[Review 4131] Affordable noodles @ 蟠龍粉麵茶餐廳

25/02/2015
蟠龍粉麵茶餐廳
上環皇后大道中367-375號地下2-3號舖
Shop 2-3, G/F, 367-375 Queen's Road Central, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/affordable-noodles-e2428482





Affordable noodles
2015-02-25  482 瀏覽
The food here is cheap and there is a lot of variety.
The noodles are reasonable and for that price I don't expect anything but at least it is clean.
 1 讚好

The fish shaomai were my favourite because the wonton skin is not too thick and you could taste the fish as well as the flour.
The chili sauce makes it taste better but it can be quite spicy if you put too much.

[Review 4130] My 6th visit @ 莆田 PUTIEN

25/02/2015
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

My 6th visit
2015-02-25  4164 瀏覽
This is my sixth visit here and the food is always good.
The other visits have not been written up because I usually have the same items but this time I had different dishes which were good as well that makes me wonder why they havent made it in the Michelin guide yet they have been recommended by the British newspaper The Guardian. 





Anyway, here was what I had:
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Spinach with Salted Egg & Century Egg in Supreme Stock:
 0 讚好

The spinach was delicious because it was covered in thick sauce which had lots of crushed preserved egg in it that gave it a burst of flavour.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Crispy fish slices in Fermented Red Rice Wine :
 0 讚好

This was absolutely divine because the slices of fish were extremely thin and crispy with a silky centre covered in thick fermented rice wine sauce.
The portion was a bit too small though and they were difficult to pick up with chopsticks.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Potato noodles in Putien style sauce:
As well as the rice vermicelli, this is another great noodle dish because the gravy was delicious.
 0 讚好

Again, they were hard to pick up with chopsticks otherwise I would have finished this dish within a flash!


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The bill: $3XX

[Review 4129] Big portions @ 新星海鮮酒家 New Star Seafood Restaurant

25/02/2015
新星海鮮酒家 New Star Seafood Restaurant
灣仔告士打道138號聯合鹿島大廈1樓
1/F, Allied Kajima Building, 138 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/big-portions-e2428463

Big portions
2015-02-25  577 瀏覽
Had dinner at this place, service was rather abrupt and could have been better.
 0 讚好

 0 讚好






In general the portions were big and the prices were reasonable.
The crispy octopus tentacles were tasty and fresh.
 0 讚好

The aubergines with salted fish was the weirdest one I have had because it was battered pieces of aubergines topped with salted fish sauce.
 0 讚好

The pea sprouts were quite good but they were too salty.
 0 讚好

The goose feet were nice and soft but they were difficult to eat because they were too big and slippery to pick up with chopsticks.

[Review 4128] No Home Economics lessons here @ Home Economics

24/02/2015
Home Economics
銅鑼灣加路連山道11號地舖
G/F, 11 Caroline Hill Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/no-home-economics-lessons-here-e2428462


No Home Economics lessons here
2015-02-24  961 瀏覽
In the UK, Home Economics is a subject which I did not study so I will not go into further details.
However I am quite curious how they got this name but then in the States, Home Econ means something different so they would have some American influence.

Saturday is my discovery day so I will always go and eat something interesting, normally I will go to Central of Sheung Wan for Western food so I had to sacrifice not going there.

The reason I went here was the lunch menu which changes every week so if I did not try it this week then it might change the next Saturday.

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Black Sesame bread:
 0 讚好

The bread was crusty and soft in the middle so it qualified as a good Western bread but not my cup of tea because the black sesame flavour was too Asian for my liking.
Plain or herbs would be good.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Starter:
One of the starters was sold out so had the salad.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chicken steak with coconut rice and fermented red beancurd gravy:
 0 讚好

The chicken steak was perfectly pan fried because the chicken was succulent and juicy with a crispy coating.
I would have preferred plain rice because the coconut was a bit too strong and there was not enough sauce so I had to eat it sparingly.
It then occurred to me that I could ask for more sauce which I did and the extra sauce was just magic because the red beancurd sauce was really fragrant and enhanced the taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tea:
 0 讚好



Unfortunately it was the usual Chinese red tea so it was really bitter.
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The bill: $7X

[Review 4127] Interesting pairing of apricot and chocolate @ 太平洋咖啡 Pacific Coffee

23/02/2015
太平洋咖啡 Pacific Coffee
銅鑼灣Fashion Walk京士頓街9號地下6號舖
Shop 6, G/F, 9 Kingston Street, Fashion Walk, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/interesting-pairing-of-apricot-and-chocolate-e2428056

I was at Pacific coffee and this cake caught my eye because I don't often see chocolate cakes paired with apricot.
However you do get dried apricot chocolate bars.
 0 讚好


★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chocolate apricot mousse cake:
 0 讚好

There are not much apricots in the cake because on the other side of the cake there are no apricots (forgot to take a picture) .
Anyway, the mousse tasted clumpy but luckily the juicy apricots saved the day because the chocolate mousse was dry and tasteless and the white mousse on top just tasted like clumpy cream.
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The bill: $32

[Review 4126] Time for chili con carne!! @ Tallore

23/02/2015
Tallore
灣仔廈門街7號D舖
Shop D, 7-17 Amoy Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/time-for-chili-con-carne-e2428049

I have been meaning to try the chili con carne but everytime there is a new soup or new salad I have to try~~
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
chili con carne:

The reason I love this Chili con carne so much is that it is made with lean beef which does not have these fatty bits and stringy chewy bits.
As well as the beef, the chili con carne sauce was delicious, it is not that spicy but the flavour is there and goes with the fluffy warm rice beneath it.
The portion is a bit big though coming from someone with a big appetite like me.
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The bill: $58

[Review 4125] Weird scrambled eggs @ Maxim's MX

23/02/2015
美心MX (已結業) 查看
Maxim's MX
此店已改名為 MX
中環港鐵香港站HOK61號舖(非付費區)
Shop HOK61, Hong Kong MTR Station, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/weird-scrambled-eggs-e2428008

Got the meal with two choices.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Meal with two choices:



Chose the scrambled egg with luncheon meat but unfortunately the egg was tasteless and it tasted weird like plastic.
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The bill: $38
Service: OK

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