[Review 6226] Keeping up with the trend @ Flamingo Bloom

04/10/2017
Flamingo Bloom
中環士丹利街50號信誠廣場地下B號舖
Shop B, G/F, World Trust Tower, 50 Stanley Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/keeping-up-with-the-trend-e2885068

Keeping up with the trend
2017-10-04  209 瀏覽
Flamingo Bloom has been launching new drinks before I even got a chance to review them.A few weeks ago I tried the ginseng fruit which looks like a yellow plum with tiger stripes tasting like a delicate musk melon.
Hence it tasted naturally good as a tea just like their melon tea.
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For bank holiday, discovered that they had the pineapple tea so I tried that as well which was punchy and refreshing served in a mini pineapple.
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Also had my favourite strawberry tea which was blended with ripe juicy strawberries.

[Review 6225] Crispy sesame balls @ 卓記粥店

04/10/2017
卓記粥店
西環堅尼地城卑路乍街54號地下
G/F, 54 Belcher's Street, Kennedy Town, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/crispy-sesame-balls-e2884974

Crispy sesame balls
2017-10-04  529 瀏覽
I don't know why I felt like having some sesame balls but I did.They are not filled with anything which is good.
Unfortunately, they were far too oily.
It was crispy on the outside with a decent fragrant sesame taste but the inside was too chewy to eat.
A good way to waste $9.

[Review 6224] Skye 1st anniversary set lunch @ SKYE Roofbar and Dining

02/10/2017
SKYE Roofbar and Dining
銅鑼灣告士打道310號柏寧酒店27樓
27/F, The Park Lane Hong Kong, 310 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/skye-1st-anniversary-set-lunch-e2884503

Skye 1st anniversary set lunch
2017-10-02  711 瀏覽
As a fan of Gary Rhodes, I went to SKYE for lunch to try the 1st anniversary set lunch inspired by Gary Rhodes.Started with bread which was served with butter, salt and pink peppercorns.
It was such a treat with pink peppercorns because they have a lovely aroma that doesn't have a strong spicy kick to it.
It was followed by white tomato soup which tasted like tomato consomme mixed with milk.
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Autumn foie gras:
This was silky smooth foie gras with tart berries and I loved the way the caramelized brittle gave it a touch of sweetness enhancing the flavour.

Moving on to the truffled mac and cheese which was cheesy yet balanced by the spinach leaves and earthy mushrooms.

The lamb loin was tender and juicy drizzled with appetizing gravy.
Since the pink peppercorns were still on the table, I put some on the lamb and it tasted fab.

Finished with the bread and butter pudding which is the best I have ever tasted because there was a strong vanilla taste and the top had a crisp caramelized sugar crunch to it just how Gary demonstrated in his video on how to make bread and butter pudding.

[Review 6223] Other than meat @ 慢煮工業 The Hangout by Under Vacuum

03/10/2017
慢煮工業  The Hangout by Under Vacuum
太子白楊街15-19號萬安大樓地下及1樓
G&1/F, Man On Building, 15-19 Poplar Street, Prince Edward
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/other-than-meat-e2884388

Other than meat
2017-10-03  52 瀏覽
This place has a lot of meat but there are non meat options and lunches are great too because it doesn't end until 6pm!!!Anyway for lunch I had the meatballs pasta which are made with Wagyu beef, the pasta was tangy in delicious tomato sauce.
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We also shared a platter and I loved the beef tart and crispy beancurd roll filled with juicy prawns and asparagus.
The foie gras spring rolls were also good as well because the foie gras was fluffy and mousse like,

The beetroot and barley salad was impressive as it was light and healthy!

Finished with a lemon tart for dessert which was sweet and dreamy.
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It was good they had proper tea and not HK style tea!

[Review 6222] Grilled meat paradise @ 海魂燒 Hi Grill & Bar

01/10/2017
海魂燒 Hi Grill & Bar
天后清風街17號舖
G/F, 17 Tsing Fung Street, Tin Hau
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/grilled-meat-paradise-e2883312

This is just the joint for people who like grilled food.
Located in Tinhau, it is conveniently close to the MTR.
My favourite happened to be the ribs which were tender and came off the bone easily with a strong cumin bbq taste.

The beef cubes were are juicy and tasted good with a dash of salt.



The fried platter was different, there were fried duck tongues which were crispy but quite bony.

The mushrooms were a bit bitter though.

The scallops were stuffed with uni to give it that extra creaminess.

[Review 6221] The next best glutinous rice with Chinese sausage @ 吉吉魚蛋

27/09/2017
 吉吉魚蛋
藍田匯景道8號滙景商場3樓14B-15號舖
Shop 14B-15, 3/F, Sceneway Plaza, 8 Sceneway Road, Lam Tin
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-next-best-glutinous-rice-with-chinese-sausage-e2880890

The next best glutinous rice with Chinese sausage
2017-09-27  343 瀏覽
I always get the glutinous rice whenever I am in LAMTIN.
It did not disappoint because the grains of glutinous rice were soft yet al-dente with the right amount of stickiness.
The spring onions were really good as they helped cut the grease while giving it freshness in every bite.
Extra preserved sausage is optional, being greedy I got extra sausage but found out that there was quite a fair bit of sausage in it so you don't really need to order it.

[Review 6220] One of the four surviving branches @ 仙跡岩 Saint's Alp Teahouse

27/09/2017
仙跡岩 Saint's Alp Teahouse
佐敦佐敦道5號至秀商業大廈一樓
1/F, Ultragrace Commercial Building , 5 Jordan Road, Jordan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/one-of-the-four-surviving-branches-e2880885

One of the four surviving branches
2017-09-27  1361 瀏覽
There used to be Saint Alps everywhere but there are only four branches left.
I have to admit, I haven't been here for years because I have forgotten about it and they have disappeared from the places I normally go.
Taiwanese fare is not my thing either as it is just fried stuff sprinkled with seasoning and super sweet artificial drinks.
Anyway, decided to go and try the beef noodles as this is probably the cheapest Taiwanese beef noodles you will find.After all Saint Alps is the oldest specialist for Taiwanese bubble teas and food.
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For $42, you can see it had everything ie the beef and tendons, but the broth was not strong enough and the beef was not soft enough.
But for that price it is definitely reasonable.
The roasted oolong tea was very thirst quenching with a good roasted aroma.
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The grapefruit jasmine was refreshing as it was tart balanced by the fragrant Jasmine with bits of jelly at the bottom.

At the entrance, you will find boxes of tea so if you like the tea you can get sachets of instant milk tea or tea leaves.

Tea has always been my thing so I got the oolong which still tastes good when I made it at home.