[Review 6327] [City Garden Hotel] Christmas buffet @ 綠茵閣 Garden Cafe

14/12/2017
綠茵閣   Garden Cafe
北角城市花園道9號城市花園酒店1樓
1/F, City Garden Hotel, 9 City Garden Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/city-garden-hotel-christmas-buffet-e2935225

Garden Café at City Garden Hotel is always my favourite places for buffets.
For Christmas, it got even better because they have Christmas dessert paradise as well as traditional roast turkey.
The buffet kept me busy all night because there was something delicious at every station.
There are some starter shots before dinner which you can drink while you are waiting for friends and prepare yourself for the feast.
 0 讚好

The seafood was good and the salads were fresh and the caesar sauce made the salads moreish.
You don't except congee to be tasty but it was with a chicken infused into it.
The noodle station was another place for my carbs craving because the tomyumkung broth was strong.

Carvery:

Desserts:
I love desserts and the donuts were comforting for me, the bite size was good and they were filled with jam, then there was my favorite pandan cake as well as the chewy sachimas.

There are so many different cheesecakes to try!!
If you reserve and pay a deposit, you can take part in the “Build Your Own Snowman” session.
Limited to one snowman per table and only 30 snowmen will be built each night on a first-booked, first-served basis.
Christmas special drink Eggnog!!

[Review 6326] Great chowmein @ 薈麵館 Congee n Noodle

13/12/2017
薈麵館  Congee n Noodle
灣仔皇后大道東183號合和中心7樓709號舖
Shop 709, 7/F, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/great-chowmein-e2934401

I love this place because it is new hence it is rather quiet in the evenings, a great place for gatherings.
Had the noodles which were fantastic however I wish the portion was bigger.
Each strand of noodle was evenly flavoured.
The soup was strong and nourishing.
Ordered a portion of beef belly because you get more than just a few pieces in the noodles and it is good mixing it with the chowmein.
My friend had the rice dumpling because she just wanted it.
I am not a fan of rice dumplings so to me it was sticky glutinous rice stuffed with starchy filling.

[Review 6325] The love of Wanchai @ 康妮絲美味三文治(快餐店) Connie's Delicious Sandwiches

13/12/2017
康妮絲美味三文治(快餐店)  Connie's Delicious Sandwiches
灣仔謝斐道164號東基大廈地下
G/F., Shop E, 164 Jaffe Rd. Tung Kai Mansion, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-love-of-wanchai-e2934387

The love of Wanchai
2017-12-13  576 瀏覽
Haven't been here for ages and I have forgotten how friendly this cafe is.
Had the fish burger which was really moist and the fish was big and chunky.
The best thing was the sauce, it was real mayonnaise, an improvement since the last visit.
Also had the rice and the egg was nicely done with a lovely fragrant egg taste.
The curry sauce which was later ordered was rather watery.
Will try the hotdog on my next visit.

[Review 6324] Tasty Portuguese fare @ 廣場葡國餐廳 The Square Cafe And Portuguese Restaurant

12/12/2017
廣場葡國餐廳  The Square Cafe And Portuguese Restaurant
下環司打口14-16號澳門藝舍1樓
1/F, 14-16 Praḉa de Ponte e Horta, Sao Lourenco
https://www.openrice.com/zh/macau/review/tasty-portuguese-fare-e2934346

We dined at THE SQUARE PORTUGUESE RESTAURANT located in the hotel offering delicious Portuguese fare with American decor.
I love Bacalhau, a must order in Macau.
They were small delicious bites of mashed fish and potato in a crisp croquette that were not too salty.

Next was the Kale and potato soup which was loaded with kale and the soup had a smooth consistency.

The Chicken curry with spices imported from India was quite spicy.

The mouth watering African chicken was also spicy but I liked the fiery chili and peanut sauce drenched on top.

For desserts we shared four different ones so we could try them all.
My favourite was the Serradura pudding because I love whipped cream!

[Review 6323] Cheesy softserve @ Cow Cow Café by 東京ミルクチーズ工場

12/12/2017
Cow Cow Café by 東京ミルクチーズ工場 (已結業)
旺角亞皆老街8號朗豪坊4樓8號舖
Shop 8, 4/F, Langham Place, 8 Argyle Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cheesy-softserve-e2933921

Cheesy softserve
2017-12-12  254 瀏覽
I was in MK to collect something when I discovered this.
Cow Cow Ice serves softserve just like the branch in Singapore.
There are also other dishes on the menu like breakfast and waffles but as I had dinner already I went for the cheese softserve.
The taste was creamy.
It was not sweet or very savory so I wasn't sure what to make of it.
My friend had the cheesy cone which makes the softserve taste better because it enhances the cheesy flavour even more.

[Review 6322] Addictive bowls of noodles @ 泰筏味泰國船河專門店 Nittaya Bistro

10/12/2017
泰筏味泰國船河專門店 Nittaya Bistro
大角咀塘尾道27-41號百勝大廈地下1-3號舖
Shop 1-3, G/F, Pak Sing Building, 27-41 Tong Mi Road, Tai Kok Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/addictive-bowls-of-noodles-e2933225

Addictive bowls of noodles
2017-12-10  16 瀏覽
This place is quite a trek if you don't live in the area.
In the afternoon, you can order the smaller bowls so you can try different noodles and combinations.
The soup is the same but you can choose chicken, pork etc.
Clearly I liked the green tea noodles and the rice vermicelli.
It was strange they had green tea noodles but I liked them because the green tea wasn't strong and the texture was like instant noodles.
The rice vermicelli was another favourite of mine because they were thin and absorb the soup well.
Also had the lemon chicken wings which were crispy and tasty.

[Review 6321] A taste of Lao's street food @ 施心畢老撾餐廳 Sisombath Restaurant

10/12/2017
施心畢老撾餐廳  Sisombath Restaurant
中環威靈頓街98號翡翠中心4樓
4/F, Jade Centre, 98 Wellington Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-taste-of-laos-street-food-e2933141

To be honest, I haven't travelled Asia except Hong Kong and Macau so when I was given a flyer for Sisombath I didn't even know it was a place in Laos.
This place is definitely worth trying as there is no other place like it and I like the electrifying logo.
Before I went, I watched the interview by yumsiknaamlui and it turns out it is helmed by Justin Chan who has royal blood in Laos.
On social media, there were lots of colouful vegetables and noodles posted at Sisobath so this was just my thing.
Started with the exotic vegetable platter and salad.
Everything was colourful and the chili sauce really surprised me because it was spicy and one of the ingredients was chewy beef skin which I would never have guessed.
Next were the siracha chicken wings, they were lovely and crispy in a flavourful sauce.
The refreshing green mango salad had a twist to it with coarse crushed peanuts and dried shrimps.
Next were the noodles which I found hard choosing because each broth is so different.
The chicken one is infused with young coconut while the seafood broth is made with crab and fish.
The vegetarian one was also one of my picks because I love vegetables.
They serve special rice noodles which is thinner than Yunnan rice noodles and hangs the soup well.
As well as noodles, the white or red curry which is served with a special rice.