[Review 2906] KFC's new Thai herb chicken @ 肯德基家鄉雞 (KFC) Kentucky Fried Chicken

18/10/2013
肯德基家鄉雞 (KFC) Kentucky Fried Chicken
灣仔港灣道30號新鴻基中心1樓101-103A舖及111舖及140舖
Shop 101-103A, 111 & 14, 1/F, 30 Sun Hung Kai Centre, Harbour Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/kfcs-new-thai-herb-chicken-e2326364

Went to KFC to try the new Thai Herb chicken and rice in porchini sauce.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Thai herb chicken:

The taste of the fried chicken was ok, the herbs were not strong enough to taste it.
For Thai food, herbs such as lemongrass would spring to mind, but the fried chicken did not even have that and the the basil taste was weak too.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Baked chicken and rice in porcini sauce:

The idea of porcini sauce was good but it tasted revolting.
It just tasted like rice with thick oily rancid butter sauce mixed with soggy garlic breadcrumbs.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2905] Trifle and scone for tea @ J'aime bien Patisserie

18/10/2013
J'aime bien Patisserie
灣仔聖佛蘭士街33號萬豪閣地下3號舖
Shop no.3, UG/F, Manrich Court, 33 St. Francis Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/trifle-and-scone-for-tea-e2326359

Since it opened, I have always wanted to try this place for the trifle, not many places serve Trifle because the locals are not fond of it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Trifle:

The trifle is a British three layered dessert with jelly on the bottom, then custard, sponge cake and cream on top.
So far only Marks and Spencers and a few others places serve this.
I felt that the trifle was too sweet as a whole and the custard was too thick and sugary.
In conclusion, Marks and Spencers is still the best for trifle at the moment.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Earl grey scone:

The scone is said to be made with a secret recipe from Hilton hotel.
I was slightly confused because one of the staff said there was strawberry cream with it, and the other staff said it was just served plain.
The sweetness was just right and the earl grey was quite strong, however it was quite dry.
I was a bit disappointed it was served plain.
It also tasted like a scone made with local ingredients.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2904] Not Breakfast at Tiffany's but Breakfast at Bing's @ 老金煎餅 Mr. Bing

18/10/20123
老金煎餅 Mr. Bing
灣仔莊士敦道113號修頓中心6C舖
Shop 6C, Southorn Centre, 113 Johnston Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/not-breakfast-at-tiffanys-but-breakfast-at-bings-e2326357

As well as delicious afternoon Bings, they have breakfast Bings!

There were two which I wanted to try: Ham and cheese, sausage and egg.

Initially I ordered the ham and cheese but then I had second thoughts and got the sausage and egg as well.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Ham and cheese bing:
They are made in the same was as the usual bings.
They put fried eggs in the Bing which is slightly quicker than cracking an egg on the Bing!

As a signature, all the bings have a piece of crisp in it.

The ham and cheese bing was delicious, the wrap tastes much better than bread because it is thinner so there is more proportion of ham and cheese.
The piece of crisp in the bing is further enhanced by the cheese making it taste like a cheese cracker.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Sausage and cheese bing:

Sausage patties in the container.

The sausage and egg bing is made in a similar way.

Again, this tastes similar to McD's egg and sausage muffin but better because the Bing crepe is much lighter than a muffin.
The crispy piece in the middle makes it more interesting and makes the bing more rigid in terms of structure.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
I liked the breakfast bings because they were minimalistic, there were no extra sauces, it was just the crepe, egg, crispy piece and the ingredients.
Hopefully I can get motivated another morning to get them again.
This time I will get the cheese and ham with an extra piece of sausage patty.

Apple and cinammon bing: http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2323305&tc=sr2&con=rvw

[Review 2903] Toast at Honolulu Coffee Shop @ 檀島咖啡餅店 Honolulu Coffee Shop

18/10/2013
檀島咖啡餅店  Honolulu Coffee Shop
灣仔軒尼詩道176-178號地下及閣樓
G/F & Mezz Floor, 176-178 Hennessy Rd., Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/toast-at-honolulu-coffee-shop-e2326348

I rarely dine at these Chinese style cafes but recently I saw a captivating photo of toast at Honolulu.
When I got there, I totally forgot what toast it was, all I could remember was ham, so I ordered ham and egg toast.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Ham and egg toast:

The toast was decent, crisp on the outside and soft in the middle.
I did not like the scrambled egg because it had that typical Chinese scrambled egg taste which has no egg taste and they used margarine and not butter.
After reading the reviews I was meant to order ham and cheese, so hopefully I will order that if I do bother coming back.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Hot Coffee:
I did not like it because it tasted sour.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2902] Cajun chicken gumbo soup @ Pret A Manger

18/10/2013
Pret A Manger
中環港景街1號國際金融中心1樓1015號舖
Shop 1015, 1/F, IFC Mall,No.1 Harbour View Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cajun-chicken-gumbo-soup-e2326346

I rarely get soups from Pret because of the hot weather and it depends what soup they serve as well.

The ones that I want to try are:
Beef & Barley Broth
Brittany Fish Stew
Cajun Chicken Gumbo
Chilli Beef
Classic Pumpkin
Creamy Mussel & Leek
Creamy Smoked Onion
Field & Forest Mushroom
Gingered Carrot
Pea & Ham

They also have Asian flavours such as Miso, chicken and sweetcorn but I am not keen on Asian flavours, but saying that, they would probably taste nice being Pret style!

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Cajun Chicken Gumbo:

The soup was slightly oily and spicy with lots of cajun.
I would have liked it less salty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2901] Eggspected to revisit again @ Eggspectation

18/10/2013
Eggspectation
荃灣海濱花園A平台129A1舖
Shop 129A1, Promenade A, Riviera Gardens, Tsuen Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/eggspected-to-revisit-again-e2326344

I absolutely adore this cute and colourful joint but frankly it is too far away.
Recently found out there were two new flavours which motivated me to trek all the way to Tsuen Wan.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
New items:
Pandan flavoured waffles and eggettes
New beverages

New smaller box that fits the eggettes better!
Left: old box, Right: new box

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pandan kaya eggettes:

This is the second pandan eggette I have tried, the first one was at Tai O.
The one here is not green which is good because it means there is no artificial flavouring.
It would be great if the pandan flavouring could be stronger because the coconut taste was more prominent.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Egg custard eggettes:


These were fantastic and not too sweet with lots of egg custard in the middle!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Stayed tuned for Halloween because they are pumped up for Pumpkin eggettes!

[Review 2900] Maxim's Shandong Chestnut Cake @ 美心西餅 Maxim's Cake Shop

17/10/2013
美心西餅 Maxim's Cake Shop
中環德輔道中20號德成大廈地下3號舖
Shop 3, G/F, Tak Shing House, 20 Des Voeux Road Central, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/maxims-shandong-chestnut-cake-e2326200

It was someones birthday and they happened to get one of the cakes from Maxim's new Chestnut series.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Shandong Chestnut Cake:

Thanks to Maxim's I have already tried the other three chestnut cakes in that series and this was the only one I have not tried.
This is the biggest cake in the Chestnut series with a chestnut puree lattice on the top.
The taste of this one was surprisingly better than the Chestnut and Almond cake because it was mainly soft cake and chestnut puree with the right sweetness.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

For other cakes in the Chestnut series, please see:
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2324526