[Review 6430] Chinese Swiss Roll @ 順興餐廳 Shun Hing Restaurant

21/02/2018
順興餐廳  Shun Hing Restaurant
九龍城衙前圍道56-58號地下
G/F, 56-58 Nga Tsin Wai Road, Kowloon City
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chinese-swiss-roll-e2984652

Chinese Swiss Roll
2018-02-21  197 瀏覽
Didn't realize this was a new restaurant.
Anyway, tried this because someone got it.
It is a Pandan Swiss Roll but you can't taste any Pandan flavouring except visually see the green colouring.
As for the taste, it just likes like the usual Vanilla Chinese Swiss Roll but the weird Salty Sweet cream in the middle is more overpowering.
I am cautious to say it is not buttercream because Hong Kong uses a different recipe and most places use that nasty margarine which is not butter!

[Review 6429] Christmas lunch @ 牛扒先生 Mr. Steak

21/02/2018
牛扒先生 Mr. Steak
九龍灣偉業街33號德福廣場二期4樓415-417舖
Shop 415-417, 4/F, Phase 2, Telford Plaza, 33 Wai Yip Street, Kowloon Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/christmas-lunch-e2984638

Christmas lunch
2018-02-21  3176 瀏覽
It used to be Steak Expert 扒王之王 all over Hong Kong where families and everyone would go for affordable steaks.Now it has all changed and Mr Steak is latching on.
It seems there are differences in quality and menu variety for different locations.
So far Causeway Bay is my favourite in terms of quality and choice whereas the ones on the Kowloon side are more Cantonese style.
Went there for Christmas lunch, I didn't have steak but turkey.

I am glad, I didn't choose the steak because both the upgraded steak and normal steak weren't good with lots of elastic bits and tendons.
My turkey turned out really good but the Italian sausage was hilarious because they were evidently  frankfurters which made it very Cantonese and downgraded the Western style lunch.

The appetizer buffet was a good spread of Cantonese style Western salads and Western salads, so I chose the Western style items.

[Review 6428] Curry option in Whampoa @ Made In India

21/02/2018
Made In India (已結業)
紅磡紅鸞道38號香港嘉里酒店1樓百味村1號舖
Kiosk 1, Dockyard, 1/F, Kerry Hotel Hong Kong, 38 Hung Luen Road, Hung Hom
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/curry-option-in-whampoa-e2984627

Curry option in Whampoa
2018-02-21  1142 瀏覽
I am alway hungry for Indian Curry so went here for curry.
The butter chicken was ok but didn't fix my curry cravings because the tomato was too strong.
The rice was also cold when it was served so the guy reheated it by putting it on the griddle and adding water to it so the rice was still fluffy but a bit too soft.

[Review 6427] A great cafe in Macau @ MS Blossom Cafe

21/02/2018
MS Blossom Cafe  休息中
下環司打口1號群興大廈地舖
G/F, 1 Praca de Ponte e Horta, Sao Lourenco
https://www.openrice.com/zh/macau/review/a-great-cafe-in-macau-e2984625

A great cafe in Macau
2018-02-21  603 瀏覽
I really liked this cafe which is owned by a photographer from Hong Kong.We learnt a lot of good photography tips when we were there.
It is nice to that they served lots of European bites but as we were having dinner, I only had the hot chocolate because they didn't have Earl grey Tea but the hot chocolate was really smooth and silky and not too sweet.

[Review 6426] [Little Birdy] Aussie chicks alert!! @ Little Birdy

18/02/2018
Little Birdy (已結業)
上環新街16-17號地下
G/F, 16-17 New Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/little-birdy-aussie-chicks-alert-e2984443

[Little Birdy] Aussie chicks alert!!
2018-02-18  3485 瀏覽
My friend told me about this place so I had to go and check it out because I love chicken.
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It is slightly different to Roast chicken and potatoes but they had my favourite chips with chicken salt!
They use free range chicken that are hormone free according to their website.

Since this place specializes in chicken, I had to have chicken with chips but they have the Birdy pack which also includes a salad and chips so I got the pack.
For salads, there were so many choices!
The chicken was roasted perfectly and fuss free while the chips were so good with that chicken salt sprinkled on it.
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I purposely paired it with the detox salad which is cabbage and carrots.
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My friend had the DG's chicken and waffle with additional small Romaine salad.
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Small romaine salad:
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Finished with the Iced Tea and Lemonade with Cayenne Pepper.

The lemonade was spicier than I imagined.

Plastic straws are not used here which is quite good.
It is good to see another Aussie joint in Hong Kong!

[Review 6245] Finally some Middle Eastern Fare in SK @ Zeugma

18/02/2018
Zeugma
西貢福民路74號地下A號舖
Shop A, G/F, 74 Fuk Man Road, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/finally-some-middle-eastern-fare-in-sk-e2983493

Finally some Middle Eastern Fare in SK
2018-02-18  510 瀏覽
I was in SK over the CNY but was too lazy to walk over to The Cabin, Village Malaysian etc and this restaurant saved the day because there is no point paying for overpriced stuff that is not my cup of tea and the food I had here is 10x healthier.
It was late in the afternoon and I was in SK to get another bus somewhere for dinner so I had something light.
Originally wanted the roast potatoes which weren't ready yet so I had the hummus.
The hummus here is made with more Tahini than Chickpeas hence it is a lot smoother and not as thick paired with Lavish flat bread which is a lot thinner with a slight crisp to it.
It all worked out brilliantly because there was a perfect ratio of flatbread to hummus as sometimes you don't get enough of either or too much of either!
The hummus wasn't strong in flavour but you could taste the Tahini.
As I said the recipe is different because some are more lemony or laced with cumin or chickpeas.
Anyway, it really makes me miss hummus brothers in UK where they had chicken curry hummus bowls!
Tried the falafel and it was fluffy with a hint of mint.

[Review 6424] Comparing my two visits at this restaurant @ 桃園眷村 TaoYuan Village

13/02/2018
桃園眷村 TaoYuan Village
旺角亞皆老街8號朗豪坊4樓01號舖
Shop 01, 4/F, 8 Langham Place, 8 Argyle Street, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/comparing-my-two-visits-at-this-restaurant-e2980092

Comparing my two visits at this restaurant
2018-02-13  96 瀏覽
Went here twice but the quality was very different.When it was good, it was very good but when it was bad, it was very bad!
On the good occasion, the shaobeng held together and on the bad visit, it just disintegrated altogether.
I tried three fillings: egg and bacon, egg and yaotiu and egg and sweetcorn.
The egg and yoatiu had to be my favourite because it my favourite yeasty cruller and shaobeng put other.
For the other two fillings, it might not be that satisfying for people because the filling is not that substantial.
 0 讚好

The salad filling was really good with currants but the sauce was too sweet.
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The savoury tofu was really good as it was tasty but the savoury soybean drink was a bit strange because it was like the tofu curds separated with the soymilk!
For drinks, the soyricemilk tasted like grounded peanuts and the tea with black soybeans fared better.