[Review 5386] Back again for a leisurely lunchtime @ 悠蔬食 Leisurely Veggie

18/07/2016
悠蔬食 Leisurely Veggie
銅鑼灣渣甸街50號渣甸中心25樓
25/F, Jardine Center, 50 Jardine's Bazaar, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/back-again-for-a-leisurely-lunchtime-e2619091


Back again for a leisurely lunchtime
2016-07-18  6366 瀏覽
I usually come here for dinners but recently saw photos of lunch which looked delicious so went here for a late lunch.

Got the set lunch which comes with an appetizer, soup and salad.
If you don't want the set lunch, you can also order the items a la carte.
Here was what we had:
To begin, had the aubergines which was served in this sweet fermented rice sauce with crispy fine shreds of seaweed that gave it a burst of umami flavour to it.

The salad in raspberry sauce was refreshing and appetizing.

There is a choice of pumpkin soup or Chinese soup.
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I had the Chinese soup which was strong in flavour from the sweetcorn and lotus roots.

Here were the mains we had:
I had the Thai style fried rice because I love rice and every mouthful was flavourful with pieces of mushrooms and beans.
It came with crispy fried tofu skin which was wrapped like a cute piece of drumstick with a lolly stick inside!
The other piece tasted like BBQ roast pork and it was soft with a crispy coating.


The other star of the show was the dimsum platter which is a popular pick too.

It comes with rice in a vegetable broth that is surprisingly delicious and not bland.

For dessert, you can pay another $15 for the licorice and monk fruit jelly or the hazelnut latte cheesecake which were both good.
The jelly is sweet in my opinion so I didn't need the extra syrup.


I also got some other desserts because they were irresistible.
The chocolate pudding was divine with a rich cocoa taste but if you taste it carefully, you can also taste coconut oil which gives it that melt in your mouth texture.

The water chestnut pudding is worth trying because the green tea takes it to another level.

I can't wait until they have some more new dishes because I will be back!

















[Review 5385] Great roast chicken @ Lo Spazio

17/07/2016
Lo Spazio
銅鑼灣恩平道42號亨利中心7樓
7/F, Henry House, 42 Yun Ping Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/great-roast-chicken-e2619071











Great roast chicken
2016-07-17  709 瀏覽
Went for early dinner and here was what we had.
Started with the Classic antipasto which was salad and I don't know what to make of it because if you google antipasto it's not salad but then it doesn't defy their menu.
I found the dressing a bit too sweet.
Next we had the octopus salad which was a huge tentacle that was grilled.
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The paprika oil and chili flakes helped to give it more flavour.
For pastas, we had the pasta al forno which had delicious tasty slices of chicken sausage but the sauce was too creamy for me and there was mozzarella on top.
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The chicken was perfectly roasted, I loved the crispy wafer skin and the chicken was springy and tender.
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The tiramisu had traditional ladyfinger biscuits which is good because restaurants rarely do it the traditional way.

To finish off, had the chocotini and bit bitch.
The chocotini was a bit too sweet.


The drinks list is going to go well with girls because there are lots of floral mocktails with rose syrup and elderflower as well as mint for mint lovers.

[Review 5384] Three course sunset dinner for only $498 @ Aqua

17/07/2016
Aqua
尖沙咀北京道1號29樓
29/F, Penthouse, 1 Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/three-course-sunset-dinner-for-only-498-e2619025\

Three course sunset dinner for only $498
2016-07-17  8699 瀏覽
After reading HKE's review, I thought dinner was worth trying because it was only $498 for three courses.

The view and ambiance was definitely good.
There is a clear unobstructed view of Hong Kong on a nice day where you can see as far as Causeway Bay and Central.
Started with a selection of breads complimented by a garlic mayonnaise dip.
My favourite bread was the fig because it was crispy with a hint of sweetness but the other two breads were good as well.
Started off with the lychee mocktail and I loved it because it was not too sweet and there were bits of citrus fruits in it.
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For the first course, I had the Cristal blue prawns tarter (+$98) which had creamy burrata on top.
The portion was quite big.
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Also had the vegetable tempura which went deliciously well with the sweet black truffle sauce.
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For the mains, there was beef cheek and ravioli which I had to have because they are both my favourites.
The beef cheek was soft and silky.
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The other main we had was the salmon also grilled to perfection.
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Great views of Hong Kong.
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To finish we had the dessert platter which is a feast for two people!
You get to personalize a messasge on the dessert platter so I chose supersupergirl on the go!
On the dessert platter, there was: chocolate eclair, lemon sorbet, tiramisu and a chocolate lava cake.
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My favourite was the tiramisu because the whipped layers were extremely light and airy.




















[Review 5383] Magic Black Forest at Garden Cafe @ 綠茵閣 Garden Cafe

17/07/2016
綠茵閣  Garden Cafe
北角城市花園道9號城市花園酒店1樓
1/F, City Garden Hotel, 9 City Garden Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/magic-black-forest-at-garden-cafe-e2618560







Magic Black Forest at Garden Cafe
2016-07-17  2766 瀏覽
At City Garden Hotel, there are some enchanting desserts inspired by Chocolate Rain’s latest fantasy book “Magic Black Forest”!
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If you have bought the book, bring the receipt here so that you can get discount when you order the Chocolate rain dessert.

There are four desserts in the series:

Chocolate Rain Forest

Treasure Box
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Rainbow in the Sky

Magic Mushroom House

You can order these individually or order the whole set for $350.

Tried the set and my favourites were the treasure box and the rainbow in the sky.
The layered panna cotta reminded me of the award winning steamed egg dish also available at City Garden's Yue.
I found the green cucumber panna cotta interestingly refreshing with a strong cucumber taste.
As for the treasure box, it was more like a treasure bag filled with fluffy cream, walnuts and banana tied with a cola string.

[Review 7821] Kaya toast @ 一粥麵 Super Super Congee & Noodle

19/12/2020 一粥麵  Super Super Congee & Noodle 樂富聯合道198號樂富廣場1樓1113-1114號舖 Shop 1113-1114, 1/F, Lok Fu Shopping Centre, 198 Junction Road, L...