[Review 4424] Could be better @ Indian Turkish Kebab

01/07/2015
Indian Turkish Kebab 此餐廳前身為Turkish Kebab
尖沙咀漆咸圍1-3C號多福大廈地舖
G/F, Dolford Mansion, A1 1-3 Chatham Court, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/could-be-better-e2464961

For Indian and Turkish food, I get my usual fare on the Hong Kong side.
At this place they had some unusual items that were not available at my favourite haunts so went there for it.
The restaurant was empty and the waitress was very pushy.
After the food was ordered, it took ages to come.

Anyway, the Strained yoghurt cacik was just ordinary yoghurt with bits of cucumber in it.
The Black sea anchovy rice was the most disappointing dish because it looked tasty in the picture but the rice was absolutely tasteless and the anchovies were not that fresh and they had a really fishy smell and taste.

The lahmacun was ok, but again the minced meat could have been fresher.

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The bill: $27x

[Review 4423] Soup curry in K-Town @ Samurai の Soup Curry

29/06/2015
Samurai の Soup Curry
西環堅尼地城厚和街28號地下D舖
Shop D, G/F, 28 Hau Wo Street, Kennedy Town, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/soup-curry-in-k-town-e2464722

This is the second soup curry place to open in Hong Kong after Sama curry.
The decor is bright and the music in the background sounds like Reggae and carribean music.
The menu was rather interesting because they serve other items as well such as Indian Lassis!!

The curries are paired with Turmeric rice and the menu was simple and easy to understand.
You choose a broth, spiciness level and meat which is ticked off on the order sheet.

For both curries I chose baby spice but the spiciness of both were different.
Both had the same vegetables in it such as okra, asparagus etc.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Natto Curry (baby spice) :

I liked this but it was too spicy for me.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Lamb burger (baby spice) :
 1 讚好

The spiciness of this was just right.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
tumeric rice:
 1 讚好

The rice went well with the curry but it lacked turmeric flavouring.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Chai lassi:
 1 讚好

I don't like Indian tea but the chai lassi was really nice because the Indian tea spices were toned down by the lassi.
The consistency of the millkshake was not thick enough compared to other lassis.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
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The bill: $2xx
Service: OK

[Review 4422] Interesting Swiss roll flavours @ 麥田一 The Baker A

28/06/2015
麥田一 The Baker A
佐敦德興街1號A地舖
G/F, 1A Tak Hing Street, Jordan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/interesting-swiss-roll-flavours-e2464490

I was still hungry after eating at Ilis so I wandered into this bakery.
The Earl Grey roll looked good so I got it and decided to eat there.
As well as Earl Grey, they had other interesting flavours such as tomato and pistachio.
While I was eating, it was so nice of them to give me a cup of water which encouraged me to get the cream puffs as well.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Earl grey roll:
The roll was a bit dense but the earl grey chocolate paste in the middle was really nice so the dense roll was forgivable.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Cream puffs:
The cream puffs were a bit hard and eggy for my liking but not bad.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Tomato roll:
The tomato roll had a strong tomato taste with tomato jelly in the middle but it tasted weird because it was sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
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The bill: $60

[Review 4421] Quite a nice joint @ Ilis

28/06/2015
Ilis
尖沙咀山林道13-15號地下A1-A2號舖
Shop A1-A2, G/F, 13-15 Hillwood Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/quite-a-nice-joint-e2464488

The restaurant I wanted to go was not open so I was wandering around Austin Road and Hill Road but didn't discover anything interesting to eat.
There was the new Let's Jam place but I have already tried the Sai Kung branch.

Went here because the menu was rather weird, they had breakfasts, Japanese food and this salted duck which is not Japanese.
There were two dishes that were interesting, the salted duck and the marinated beef tendons.
I went for the salted duck.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Salted duck set:
The salted duck set cost $48 which is about right because the portion is not exactly big and it was bony pieces of duck.

It was quite nice because the duck was tasty but not salty and it tastes like duck that had been soaked in brine.
The rice was Japanese pearl rice which I don't like but it was ok and the soup was a mix of miso soup and Chinese soup with Chinese radish in it.
It was quite a nice meal but it wasn't very filling.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
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The bill: $48

[Review 4420] Improved but could be better @ 京麵 Jeng Noodles

27/06/2015
京麵 Jeng Noodles
西貢敬民街9號高勝樓地舖
G/F, Ko Shing House, 9 King Man Street, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/improved-but-could-be-better-e2464298

Since the last visit, there are more options such as tofu pieces and more noodle choices but they still don’t have instant noodles as an option.
The broth has improved, it was less salty but I still don’t like their noodles because the texture is too dough like.
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[Review 4419] Expat’s secret in Sai Kung @ Jo Jo Indian Cuisine

27/06/2015
Jo Jo Indian Cuisine
西貢萬年街21號地舖
G/F, 21 Man Nin Street,, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/expats-secret-in-sai-kung-e2464297

As well as SK, there is a bigger branch of JoJo's in Wan Chai, but the Wan Chai one is probably better.

Went here because there were not many good Western food choices in SK.

It was filled with expats and then more expats came for late night curries.

I ordered the rice with peas and mushrooms and a Malai, which the waiter said was a popular local dish because it was sweet hence not my cup of tea.
I still ordered it because I like potato croquettes, which were rather sticky and chewy, apart from that I didn't like the cashew nut sauce because it was sweet.
The rice was not tasty on its own because it needed curry to go with it but without the curry it was just salty with a strong cardamom taste.

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The bill: $1xx

[Review 4418] Great views and fine food @ A La Umai

25/06/2015
A La Umai
天后電氣道108號冠貿商業大廈25樓
25/F, Morecrown Comm. Bldg, 108 Electric Road, Tin Hau
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/great-views-and-fine-food-e2463609

The first thing that gets your attention when you arrive at the restaurant is the beautiful view of Hong Kong.
You are greeted with the view of the typhoon shelter and exhibition centre.
 0 讚好

A different perspective!

Sunset:

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Started off with warm and crispy bread.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Iberico ham with melon:

The ham was waxy and flavourful paired nicely with the sweet crisp melon.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
French oyster bisque:

For starters I chose the oyster bisque which was loaded with chopped up oysters.
The taste was strong and the taste was similar to Chinese dried oysters (Ho See) in soup form.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Braised Australian kobe boneless oxtail with Rosemary red wine sauce:

The name was rather fancy and I wonder if the tail would taste any different to other cows from other countries because all tails are the same.
Anyway, it was nice that it was boneless which meant you got all the delicate tail meat in rich red wine sauce.
As expected the beef was tender and gelatinous.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Tomato with Champagne jelly:
The dessert was interesting because it was tomato with Champagne jelly.

The jelly was refreshing but the champagne flavour could be stronger and the tomato was sweet which made it appropriate as dessert but kind of weird eating sweet tomatoes.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
The set dinners are priced from HKD$398-528 with 10% on top depending on the mains you choose.
The only flaw was the air conditioning which was too cold especially if you are sitting in the middle facing the window.
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The bill: $5XX