[Review 5966] Secret Japanese bar @ Sowelu Dining Bar

13/05/2017
Sowelu Dining Bar
銅鑼灣駱克道447-449號中威商業大廈5樓
5/F, Chung Wai Commercial Building, 447-449 Lockhart Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/secret-japanese-bar-e2784994

I forgot I tried this place ages ago but went here again with some Japanese friends as they said it was their regular place for drinks.
At Sowelu, there are two floors, the top floor is the bar area and the lower floor is an out door area.

The staff speak Japanese and the menu is in Japanese.
From the regular menu, I ordered a cheese board which had a delicious mix of quality cheeses.
The cheddar and soft cheeses were the best.

The sausage platter was good with drinks.

The best thing was the chicken broth ramen which isn't on the regular menu.
It was listed on the Japanese menu if you can read Japanese.
The chicken broth was really thick, almost like grounded chicken puree in broth form.
I am no ramen critic but I really loved it.

The Kirin Frozen beer was also fantastic because there are so many flavours!~!!
Tomato, cucumber, coconut, grapefruit, rose etc.
It is just the perfect beer on a hot day with that frozen icy slush on top.
My favourite was the grapefruit, tomato and coconut.

[Review 5965] A decent lobster roll @ Master Kama

14/05/2017
Master Kama
銅鑼灣謝斐道500號維安商業大廈3樓
3/F, Way On Commercial Building, 500 Jaffe Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-decent-lobster-roll-e2784755

This place is famous for lobster but I wanted to try the ochazuke because you can't get it at the MK branch.
It was sold out so I got the lobster roll instead which turned out to be really good so I was glad the thing I wanted was sold out.
I liked it because the lobster tastes fresh, soft and springy without a weird briny saltiness.
The sauces were good and not too overpowering.
The salad was really refreshing because I liked the acidic dressing however the so called oranges on the menu and receipt  were mandarins.

Also had the steamed egg which was silky and smooth topped with lobster.

Finished with tea.
It was really good you get to smell the samples so you can choose the one you like.
The only thing I didn't like was that they were sweetened so it was quite sweet.
The other drink that was ordered was also way too sweet as well.

[Review 5964] Modern Sichuan food @ 十二味不只是烤魚 Clinton's BBQ Fish

11/05/2017
十二味不只是烤魚 Clinton's BBQ Fish
天后興發街62-74號美城花園地下L號舖
Shop L, G/F, Mayson Garden Building, 62-74 Hing Fat Street, Tin Hau
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/modern-sichuan-food-e2783750

Modern Sichuan food
2017-05-11  823 瀏覽
I love Sichuan food so I have tried quite a few restaurants in this chain.
It can get quite confusing because the Chinese name of the restaurants all start with 12 flavours...... In English, it is slightly better because they have different names, eg Andy's chili party, Emma's... and Clinton's ......

Went here for lunch so had a lunch set and some other items.
The fish in chili oil was delicious because I just love that numbing fragrant Sichuan pepper taste yet it is not spicy.
The fish was a bit too silky because it kept falling from my chopsticks and breaking into smaller pieces when it fell on the plate, so it was too silky to eat.
Anyway, when I managed to get it in my mouth, the fish was divine.
The chicken with lime and Sichuan peppercorns was presented like a Thai Salad but again it was refreshing with a Sichuan taste to it because of the spices.

For snacks, I had the grilled chicken claws and wings.


Finished with the fried milk which was amazing because it was perfectly fried in fresh oil with creamy milk pudding in the middle that was not too sweet. There is condensed milk given but I didn't need it.

[Review 5963] Some surprisingly good dimsums @ 玉桃軒酒家 The Graces Restaurant

11/05/2017
玉桃軒酒家 The Graces Restaurant
太古康山道1-2號康怡廣場北座M樓M1號舖
Shop M1, M/F, Kornhill Plaza North, 1-2 Kornhill Road, Tai Koo
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/some-surprisingly-good-dimsums-e2783748

Some surprisingly good dimsums
2017-05-11  175 瀏覽
After trying this traditional layered cake at LinHeungLau, I decided to come here and try it here as well.
Tried the crispy and steamed prawn dumplings. The steamed version was actually pretty good because the prawn was springy and sweet.
The crispy version and the fried items at this restaurant did not fare so well because the oil was a bit old hence all ther fried items had a rancid taste.
The steamed custard buns were quite good with a runny filling that was not too sweet.
The layer cake could have been better because I couldn't taste any of the dessicated coconut and there was too much egg yolk which made it too rich. There was also pork lard in it which ruined it.
The fried pumpkin and taro cake was really good especially the mushy pumpkin, however it was way too salty.
The egg tarts were good but again the pork lard ruined it.

[Review 5962] lured by the healthy teas @ 厵茶 3 Tea

10/05/2017
厵茶 3 Tea
銅鑼灣軒尼詩道489號銅鑼灣廣場1期地下10A號舖
Shop 10A, G/F, Causeway Bay Plaza 1, 489 Hennessy Road, Causeway
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lured-by-the-healthy-teas-e2783238

lured by the healthy teas
2017-05-10  576 瀏覽
lured here because there are so many teas.
they even have coriander tea! hmmmmm
i've got to try the melon tea next time.
the cream teas are captivating as well with a choice of durian, sweet potato or taro.
anyway i went for the celery tea this time which was really nice because it wasn't sweetened and it had a great bitter taste.

[Review 5961] Having tea with non paying guests @ 太平洋咖啡 Pacific Coffee

07/05/2017
太平洋咖啡 Pacific Coffee
將軍澳坑口重華路8號東港城1樓C區
Area C, Level 1, East Point City, 8 Chung Wa Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/having-tea-with-non-paying-guests-e2781205

Went here for Jasmine tea and it turns out there are two types of Jasmine tea, green jasmine or pearl white.
I had the Jasmine green tea which has a strong flowery aroma with a nice bitter aftertaste.
It interesting that there will be some people who will sit at Pacific Coffee without buying drinks for at least half an hour.

[Review 5960] Spot on Mac n Cheese @ The Point

07/05/2017
The Point
銅鑼灣登龍街52號地舖
G/F, 52 Tang Lung Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/spot-on-mac-n-cheese-e2781191

Spot on Mac n Cheese
2017-05-07  332 瀏覽
To summarize the Mac n Cheese is damn good and there are four choices: Lobster, four cheese, potato and mustard chicken or truffle.
I tried the mustard chicken because it had some mash in it as well so it had a lovely silky cheesy texture because of the mash.
The mustard gives it a lovely salty taste which works well with the cheese.
There was a new pizza selection with a choice of mozzarella ox tongue or gorgonzola duck with walnuts.
I ordered gorgonzola which is a strong blue cheese as opposed to tasteless mozzarella.
However I was a bit disappointed because I not could taste or see any gorgonzola on the duck pizza.

anyway, I am definitely coming back for the other Mac n Cheeses.