[Review 4051] Tiny Lasagne @ 星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee

28/01/2014
星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee
太古康山道1-2號康怡廣場北座地下G5號舖
Shop G5, G/F, Kornhill Plaza North, 1-2 Kornhill Road, Tai Koo
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tiny-lasagne-e2421525

This branch of starbucks is rather annoying, sometimes it is empty and sometimes people abuse the seating when they are waiting for the sushi place nearby.

On this visit I had the lasagne and tea.

The portion of lasagne was incredibly small but it was delicious.
There were layers of meaty bolognaise sauce on top of layers of pasta sheets.

As usual the Earl Grey tea was good because it was leafy and aromatic.

[Review 4050] Pasta and pizza sets @ AGE Cuisine Express

28/01/2015
AGE Cuisine Express
太古英皇道1065號東達中心1104B室
Room 1104B, Eastern Centre, 1065 King's Road, Tai Koo
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/pasta-and-pizza-sets-e2421524


When you get there, the staff encourage you to dine there because if you opt for takeout you get a discount.

Anyway, had the peas and beef pizza which tasted ok and I chose it because not many pizzas have peas.
The pizza base was thin and crispy.
As for the pasta, the sauce was quite tasty and the texture of the pasta was al-dente.

[Review 4049] Brunch for kiddies! @ Papillon Caffe

26/01/2015
Papillon Caffe
灣仔皇后大道東183號合和中心17樓1701-1705號舖
Shop 1701-1705, 17/F., Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/brunch-for-kiddies-e2420925


Brunch for kiddies!
2015-01-26  3729 瀏覽
I came here for the savoury pancakes but they didn't have it so I ended up choosing the Kiddies brunch because it had so many things that I liked such as churros and the mac and cheese.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Kiddie Brunch Set $108
Mac & Cheese, Corn on the Cob, Mixed Fruit Bowl & Cinnamon Churro with chocolate sauce, Served with a Babyccino
I was delighted when it arrived because I love mac and cheese!
It tasted so nice and cheesy.
The churros was delicious because it was warm and crispy and the chocolate sauce was rich and gooey.
The reason why the churro is slightly bigger than normal is the fact that this is a childrens breakfast so they have made the churro easier for little fingers to grasp!
 0 讚好

Babyccino:
 0 讚好

The babyccino was such a dreamy drink because it was topped with cornflakes coated in icing served in a bright yellow cup and saucer.
A great drink to brighten your day!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $108

[Review 4048] NIce chiffon cakes @ La Famille

26/01/2015
La Famille
大坑新村街37號地下
G/F, 37 Sun Chun Street, Tai Hang
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/nice-chiffon-cakes-e2420918


The chiffon cakes at this place taste good because they are soft and fuffly without being too sweet but at the same time they are quite expensive.
They have takeaway ones which don't have cream for $2x which is about right but they only have certain flavours so I recommend trying the flavours which they don't have for take out if you are dining there.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Benlimo chiffon cake:

This had pieces of sweet potato with a thin layer of light cream on top which was fantastic and the chiffon cake was moist.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Earl grey and chocolate:

The chocolate taste was too prominent and the Earl grey flavour was not strong enough.
I should have tried a different flavour because they had a takeaway version without cream costing much less.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 4047] Peruvian donuts @ Chicha

25/01/2015
Chicha
中環卑利街26號地舖
G/F, 26 Peel Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/peruvian-donuts-e2420912

To be honest I came here just for the Peruvian donuts which are made with sweet potatoes.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
PICARONES:
FRIED SWEET POTATO DONUT WITH ORANGE SPICED SYRUP
On first taste, they were weird, they had this acidic bitterness to it which was wrong.


After I spoke to the Chef he tried it and told me that the yeast was not cooked.
Anyway he said he would make another one but the problem was he didn't personally redo the flour mixture hence the kitchen staff used the same batch of flour which had too much yeast hence it came out tasting weird again.
A few comments on openrice seem to mention the weird taste so if they work on the recipe it should taste good!

http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2395310&tc=sr2&con=rvw
味道有點怪的，但當與底下的橙汁焦糖醬混合後，味道則很棒
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2310368&tc=sr2rvw&con=rvw
不過我食到有少少微酸味
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2382350&tc=sr2&con=rvw
但就帶點苦澀。(可以是啡色的焦糖漿所致)
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
SUSPIRO DE LIMENA:
LADY FROM LIMA SIGHS, RICH CARAMEL AND PEDRO XIMENEZ SOFT MERINGUE
 0 讚好

This was really nice because it was really sweet with lots of gooey marshmallow and caramel.
However I couldn't finish it because it got a bit too sweet and sickly.
They could have used a better brand of sweet crackers because the ones they served were not that good.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

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The bill: $1xx
Service: OK

[Review 4046] Rummin' Tings to rumble your tummy @ Rummin' Tings

25/01/2015
Rummin' Tings
中環蘇豪荷里活道28號地舖
G/F., 28 Hollywood Road, Soho, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/rummin-tings-to-rumble-your-tummy-e2420902


Rummin' Tings to rumble your tummy
2015-01-25  1710 瀏覽
Felt like Carribean food but Sai Kung was too troublesome so came here for it.
 0 讚好

Had the following.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Mac and Cheese:
 0 讚好

Tasteless cheese and I didn't like the ribbed macaroni.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Veggie patties:
 0 讚好

These were amazing filled with spinach and okra, after adding chili sauce to it, they tasted much better.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
dutty doubles:
 0 讚好

This was quite nice but hard to eat because the chick pea curry was runny.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
cook up stew:
 0 讚好

The ox tail was soft but there were too many brittle bones in it and the sauce was too sweet and tasted like Chinese style Western oxtail.
The rice was disappointing because it was literally rice with kidney beans.
Other places put herbs in the rice and peas.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $2xx
Service: good

[Review 4045] BIttermelon with noodles @ 豆花妹撈米線

25/01/2015
豆花妹撈米線
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期UG樓百佳超級廣場美食街
ParknShop, UG/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/bittermelon-with-noodles-e2420900

This place is a good for fast, cheap, filling and tasty food.
The small bowl of noodles is always good in the late evenings to fill your hunger without overloading your stomach.
This time they had bittermelon so I chose that but unfortunately it was too sweet for my liking but the noodles were just as good as always because the meat sauce was tasty and spicy.