[Review 4968] A classy place for dinner at Osteria Felice @ Osteria Felice

17/01/2016
Osteria Felice
中環夏慤道10號和記大廈地下16-21號舖
Shop 16-21, G/F, Hutchison House, 10 Harcourt Road, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-classy-place-for-dinner-at-osteria-felice-e2534520

After going to the carnival, Osteria Felice was close by so went here for dinner.
Friendly waiters greeted me and the one who was responsible for our table was really nice and knew so much about cocktails.

They had a create your own Martini option where you tick a gin or vodka base and then match it with different options as shown on the sheet.
I chose dirty Vodka with pickled garlic which came out surprisingly well because it had a savoury smell that made you ready for dinner.
The strawberry cooler was also good because it had a natrual strawberry taste with a great fizz.

After the drinks we started on the dishes, there were so many of my favourites on the menu so we ended up ordering too much and we were quite full by dessert.

Started with roasted Heirloom cauliflower’s which were flown from Australia, they were pretty in white, green and rare purple garnished with capers.

The florets were crispy as described by the waiter with a nice salty flavour to it.
Then we had the classic Vitello Tonnato tuna mayo a well-known Italian cold dish of sliced veal covered with a creamy, mayonnaise-like sauce made with tuna.It was creamy and had a strong tuna taste with tender thin veal slices beneath it.
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The crostini turned out to be a star because it had creamy burrata cheese and smoked sardines.

The sardines were different because it had a silky texture with a nice salty taste that paired wel;l with the cheese and crostini.
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For pasta, there were two must eat items: Squid ink linguine Hokkaido sea urchin and parsley and Linguine with Sicilian red prawns cherry tomato.

I just love red prawns and the linguine was al dente while the squid ink linguine was infused with white wine and prosecco.
Our last main was the roast duckling with grappa-preserved cherry sauce, which was meaty and tender paired with a cherry sauce that was slightly bitter and sweet.
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We finished dinner with Tiramisu and chocolate fondant with mozzarella gelato.

I loved the Tiramisu because the alcohol taste was prominent.
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The chocolate fondant oozed with runny chocolate sauce.

[Review 4967] chicken bowl at Ca-Tu-Ya @ 吉豚屋吉列豬扒專門店 Ca-Tu-Ya

14/01/2016
吉豚屋吉列豬扒專門店 Ca-Tu-Ya
旺角通菜街142-146號啟運大廈地下A舖
Shop A, G/F, Kai Wan Building, 142-146 Tung Choi Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chicken-bowl-at-ca-tu-ya-e2534181

This time tried the chicken bowl which was quite nice because of the sauce and not the chicken.
The coating was light and crispy with no weird old oil smell and taste.
There was finely shredded cabbage which made the rice and chicken very appetizng.

[Review 4966] Minced pork cutlet @ 吉豚屋吉列豬扒專門店 Ca-Tu-Ya

14/01/2016
吉豚屋吉列豬扒專門店 Ca-Tu-Ya
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期2樓2006-7號舖
Shop 2006-7, 2/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/minced-pork-cutlet-e2534179

I havent been here for ages so went here for lunch and discovered they have new items since my last visit.
Tried the bowl which had minced pork cutlet and prawn cutlet.
The minced pork was nicer than the pork cutlet because it is not too dry and the prawn cutlet was delicious but the prawn texture was strange and seemed like a reconstituted prawn meat in the shape of a prawn with the tail included.
As for the green tea horlicks, it was ok but not impressive.

[Review 4965] Spaghetti at Pepper lunch @ Pepper Lunch

14/01/2016
Pepper Lunch
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期2樓2018號舖
Shop 2018, 2/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/spaghetti-at-pepper-lunch-e2534176

I don’t know why I went here but tried the sizzling spaghetti with beef.
Unfortunately, the spaghetti was disappointing because it was too elastic which is not like the normal spaghetti.
Anyway, the sauce didn’t taste good either because it was quite sweet.

[Review 4964] Quick dinner after shopping in CWB @ 何洪記 Ho Hung Kee

14/01/2016
何洪記 Ho Hung Kee
銅鑼灣軒尼詩道500號希慎廣場12樓1204-1205號舖
Shop 1204-1205, 12/F, Hysan Place, 500 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/quick-dinner-after-shopping-in-cwb-e2534172

Quick dinner after shopping in CWB
2016-01-14  1616 瀏覽
Went here for a quick dinner because my friends wanted some simple wonton noodles in a nice environment.
The menu was a nice lilac purple.
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I didn’t feel like wonton noodles so went for soup and braised noodles in Mapo sauce with shredded pork.
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Daily soup:


The daily soup that day was sea coconut and American ginseng pork soup.
It had sweet taste followed by the soothing flavour of American ginseng.
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Braised noodles in Mapo sauce with shredded pork $120:



The noodles were interesting which was why I chose it because efu noodles are not normally paired with mapo sauce.
There were pickled vegetables in it which gave it a nice saltiness and crunch to the noodles.
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[Review 4963] From a British chippie to a Japanese joint @ S2 Kitchen

14/01/2016
S2 Kitchen
中環威靈頓街51號地下A舖
Shop A, G/F, 51 Wellington Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/from-a-british-chippie-to-a-japanese-joint-e2534170

Previously, this restaurant used to be my favourite chippy which closed down, now it is a Japanese place.
As I was curious about the new place I tried it for dinner one night because a local celebrity featured the 10 layered sea urchin cup.
That night I had the sakura shrimp omelette which was a mix of a savory and sweet taste.

Then, we had skewers and my favourite was the chicken skin, which was lovely and crispy.

We also challenged our cholesterol levels by having tiger prawns topped with sea urchin, oysters topped with sea urchin, Fish milt and the famous 10 layered sea urchin cup.
I love fish milt because it is creamy but it got quite heavy in the end.
In some restaurants, they serve luxurious chicken wings stuffed with bird’s nest but here it was stuffed with a HUGE Abalone that has been braised in sake.
For carbs, I had the charcoal noodles with pork and egg. The noodles were soft and springy flavoured by the soup.

Finished dinner with a crispy sweet tuna fish filled with red beans..

[Review 4962] Expats new retreat in Mong Kok’s @ Marks & Spencer

14/01/2016
Marks & Spencer 食品專門店  休息中
Marks & Spencer Food Store
旺角亞皆老街8號朗豪坊B2地庫25號舖
Shop 25, B2/F, Langham Place, 8 Argyle Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/expats-new-retreat-in-mong-koks-e2533903


I rarely go to MK because it is too congested with people and second hand smoke but I went here because of Marks and Sparks which has something different compared to the Central and Tai Koo branch.
Although it boasts to be the biggest food store in Hong Kong, the other MS food stores seem bigger especially the Central branch.
They serve Mac and Cheese balls, Beef and onion/chicken and mushroom slices and there is a nice table to dine there.
I got the Mac and Cheese balls and the steak and onion slice and I would have got tea as well but the staff said I could not use this stamp card because they said it is for Coffee related drinks only.
I was given this card in Central where I have been using it on TEA ONLY and if the dumbasses looked closely at the card you can see tea cups as well as coffee cups.

An email has been sent to Marks and Sparks because the staff should be trained about their own products and services instead of making up non-existent rules and it is a waste of breathe trying to reason with dumb people.

Anyway, the Mac and cheese balls were good, the coating was crispy and it had real cheesy cheese in the middle with decent macaroni but the cheese could have been stronger.

The slice was really good and I haven’t had this for ages because I don’t have an oven.

The puff pastry was flakey and buttery and it was filled with delicious beef in the middle.