[Review 4146] Back for more artsy fartsy desserts @ ATUM Desserant

27/02/2015
ATUM Desserant
銅鑼灣駱克道459-461號The L. Square 16樓
16/F, The L. Square, No. 459-461 Lockhart Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/back-for-more-artsy-fartsy-desserts-e2429223

After dining at Skewed, we came here for dessert.
It was around 9pm and it was quite full already but luckily the sofa seats were available so we sat there.

Tried the Stone and Bamboo charcoal
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
STONE:
raspberry sand, blood orange, white chocolate mousse
Basically this was shaped like a stone and it looks like a big pebble from the beaches.
Inside there was raspberry sauce surrounded by white chocolate mousse.

I found this dessert a bit too heavy but the one below was much nicer.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
BAMBOO CHARCOAL:
raspberry sorbet, chocolate ice marshmallows, bamboo charcoal icecream.
This dessert was really good because the raspberry sorbet was really refreshing and the icecream had this interesting fine gritty texture because of the charcoal bits.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $2xx

[Review 4145] twenty grains? @ 甘味讚岐手打烏冬 Yummy Delight

26/02/2015
甘味讚岐手打烏冬  Yummy Delight
鑽石山龍蟠街3號荷里活廣場3樓326-327號舖
Shop 326-327, 3/F, Plaza Hollywood, 3 Lung Poon Street, Diamond Hill
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/twenty-grains-e2429060

Went here before a movie so had a quick dinner.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
stir fried beef with twenty grain:

This dish wasn't outstanding and beneath the beef you could see about three different types of rice so I wonder why it is called twenty grains!!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Soup:

The soup was tasteless.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Other branches:

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The bill: $6X

[Review 4144] Banquets at Joy Luck House @ 天福軒 Joy Luck House

26/02/2015
天福軒 Joy Luck House
樂富聯合道198號樂富廣場3樓3106-09號
Shop 3106-09, 3/F, Lok Fu Shopping Centre, 198 Junction Road, Lok Fu
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/banquets-at-joy-luck-house-e2429059

Had a banquet here and I think it was a waste of money.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Roast suckling pig:
Only the roast suckling pig was good which came with steamed buns that had a strong coconut taste.
This was my favourite because the suckling pig was lean, and the skin was crispy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Prawn and e-fu noodles:

Tasteless
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Dumplings:
This was weird to be included in the banquet because it was cheap dumplings in a wonton broth.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 4143] Yu Banquets @ 譽粵菜 Yu Restaurant

26/02/2015
譽粵菜 Yu Restaurant
馬鞍山鞍祿街18號MOSTown新港城中心(4期)3樓3018-20號舖
Shop 3018-20, 3/F, MOSTown (Phase 4), 18 On Luk Street, Ma On Shan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/yu-banquets-e2429057

Lunches here are not that good but dinners are a little bit better
The platter was quite good but there were some cheap items on there that acted as fillers such as the smoked duck breast which is obviously not Chinese.
The pigs leg was just a fatty slab of fat!
The crispy rolls were ok and not too sweet.
The dessert was mandarins which were individually packaged.

[Review 4142] NICE stir fried beef ho fun @ 尼斯餐廳 Nice Restaurant

26/02/2015
尼斯餐廳  Nice Restaurant
西環西營盤皇后大道西335號
335 Queen's Rd W, Sai Ying Pun, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/nice-stir-fried-beef-ho-fun-at-%E5%B0%BC%E6%96%AF%E9%A4%90%E5%BB%B3-e2429056


NICE stir fried beef ho fun at 尼斯餐廳
When I went in this restaurant, it reminded me of Czarina on Caine Road, and the interior was similar to Tai Ping Koon.
I was recommended this place by an Australian to try the stir fried beef flat noodles.
After reading the latest reviews, it appears that this place is famous for Chinese style Western dishes which looked quite delicious from the photos.

Anyway, I stuck with my decision and tried the noodles for tea, it came with Chinese milk tea which I won't comment because I don't like it anyway.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
stir fried beef flat noodles:
The noodles tasted good because the soy sauce was strong with a mushroom taste but it was slightly bitter.
Although it was not brilliant, it tastes better than most places which have a strange metallic oily taste which I refuse to eat.
I managed to finish it so I suppose it was quite good!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $30

[Review 4141] Bakery products from 759 @ 759麵包工房

26/02/2015
759麵包工房
牛頭角樂華南邨展華樓地下136及138號舖
Shop 136&138, G/F., Chin Wah House, Lok Wah South Estate, Ngau Tau Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/bakery-products-from-759-e2428824


Bakery products from 759
2015-02-26  804 瀏覽
759 was a shop selling preserved packaged food to start off with and now they have expanded into other businesses such as cosmetics, noodle joints and now a bakery too!
I wonder if we will see 759 Medical clinics, 759 Barbers, 759 Laundry, 759 Petrol Stations coming soon!!!

Initially 759 didn't appeal to me because the variety was limited and it was cheap and unhealthy packaged Asian snacks like noodles and crisps but now there is more European variety and they even have TIMOTEI shampoo.

I was curious to try their bakery because I love bread but in Hong Kong, it is either proper Western Bread or Sweet tasting savoury Chinese bread.
 1 讚好

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Walked past one day and bought some bread and muffins.

You can probably use your membership card on the purchase but I forgot to use mine and the lady at the till didn't remind me.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Double chocolate muffin:
 1 讚好

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The muffin was not outstanding but at least it looked like a muffin with pieces of chocolate in it.

It was not impressive but it was not too sweet, too oily or too crumbly.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Tomato corn toast:

Technically it is bread because it hasn't been toasted yet and it probably tastes better as a toast.

With good breads, they taste great on their own but the tomato bread required a filling to make it into a tasty sandwich.

The tomato taste was surprisingly good because you could taste tomato in almost every bite but saying that it was probably tomato flavouring mixed in the dough.

There were also pieces of sweetcorn in it too but I still classify this as a Chinese style bread because it was sweet and the texture of the bread was evidently Chinese and not yeasty at all.
 2 讚好

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

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The bill: $23

[Review 4140] Meokbang is now on the Island @ 炑八韓烤 MeokBang Korean BBQ & BAR

26/02/2015
炑八韓烤  MeokBang Korean BBQ & BAR
銅鑼灣軒尼詩道502號黃金廣場6樓
6/F, Goldmark, 502 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/meokbang-is-now-on-the-island-e2428790

Meokbang is now on the Island
2015-02-26  3319 瀏覽
Previously there used to be only one branch of Meokbang that was located in Mong Kok but now they have opened a second branch at Causeway bay which is conveniently near Exit F of Causeway bay MTR station.

This branch is definitely more convenient for me.

Here was what we had:
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Ganjang Gejang (Raw Crab Marinated in Soy Sauce)
A traditional Korean delicacy directly imported from Korea! Made by marinating a fresh raw crab in homemade liquor and soy sauce for 4 days!
 0 讚好

The crab came with rice and seaweed soup.
 0 讚好

It was sinfully delicious mixing the rice into the creamy orange crab roe which tasted like egg yolk.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Raw prawns marinated in soy sauce:
 0 讚好

For people with high cholesterol levels, they can try this instead of the crab because it is also marinated in soy sauce.
The prawns were sweet with a salty fermented aftertaste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
panfried seafood pancake:
I love these pancakes because they are crispy with pieces of seafood and scallion in it.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
While the metal grill was heating up, egg was poured into the rims and Mozzarella cheese with diced peppers were put on the other side of the rim.

Started off grilling the ox tongues because they were thinly sliced and easy to cook.


They were simply delicious with lettuce.
On the plate, there were prawns, prime beef spare rib, scallops, pork belly and marinated chicken.

We then had the Prime spare ribs which was a huge piece of meat that was unrolled on the grill, then cut into pieces when it was nearly cooked.

When the cheese melted, I scooped some and had it with the rice and it tasted really nice.
It became more addictive when I added cheese and egg to the rice.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Octopus

This was Korean style octopus which I found too spicy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
To soothe our palates, we had these desserts which were like snow!~
Green tea snow ice

Red bean snow ice

The snow ice is basically milk made into snow that is not sweet so they give you condensed milk which acts as a sweetener.
Frankly it tasted great without the sweetener because the green tea powder and sweet pieces of mochi went well with it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★