[Review 4199] Captivated by their Chiuchow style fried rice @ 曉廚軒香港風味 Hu's Kitchen

26/03/2015
曉廚軒香港風味 Hu's Kitchen
銅鑼灣波斯富街48號軒尼詩大廈2樓大食代S2舖
Shop 2, Food Republic, 2/F Hennessy Apartment, 48 Percival Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/captivated-by-their-chiuchow-style-fried-rice-e2436059

Came here because the previous review had pictures of delicious fried rice which had Chinese pickled olive vegetables 欖菜 in it.
When I got there, it was NOT ON THE MENU
LUCKILY I showed them the picture from openrice and they were able to ask the chef to serve it

Decided to get the set which had soup.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fish maw and whelk soup:
The soup tasted ok but the ingredients were crap especially the fish maw which was fishy and the whelk was a bit mushy and didn't taste fresh.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
潮式欖菜炒飯:
 0 讚好

The fried rice was good because the rice was al-dente and loose with tasty pickled Chinese olive vegetables in every spoonful.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
PLEASE NOTE that pickled Chinese olive vegetables is name made up by me because I couldn't google the English for 欖菜!!!!
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The bill: $78
 0 讚好

Service: OK

[Review 4198] Tulsi stretches to West Hong Kong @ Tulsi & Wine

26/03/2015
Tulsi & Wine 
西環西營盤般咸道63號采文軒10-11號地舖
G/F, 10-11 The Bonham Mansion, 63 Bonham Road, Sai Ying Pun, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tulsi-stretches-to-west-hong-kong-e2436003


Ever since I dined at the North Point's award winning Tulsi, I have fallen in love with their curries because they are just like the ones in the UK.
There is a branch in Quarry Bay which is good but the location is troublesome and there are always crowds because there are no Indian restaurants around.
After checking out HKU MTR station I stumbled upon this branch of Tulsi which is quite different to the other two because they serve Thai food and pasta dishes.

Anyway, dined there because they had curries.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chocolate lassi:

This was a special request because chocolate milkshake was too heavy so I asked them if they could make a chocolate lassi and as expected it tasted how I like it because I loved the yoghurt taste with a hint of cocoa.
For people who like this, you can buy chocolate yoghurts but not in Hong Kong.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Aloo Gobi:

This was fantastic as expected because it had an appetizing tomato base with curry spices with juicy cauliflower florets and silky potatoes.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Beef curry:

A mildly spiced curry with a great curry sauce to go with the rice.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Mushroom rice:
The mushroom rice was similar to the other fried rices that they serve.
Each grain of rice was tasty and the portion was surprisingly big!!

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $2XX

[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!!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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