[Review 4081] Golden food moments @ 金紫荊粵菜廳 Golden Bauhinia Cantonese Restaurant

11/02/2015
金紫荊粵菜廳  Golden Bauhinia Cantonese Restaurant
灣仔博覽道1號香港會議展覽中心博覽商場
Expo Galleria, Hong Kong Convention And Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/golden-food-moments-e2424864

Golden food moments
2015-02-11  1849 瀏覽
It was my first time dining here and the dishes that we had were amazing.
Here was what we had:
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Starter:
 0 讚好

Started off with ducks tongue, jellyfish, roast suckling pig, crispy beef brisket, prawn cake with water chestnuts.
The suckling pig was extremely crispy and the ducks tongues were soft and tasty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Double boiled fish maw soup with porcini and Yunnan ham:
 0 讚好

Next we had this warming soup which had a strong flavour from the ham and a lovely sticky feeling from the fish maw.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Abalone, goose feet, oyster and sea moss:
 0 讚好

It was my favourite four items together in rich oyster sauce.
The abalone was tasty and soft.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Stir fried garoupa with French beans:
 0 讚好

This was succulent pieces of garoupa paired with crunchy beans.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Crispy fried chicken marinated in tea leaf:
 0 讚好

The chicken breast was amazingly tender and silky like cotton while the thigh piece was springy and meaty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Organic choysum with conpoy, dried shrimp in rice soup:
 0 讚好

This was my favourite because the rice soup was gently flavoured and it tasted like congee made into a gravy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Salmon fried rice with truffle:
 0 讚好

I was stunned by the presentation.
The grains of rice were distinct and the truffle was not too artificial and overpowering.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
double boiled pear with citrus peel:
 0 讚好

I am not a fan of Chinese desserts but I liked the pear and soup because there was a nice bitterness from the citrus peel and it was not too sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Steamed sponge cake with olive kernal and eggtart:
 0 讚好

I was too full for this but the sponge cake smelt nice.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chinese radish pudding with abalone and conpoy:
 0 讚好

The radish pudding had chunks of radish with a delicate taste of conpoy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Red dates and Osmanthus pudding:
 0 讚好

The pudding was chewy but every bite contained sweet red dates.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 4080] Loyal and royal fine Chinese food @ 來佬餐館 Loyal Dining

10/02/2015
來佬餐館 Loyal Dining
中環威靈頓街66號
66 Wellington Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/loyal-and-royal-fine-chinese-food-e2424859

Loyal and royal fine Chinese food
2015-02-10  3157 瀏覽
I have been here many times before for the all you can eat dim sum and the roast pigeon.

This time came with a bigger group so had more food.

Here was what we had:
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Loyal Chicken Wings Simmered in Homemade Sweet Soya Sauce (6pcs)
 0 讚好

The chicken wings were soft and came off the bone easily.
It was savoury and sweet with a slight stickiness.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Double-boiled Chicken Soup with Whelk & Bamboo Fungus
 0 讚好

This was a nice clear soup with two big chunks of bamboo piths in it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Stuffed Chicken Wings with Vegetarian Fin
 0 讚好

These wings were filled with scrumptious vegetarian fins and julienne vegetables.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Deep fried prawn toasts
 0 讚好

Each toast had a thick layer of prawn patty with crispy toast beneath it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Loyal seafood soup with puff pastry
 0 讚好

The soup had a flawless puff pastry top.
 0 讚好

Beneath it was rich seafood soup loaded with seafood.
 0 讚好

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Loyal Fried Flat Noodles with Sliced Beef in Homemade Sweet Soya Sauce
 0 讚好

As well as beef, there were chunks of mushroom stalks which made it tastier and the sauce was not too sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Sauteéd Vegetables with Minced Crab Meat
 0 讚好

The broccoli had a nice crunch which paired nicely with the crab meat in gravy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Lemon chicken
 0 讚好

This was my favourite, tender pieces of crispy chicken in refreshing lemon sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fish fillets in sweet corn sauce
 0 讚好

The crispy fish fillets and creamy sweet corn sauce was great with rice.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Loyal Pigeon Simmered in Homemade Sweet Soya Sauce (1pc)
 0 讚好

The simmered pigeon was really tasty, a good alternative for people who do not like the roasted ones.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Crispy Pigeon
 0 讚好

Compared to the simmered ones, these had a lovely crispy skin.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Loyal Soufflé

The souffle was really satisfying and it did not collapse and vanish when you ate it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Modern Gei Dan Jai (Egg Waffle with Ice-cream)
 0 讚好

I was too full for the waffles, but I liked the modern presentation with icecream on top.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Ice cream soda
 0 讚好

It was great they had this on the menu because the icecream soda is not as sweet as the ones mixed with cola or lemonade.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Hot cola with lemon and ginger
 0 讚好

The hot cola was soothing for a cold but the ginger was not strong enough.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
To finish off we had the cute festive dim sum platter.

[Review 4079] Kee Wah's almond crisps and palmiers box @ 奇華餅家 Kee Wah Bakery

10/02/2015
奇華餅家  Kee Wah Bakery
九龍塘達之路80號又一城MTR層MTR03號舖
Shop 03, MTR/F, Festival Walk, 80 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/kee-wahs-almond-crisps-and-palmiers-box-e2424512

At Kee Wah Bakery, there are so many gift boxes for CNY that there is something suitable for everyone.
This box contains almond crisps and palmiers which is the perfect gift for the elderly or people who do not like sweets.
The palmiers were crispy with a buttery taste.
As for the almond crisps they were crispy with a thin sweet coating of icing sugar and crunchy almonds on top.

[Review 4078] Healthy cafe @ 永健坊餐廳 The Restaurant by The Kinnet

10/02/2015
永健坊餐廳 The Restaurant by The Kinnet
上環禧利街33號3樓
3/F, 33 Hillier Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/healthy-cafe-e2424511

This cafe is similar to nood food because they serve healthy foods and they are attached to a fitness centre.
Went there for the quinoa sweet corn cakes.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Quinoa Sweet corn cakes:
These corn cakes reminded me of falafel because of the taste and the dips that it came with.
However there was no sweetcorn in them so why are they called corn cakes??
The three dips that came with it were delicious especially the avocado and salsa.
As for the corn cakes, they just tasted like mashed potato with crispy quinoa in it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 4077] The odd one that is doing great @ Oddies

10/02/2015
Oddies
灣仔灣仔道149號1F地舖
Shop 1F, G/F, 149 Wan Chai Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-odd-one-that-is-doing-great-e2424509


Had this gelato in late september last year and the queue was endless.
All their dessert creations are wonderful because there are so many different items in it.
I tried ohh tea which had Italian low fat soft gelato served on a bed of earl grey bergamot panna cotta, caramel apple, butter crumbs, organic jasmine tea sorbet, hibiscus tea espuma, strawberry tea caramel popcorn, and a chocolate dipped teabag.
It was just amazing with all these different layers. I loved the tea sorbet and each spoonful would be filled with different delights that will surprise you.
At the very bottom there was creamy panna cotta which blended well with the milky gelato tasting just like tea with milk.
It will be just a matter of time until they open a second branch, hopefully they will have a bigger shop so that people can eat there instead of standing in the streets!

[Review 4076] Chinese afternoon tea at Putien @ 莆田 PUTIEN

09/02/2015
莆田 PUTIEN
鑽石山龍蟠街3號荷里活廣場2樓214舖
Shop 214, 2/F, Plaza Hollywood, 3 Lung Poon Street, Diamond Hill
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chinese-afternoon-tea-at-putien-e2424508

Went here again for tea because this is the only branch of Putien that serves the boxes.
It basically has all my favourites so if you havent tried Putien food before, this is a good starter because it has most of the signature dishes such as the rice, noodles and other side dishes.
As usual the vermicelli was amazing because the strands were evenly tossed and flavoured.

[Review 4075] Not as good as the SPK branch @ Antoshimo Cafe & Bakery

09/02/2015
Antoshimo Cafe & Bakery
鑽石山龍蟠街3號荷里活廣場1樓182號舖
Shop 182, 1/F, Plaza Hollywood, 3 Lung Poon Street, Diamond Hill
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/not-as-good-as-the-spk-branch-e2424506


Went here for dinner and chose the bento boxes.
There were so many choices but there was something I didn't like in each one.
I ended up getting the M box which had Tsubu crispy fish with black sugar lemon sauce and squid ink rice with seafood.
The staff was truly weird because I was sitting alone and they placed my chopsticks opposite where there was no one instead of placing them infront of me!!
Anyway, the food arrived and it was rubbish!
The seagrapes were just stalks!!
As for the rice, it was tasteless and the fish was too oily.