[Review 5380] Modernized Chinese fare @ 名館 Ming Bistro

15/07/2016
名館  Ming Bistro
銅鑼灣軒尼詩道500號希慎廣場14樓1401號舖
Shop 1401, 14/F, Hysan Place, 500 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/modernized-chinese-fare-e2617698

Located on the 14th floor of Hysan, Ming's Bistro has interesting decor and a stylish menu.
They serve buckwheat tea which is quite different.
Tried the black garlic soup which was quite unusual and it was quite dark in appearance too!

The soup was quite sweet in taste.
I love okra and there were so many choices so in the end I got okra in Peking sauce which was an appetizing spicy vinagrette.

Next was the steamed loofah topped with garlic which was sweet and had a strong garlic taste because there was so much chopped garlic on top.

The pork dumplings were ok but I found the pork oil a bit overwhelming.
Lastly we finished with the dimsum birdcage which had a bit of everything.
My favourite item was the butterfly sandwich filled with sweet Chinese ham, pineapple and cucumber.

[Review 5379] Back for galettes and crepes @ Odelice!

15/07/2016
Odelice!
灣仔蘭杜街2號地下9號舖
Shop 9, G/F, 2 Landale Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/back-for-galettes-and-crepes-e2617696

Back for galettes and crepes
2016-07-15  1795 瀏覽
Since my last visit, the crepes and galettes taste still as good as before but now there are more options on the menu such as roast chicken, mussels, pork, pan fried cod.
For me, I had the duck galette and desserts because these are just my favourites.
The duck galette was crispy with a lovely cheese filling in the middle.
For dessert, had the caramel crepe, pineapple waffle and mini pancakes.
The pineapple waffle was surprisingly good with tangy pineapple pieces complimented with sweet icecream on top of the waffle.
The mini pancakes look like mini British pancakes but they are slightly thicker and firmer with a taste similar to the crepes.

Finished off with my favourite Earl Grey tea and you get honey to add to it which makes drinking tea luxurious.

[Review 5378] Spoilt for choice @ 老川皇

15/07/2016
老川皇
旺角登打士街32號歐美廣場1樓
1/F, Omega Plaza, 32 Dundas Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/spoilt-for-choice-e2617695

I didn't really have much expectations for this place because it was in MK and it was an upstairs restaurant.
Anyway, when I got there the menu was really extensive and the restaurant was bigger than I imagined.
Looking at the menu, they had steamed fish, the usual Sichuan choices and some unusual items like the spicy squid and fish offal.
The drinks menu impressed me too because there was fresh avocado milk on the menu but sadly they ran out of avocado that day.
I ordered the cantaloupe melon juice and to my surprise it was freshly blended and not syrup.
They have a fruit cabinet.
I was excited about the fish offal dish I ordered because offal normally means livers, hearts, lungs etc but the fish offal at this place was FISH ROE!! I love fish roe, this is the first item I eat if there is any from steamed fish! The second is fish cheeks and eyes.
Never would I have thought fish roe would be classified as fish offal but anyway it was bloody delicious because it was crispy on the outside and full of Sichuan spicy flavours.
They were generous as well with the fish roe.
It is similar to battered roe in British fish and chip shops but with more intense flavours.
The sizzling cumin lamb was a bit disappointing though because it was a bit too chewy for my liking.

[Review 5377] Cluck Norris the new chicken burger @ Beef & Liberty

15/07/2016
Beef & Liberty (已結業)
灣仔永豐街23號2樓
2/F, 23 Wing Fung Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cluck-norris-the-new-chicken-burger-e2617671

Cluck Norris the new chicken burger
2016-07-15  1478 瀏覽
Glad there is another new non beef burger on the menu.
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This time it is chicken called the Cluck Norris.
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It contains a grilled antibiotic & hormone-free chicken thigh, crispy chicken skin, fresh pickled jalapeño, tomato and avocado served with butter lettuce and mayo.
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Enough said because the burger was creamily delicious with a spicy kick to it from the jalapenos and an added crunch from the crispy chicken skin!

The burger is best paired with fresh lemonade.

[Review 5376] KFC's new Santorini Crispy chicken @ 肯德基家鄉雞 (KFC) Kentucky Fried Chicken

13/07/2016
肯德基家鄉雞 (KFC) Kentucky Fried Chicken
樂富聯合道198號樂富廣場2樓U201-U203號舖
Shop U201-U203, 2/F, Lok Fu Shopping Centre, 198 Junction Road, Lok Fu
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/kfcs-new-santorini-crispy-chicken-e2616882

Tried KFC's new Santorini Crispy chicken because I like Greek food.
It was quite disappointing because it wasn't really Greek style.
The sauce was not even made of yoghurt and there were no olives.
I also tried the soft serve which had a strong vanilla/white chocolate taste but not as creamy as advertised.

[Review 5375] Earl grey and chocolate frappuccino @ 星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee

13/07/2016
星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee
北角炮台山英皇道147-151號萬事昌大厦地下3A號舖
Shop 3A, G/F, Multifield Building, 147-151 King's Road, Fortress Hill, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/earl-grey-and-chocolate-frappuccino-e2616880

Earl grey and chocolate frappuccino
2016-07-13  202 瀏覽
Starbucks have launched two new tea frappuccinos, the Double Chocolate Green Tea Frappuccino and Chocolate Black Tea Frappuccino.
I ordered the Chocolate Black Tea Frappuccino which has a layer of Earl Grey tea jelly at the bottom topped with black tea frappuccino blended with Kenyan tea leaves and chocolate java chips.
This was the best frappuccino I have ever had because there is a strong Earl grey flavour as well as chocolate and the jelly at the bottom is really nice.

[Review 5374] Double chocolate green tea @ 星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee

13/07/2016
星巴克咖啡  Starbucks Coffee
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期1樓1011-1013號舖
Shop 1011-1013, 1/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/double-chocolate-green-tea-e2616879

Double chocolate green tea
2016-07-13  291 瀏覽
Starbucks have launched two new tea frappuccinos, the Double Chocolate Green Tea Frappuccino and Chocolate Black Tea Frappuccino.
If you have tried the green tea frappuccino, it basically is the same but with chocolate sauce and chocolate bits added to it giving it a sweeter taste.