[Review 4747] Relaxing place above a public swimming pool @ 土土 Oakland

28/10/2015
土土 Oakland
紅磡環海街7號大環山游泳池1樓
1/F, Tai Wan Shan Swimming Pool, 7 Wan Hoi Shan Street, Hung Hom
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/relaxing-place-above-a-public-swimming-pool-e2506364

I rarely go to HH because it is inconvenient but found out there was this interesting place called Oakland founded by three talented people.
It took me a while to find i because it was on the 1st floor above the public swimming pool.

Inside there was a comfortable sofa and nice décor.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Here was what I tried:

Thai Nong drumstick with shum shum shum fries:

The chicken drumstick was surprisingly good because the chicken was juicy and springy paired with their delicious chili sauce that had a nice fiery kick without the Hong Kong style sweetness.
The fries are topped with cheese and bacon according to the menu but there was not much cheese on it.
Although there was more mayonnaise than cheese, it still tasted good.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Toast with egg:

The toast with egg was ok but the mushrooms at the bottom were a bit watery.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Apple crumble:

The apple crumble looked a bit burnt but it was amazing because the apples in it were tart and there were cranberries in it too.
It came with icecream but it was nice without it and I would prefer custard or cream to go with it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Custard pudding:


The custard pudding was thick and creamy.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Meringues:

The meringues were light and crispy without being too sweet.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆

[Review 4746] Crispy fish @ 忠記咖啡屋

28/10/2015
忠記咖啡屋
西灣河筲箕灣道94號地舖
G/F, 94 Shau Kei Wan Road, Sai Wan Ho
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/crispy-fish-e2506362

Went here again for lunch and there was not much on the lunch menu to choose from.
The chicken is there everyday, then there was stir fried beef noodles, steamed meat patty, pork chop or fish.
I got the fish because chicken is risky and you might get skin and bones.
The fish was nice and crispy when it arrived so I quickly scraped off the nasty sweetcorn sauce and had it with rice and added chili sauce which tasted good.
The bittermelon soup was really nice because it had a nice bitterness to it and there were pieces of bittermelon that you could eat.

[Review 4745] A weird cup of gelato @ Das Gute

27/10/2015
Das Gute
灣仔港灣道30號新鴻基中心1樓122,122A及123A號舖
Shop 122, 122A & 123A, 1/F, Sun Hung Kei Centre, 30 Harbour Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-weird-cup-of-gelato-e2506216

Found out that they had gelato at Das Gute so went there for it.

I was hoping to get the mint chocolate or Darjeeling but the Darjeeling was sold out.
It was pretty cheap for $20.
However when I got the Gelato, the presentation was a bit funny, it was gelato smeared on the edges with a side that was empty.
My friend who had it from this branch a few hours before me said her cup of gelato was normal.
Anyway, the yoghurt gelato was on the sweet side but it was quite nice with a flavour that is similar to yakult.

[Review 4744] Heart to Heart with Cute dimsums @ 點點心思 Heart to Heart

27/10/2015
點點心思  Heart to Heart
灣仔軒尼詩道219號
219 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/heart-to-heart-with-cute-dimsums-e2505617

Went here because the dimsums looked creative and cute.
They have steamed taro buns filled with molten taro paste.
steamed pandan sponge cake
Beancurd rolls in tomato sauce
Came here twice because I really liked it.
On the first visit, I had just had dinner so I tried each of the buns I ordered and the rest I took home.
They tasted surprisingly good the next day!
The durian puff was really good because it had real durian in it but the pastry was a bit too thick.
The taro bun was a bit too sweet and the filling was not runny.
On the second visit, I had the rice with abalone sauce, but I didn't like the egg fried rice because it overpowered the gravy and abalone flavour.
The fried croquettes were not that good because the skin was too thick.
The steamed pandan cake was really good, it had a fragrant pandan taste yet it was not too sweet.
The beancurd roll in tomato sauce was healthy but could be tastier.
The prawn dumplings were cute.

[Review 4743] Blueberry yoghurt series @ 東海堂 Arome Bakery

26/10/2015
東海堂  Arome Bakery
鑽石山龍蟠街3號荷里活廣場3樓318號舖
Shop 318, 3/F, Plaza Hollywood, 3 Lung Poon Street, Diamond Hill
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/blueberry-yoghurt-series-e2505616

Blueberry yoghurt series
2015-10-26  184 瀏覽
Arome bakery has launched a new blueberry yoghurt series with tarts, rolls and dessert cups.
I wanted to get the blueberry yoghurt roll but it was sold out so I got the yoghurt cup.
It was nice that the texture was thick and not like weird gelatin pudding but the taste was a bit strange because it didn’t taste like yoghurt.
The taste was more like thick sour cream with sweetness or sour clotted cream with a sweetness.
Basically it was heavy thick cream.
There is a difference between Yoghurt and cream.
After mixing the blueberry at the bottom, the sour cream taste was better disguised.
Although it failed as a dessert, the sour cream/clotted cream would go well with scones if you ignore the slight sourness to it.