[Review 4709] Gritty mussels @ FRITES Belgium on Tap

18/10/215
FRITES Belgium on Tap
銅鑼灣希雲街38號曦巒地下1號舖
Shop 1, G/F, Park Haven, 38 Haven Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/gritty-mussels-e2502879

Having missed Belgos, I decided to get my mussel fix from FRITES Belgium on Tap.
There are two new branches at Causeway Bay and Central.
Went to the Central branch because it was close to the MTR.

The building is new and you can still smell cement and other industrial smells which wasn't pleasant everytime the elevator opened.

Anyway, ordered the mussels mariniere with fries.
 0 讚好

The fries were nicely done and tasted delicious with the creamy mayo but the mussels were really gritty.
I think they should improve on this and it was lucky that I only got one pot otherwise it would be wasted.
The bread tasted weird because there was oil on it (clearly not butter) and it was a bit rancid.

[Review 4708] Buffet lunches @ Noble Spice

16/10/2015
Noble Spice
中環閣麟街37-43號祥興商業大廈7樓
7/F, Cheung Hing Commercial Bldg, 37 -43 Cochrane Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/buffet-lunches-e2502563

I have always wanted to try the buffet here but it ends at 2pm which is a rush on Saturdays and I don't work in Central during the weekdays.
Finally made it on a Saturday, the food was good as expected but it doesn't get refilled and they had a groupon offer when I went so people were like starved animals.

[Review 4707] Gnocchi at The Drunken Duck @ The Drunken Duck

16/10/2015
The Drunken Duck
中環蘇豪士丹頓街44號地舖
G/F, 44 Staunton Street, Soho, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/gnocchi-at-the-drunken-duck-e2502562

Gnocchi at The Drunken Duck
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I have always wanted to dine here but there seem to be lots to choose from but not a lot that I can choose because quite a lot of the choices have Korean ingredients which are too spicy for me.
 0 讚好

The lunches that they do are great but they are only available from Mondays to Fridays.

The tempting lunch dishes I wanted to try were:
Onion Bhajis with Mint Jelly
Duck Broth with Soba Noodles
Split green pea soup
Miso salmon with bubble and squeak
Roast Lemon & Cinnamon Chicken with Asian Greens and Chips,
Neal's Yard Brie with Sesame Crackers
Green Tea infused Chocolate Mousse with fresh cream and chopped almond topping.
Beef & Duck Cottage Pie with 5-spiced Gravy

Other great appetizers with a British touch that I plan to try later.
Bombay roasties
Broccoli, goats cheese and sweet potato samosa
Thai style scotch egg which I like but I don't like the lemongrass in it..
Tikka spiced meatballs
Roast lamb and mint dumplings
Steak and kidney pot stickers

The brunch was quite pricey and it looked confusing.
 0 讚好

For appetizers, the options were really good but I needed a full meal so went for the gnocchi which is now on the social plate menu hence the portion was small.
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RICOTTA and Morning glory gnocchi with roasted chilli essence, parmesan cream.
On the plate, there were four big pieces of gnocchi.
The gnocchi was quite creamy but it had a strong salty taste and it was not too spicy.

[Review 4706] More fish options please @ Beer & Fish

16/10/2015
Beer & Fish
中環蘇豪士丹頓街67號地舖
G/F, 67 Staunton Street, Soho, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/more-fish-options-please-e2502558

Before this place opened, I was excited because I was expecting it to be another chippy option.
The name Beer and Fish got me hopeful thinking there would be different fishes to choose from.
Anyway, when I got there I saw people eating fish and chips but the shape of the fish looked more like battered king prawns so I settled for the Jambalaya as the owner has this other Southern Restaurant.
The Jambalaya that I had was a bit disappointing because it lacked cajun taste and all I could taste was green peppers.

[Review 4705] Italian Tomato mooncake 2015 @ Italian Tomato

16/10/2015
Italian Tomato\
上環德輔道中317-321號啟德商業大廈地下G及H號舖左舖
Shop G & H, G/F, Kai Tak Commercial Building, 317-321 Des Voeux Road Central, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/italian-tomato-mooncake-2015-e2502557

Thanks to Ivy for sharing some mooncakes with us.
There were four flavours.
The chocolate and banana mooncake was quite nice.
It was rich with a strong banana taste but it was quite sweet.

[Review 4704] Freaky pumpkin pie @ 麥當勞 McDonald's

15/10/2015
麥當勞  McDonald's
北角英皇道460-470號樂嘉中心地下5A號舖及地庫
Shop 5A, G/F&B/F, Roca Centre, 460-470 King's Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/freaky-pumpkin-pie-e2502330

McDonald’s have launched a pumpkin pie for Halloween.
Inside the pie it was filled with vibrant orange custard like filling.
The pumpkin filling did not taste bad and it had pieces of pumpkin in it but they were a bit too hard with a slight raw taste.
I wish they added cinnamon to the filling and then it would taste more like American pumpkin pies.

For burgers, there was the pineapple cajun burger but in Chinese it was called Pineapple black pepper burger.
Anyway, you could see lots of black pepper on the chicken but luckily the coating was heavily coated in cajun powder.
The initial taste was really good because it tastes like southern style chicken was cajun flavouring but the black pepper really spoils it.\

[Review 4703] Bathing chicken 一流一沖涼雞 @ 一流一海南雞外賣專門店

15/10/2015

一流一海南雞外賣專門店 改名為 珍寶海南雞專門店a
北角書局街12-18號樂嘉中心地下1A號舖
Shop 1A, G/F, Roca Centre, 12-18 Shu Kuk Street, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/bathing-chicken-%E4%B8%80%E6%B5%81%E4%B8%80%E6%B2%96%E6%B6%BC%E9%9B%9E-e2502329

Ordered the bathing chicken 沖涼雞, which is literally what the menu says in Chinese.
It turned out really nice but shame the rice was rubbish because I got a mix of extremely hard dry rice as well as mushy congee.
As for the chicken, it tasted really good because the sauce was not spicy as it looked yet it had a strong vinegar and garlic taste just like the shandong chicken at this restaurant in Wan Chai.