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[Review 6464] A dish for everyone @ BRUT

21/03/2018
BRUT 休息中
西環西營盤第二街1號地下C號舖
Shop C, G/F, 1 Second Street, Sai Ying Pun, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-dish-for-everyone-e3004891

A dish for everyone
2018-03-21 1692 瀏覽
Brut is on the other end of Second Street, away from the crowd but not so away.
You are greeted with two high tables and a long bar which makes it great dining alone with friends.
1 讚好

In this Modern era, it is all about clean living as well as clean drinking.
The drinks are definitely to brag about because Camille Lisette Glass at BRUT is a strong advocate of natural wine, hence the choice of all these natrual wines and their homemade Kombucha cocktails.
0 讚好

On the menu side, it is tapas-style offering a good variety on vegetarian and vegan options with fresh organic produce from the local Sai Ying Pun market to support the neighbourhood.
Not only that, the dishes have a multicultural twist of French, Spanish, American and Asian influences which will surprise your palate.

Here was what we had that night, there wasn't really a dish that I didn't like because they were all good in different ways.
• Smoked eggplant and vegetables. ($58) (Vegan)
It was flawless and eggplant dip in the middle was jet black as it was smoked.
0 讚好

• Mushrooms in a red wine, anchovy and shallot sauce. ($68)
The anchovies in the red wine sauce really brought out the mushroom flavours.
0 讚好

• Devilled Eggs; eggs, fermented plum, artichoke. ($68) (Vegetarian)
Not your usual devilled eggs as these were moreish and punchy because of the saltiness and sourness which reminded me of the pickled eggs at the chippie.
0 讚好

• Buffalo mozzarella, Kalamata olive tapenade and fried enoki mushrooms. ($98)
(Vegetarian)
Another flavourful dish which was enhanced by the olive tapenade.

The Roquefort Mac n Cheese was a killer because I love French Cheeses.
Having it in the Mac n cheese dish was just too good to be true and something that I never thought about on Mac n Cheese.
• Galician beef tenderloin with baby spinach. ($248)
For meat, the beef was soft and tender that it just tore apart effortlessly.
Finished with natrual cocktails with their Baby Boucha concocted with their homemade kombucha.

The Sergeant Sichuan Pepper was nice and fiery, great on a windy day.

[Review 6463] My crammed sandwich [Not!!] @ Grove Sandwiches

19/03/2018
Grove Sandwiches
上環永樂街50號昌盛大廈地舖
G/F, CS Tower, 50 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/my-crammed-sandwich-not-e3004507

Normally I wouldn't come here but went here for the vegan chicken and this other sandwich.
The chicken and avocado was ok but the avocado had a crunch to it as it was not ripe otherwise it would have been acceptable.
The photo just explains the other sandwich!
It is interesting, they have a bigger branch at WTS which has a totally different concept.

[Review 6462] Inconsistent @ 瘋狂小面 Crazy Noodles

19/03/2018
瘋狂小面 Crazy Noodles
中環士丹利街66-72號佳德商業大廈1樓
1/F, Kai Tak Commercail Building, 66-72 Stanley Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/inconsistent-e3004206

Inconsistent
2018-03-19 147 瀏覽
I have been here about six times since December.
This is the last visit sadly because everything has gone downhill from the broth which is now bland and you can see the colour is different.
The Sichuan Jelly is also different and they don't serve green raisins anymore.
Fortunately, I didn't have time to comment on how good it was earlier as it has clearly gone downhill.

[Review 6461] Another Thai joint in WC @ 生生。泰港知味 New Life. Thai Cuisine

169/03/2018
生生。泰港知味 New Life. Thai Cuisine
灣仔皇后大道東238號地舖
G/F, 238 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/another-thai-joint-in-wc-e3004134

Another Thai joint in WC
2018-03-19 716 瀏覽
Before New Life, the restaurant before was very mysterious.It seemed like a vegetarian restaurant for six months but it never opened and there were never any people inside.
Anyway, my boss took me there for Thai food.
I had the Hainan Chicken with rice while he had the papaya salad.
His salad was very salty.
0 讚好

My chicken was really good, there were two sauces one was normal ginger puree and the other one was Thai Style sauce.
The Thai sauce complemented the chicken well whilst the other sauce made it feel like Chinese style chicken.
0 讚好

Overall the chicken was quite nice because it was soft and tender but very bruised and brown.

[Review 6460] Decent Italian food in SSP @ 食意 Eatalian

18/03/2018
食意 Eatalian
深水埗荔枝角道309號地下
G/F, 309 Lai Chi Kok Road, Sham Shui Po
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/decent-italian-food-in-ssp-e3003479

Decent Italian food in SSP
2018-03-18 1967 瀏覽
I didn't have any expectations for Eatalian because most restaurant adapt their recipes to suit the people in the area.
Apart from that I liked the Restaurant logo and name which is a play of words EAT and ITALIAN pronounced Eatalian just like EeDaLe in Central.

Sat down and it was reassuring that there were expats dining there.
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Started with the Parma Ham and Melon which was the first surprise because it was creative.
It wasn't just melon topped with ham but on the side there was Parma ham paired with young pea shoots and molecular melon balls which actually tasted in harmony.

The Linguine with minced shrimp, garlic and anchovy was so good that I could have eaten two portions.
It was light with strong prawn flavours and the saltiness from the anchovy.

Next was the Strozzapreti with proscuitto, fava beans, Parmesan, Black truffle.
I felt compelled to order this as you rarely see this on the Kowloon side and I wonder how long it will stay on the menu due to popularity.
Again it was flawless and hung the sauce well with fragrant truffle that wasn't too creamy.

For dessert, I had the Banana Walnut Toffee Cream Pie which was a bit like banoffee but much better because everything was well balanced with crushed walnuts in the cream and dreamy toffee and a nice biscuit base that was soft and firmly held together but not hard in texture.

Finished with tea which was a perfect ending.

Overall, I was more than impressed that I totally forgot I was in SSP.
Everything was top quality from the way they served the food and the presentation.

[Review 6459] Spark Bar now has the Spark @ Spark Bar & Restaurant

18/03/2018
Spark Bar & Restaurant 休息中
中環蘭桂坊雲咸街29號LKF 29 4樓
4/F, LKF 29, 29 Wyndham Street, Lan Kwai Fong, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/spark-bar-now-has-the-spark-e3003382

Previously tried Spark Bar in MK which is nothing compared to this.The new menu is much better and there is an area for live bands and local gigs.
Started with C-allstars which was the name of the drink.
It was sweet and viscous with a strong starfruit taste.
For mains, I was really satisfied with their pastas especially the carbonara with sea uni and egg yolk.
It wasn't too creamy so it was evilicious.
The Chittara was also good, loaded with crabmeat in a rich shellfish reduction sauce.
Finished with the poached pear with a modern twist with salted caramel icecream, crispy egg pieces and wine jelly.
I couldn't believe how delicious it was because the icecream was not too sweet and all the dishes had fine dining quality.

[Review 6458] Where Tea Lovers unite @ TEA HUB

18/03/20198
TEA HUB 休息中
長沙灣順寧道439號順寧居地下2號舖
Shop 2, G/F, Shining Court, 439 Shun Ning Road, Cheung Sha Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/where-tea-lovers-unite-e3002812

I appreciate teas so whenever there is a new tea house or tea themed cafe I have to go and check it out.
When you go in, you will notice the simplistic yet modern decor.The menu is extensive, as you will find set meals, tea based drinks and cakes.

The set meal is pretty simple, you can choose from Chazuke, Noodles in tea soup, or noodles in cold tea soup paired with two sides from a choice of four.

Tried the Chazuke and Noodles in Tea Soup.
Both were filling and the sides that day were yuzu and sencha chicken wings, tofu in Jasmine tea, mixed mushrooms in oolong and fish in lemongrass orange dressing.
As well as the tea flavours in the sides, there were lots of tea leaves that you could see.
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Chazuke:

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Noodles in Tea Soup:

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There were so many drinks to choose from so I had the chocolate with masala which was chocolate with a hint of spices.
Masala Chocolate:

The Matcha Au Lait was a popular drink, where you get to mix the matcha and pour it it.
It was fun and you get try the matcha before you pour it in to see how it tastes.
As well as Matcha, they also had my favourite Earl Grey in chiffon cake form.
It was light and fluffy complimented with my favourite whipped cream.
I can't wait to come again but queues are expected on the weekends.