[Review 4837] Fake baked potatoes @ 美心西餅 Maxim's Cake Shop

01/12/2015
美心西餅 Maxim's Cake Shop
將軍澳港鐵坑口站HAH 3號舖
Kiosk HAH 3, Hang Hau MTR Station, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/fake-baked-potatoes-e2518270

There are not many branches of Maxim’s that sell these fake baked potatoes because they need a heated cabinet.
In the cabinet there are also other items such as hotdogs and puffs.

I suspect that they look too much like real potatoes hence people are fooled and don’t buy them because Hong Kongers don’t like spuds.
Anway there are three flavours:

Bacon:

Tuna:

Triple cheese:

The bacon and tuna visually can fool you but I got the triple cheese and tuna because I don’t like bacon.
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Triple cheese:

I didn't like the bun because it was sweet.
(The usual Chinese type of bread/bun that it is sweet).

I loved the filling because of the mash and cheesy sauce.

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Tuna:


The tuna was ok but on the sweet side.

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As well as fake baked potatoes, they had a meat roll that looked like a Sausage Roll.

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MEAT Roll:


Full marks on presentation because it looks exactly like a sausage roll but does not taste like a sausage roll because they have used the wrong herbs and the sausage meat needs to have an equal mixture of fat and pork.














[Review 4836] Christmas gathering Italian style @ Yours Milano

01/12/2015
Yours Milano
佐敦柯士甸道7號4樓
4/F, 7 Austin Road, Jordan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/christmas-gathering-italian-style-e2518266







After dining a Yours Bistro discovered this place on the corner which is on the 4th floor of a nice building.
Had the Christmas set which costs $388 per person.

Started off with bread.

Then I had the SIGNATURE seafood platter which had:
- Fresh Oyster
- Cocktail Shrimp
- Sea Whelk

All of the seafood were fresh and sweet.

Next had the PUMPKIN AND FRESH CRAB MEAT CREAMY SOUP which was creamily thick and sweet in taste.

For mains I chose the PAN-SEARED BEEF TENDERLOIN FILLET WITH GOOSE LIVER SAUCE which was tender and juicy.
Just the type of steak that I like.

Finished off with CARAMEL APPLE WITH VANILLA ICE CREAM which made it a nice ending.

The Christmas dinner I had will be available from the 23rd to 25th Dec at $388 per person.

[Review 4835] Joyeux noel dans Yours Bistro @ Yours Bistro

01/12/2015
Yours Bistro (已結業) 查看
此店已改名為 Flâneur
佐敦官涌街5號地舖
G/F, 5 Kwun Chung Street, Jordan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/joyeux-noel-dans-yours-bistro-e2518179


Initially I was hesitant coming here for dinner because most Kowloon restaurants serve localized Western food.
After analyzing the menu, it was clearly different and comprehensive because they even had il Flotante which is a proper French dessert.
I like the way the menu at Yours Bistro is professional with proper French dish names.
 0 讚好

The restaurant is in Jordan but is distant from the hustle and bustle with decent European décor.

I had the Christmas dinner which costs $328 with 4 courses including a glass of wine.
The starters were hard to choose because 3 out of the 4 choices were good but luckily there were three of us so we chose them all.

Started off with the bread basket and clearly the mini baguette was cute and delicious.

Then we had the Amuse Bouche / Pre-starter Teaser which was smoked salmon.

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STARTER - Crème Ninon (green pea soup):

Crème Ninon is a soup with a base of a heavy stock purée of green peas and dry champagne.
I loved it because the taste of fresh peas were strong and it also tasted like mushy peas.
++++++
Both the beetroot salad and fig salad were good but it depends on whether you prefer beetroot or goats cheese, but for me I like both so it was a difficult choice.
STARTER - Salade de Betteraves :
(beetroot salad):
 0 讚好

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STARTER - Salade des Figues et de Chèvre:
(Fig salad with goats cheese)

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Mains - Dinde Rôtie aux Marrons:
(roast turkey with chestnut sauce)

The turkey was presented nicely and it was juicy and soft.
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Mains -Entrecôte Beurre Maître d’Hôtel (avec Frites maison) (+$45):
Grilled Australian black Angus rib-eye steak with garlic, parsley butter and French fries

As well as turkey there is a steak option.
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Dessert - Gâteau au Fromage:
Cheese Cake

The set dessert was cheesecake and it was surprisingly good because it was light with a delicious lemony taste like Marks and Spencers cheesecake.
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A la carte - Mille Feuille:

If they have this, it is a must order because the fondant is beautifully done and the custard layers are not too sweet.

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[Review 4834] Croissants with molten fillings @

30/11/2015
Oscar Bakery
太子太子道西157號別樹華軒地下15號舖
Shop 15, G/F, Bijou Apartments, 157 Prince Edward Road East, Prince Edward
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/croissants-with-molten-fillings-e2518052


There used to be this famous croissanterie which sold filled croissants called Le Salon Restaurant et Croissanterie.

Compared with Urban bakery, you either liked Le Salon or Urban bakery.

For me, I liked Le Salon because it was less buttery but Hong Kongers for some weird reason like Urban bakery because they like that sick buttery taste.

Anyway, I was on my way to the MTR when I saw this bright shop with posters of croissants filled with a green molten filling 流心, the new hype in Hong Kong.
I wasn't keen at first because I thought they were going to be localized sickly croissants but anyway went in and they had Spinach Quiche which gives you reassurance that it is not that Chinese.
Unfortunately, the green pistachio filled croissant was sold out but they still had the hazelnut so I got that.
The croissant was really impressive because it was not that buttery or oily and when I ate it, the taste was amazing, the hazelnut paste was decent, it was made of real grounded hazelnuts and there was quite a fair amount of grounded hazelnuts in it.

The hazelnut filling tasted really natural as well and it was not even creamy which was fantastic.

I am so glad I stumbled upon this bakery because the standard is a bit like La salon Restaurant et Croissanterie but they have caught the molten filling hype and called them 流心牛油酥.
If the molten filling craza was around when Le Salon was around, they would have been the croissant hype then filled with molten filling.

Can't wait to try the pistachio one next time!













[Review 4833] Back for bones @ 太田茶餐廳

30/11/2015
太田茶餐廳
西灣河太祥街7號興祥大廈地下G號舖
Shop G, G/F, Hing Cheong Building, 7 Tai Cheong Street, Sai Wan Ho
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/back-for-bones-e2518042

On the last visit I got bony chicken and this time they were consistent and gave me bony chicken again.
There was this interesting e-fu noodles in cheese sauce which I thought was going to be same as the lobster and cheese e-fu noodles but without the lobster.
Unfortunately, it turned out disgusting because there was no cheese and it was just e-fu noodles in milk and tasted like vomit, the result of heated milk!
(Milk is a common Chinese substitute for cheese because that’s how they perceive cheese!)










[Review 4832] Potato croquettes @ Maya Cafe Mediterranean Lifestyle

30/11/2015
Maya Cafe Mediterranean Lifestyle
上環德輔道中173號南豐大廈G7號舖
Shop G7, Nan Fung Tower, 173 Des Voeux Road Central, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/potato-croquettes-e2518039

Stopped by for some snacks because I felt peckish, so had the potato croquettes.
They were a bit dry but I liked the cumin and curry spices in them and there was a tomato dip, which was sweet and had a darkish colour.



[Review 4831] Iconic H now in Hong Kong @ ICONIC H Special Hotdog Shop

30/11/2015
ICONIC H 特色熱狗店 ICONIC H Special Hotdog Shop
銅鑼灣禮頓道106-126號禮信大廈地下3&16號舖
Shop 3&16, Leishun Court, 106-126 Leighton Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/iconic-h-now-in-hong-kong-e2518038

Iconic H now in Hong Kong
2015-11-30  975 瀏覽
I am so glad Iconic H is now in Hong Kong because Hung Hom is not convenient and there is nothing to do there.
Went to the new branch of Iconic H for my favourite salmon hotdog with mentaiko egg and had a bowl of instant noodles with bolognaise and melted cheese.
+++++++++++++
instant noodles with bolognaise and melted cheese:
The instant noodles were actually really good because they were firm and springy and the bolognaise sauce was appetizing but the cheese was tasteless.
 1 讚好

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Salmon hotdog:
Unfortunately, it was not as good as the first time I tried in it HH because the salmon sausage was too hard and rubbery.
The egg was nice and runny but slightly raw because the egg white was clear.

+++++++++++++


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