[Review 3051] One Stop tasting @ One Stop Ristorante & Bar

27/12/2013
One Stop Ristorante & Bar
西環西營盤高街52號地下
G/F, 52 High Street, Sai Ying Pun, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/one-stop-tasting-e2337461

Thanks to ONE STOP for holding a tasting for WAGYU Door To Door, otherwise I would not been able to try their dishes.
Sai Ying Pun is quite out of bounds for most people but luckily we got the taxi there.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tomato soup:

Lovely and refreshing, some said it was too acidic but I loved it like that.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tomino cheese:

This was a soft cheese and I loved it! It tastes like melted super soft cheddar and similar to Bechamel cheese.
I was really lucky because Mjqueen7e gave her piece to me as well
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fresh mussel:

Lovely fresh mussels that were soft and tasty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Truffle risotto:

The risotto was flavoured nicely with black truffle but I found it too creamy for my liking.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

The highlight of the dishes at ONE STOP had to be the cheese!
If it wasn't too far, I would come back for it ASAP!

[Review 3050] Christmas Turkey casserole soup @ Pret A Manger

27/12/2013
Pret A Manger
灣仔港灣道25號海港中心1樓114&116-118號舖
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/christmas-turkey-casserole-soup-e2337456

After spotting the Christmas Turkey wraps at Pret, I was eagerly waiting for the Christmas Turkey casserole to be launched.
I had some time to kill before a tasting in Wan Chai so it was the perfect chance to get some soup.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Christmas Turkey casserole:

The casserole was slightly disappointing because it was a watery soup, I was expecting something thicker and creamy.
However it did contain meaty pieces of turkey and boiled cranberries in the soup which gave the soup a weird sweet taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3049] Healthy ramen for everyone @ 健康食品拉麵 Kenko Syokuhin Ramen

27/12/2013
健康食品拉麵  Kenko Syokuhin Ramen
中環威靈頓街97號威利大廈地下B,C,D舖
Shop B-D, G/F, Welley Building, 97 Wellington Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/healthy-ramen-for-everyone-e2337452

Healthy ramen for everyone
2013-12-27  1204 瀏覽
Ever since I saw the green broth, I had to try it.

This ramen joint is located on the corner of Wellington Street where all the outside food stalls are.
 0 讚好

On the first visit, I tried the Beauty Set which was the green broth, then I tried the tomato broth on the second visit.

I am not sure how their Ramens are healthy but for the sets I tried, it came with cabbage salad and Yakult.
The salad was reasonably healthy but I always believe that there is too much sugar in a bottle of Yakalt otherwise they wouldn't come up with a low sugar version.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Beauty:
 0 讚好

The ramen was really nice and the broth was as nice as Butao's pesto broth but the broth here was made with basil.

It was really good with the rocket leaves because it gave it some extra grassy bitter taste which gave it a nice refreshing tone.
I felt that the bacon and cheese could have been left out because I did not like the smoky taste and the cheese was a sticky mass at the bottom of the bowl.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pure:


This was similar to the ramen above but in tomato broth, it also had rocket lettuce, bacon and some basil oil drizzled on top.
I did not like it as much as Beauty because I found the soup quite sweet and there was a splodge of melted cheese at the bottom.
I think there would be less calories in this ramen without the tasteless cheese.

The noodles have pieces of wheat in it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Salad:


A lovely crunchy salad of julienne cabbage paired nicely with the tangy vinaigrette dressing.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3048] Hearty and home style French food @ Les Fils à Maman

26/12/2013
Les Fils à Maman
中環蘇豪荷李活道75號
LG/F, 75 Hollywood Road, Soho, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hearty-and-home-style-french-food-e2337444


I have always wanted to try this restaurant but didn't know where it was.

After dining at La Cantoche, I mysteriously stumbled there as if fate wanted me to try another French restaurant.

It is well hidden on Hollywood Road.

The style here is homely with lots of retro decor and rustic items.
This is their first branch in Hong Kong, with three restaurants in France and one in Belgium.
 With so many branches, their food is reassuring.
The menu is a simplistic spiral bound booklet which reminded me of a maths notebook.
 1 讚好

There is also a daily specials on the board.
 0 讚好

After dining here, I have been back since and not been disappointed, here was the food on my first visit.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Bread:
 0 讚好

The bread was a bit hard and chewy and slightly different to the French baguettes you get in France.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Mustard:
 0 讚好

Lovely mustard contained in a ceramic pot.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Beef bourguignon:
 0 讚好

 1 讚好

This beef was amazing, it was soft with a strong beef taste paired with lovely thinly sliced mushrooms with a earthy taste.
The gravy was rich with lots of wine in it, after I finished the beef, I put all the fries in the pot and the gravy and fries just went perfectly together.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Poisson du jour:

The fish was soft and tender drenched in the lovely buttery sauce which had a strong alcoholic taste.
The potatoes were really nice, they were firm without being too hard and they were really silky in the middle.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Although the prices are slightly pricier than La Cantoche, the food was really good.
The next French restaurant I am going to try will be Le Port Parfumé and there are some new ones on Staunton Road.

[Review 3047] Steamed buns bursting with filling! @ 新興食家 Sun Hing Restaurant

26/12/2013
新興食家 Sun Hing Restaurant
西環堅尼地城士美非路8號地下C號舖
Shop C, G/F, 8 Smithfield Road, Kennedy Town, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/steamed-buns-bursting-with-filling-e2337320

Steamed buns bursting with filling!
2013-12-26  3766 瀏覽
Only got the steamed buns because they were famous.

I have attempted to get them quite a few times before but they were sold out!
Anyway, I was lucky they were not sold out at 3:24 pm that day.
 0 讚好

I am not really a fan of local dim sums in Hong Kong because they don't taste as good as the ones in UK or you need to go to really pricey places for good quality dim sum.

There were lots of round tables were strangers share tables with each other.
 0 讚好

On the menu there were two interesting items:
This is not a spring roll and the deep fried crispy milk.
 0 讚好

I decided not to dine there because tea is compulsory and you get charged for that.
 0 讚好

When I opened the box, the steamed buns were a bit tacky, the buns were not pure white with yellow splodges on it and the piece of paper at the bottom looked like it was steamed in a dirty pan with a greasy surface.
 0 讚好


It was really difficult eating it because the filling just dripped everywhere.
 0 讚好

As for the taste I was not wowed by it however it was good that it was not too sweet.
The filling had pieces of salted hard yolk in it.
If you want to challenge yourself eating this bun without making a mess, this is definitely recommended!

[Review 3046] Lovely French food @ La Cantoche

26/12/2013
La Cantoche
上環華里5號地下/荷李活道227號
G/F, 5 Wa Lane/227 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lovely-french-food-e2337309

Lovely French food
2013-12-26  5671 瀏覽
I dined here ages ago but since there were lots of tasting reviews earlier on this restaurant, I decided to write it up later.
+++++++++++++++
Before dining at this place, most of the French food I had in Hong Kong were from La Creperie and La Rotisserie.

After dining here, I was craving more for French food because at this restaurant they do lots of different dishes for lunch.
 0 讚好

For dinner, they have lots of other dishes with a Vietnamese twist to it.
 0 讚好

Inside the restaurant, it is fun and youthful with a white brick walls and colourful grafitti.
 0 讚好


Came here for lunch and dinner so some of the dishes are from lunch and some are a la carte dishes that I had in the evening.
The lunch deal is quite good and less than $100 for a two course.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Duck shepherds pie:

This was a hearty dish of duck confit with mashed velvety potatoes on top.

I really liked this dish because the duck was so much nicer than the usual minced beef.
I was surprised the French have shepherds pie as well but at this other French restaurant I dined at, they also had it too.
The duck was slightly too salty but otherwise the dish was amazing, piping hot Shepherds pie complemented with cooling mesclan leaves.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pork chop with rice:

This dish was a little on the Asian side because of the rice but not bad and the pork was a little bit tough.
Again at this other French restaurant, they also served rice.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Lemon tart:

The lemon tart was amazing because the lemon curd was really refreshing.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Brandy bread pudding:

Again I was surprised with Bread pudding because it was quite British but the taste was slightly different from the usual bread puddings because it had dessicated coconut and almond on top with delicious pieces of young coconut in it too giving it a lovely chewy texture and a nutty taste contrasted by the Brandy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Rice Krispies:

This was from the A la Carte menu and I ordered it because the Rice Krispies reminded me of the cereal and I was curious if they were the same.
It was grounded pork with coconut, crispy pieces but the rice krispy pieces were not as crispy as I hoped and there was too much lemongrass in it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Nougat glace:

A colourful icecream mixed with grounded M&Ms which tasted a bit like frozen heavy whipped sweet cream with pieces of chocolate in it.
The plate was colourfully decorated with red and yellow syrup which matched their grafitti design.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Cordon blue with potato balls:

The cordon bleu was really crispy on the outside and the chicken was tender.
The star of the dish was actually the potato balls because they are fluffy inside with a delicious crispy potatoey crust.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★