[Review 4621] Just salty and spicy @ 燙天下

13/09/2015
燙天下
深水埗欽州街37號西九龍中心8樓34號舖
Shop 34, 8/F, Dragon Centre, 37 Yen Chow Street, Sham Shui Po
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/just-salty-and-spicy-e2489935

Nice concept with a choice of vegetables which you can see but the broth was disappointing because all you could taste was extreme saltiness and spiciness.
The vegetables were ok but the tofu texture was like a polyurethane sheet.

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The bill: $24

[Review 4620] Sham shui po's Mecca @ Mecca

13/09/2015
Mecca
深水埗欽州街37號西九龍中心8樓18號舖
Shop 18, 8/F, Dragon Centre, 37 Yen Chow Street, Sham Shui Po
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sham-shui-pos-mecca-e2489856

Mecca is a place where Muslims around the world go to complete their pilgrimage at least once in their lifetime.

At Sham Shui Po, there is a new food joint called Mecca serving Egyptian food.
 0 讚好

I wanted the Egyptian samosas but they didn't have it.
Ordered the Salt grilled mackerel with bread and fries.

It took quite a while for the food to arrive and it was not that hygienic because my partial complete food was put on this area where people were ordering over my food so their shixxy spit was dropping all over it.
 0 讚好

Anyway, finally it was complete so I was able to collect it.

The mackerel is basically the same ones served in Japanese restaurants.
The bread was local chinese bread which i don't like stuck with a few sesame seeds but earlier photos on openrice seemed to show a baguette.
 0 讚好

The fish was not hot enough and a bit underdone because it was still very wet and jelly like and the skin side looks like a raw piece of fish because cooked fish skins shrivels up and the skin was smooth.
 0 讚好

But overall it tasted ok. The chips were a bit overdone because theywere too crispy.

[Review 4619] Openrice awards @ 唯港薈Silverbox 宴會廳 Hotel ICON Silverbox Ballroom

13/09/2015
唯港薈Silverbox 宴會廳 Hotel ICON Silverbox Ballroom
尖沙咀科學館道17號唯港薈1樓
1/F, Hotel ICON, 17 Science Museum Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/openrice-awards-e2489533

Went here a while ago to attend the openrice awards ceremony.
There was finger food and my favourite was the mini yorkshire pudding burger and the buffulo cheese which looked like a Swiss roll.
I liked the pipette which had balsamic vinegar to flavour it as you like.

[Review 4618] Grand and glamourous @ Gradini意大利餐廳 Gradini Ristora

13/09/2015
Gradini意大利餐廳  Gradini Ristorante E Bar Italiano
中環皇后大道中74號中環∙石板街酒店大堂
Lobby Level, The Pottinger Hong Kong, 74 Queen’s Road Central, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/grand-and-glamourous-e2489528

Grand and glamourous
2015-09-13  5671 瀏覽
Although Gradini serves Italian food, the restaurant is so elegant and the interior looks French.
 0 讚好

Went here with a group of friends to try it out.
While we were there, Kelly Chen 陳慧琳 was also dining there.
As well as Kelly, they said Julian Cheung 張智霖 and local tycoons dine there alot.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Anniversary cocktail:
 0 讚好

We were served this pretty anniversary cocktail which had pearlescent pearls in it that contains alcohol.
 0 讚好

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★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Selection of prime Italian dried and cured meat Parmigiano Reggiano and black truffle honey - HK$138:
 0 讚好

Started off with a selection of fine meats but my favourite was the hard and tasty Parmigiano Reggiano cheese because I love cheese.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Seafood salad with parsley and olive dressing - HK$168:

The seafood salad was refreshing.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Grilled Mediterranean octopus and citrus salad on a bed of hand-picked baby spinach leaves - HK$148:
 0 讚好

The octopus salad stole the show because the octopus was really soft and springy with a strong briny octopus taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Double –boiled crustacean broth with king scallop, scampi, mussels, clams, calamari and fresh herbs- HK$198i:

The crustacean soup had a strong crab taste and there was quite a bit of seafood blended into it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Home-made tagliolini with Maine lobster, fresh tomato and basil - HK$388:

A nice dish of pasta in tangy tomato sauce with chunky pieces of lobster.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Home-made Ravioli filled with lobster and fresh tomato coulis - HK$248:

Personally I liked the ravioli because I just love ravioli, the ravioli pastry was firm and al-dente filled with tasty lobster.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Oven-baked whole Italian line-caught sea bass with fresh aromatic herbs in salt crust - HK$398:

For red meat alternatives, you can choose this because the fish is delicate paired with fractal brocoli and a nice lemon sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Live Maine lobster, baked or steamed with choice of sauces (lemon butter sauce, sea urchin cream or spicy tomato sauce) - HK$548:

As nice as it looks, the lobster was springy and tender.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Roast lamb rack with herbs and Chianti mustard - HK$398:

This is a must try even if you are not keen on lamb because it is soft and supple and not a bit gamey.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Tiramisu HK$88:

I am bored of Tiramisu but this one was amazing because it had crushed chocolate which makes it taste so nice and the layers are so fluffy and creamy with a delicate sponge in the middle.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Moscato Jelly HK$98:

As well as the tiramisu, the jelly is a must because it is paired with fragrant coconut icecream and the jelly is sweet and divine.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
I didn't try the cocktails but the others had:
· Salty Air HK$138 (new summer cocktail)

· Iced Watermelon HK$138 (new summer cocktail):

The iced watermelon is basically like an alcoholic sorbet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆

[Review 4617] Relaxing dinner @ Haveli Authentic Indian Restaurant

12/09/2015
Haveli Authentic Indian Restaurant
天后清風街20號地舖
G/F, 20 Tsing Fung Street, Tin Hau
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/relaxing-dinner-e2489526

Indian food is my favourite so I can almost eat it everyday.
This time tried Haveli on Tsing fung street.
 0 讚好

The decor was nice and the restaurant was spacious.

Started with crispy and spicy poppadoms.


Ordered the Lamb samosa which was divine because it was finely minced lamb with peas in a rich gravy.

Tried the Tandoori fish tikka which was different because not many places do Tandoori fish, and here it was salmon.
The salmon was flakey flavoured with mild tandoori spices.
 0 讚好

For curries had the paneer kadai which is cooked with tomatoes and cheese, I found the tomato sauce really sweet

For rice I chose the spinach and garlic rice because it was lovely and green.
The rice was soft and fluffy.

As well as rice, I had the keema naan (lamb) and amritsari naan (potatoes).

For drinks I had my favourite salty lassi but not everyone likes the salty lassi so I recommend the mango lassi.

Receipt:

[Review 4616]Peruvian flavours @ El Mercado

12/09/2015
El Mercado
灣仔軒尼詩道239號21樓
21/F, 239 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/peruvian-flavours-e2489521

I love Peruvian food but there are not many in Hong Kong.
Tried this place because it was new and it serves Peruvian fare.

Here was what we had:
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Crispy sweet potatoes:
Started off with these sweet potato crisps which looked the same as crisps, they were hard and sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Grilled beef heart Anticucho marinated in chili corn puree:

I found this tantalizing because there were lots of different flavours going on and there was a strong taste of cumin.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Japanese oyster with lime and squid ink foam:

The oyster was different and I like the way it had dark grey squid ink foam with strong lime that made it appetizing.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Seared beef flank, banana confit, quail egg nigiri:

The rice beneath it was mixed with banana so it was savoury and sweet with a small poached quail egg on top.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
ohnibe fish, leche de tigre, sweet potato and crispy calamari rings:

This dish was refreshing as well with bold lime juice and silky pieces of ohnibe fish.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Suckling pig, edamame tacu tacu, nikei chalaca:

The suckling pig was really tender that the texture was more like chicken and the rice beneath it was really similar to thick congee.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆