[Review 5288] Veggie Family since 2001 @ 素食一家 Veggie Family

23/05/2016
素食一家 Veggie Family
旺角洗衣街145號正華大廈地下
Ching Wah Building, 143 Sai Yee Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/veggie-family-since-2001-e2589221

It's been a while!
I used to go to this restaurant frequently that I had this VIP card many years ago that it has turned yellow.
Veggie Family is a famous vegetarian restaurant that has been opened since 2001.

The logo is slightly different and more modern and there is so much variety on the menu with a healthier less artificial twist.
There is English on the menu which is helpful and the new seating is much more comfortable.

Here was what I ordered:
It was so good they had these noodles because I love these noodles.
The vegetarian version is so much healthier since it is not drenched in meat oils after steaming.


The Sichuan dish was delicious and flavourful especially the monkey head mushrooms which are so tasty and meaty in texture.

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The fermented beancurd noodles were great but I would have loved the fermented beancurd to be stronger.


The vegetarian sharks fin looked a bit different from the picture but I love the beanshoots and pinenuts because the pinenuts gave it a lovely nutty taste while the beanshoots made the dish appetizing because the beanshoots were juicy.


I can't wait to come back again because there are so many other dishes I want to try and the new menu has so much to offer other than sweet and sour taro fish!!













[Review 5287] Buffet with Port wine and Sherry pairing @ 繽紛維苑餐廳 Cafe du Parc

22/05/2016
繽紛維苑餐廳 Cafe du Parc
天后銅鑼灣道148號香港銅鑼灣維景酒店2樓
2/F, Metro Park Hotel Causeway Bay Hong Kong, 148 Tung Lo Wan Road, Tin Hau
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/buffet-with-port-wine-and-sherry-pairing-e2589001


Conveniently located opposite the Tin Hau MTR, this place offers a quiet place for buffet away from the crowd.

The buffet area is tiny but sufficient for my appetite because they have seafood, cheese and hams.
At the moment, they are doing Sherry and Port wine pairings with the cheese and hams at no extra cost.


For other wines, it is also free flow at an extra cost.



The buffet selection:

Drinks selection:


The grilled oyster and lamb racks were surprisingly good because the sauce was not too sweet and the lamb was tender and not too fat.

The sashimi glass cabinet has sliding glass doors so it nice and hygienic.




The foie gras was served on wheat toast which made it less guilty to eat.

The crab that I had:

The dessert selection was quite good too.\




























[Review 5286] Fresh King crab rolls @ D. H. Crab

22/05/2016
D. H. Crab
鰂魚涌海光街5號地下C舖
Shop C,G/F, 5 Hoi Kwong Street, Quarry Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/fresh-king-crab-rolls-e2588944







Fresh King crab rolls
2016-05-22  1748 瀏覽
With the trend of lobster rolls in HK, Dutch Harbor Crab popped up specializing in Alaskan king crab from Dutch Harbor.
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Dutch Harbor is the source for Alaskan king crab legs which appeared in a famous US TV show called Deadliest catch.
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I went during the weekend to avoid the office crowd and this joint fits in nicely with ALOHA and Healthy Chicken.

Annoyingly, they had my favourite grilled cheese sandwich so I ordered that and a mini King Crab roll.

The King crab roll was amazing because the bun was soft and fluffy with a slight crispiness and the crab was scrumptious as expected because the crab tasted like it was freshly taken out from the sea and oozing with seawater.
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The dressing was minimalistic so it didn't over power the freshness.

For a new shop, I was quite impressed with the menu because they had pictures for all their rolls including the vegetarian one which most restaurants neglect.
They also accept card.

[Review 5285] Bursting burrata balls @ QMO

22/05/2016
QMO
//仔船街4號地舖
G/F, 4 Ship Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/bursting-burrata-balls-e2588723


Bursting burrata balls
2016-05-22  1423 瀏覽
I love QMO because it is right on Ship Street.
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At QMO, they serve tapas with Mediterranean inspirations and they have more seafood options which the locals will love.

I was really lucky to have dinner with someone who really knew about the food at QMO and handsome as well.

The menu is simplistic and the dishes do not have any fancy names and it tells you literally what is in it.
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Started with this refreshing ginger drink which had a nice fizz that was not too sweet.
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Then I had my favourite Doña Lola jamon which I previously tried at Quemo.
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Started with cherry tomatoes, burrata and basil cress.
THIS WAS MAGIC. I think the dish should be renamed to Burrata bubbles because people won't know how awesome this dish is.
It is not the ordinary burrata that you see so you are in for a surprise.
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They are actually burrata bubbles that burst in your mouth as they are made using spherification by Molecular Gastronomy so you can already imagine how divine they are.
I wouldn't mind eating plates of these and they were topped with basil cress (baby basil leaves).
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Next was the sundried tomatoes, mushroom, kalamata.
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This was another vegetarian dish that I loved because it was strong flavours.
It was a layer of bread, olives, mushrooms topped with sundried tomatoes and the saltiness of the olives worked nicely with the sundried tomatoes and mushrooms.
I would have loved an extra piece of toast to go with it.
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Dona lola chorizo molette:
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I am not a fan of chorizo but this changed my mind because it is a thin slice of chorizo sandwiched in this cute burger with a creamy filling.
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Shrimp and foie gras ravioli, oyster jus:

Moving on to this semi seafood dish was this huge ravioli where there are three in a portion.
Not only is it big but the piece of foie gras inside is big and there is a whole prawn inside.
As the ravioli wrap was made with local wonton wrap, it had this wonton taste and feel to it when the prawn flavours and wonton wrap were eaten together.
The ravioli was topped with this silky oyster foam which brings out the marine flavours.

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Cuttlefish, meatball and vegetables:
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If I could rename this dish, I would call it Mama's boy meatballs because the recipe comes from gorgeous Chef Martin Carrasco's mum.
It was deliciously soft and juicy meatballs in a light vegetable sauce topped with tender soft cuttlefish and finely chopped garlic and herbs.
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Coconut-Ginger Sorbet, Kaffir Lime:

Finished off with this lovely sorbet with a fiery ginger sorbet paired with sweet juicy lychees surrounded in a coconut sauce which is poured infront of you.
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[Review 7821] Kaya toast @ 一粥麵 Super Super Congee & Noodle

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