[Review 6573] Vegan menu at Loyal Dining @ 來佬餐館 Loyal Dining

25/05/2018
來佬餐館  Loyal Dining
灣仔杜老誌道5號地下至1樓
G-1/F, 5 Tonnochy Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/vegan-menu-at-loyal-dining-e3054518

Vegan menu at Loyal Dining
2018-05-25  634 瀏覽
Since my last visit to Loyal Dining, they have launched a Green Menu that serves Beyond Meat Burgers and there is also a Half Priced Steak Night.
I am a fan of Beyond Meat burgers and currently on a quest to try all these different places that serve it and see which place makes it taste the best!
As we were a large group, we had both meat and vegetarian dishes.
Started with the Signature Loyal Chicken Wings simmered in their home made sweet soy sauce.
Each wing was tasty and soft fully infused with the sweet soy sauce.
Now to the new VEGAN stars of Loyal Dining, the Beyond Meat burger!!!
There are three burgers to choose from: Original, Sichuan or Scallion Oil.
It was really difficult to pick a favourite as both were so good but different.
The Sichuan one had the Sichuan flare to it but it was a bit too salty.

I would probably say the Scallion Oil was better because the combination was interesting and strangely went really well as scallion oil is normally paired with chicken.

Look at all that yummy Scallion Oil!

I was really impressed they even had Sorrowful Rice in Vegetarian form.
The vegan char siu had that freshly roasted char siu taste and aroma as it was slightly crispy on the edges.

Beef Wellington 66 is the signature dish here and one of my classic faves because it is British!
Here they use quality beef and the puff pastry is good.
The 66 signifies Loyal Dining's old address at 66 Wellington Street before they moved!
I miss that location as I used to go there for dimsum and went there with friends from UK.

Next we had the vegetable curry souffle which was interesting.
Basically vegetable curry topped with souffle!

Now for the real dessert, it was Ovaltine Souffle which was fluffy and sweet infused with Ovaltine!


I really like the new menu and hope it stays forever!
I'll be back!

[Review 6572] Cart Noodle shrine in SSP @ 文記車仔麵 Man Kee Cart Noodle

25/05/2018
文記車仔麵  Man Kee Cart Noodle
深水埗福榮街121號地下
G/F, 121 Fuk Wing Street, Sham Shui Po
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cart-noodle-shrine-in-ssp-e3054517

Cart Noodle shrine in SSP
2018-05-25  203 瀏覽
As well as ricerolls and liver noodles, Man Kee Cart Noodles is another food shrine in Shamshuipo for food worshippers.
There are always crowds and crowds of people at both branches.
Finally motivated myself to try on a winters day when there were less people.
You basically order by circling the items you want on the wipeable menu.One of the toppings I was looking forward to was the braised pomelo skin as not many Cart Noodle joints offer it.
There were so many sauces on the table and the seating was like a ramen bar but you are in Shamshuipo eating Hong Kong style cart Noodles!Everything was tasty enough so the condiments were not really needed but the lychee vinegar and White pepper got my curiosity as I don't often see it around.

The noodles were as good as expected because the broth was strong and every topping was tasty in different ways.
The fishballs had a nice fruit peel taste to them and the pomelo skin was mushy and flavourful.Will go again if I am in the area and provided that there isn't a queue or a short one.

[Review 6571] Great Thai getaway at Queen's Kitchen @ 皇后泰國廚房 Queen's Kitchen

22/05/2018
皇后泰國廚房  Queen's Kitchen
此店前身為 皇后烹飪中心
尖沙咀廣東道116-120號海威商業中心16樓
16/F, VIP Commerical Centre, 116-120 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/great-thai-getaway-at-queens-kitchen-e3052370

Great Thai getaway at Queen's Kitchen
2018-05-22  360 瀏覽
Queen's Kitchen is a great getaway in TST.
It is located on one of the top floors with a great view of TST especially when the skies are clear.
The decor is grand with elegant crystal chandeliers which makes it a great place for gatherings and events.
For drinks, I had the pandan tea because I just love Pandan!!
Also had the beautiful butterfly tea.
Started with the Thai Peppery spicy Vegetable soup with shrimp served in a traditional clay pot.
I loved it because it was really savoury infused with herbs loaded with loofah and other vegetables.
Next was the  [Thai Son in Law Eggs] which got me curious.
It turns out there is a story behind as this dish is made for the son in Law so that he knows he is treated well therefore he will treat his wife well in future.
I loved the sweet tamarind sauce and the texture of the egg white as the outer part is slightly chewy.
The prawn and pork toast was meaty and reminded of sesame prawn toasts that you get in UK.

This was the best Kailan dish I have had because the salted fish was amazing as it was gently salty with a good flavour, if only there was a bowl of rice.
Next was the Northern Thai Coconut Curry with chicken and crispy noodles.
I am so glad there is another place in HK for this dish as it is delish.
The noodles are in this sweet coconut sauce contrasted by the crispy noodles on top.

For the Thai Street beef cart noodles, the chili sauce they gave us really enhanced the noodles and I was elated as the chili sauce tasted like this chili sauce from some Asian place in the UK.

Finished with the pumpkin dessert which was delicious, creamy pumpkin pudding in a cooked pumpkin that is sliced into wedges served.
Definitely coming back again with friends.

[Review 6570] Chateraise desserts for summer @ Chateraise

21/05/2018
Chateraise
將軍澳唐德街1號將軍澳廣場商場1樓141號舖
Shop 141, 1/F, TKO Plaza, 1 Tong Tak Street, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chateraise-desserts-for-summer-e3052332

Chateraise desserts for summer
2018-05-21  367 瀏覽
As well as desserts, they also have frozen items such as ice lollies and jellies.They all cost $10 each so decided to try them.
The milk lolly was quite good as it wasn't too sweet and it was creamy just like "Walls Mini Milks' but with a softer bite.

For the Frozen Jelly, there were two flavours.
It was difficult to get them to defrost as the guy at Chateraise said to wait a few minutes.
The texture was like sorbet so I liked the blood orange while the Kyoto grape was too artificial.

[Review 6569] Nara Thai Cuisine lands in Shatin @ Nara Thai Cuisine

22/05/2018
Nara Thai Cuisine  休息中
沙田沙田正街18號新城市廣場一期5樓507號舖
Shop 507, 5/F, New Town Plaza, 18 Sha Tin Centre Street, Sha Tin
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/nara-thai-cuisine-lands-in-shatin-e3051499

Wherever you are in Hong Kong, it is quicker from your location to travel to Nara Thai Cuisine than to fly to Bangkok.
Nara Thai Cuisine is a famous restaurant from Thailand that has received the best restaurant award every year since 2007!
How could I not try it when I was at Mimila  earlier that day.

Began with the appetizers: Prawn carpaccio, Salmon carpaccio, Thai Fish cakes, Green mango salad with Thai sausage and North Eastern pork balls with lettuce.

[Prawn carpaccio]
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[Salmon carpaccio]
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[Thai Fish cakes]
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I liked the way the pork salami was diced and made crispy as everything went together nicely in the [Green mango salad with Thai sausage].

To my surprise, the [North Eastern pork balls with lettuce] stole the show among the appetizers because they were crunchy on the outside while it was moist in the middle packed with fiery kick, hence the lettuce mellows the fierness.

There is always soup in the Thai Cuisine such as coconut chicken, tom yum kung etc.
Tried the tom yum kung which was refreshing with a prominent herb flavour while the lemongrass was not too strong.

The Soft Shell Crab Yellow Curry with Butterfly Pea Rice, Jasmine and Roti Prata is great for sharing, the best thing is the curry as it was thick yet light, great with the rice or roti.

The Grilled Pork Neck is also worth ordering as it was lean and meaty.

The Fried Butterfly Pea rice with Crispy Fish and Thai Herbs was really photogenic, while the egg turned out to be the star of the show as it was salted egg.

Nara is also famous for noodles especially the [Ayuthaya boat noodles with Beef] which come in a strong beefy broth infused with herbs.

They also had the [Rainbow soup rice noodles with fish fillet], another noodle that has become popular in HK.

For dessert, the [Nara Coconut ice cream with assorted Thai sweet condiments] was a brilliant experience as you are presented with all these sweet toppings to add on the coconut icecream.
Overall, I really like the food and hope there will be another branch coming to the city.

[Review 6568] Dutch Pancakes at [Happytown Cafe Central] @ Happytown Cafe Central

17/05/2018
Happytown Cafe Central (已結業)
上環堅道138號寶玉閣地下B舖
Shop B, G/F, Jadestone Court, 138 Cain Road, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/dutch-pancakes-at-happytown-cafe-central-e3050633

Dutch Pancakes at [Happytown Cafe Central]
2018-05-17  430 瀏覽
Happytown Cafe Central is located on Caine Road hence is a popular joint with residents that live nearby.
Started with the Earl Grey tea which was impressive as they did not use tea bags but tea blends.
The tea was very aromatic and didn't taste artificial.
For food, we had the [not HK style] French toast as stated on the menu.
As you can see it was very eggy!
I had the Dutch Pancake which was light and enjoyable with cream cheese and lemon.
There is also a marshmallow option which is probably instaworthy.

[Review 6567] Awesome as well as Cool! @ 就是烤菇 How Cool

17/05/2018
就是烤菇 How Cool
柴灣柴灣道350號樂軒臺地下402號舖
Shop 402, G/F, Lok Hin Terrace, 350 Chai Wan Road, Chai Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/awesome-as-well-as-cool-e3050628

Awesome as well as Cool!
2018-05-17  232 瀏覽
I have always wanted to try HOW COOL but they are located in Chai Wan.
Luckily they were at Ocean Park so I finally got to try them.
It was a grilled mushroom on top of mash with meat sauce and cheese sauce.
The mushroom was big and juicy but the meat sauce was a little sweet so next time I am going to order the one with just cheese or see if there is anything new.