[Review 4843] Not your usual gelato @ Stickhouse

02/12/2015
Stickhouse
尖沙咀廣東道3-27號海港城港威商場3樓3001-E1號鋪
Shop 3001-E1, 3/F, Gateway Arcade, Harbour City, 3-27 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/not-your-usual-gelato-e2518299

I got the daily special which was cantaloupe melon and kiwi because I like cantaloupe melon but it was too sweet and the melon taste was a bit artificial.
Then I had the pistachio gelato stick which was a bit weird.
Their freezer is a bit abnormal and the pistachio must have been there for quite a while for ice crystals to form on the surface which also affects taste.
Anyway, the texture was weird, it was not soft but the hardness was not icy but it had a chew to it.
The taste of this was better but it was slightly chalky when you ate it.
I was a bit disappointed with the selection because there wasn't anything cute/artistic about it to give me an impulse to buy it.

[Review 4842] Make yourself at home @ 馬莎Café M&S Café

02/12/2015
馬莎Café M&S Café
太古太古城道18號太古城中心2期1樓130號舖
Shop 130, 1/F, Cityplaza 2, 18 Taikoo Shing Road, Tai Koo
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/make-yourself-at-home-e2518298


Make yourself at home
2015-12-02  1875 瀏覽
M&S Café is a homely place to dine because it has lovely sofas which can make some people feel like home that they take their shoes off.
Anyway, I had my usual pasta which was consistently good.
Al-dente pasta in a tangy tomato bolognese sauce.
The hygiene could be better because there are always some flies flying near my salad.

[Review 4841] Kee Wah's tradition sausages @ 奇華餅家 Kee Wah Bakery

02/12/2015
奇華餅家 Kee Wah Bakery
鑽石山龍蟠街3號荷里活廣場2樓226號
Shop 226, 2/F, Plaza Hollywood, 3 Lung Poon Street, Diamond Hill
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/kee-wahs-tradition-sausages-e2518295

It's drawing near winter finally, so if your a local, it is time for hotpots, snake soup and preserved sausages.
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At Kee Wah, they have traditional sausages.

The sausages make great gifts to overseas relatives because they have English and Chinese instructions.
Both sausages had fragrant Chinese wine in it which you could smell when they were being steamed and when they were ready to eat.
Personally I prefer liver sausages because I love that rich taste with pieces of liver infused with fragrant wine that is really strong.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chinese sausages:
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★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Duck liver sausages:
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The liver sausages taste even better steamed in soy sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 4840] Soup curry in CWB @ SAMA HK

01812/2015
SAMA HK
銅鑼灣加路連山道5號地舖
G/F, 5 Caroline Hill Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/soup-curry-in-cwb-e2518284

The first time I have tried this was in Central and now they have another branch in CWB.
The menu has slightly changed and the curry comes in one size only and rice is unlimited which they didn’t tell me at the Central branch nor at this branch until I asked.
I got the vegetarian curry with prawn broth at Level 1 spiciness and it was quite spicy.
The vegetables were delicious but there was not much okra or asparagus in the curry as stated.
The natto beans were not viscous or slimy enough for my liking.

[Review 4839] Mini Swiss Rolls at Saint Honore @ 聖安娜餅屋 Saint Honore Cake Shop

01/12/2015
聖安娜餅屋  Saint Honore Cake Shop
中環皇后大道中138號威享大廈地下1號舖
Shop 1, Ground Floor, V Heun Building, 138 Queen's Road Central, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mini-swiss-rolls-at-saint-honore-e2518279

Walked past Saint Honore and saw these cute mini rolls so I got one of each flavour.
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Each one had a nice presentation with filling in the middle that you see.
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The three flavours were:
*chocolate and banana
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*mango
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*green tea and red beans
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The chocolate one was the best because the chocolate cake was not that sweet with a strong cocoa taste.
The matcha one was the second best but I didn’t like the red bean filling and I didn’t try the mango because I hate mango and it had a whole chunk of mango in the middle.
(以上食評乃用戶個人意見 , 並不代表OpenRice之觀點。)

[Review 4838] Fast food Thanksgiving @ The Diner

01/12/2015
The Diner
中環亞畢諾道4-8號兆景閣地舖
G/F, Shiu King Court, 4-8 Arbuthnot Road, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/fast-food-thanksgiving-e2518275

Went here because of the Thanksgiving pumpkin pie milkshake.
It was blended with Vanilla ice cream with pureed pumpkin, brown sugar & pie spices topped with vanilla bean cream.
It was thick and creamy with a good kick of cinnamon.

They also had a Thanksgiving burger which was neat because it was all the Thanksgiving ingredients in a burger.
In the burger, there was a ground turkey patty, pan gravy, fresh baby spinach leaves, red onion, cranberry & orange sauce, sweet potato hash cake & hickory smoked ham.

The freshly made pecan pie was nice but a bit too sweet.

[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.