[Review 2976] Chinese French food @ 法國鵝肝專門店 Le Monde d' Ulysse (Restaurant Galerie)

19/11/2013
法國鵝肝專門店 Le Monde d' Ulysse (Restaurant Galerie)
中環結志街9號地下
G/F, 9 Gage Street,, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chinese-french-food-e2331836

The lunch is only served Mondays to Fridays so don't dream of trying lunch on the weekends!

They do not take reservations for lunch but when I was in the restaurant there were clearly some people who reserved by phone and they won't let you in unless all your guests have arrived but when I was dining there, there was someone sitting at a table waiting for friends to arrive.

Nice and contradicting.

I just felt that the food here was Chinese styled French food~

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Foie GRas

The Chinese French style omelette was lovely but not enough foie gras.
I was hoping to photograph the foie gras bits but I only found 2-3 small pieces.
In terms of the Chinese omelette, it was very well done, the texture and taste was amazing, it was half runny and cooked.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Only the girl who spoke good English was nice.

[Review 2975] Brunch @ Central Indian Restaurant

19/11/2013
Central Indian Restaurant
上環永樂街1-3號世瑛大廈1樓101室
Shop 101, 1/F, Cheungs Building, 1-3 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/brunch-at-central-indian-restaurant-e2331819

Came here for the brunch where they have unlimited rice and naan only, but since the curries are quite small, you can't really take advantage of that because there is no curry left.
The menu seemed to have a lot of choices but it was limited because there was not much too choose from.
On every table there was a bottle of Bonaqua which was not free, but they don't tell you.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
naan:
Tried better naans before and I didn't like the naans here because they were sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Mutter mushroom:
green peas, mushroom in tomato and onion sauce
The curry was ok, nice chunks of mushrooms and fresh peas but not exciting.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Samosa:
The potato filling in the samosa was nice but the pastry was too oily
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Lime soda:
Didn't like it because there was a strong lemongrass taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2974] All you can eat Italian food @ Pizzeria La Gondola

9/11/2013
Pizzeria La Gondola
西貢市場街42號地下
G/F, 42 See Cheung Street, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/all-you-can-eat-italian-food-e2331804

Sai Kung is a great place for food on weekdays because it is like a deserted ghost town!
Nearly every restaurant is trying to beg you to go in during the weekdays.
On this visit, the unlucky/lucky restaurant was..................Pizzeria La Gondola!!

Originally I planned to try a new place nearby but it was closed.

Anyway, walked past this one which I would not normally consider because there are plenty of great Italian restaurants in the Central/Sheung Wan but there was a promotion for ALL YOU CAN EAT ITALIAN which was rare and the restaurant was empty which was why I tried it.

At first the customer service seemed friendly.

Towards the last hour, it seemed the friendliness at the beginning was just an act or maybe the staff was just tired!
Then the last half an hour before the last order the staff was "either busy" or "hiding in the kitchen".
Hence the brief review on the food.

The all you can eat is priced differently at different times so your buggered if you choose the last session because you won't be able to order seconds.

Here was what I had from best to worst:

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Delicious pasta but the strands were all short which made it impossible to twirl the pasta with your fork!

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Prosciutto and lettuce croissant

This tasted amazing, soft prosciutto ham sandwiched in a warm croissant with delicious greens.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Delicious golden oysters (not really Italian but more like a fried snack)
Tasted better without the salad cream
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

The pizza had a nice tomato base.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Bland tasting risotto.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

The usual chicken wings.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Just meatballs
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

On the menu it says "homemade sausages"
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Just the usual frozen skewers
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Surprisingly these profiteroles were quite nice with frozen cream inside!
ie it was served directly from the freezer.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
They also have unlimited drinks at a small cost which includes canned drinks etc.

[Review 2973] Hokkaido pumpkin and green tea cake @ Italian Tomato

18/11/2013
Italian Tomato
將軍澳坑口重華路8號東港城2樓TASTE超級市場228號舖
Shop 228, TASTE, 2/F, East Point City, 8 Chung Wa Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hokkaido-pumpkin-and-green-tea-cake-e2331779

Saw the poster and the Hokkaido pumpkin cake looked tempting as well as the Kagoshima purple potato cake.

Initially they tried to stop me taking photos of the cake, but after I told them it was for a food commentary, they were more friendly and offered to give me a leaflet as well. Whoopie Doo.

They only had the pumpkin one, so I bought that.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Hokkaido pumpkin and green tea cake:

It was nicely layered with soft green tea cake and pumpkin mousse garnished with cream, chocolate curls and a piece of chestnut.

It was too sweet and the pumpkin mousse had quite a fair bit of chestnut in it too which made it extremely starchy.
There was not enough pumpkin in this cake to taste it and it tasted more like a chestnut cake.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2972] Delicious prawn crackers from Bangkok Thai @ 曼谷泰菜 Bangkok Thai Restaurant

18/11/2013

曼谷泰菜 Bangkok Thai Restaurant
灣仔駱克道42-50號君悅居2樓
2/F, De Fenwick, 42-50 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delicious-prawn-crackers-from-bangkok-thai-e2331723

Thanks to the PR for bringing us these prawn crackers from one of their Restaurants at a recent tasting at Ahu noodles at Tin Hau.
The prawn crackers were sealed in a bag with a Bangkok Thai Restaurant label.
We were told that Bangkok Thai were going to sell Prawn Crackers as snacks later on.
I loved the taste of these crackers, they had a lovely black pepper and prawn taste taste.

[Review 2971] Luscious greens at your expense! @ 有機餐廳 O Green Cafe

18/11/2013
有機餐廳 O Green Cafe
上環禧利街27號富輝商業中心地下E舖
Shop E, G/F, Fu Fai Commercial Centre, 27 Hillier Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/luscious-greens-at-your-expense-e233172

I have always wanted to try this place but they do not open on Sundays, so the only time I can try it is during the weekdays.

The menu and style is similar to Dandy Cafe down the road.

The cafe is quite small with about 3-4 tables.

There is a salad bar at the front and a cabinet for drinks and vegan cakes.

Although they did not stop me taking photos, I just noticed the "no photo" sign on the way out.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Green salad:
As you can see, lots of luscious greens, topped with three slices of tofu, sauce and flax seeds.
I liked the fact I was paying for a green salad and that was what I got, no other nonsense and fattening dressings.
The salad tasted really nice and the tofu was panfried, but there was too much flax seeds for my liking.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Cucumber soda:

I expected the cucumber soda to be good because I have tried the Vanilla flavour which is not sweet at all.
It tastes like pure cooling cucumber with some fizz in it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

The cost of this meal was quite expensive but the portions were huge and it was mainly greens which was good because they did not use cheap pastas to make it wholesome.

[Review 2970] Buffet @ 綠茵閣 Garden Cafe

18/11/2013
綠茵閣  Garden Cafe
北角城市花園道9號城市花園酒店1樓
1/F, City Garden Hotel, 9 City Garden Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/buffet-garden-cafe-e2331720


Selected Garden Cafe for buffet because it was close to the MTR station.

There was a wide selection of food and a drinks counter.

Here are some of the highlights in the selection:
huge steamed fish
Braised ducks feet and mushrooms:

Here is one of the plates of food I had:

The dessert selection was great too, they had banoffee pie.

The green tea bun was cute and not too sweet.

The mint mousse with chocolate with my favourite because the mint was refreshing balanced by the rich chocolate flakes.

Lastly I finished with a cherry crepe with cream.


I'll be back!