[Review 5143] Purrfect @ Cat tune

23/03/2016
Cat tune
北角英皇道492號一樓A室
Flat 1A 1/F King's Road 492, North Point, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/purrfect-e2558819

It's been a while since I was here and there are now more cats.
A drink is included so I got the pomeganite soda which was sweet and cooling.
There are lots of other drinks and food items on the menu if you are hungry.
As this is a cat themed cafe, it is more than legit to post lots of cute cat pictures here.

[Review 5142] Dinner at Tasty Congee & Noodle Wantun Shop @ 正斗粥麵專家 Tasty Congee & Noodle Wantun Shop

23/03/2016
正斗粥麵專家  Tasty Congee & Noodle Wantun Shop
中環港景街1號國際金融中心3樓3016-3018號舖
Shop 3016-3018, 3/F, IFC, 1 Harbour View Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/dinner-at-tasty-congee-noodle-wantun-shop-e2558817

This place is great for having dinner with people who are getting the airport express to leave Hong Kong.
As well as dine ins, they do takeaways.

For dinner we had the sweet and sour prawns which the expats loved.
There was a very sharp taste to the sauce.

Next was the steamed fish head with black beans.
Basically I like anything with black beans and it was simply delicious with rice.


We also had the curry glass vermicelli pot with prawns which had a nice spicy touch to it and a gentle hint of curry powder tossed in the vermicelli.
[only available at this branch]

[Review 5141] Bling bling donuts @ Buttery Factory

22/03/2016
Buttery Factory
佐治街2-10號銅鑼灣地帶2樓264號舖
Shop 264. 2/F, Causeway Place, 2-10 Great George Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/bling-bling-donuts-e2557695

Found out about this joint because of the pretty pictures posted on social media.
Basically they are heavily topped donuts with all sorts of confectionery and biscuits such as oreo, bueno bars, green tea biscuits, cakes etc.
They also had savoury donuts as well, which were much nicer because I wasn’t really keen on the biscuits, confectionery and the donut base itself.
The sweet donuts didn’t really impress me as much as the savory donuts but I look forward to reading Silverthoughts comment on this.
+++++++++
Salted caramel donut:
This was quite nice because of the salted caramel syrup but the syrup managed to seep through the tiny hole from the folded box corner.
The chocolate frosting was a bit too hard for my liking.
+++++++++
Peking roast duck:
This was delicious because the pairing of duck, grassy spring onions and bbq sauce never fail but the cream cheese didn't taste nice with the duck but it helped to stick the ingredients to the donut and keep it in shape.
+++++++++

[Review 5140] Delectable pastas @ Involtini Italian Cuisine

22/03/2016
Involtini Italian Cuisine
銅鑼灣駱克道459-461號 The L. Square 11樓
11F, The L. Square, 459-461 Lockhart Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delectable-pastas-e2557671

The pastas are a must try here because the executive chef used to work as a pasta chef in michelin starred restaurants.
The tasting menu changes all the time and this was the one that I had.
++++++++++++++
Anti pasti:
 0 讚好

A nice sample of Involtini beef roll, cured rainbow trout, raw scampi, warm octopus salad, Involtini eggplant with pasta, parma ham with DOP mozzarella nad roast scallop.
My favourites were the octopus and the raw scampi.
++++++++++++++
Seafood tortellini:
 0 讚好

I loved the tortellini because they were filled with delicious seafood complimented with broccoli puree.
++++++++++++++
Short rib and wagyu sirloin with mash:

The beef was ok but I didn’t really finish it because I was quite full.
++++++++++++++
Red wine pear:

For dessert finished with this deliciously poached pear in red white.
The red wine was reduced in such a way that it was concentrated in the pear.
++++++++++++++

[Review 5139] I hate pearl rice @ 大家樂 Café de Coral

21/03/2016
大家樂  Café de Coral
天后英皇道6-8號百利大廈地下
G/F, Pak Lee Mansion, 6-8 King's Road, Tin Hau
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/i-hate-pearl-rice-e2557637

I was captivated by their vegetable rice series, but unfortunately the baked chicken leg in salt was sold out so I had the pork chop.
It was Chinese pork chop, which was sliced and chopped in a weird way so the only edible part was in the middle and the rest was fat and bones.
The rice pissed me off so much because they used pearl rice and I hate pearl rice.
It pisses me off even more that in Hong Kong we are forced to eat pearl rice with Chinese dishes because it is cheaper than Jasmine rice.
Just imagine in India having to eat other rices because it is cheaper than their local rice!

[Review 5138] Thai food served fast @ 冬蔭公公 Tom Yum Tom Yum

20/03/2016
冬蔭公公 Tom Yum Tom Yum
將軍澳坑口重華路8號東港城2樓238號舖
Shop 238, 2/F, East Point City, 8 Chung Wa Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/thai-food-served-fast-e2556916

Thai food served fast
2016-03-20  212 瀏覽
Since my last visit, the food has improved.
The restaurant is a bit cramped so the other two branches might be a better choice.

The food comes shockingly fast!
I had the buk kut teh which comes with rice and the portion of rice was really generous which went nicely with the spicy chicken pot.
The buk kut teh was really good because there was a decent herbal taste but the temperature was not hot enough.

The chicken pot was really good because the chicken had a nice spicy flavour but it was chopped in a Chinese random way so it was mainly bones which made it difficult to eat.
The glass vermicelli with crab was surprisingly good because the vermicelli was tasty and the crab was fresh, but again there was too many small sharp pieces of crab shell in the vermicelli.
 2 讚好

Finished off with the Thai style morning glory which had a strong prawn paste taste without being too salty.
Again, there was too much functionless pieces of non spicy chili that got in your way when you ate it.

[Review 5137] Coconut eclair @ L'Eclair de Genie

20/03/2016
L'Eclair de Genie
中環遮打道10號太子大廈1樓
1/F, Prince's Building, 10 Chater Road, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/coconut-eclair-e2556896

Tried the rouge eclair a few weeks ago and didn't like it.
On this visit I was captivated by the coconut eclair.

It was really nice because there was a layer of chocolate between the fondant and the eclair which was crisp when you bit into it.
In the middle was this delicious light sweet coconut filling that was not too sweet complimented by the lovely dessicated coconut on top.