[Review 5795] Consistently good @ The Cabin Cafe & Restaurant

18/02/2017
The Cabin Cafe & Restaurant
西貢普通道183C號地下
G/F, 183C Po Tung Road, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/consistently-good-e2731549

Haven't been here for ages so decided to have lunch at The Cabin with my Brit friend.

I am glad the food was still consistently good and didn't let us down.

Went for lunch so I recommended the cottage pie to him but the other two dishes like fish pie and Lancashire lamb hotpot were also recommendable.

All three are annoyingly good.

Anyway, I had the fish burger with chips because it was not on the menu before.

REAL CHIPS served here.

[Review 5794] My comfort food @ 白鬍子炸魚薯條 White Beard Fish n Chips

18/02/2017
白鬍子炸魚薯條  White Beard Fish n Chips
中環蘇豪卑利街55號地下A號舖
Shop A, G/F, 55 Peel Street, Soho, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/my-comfort-food-e2731546

My comfort food
2017-02-18  154 瀏覽
I have been eating too much Japanese food lately, so had to eat some British food.

{Technically this is NZ style "Fush" and Chips but it still does the job!!!}
Went to White Beard fish and chips where I always go.
Ordered the battered oysters which are always consistently good.
Juicy oysters inside. It comes with a choice of dips which frankly is not required because it tastes good on its own but selecting ketchup would be wise to go with chips if you ordered any.

Also had gravy and chips with a beef and cheese pie.

I love chips and gravy.


Spotted this aged cheese sandwich so ordered that as well.
It was nice and cheesy.

My cravings were satisfied!!

[Review 5793] Bring on the full pasta experience @ Pici

17/02/2017
Pici 
灣仔進教圍16號地舖
G/F, 16 St. Francis Yard, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/bring-on-the-full-pasta-experience-e2730986

Bring on the full pasta experience
2017-02-17  2949 瀏覽
Seeing lots of expats have visited this place I decided to go early one evening.
Luckily I got there at 6pm because it was full within an hour.
The menu is simple with appetizers, pastas and dessert.

There were four of us so we got a pasta each while we shared the starters.
It is really hard choosing a pasta because they have Gnocchi, ravioli, orecchiette, lasagne, tagliatelle, parpadelle and pici!!
We sat at the bar where we got a view of all the pasta being made and the cooking at the far end.
I seem to recognize one of the Chefs from Pirata.
Fresh hand rolled pici which looked like fat spaghetti being made:


Ravioli being prepared:

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Parma ham sliced to order:


Began with bread, olive oil and balsamic vinegar while we were waiting.

Started with the burrata cheese which was creamy, soft and supple:
Next was the Chefs selection which was served on a board comprising of parma ham, salami, taleggio and parmesan.

You can evidently see the difference of freshly sliced parma ham because it is moist and radiant in colour.
Moving on the the warm starters, we had the meatballs which were made of pork, beef with tomato sauce.

They were big and tasty.


Now to the stars of the show, we had lasagne, ravioli, gnocchi and orecchiette

The gnocchi was one of the best I have had because the texture is not stodgy and there are bits of potato in it.


The ravioli was also exciting, there were two choices for ravioli so I chose the one with truffle because it was filled with delicious asparagus and shallots.

The filling was silky smooth complemented by the fragrant truffle.



My friend had the lasagne which was very hearty and meaty.


Last but not least was the nduja orecchiette which had a spicy touch to it while the orecchiette pasta pieces were al dente.


Despite being quite full we had the tiramisu which was a perfect end to the dinner.

[Review 5792] Hamataki in Tin Hau @ 浜滝 Hamataki

17/02/2017
浜滝 Hamataki
天后電氣道23號地下
G/F, 23 Electric Road, Tin Hau
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hamataki-in-tin-hau-e2730938

Hamataki in Tin Hau
2017-02-17  950 瀏覽
A while ago I dined at Hamataki at Kowloon City so I immediately recognised the other branch in Tin Hau because of the sign surrounded by lightbulbs.

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As it was lunch time, there was a good ramen deal with salad and a drink included.

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Ordered a ramen lunch set and the grilled fish again because I remembered it was delicious at the Kowloon City branch.

Black garlic ramen:

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When it arrived, the broth is bubbling because there is a pebble in the broth to keep the ramen hot while you're eating it.

The broth was thin but had a really strong garlic flavour that was quite bitter and the slice of pork was soft and fresh.

The salad that comes with it.


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My favourite grilled mackerel was moist and silky with a lovely salted taste.

It was so good that I ordered a rice to go with it.


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We also had this avocado and cream cheese which went nicely with the crackers.


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The silky tofu was a healthy fix as well.


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A great joint with nice decor:

[Review 5791] Not American enough @ American Diner

16/02/2017
American Diner
紅磡香港理工大學FGHJ座平台
Podium Level, Block FGHJ Courtyard, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/not-american-enough-e2730287

Decor was spot on looking like a real American diner.
Menu was spot on with grilled cheese, hot dogs etc.

BUT!!!!
The food was such a disappointment.

Grilled cheese, hmmmmm

It was just toast with cheese in the middle but at least the cheese wasn't fake.

The Minute beef steak sandwich was not edible because the steak was super tough and chewy. It seems like it had been in the freezer for decades with its moisture dehydrated and the onions were not caramelized enough.

[Review 5790] Eggless omelette! @ 尚素 The Veggie

16/02/2017
尚素 The Veggie
觀塘駿業街56號中海日升中心1樓B舖
Shop B, 1/F, COS Centre, 56 Tsun Yip Street, Kwun Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/eggless-omelette-e2730282

Eggless omelette!
2017-02-16  204 瀏覽
Previously came here when they newly opened so there were not many options!

Now there are so many choices that it is hard to decide.

One of the interesting dishes was the Sweet and sour konjac which I didn't order.
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One of the must order dishes is the eggless omelette.
To be honest, I didn't realize it was eggless until I looked at the photo of menu, but it was good because it was just made of beancurd skin, beanshoots and mushrooms.
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It tasted exactly like egg but slightly softer and runnier with a slight thick stickiness to it.
The only let down was that it was a bit too oily, also mentioned in another English review.


Next was the siumai which was soft because it had a lot of vegetables in it.
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The Sichuan mouth watering mock chicken tasted better than I expected because it was crispy and the beany sauce was fragrant with a touch of Sichuan pepper but it was a bit too salty.

Then there was crispy red beancurd monkey mushrooms which tasted like fried red beancurd chicken wings which are my favourites, so I naturally liked it!!