[Review 5905] Supreme Chinese seafood @ 海港薈 Victoria Harbour Supreme

15/04/2017
海港薈  Victoria Harbour Supreme
灣仔港灣道25號海港中心3樓
3/, Harbour Centre, 25 Harbour Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/supreme-chinese-seafood-e2767046

Supreme Chinese seafood
2017-04-15  1783 瀏覽
Victoria Harbour Restaurant is everywhere in Hong Kong but Victoria Harbour Supreme which is part of the same group specializes in fine Chinese food and there are only two branches.

I dined at the Wan Chai branch which is spacious and equipped for wedding and events with a huge screen and two smaller screens beside it which can show other videos simultaneously.

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Here was what we had that night:

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Chilled crab:

I love Alaskan crabs because they are big!

This one was colossal weighing eight catties.

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The claw was the size of my fist.

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The crab was cracked open so it was effortless eating the crab meat.

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It was moist and sweet on its own but their was kombu sauce which brings out the sea flavour even more.

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The fish maw and whelk soup was shockingly affordable at $48 per person pot or $188 for a big pot for six.

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A nourishing msg free soup with a generous piece of gelatinous fish maw.

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Next was the South African abalone which was braised in rich oyster sauce with goose feet.

The goose feet were soft and the bones detached easily.

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The abalone was soft with a natural sweet taste infused with oyster gravy.

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Then we had this baked large prawn covered in uni.

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The prawn was fresh and springy but the sauce on top had too much salad cream so it was hard to taste the uni.

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Finished off with saddletail garoupa which was surrounded in lots of healthy wolfberries, black fungas, loofah, celery and potato noodles.

The fish was silky and the noodles were the best part because it is soaked in fish soup which was so delicious to drink.


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For vegetables, we had sumptuous Chinese cabbage rolled with Jinhua ham in sweet pumpkin puree.

The pumpkin puree and ham worked in harmony with the fresh Chinese cabbage.

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Dinner ended with this pleasing almond dessert. It is different to the usual almond dessert with egg.

There are two layers, the bottom layer is steamed egg white and the top layer is the almond puree so you can taste both the egg and almond and the sweetness is just right.


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[Review 5904] $6 and $7 Matcha softserve @ 麥當勞 McDonald's

15/04/2017
麥當勞  McDonald's
北角英皇道355-361號益新大廈地下A-C舖
Shop A-C, G/F, Aik San Building, 355-361 King's Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/6-and-7-matcha-softserve-e2767019

I am not a fan of matcha but felt like trying the new matcha softserve by McDs.
Just like the teas, the softserve varies in price depending on the location.
Some places it costs $6 while other places it costs $7.
Anyway, I wanted to try the matcha wafer cone so went to this branch which costs $6.The taste was ok but the matcha was a bit artificial.

[Review 5903] Snapper fish soup specialist @ 鯛魚魚湯專門店 Snapper

14/04/2017
鯛魚魚湯專門店 Snapper
鰂魚涌海堤街6-16號龍景大廈地下3A舖
Shop 3A, G/F, Dragon View House, 6-16 Hoi Tai Street, Quarry Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/snapper-fish-soup-specialist-e2766574

Went here because I love fish.
They serve fish maw which women love because of the collagen.
Started with the beef cubes which was juicy and tender.
The oyster rice pot came with big plump strong tasting oysters.
The noodle was my favourite because the fish gas bladder was big and generous however the fish maw wasn't soft enough.
I will probably come again because the fish broth they serve is rich and strong.

[Review 5902] New items: Eclairs @ 爭鮮外帶壽司 Sushi Take-Out

14/04/2017
爭鮮外帶壽司 Sushi Take-Out
尖沙咀港鐵尖東站1號舖
Shop 1, East Tsim Sha Tsui MTR Station, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/new-items-eclairs-e2766568

New items: Eclairs
2017-04-14  985 瀏覽
Every now and then, there will be some good desserts.

This time they had eclairs and donuts.

I got 5 mini eclairs for $12 which is quite good.

There is white and milk chocolate both filled with custard.

The chocolate one tasted good but the white one was too sugary for my liking.

[Review 5901] Food for Tycoons @ 張公館 Cheung Kung Koon

13/04/2017
張公館 Cheung Kung Koon
銅鑼灣登龍街18號V Point 29樓
29/F, V Point, 18 Tang Lung Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/food-for-tycoons-e2766043

Food for Tycoons
2017-04-13  2432 瀏覽
Cheung Kung Koon is located at the new V Point with a beautiful view of the harbour surrounded by other buildings which feels like you are in Shanghai.

They serve high quality modern Chinese food where you will find local celebrities dining there so the food must be good.

Here was what we had:

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Shark bone and fish maw soup:

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This was soup boiled with shark bones and fish maw hence the lovely milky cream colour.

The star of the soup was the 1.5cm thick fish maw that had a super sticky texture so you could imagine how much pure collagen was in it.

It was such an unforgettable experience eating this because it was so soft and extremely gelatinous which meant it was good in quality.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆

Crispy sea cucumber with goose feet:

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Goose feet and sea cucumber are always paired together but the special thing about this dish is that the sea cucumber has a crispy surface as it has been coated in a light coating and fried.

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Fish head soup with Chinese Angelica and Ligusticum wallichii (Szechuan lovage)

This is a herbal soup that is good for you. For more details the staff will happily explain it.

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Anyway, I loved it because it had a strong fish taste with a nice bitterness from the herbs.

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Spicy shaomai

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These shaomai are no ordinary shaomais because they are spicy with a lovely Sichuan kick to it.

I loved them because the spiciness balances the heaviness of the pork.

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Charsiu buns with pineapple

These charsiu buns will give you a surprise because it has real pineapple that is not sweetened hence they are very moreish.

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The palace box:

A good sampler of nine items but the only problem is that they are quite filling so probably a good idea to share this.

The nine items are: chilled abalone, fig in sesame sauce, chilled tomato and crystal lettuce, fried quid patty, preserved egg and ginger, stuffed okra, salt and pepper bombay fish, fried pigeon egg and sweet and sour pork.

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Sizzling roast pork

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This was juicy tender charsiu on a bed of deliciously sweet soya beans.

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Fish slices in hot chili oil

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The fish slices were silky but because they put okra in this dish, the fish was even more viscous with a strong spicy taste that was a bit too spicy for me.

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Tri colour steamed piggy bun:


I loved these buns because they used vegetable colourings which you can really taste.

The green one has a spinach taste, the orange has a carrot taste and the pink one is beetroot.

Inside the bun was this delicious soft custard filling that was not too sweet.

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Pomelo sago:

This was served in a beautiful Thai style bowl, the crispy sago pearls gave it an interesting crunch that you will remember.

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Hot sago pudding:


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The puddings come in these gorgeous Le Creuset pots which are tempting to take home.

Anyway, I liked the warm sago pudding because it wasn't too sweet.

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[REview 5900] Photogenic food @ L'attitude

13/04/2017
L'attitude
西環堅尼地城卑路乍街68號Imperial Kennedy地下2號鋪
Shop 2, Imperial Kennedy, 68 Belcher's Street, Kennedy Town, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/photogenic-food-e2765703

Went here because of the photogenic food.

Started with the toffee latte which was sweet with a rich milky taste.
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Ordered the crab paste with uni bowl which looked the same as the photos but the portion was smaller than expected.

The rice had a strong vinegar taste so it was appetizing and balanced the heaviness of the crab roe and it was piping hot as well.
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The pink carbonara topped with salmon roe and onsen egg was a bit disappointing because it just tasted of strong garlic and it was basically pasta in creamy garlic.

[Review 5899] A great joint for desserts @ Petite House (已結業

12/04/2017
Petite House (已結業)
九龍塘達之路80號又一城G層S1-S2號舖
Shop S1-S2, G/F, Festival Walk, 80 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-great-joint-for-desserts-e2765683

I was on my way to ....but when I got there it had been replaced by this!!
Anyway, I decided to try it because there were so many gelatos and drinks.
I started with the Panini which was difficult to choose as there were two that were good ( The parma ham and buffalo mozzarella and the ham with fontina cheese).

For dessert it was a battle choosing between the purple potato egg puffs and the black forest pancakes.

In the end, I ordered with Ham with Fontina cheese panini and the purple potato egg puff.

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Fontina cheese panini:
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I loved this because the panini was crisp and light while the fontina cheese was melted and gooey.

There was sweet apricot mustard in it as well which balanced the heaviness of the cheese.

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purple potato egg puff:

I didn't have any expectations for this because desserts in HK are way too sweet.

Surprisingly, the sweetness was just right because the purple potato gelato isn't very sweet which balances the sweetness of the waffle.

The coconut pieces were the best because it was soft young coconut meat which made me wish it was taro flavoured gelato instead of purple potato.

There were cute oreo biscuits on the waffle to garnish which are about the size of the egg puff bubbles.
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Well, I guess I have to come back again for the black forest pancakes and the other panini.