[Review 4506] New soup at Sooo Vegi @ 素食主意 Sooo Vegi

02/08/2015
素食主意 Sooo Vegi
北角電氣道254-280號華凱大廈A座6號舖
Shop A6, Wah Hoi Mansion, 254-280 Electric Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/new-soup-at-sooo-vegi-e2474955

The new vegetarian place was packed so went here for vegetarian food.
Here was what I had:

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Spinach & Potato Soup $20:

This was blended potato and spinach soup which had a light taste but had a prominent taste of potatoes.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Stir Fried Celery & Veg. Fish Cake w/ Spicy X.O. Sauce $45:

This was a healthy crunch of celery, carrots and vegetarian fish.
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Taiwanese Style Cold Tofu w/Veg. Pork Floss $25:

I don't normally order this but it was surprisingly good because the sauce is not sweet and tastes like gravy with delicious crispy bits on top.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Found out that the other Soo Vegi branch has new dishes so I will go there later but normally I come here because it is closer to the MTR.

[Review 4505] Orange Honeycomb Crunch Frappuccino @ 星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee

31/07/2015
星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee
將軍澳坑口重華路8號東港城1樓106號舖
Shop 106, 1/F, East Point City, 8 Chung Wa Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/orange-honeycomb-crunch-frappuccino-e2474422

Went to Starbucks because of some new drinks.
There was this new drink called Orange Honeycomb Crunch Frappuccino and some other drinks blended with fresh banana.
Tried the Orange Honeycomb Crunch Frappuccino which has a natural orange taste at first followed by an artificial TicTac orange aftertaste.
If you happen to get burps later on, you will get nasty orange burps!

[Review 4504] Great place for special celebrations @ The French Window

31/07/2015
The French Window
中環港景街1號國際金融中心商場3樓3101號舖
Shop 3101, 3/F, IFC, 1 Harbour View Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/great-place-for-special-celebrations-e2474228

The French Window is grand and spacious, a rarity in HK, you have to walk through a long tall corridoor before you are greeted with a grand dining area.

There is a gorgeous long red bench sofa that divides the room.At the far end there is a chic seafood bar.
We sat by the window and had two different Moët & Chandon champagnes to pair with the food.

Moët & Chandon Impérial


Moët & Chandon Rosé Impérial


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Started off with oysters and I had La Lune and Fine de Claire.
Both were fresh and flawess.

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Next we had Lobster with wild berry dressing and black truffle which paired nicely with the Moët & Chandon Rosé Impérial.

Each piece of lobster was springy and delicious.
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Then came this sinful dish of Pan fried duck foie gras with jus, toasted brioche and gratinated turnips which paired nicely with the sharp Moët & Chandon Impérial which balanced the oiliness of the foie gras.
The brioche was just as sinful because it was soaked in butter and pan fried.

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Anis flavoured roasted sea bass, fennel confit in Pastis and potato mousseline

The seabass was delicate which went well with the silky mash.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Crispy suckling pig with dauphinoise gratin, braised endive and creamed mustard gravy

The suckling pig was my favourite because the meat was tender with crispy skin that was not fat.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Halibut filet topped with breadcrumb and curry crust, served with white wine braised leeks and mussels

The mussels here are amazing, same for the French mussels below because they are FRESH and SWEET!
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French Window mussels:

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Raspberry souffle:

The raspberry souffle was pink and fluffy inside with a lovely raspberry taste.
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Apple thin tart:

The apple tart was thin and crispy topped with thin apple slices.
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French lemon pie topped with meringue:

The lemon pie was my favourite with tart lemon filling on a thin shortcrust tart.
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Crème brûlée

The creme brulee was silky with a strong eggy taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
To finish off I had this lovely ginger and pear tea which had a nice musky pear taste.

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[Review 4503] McDelight Quesadilla @ 麥當勞 McDonald's

30/07/2015
麥當勞  McDonald's
灣仔莊士敦道74-80號地下及地庫
G/F&B/F, 74-80 Johnston Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mcdelight-quesadilla-e2474211

Walked past McDonalds and saw a standee for the McDelight so I had to eat it even though I was having dinner.
Basically it is a Quesadilla and there are two flavours chicken of beef.

I decided to try the beef first and come back for the chicken later but sadly they have stopped doing the McDelights so I am really gutted.
The McDelight comes in a flat box where you tear off the top half to eat.

The wrap had a flakey surface similar to a roti and it tasted like a Quesadilla with a thin Roti wrap.
Inside there was melted cheese, minced beef and chili.

The chili was way too spicy but it was really nice because the combination of melted beef and spicy chili was nice like chili con carne.
Anyway, I really regretted not trying the Hawaii chicken and pineapple that night as well.

[Review 4502] Basmati buffet lunch @ 印度皇 Basmati (Taste of India)

30/07/2015

印度皇 Basmati (Taste of India)
上環干諾道中137-139號三台商業大廈1樓
1/F, San Toi Building, 137-139 Connaught Road, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/basmati-buffet-lunch-e2474210

I have always wanted to try the buffet lunch at Basmati.
It was raining cats and dogs that day so I gave up going to this other Indian place and went here because it was close to the MTR.

The buffet was a bit disappointing because there were not much vegetarian choices.

[Review 4501] CEO Neway is deteriorating @ CEO Neway

30/07/2015
CEO Neway
灣仔軒尼詩道288號英皇集團中心3-4樓
3/F-4/F, Emperor Group Centre, 288 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/ceo-neway-is-deteriorating-e2474206

Normally I go to the CEO Neway on Sugar Street but as I was in Wan Chai, I decided to go here.
Had the buffet as well for dinner so it works out about $300 per person including a bag of compulsory charged crisps.
Unfortunately the food selection was a bit sub par for CEO, it was the same type of food served at NEWAY but charged at CEO prices.
The bak kut teh soup was mostly oil and had lots of msg in it.
The audio quality of that room was not good either so it was a double disappointment.
Next time I will go to the Sugar Street branch or NEWAY and not bother with food.

[Review 4500] Matcha Red Bean cupcake at ENxNICH festival @ Phoenix Sweets

30/07/2015
Phoenix Sweets
中環鴨巴甸街35號PMQ元創方A座Staunton 1樓S103號舖
Unit S103, 1/F, Block A Staunton, PMQ, 35 Aberdeen Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/matcha-red-bean-cupcake-at-enxnich-festival-e2474204

To celebrate the exciting ENxNICH (日本緣日夏祭) festival, Phoenix Sweets have come up with a Matcha Red Bean cupcake that is only available for a limited period of time!

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Matcha Red Bean cupcake:
It has a moist cake base made with Japanese red bean, covered with tasteful butter cream made with Japanese matcha powder.
For red bean lovers, there are lots of red beans garnished on top of the buttercream as well as inside the cupcake.
I liked the red beans in the cupcake because they were hard and not starchy and the green tea buttercream was strong and not too sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
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