[Review 5257] The Place for buffet @ The Place

09/05/2016
The Place
旺角上海街555號香港康得思酒店L樓層
Level L, Cordis, Hong Kong, 555 Shanghai Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-place-for-buffet-e2581680


The Place for buffet
2016-05-09  6585 瀏覽
Came here a while ago for buffet.
In those days, it was called The Langham hotel but now it is called THE CORDIS.
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the place is still there serving buffets.
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Went there and they had a Korean themed buffet.
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Here was the Korean selection they had:
Ginseng and chicken soup
Korean appetizers
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Korean soba:
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topokki wrapped in bacon
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As well as the Korean delights, they had the usual seafood, curries, cheeses, sushi and more.



Cheese and miso lobster:
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fois gras:
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flame grilled sushi:

Cheese:

Oysters:
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seafood:

Korean drinks:

Movenpick icecream:

Charcoal waffles:
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pon da ring inspired chocolate mousse cake:

White sesame pebble cake:

Coconut sago and mango:

Started off the buffet with leaf tea.

Then we had freshly opened oysters.

The congee was sweet and tasty with fresh crab.

Next I had the cheesy miso lobster and foie gras paired with fruit jams.

For mains, I got my favourite curries and potatoes.
The potatoes were really good because they were soft and well flavoured.


Tried the Korean ginseng and chicken soup which had a strong ginseng taste that had a bitter touch to it.

Desserts:


The white sesame pebble was quite an unusual dessert which has a strong white sesame taste.

The chocolate mousse cake was my favourite because the chocolate mousse was silky and smooth.

Korean drinks:

[Review 5256] I.N.C.O.N.S.I.S.T.E.N.T @ Morty's Delicatessen

07/05/2016
Morty's Delicatessen
中環康樂廣場1號怡和大廈地庫12-14號舖
Shop 12-14, Lower Ground Floor, Jardine House ,1 Connaught Place, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/i-n-c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t-e2580947

Went here twice and the poutine was totally inconsistent!
Poutine is fries topped with cheese curds and gravy.

The first visit on the 23rd of April, the poutine looked like this.
There wasn't much gravy but there were some cheese curds.
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The second visit on the 7th May, the cheese was totally different.
I couldn't see any gravy but it turns out the gravy was at the bottom and it was like water as shown on the video.
After complaining that the gravy was too watery, I was given this. I don't think they understood that I was complaining about the watery gravy because they gave me extra cheese.
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Watery gravy:
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As well as the poor gravy the grilled cheese was a total failure because the bread was stupid sweet local bread and the cheese did not taste sharp as stated on the menu.
The cheese in the poutine tasted better than the cheese in the grilled cheese toast.

[Review 5255] Savoury silky tofu @ 一豆花 One Bean Curd Pudding Specialist

07/05/2016
一豆花  One Bean Curd Pudding Specialist
旺角弼街80號地舖
G/F, 80 Bute Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/savoury-silky-tofu-e2580665

This shop has been around for quite a while but I don't know why no one has reviewed it.
Anyway, I chose the wrong day to try it because it was bloody hot to eat at the bar table round the corner.
It was friggin hot and the guy who was also eating beside me stunk of Body Odour so it was an incredible experience!
I had the warm savoury Sichuan silky tofu with preserved eggs.
The preserved eggs were not as soft as I hoped but the silky tofu was quite nice as a savoury dish because I don't like sweet silky tofu however it was too spicy for me.

[Review 5254] Southern coleslaw @ Burger Deli

06/05/2016
Burger Deli
西貢敬民街9號高勝樓地下2號舖
G/F, 2 Ko Shing House, 9 King Man Street, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/southern-coleslaw-e2580643

The weather was too bloody hot for burgers sitting outside so I opted for the Southern coleslaw.

It was much nicer than expected because the coleslaw had a lot of crunch to it and the sauce was really decent with a tart salad cream twist to it and a hint of dijon mustard and mustard seeds that you can see.

[Review 5253] once in a blue moon @ 興記小食

06/05/2016
興記小食
西貢福民路高富樓地下35號舖
Shop 35, G/F, Ko Fu Building, Fuk Man Road, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/once-in-a-blue-moon-e2580633


This joint is more for SK residents because they open from 0500-1400.
I wonder who goes there at dawn anyway.

Ordered fish shaomai which costs $6, the guy puts lots of soy sauce and chili oil.
The chili oil is extremely spicy which balances the fishyness of the shaomai.