[Review 5787] Ramen pit stop @ 博多拉麵別天神 Betsutenjin

15/02/2017
博多拉麵別天神 Betsutenjin
灣仔莊士敦道113號地下
G/F, 113 Johnston Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/ramen-pit-stop-e2730078

Ramen pit stop
2017-02-15  219 瀏覽
A few years ago, there wasn't anything interesting on this stretch, it used to  be a doctors clinic and some estate agent.
Now, there is a ramen joint which has replaced the short lived sugar cane juice shop from Central.
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Anyway, the noodles come fast and people eat and leave as it is not exactly the place to stay for a long time.

On the menu, there are two noodles, the pork broth and the prawn miso.
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If you order the sets, it comes with a side.

There was as side of crayfish and prawn roe salad which was quite salty, the dumplings fared better.


For the noodles, the pork bone broth was better because the soup was creamy.

The prawn miso was quite salty and tasted like wonton noodles because of the strong prawn flavour.

I didn't really need to add any condiments because it was flavourful already but tried the ramen pepper out of curiosity and it was really nice because it was peppery without being too spicy.

[Review 5786] A lovely lunch with great food and ambience @ 紫 (已結業)Dining at Murasaki

14/02/2017
紫 (已結業)Dining at Murasaki
銅鑼灣告士打道255號信和廣場UG樓8號舖
Shop 8, UG/F, Sino Plaza, 255 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-lovely-lunch-with-great-food-and-ambience-e2728950

A lovely lunch with great food and ambiance
2017-02-14  871 瀏覽
After seeing this delicious dish posted by PJ Moments I had to go and try it.
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The dish I was after is available during lunch so went for lunch.

Dining at Muraski is spacious and has lots of tables with good privacy.There is also a private room that can host lots of people as well.

For the lunch set, you get salad, steamed egg, mains, rice, pickles and dessert.

Started with salad which was crisp and sweet with a mix of greens.
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The steamed egg was tasty crammed with lots of seafood topped with pretty salmon roe.Personally I am not a fan of Japanese steamed egg but the one here was the best I have ever tried.
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For the soup, it was red miso which is my favourite because it has a strong smell and miso taste.

Moving on to the Murasaki Chirashi, it looked just exactly like the photos, topped with uni, salmon roe, cucumber and egg.

The best thing is that it comes with a side of crispy sakura shrimps which have been roasted in the oven so it has a super crispy texture.

The rice gives you ricegasm without the crispy shrimps but when you add them, the flavour comes out even more and you can't stop eating it. 

I wish there was more crispy shrimps!!

But anyway, the salmon roe, uni, crispy shrimps and cucumber just taste amazing together with the rice.

The lunch came with mango sorbet which was a sweet ending but we also had the highly recommended popping candy which was crazily delicious.I was literally expect popping candy but it was Mandarin, lychee and guava pearls with pear brandy jelly and peach crushed ice with rice soup poured on it.The pearls pop in your mouth with this heavenly liquid. The lychee and mandarin were my favourite and all the elements were not too sweet.

[Review 5785] Sweet soymilk broth :( @ 甘味讚岐手打烏冬 Yummy Delight

14/02/2017
甘味讚岐手打烏冬  Yummy Delight
鑽石山龍蟠街3號荷里活廣場3樓326-327號舖
Shop 326-327, 3/F, Plaza Hollywood, 3 Lung Poon Street, Diamond Hill
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sweet-soymilk-broth-e2728930

Sweet soymilk broth :(
2017-02-14  272 瀏覽
The staff here were really nice but unfortunately the food wasn't good.

Originally I picked the plain soba noodles but then I spotted the Green monday soymilk broth noodles so I changed to that.
The soymilk broth was so disgusting because they used sweet soy milk so the noodles and vegetables were all sweet.
I was pretty annoyed because I was very hungry that night,
The lotus roots lacked yuzu taste because it was supposed to be yuzu flavour according to the menu.

[Review 5784] Affordable bakery @ Mr. Bake

14/02/2017
Mr. Bake (已結業)
灣仔皇后大道東101號地舖
G/F, 101 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/affordable-bakery-e2728920

Affordable bakery
2017-02-14  51 瀏覽
Located in Wanchai, I assumed the bread and buns would be expensive but it wasn't and they were big!
To be honest, I think it is quantity and not quality offered.
It is just your average bakery but they had lots to choose from and they serve drinks as well with a good choice of floral teas.
The apple tea I had was very sour.
The latte bun was my favourite because I loved the cream and coffee flavoured bun.
The chocolate muffin and bread were ok but a bit dry.

[Review 5783] Checkmate Pizza's grand opening @ Checkmate Pizza

12/02/2017
Checkmate Pizza
紅磡必嘉街92-112號地下14A舖
Shop 14A, G/F, 92-112 Baker Street, Hung Hom
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/checkmate-pizzas-grand-opening-e2728354

Checkmate Pizza's grand opening
2017-02-12  410 瀏覽
Went to the opening which was open to the public with free pizzas and beer.
It was packed with people so you could imagine how fast the pizzas went.
I managed to try the classic pepperoni which was laced with tangy tomato paste and pepperoni slices.
There were also juicy meatballs.

[Review 5782] Healthy @ 肥仔記麵家

10/02/2017(已結業)
銅鑼灣糖街27號地舖
G/F, 27 Sugar Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/healthy-e2727282

I  ordered the plain noodles with beef sauce because I don't really eat the other stuff.
The broth was a bit weak, there was no MSG so this is a good fix for the elderly and people on a low sodium diet.

To be honest, I thought the soup was a bit bland so I put some chili oil which was super fiery.

One drop can burn your throat!

[Review 5781]Great food as well as Coffee @ Coffeeholic

10/02/2017
Coffeeholic  休息中
上環蘇杭街126-128號嘉寶大廈地下C號舖
Shop C, G/F, Carbo Mansion, 126-128 Jervois Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/great-food-as-well-as-coffee-e2727279
Great food as well as Coffee
2017-02-10  891 瀏覽

Recently discovered that this joint served enticing food so decided to try it out.
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The decor inside is nice with a touch of French and English, while there are some French/Italian inspired dishes on the menu.
As the ground floor was full, we were seated upstairs.

Ordered the Italian braised beef, All day breakfast, Japanese matcha latte and Pink Himalayan sea salted caramel latte.
Despite the joint was busy, the food came extremely fast!!

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All day breakfast:
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I was looking forward to this and it was definitely good so I ate everything.

Rarely do I order breakfasts in HK because restaurants just put crap together like fake sausages and other weird stuff but everything on this plate was delicious.There was a hot spring egg, green salad, Pain de Mie, potato truffle salad, tornado wedges and avocado salad. I love potatoes so it was great there was potato salad as well as wedges.
The wedges were fried perfectly so they were not wasted and I even put some egg yolk and avocado on it to make it evilicious.
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The potato salad was divine, they were not too soft and starchy with a potato taste as well as truffle.

I loved the way the salad was jazzed up with tasty sundried tomatoes and yummy hazelnuts.
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Italian braised beef:
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A nice dish of braised beef in tomato sauce, again paired with these delicious tornado wedges and healthy avocado salad.

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Japanese matcha latte:
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The matcha latte is served with a side of Okinawa black sugar but it tasted good without so I didn't need it.

It had a pleasant taste without being too grassy or bitter and the sakura flower spoon is so pretty.

++++++

Pink Himalayan sea salted caramel latte:
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Beautifully presented and the foamed cap was lovely with a decent saltiness to compliment the latte.

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Finished with warm brownies.
Both were good especially the chocolate.

Warm matcha brownie:
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Warm chocolate brownie:
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