[Review 3258] Rude waitress @ Piccolo Pizzeria & Bar

01/04/2014
Piccolo Pizzeria & Bar
灣仔大王東街22號地下4-5號舖
Shop4-5, G/F, 22 Tai Wong East Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/rude-waitress-e2354836

Obviously ate more than just a salad but the waitress here was so rude and served you when she wanted to.
Originally planned to go to the Tai Hang branch but thought that this branch was going to be better but it wasn't.
The salad was nice and refreshing, lots of spinach leaves and cubes of juicy beetroots.
The fennel was nice and sweet.

[Review 3257] Just the usual breakfast fare @ Cupping Room Coffee Roasters

01/04/2014
Cupping Room Coffee Roasters
上環皇后大道中287-299號永傑中心LG舖（入口於急庇利街）
Shop LG, The Centre Mark, 287-299 Queen's Road Central (Entrance on Cleverly Street), Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/just-the-usual-breakfast-fare-e2354835

Perhaps I am not an Auzzie, so their food did not really connect with me.
The seating was cramped and the environment was noisy.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pasta arrabiata with aubergines:

The arrabiata sauce was rather spicy and the spiral pasta was too al dente for my liking.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Breakfast:

The breakfast was overpriced and it was the same usual items eg mushrooms, bacon, tomatoes, scrambled egg, sausage and hard bread which did not taste better than other places.
Woops, no baked beans!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3256] A bit dry this time @ 再興燒臘飯店 Joy Hing Roasted Meat

01/04/2014
再興燒臘飯店  Joy Hing Roasted Meat
灣仔軒尼詩道265-267號地下C座
Block C, G/F, 265-267 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-bit-dry-this-time-e2354834

Came here again for roast pork.
As usual, the food comes within a few seconds of ordering.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Roast pork with roasted chicken livers:

The chicken livers were dry and hard.
The roast pork was too lean for my liking.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
chicken feet in abalone sauce:

Compared to previous visit, the sauce was darker and saltier.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3255] Huge price inflation! $75 for noodles @ 新景園咖喱小廚 Sun King Yuen Curry Restaurant

01/04/2014
新景園咖喱小廚  Sun King Yuen Curry Restaurant
灣仔春園街20號地舖
G/F, 20 Spring Garden Lane, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/huge-price-inflation-75-for-noodles-e2354833

I don't often come here because this restaurant is very is rude.
Since my last visit, the prices have gone up.
The curry take out is now $38.
The noodles cost $75 to dine in which is crazy, because for $75 you can have the same dish at a more expensive Chinese restaurant or a bowl of Japanese ramen!

As the prices have gone up, I would have expected the cutlery to be better, but they still give you the crappy snack forks and flimsy plastic spoons which SNAP halfway through!!

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Curry chicken:


Luckily, I got quite a fair portion of chicken and the curry sauce was not too spicy.
However there was the usual strong thirsty feeling when you finish the curry.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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Price: $38

[Review 3254] onion bagel with eggless mayonnaise @ 太平洋咖啡 Pacific Coffee

01/04/2014
太平洋咖啡 Pacific Coffee
中環擺花街43號地下
G/F, 43 Lyndhrust Terrace, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/onion-bagel-with-eggless-mayonnaise-e2354832


As I had a jar of delicious mayonnaise, I decided to get a crappy bagel from Pacific Coffee so that I could have mayonnaise with it.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Onion bagel:

It was heated up and the texture was dry and chewy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Just mayo with the bagel:
It tasted so much nicer with the mayonnaise because the bagel was not so dry anymore and the lemony taste of the mayonnaise went nicely with the pieces of sweet onions in the bagel.

Just Mayo is cholesterol-free, egg free, dairy free, soy free, lactose free, gluten free, vegan, kosher and non-GMO mayonnaise which comes in two flavours Just Mayo and Chipotle Mayo.
The mayonnaise looked thick but it was effortlessly spreadable and the knife glides in it so well.
I tried it on its own and it was so similar to Hellmans but it had a stronger lemony kick.
Anyway, I slapped it generously on my bagel knowing that it was cholesterol free.
Plain bagel and mayonnaise was just delicious!!
I am not a vegetarian, but since the Vegetarian version tastes as good as real mayonnaise and good for your health, I would definitely buy Just Mayo!!
Just Mayo is made with yellow peas and will be available in HONG KONG soon, so watch out!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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Price: $14

[Review 3253] Get your cakes online from Patisserie Uriwari @ 瓜破 Patisserie Uriwari

01/04/2014
瓜破 Patisserie Uriwari
online shop
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/get-your-cakes-online-from-patisserie-uriwari-e2354828

This online cake shop has been selling cakes since 2012.
That's a good two years because online shops get less publicity and relies on the internet and word of mouth.
To be honest, I only knew about this shop late last year when Lemon Tea told me about it.
Finally tried it..

As they are an online shop, I would have expected the cakes to be more expensive but they cost roughly the same as cakes in other shops.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
syun $36:

This cake has caramel mousse, apple and Valrhona hazelnut sauce.
It was not too sweet and I loved the bitter mousse with the crisp cubes of apples.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
koi $34:

This was raspberry mousse, chocolate cream with chocolate almond cake as a base.
There was a good balance in taste because I could taste the strong chocolate as well as the delicious strong raspberries.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
kyo $36:
At the bottom, there was a green tea brownie, topped with delicious green tea mousse, red beans and green tea sauce.

Green tea lovers are going to love this because I loved the green tea mousse which was light and refreshing with a rich green tea brownie at the base.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3252] Localized Singaporean food @ 茶室 Cha Sat

01/04/2014
茶室  Cha Sat
九龍灣宏照道33號國際交易中心1樓39號店
Shop 39, 1/F, Exchange Tower, 33 Wang Chui Road, Kowloon Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/localized-singaporean-food-e2354827

Cha Sut specializes in Singaporean and Malaysian food which is located in Kowloon Bay.

The food has been adapted to Hong Kong tastesbuds because its location is in an industrial area and people probably don't appreciate authentic food in a hurry.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
bun Cha nam:

This was nice, I loved the silk thin strands of rice vermicelli which tasted great with the tangy sauce and juicy pork chops.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Beef curry:

It was meant to be beef rendang, but it turned out to be a different curry which was watery and bland.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Laksa:

This is great for people who havent tried laksa because it has a very light taste and it is not spicy at all.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Bak kut teh with rice and fried dough:

This was my favourite because it had strong dong guai herbs in it with wolfberries.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Boneless hainan chicken:

The chicken was ok, but the rice was the same as the rice for the beef curry.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Dates and wolfberry drink:

I did not drink this but it good to see that there were lots of finely chopped dates in it.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
OTHER Singaporean and Malaysian reviews that you might like to read:
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http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2275820
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http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2269080
Singmalay part 28: The Three Wishes at Lazat:Laksa
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Singmalay Part 27: Mandarin Chicken Rice
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Singmalay Part 25: Sam’s Noodle
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Singmalay Part 24: Hainan Shaoye
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http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2030430
Singmalay Part 10: Ma thai
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Singmalay Part 9: malaymama
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http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?shopid=15291&commentid=1911346
Singmalay Part 3: Katong
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