[Review 2882] French style gnocchi @ Le Bonbon de Paris

06/10/2013
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/french-style-gnocchi-e2324099

Even though I have had a lot of French food, I never knew they had gnocchi.
Since France is big, there are quite a few regional variations and one of them is quite amusing literally meaning dog poop [gnocchi de tantifla a la nissarda - "la merda dé can"!]
Anyway at Le Bonbon, there were there was either gnocchi in creamy sauce or gnocchi in bolognaise sauce.
I tried the creamy sauce one so next time I will try the bolognaise one.
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Gnocchi in creamy sauce:


The sauce was extremely creamy and heavy with generous pieces of bacon.
Best to be shared because the portion can be quite big.
I think the bolognaise one will not be so heavy.
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[Review 2881] Swissbeck now in Sai Kung @ Swissbeck

06/10/2013
Swissbeck
西貢普通道11A地下
G/F, 11 A Po Tung Road, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/swissbeck-now-in-sai-kung-e2324078

I was quite surprised that Swissbeck opened another branch in Sai Kung!

Anyway decided to check it out.

Compared to Central, the Sai Kung branch is a neat little shop.

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Rohnut:






They used to be called Cronuts at the Central branch, but they are now called Rohnuts.
The one I got was similar to the one I had in Central but without the strawberries, it was just filled with cream in the middle.
The Rohnut was sweeter and oilier than the one at central, but the taste was nice because the flakey layers made it lighter than a conventional donut.
The cream in the middle was delicious with the chewy flakey rohnut but I would have preferred it if it was dusted with powdered sugar and not granulated sugar because it was quite sweet towards the end.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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[Review 2880] Drinks at Pacific Coffee @ 太平洋咖啡 Pacific Coffee

04/10/2013
太平洋咖啡 Pacific Coffee
灣仔港灣道18號中環廣場2樓
2/F, Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/drinks-at-pacific-coffee-e2323904

Went to a tasting held at Pacific Coffee, while we were there, we were treated drinks from Pacific Coffee.
There was grape or apple Appletiser.

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apple Appletiser:



I used to drink this all the time in the UK when I was a kid so I assumed it was British, but this drink is actually African.
I like this drink because it does not contain any sugar, it was pure fizzy apple juice which quenched my thirst.
This drink was formerly called Appletise but since people kept calling it Appletiser, the drink was renamed Appletiser!
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[Review 2879] Delicious African lunches @ Makumba Africa Bar Lounge

04/10/2013
Makumba Africa Bar Lounge (已結業)
|中環蘭桂坊德己立街38-44號好利商業大廈2樓
2/F, Ho Lee Commercial Building, 38-44 D'Aguilar Street, Lan Kwai Fong, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delicious-african-lunches-e2323903


Lunches here are great but I never happen to be in Central during the weekdays so I miss out on so much delicious food in Central.
The lunch here is really cheap too, the basic one is only $85.

Anyway, it is best to phone before coming to check what is available.

As no one has discovered this place for lunch or they are too scard to try, the place was nice and quiet, but in the evenings the scene is totally different from a quiet scene to a party scene.

Nice lounge for medium sized groups.

They have some special Killer drinks too with super hot colourful chilis in the alchohol.

Initially they were doing the French African buffet but I missed that, so now they are doing an African buffet for lunch which is just as good because I like African food as well.

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Chili sauce:











A chili sauce that really packs a punch, but this is not their spiciest.
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Kedjenou:

This was chicken stew cooked with vegetables such as cabbages, carrots and tomato.
It was a nice dish to go with the rice.
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Rice with peas and carrots:

The rice was quite simple and I would have preferred something more sophisticated such as the coloured rices they eat in Africa.
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Mafe:

This was beef shin cooked in delicious peanut sauce! It tastes nothing like Satay sauce which is good and the beef was really soft and gelatinous.
Although I do not like beef, this was my favourite dish and I had lots of it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2878] Roast chicken now available at Pizza Max @ Pizza Max

03/10/2013
Pizza Max
佐敦吳松街131-137號嘉和大廈地下B舖
Shop B, G/F, Ka Woo Building, 131-137 Woosung street, Jordan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/roast-chicken-now-available-at-pizza-max-e2323795


I was surprised they added roast chicken to their menu because their pizzas, pastas and curries were already good.
Luckily, it was in the afternoon, so I tried the roast chicken tea set which had roast potatoes.


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Roast chicken:





The roast chicken was nice but different because it had cumin and other exotic spices which were not spicy.
The chicken was juicy and the skin was crispy.

The beans could have been blanched longer and the potatoes were delicious with the gravy which had green peppers and onions in it.
I would prefer coleslaw instead of rice because the rice made it a bit Asian.
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[Review 2877] New dessert items @ MOS Burger

03/10/2013
MOS Burger
將軍澳坑口重華路8號東港城1樓161-162號舖
Shop 161-162, 1/F, East Point City, 8 Chung Wa Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O


https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/new-dessert-items-mos-burger-e2323760

There were quite a few new items at MOS Burger so I went there to try their cakes.








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New items:
Curry bread
apple chiboust
Mille feuille
Fish burger with Japanese style sauteed vegetables

In the end, I got the cakes

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apple chiboust:


Too sweet
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Mille feuille:

The taste of this was not that bad but the only problem was that the pastry layers were tough and soft, the cream was thick, dense and sticky with heavy vanilla flavouring.
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[Review 2876] Curry Tonkotsu rice box @ 麥當勞 McDonald's

03/10/2013
麥當勞  McDonald's
北角英皇道460-470號樂嘉中心地下5A號舖及地庫
Shop 5A, G/F&B/F, Roca Centre, 460-470 King's Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/curry-tonkotsu-rice-box-e2323705






Curry Tonkotsu rice box
2013-10-03  37 瀏覽
At this designated branch, they had pork tonkotsu rice box which was why I came here.
Previously I have tried the beef and chicken which I did not like because it was Teriyaki sauce that was too sweet.
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Curry Tonkotsu rice box:
 0 讚好

The curry sauce was so much nicer than Teriyaki which was too sweet.
 0 讚好

The pork cutlet was juicy and soft.
 0 讚好

In the future I hope to see Beef or chicken paired with curry sauce.
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Receipt:

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Mango marshmallow icecream:
 0 讚好

Too sweet.
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[Review 7821] Kaya toast @ 一粥麵 Super Super Congee & Noodle

19/12/2020 一粥麵  Super Super Congee & Noodle 樂富聯合道198號樂富廣場1樓1113-1114號舖 Shop 1113-1114, 1/F, Lok Fu Shopping Centre, 198 Junction Road, L...