[Review 4212] Eat and play during Easter @ Fatina & Chefo, Eat & Play

31/03/2015
Fatina & Chefo, Eat & Play
中環鴨巴甸街35號PMQ元創方A座Staunton 1樓S112號舖
Shop S112, 1/F, Block A Staunton, PMQ, 35 Aberdeen Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/eat-and-play-during-easter-e2437131

Chocolate rain is a well known brand adored by everyone.

I have always wanted to try this place when they started this Eat and Play experience at PMQ because you get to literally eat and play but it was hard trying to persuade someone to come with me.

For Easter, the eat and play includes a six course meal with egg painting.



The six course meal is prepared by a chef who used to work for a Michelin Three star restaurant.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tomato Tomato:

steamed lettuce, corn custard, cucumber, tea air.
The corn custard was a sweetcorn consomme jelly which melted in your mouth with sweet umami flavours.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
mini savory surprise:

This was a delight with light foamy whipped cheese and a crisp cheese cracker.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
My dumpling:
chives, scallop, bonito broth, sesame, snow fungus

A nourishing soup with a gelatinous piece of snow fungas
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
spring is coming:
avocado salsa, parmesan, market salad, eggplant and more

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
shrimps land:

This was a bowl of pretty pastel colours containing springy prawns, potatoes and prawn crackers tossed in a buttery sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Sweet sweet me:

This was a light and dreamy molecular creme brulee with a fragrant caramel taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
mini sweet surprise:

Finished with this pretty dessert that was garnished with refreshing lime dust and airy whipped cream followed by tea.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Playtime~

You are given a lovely cook book to take home and here is the DIY that I did.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fatina & Chefo, Eat & Play
Shop S112, 1/F., Staunton PMQ, 35 Aberdeen Street, Central

[Review 4211] Fried chicken with Chimichurri sauce @ Iberico & Co.

30/03/2015
Iberico & Co.
中環蘇豪些利街18號地舖
G/F, 18 Shelley's Street, Soho, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/fried-chicken-with-chimichurri-sauce-e2436942

Initially came here for the brunch but the options available were not really exciting so I went for the a la carte items.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Crispy chicken legs with Chimichurri sauce:

I love chimichurri sauce which was why I chose this.
When it came, there was a generous amount of chimichurri sauce so I was happy.
The chicken was a bit too crispy and hard because it was overdone otherwise it would have been delicious and I wished the chimichurri sauce had more lime juice in it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $1XX

[Review 4210] Seaweed omelette @ 焱丸水產 Flame Japanese Cuisine

29/03/2015
焱丸水產  Flame Japanese Cuisine
尖沙咀棉登徑23號華楓大廈地下5&6號舖
Shop 5&6, G/F, Wah Fung Building, 23 Minden Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/seaweed-omelette-e2436728


Seaweed omelette
2015-03-29  3297 瀏覽
There were quite a few things I wanted to eat including the crab roe where you have to grill it but in the end I got the omelette and tuna rolls because I couldn't be bothered to watch it grill.
The menu was really annoying because it was in Japanese style Chinese and Japanese.
 0 讚好

The prices were really cheap but then this restaurant is in Kowloon.

Anyway, here was what I had.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Seaweed omelette:
I was shocked how fast it came because it came a fews seconds after I had ordered, so it probably implies that this is already made and sitting in a warmer but the omelette was piping hot.
 0 讚好

The taste was ok but you couldn't really taste the seaweed even though you could see it and the texture was not that fluffy.
Anyway, found egg shell in it which was white, therefore they use white eggs!

 0 讚好

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tuna rolls:

The tuna roll looked good with the generous strips of tuna given to you as well on the ends but the tuna lacked tuna taste.
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The bill: $1xx
 0 讚好

Service: really good

[Review 4209] Needs improving @ 3rd Space

29/03/2015
3rd Space
上環普慶坊22A太慶大廈地舖
G/F, Tai Hing Building, 22A Po Hing Fong, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/needs-improving-e2436725


Needs improving
2015-03-29  1872 瀏覽
Came here because the pancakes looked attractive.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Earl grey pancakes:
 2 讚好

 1 讚好

Not fluffy enough and the earl grey flavouring was a bit too artificial but the blueberries in the pancakes were nice and gave a burst of blueberry juice when you bit into them.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pineapple and banana smoothie:
 1 讚好

It was very bland and watery lacking pineapple taste and it was quite sweet as well.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Breakfast tea:
I wanted to order the Earl Grey but it had lavender so I chose the breakfast tea!
 1 讚好

When it came it was black as coffee and they put way too much tea leaves in the teabag that it was sufficient to make a huge pot of tea.
 1 讚好

 1 讚好

Anyway, it was extremely bitter so had it diluted many times to make it drinkable and I was told that it is normally served in a pot so why did they use a cup!

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Overall, I felt that it was a bit overpriced because the quality did not match the pricetag.
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The bill: $23X
Service: OK

[Review 4208] Sushi Take Out's canned products @ 爭鮮外帶壽司 Sushi Take-Out

29/03/2015
爭鮮外帶壽司 Sushi Take-Out
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心3期2樓211號舖
Shop 211, 2/F, MCP Discovery, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sushi-take-outs-canned-products-e2436721

Sushi Take Out is a successful Taiwanese brand selling affordable sushi.
It is interesting that they have other products such as crab and tinned foods so I went for the tinned squids and salmon which are branded by Sushi Take Out.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Braised squid:
The texture of the squid was surprisingly good because it was springy not like other tinned foods where they are mushy and hard.
I found the taste too sweet so I rinsed it with water and it tasted much better.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Braised salmon bone:


The salmon was surprisingly good because it was labelled salmon bone so who the heck would want to eat bones.
Again, the salmon had a natrual soft texture which was not mushy or hard and the bone was soft and edible so it was my first experience being able to eat salmon bones!

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $20

[Review 4207] Hong Kong's Duck and Waffle @ The Pudding Nouveau

29/03/2015
The Pudding Nouveau
大坑京街17A地下
G/F, 17A King Street, Tai Hang
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hong-kongs-duck-and-waffle-e2436718

Hong Kong's Duck and Waffle
2015-03-29  1576 瀏覽
If you have tried the signiature duck and waffle at London's Duck & Waffle restaurant, you are going to be excited with this new Duck waffle and confit dish at The Pudding Nouveau!
Since my last visit, there are more comfort dishes on the menu other than waffles.
 0 讚好

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Duck confit and waffle:
 1 讚好

It looks just as good as the ones in London.
 0 讚好

As for the taste, I was most impressed with the duck because the duck was soft and supple with a tasty crispy duck skin that was delicious when eaten with the runny yolk.
The waffle was good too because it is light and crispy with a soft centre without being too sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Crab cakes:
 0 讚好

These crab cakes were made with almost 99.9% crab meat.
They tasted really nice with freshly squeezed lemon.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Earl grey tea:
 0 讚好

To finish I had my favourite Mighty Leaf Earl grey tea which never fails with its fresh leafy flavours because it contains whole tea leaves in the tea bag.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 4206] Moo Moo Swiss roll @ 美心西餅 Maxim's Cake Shop

29/03/2015
美心西餅  Maxim's Cake Shop
上環干諾道中168-200號信德中心2樓266號舖
Shop 266, 2/F., Shun Tak Centre, 168-200 Connaught Road Centre, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/moo-moo-swiss-roll-e2436716


Moo Moo Swiss roll
2015-03-29  531 瀏覽
This was my second milk roll that I have had because it tastes really good!
http://www.openrice.com/en/hongkong/review/tsim-sha-tsui-maxims-cake-shop/2431831
 0 讚好

The roll has lovely black and white patterns.
 0 讚好

Inside the roll, there are pieces of milk pudding and delicious whipped cream.
☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Milk roll:

The roll is filled with delicious light creamy cream with pieces of milk pudding in it and the overall taste is very creamy with a sweet taste and scent that reminds me of white rabbit sweets.
I really like this Swiss roll because it is pretty and it tastes good.
The reason I like it is because it tastes NORMAL or WESTERN style in Chinese terms because the cream is normal smooth whipped cream that does not have this weird savoury taste.
They have used Australian milk instead of Hokkaido milk which is being used everywhere.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chocolate bar cake:
 0 讚好

Another creative cake by Maxim's.
 0 讚好

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
http://www.openrice.com/en/hongkong/review/tsim-sha-tsui-maxims-cake-shop/2431831
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