[Review 4804] Not a secret anymore @ Secrets 5F

16/11/2015
Secrets 5F
中環蘭桂坊德己立街30-32號加州大廈5樓
5/F, California Tower, 30-32 D'Aguilar Street, Lan Kwai Fong, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/not-a-secret-anymore-e2512753


California Tower of Lan Kwai Fong was re-opened last December housing many chic restaurants and clubs.

Zentral is the first Club to open with two floors on the 4th floor and 5th floor.

A great place located in the heart of LKF where all the restaurants are.
Secrets on the 5/F of Zentral is secret no more as everyone knows about the Friday 6-10pm Happy Hour that offers buy one get one free on some special cocktails costing no more than $100.
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There are other drinks such as champagne, spirits, wine, liquor, mocktails and cocktails that are buy one get one free.

What attracted me was the CHEESE PLATTER and COLD CUTS because I love cheese which always go well with drinks better than chips and lame satays served at other places.
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I got the basil limeade that is non alcoholic but it doesn’t seem to contain basil according to the menu because it has lime juice, lemongrass syrup, kaffir lime and ginger ale.
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Anyway, it was a refreshing drink with a good fizz and I loved the cheese especially the creamy brie and cheddar.
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A great place to chill on a night out with friends!

[Review 4803] Delicious French food @ Ivy

16/11/2015
Ivy 
中環港景街1號國際金融中心2樓2075號鋪
Shop 2075, 2/F, IFC, 1 Harbour View Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delicious-french-food-e2512603


Came here because IVY was located conveniently at IFC with a lovely view of the harbour and ferris wheel.
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IVY serves French food.

When you sit down, there is a plate of tomatoes, salt and a whole lemon.
The tomatoes are appetizers and the lemon and salt are condiments.
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★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Bread:
They will give you a bag of bread to start with which is contained in a lovely paper bag.
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French green beans and foie gras – aged balsamic:

Had this classic salad which is crispy crunchy beans with velvety cubes of foie gras in an appetizing balsamic dressing.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Warm prawns in olive oil basil lemon:

Next we had springy prawns in a fragrant olive oil.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Burrata and french tomatoes sherry vinegar basil:

The salad was lovely and reminded me of a salad that this French girl made me drenched heavily in vinegar.
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Crab lobster salad cucumber:

The crab lobster salad was also good because it was a good balance of seafood and salad vegetables.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Escargot snails, garlic butter , parsley , pasti almond flour:

These were plump snails in delicious garlic butter, after adding salt they tasted much better.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Mussels arrriabiata:

Flawless fresh mussels with a spicy kick to it.
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Spring chicken herbs de provence with Espelette powder , garlic jus:

The chicken was soft and supple with a delicious roasted skin.
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Lemon sole almondine olivers, caper, marcona almonds:

The fish was the star in my opinion because and I love fish.
Lemon sole is a common fish in the UK but rare in Hong Kong.
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For desserts we had souffle and the creme brulee but personally I found them too sweet and buttery.
Souffle:


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Tahitan vanilla crème brulee strawberries:

Heavily spiked with vanilla seeds.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆

[Review 4802] Pork scratchings @ Marks and Spencers

14/11/2015
Marks & Spencer 食品專門店  休息中
Marks & Spencer Food Store\
金鐘港鐵金鐘站ADM26-27舖
Shop ADM 26-27, Admiralty MTR Station, Admiralty
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/pork-scratchings-marks-and-spencers-e2511887

This branch of Marks and Sparks is located right inside Admiralty MTR so I ended up going there because I was early while waiting for someone and got a bag of pork scratchings.
Unfortunately, they seemed to have gone off with a rancid taste but they were still crispy.
Taste was quite salty as well.

[Review 4801] Milk bottles @ Marks and Spencers @

14/11/2015
Marks & Spencer 食品店  休息中
Marks & Spencer Food Store
金鐘皇后大道東38號地舖
G/F, 38 Queen's Road East, Admiralty
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/milk-bottles-marks-and-spencers-e2511879


Went to the new branch of MS on the corner opposite where Burger King used to be.
I got a packet of milk bottles, which are classic British sweets.
They taste a bit like Chinese white rabbit sweets but better with a gummy texture and fragrant milk taste.

[Review 4800] Vegetarians won't be left out @ 築地日本料理 Tsukiji Japanese Restaurant

13/11/2015
築地日本料理  Tsukiji Japanese Restaurant
銅鑼灣記利佐治街1號金百利廣場7樓R1室
Room R1, 7/F, Island Beverley, 1 Great George Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/vegetarians-wont-be-left-out-e2511665

Vegetarians don't have much choice when dining out so I was impressed that Tsukiji Japanese Restaurant are doing vegetarian sets.
They can happily dine here with friends who are not vegan.
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The veggie sushi set is fit for one costing $138.
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The set contains:
-Japanese yam with flaxseed dressing
-Black garlic Japanese style seaweed salad with black sesame sauce
-Assorted veggie sushi platter (8pc)
-One shot of charcoal noodles in a bamboo charcoal cup
-Mochi (red bean).
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The sushi was light and appetizing made with natrual ingredients that were healthy and delicious.
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The seaweed salad had sweet tasting fermented garlic which has anti oxidant properties.

The crisp yam in creamy flaxseed dressing was my favourite.

The award winning charcoal noodles were as good as the first time I tried it a few years ago.
Consistently al dente and silky.

The dessert in this set is a red bean mochi roll.

The others had sashimi which were fresh and sweet.
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Sashimi platter A:

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Sashimi platter B

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Goose liver sushi:

The pieces of goose liver on the sushi were huge and velvety and a dash of wasabi balanced the heaviness of the liver.
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Oyster rice pot:

As a carbohydrate lover, this was satisfying because it was rice in delicious oyster broth giving a creamy strong oyster taste.
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The aquatic tank by the entrance.

[Review 4799] Corny horny pie at Kornhill @ 麥當勞 McDonald's

12/11/2015
麥當勞 McDonald's
太古康山道1-2號康怡廣場南座地下G02號舖
ShopG02, G/F, Kornhill Plaza South, 1-2 Kornhill Road, Tai Koohttps://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/corny-horny-pie-at-kornhill-e2511507

Corny horny pie at Kornhi
2015-11-12  565 瀏覽
Got the Sweet Corn Pie because it was new.
It was good that the pieces of sweet corn were still crisp and bursting with juice, but the pie was a bit oily so it ruined the delicate sweet taste of the sweetcorn.
The packaging was nice though and I liked the side with just the corn photo.

[Review 4798] Spicy curry the Kornhill @ CoCo壹番屋 CoCo Ichibanya

12/11/2015
CoCo壹番屋 CoCo Ichibanya
太古康山道1-2號康怡廣場南座AEON超級巿場地下L001號舖
Shop L001, G/F, AEON, Kornhill Plaza South, 1-2 Kornhill Road, Tai Koo
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/spicy-curry-the-kornhill-e2511505

Coco ichibanya does lovely curries but not at this branch.
I don’t know what is wrong with the people in this area, but 9/10 orders are always wrong or taste crap.
This time I ordered a non spicy curry and it got mixed up with someone else’s curry.
Anyway, it was a very spicy curry and the okra was fresh and slimy as usual but the tofu cubes were too soft.