[Review 5163] To oyster fans @ LIS Cafe

03/04/2016
LIS Cafe
香港仔黃竹坑道55號如心南灣海景酒店P3樓
Podium, Level 3, L'hotel Island South, 55 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/to-oyster-fans-e2563883

Went here because my friend loves oysters and it does not cost over $400 per person.
It is cheaper on Mondays to Thursdays at $329 per person and $359 per person on weekends and public holidays.

As expected the oyster and seafood bar was a popular pick for people dining there.
Different types of oysters that they have:

As well as oysters, they had other dishes.
For drinks, they have a good variety of teas that would easily please expats and tourists.
I was impressed with the dessert because they had my favourite cherry crumble and this caramel, peanut butter and chocolate bande which tasted like delicious caramel slices in the UK.
One of our mates arrived late when the buffet session was about to end so he ordered the a la carte Tomahawk steak which comes with green tea salt and gravy.

[Review 5162] An afternoon with Pandora's box @ The French Window

02/04/2016
The French Window
中環港景街1號國際金融中心商場3樓3101號舖
Shop 3101, 3/F, IFC, 1 Harbour View Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/an-afternoon-with-pandoras-box-e2563346

An afternoon with Pandora's box
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I love French Window because of the lovely views and having afternoon tea here is just the perfect thing to do on the weekend.
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They are now serving Pandora's Box from Fri-Sun and on Public holidays from 3:30 - 5:30.

The afternoon tea is served in a chic black box with a bottom drawer of savory treats.
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As well as Pandora's box, there is a dessert to finish which includes juices, coffee or Kusmi tea.

They are flexible and it is possible to serve tea for three at an extra $268 per person while it costs $468 for two.
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A wide range of Kusmi teas to select from:
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My friend had a bottle of Fuji Takasago sparkling plum sake which costs $180 per bottle.
I have to admit that it tasted really good because there is no alcoholic taste to it.
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As for me, I love teas so I settled for tea.
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Savoury treats:
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Duck Foie gras macaron and lemony crab & avocado bagel.
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Roast beef and watercress bagel:
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Cucumber on baguette:
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Lobster vol au vent:
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Smoked salmon on sourdough:
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Sweet treats:
Citrus macaron, nutty chocolate puff and berry kiss macaron


Rose angel cake:
This was filled with a delicious light rose infused cream.

Vanilla cream roll:

Green tea mandarin orange shot:
The green tea shot was different because it had an interesting texture, there were finely grounded tea leaves in it.

At the end, they serve dessert which has heavenly light Jasmine Espuma with Rich Madagascar ice cream, Valrhona meringue and crispy almond crumbs.

We also got extra scones for $68 complete with clotted cream, blueberry jam and strawberry jam.

[Review 5161] Great bakery but inefficient service @ Le Pain Quotidien

02/04/2016
Le Pain Quotidien
灣仔皇后大道東200號利東街地下G40-41號舖
Shop G40-41, G/F, Lee Tung Avenue, 200 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/great-bakery-but-inefficient-service-e2562825

Went here for some patisserie but it takes a while to be served because there is only one person actively serving while the other two were not doing anything until they were instructed by one of the staff.
Finally got served.
Bags were not given so you have to pay for them which his fine but they charge $1 when everyone else charges 5 cents.
Anyway, the patisserie I got was really good especially the Almond kisses which have a delicious buttery filling in the middle.
The Belgian doughnut was quite sweet with a sugary filling.
 For Easter they had these cute chocolate eggs which were the size of quail eggs but quite pricey for $145!

[Review 5160] Not just desserts @ 小火焰韓式咖啡餐廳 Aidan Korean Dessert Cafe

02/04/2016
小火焰韓式咖啡餐廳 Aidan Korean Dessert Cafe
觀塘觀塘道410號觀點中心1樓1號舖
Shop 1, 1/F, Kwun Tong View, 410 Kwun Tong Rd, Kwun Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/not-just-desserts-e2562824

I thought this place only served desserts but they have fried chicken and the usual Korean fare.

Here was what we had:
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Fruit ice bar naengmyeon:
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Ordered this because it looked pretty on the menu.
I was captivated by the two ice bars with berries in it.
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The ice bars were not sweet but savoury which was surprising because it was berries in frozen broth so it didn't ruin the harmony of the noodles with a strange sweetness.
The berries were tart and refreshing which went nicely with the springy noodles.
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Raisin and cereal fried chicken with honey:

The fried chicken was sticky and sweet drizzled with honey and coated with crispy cornflakes and raisins that gave the fried chicken more complexity.
The coating is slightly spicy.

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Beef served on a steel mesh:

The beef had a smokey taste and it was like eating a beef patty tasting like jerky.
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Roasted baby spare ribs with kimchi fried rice and Mozzarella cheese:

I loved the generous melted cheese which helped tone down the spicy kimchi fried rice.
The spare ribs were meaty and juicy.
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Fried chicken with bread and lava cheese:

This was my favourite because it had all my favourite items: fried chicken, crispy bread and CHEESE!~
The fried chicken was not so spicy and it was tender springy pieces of thigh meat which was delicious with the cheesy sauce.
After finishing the cheese and chicken, I was left with delicious crusty bread covered in yummy cheese.
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Sweet potato latte:

For drinks I had the sweet potato latte which was creamy with a natrual sweet potato taste.
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Lemon blue curacao soda:

For those who want to try the inverted bottle drink and don't drink alchohol, this is the solution because they have a non alcoholic lemon blue curacao soda.
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