[Review 3303] Great burgers, vegetarians not left out @ Beef & Liberty

15/04/2014
Beef & Liberty
灣仔永豐街23號2樓
2/F, 23 Wing Fung Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/great-burgers-vegetarians-not-left-out-e2357373

When I saw this place a while ago, I just couldn't wait for it to be opened.
It is on Star Street and I love the way you can see right through to Moon street.
Great views of Star Street
Great views of Moon Street
Nice bar area
The kitchen

At Beef and Liberty, they purify their own water.
For every $8 bottle of still or carbonated water sold, $5 will be donated to the local Hong Kong Cleanup charity.
Here was what we tried:
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Sticky rib fingers:

Tasty rib meat that comes off the bone easily.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Crispy chicken wings:
 0 讚好

On the menu it actually says Korean sauce so I was expecting the sauce to taste of kimchi.
However it was just sweet and sour sauce which matched it better because not everyone likes kimchi.
The chicken wings had a lovely light crisp coating.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

BURGERS, BURGERS, BURGERS!!
It was hard choosing the burgers because I wanted to try the chicken, lamb and vegetarian.
You can also order the burger in a bowl without the bun which is served on a bed of luscious salad!!

Cheese and bacon burger:

A meaty burger with melted cheese with refreshing pickles that they pickle themselves.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Falafel burger:
The veggie burger was impressive, it was not just on the menu to please the vegetarians.
I was compelled to try this because I love falafel.
The falafel burger had a falafel patty, sesame sauce, pickles, butter lettuce, tomato and harissa yoghurt.
 0 讚好

The burger was tastier than I imagined and better than the beef because you could taste cumin and other spices.
The chef might be offended by this comment but it reminds me of UK's McDonalds veggie burger but tastier.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Lamb:
This had Welsh lamb, mint yoghurt, cumin, pickles, butter lettuce and tomato.

I loved the lamb because of the yoghurt and juicy tomato slices but I felt that there could have been more sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Sauces:
There are a choice of four sauces for the fries:


My favourites were the cajun aioli, house BBQ and cucumber mint yoghurt.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Sweet potato fries:


Yay! another place that serves sweet potato fries.
Addictive crispy fries with a hint of sweetness which I felt was tasty enough without sauces to complement it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Liberty fries:

These are Russet potato fries.
Again, they were crisp and tasty on its own.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Organic tomato ketchup:

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
ginger and vanilla milkshake:

I loved this vanilla milkshake which had a strong ginger kick without the spiciness.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Desserts, desserts and desserts!!
I was really looking forward to dessert because of the apple pie and the cookie was served in a skillet.
Not many places in Hong Kong use the skilet apart from Green waffle diner and The salted pig.
When they serve the desserts, they pour the sauces from the saucepan infront of you.

Apple pie with custard:
This was a great slab of apple pie served with my favourite custard.
It had sweet big chunks of apple in it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Cookies in skilet with cream:
I've never tried this before but it was really nice because the cookie was soft and chewy and the cream was just the thickest cream emulsion you could ever get with an amazing taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

..............Coming back soon for the veggie and chicken burger and of course....Dessert!!





























[Review 3302] The BBQ pork bowl with fried egg is good too @ 神虎拉麵 Kamitora Ramen 一虎

15/04/2014
神虎拉麵 Kamitora Ramen 一虎
灣仔廈門街23號地舖
G/F, 23 Amoy Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-bbq-pork-bowl-with-fried-egg-is-good-too-e2357310

Tried this ramen joint because there were so many good reviews on it and I did not have to queue that day.
The menu was basic with the usual ramen, gyozas etc.


★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Condiments:
 0 讚好

pickled ginger, spicy beanshoots and pickled takana.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Kamitora Special $123:
The special had extra bamboo shoots worth $10 and three more slices of pork worth $29 so if you don't like bamboo shoots or pork, the ordinary one would be satisfying enough.
The average bowl of ramen at Kamitora costs around $73 to $83.
 0 讚好

The broth was rich and creamy without being too salty, enhanced by the spring onions.
However the pork was not soft enough and the ramen as a whole did not wow me!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
BBQ pork bowl with fried egg:
Surprisingly, this was the highlight for me because the eggs were fried so perfectly and smooth that the soy sauce just runs off the surface.
The egg was really tasty as well and the rice, egg, BBQ pork and soy sauce all complimented each other perfectly.









[Review 3301] Birthday congee @ 鮮薈海鮮吧 Freshlodge Seafood Bar & Restaurant

13/04/2014
鮮薈海鮮吧 Freshlodge Seafood Bar & Restaurant
上環永樂街127號
127 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/birthday-congee-e2356882




Thanks to <<IVY>> and Mjqueen7e for taking me here for my birthday.

I really wanted to try their congee after reading Ivy's review because the congee is not any normal congee.

This restaurant specializes in seafood but serves congee too!
Normally people will have congee when they are sick and there are restaurants that specialize in congee.
Seeing CRAB ROE CONGEE in big letters in English amongst the other dishes oddly stood out because the other dishes were Western and Japanese.
After ordering, they give you a bottle with a number so they know which table to bring the food to.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chegworth valley drinks:
Great juices from the UK.
The apple and rhubarb one I had was really nice and refreshing.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Crab roe congee:

Amazing congee that was definitely delicious.
It was rich with lots of crab meat and tasty crab roe which gave the congee even more flavour.
There were pieces of sweetcorn and pork in the congee.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3300] Mymy Caffe's new location @ Mymy Caffe

13/05/2014
Mymy Caffe
上環文咸東街68-74號興隆大廈401室
Room 401, Hing Lung Commercial Building, 68-74 Bonham Strand East, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mymy-caffes-new-location-e2356880

For those of you who have not heard of mymy caffe, it used to be a tiny coffee shed round the corner.
Anyway, I was surprised to find out that they have moved because their old joint was really unique but strangely they don't have many reviews on it.
The new location is on the 4th floor of some building.
When you arrive, you will see a bar table just like the old place.
It looks like they will have al fresco seating later on (currently under development)!!!
The rest of the decor are bits and bobs from the old place.
Since I don't drink coffee, I had the hot chocolate again which is uniquely thick and enjoyable to have.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Milano Hot Chocolate:

The thick chocolate standard has kept, it tasted as good as my previous visit.
I loved it because it was so thick you have to spoon it like a dessert and the sweetness is just right.
Half an hour after having this gorgeous hot chocolate, there was no sour aftertaste in my mouth.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Video to show how thick the Milano Hot Chocolate is:

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[Review 3299] Banana straciatella gelato @ 2/3 Dolci

12/04/2014
2/3 Dolci
灣仔星街2號地下K號舖
Shop K, G/F., 2E Starstreet, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/banana-straciatella-gelato-e2356735

I was going to a tasting nearby and was half an hour early so decided to get a gelato from Dolci.
Usually I get the pistachio but decided to try the Banana straciatella gelato instead.
I expected it to be good because it was going have real bananas in it just like their pistachio gelato.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Banana straciatella gelato:
Stracciatella is a milk-based gelato that is filled with fine, irregular chips of chocolate.
The colour was natrual and I loved the pieces of chocolate because it tastes better than having banana flavoured with cocoa.
The taste was natural, it was light with a touch of banana and irregular pieces of crisp sweet chocolate.
It had a lovely smooth, thick and sticky texture which was a mix of gelato and sorbet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Easter series:








★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Water:

It was considerate of them to give me a glass of hot water after having some gelato.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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Price: $38

[Review 3298] Cold reheated croissant @ 太平洋咖啡 Pacific Coffee

11/04/2014
太平洋咖啡 Pacific Coffee
九龍塘達之路80號又一城L1層34號舖
Shop 34, L1, Festival Walk, 80 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cold-reheated-croissant-e2356637

Had to grab something quick, so got the croissant.
I asked them to reheat it for me but unfortunately it will still cold.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Butter croissant:

The good thing was that it came with butter but the butter was too hard and could not be spread.
Anyway, I had the croissant without the butter and it could have tasted better because if it was heated properly, it would have been softer and flakier.
The taste of the croissant was ok, it was buttery and not too oily.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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Price: $15

[Review 3297] Not yummy anymore @ 好滋味 Yummy Fast Food

11/04/2014
好滋味 Yummy Fast Food
灣仔分域街12號
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/not-yummy-anymore-e2356636

Came here randomly and got their rice rolls again.
The service on this visit was not that good because when you ordered, the waitress didn't acknowledge or even reply you.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Rice rolls:
The rice rolls were tasteless because there was hot oil over poured on top of it which made the soy sauce slide off the rice rolls.
The oil made it taste horrible too because it was rancid.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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Price: $10

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