[Review 6701] My favourite chef is there @ 磅太太 (已結業) Mrs. Pound

16/07/2018
磅太太 (已結業) Mrs. Pound
上環磅巷6號地舖
G/F, 6 Pound Lane, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/my-favourite-chef-is-there-e3098996

My favourite chef is there
2018-07-16  2153 瀏覽
If I knew my fave chef was there, I would have checked it out earlier.

Only found out at the end when we were leaving.

Had the lamb fried rice which was so damn good as there was lots of cumin and the sauce really enhanced the flavours.
On the menu, it said pesto sauce but it tasted different and far better than anticipated as it tasted like the sauce for the thunder tea rice at Sinmeis.
It was interesting though to see the sauce dish literally on top of the rice.
The bottom of that dish better be clean!!
Tried the avocado fries, but unfortunately the avocado was a bit raw.
I was expecting to bite into creamy soft avocado.
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Finished with the mocktail which is to my liking and I love that huge Martini glass behind it.


I didn't have this but my friend had it!

[Review 6700] Modern Laksa joint @ 小叻沙 Laksa Playground

16/07/2018
小叻沙 Laksa Playground
灣仔莊士敦道35-45號利文樓地下A號舖
Shop A, G/F, 35-45 Johnston Road, Newman House, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/modern-laksa-joint-e3098895

Modern Laksa joint
2018-07-16  293 瀏覽
It is so tragic that the legendary Katong of Wanchai has closed down as well as their other branch in SW.
Laksa Playground is here but it is not the same as they serve Malaysian style laksa.
On the menu, you can choose the Malaysian Laksa broth or the Curry Laksa broth.
So obviously, the curry laksa has curry flavour in it. but I wish the staff could explain how different the two broths were.

I knew I had asked the wrong person because I got the answer that I deduced myself.

Anyway, the laksa was garnished with spring onions which turned out really strong and over powered the laksa and the vermicell in the soup was local stuff.

[Review 6699] Random Birthday Cake @ 蛋糕屋 The Cake House

16/07/2018
蛋糕屋 The Cake House
佐敦庇利金街21號利金閣地下5號舖
Shop 5, G/F, Pilkem Court, 21 Pilkem Street, Jordan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/random-birthday-cake-e3098868

Random Birthday Cake
2018-07-16  1305 瀏覽
As I was looking for a birthday cake, stumbled upon this one and got a strawberry cake.
From the outside, it appeared to be a strawberry cake possibly filled with fruit.
The moment of truth came when the birthday person sliced it.
It was really smart how they used the angel chiffon cake (the one with a hole in the middle) and smothered it with cream and stuffed the center with strawberries.
The top strawberries were fresh ones and the chopped strawberries in the middle were sweetened to balance the fresh ones.
Overall, the presentation of the cake was nice and cake had a very eggy taste.
The cream was a bit hongkie style for my liking.

[Review 6698] Lovely experience @ Elephant Grounds

16/07/2018
Elephant Grounds
半山堅道61號地舖
G/F, 61 Caine Road, Mid-Levels
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lovely-experience-e3098833

Lovely experience
2018-07-16  369 瀏覽
Arrived at EG and initially sat outside because it was packed inside.
Luckily the staff found us a seat inside because it was friggin hot outside and the staff there were really nice.
Anyway, I got the fish katsu sandwich which was really delicious but as I was clumsy the bits of cabbage kept falling out.
It was smothered with my favourite kewpie mayo and there were lots of cabbage in it.
For drinks, I got the strawberry iced tea which was such a good drink because they used  strawberry puree which tastes so much better than syrup.

[Review 6697] Shanghai Russian Fare @ Wheatfield Kitchen

15/07/2018
麥田廚房
Wheatfield Kitchen
邊寧頓街13-15號2樓
2/F, Hotel Pennington, 13-15 Pennington Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/shanghai-russian-fare-e3098782

Shanghai Russian Fare
2018-07-15  33 瀏覽
As well as Wheatfield Kitchen, you will also find Wheatfield X Borsch & Noodles in Hong Kong.
Wheatfield X Borsch & Noodles solely serves noodles in their signature Borsch soup while Wheatfield Kitchen serves Shanghai style Russian Fare.

I am glad I did not try Wheatfield X Borsch & Noodles as this one serves a finer range of dishes.
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If you are looking for more Russian style dishes, there are more options in the appetizer section.
For soups, it was really difficult choosing a choice as they had borsch, beetroot borsch and mikli soup.
Borsch, you can pretty much imagine it being similar to Czarina Restaurant 莎厘娜餐廳 (Now Closed).


I didn't choose the Beetroot borsch with sourcream as I have already tried it at DACHA which is Ukrainian in Central, however I did find some similarities at Dacha with Chinese food.


In the end I had the Mikli soup which tasted exactly like Borsch but rather acidic.

Next were the blinis with salmon roe caviar, a must order as you can't get more Russian than this!
Each morsel was heaven.

Next I had the chicken kiev which is a popular Russian dish and so popular that you can find ready made ones in the freezers of UK supermarkets where you just bake them.
A chicken kiev is basically made of pounded and rolled chicken filets filled with butter, then coated with breadcrumbs which is then either baked or fried.
Modern Kievs are filled with garlic butter and other fancy ingredients like bacon.

The one here was made of minced chicken meat, possibly thigh meats as Hong Kongers just don't appreciate white meat.
By using minced meat, it is a good way of throwing this and that in.
The Chicken Kiev was ok but a little different from the UK ones!
For the mains, it was again hard deciding as most were ShangRus style especially the pasta which I really wanted to choose but it had black pepper, the thing HKers strangely love.
Anyway, chose the beef stroganoff which again is adapted to the HK taste without sour cream served with rice.

Overall, I am glad I visited as there is now another choice for ShangRus fare since Czarina closed down, although there is Ivan The Kozak which I still haven't tried but presumably also SR style as I was greeted by some cantonese possibly owners.

[Review 6696] Burgers and burritos at Bigger Burger Cafe @ Bigger Burger Cafe

15/07/2018
Bigger Burger Cafe (已結業)
佐敦白加士街42-50號金寶樓地下6號舖
Shop 6, G/F, Kam Po Building, 42-50 Parkes Street, Jordan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/burgers-and-burritos-at-bigger-burger-cafe-e3098744

Burgers and burritos at Bigger Burger Cafe
2018-07-15  16 瀏覽
Due to the rain, ran in here for lunch.
For burgers, there were lots of choices but I picked the one with blue cheese and bacon.
The blue cheese was nice and strong but it was more like a sauce while the piece of bacon was big and satisfying.
The beef patty was a little smaller than I anticipated because I got the wrong impression from the restaurant name.

For the other choice I had the chicken and avocado burrito which tasted like it had been baked too long or microwaved as it was practically crunchy and the chicken was a bit hard and dry.
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Other than that, it was all good.

[Review 6695] Earl Grey Mint Lemonade Frozen Tea with aloe @ 星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee

15/07/2018
星巴克咖啡 Starbucks Coffee
中環康樂廣場8號交易廣場3座1樓咖啡亭
Kiosk, 1/F, Three Exchange Square ,8 Connaught Road, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/earl-grey-mint-lemonade-frozen-tea-with-aloe-e3098728

Earl Grey Mint Lemonade Frozen Tea with aloe
2018-07-15  423 瀏覽
Went here for the Earl Grey Mint Lemonade Frozen Tea with aloe.
It was cooling and a refreshing drink to have on a hot day because you get slush on top.
The only thing was that I could not taste the Earl Grey and it tasted like white grapes which was strange so the taste wasn't as palatable as their other drinks.