[Review 6636] Pistachio bon bon cream at Starbucks @ 星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee

22/06/2018
星巴克咖啡  Starbucks Coffee
太子彌敦道750號始創中心2樓Kiosk A & B舖
Kiosk A & B, 2/F, Pionner Centre, 750 Nathan Road, Prince Edward
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/pistachio-bon-bon-cream-at-starbucks-e3077984

Pistachio bon bon cream at Starbucks
2018-06-22  248 瀏覽
I love Pistachio so I ordered the Pistachio bon bon cream.
It was as nice as expected but the pistachio taste wasn't very strong and the colour wasn't very green.
At the bottom, there were some crispy candied nuts.

[Review 6635] A Lovely corner for Spanish flare @ B&S 西班牙小食坊 B&S Spanish Tapas Place

22/06/2018
B&S 西班牙小食坊 B&S Spanish Tapas Place
觀塘成業街7號東廣場地下G07號舖
Shop G07, G/F, E Plaza, 7 Shing Yip Street, Kwun Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-lovely-corner-for-spanish-flare-e3077983

A Lovely corner for Spanish flare
2018-06-22  47 瀏覽
Discovered this joint a while ago after trying Potats Cheeses.
Dined here as I was in the area.
They serve hams, meats and Paellas, one of the highlights was the Iberico Pork Charsiu which was evidently popular.
As  I didn't know they served rice/pasta with the meats, I ordered the seafood Paella, Iberico Rib meat and two medium sized Scarlet Prawns.


Started off with the Scarlet Prawns which I didn't really eat as I was saving it for the Paella
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The Iberico Pork rib meats were juicy and tasty.
The rib meat is basically the meat ripped off the side of the rib bone although they do have ribs as well.

As I didn't see any other carbs on the menu, I got the Paella. But later found out you could order plain rice with any meats which I would have done.
The paella was ok but it lacked seafood taste which was rescued by the Scarlet prawns.


Hoping to come back again as they have Chinese style BBQ Iberico pork!

[Review 6634] Not so exotic anymore @ 華園腩餃專門店

21/06/2018
華園腩餃專門店
長沙灣長沙灣道889號華創中心地下2號舖
Shop 2, CRE Centre, 889 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Cheung Sha Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/not-so-exotic-anymore-e3077914

Not so exotic anymore
2018-06-21  305 瀏覽
Wah Yuen used to be famous and started off with a little joint in homantin.
Then they moved to Cheung Sha Wan and now they are at Lai Chi Kok near D2.
The menu used to be bigger with unusual items like pigeons egg etc.
I decided to have instant noodles tossed in fermented beancurd.
When it came, it was darker than an

[Review 6633] Rolling back for congee @ 有錢佬靚粥 Rolling in Congee

20/06/2018
有錢佬靚粥 Rolling in Congee
筲箕灣筲箕灣東大街54-60號東強大廈地下1號舖
Shop 1, G/F, Tung Keung Building, 54-60 Shau Kei Wan Main Street East, Shau Kei Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/rolling-back-for-congee-e3077875

Rolling back for congee

2018-06-20  378 瀏覽

Since my last visit, I have always wanted to go back.

Finally had a few places to visit in SKW so went here as well to get my treats.

When I got there, it was great to see a full house with a mix of people from the neighborhood and friends of Rolling congee because the owner is such a lovable person 

I had trouble deciding what to get because there were three new congees that aroused my interest.
1) Intoxicating Charm
2) The Tippler
3)Jeju UncoveredAnyway, I've to go back again to try the other two.

On this visit, I had Intoxicating Charm and Plain Congee.

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[Plain Congee + whole Salted Egg]
Congeegasm!! I should of thrown the whole salted egg in the plain congee asap because the yummy salts actually diffuse into the congee.
The salted egg was so damn good and it was oozing with golden oil.

Luckily it didn't ooze out much in the container so I haven't missed a drop.
It tasted like those mooncake egg yolks and the texture is like a duck egg but I'm not sure if it is a duck or chicken egg so I've got to ask on the next visit!!!
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Intoxicating Charm:
I knew this was going to be good because I love apple and cinnamon.
When I took the lid off, it was so impressive to see generous big chunks of apple with lots and lots of cinnamon mixed in the congee.
Look at all that Apple!!~!
You also get a side of dried fruits (raisins and candied fruit peel) so if the congee is not sweet enough, it can be added.
The Apple congee tasted so good on its own and I seriously do not recommend to eat it straight away from the joint because it tastes so much better cold as you can taste the apples and cinnamon better.
I definitely recommend this to anyone and people visiting the elderly as it is so tasty and nutritious that it possibly contains a whole apple.
Put it this way, this is a non dairy version of apple and cinnamon rice pudding therefore Vegan/Vegetarian friendly.
Rice pudding is a very common dessert in Europe so I think it can be adapted to nicely to dairy free Sweet congee and or almond milk rice pudding.
Anyway, if you like McDonald's Apple pie then you will like this new congee.
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As well as congee, they also serve desserts!!!!

[Review 6632] Heeretea is here, there and everywhere!!! @ 東喜茶 HEERETEA

22/06/2018
東喜茶 HEERETEA
上環德輔道中308號富衛金融中心地下6號舖
Shop 6, G/F, FWD Financial Centre, 308 Des Voeuc Road Central, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/heeretea-is-here-there-and-everywhere-e3077374

Heeretea is here, there and everywhere!!!
2018-06-22  377 瀏覽
Heeretea is everywhere and I can't escape from it!!!
After trying the one on Lyndhurst Terrace, I came across this one near the Tram terminal.
Had the fruit tea which was packed with fruits.
Very refreshing and thirst quenching on a hot day.
There was passionfruit, grapefruit, lime and watermelon which infused in the tea nicely.
The only thing I didn't like were the passionfruit pips which were sharp and gritty but overall the tea, fruit and sweetness were balanced.
It seems there are more options at this joint compared to the other one I went.

[Review 6631] Aomori rice @ 丼丼亭 Don Don Tei

22/06/2018
丼丼亭  Don Don Tei
銅鑼灣百德新街22-36號翡翠明珠廣場1樓Festiva 6號舖
Shop 6, Festiva, 1/F, JP Plaza, 22-36 Paterson Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/aomori-rice-e3077338

Aomori rice
2018-06-22  135 瀏覽
Last time it was soba on the new menu and this time it is Snow Crab.
Snow crab tempura rice bowl:
I love rice and seafood so this was my favourite, the tempura was done nicely and there is some sea salt on the table especially for the tempura.
Adding some to the rice made it even more tasty.
It is impressive that they have used Aomori Rice for this dish and the sushi rolls.
Snow crab with salad and ramen:
If tempura is not your thing on a hot day, the ramen salad is more refreshing especially with the dressing that they give you which is appetizing.

Rice roll with salmon roe and snow crab:
The rice rolls were a surprise because of the crispy pork pieces on top which I thought were pork floss but they were aromatic fried pork crackling which gives it a lovely flavour as well as salmon roe.

[Review 6630] Cheesy series: 2 out of 3 were good @ Bakery Café by Maxim’s

22/06/2018
Bakery Café by Maxim’s (已結業)
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心1期2樓241, 250&251號舖
Shop 241, 250&251, 2/F, MCP l, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cheesy-series-2-out-of-3-were-good-e3077333

Cheesy series: 2 out of 3 were good
2018-06-22  126 瀏覽
Went past and saw Maxim's new cheesy series so decided to get them all.

I had high expectations especially the cheese toast which looked delicious.

Cheese Potato Boat:
The Cheese Potato boat was quite good because there was silky potato in the middle.
Stretch Cheese Toast:
The Stretch Cheese Toast was disgusting and a waste of good cheese.
In the middle it was lovely gooey cheese but the whole thing including the bread and cheese was sweet.
Stretch Cheese Ball:
The cheese ball tasted ok but the texture was a little hard and dry.