[Review 3991] Quick fix at Watami @ 居食屋「和民」 Watami Japanese Casual Restaurant

07/01/2015
居食屋「和民」  Watami Japanese Casual Restaurant
旺角彌敦道639號雅蘭中心2樓208號舖
Shop 208, 2/F, Grand Tower, 639 Nathan Road, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/quick-fix-at-watami-e2416055

Went here for a quick fix and had the curry because there was nothing interesting on the menu.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Dry curry with pork:
The rice got burnt and it was too crispy because of the hot bowl and the curry had minced pork in it which wasn't fresh.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
appetiser:
I didn't like the starter because I don't like thick glass noodles and the sauce was too sharp.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3990] Flying carpet and the half slice of cheese @ 麥當勞 McDonald's

07/01/2015
麥當勞 McDonald's
銅鑼灣駱克道463-483號銅鑼灣廣場二期地下G04舖
Shop G04, G/F, Causeway Bay Plaza 2, 463-483 Lockhart Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/flying-carpet-and-the-half-slice-of-cheese-e2416052

My usual complaint with Hong Kong's McDonald's is that they only serve half a slice of cheese in the filet o fish, but according to wiki McDonald's Canada, New Zealand and The Czech Republic serve half a slice as well!

The filet o fish I had was messed up and it was not even hot because the cheese wouldn't melt and it looked like a flying carpet because it was just about to fly out stopped by the burger box!!

[Review 3989] Cheap icecream soother @ 手作之店 Tezukuri No Mise

07/01/2015
手作之店 Tezukuri No Mise
深水埗欽州街37號西九龍中心1樓
1/F, Dragon Centre, 37 Yen Chow Street, Sham Shui Po
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cheap-icecream-soother-e2416048

After having some super spicy food, I needed something to soothe my burning throat so I got the mint chocolate icecream.

It was a single scoop for $9.

The icecream was mildly sweet with delicious pieces of dark chocolate in it and overall the icecream was not too sweet or minty.

[Review 3988] Maria's molten egg tart @ 超羣麵包西餅 Maria's Bakery

07/01/2015
超羣麵包西餅  Maria's Bakery
中環干諾道中23號香林大廈地下A舖
Shop A ,G/F Heung Lam Building, 23 Connaught Road, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/marias-molten-egg-tart-e2416046

Went past one day and saw these molten ginger egg tarts so decided to try a molten one and an original one.

Both egg tarts had a thick crust which was not really needed and the egg filling had a strong custard taste that was nice but if you are looking for an eggy taste then this is not the one.

The one with the molten filling was disappointing because it had a ginger dumpling inside and the filling was thick puree and not at all runny at all!!

[Review 3987] New year's eve gathering @ Piccolo Pizzeria & Bar

07/01/2015
Piccolo Pizzeria & Bar
西環堅尼地城爹核士街1號地下E舖
Shop E, G/F, 1 Davis Street, Kennedy Town, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/new-years-eve-gathering-e2416040


Decided to have a gathering at Kennedy Town because the MTR stops there now.
Ordered the signature dishes:
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Parma Ham and rock melon:
 2 讚好

A nice plate of parma ham with juicy melon chunks.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chicken wings:
 3 讚好

The coating was light and tasted like cajun spices while the chicken wings were soft and juicy that the soft bones near the joints came off easily too.
The piping hot wings tasted delicious with the cooling lemon mayonnaise.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fried portobello with chicken strips, bacon, brown sauce and rocket:

This was my favourite because the coating absorbed the tasty brown sauce which tasted like Marmite.'
In the middle there was a big juicy portobello mushroom.
☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pancetta pizza:
 5 讚好

Bacon lovers will love this but personally I found the bacon too fat.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Aglio olio:
 3 讚好

Each strand was covered in olive oil and herbs which made it delicious.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vongole:
 3 讚好

The pasta had a strong wine taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
chicken cacciatore: was the daily special that day.

The chicken was soft and came off the bone but it lacked taste.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tiramisu:
 4 讚好

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Panna cotta:
 3 讚好

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 3986] Indonesian sweet potato @ 吃什麼 What to Eat

07/01/2015
吃什麼 What to Eat
西環西營盤第三街168號6號舖
Shop 6, 168 Third Street, Sai Ying Pun, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/indonesian-sweet-potato-e2416039


This place is closed every time I walk past and that day is was open so I took a quick look to see what food they had.
They had fried chicken but as I was planning to have lunch, fried chicken was a bit too heavy so I got the sweet potato instead.There are three sizes: small, medium and large.
The small was sold out so I had to get the medium.The sweet potato was a bit dry and not that sweet with lots of fibre in it which was great for roughage.

[Review 3985] Quick gathering @ RBT

07/01/2015
RBTea
太子彌敦道750號始創中心2樓232號舖
Shop 232, 2/F, Pionner Centre, 750 Nathan Road, Prince Edward
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/quick-gathering-at-rbt-e2416038

This place has a comfortable sofa seating and a nice environment so went here for drinks.
As our order was over $200 we got a complimentary rabbit stand.
The drinks were good because you could ask for it to be less sweet but my favourite was the fizzy oolong tea with icecream.
For nibbles we had the pizza and lobster crackers.
The pizza was aromatic with a thin cracker base and the lobster crackers had cracked black pepper on top which made them tastier with a hint of fieryness.