[Review 4162] Beef offal treats @ 新記牛什魚蛋

02/03/2015
新記牛什魚蛋
北角馬寶道62-76號華禮大廈地下19A舖
Shop 19A, G/F, Wah Lai Mansion, 62-76 Marble Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/beef-offal-treats-e2430251

I was lured to this place by the lovely smell of five spice powder and a beefy smell.
There were lots of skewers to choose from such as octopus and tofu puffs.
I liked their skewers but their attitude could be nicer!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Beef tripe:
The beef tripe was lovely and soft with a rich taste of five spices, msg and whatever they put in it!!

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $10

[Review 4161] Relaxing tea set @ Owl Cafe

02/03/2015
Owl Cafe
灣仔譚臣道97-103號地舖
G/F, 97-103 Thomson Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/relaxing-tea-set-e2430249

Previously I wanted to try this place but it wasn't open.

Went here for the tea set and both the drinks and sweet treats were good!!
The tea set was only $35.
The cafe is rather odd in terms of the furniture because they have nice sofa seats but the tables are foldable ones!
Anyway, the other bits and pieces were nice.
The entrance is rather weird because it is actually a lift for wheelchairs.

After looking at google map, this shop used to be an electronic games arcade but I don't know why it had a wheelchair lift.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Earl grey pudding:
This pudding was amazing because the sweetness was just right and the fruit jelly layer on top was refreshing.
The chocolate garnishing for both desserts were interesting because the colour was BLACK!
But anyway, it tasted nice because it wasn't too sweet but you could tell they put more vegetable oil in it instead of cocoa butter.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Milk pudding with marshmallows:

The milk pudding texture was really firm because there was a lot of gelatine in it but the sweetness was just right because the milk pudding is not sweet which goes with the chocolate sauce on top.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
OWL hot chocolate:

I liked the foam cap but the taste was too milky.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Earl Grey tea:

A strong earl grey with a fragrant bergamot flavour.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $70

[Review 4160] Sweet treats @ Bakery Cafe

01/03/2015
Bakery Cafe
中環威靈頓街73號地舖
G/F, 73 Wellington Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sweet-treats-e2430005


Walked past and saw this new bakery so went in.
There were cupcakes and donuts.
I went for the strawberry jam donut.
The donut was dusted with powdered sugar but there was not much jam in the middle and it tasted like a pre-made donut.

[Review 4159] foodpanda x Social Place @ 唐宮小聚 Social Place

02/03/2015
唐宮小聚  Social Place
中環皇后大道中139號 The L. Place 2樓
2/F, The L. Place, 139 Queen's Road Central, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/foodpanda-x-social-place-e2429968

My friend ordered Social place through food panda and here was some of the great food we had.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
truffle shiitake buns:

They are basically buns filled with chopped mushrooms and truffle coated in chocolate powder to look like they were just plucked from the soil.
These buns were delicious with warm mushrooms in the middle covered in fragrant truffle sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Custard buns:

These buns had a delicious runny centre with fragrant egg custard in the middle that was not too sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 4158] Tasteless noodles @ 大快活 Fairwood

02/03/2015
大快活  Fairwood
灣仔灣仔道128-150號明豐大廈1樓A舖
Portion A, 1/F., Ming Fung Buliding, 128-150 Wanchai Road, Wan Chai

https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tasteless-noodles-e2429964

The rice vermicelli was tasteless and didn't absorb the broth so you could ony taste the sweetness of the vermicelli and nothing else.

[Review 4157] Pork bowl afternoon tea set @ 吉野家 Yoshinoya

02/03/2015
吉野家 Yoshinoya
灣仔灣仔道165-171號樂基中心地下A舖
Shop A, G/F, Lucky Centre, 165-171 Wan Chai Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/pork-bowl-afternoon-tea-set-e2429946

I am not a fan of beef so when this new pork bowl was launched for tea, I had to give it a try.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pork bowl:

The pork is thinly sliced just like the beef with sweet sauce poured on top which I did not like.
I prefer lean pork but luckily the pickles helped to cut the oilyness of the fat.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $19

[Review 4156] Imagine cake and Earl grey tea in a cha chaan teng @ 滿滿茶餐廳

28/02/2015
滿滿茶餐廳
灣仔譚臣道93-103號譚臣大廈地舖及地庫
G-B/F, Thompson Building, 93-103 Thomson Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/imagine-cake-and-earl-grey-tea-in-a-cha-chaan-teng-e2429799


Imagine cake and Earl grey tea in a cha chaan teng
2015-02-28  385 瀏覽
Walked past and saw signs for OWL cafe but the door to it was blocked.

Beside it was some restaurant which was weird because there were some stairs leading down but strangely I have never seen these stairs before even though I walk past it nearly everyday.

I am not a fan of Cha chaan tengs but curiosity told me to go down so I did!!

It turned out that there was a restaurant down there and OWL is part of it but unfortunately it was closed because I really wanted to have cake with earl grey tea.
Anyway, I looked at the menu and they were serving OWL's menu so I ended up ordering the Pandan cake!!


I should have ordered the earl grey tea as well but I was in a rush!
There was a good selection of teas and they serve it by cup or pot which is awesome!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
pandan cake:
When it came, the plate was so nicely decorated with sauce which is shocking considering I was sitting in a cha chaan teng!!

The cake was really nice with a strong pandan taste and it was not too sweet.
Unfortunately the base had not risen properly so it was too dense to eat.
(you can see on the left the cake is dense while on the right it has risen properly).

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $28

Service: good