[Review 4664] A place for group gatherings @ Cafe 2 Oyster n Grill

23/09/2015
Cafe 2 Oyster n Grill
西環西營盤皇后大道西371號地下
Shop C&D, G/F, 371-379 Queen's Road, Sai Ying Pun, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-place-for-group-gatherings-e2493256

A place for group gatherings
2015-09-23  584 瀏覽
This is a good place for large groups because there were ten of us so we got a long table and they serve a good variety of dishes to share.
Here was what we had.
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Mushroom soup with black truffle:
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The truffle soup was blended mushrooms with aromatic truffle and it was creamy with an earthy mushroom taste.
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Oyster chowder:
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This was good because the soup was extremely rich with a strong oyster taste.
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Passion fruit and orange tea:
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The tea was refreshing on a hot day with wedges of oranges that give you more orange flavour as you drank it.
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Canadian crabmeat salad:
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This was nice and light paired with juicy orange slices that made it appetizing.
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Chicken wings:

These were easy to eat single bone chicken wings.
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Clams:

The clams had a strong garlic taste.
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Prawn balls filled with cheese:

These prawn balls had a molten cheesy centre which were a delight and they didn't really need the sauce provided.
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Sausage platter:

The platter had a good variety of sausages.
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Signature Wild rice:

The rice was fragrant with a hint of coconut and the grains of rice were soft mixed with wild rice.
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Linguine with grilled seafood:

The linguine was al-dente in a rich creamy sauce.
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Lamb:

The lamb was a bit fat for my liking.
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Australian Tomahawk:

The tomahawk was huge and the beef was a bit tough.
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Pineapple pizza with icecream:

It was a bit weird having a cheese pizza with icecream even though it was a pineapple pizza because the cheese was savoury.
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Chocolate fondant:

The chocolate fondant was hot with molten chocolate in the middle but it was a bit rich.
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[Review 4663] Chocolate chip cookies @ 第一麵包 Top One Bakery

23/09/2015
第一麵包 Top One Bakery
北角英皇道277-297號皇都戲院大廈地下27號舖
Shop 27, G/F, State Theatre Building, 277-297 King's Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chocolate-chip-cookies-e2493254

Chocolate chip cookies
2015-09-23  239 瀏覽
Thanks to MKK for getting me these crumbly and light cookies studded with chocolate chips.
They were not too sweet and great for breakfast.

[Review 4662] Kung Fu hotpot! @ 金功夫點心火鍋 Kung Fu Deluxe Dim Sum Hot Pot

23/09/2015
金功夫點心火鍋 Kung Fu Deluxe Dim Sum Hot Pot
北角堡壘街6-8號華康大廈地下B舖
Shop B, G/F, Wah Hong Mansion, 6-8 Fort Street, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/kung-fu-hotpot-e2493252

Kung Fu hotpot!
2015-09-23  2145 瀏覽
Kung Fu started off serving dim sums but now they have Kung Fu hotpots which is basically a hotpot restaurant.
There are two broths which are worth trying, the chicken with sharks fin and the Chiu chow style rice broth which we tried and there is a choice of fish or crab.
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After trying the fish, I felt that crab would be a better choice because there are no bones and scales that get in the way when you eat.
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As well as broths, they have the much loved beef, dumplings and meat balls and other small dishes to nibble on when you are waiting for your friends.

Starters:
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Beef
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golden eggs with black fungus
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Truffle dumplings

crab sticks
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Fish maw


Squid

Lucky pouches

Crispy tofu rolls

Crisp sweet Chinese cabbages if you blanch them quickly.


Crispy fried fish skin

The inside of the restaurant looks a bit like an air raid shelter.

They also have their own home made XO Sauce.

[Review 4661] Great pastas again @ 薩莉亞意式餐廳 Saizeriya Italian Restaurant

22/09/2015
薩莉亞意式餐廳  Saizeriya Italian Restaurant
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心1期地下C16-24號舖
Shop C16-24, G/F, MCP I, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/great-pastas-again-e2493250

Went to Saizeyria for a quick dinner.
Ordered a salad, pizza, baby squid and pasta.
The salad was good as it usually is and the portion seemed big.
Tried the new baby squid in basil sauce, which was a bit disappointing because the sauce was thick and sweet like the localized Japanese squids.
The pasta was al-dente with a strong squid ink taste.

As for the pizza, it was a wrong choice choosing the buffalo cheese because it becomes rubbery but the pizza base was delicious.
The water dispenser was pathetic because it is hard to get a trickle out of it let alone a cup of water.

[Review 4660] Creamy cheese tart @ Maxim's Cake Lab

22/09/2015
Maxim's Cake Lab
灣仔軒尼詩道145號安康商業大廈地下2號舖
Shop 2, G/F, On Hong Commercial Building, 145 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/creamy-cheese-tart-e2493248

This shop used to be Maxim's but now this new shop with a blue front called Cake Lab has replaced it.
Although it looked European and modern, it is actually by Maxim's as well.
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Thanks to MungKK, I got to try these cheese tarts which are the same ones as the ones I tried at the new Maxim's bakery cafe in TKO.
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The cheese tarts were creamy and the liquid cheese is light as whipped egg white which gets heavier towards the bottom of the tart complimented by a dense buttery tart base.

[Review 4659] Molten cheese tart @ Bakery Café by Maxim’s

22/09/2015
Bakery Café by Maxim’s
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心1期2樓241, 250&251號舖
Shop 241, 250&251, 2/F, MCP l, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/molten-cheese-tart-e2493247

Tried the cheese tart at this new place where you can either sit down or takeaway.
It is best eaten straight away because it is hard to carrying it as the cheese will just spill all over the place because it is liquid.
One of the tarts survived and remained photogenic !!

Cream cheese lovers will like this but I prefer it to be savoury.

[Review 4658] Good until I found….@ 滋味屋

21/09/2015
滋味屋
西灣河筲箕灣道57-87號太安樓地下A32A號舖
Shop A32A, G/F, Tai On Building, 57-87 Shau Kei Wan Road, Sai Wan Ho
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/good-until-i-found-e2492519

Got the rice with a choice of two dishes, spicy tofu and the tomato and egg.
The spicy tofu was indeed spicy and you could taste the chili but it was bland and lacked flavour.
The tomato and egg was really good, there was a natural tomato taste which was appetizing and tart but inevitably, there is colouring in the food because the egg was a solid orange colour.
I was almost finishing the food until I found ....