[REview 5982] Cakes are better than croissants @ Urban Bakery

24/05/2017
Urban Bakery 
馬鞍山烏溪沙路8號迎海薈地下1號舖
Shop 1, G/F, Double Cove, 8 Wu Kai Sha Road, Ma On Shan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cakes-are-better-than-croissants-e2791331

I was visiting friends at Sunshine plaza but due to the stupid renovations it was hard to find a good bakery to get some cakes for them, went to double cove place and got some fancy cakes from Urban Bakery,
The cakes taste way better than the croissants.
They were presentable, colourful and the sweetness was just right.

[Review 5981] My favourite veg dish in noodle form @ 眾樂樂美食坊 Happy Together Restaurant

23/05/2017
眾樂樂美食坊 Happy Together Restaurant
紅磡明安街5號黃埔唐樓地下C110號舖
Shop C110, G/F, Whampoa Building, 5 Ming On Street, Hung Hom
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/my-favourite-veg-dish-in-noodle-form-e2791265

Ventured into Whampoa for food because I didn't fancy second hand smoke in mongkok and there are not so many people here.
Originally I was going to try this noodle joint but it was packed so I was looking for other options when I discovered this.
The noodles got my attention because it was my favourite veg dish with noodles and salted pork added to it.
There is a dish where vegetables are cooked with salted egg and the soup is usually wasted but here they use this broth as a  noodle base.
$46 is pricey but then this is the only restaurant that serves it in this way.
I nearly walked away because I don't eat thick rice noodles as the texture is weird but luckily the handsome guy let me change it to instant noodles.
As expected, I really liked it because of the leafy green Chinese mustard greens but they were a bit old though.
The salted egg yolk which I left last was fantastic because it was not too salty and the texture was softish.
It would be great if there was preserved egg in it as well

[Review 5980] Satisfying meal @ 逸東軒 Yat Tung Heen

21/05/2017
逸東軒 Yat Tung Heen
佐敦彌敦道380號香港逸東酒店B2樓層
Level B2, Eaton HK, 380 Nathan Road, Jordan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/satisfying-meal-e2790033

Satisfying meal
2017-05-21  454 瀏覽
It was my first time dining here and I really loved it.
There were three really fantastic items that I wouldn't mind coming here again for.
These are the Honey-glazed Barbecued Pork, Pan-fried Chicken Fillet with Ginger and Mandarin Peels and the egg tarts.

Started with with appetizer of Honey-glazed Barbecued Pork, Deep-fried Diced Beancurd with Crispy Garlic, Chilled Cherry Tomatoes with Preserved Plums.
The Honey-glazed Barbecued Pork was just amazing, it was soft and tender with a good fat to meat ratio,
Evidently heaven if I had a bowl of plain rice.

The Double-boiled Pig's Lung with Fish Maw in Almond Soup was creamy and luxurious because normally you won't find fish maw or chicken feet in it as well.

The Pan-fried Chicken Fillet with Ginger and Mandarin Peels was my other favourite because it was boneless and almost skinless.
It was so aromatic with the crunchy ginger pieces and mandarin peels, again heaven with plain rice.


For vegetables, we had the Stewed Chinese Lettuce with Preserved Shrimp Paste in Clay Pot.
The shrimp paste was nice and strong but not too salty.

We also tried the Rice dumpling which was garnished with a lavish big abalone and stuffed with goodies.

For desserts had the Baked Mini Egg Tarts and red date pudding.
The egg tarts were cute and delicious.

Red Date Pudding:

[Review 5979] McDonalds HK. Loaded fries with bacon and cheese @ 麥當勞 Next McDonald's Next

21/05/2017
麥當勞 Next  McDonald's Next
金鐘夏慤道18號海富中心地下1-41號舖A部份
Portion A of Shop 1-41, G/F, Admiralty Centre, 18 Harcourt Road, Admiralty
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mcdonalds-hk-loaded-fries-with-bacon-and-cheeese-e2790008

McDonalds HK. Loaded fries with bacon and cheeese
2017-05-21  208 瀏覽
[McDonalds, Hong Kong] Loaded fries with bacon and cheese.
The fries tasted quite nice because of the coarse salty bacons bits but the cheese sauce tasted more like burger sauce with cheese flavouring added to it.

[Review 5978] GODIVA 2017 CHOCOLIXIR series @ Godiva Chocolatier

21/05/2017
Godiva Chocolatier
中環港景街1號國際金融中心1樓1029-1030號舖
Shop 1029-30, 1/F, IFC, 1 Harbour View Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/godiva-2017-chocolixir-series-e2789995

GODIVA 2017 CHOCOLIXIR series
2017-05-21  235 瀏覽
GODIVA ASIA have launched made-to-order drinks to the CHOCOLIXIR collection:
The new flavours are: Blueberry White Chocolate, nutty Almond Flavour White Chocolate; Belgian’s Speculoos Flavour White Chocolate and the zesty Lemon White chocolate.
Every drink is paired with a complimentary piece of chocolate of your choice.

My favourite was the zesty Lemon White chocolate which tasted like a refreshing Lemon meringue while the almond one is also good because you can really taste the almond and white chocolate bits in the drink.

[Review 5977] Rose tales @ DK Cuppa Tea

20/05/2017
DK Cuppa Tea
上環新街市街19號地舖
G/F, 19 New Market Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/rose-tales-e2789445

Rose tales
2017-05-20  108 瀏覽
Friend from UK found out about DK cuppa because there are lots of pretty pics on SM.
Went together and had the Rose Tales tea set.
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Rose Tale tea set.
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Rose, apple and cinnamon tea:
This was very pleasant and neither the rose or cinnamon was too overwhelming.
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Started with the refreshing tomato soup which was very comforting as I was very hungry.


Then there was this huge scallop and meaty escargots.


My favourite was the mushroom and egg because the mushroom was very earthy with a hint of truffle.
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This was a healthy treat of granola and cranberries.

[Review 5976] Dinner with flowers @ 花子舍 Florahouse

20/05/2017
花子舍 Florahouse
銅鑼灣信德街9-11號百威商業大廈2-3號地舖
Shop 2-3, G/F, Parkview Commercial Building, 9-11 Shelter Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/dinner-with-flowers-e2789425

I love Earl Grey so when I saw the Earl Grey crepe I decided to come here for it.

But before I had the desserts, I had to have some food first, so had the slow cooked salmon.
It looked pan-fried more than slow cooked but in the middle, the salmon was a pretty peach colour and the texture was like slow cooked salmon.
The mash beneath it was silky and there was some appetizing ratatouille which was comforting.

Now to the desserts which I was really looking forward to.
The crepe was actually quite good and you could taste the Earl Grey so I was not disappointed.
Inside it was filled with banana and cream
Also had the banana fritters so I had a bit too much of bananas that day!!

Finished with tea but because it was a metal pot, the handle gets quite hot so it is hard to pour out the tea.