[Review 5367] Quality oysters @ Casa Fina Seafood & Oyster Bar

12/07/2016
Casa Fina Seafood & Oyster Bar
銅鑼灣恩平道42號亨利中心13樓
13/F, Henry House, 40-42 Yun Ping Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/quality-oysters-e2615663


Quality oysters
2016-07-12  543 瀏覽
Casa Fina Seafood & Oyster Bar is one of the restaurants under CASA which are all located in Causeway Bay.
That night we started with an oyster & seafood platter of:
-Pacific Rock (U.S.)
-Namibia(South Africa)
-Isabella(France)
-Gillardeau(France)
-Scampi(NZ)
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I have stopped eating oysters in Hong Kong because of the freshness and quality but I will eat oysters from the CASA group because they are good and I have tried them at other branches before without any unpleasant side-effects.
The oysters were fresh and taste different according to where they come from.
My favourite was the Gillardeau because it has the strongest taste.
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It was visually stunning to see the whole scampi in its beautiful coral pink shells.
The scampi was sweet and springy that it did not require any seasoning.
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Next was the caesar salad tossed with crisp sweet lettuce.
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Then we had Garlic Bread with Sauteed Live Clams with Basil White Wine Sauce.


These sauteed fresh clams had a fragrant basil flavour which really brought out the sweetness of the clams.
The soup was so good that I drank it. There is garlic bread so that you can soak up the broth but personally I prefer it not buttered.
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The Deep Fried Alaskan Crab Cake was presented as a triangular croquette made with so much crab meat.

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Then we had the deep fried lamb ribs which had a lovely cumin seasoning.

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The Tiger Prawn & Alaskan Crab Meat Penne With Lobster Sauce tasted like penne in reduced lobster bisque sauce crammed with lots of crab meat and the prawns were nice and springy.

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French Duck Foie Gras Linguini With Wild Mushroom Cream Sauce:

This was my favourite, I loved the al-dente linguine tossed in the oil from the foie gras.
There were so many pieces of foie gras and earthy mushrooms.
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Hokkaido Scallop Risotto With Ink Sauce:

A flawless risotto especially the ink sauce.
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Last but not least was the 16oz US Prime Rib Eye Steak With Wild Mushroom Gravy (Daily Special).
A great steak for sharing.

[Review 5366] Paradise Dynasty branches to Kowloon @ 樂天皇朝 Paradise Dynasty

10/07/2016
樂天皇朝 Paradise Dynasty
旺角彌敦道639號雅蘭中心2樓203及205號舖
Shop 203-205, 2/F, Grand Tower, 639 Nathan Road, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/paradise-dynasty-branches-to-kowloon-e2614956

The new Kowloon branch of Paradise Dynasty is conveniently located near the MK mtr exit.
Since my last visit, there were some new dishes so I tried them.
New to the menu were the spicy fishes and the Typhoon shelter crab dumplings.


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Had the lettuce rolls with sesame seed sauce.

This was just simple rolled lettuce held together by a piece of cucumber to be dipped in their homemade sesame sauce.
I loved this because it was just like eating sesame salad in a convenient way packed with so much lettuce in one bite covered in delicious sweet sesame sauce.
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Typhoon shelter crab dumplings:

It definitely had the taste of Typhoon shelter crab with a mixture of spiciness, garlic and a crab taste but I found it too spicy.
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Grilled mandarin fish with tofu in mapo sauce:

The sauce had a fragrant Sichuan peppercorn taste to it but I found it a bit too sweet.
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Fish fillets topped with chopped chillies:

I loved this dish, the fish was extremely silky and boneless with a brilliant chili kick to it.
I ordered rice to go with it because it was that good.
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Chilled baby spinach with vermicelli:

A lovely light appetizer of spinach, carrots and vermicelli in a tangy vinaigrette sauce.
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Chilled jellyfish head in soy sauce vinaigrette:

The jellyfish was similar to the dish above.
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Stir fried bittermelon in XO sauce:

The bittermelon could have been cooked longer because it was a bit hard but the XO sauce was quite nice.
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[Review 5365] Geez, the steak is good @ Gees Restaurant & Bar

10/07/2016
Gees Restaurant & Bar
上環皇后大道西77-91號荷李活中心地下及閣樓
Shop G&H, Hollywood Centre, 77-91 Queen's Road West, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/geez-the-steak-is-good-e2614955


Went here for the dinner.
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As well as the food, the staff were really nice, they did not rush me to order, they gave me extra bread and offered to refill tea.
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The steak I had was big and good because it was juicy and tender.
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It came with lovely leaf spinach and mash.
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The furnishings here was quite nice with a spacious toilet.

[Review 5364] Breakfast burrito filled with delicious hash brown @ Cali-Mex Taqueria

10/07/2016
Cali-Mex Taqueria (已結業)
中環威靈頓街71號
71 Wellington Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/breakfast-burrito-filled-with-delicious-hash-brown-e2614953

Breakfast burrito filled with delicious hash brown
2016-07-10  2777 瀏覽
Got the breakfast burrito at Cali-Mex because it has a hash brown in it.
The hash brown at Cali-Mex is really nice because it is made of finely shredded potato.
It would be good if you could choose the hash brown as a choice like spinach so that there are more choices for the vegetarian breakfast bowls.
The current choices for breakfast bowls are spinach, bacon and chorizo.
Every bite of the burrito was delicious, the gooey cheese, tangy salsa, scrambled eggs and delicious bacon.
It was a bit messy to eat hence there are no pictures.

[Review 5363] Big portions at affordable prices @ 新唯一麵家

08/07/2016
新唯一麵家
尖沙咀厚福街5-6號多富閣6號地舖
Shop 6, 5-6 Hau Fook Street BNW Florist, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/big-portions-at-affordable-prices-e2614838


Went here because KC recommended this on IG and the fact that there was an English menu.
I always order the savoury soy milk if it is on the menu because it is my favourite.
Basically it was like savoury soy milk soup with bits of fried dough sticks, pickles and dried shrimps.

The soy milk is unsweetened and there is sugar on the table if you want to add it.

The star was this cake filled with meat and chives which tasted quite nice but the filling tends to fall out though.
The next dish was a bit oily for me but ok for the others because it was cheap and the portion was big.

[Review 5362] Curry vegetable filo roll @ Ali-Oli Bakery Cafe

08/07/2016
Ali-Oli Bakery Cafe
半山堅道53號地下
G/F, 53 Caine Road, Mid-Levels
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/curry-vegetable-filo-roll-e2614837

I wish I bought two because it was divine.
The key is the filo pastry because it is really delicate and not oily filled with tasty mashed up curry vegetables in the middle.