[Review 4197] Abalone deluxe lunch sets @ 王子飯店京川滬廚房

26/03/2015
王子飯店京川滬廚房
尖沙咀廣東道2A號1881 2樓209號舖
Shop 209, 2/F, 1881 Heritage, 2A Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/abalone-deluxe-lunch-sets-e2435962

I was recommended this place which I thought was expensive because it is located at the Heritage 1881, but the abalone lunch set only costs $198 on weekdays and $268 on the weekends.
As I have been mostly eating out on the Hong Kong side, I have forgotten that food on the Kowloon side is cheaper!!!

Here were the items in the set!!
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Abalone cooked in sake, smoked tofu vegetable rolls and Beef shin in fives spices.
清酒煮原隻鮑魚、京式煙燻素鵝、五香金錢牛腱
The abalone was sweet and springy with a nice infusion of sake in the taste and the tofu rolls were good too because it was loaded with julienne vegetables.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
麻辣小籠包
Sichuan steamed xiao long bao
 0 讚好

The xiao long bao was pleasant to eat because it was not too spicy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
木瓜薏米無花果燉豬腱
Soup with jobs tears and pork
 0 讚好

This was a nourishing soup with a lovely sweet taste owing to the figs and the jobs tears were firm with some chew.
 0 讚好

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
法國鵝肝百花煎釀雞翼
Chicken wings stuffed with prawn paste drizzled in black pepper sauce
 0 讚好

 0 讚好

This was a meaty chicken wing complemented by the fiery yet sweet black pepper sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
五十頭日本吉品乾鮑魚鵝掌伴生麵
Noodles with goose feet and abalone

The beauty of this was the rich abalone sauce which covered every strand of noodle and the abalone was springy with a sugary aftertaste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
As well as the set, we had some a la carte dishes!!

翡翠麻香牛肉 $108/6pcs
Crispy beef in spicy sauce
 0 讚好

The beef was sweet and crunchy
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
東坡肉伴哈蜜瓜 $58
Tung po style pork belly
 0 讚好

I don't normally eat this because I hate fatty pork but the sauce was lovely, it was sweet and sour which made the pork appetizing.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
黑松露西施瑤柱
Stir fried glass vermicelli with scrambled egg and truffle

I loved the delicate glass vermicelli which was springy and satisfying with pieces of egg and fragrant truffle.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
原隻鮑魚酥
Abalone puff
 0 讚好

Again, a lovely abalone on puff pastry!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
香滑芝麻糕 $30/3pcs
Black sesame pudding
 0 讚好

The pudding was quite likable because the texture was gritty with finely grounded black sesame and the pudding was not too sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 4196] Kee Wah's Easter gift set @ 奇華餅家 Kee Wah Bakery

24/03/2015
奇華餅家  Kee Wah Bakery
中環港景街1號國際金融中心1樓1018B號舖
Shop 1018B, 1/F, IFC, 1 Harbour View Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/kee-wahs-easter-gift-set-e2435205

Easter is coming and I was surprised that KEE WAH Bakery was selling Easter gift sets with a modern design too!!
Inside the box, there are two lovely Western tea tins which contain nougats and cookies.
As usual the cookies are crumbly and the nougats and coconut peanut candy are irresistible.
HAPPY EASTER!

[Review 4195] Hungry for more @ 肚餓了串燒烤焗專門店 Hungry Bird

24/03/2015
肚餓了串燒烤焗專門店 Hungry Bird
尖沙咀亞士厘道17-19號6樓
6/F, 17-19 Ashley Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hungry-for-more-e2435204


Intrigued by the name Hungry bird was why I dined here!
There were lots of hungrybirds that night so the restaurant was quite full.

Here was what I had:
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Hungry bird:

When it came, it was a huge piece of pastry.
Inside the pastry was pigeon wrapped in lotus leaf.

The pigeon tasted delicious because the sauce that came with it tasted like American BBQ sauce which is sweet and smokey.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chips coated in salty egg yolk:
 1 讚好

These chips are a must eat item, they were coated in delicious salty egg yolk which gave it a starchy salty crunch.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Asparagus:

The asparagus was nicely grilled with a strong taste of cumin.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vegetables:
 1 讚好

The vegetables could be improved because they looked like they were plucked from the ground.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Marshmallow toast:

Anyway who likes marshmallow spread will love this.
It was crispy toast topped with gooey marshmallow.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 4194] Dreamy delicious congee @ 夢想豆花 Dream Tofa

24/03/2015
夢想豆花  Dream Tofa
中環擺花街1號廣場地下6號舖
Shop 6, G/D., 1 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/dreamy-delicious-congee-e2435202

The menu was limited before, they only had silky tofu dessert and fishballs but now they have congee and savoury beancurd.
These new items definitely lured me there because I love savoury snacks more than sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Congee with soybeans and pork:
The congee tasted really nice because there were lots of soybeans in it which were tasty and had some chew to it.
It would be good if they put tofu in the congee because I reckon it would taste nice.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Marinated beancurd:
The tofu was hot and silky which was complemented by the sweet sauce and spicy chili bean sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Will be back for more.
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The bill: $5X
Service: good

[Review 4193] Great Japanese food in the heart of LKF @ 俺の割烹 Ore-no Kappou by Ginza Okamoto

22/03/2015
俺の割烹  Ore-no Kappou by Ginza Okamoto
中環蘭桂坊德己立街30-32號加州大廈6樓
6/F, California Tower, 30-32 D'Aguilar Street, Lan Kwai Fong, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/great-japanese-food-in-the-heart-of-lkf-e2434583

At LKF most of the restaurants are American or International but now there is a good Japanese one called Ore-no Kappou by Ginza Okamoto at the new California building.

Here was what we had:

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Welcome cocktail - Ore no Sakura:
 0 讚好

Started off with this sweet cocktail that had notes of grapefruit, peach and sakura.
Definitely a sweet and pretty cocktail for girls.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Dassai 50% Junmai Daiginjo sparkling:
 0 讚好

 0 讚好

Tried this before and after it was shaken.
The taste before was quite light but after it was shaken the alcoholic taste was really strong.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Potato gazpacho with seafood:
 0 讚好

Started with this delicious viscous potato gazpacho which was loaded with pieces of fish, scallops and prawns topped with creamy urchin on top.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Assorted sashimi:
 0 讚好

The sashimi was fresh with a good assortment.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Seared abalone, sea urchin, scallop and seaweed wrapped in Japanese paper HOUSHO:
 0 讚好

The Housho had a great wow factor, it was abalone, scallop, sea urchin topped with seaweed wrapped in paper with browned edges.
 0 讚好


It was served with delicious abalone liver sauce that made it taste amazing.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pan fried shirako with butter, assorted vegetables, ponzu sauce:
 0 讚好

It was my first time trying Shirako and I have always wanted to try this because they look like mini brains or twisted intestines clumped together.
I didn't know what they were before but I found out that they are fish sperm sacks.
Anyway, I liked them because the texture was mushy and sticky like sweetbreads and the sauce tasted like sweet and sour sauce which complemented it nicely.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Grilled wagyu tenderloin and pan fried foie gras with truffle sauce:

The foie gras was huge, it was just as thick and big as the tenderloin which was tender and juicy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Red miso soup:

Compared to the usual miso soups, this had a stronger beany bitter taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
mackerel saba sushi:


It was my first time trying this as well and it was like a huge omurice and the comments were good because others said the fish tasted good.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pineapple creme brulee:
I thought this was just going to be a an ordinary creme brulee flavoured with pineapple but again I was impressed because it was a huge slice of pineapple with creme brulee in the middle.

When you eat it, you have to dig right to the bottom to get the pineapple as well.

It was delicious because the juicy tart pineapple balances the sweetness and creaminess of the brulee which is a nice change from plain boring creme brulee.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Sweet red bean zenzai cigar style:
 0 讚好

Red bean lovers will love this and there was a nice chewy layer in the middle of the crispy roll.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 4192] Kudzu drink at Kung Lee @ 公利 Kung Lee

22/03/2015
公利 Kung Lee
灣仔莊士敦道113號6B舖
Shop 6B, 113 Johnston Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/kudzu-drink-at-kung-lee-e2434582


Passed by for a drink and ordered the sugar cane water but when I was just about to pay I spotted the Kudzu so decided to have that instead and the woman was really nice and let me change to that.
I don't think they have kudzu drink at the Central branch.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Kudzu drink:
Compared to the place across the road, the kudzu taste was bland but as I was thisty it didn't bother me.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $10