[Review 3059] Tasteless @ 章記香港仔魚蛋王 Cheong Kee Aberdeen Fish Ball King

29/12/2013
章記香港仔魚蛋王 Cheong Kee Aberdeen Fish Ball King
旺角西洋菜街150號地下
150 Sai Yeung Choi Street, Mong Kok
https://supersupergirl-dining.blogspot.com/search?q=%E7%AB%A0%E8%A8%98%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E4%BB%94%E9%AD%9A%E8%9B%8B%E7%8E%8B+%28
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/%E7%AB%A0%E8%A8%98%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E4%BB%94%E9%AD%9A%E8%9B%8B%E7%8E%8B-e2337930

Made the mistake of eating in Mong Kok!
Should have starved myself instead.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Noodles with beef tendons and cow's stomach:
Hard and chewy beef tendons.
Tasteless Cow's stomach.
After adding a drop of chilli oil, it saved the noodles and made them slightly tastier.
The chilli oil is quite strong, just two drops is enough to make the noodle extremely spicy.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3058] Gastronomical feast @ Madam Sixty Ate

29/12/2013
Madam Sixty Ate
灣仔莊士敦道60號1樓8號舖
Shop 8, 1/F The Podium, J.Senses, 60 Johnston Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/gastronomical-feast-at-madam-sixty-ate-e2337928

I have always wanted to dine at Madam Sixty Ate because it has eye catching artwork and loud decor.
I love the cute rabbit fur around the lights!

The portions are just right for ladies if they choose a three course but guys may have to go for a four course meal.

Here was what I tried:

Starters
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Foie gras parfait, orange, gingerbread and butter nut squash soup:

A light creamy and buttery soup with heavenly silky foie gras parfait.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Cold smoked ocean trout, toasted quinoa, avocado and pickle

Another good place for Quinoa because a lot of places don't get the taste right and it ends up tasting tasteless, here is was crunchy with a bit of spice, and the salmon was paired gracefully with the avocado and pickle giving some green colour on the plate.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Baramundi, house made chorizo, torched baby prawn black garlic, fennel vermouth cream

This dish was interesting, their home made chorizo tasted like the Chinese preserved sausages and the squid was crispy!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Duck breast, house made black pudding, plum, black trompette mushrooms

The duck breast was very meaty and juicy while the black pudding paired the duck just like duck in blood sauce.
The black pudding here was much more velvety with less oats in it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Sea Bass, heirloom carrots, dashi, ‘instant noodles’

This dish was really cute, the yellow squiggles are called Instant noodles inspired by the Instant noodle culture in Hong Kong.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Desserts: White chocolate, passion fruit mousse, soda, pineapple ginger beer sherbet

This dessert was amazing especially the ginger beer sorbet, a rare flavour for sorbet which was just like having silky slushy ginger beer.
As for the white chocolate and passion fruit mousse, it was sweet balanced by the tangy fresh pineapple pieces beneath it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Raspberry and elderflower drink

A nice sweet drink with strong refreshing tones of raspberry complemented by the fragrant sweet taste of elderflower syrup.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

At Madam Sixty Ate, the prices for the above are: 3 courses for $468, any starter, main and a dessert 4 courses for $528, choose any starter, main, cheese, dessert OR any starter X2, main, dessert

[Review 3057] A very filling lunch @ Uptown 90

28/12/2013
Uptown 90
灣仔謝斐道90-92號豫港大廈地下(部份)及1樓
G/F (Portion)- 1/F, Henan Building, 90-92 Jaffe Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-very-filling-lunch-e2337824

I have always wanted to try this because the name Uptown 90 sounded American.
Uptown means neighborhoods or regions in several cities.

When I went there, I discovered it was a Chinese pub serving Chinese style western dishes!
The mains costs around $6X-$7X including a starter and dessert buffet bound to make you feel full afterwards.

The food is average, but picking bits here and there from the buffet bar and eating some of the mains will fill you up!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Buffet bar items:

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
The restaurant is EXTREMELY noisy so don't bother with this place if you prefer a quiet place for a gathering.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Mains:

Clearly some Chinese fusion with a mix of meat in tomato sauce.
I only had the rice with sauce which tasted ok.

The bread with cheese was just mozzarella cheese melted on top with some diced peppers.
It had been toasted for quite some time because it was quite HARD!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3056] Super oily fish and chips @ Carnegies

28/12/2013
Carnegies
灣仔駱克道53-55號地下
G/F, 53-55 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/super-oily-fish-and-chips-e2337822
Had the fish and chips!
The batter was extremely oily and thick and the chips were rancid!
The others felt that way too because most people left it half finished.

[Review 3055] Tasteless E-fu noodles @ 潮城燒臘粥店

28/12/2013
潮城燒臘粥店
灣仔駱克道139號地下
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tasteless-e-fu-noodles-e2337821

I was still hungry after a light lunch so got some noodles from this place.

At the window, there is a big metal pot of beef and beef organs.
 0 讚好

After ordering the noodles were ready in a flash.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
E-fu noodles and cow's stomach:

The E-fu noodle strands were thicker than the ones at Kau Kee and tasteless.
Next the cow's stomach was also tasteless.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3054] Godiva's addictive softserve @ Godiva Chocolatier

28/12/2013
Godiva Chocolatier
中環港景街1號國際金融中心1樓1029-1030號舖
Shop 1029-30, 1/F, IFC, 1 Harbour View Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/godivas-addictive-softserve-e2337819

After my last softserve I was craving for another one, however they stopped serving them a few weeks ago but they said they were going to serve it during the Christmas period.

Anyway I was back for the softserve.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chocolate softserve:
It was creamy and the chocolate taste was strong but the temperature of the soft serve itself is not that cold, it won't give you a brain freeze.
The soft serve was just like a solid mass of smooth liquid icecream in a cone.
The surface of the soft serve was flawless and uniformly smooth.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Godiva Christmas Crystal tree:
To get this crystal, you have to spend around $4K on Godiva Chocolates.
But Thanks to siuyeahdragon a really famous blogger for doing a Christmas giveaway!! (「讓歡樂傳揚，送聖誕禮物給大家！」)
I didn't think I would get it, but I dropped in an email for a laugh and I really got it!!
Thank you so much Siuyeahdragon!! The crystal tree is really pretty, sparkling with studded red and green crystals.
http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/userinfo.htm?userid=448739
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3053] Noodles here day and night, summer and winter @ 玉葉甜品 Leaf Dessert

27/12/2013
玉葉甜品 Leaf Dessert
中環蘇豪伊利近街2號
2 Elgin Street, SOHO, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/noodles-here-day-and-night-summer-and-winter-e2337756


This noodle joint is famous for desserts but their noodles are quite good too.

It is located on the corner of Elgin Street which is really STEEP, the tables and stools are on the uneven steep part of the pavement where it feels like you are going to slide off the seat and the bowls are going to slide off the table!

As this place is al fresco, winter is the perfect time to try this place because there is no sun and the blazing hot humidity.
I tried it in the evening and tried it in the daytime.
In the evening, the broths taste better because it is stronger and more concentrated after being in the pot all day.

When you order, the woman does not verbally confirm you and walks off, so you are left guessing if she got your order or not!
But a few minutes later, she does turn up with your food.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Menu:
Simple menu with ENGLISH as well and the prices are quite cheap!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Noodles with beef (night):
I was quite impressed by the noodles because they were soft and hot, there was no alkaline taste to it either.
For $2X I was surprised there was so much beef in it and it was soft and fully flavoured with some stickyness because of the membrane near the meat.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Noodles with beef (day):

The noodles and beef tasted good but the broth and taste was not as strong as the taste in the evening and the beef was not soft enough.
In the daytime, the beef is chunkier, but as the day progresses, the beef breaks up into smaller pieces and becomes softer, so in the evening, you get smaller soft chunks of tastier beef.
So dine in the evening if you are after the beef!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Noodles with beef balls:
These beef balls were big and really nice because they were springy with lots of black pepper in it.
A good alternative to "gung yuen" because I hate those weird tasting pork balls.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Dessert:

Not really a fan of dessert but tried it for the sake of trying it.
The glutinous flour balls were quite sticky and chewy complemented by the fragrant dessicated coconut and sesame seeds.
After a few, they got a bit sickly.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

As a summary I prefer dining here in the evening because it is quieter and there are less people.
For desserts, they have lots of sweet soups but I have never liked them especially red bean soup.