[Review 4496] Pizzas and sweet treats @ 彩虹廚藝學院 IE Kitchen Academie Culinaire

28/07/2015
彩虹廚藝學院 IE Kitchen Academie Culinaire
鰂魚涌華蘭路20號華蘭中心5樓502室
Room 502, Westlands Centre, 20 Westlands Road, Quarry Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/pizzas-and-sweet-treats-e2473456

Went to a friends house warming so got some treats for them.
I didn't want to get some lame cakes or stuff that you can get anywhere so went here.

I got some pizzas, fruit tarts and cheesecakes which were really affordable because the pizza was only $20 and the tarts were $18.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Macaroni and cheese pie:
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I thought this was a quiche but they said it was macaroni and cheese pie.
The filling was satisying with pasta twists in creamy cheese sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Salami pizza:
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The salami pizza is really tasty and the salami is not too salty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Haiwaii pineapple and ham:
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This was my friends favourite because they liked the pineapple.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Olives and mushooms :
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The olives and mushrooms pizza was my favourite because there were lots of veggies such as colourful peppers and mushrooms.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Sweet treats $18/pc:

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Truffle chocolate tart:

The chocolate truffle was silky and rich with a soft piece of cake in the middle.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Raspberry cheesecake:

The raspberry and blueberry cheesecake base is basically the same topped with raspberry or blueberry.
I found the cheese not strong enough.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Blueberry cheesecake:


★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
NY cheesecake:


The NY cheesecake was rich with a strong cheese taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Melon tart:


Basically the fruit tarts are the same but with different fruits.
The melon one was my favourite because melon is juicy and sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Fruit tart:

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Blueberry tart:

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Lemon tart:

I loved the lemon tart because it was sweet with a hint of lemon tartness.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆

At the moment they have Cream Cake Classes which I have attended.

Review coming up later!!!

[Review 4495] Beancurd pudding pot plant @ 京都抹茶屋 Kyoto Matcha Cafe

28/07/2015
京都抹茶屋 Kyoto Matcha Cafe
將軍澳唐德街9號將軍澳中心一樓123號
Shop 123, Level 1, Park Central, 9 Tong Tak Street, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/beancurd-pudding-pot-plant-e2473453


Came here a few years ago and the food was crap but went here again because I was thirsty.
There were more choices for food and drinks so I ended up getting a dessert as well.

The floor was not very clean because there was lots of rice all over the place.
 0 讚好

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Uji matcha with chocolate milk:

The drink tasted very powdery with a mix of green powder and chocolate powder.
It was pleasant to drink but it wasn’t impressive.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Uji matcha beancurd pudding:

Beneath the black biscuit crumbs was matcha tofu which had a light matcha taste and no tofu taste.

There was a layer of cream in the middle which wasn’t necesssary and ruined the taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
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The bill: $7X
Service: OK

[Review 4494] Other than noodles @ 米線陣 Mixian Sense

28/07/2015
米線陣 Mixian Sense
將軍澳唐德街9號將軍澳中心1樓134號舖
Shop 134, 1/F, Park Central, 9 Tong Tak Street, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/other-than-noodles-e2473452

Mixian specializes in Yunnan rice noodles which I don't eat so I ordered other dishes.
There were quite a lot of non noodle options.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Fried wontons:

The meat filling was fresh but the wontons were too salty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Chilled mung bean and chicken in sesame sauce:

This chilled dish was quite nice because the sesame sauce was not too heavy or sweet.
The shredded chicken was tender and delicious.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
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The bill: $1xx

[Review 4493] Time for salad @ Cafe&Meal MUJI

27/07/2015
Cafe&Meal MUJI
灣仔皇后大道東183號合和中心地下
G/F, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road Central, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/time-for-salad-e2473089

Had a craving for salad so went here for the potato salad.
Before I went in, I asked the girl at the counter if I could get a mix or you had to get two salads and she seemed to say that it was possible to get a mixed salad.

When I sat down, the waiter at the restaurant said it wasn't possible so it might have been a misunderstanding at the beginning or the restaurant staff didn't know you could get a mix.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Potato salad :
The potato salad was divine with pieces of spinach and bacon in it and the potatoes had a strong potato taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Sargassum salad:
The salad was nice at first but then the sesame dressing lingered and it got a bit sickly.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
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The bill: $1xx

[Review 4492] Second Hawaiian joint in HK @ Aloha

27/07/2015
Aloha
鰂魚涌海光街20號地舖
G/F, 20 Hoi Kwong Street, Quarry Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/second-hawaiian-joint-in-hk-e2473087

The first time I tried Hawaiian POKE was at Pololi in Central, I wasn't quite sure if it would become popular with the locals but HK'ers love sushi and sashimi bowls.

POKE is typically raw tuna (ahi) cubes marinated with sea salt, a small amount of soy sauce, inamona (roasted crushed candlenut), sesame oil, limu seaweed, and chopped chili pepper.

It is encouraging to see a similar shop in Quarry Bay because Quarry Bay has more people than eateries so every restaurant is packed at lunch.
At Aloha, they have more options such as Quinoa and brown rice.
From the choices, they use mostly yoghurts and coconut dressings so they all taste similar and creamy.
The wasabi one also tasted creamy and the wasabi was not strong enough.

I got the tofu because the fish wasn't that interesting and they all tasted really similar.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Tofu avocado:

The tofu had a creamy taste and the lime was not strong enough.
There were big chunks of tofu which were chewy, spongy and rubbery but didn't have much taste and it got sickly after I had a lot of tofu.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
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The bill: $78

[Review 4491] Affordable Japanese food with fun @ 別府駅前料理 Beppu Ekimae

27/07/2015
別府駅前料理 Beppu Ekimae
銅鑼灣百德新街22-36號翡翠明珠廣場1樓3號舖
Shop 3, 1/f. JP Pearl Plaza, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/affordable-japanese-food-with-fun-e2472844

To be honest I was here for the gimmick, it was the pudding on dry ice.
There were new items so tried them as well.
The White Chili Jigoku Ramen seems interesting.
 0 讚好

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Golden princess:
This was white peach juice, passionfruit juice and soda topped with boba filled with honey.
 0 讚好

The drink was refreshing and it did not have an artificial taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Mango and Shrimp Tempura with Flying Fish Roe Roll:
 0 讚好

This was nice and summery with crispy shrimp tempura complemented by the sweet mango slice.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Okiyama chicken jokogy ramen:
 0 讚好

The noodles were a bit too soft and the soup was a bit bland.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
burli:
 0 讚好

The burli was fresh and thickly sliced.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Bite sized fish cake topped with lobster mayo:
 0 讚好

The cubes of fish cakes were chewy and sweet topped with creamy lobster mayo.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Hokkaido 3.6 milk jigkoyu hot spring pudding:

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This was the moment I was waiting for!
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Basically there was dry ice in the bucket which gave off this pretty cloud of smoke.
The pudding itself was silky and not too sweet with a strong white chocolate taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆

[Review 4490] Good Shanghai joint in Yuen Long @ 京滬村

27/07/2015
京滬村
元朗鳳攸南街9號好順利大廈1座1樓2號舖
Shop 2, 1/F, Block 1, Ho Shun Lee Building, 9 Fung Yau Street South, Yuen Long
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/good-shanghai-joint-in-yuen-long-e2472814

Good Shanghai joint in Yuen Long
2015-07-27  959 瀏覽
I don't normally trek into Yuen Long but went here because I heard the clams were good and they also serve good Shanghainese food.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Clams in Huadiao wine:
花雕醉蜆 $68

As expected, these clams were delicious, you could see how dark they were which meant that the clams have been soaked in wine for some time.
The clams were really tasty with a fragrant wine taste and the wine was not too overpowering that you could still taste the clams as well.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Platter:
五福併盤$168
 0 讚好

The platter consisted of meat terrine, jellyfish, beef shin, braised gluten and chicken with bean sheets pasta in sesame sauce.
My favourites were the jellyfish and bean sheets pasta because the sesame sauce was light and not too overpowering.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Emperor fried rice:
皇帝炒飯 $88
 0 讚好

The fried rice was nicely done, the grains or rice were not stuck together and not too oily with lots of seafood in it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Peking duck:
北京烤鴨＄328

There was quite a lot of duck meat sliced from the plump duck which is paired with the pancakes, sauce, cucumbers and spring onions.
The pancakes were a bit too thick for my liking but the duck was meaty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Chinese ham, lotus seeds in honey:
蜜汁火腿蓮子 ($168)

Basically you put the ham, crispy sheets in between the steamed bun to eat.
The sweetness of the ham and crispy bits paired together nicely.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Shanghai dumplings:

As you can see, there is so much broth in the dumplings and the meat filling inside the dumpling is fresh swishing round in a rich and sweet broth.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
If I am in Yuen Long again, I will come here again for the clams and the food comes fast.
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