[Review 4362] Surprisingly good @ 薈景 Congress Plus

01/06/2015
薈景  Congress Plus
灣仔港灣道1號香港會議展覽中心4樓
4/F, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/surprisingly-good-e2456002

I have always wanted to try this place because my friend LLWL who loves to eat and does not post publicly on social media said this place was good.
 0 讚好

Prices are about $6xx per person with further discounts when more people dine with you.
 0 讚好

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
The buffet area was spacious and there was a wide range of cuisines ranging from Chinese, Okinawan, Seafood, Desserts.

Cold cuts:
 0 讚好

It was impressive they had blood sausage as well.
 0 讚好

Japanese crab congee
 0 讚好

Grilled beef
 0 讚好

Chinese delicacies of fish maw and tendons.
 0 讚好

Chinese roast

Puff pastry seafood cup

Indian tikka roll

Mixed grill
 0 讚好

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
I basically couldn't wait to eat so I started on my favourite salad which had seagrapes in a refreshing dressing.

The baby sardines in grated radish was a nice appetizer in a delicious vinegar sauce and the crab congee was light and delicious.

I tried the soybean salad which was sweet with kelp mixed into it.
 0 讚好

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Next we had seafood which was fresh and my favourite was the tuna.


★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
In the Chinese selection my favourite was the fish maw and tendons which were soft in rich gravy.

The retro skewer has been modernized into a healthy one which does not contain a slice of pork fat, I tried it and I loved the juicy melon and silky chicken liver.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
For soup I had the delicious seafood soup which is made to order and it had a lovely strong parsley taste.


★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 4361] Surreal Japanese Restaurant @ Amazake

31/05/2015
Amazake
中環安慶臺1號安慶大廈地舖
G/F, On Hing Building, 1 On Hing Terrace, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/surreal-japanese-restaurant-e2455653


Surreal Japanese restaurant
2015-05-31  1200 瀏覽
Revelers that go to Levels are bound to know where AMAZAKE is located.
 0 讚好

Inside, the restaurant is chic and dreamy.
 0 讚好

 0 讚好

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Assorted seared sashimi salad $138
 1 讚好

This was a nice refreshing salad that had a lot of crunch.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Soft shell crab roll $98
 3 讚好

The cucumber slices and the crispy soft shell crabs were a great pairing.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Amazake house roll $140
 2 讚好

The house rolls were tasty with creamy urchin and fatty tuna on top with egg, cucumber and avocado in the middle.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
River shrimps $68
 2 讚好

They should have a picture for this because I thought they were just ordinary prawns but they turned out to be a surprise.
These cute river shrimps are deep fried which make them really tasty and crunchy with a little softness in the middle.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Sweet potatoes $58
 3 讚好

 1 讚好

These sweet potato fries were my favourite. Each one was long and chunky, they were crispy outside and silky in the middle.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Charcoal grilled kagoshima pork belly $120
 2 讚好

This is a popular dish with the locals because the pork belly is thick cut and comes with sweet mustard sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Kagoshima wagyu kinoko mushroom $168
 4 讚好

I am not keen on beef but the mushrooms in this dish were sweet with a lovely beefy taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Beef Korokke $88
Minced beef, assorted vegetables served with Japanese mayo, mustard and tonkatsu sauce
 2 讚好

 2 讚好

I don't like beef, but these were delicious because it was moist minced beef with carrots in the middle.
For some strange reason, they tasted like McDonald's hamburgers.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Assorted magic mushrooms $78
Slowed cooked with dashi, soy sauce, mirin and stir fried with olive oil
 5 讚好

The mushrooms were addictive and tasty with a lovely mirin flavouring.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Butt, I love you $138
 2 讚好

Thie fried rice was intriguing because it had foie gras and chicken butt, after asking the staff they said they wanted the rice to be heavy and greasy but luckily the chicken butt and foie gras are garnished on the side so the fried rice is not as greasy as you would expect.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Black sesame crème brulee $68
 1 讚好

Not your usual creme brulee because it was sesame flavoured with a strong black sesame taste.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Yuzu cheesecake $68
 2 讚好

I was too full to try this.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Green tea panna cotta $68
 2 讚好

The panna cotta was creamy but the green tea taste was not strong enough.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 4360] Yum 茶-Yum 勝 @ 大官廳 Tycoon Tann

30/05/2015
大官廳 Tycoon Tann
中環威靈頓街74號明發大廈地下至2樓
G-2/F, Ming Fat Building, 74 Wellington Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/yum-%E8%8C%B6-yum-%E5%8B%9D-e2455646

Saw this place being done up a few weeks ago but didn't know what it was until they opened.

It brings Chinese dim sum and Chinese tea to a new dimension because on the ground floor it is a bar that serves hip cocktails in traditional Chinese tea cups!
On the first floor, it is a restaurant.
The tables resemble the Chinese chess that locals play and the traditional tea cup is used for serving the cocktails.
It is creative how they labelled happy hour as YUM CHA.
Anyway, as I just had lunch I ordered the dessert.
It was pricier than I expected but not many places serve peach gum.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Royal peach gum tossed with red bean yoghurt:
I was quite impressed the dessert was served on dry ice, after it dissipated you could see the golden peach gum beneath it.
Peach gum is basically a resin that oozes from a peach tree and I suppose it is weird eating resin because I normally use it for gel nails!
Anyway, the edible form is totally different because it is similar to tasteless agar jelly which is why it is mixed in yoghurt and red beans for flavour.

I don't like red beans but these sweetened red beans helped to balance the tartness of the natrual yoghurt.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
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