[Review 2869] Vieil homme chinois aime le poulet rôti @ La Rotisserie

30/09/2013
La Rotisserie
灣仔廈門街19號地下
G/F, 19 Amoy Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/vieil-homme-chinois-aime-le-poulet-roti-e2323175

Just as much as I love Roast chicken! I discovered that OLD Chinese men love it too!
When I was at the Sai ying pun branch of La Rotisserie, an old man got his roast chicken.
At the new branch in Wan Chai, there was another old man getting roast Chicken.

The layout of the Wan Chai and Sai Ying Pun branch are pretty much the same, selling pates, candies but there is a bar table at the Wan Chai branch.

I went there during the first few days it opened because they were doing a lunch deal for $50.

It was so crowded on the first day that I gave up getting some chicken.

I sneaked out earlier on the second day before the crowd and got my chicken fast.

As well as that, I tried the croque poulet and forgot to take a photo of the actual thing.
The knife and fork they give you is decent and rigid so you can eat your chicken properly.
I went to this other roast chicken place and they gave me weak plastic cutlery which snapped half way through (GREAT!).

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Roast chicken and potatoes:

Delicious juicy chicken with rosemary herbs.
Tried the the thigh part and the white meat which were great and fully flavoured right through.
There was lots of chicken juice in the box too which tasted great with the potatoes.
The potatoes were soft on the inside with a delicious chewy skin.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Croque poulet:

The croque poulet is basically the same as the croque monsieur but it has chicken in it which is why it is called poulet.
It was a bit too buttery and the chicken sauce was a bit too creamy but the onions in it balanced it out nicely.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

On my next visit, I will get my favourite quiches and lemon tarts.

[Review 2868] Dark chocolate bar with raspberries @ agnès b. DÉLICES

29/09/2013
agnès b. DÉLICES
銅鑼灣Fashion Walk京士頓街2-4號地下1&2A及1樓1號舖
Shops 1&2A, G/F & Shop 1, 1/F, 2-4 Kingston Street, Fashion Walk, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/dark-chocolate-bar-with-raspberries-e2322805

Thanks to Gary for getting me these chocolates.
As well as the chocolate, I really liked the packaging.
It was bright red with a gold bunny on it.
The chocolate inside the box was impressive because it had four bars inside, each individually wrapped for convenience.
The dark chocolate was really nice with crispy raspberry candies in it.
It was a nice combination of dark chocolate and tart raspberries which were not too sweet.

[Review 2867] Kurotaki set lunches @ 黑瀧板蕎麥專門店 Kurotaki

29/09/2013
黑瀧板蕎麥專門店 Kurotaki
銅鑼灣告士打道280號世貿中心4樓P413-415號舖
Shop P413-415, P4/F, World Trade Center, 280 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/kurotaki-set-lunches-e2322760

This place is only good for their soba which is why I went there again.
I got lunch set which had tempura, sushi, steamed egg and soba noodles.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Lunch set:
The sushi was how it should be, there was nothing spectacular about it.
The tempura fared better, the coating was light and crispy.
The steamed egg was a bit too salty.
The soba noodles were the best, chilled noodles dipped in delicious soba broth.
Next time I will just get the plain soba noodles or the soup ones.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2866] Burgermania at Caliburger @ Caliburger

27/09/2013
Caliburger
灣仔軒尼詩道68號地下
G/F., 68 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/burgermania-at-caliburger-e2322706

When I saw the sign for this place, I just couldn't wait for it to open.
This place is going to adored by expats who miss their burgers.

The restaurant had bright decor and matching vibrant uniform.
They also have chargers for people to charge their phones.

Thanks to Caliburger and the communications team for inviting me to this event and giving us this lovely T-shirt.

At the tasting event, we could try any burgers, chicken sandwiches, fries and milkshakes.

The menu is simple at the moment, it is just burgers, sides and drinks because they are going to slowly introduce their full menu later.


If you don't feel like a meaty burger, there is a grilled cheese burger which is just cheese and salad.

Heres what we tried::
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fries:

I knew instantly I was going to like these pale dry looking fries because they are freshly cut and fried.
They taste like NYF when they first came to Hong Kong because they were done the authentic way, but the locals here do not appreciate that they are soft hence they are fried longer these days to give a crunch.
Anyway, I really liked them just how they were and I hope it remains that way.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Grilled cheese burger (Vegetarian):

The cheese burger was nice and light, but the cheese was slightly different to what I expected it to be because they have used the American orange coloured processed cheese.
It is still a good choice because the cheese burger tastes good with lettuce, tomato and the cheese.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Calichicken sandwich:

The chicken sandwich is also good because this one is minimalistic, it was just chicken and lettuce in the burger.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Cali chipotle BBQ Chicken sandwich:

The BBQ chicken sandwich tasted more exciting than the above because the chipotle sauce made it more appetizing.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Wildstyle fries:

Basically, it was seasoned fries smothered in melted real American cheese, grilled sweet onions and their signature Cali sauce.
This was my favourite as well as the plain fries because the sauce and sweet onions gave it bursts of sweet and cheesy flavour.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
BBQ chicken wings:

Although this is labelled as BBQ wings, I felt that they looked like Buffalo wings, and the Buffalo wings below looked more like BBQ wings.
Anyway, the chicken wings were juicy smothered in delicious sweet tangy sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Buffalo wings:

The buffalo wings were quite spicy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
I will definately be back for the fries.

[Review 2865] A fishy selection @ CEO Neway

27/09/2013
CEO Neway
銅鑼灣糖街2-8號
2-8 Sugar Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-fishy-selection-e2322702

At CEO, they usually have a good buffet selection.
On the day I went, there was so much fish in the buffet selection but some smelt a bit fishy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Salmon and grilled mackerel

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Steamed fish, whelks (bit too spicy).

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
The Duck in pita bread was actually really nice because the pita bread made it more substantial and the sauces, cucumber and spring onions paired it nicely.
The Thai salad was good too, but again too spicy.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
As well as that, there were huge clams, but they had some sand in them.
Then there was German pork knuckles, escargots and mash too.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
There was also foie gras but it was a bit too oily, and they had colourful macarons too but the taste of the macarons were too buttery for my liking because they put butter in it.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
The food is ok, but sometimes the plates are sticky, so bare that in mind when you get a fresh plate.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2864] Mandarin cake shop mooncakes 2013 @ 文華餅店 The Mandarin Cake Shop

27/09/2013
文華餅店  The Mandarin Cake Shop
中環干諾道中5號香港文華東方酒店閣樓
M/F, Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, 5 Connaught Road, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mandarin-cake-shop-mooncakes-2013-e2322699

Got these mooncakes from a friend.
It had a matching bag and box.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Mooncakes:
Each mooncake was individually wrapped and boxed.


On each of the mooncakes, there was a Mandarin logo.

The mooncakes gave a clear cut and the pastry held together, but the taste was a bit sugary and the pastry was very oily that I needed to blot the oils away.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2863] Waffles with ice cream @ Triple O's

247/09/2013
銅鑼灣軒尼詩道500號希慎廣場11樓Kitchen 11
Kitchen 11, 11/F, Hysan Place, 500 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/waffles-with-ice-cream-at-triple-os-e2322693

Went past Triple O's and saw that they had waffles with icecream, so I decided to try it.
It costs $28 a la carte or $18 extra with theirs sets.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Waffles with ice cream:
Basically there are two slices of waffles with a scoop of icecream and chocolate syrup in the middle.

The waffle was soft and slightly hard on the edges.
Personally I would have liked it with plain cream because the chocolate syrup and vanilla icecream made it a bit too sweet.
Basically these waffles were pre-made and re-heated to serve.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★