[Review 4431] Vegetable detox water @ DK Cuppa Tea

02/07/2015
DK Cuppa Tea
上環新街市街19號地舖
G/F, 19 New Market Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/vegetable-detox-water-e2465184


Went here because it was nice and quiet.
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Detox water:
Normal detox waters are made with fruit but this was made of vegetables.
The detox water had a sweet onion taste and the vegetables were icy cold, crisp and sweet because it came straight from the fridge.
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The bill: $48
Service: OK

[Review 4430] Robbed of Royal Touch with a Chinese Touch @ Carolyn Robb The Royal Touch Cafe

02/07/2015
Carolyn Robb The Royal Touch Cafe
尖沙咀廣東道3-27號海港城海運大廈地下G02號舖
Shop G02, G/F, Ocean Terminal, Harbour City, 3-27 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/robbed-of-royal-touch-with-a-chinese-touch-e2465181

I was excited when this opened because they serve British fare but the photos didn't really motivate me to try it out but as I was having dinner in TST I checked it out.
It was very worrying to see prawn toast and DUCK GRAS on the tea set menu!!
In UK, you get prawn toasts at your local Chinese takeaway LOL and I like the new invented word DUCK GRAS!
I opted for the cupcake which looks different to the cupcakes at Korea's Cocobruni which has a license Agreement with The Royal touch.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Earl grey fairy cake:
The cupcake was really nice and moist covered with a light emulsified buttercream on top which had a strong milky earl grey taste.
I am now convinced to try other flavours because the buttercream is really nice.
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The bill: $33

[Review 4429] Only the dessert and drink was good @ 第一郡 Q1

02/07/2015
第一郡  Q1
深水埗荔枝角道315號地舖
G/F, 315 Lai Chi Kok Road, Sham Shui Po
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/only-the-dessert-and-drink-was-good-e2465148

Went here especially for the pandan desserts and avocado smoothie.
The attitude of some of the staff are a bit rude so expect that or don't go.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
avocado smoothie:
Thick and creamy with a rich savoury avocado taste.
I liked it because it was not sweetened.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Tomato Crab Soup Pho:

The herbs were fragrant but the soup lacked crab taste and the noodles were too soft.
The Vietnamese sausages were generous thick slices but they were unfortunately a bit too rubbery.
The blood jelly cubes were really dark and looked like it had blood poisoning or have been stewed for days.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Vietnamese style crispy bun:
The pickles were too sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Pandan and mung bean dessert:

The dessert was surprisingly good because the mung bean paste was really silky and not starchy but the pandan jelly was a bit too chewy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
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The bill: $1xx
Service: OK

[Review 4428] Chinese style Louisiana chicken @ 必勝客 Pizza Hut

01/07/2015
必勝客 Pizza Hut
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期2樓2071-72號舖
Shop 2071-72, 2/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chinese-style-louisiana-chicken-e2465130

Obviously Hong Kong's Pizza Hut did not do research on LOUISIANA or CREOLE food!
I ordered the Risotto with Louisiana Spicy chicken which looked like prawn Jambalaya in the picture.
Anyway, when it came, I was like WTF!
Basically it was white rice topped with tomato sauce, unseasoned chopped chicken pieces which were white, a few kidneys beans and green pepper which was hilarious especially the kidney beans because this is not chili con carne!
On the product picture, there are olives which is even more funny.
If you google Louisiana it should be fried chicken, but anyway from the product picture it looks like they were trying to make Jambalaya but it is missing Cajun and Okra.
Anyway, the dish was overpriced and just tasted like rice with tomato sauce.
As well as the food, the seating was weird.

The table that I was given was intimately close to the other table and as a slim person I had difficulty getting to the inner seat so I didn't bother and sat on the outer seat.
Luckily, the staff were nice and offered to change tables for me!

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The bill: $96.8

[Review 4427] Pandan roll @ Saint Honore Cake Shop @ 聖安娜餅屋 Saint Honore Cake Shop

01/07/2015
聖安娜餅屋 Saint Honore Cake Shop
將軍澳寶琳邨商場2樓205號舖
shop 205, 2/F, Po Lam Shopping Centre, Po Lam,, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/pandan-roll-saint-honore-cake-shop-e2465091

Saw this cute Swiss roll for $4.8 and it happened to be my favourite Pandan flavour so I got one.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Pandan roll:
The roll was very fragrant and not too sweet, and I liked the ratio of sponge to cream because there was less cream and it was salted buttercream which gives it that local Chinese flavour to it!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
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The bill: $4.2
Service: OK

[Review 4426] Smoking and Bubbling Labmade elixir @ Lab Made

01/07/2015
Lab Made 分子雪糕專門店 (已結業)
Lab Made Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Laboratory
尖沙咀彌敦道132號美麗華商場地下G42號舖
Shop G42, G/F., Miramar Shopping Centre, 132 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/smoking-and-bubbling-labmade-elixir-e2464971

Smoking and Bubbling Labmade elixir
2015-07-01  1376 瀏覽
Went to Labmade for this unusual drink because they put dry ice directly into the drink.
The drink was lychee and rose dry iced tea.
When they serve you the drink, it is blue with smoke coming out of it, there is an extra cup of rose flavoured syrup that you add to give the drink some sweetness.
I tried it without the syrup and it was fizzy with a faint lychee taste.
After adding the syrup, the drink turns purple and it tastes like fizzy Ribena.
There will be a honey and apple drink to be launched soon!!

[Review 4425] Figless drink @ 蟹麵館 Crab Noodles

01/07/2015
蟹麵館 Crab Noodles
中環徳忌立街22號地舖
G/F, 22 D'Aguilar Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/figless-drink-e2464965

I have always been a fan of this place since trying their first noodle shop in MK.
Then I tried their second branch in Central, which has changed its name to 蟹麵館 and just moved to a better location in LKF.

As I was having dinner, I went for the soups and drink.
I got the drink because I love FIGS and on the menu, it said Figs barley water in Chinese.
Anyway, when it came, the drink had no floating fig seeds but I discovered a Chinese date at the bottom.
If you come from the Western part of the world, you trust the menu but in Hong Kong, the menu is just a rough guide only.
If it had just been barley water on the menu, I would have been happy to discover the Chinese date as it would be a bonus, but as I said the menu is a rough guide in Chinese cuisine.
The soups I had were the crab soup and chicken and Chinese wine soup.
I liked the chicken and wine one because it was tasty and nourishing.

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The bill: $5x