[Review 5525] I was expecting more @ 功德林上海素食 Kung Tak Lam Shanghai Vegetarian Cuisine

21/10/2016
功德林上海素食 Kung Tak Lam Shanghai Vegetarian Cuisine
銅鑼灣告士打道280號世貿中心10樓
10/F, World Trade Centre, 280 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/i-was-expecting-more-e2665824

Kung Tak Lam seems famous so I was expecting the food to be better.
Ordered the fried rice with seaweed and pinenuts.
I wasn't impressed because they used Japanese Pearl rice and the fried rice was a bit too moist but the worst thing was the charred wok taste because it overpowered the taste of the fried rice, seaweed and pinenuts.
The taro pot in red fermented beancurd sauce was not fragrant and you couldn't taste any red beancurd.
The noodles were over priced because it was just plain noodles and sauces but what annoyed me was the sesame sauce and red beancurd sauce tasted the same except the colour was different.
For soup, I had the vegetarian shark fin soup but there was too much shitaake in it so it tasted a bit too sweet for my liking.
The restaurant was 80% women so you can imagine when there is more than two ladies together it can get a bit too noisy!!
To finish, we had steamed date pudding.

[Review 5524] Did not fail to impress @ 老川皇

21/10/2016
老川皇
佐敦吳松街45號地下
G/F, 45 Woosung Street, Jordan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/did-not-fail-to-impress-e2665795

Did not fail to impress
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There are three branches of 老川皇 in Kowloon. The one on the first floor was good so I didn't hesitate to try this branch, however the menu is slightly different which is good because I had to choose other dishes.
Tried the salted duck which was really good, it was not too salty so you could taste the duck as well.
The cauliflower was very tasty but not as spicy as it looks.
The liver dish was also good but the quality of the liver could be better because it was too rubbery.
The receipt is funny because the currency is not in HK$.

[Review 5523] Singaporean x Chiuchow dishes @ 潮庭 Chiuchow Garden Restaurant

21/10/2016
潮庭  Chiuchow Garden Restaurant
尖沙咀梳士巴利道3號星光行東翼2樓
2/F, Star House, 3 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/singaporean-x-chiuchow-dishes-e2665681

I love Singaporean dishes so every time I try it I can add it to my Singmalay series.
Here they are doing Singaporean x Chiuchow dish highlights including the famous black pepper crab.
I love Maxim's group because they always have knives and forks at the table so I don't have to ask for it!
Started with Deep fried minced pork and prawn roll wrapped in beancurd skin.
It was nice and meaty without being too fatty complimented well by the sweet and appetizing sauce.
The Deep fried beancurd rolls stuffed with shrimp paste served with lettuce wrap were also good because I love prawns.
Next was the Coffee and almond ribs which were sweet and sticky contrasted by the lovely fragrant bitterness of the coffee.
We had both the black pepper crab and the chili crab.
The black pepper was more fiery in my opinion but the chili one was tantalizing and it came with roti so you could dip it in the eggy sweet chili sauce.
Black pepper crab:
Chili crab with roti:
We also had Sliced garoupa in yellow bean sauce which I liked because Yellow bean sauce had a sweet and salty kick to it.
The cereal prawn is another famous Singaporean dish.
Finished with a classic Chiuchow style Fish dumplings, meatballs and cabbage soup.
Dessert was amazing because the durian egg tarts were filled with fresh musang durian.
I also downed the coconut dessert in a flash because it was made with coconut water and almond extract which both have a delicate and fragrant taste.

[Review 5522] HMV rocks therefore the food does too @ HMV Bar & Restaurant

21/10/2016
HMV Bar & Restaurant (已結業)
已改名為 HMV kafé
銅鑼灣百德新街22-36號名珠城4樓
4/F, Pearl City, 22-36 Paterson Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hmv-rocks-therefore-the-food-does-too-e2665680

Unsuspectingly, there is a restaurant on the top floor of the HMV shop in CWB.
A great place for people to gather with a wide variety of choices.
Started with fresh country selected mussels cooked with pancetta, saffron, cream sauce with rustic bread.
The mussels were springy and tasty and the crispy bread was good for soaking up the sauce.
Next was my favourite crispy calamari with a fruity tartare sauce mixed with yuzu.
I also loved the salad because it was Kale leaves mixed with creamy avocado with juicy pieces of oranges.
The next dish had a Chinese touch to it.
It was chicken with pasta in chicken broth with shitaake mushrooms.
Breakfast Pizza was good because I love breakfast and it had my favourite elements in it.
The Live Boston Lobster Mac & Cheese had a rich lobster taste but I couldn't taste the cheese.
We also had the hmv Wagyu Beef Burger which I didn't try but the others said it was good.
Finished off with a slightly different Tiramisu which was served in a cone.
The Classic Apple Crumble with Cinnamon Gelato was my favourite because of the cinnamon gelato and the crumble was rich and buttery.
For drinks, I finished with White Chocolate Mint which was quite sweet with pieces of chocolate in it.

[Review 5521] Chaotic day for The Bottle Shop @ The Bottle Shop

20/10/2016
The Bottle Shop 此店前身為 Little Beer Room
中環必列者士街15號地舖
G/F, 15 Bridges Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chaotic-day-for-the-bottle-shop-e2665497

Due to the publicity from their IG media the restaurant was quite busy that day.
After waiting an hour and a bit, the guy comes over to ask if everything was alight and tells us that the main Chef was off today hence the wait.
They had a big takeaway order as well so they had to handle that before serving the customers at the restaurant.
My pancakes were ok but I don't know if they would taste better because the main chef wasn't there but the funny thing was when the guy was bringing it over, the icecream flew off and landed on the girl's shoulder and then went splat on the floor.
Luckily, it didn't soil her clothing.
We only got one yoghurt when we ordered two breakfasts so that was strange.

[Review 5520] Yellow fin sole burger @ MOS Burger

20/10/2016
MOS Burger
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心1期地下C29-31號舖
Shop C29-31, G/F, MCP I, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/yellow-fin-sole-burger-e2665040

I was going to try the Yellow fin sole burger last week but luckily I didn't because it was on promotion this week.
This location used to be Indomart but not anymore!!
The Yellow fin sole burger was as good as expected but it was a bit too watery inside and the fish was extremely soft and silky with a hint of fishiness.