[Review 5488] Beautiful fine dining @ Le Rêve

04/10/2016
Le Rêve
銅鑼灣耀華街38號Zing! 10樓
10/F, Zing!, 38 Yiu Wa Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/beautiful-fine-dining-e2656528

After reading a glowing review on this place by FoodMeUpScotty, I knew this place was going to be good because he dines at the best places.
There is a eight course set menu and the one I had was A harmony of earth and sea.
Started with warm crusty bread rolls which were inside this brown bag on top a huge dried brown leaf.
The first course was EVOLUTION which was scallop tartar with radish, pears and Japanese ginger with a slice of beetroot on top.
A refreshing sweet and cool start to dinner.
It was then followed by tomato soup which was actually tomato essence. I loved that concentrated tomato taste.
Next came SAISON which was presented like a beautifiul painting.
It was Saury fish with tofu sauce, aubergine puree and my favourite couscous.
The elements blended well nicely and the bitterness of the herb helped cut through the strong flavours.
The third course was TRADITION.
It was Kimedai, I absolutely adore this fish and it was nice that the sauce wasn't too overpowering so I could taste the lovely fish with the spring onions and ginger.
I even drank the bit at the bottom because it had a brilliant infusion of the fish and spring onions.
Moving on to a slightly heavier course, it was CONNEXION which was lobster and spelt wheat.
The lobster was springy and the spelt which had a nice mouthfeel was in this creamy sauce.
Moving on to the EARTH element of this dinner, SAUVAGE was next.
An evenly marbled fat Satsuma beef from Kagoshima served with salt, wasabi cream, black pepper and sauce.
The beef was nice on its own and personally I think just adding salt brings out the best taste of beef.
Before we had desserts, RAFRAICHISSANTE was served.
It was a very sweet refreshing sorbet with sweet peeled grapes on top.
It was then followed by POUSSE, a fluffy white chocolate mousse with olive oil which you mix into it.
An interesting dessert.
The last course PAIX was petit fours which were a perfect ending with tea of coffee.
In addition we also had this CREME BRULEE mocktail which was so addictive with mini grilled marshmallows on the side.
Can't wait to come again when they have a new menu and full support to three guys who used to study in the UK .

[Review 5487] Bunny land @ Rabbitland Cafe

04/10/2016
Rabbitland Cafe
銅鑼灣謝斐道530號3樓
3/F, 530 Jaffe Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/bunny-land-e2656313

Bunny land
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Went here because I haven't really played with rabbits before.
You can get the package including rabbit feed and a drink which is quite cool but I just got a drink which costs $68.
The Earl grey tea was ok and they give you a cup cover which makes it hygienic.
One of the bunnies came really close to my camera
Will come back if they let my favourite rabbit out of the cage or maybe I was supposed to ask them.

[Review 5486] Nepalese momos @ Village Malaysian and Indian Restaurant

04/10/2016
Village Malaysian and Indian Restaurant
西貢普通道1E號地下
G/F, 1E Po Tung Road, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/nepalese-momos-e2656311

I love Nepalese momos and if they are good they will taste good especially the magic sauce.
This place does it good because the chicken filling is lean but some places put chicken fat and skin which is nasty.
Anyway, I had a mix of vegetables and chicken.
The chicken was really good, lean and tasty complimented by that lovely punchy sauce.

[Review 5485] Quick nibbles at Beef and Liberty @ Beef & Liberty

01/10/2016
Beef & Liberty
中環蘭桂坊德己立街32號加州大廈3樓
3/F, California Tower, 32 D'Aguilar Street, Lan Kwai Fong, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/quick-nibbles-at-beef-and-liberty-e2655502

My friend asked me to lunch and I was given a choice of pancakes or this place so I chose this place because I couldn't be bothered to go to Kowloon.
I settled for sausage rolls because it was new but then the Lambo and Beef sandwich were also new.
The sausage meat was really nice because it was velvety and lean without weird bits but I would have liked more herbs. However the Tiptrees tomato ketchup made up for it,
Also had padron peppers which were grilled nicely.

[Review 5484] Smoothie bowls @ Genie Juicery

01/10/2016
Genie Juicery
西環西營盤56-57號第三街56號福滿大廈地下A舖
Shop A, 1/F Fook Moon Building, 56-72 Third Street, Sai Yin Pun, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/smoothie-bowls-e2655493

When I first saw smoothie bowls on IG, they looked delicious so I went there to get one but this shop is well hidden.It would have been easier if I got the MTR and walked down from one of the exits.

On the menu, there are three smoothie bases and clearly the first and third were going to be my picks but I had to choose one.In the end I chose the chocolate base and for the toppings I picked strawberries, cocoa nibs, cinnamon and walnuts.
It was really good they had cocoa nibs because not many places have it and the last time I had it was at Akrame paired with chicken.The bitterness went really well with the sweetness of the chocolate smoothie base and it had a hard crunch to it.Before I got my bowl, I assume I had to drink it with a straw like normal smoothies but the base here is slightly thicker which has to be spooned.
$80 is a bit pricey but a good treat once in a while and the comment from my meat eating friend was that he would have it everyday if he was a vegan!

[Review 5483] Ghoulish afternoon tea @ DK Cuppa Tea

01/10/2016
DK Cuppa Tea
上環新街市街19號地舖
G/F, 19 New Market Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/ghoulish-afternoon-tea-e2655451

Ghoulish afternoon tea
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Ever since trying the cat themed tea set I was hooked and they keep launching new sets.

This time I had  Ghoulish Halloween Afternoon Tea Set.
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To begin the experience, you are given a bamboo container containing flat bamboo sticks with lettering on it called Chinese fortune sticks.
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You shake it until one falls out and they will interpret it for you.


At DK Cuppa, you there are four categories and each one represents a scent which corresponds to the magic spell which is set alight later on.

The experience was quite interesting because there was some Western elements in it as well as the table decorations such as skulls and pumpkins.

We were served drinks first which was blue butterfly pea tea with two syringes.

If you add the liquid, the drink will turn purple which sweetens the drink.

During Halloween Trick or Treat is a must with lots of sweets.
We thought they were sweets inside the pumpkin but they were savoury lobster balls and fish balls.
For starters, there was  shrimp pumpkin soup.

Then for the savouries, there were rosemary croissants, smoked salmon and beef and gravy pie.

You can literally dig in the pie and it is filled with juicy lean pieces of beef in it.



The other part of the set is the sweet part, the corresponding readings that you picked from the fortune sticks are placed on the creme brulee and set alight as if the spell was casted!
Other treats were  spooky macaroons, creepy spider icing cookies as well as pumpkin white truffle chocolate and chocolate muffin.



I really enjoyed it and it was a great chance to dress up in Halloween costumes.

[Review 5482] Modern vegetarian joint in KT @ Veggle Cafe

30/09/2016
Veggle Cafe
觀塘成業街7號東廣場地下G13A及15號舖
Shop G13A&15, G/F, E-Plaza, 7 Shing Yip Street, Kwun Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/modern-vegetarian-joint-in-kt-e2655164
Went here for food and I was not disappointed.
The tofu burger patty was a block of tofu skin which was quite nice and it was tasty because there was guacamole and other delicious sauces on it.
I didn't really like the sweet potato fries because it was fried and sweet but  you can change it to salad which I didn't know when I ordered.