissants, chocolate and dark chocolate cakes filled with soft chocolate.

I ended up choosing the peas with pasta, there are three home made pastas to choose from: tomato, spinach or beetroot.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
peas with beetroot pasta:

The normal version has chicken, but I did not feel like having meat that day.
The pasta was really nice and the sauce was lovely and creamy balanced by the strong herbs and sweet fresh peas on top.
There was some garlic salt on the table too which enhanced the taste even more.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Thanks to Le Bonbon de Paris for sponsoring me the delicious pasta.
Merci Beaucoup!