05/08/2018
Favilla Cafe@Yamataka
灣仔灣仔碼頭1樓Kiosk W3-5號舖
Kiosk W3-5, 1/F Wan Chai Ferry Pier, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/fragrant-green-teas-e3119581
Fragrant green teas
2018-08-05 825 瀏覽
There are two Favilla Cafes in Hong Kong, Favilla Cafe@Yamataka (Wanchai) and Favilla @ Tai Koo.
It is interesting, that the same green teas cost more at Tai Koo so I am lucky I tried this place first.
Had the Strawberry lychee green tea which was very fragrant.
It was good that it was not sweetened so you just get the sweet aroma and the grassiness from the green tea leaves.
For hot drinks, it would be good if they gave a sleeve for the cup as the cup was too to hold.
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[Review 6746] More food options in Kwai Hing @ 華御結 Hana-Musubi
05/08/2018
華御結 Hana-Musubi
葵涌葵昌路72-76號活@KCC1樓102號鋪
Shop 102, 1/F, Life@KCC, 72-76 Kwai Cheong Road, Kwai Chung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/more-food-options-in-kwai-hing-e3119571
More food options in Kwai Hing
2018-08-05 647 瀏覽
Many years ago, KH is a depressing place to work.
In those days, you would find these weird office units pretending to be restaurants and people would smoke in there.
The smoking ban changed that but the food scene didn't.
There was something holding it back when lots of other places like Lai Chi Kok and Kwun Tong have evolved with more eateries!!
A decade later, there is finally some change hence young people are lucky these days while those old folks who have been working in that area all their life get the changes in their senior years.
But anyway, in HK, rarely do people stay in their job for more than 10 years as there is no loyalty or seniors get kicked out as they are too costly for the company.
Anyhow, those old folks are only concerned about earning their daily bread so they couldn't care less about healthy, hearty and delicious food.
The good thing is that KH has become more diverse than before hence there is a better variety for other cuisines.
I am so glad Hana Musubi is everywhere as I keep falling for their musubis.
This time I fell for the Taco Rice which I knew I was going to like because it is a bit like chili con carne.
As expected, I really liked it.
Imagine chili con carne in musubi form, it was filled with minced meat in the middle.
There was a subtle cumin and chili taste which made it delicious.
I don't know what other new musubis they will will bring out next time but I think I will definitely fall for it again.
華御結 Hana-Musubi
葵涌葵昌路72-76號活@KCC1樓102號鋪
Shop 102, 1/F, Life@KCC, 72-76 Kwai Cheong Road, Kwai Chung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/more-food-options-in-kwai-hing-e3119571
More food options in Kwai Hing
2018-08-05 647 瀏覽
Many years ago, KH is a depressing place to work.
In those days, you would find these weird office units pretending to be restaurants and people would smoke in there.
The smoking ban changed that but the food scene didn't.
There was something holding it back when lots of other places like Lai Chi Kok and Kwun Tong have evolved with more eateries!!
A decade later, there is finally some change hence young people are lucky these days while those old folks who have been working in that area all their life get the changes in their senior years.
But anyway, in HK, rarely do people stay in their job for more than 10 years as there is no loyalty or seniors get kicked out as they are too costly for the company.
Anyhow, those old folks are only concerned about earning their daily bread so they couldn't care less about healthy, hearty and delicious food.
The good thing is that KH has become more diverse than before hence there is a better variety for other cuisines.
I am so glad Hana Musubi is everywhere as I keep falling for their musubis.
This time I fell for the Taco Rice which I knew I was going to like because it is a bit like chili con carne.
As expected, I really liked it.
Imagine chili con carne in musubi form, it was filled with minced meat in the middle.
There was a subtle cumin and chili taste which made it delicious.
I don't know what other new musubis they will will bring out next time but I think I will definitely fall for it again.
[Review 6745] Poké in Sheung Wan @ The Poké Co
05/08/2018
The Poké Co
上環德輔道中308號富衛金融中心地下1號舖
Shop 1, G/F, FWD Financial Centre, 308 Des Voeux Road, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/poke-in-sheung-wan-e3119557
Poké in Sheung Wan
2018-08-05 509 瀏覽
Previously this spot used to be Caffe Diemme but now it is a POKE joint.
POKE is typically raw tuna (ahi) cubes marinated with sea salt, a small amount of soy sauce, inamona (roasted crushed candlenut), sesame oil, limu seaweed, and chopped chili pepper.
As well as POKE, they had BBQ chicken poke bowls which is probably on the menu for locals who do not eat raw stuff.
I ordered the AHI TUNA POKE thinking it would be tuna in soy sauce but the sauce was creamy.
It wasn't what I was expecting because raw tuna and creamy sauce just didn't go well together.
The rice wasn't even soft so I ended up just eating the tuna.
To be honest, I would have been better off ordering the customized bowls where you can choose your proteins and sauces but again, the rice was hard and undercooked that day.
I was given the salmon pokkorito which had buckwheat noodles dressed in Wasabi mayo.
Again the rice was too hard and I just didn't have the heart to tell them as I could feel their passion but the rice which is part of the main ingredient was not soft enough.
The Poké Co
上環德輔道中308號富衛金融中心地下1號舖
Shop 1, G/F, FWD Financial Centre, 308 Des Voeux Road, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/poke-in-sheung-wan-e3119557
Poké in Sheung Wan
2018-08-05 509 瀏覽
Previously this spot used to be Caffe Diemme but now it is a POKE joint.
POKE is typically raw tuna (ahi) cubes marinated with sea salt, a small amount of soy sauce, inamona (roasted crushed candlenut), sesame oil, limu seaweed, and chopped chili pepper.
As well as POKE, they had BBQ chicken poke bowls which is probably on the menu for locals who do not eat raw stuff.
I ordered the AHI TUNA POKE thinking it would be tuna in soy sauce but the sauce was creamy.
It wasn't what I was expecting because raw tuna and creamy sauce just didn't go well together.
The rice wasn't even soft so I ended up just eating the tuna.
To be honest, I would have been better off ordering the customized bowls where you can choose your proteins and sauces but again, the rice was hard and undercooked that day.
I was given the salmon pokkorito which had buckwheat noodles dressed in Wasabi mayo.
Again the rice was too hard and I just didn't have the heart to tell them as I could feel their passion but the rice which is part of the main ingredient was not soft enough.
[Review 6744] Bigger and better selections @ Harbour Grand Café
04/08/2018
Harbour Grand Café
北角油街23號港島海逸君綽酒店3樓
3/F, Harbour Grand Hong Kong, 23 Oil Street, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/bigger-and-better-selections-e3117490
Bigger and better selections
2018-08-04 1027 瀏覽
It has been at least 5 years since I had buffet here!
The thing that hasn't changed is its popularity as it is always packed with people.They have oysters, lobsters, Alaskan crab legs, sushi and sashimi hence the reason why Hong Kongers love it.
My favourite is the Indian selection because I just love curries.
All of them were quite spicy and it was good they had soft and fluffy Indian Rice.
Tried the sushi which was fresh especially the salmon.
On the Chinese side, I had the Korean Ginseng soup which was really impressive as it had the glutinous rice in the soup.
Left some room for dessert as they had so many Movenpick flavours and toppings for pancakes.
I love the tangerine pieces and dinky eggtarts which were not too sweet.
Will definitely come again.
Harbour Grand Café
北角油街23號港島海逸君綽酒店3樓
3/F, Harbour Grand Hong Kong, 23 Oil Street, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/bigger-and-better-selections-e3117490
Bigger and better selections
2018-08-04 1027 瀏覽
It has been at least 5 years since I had buffet here!
The thing that hasn't changed is its popularity as it is always packed with people.They have oysters, lobsters, Alaskan crab legs, sushi and sashimi hence the reason why Hong Kongers love it.
My favourite is the Indian selection because I just love curries.
All of them were quite spicy and it was good they had soft and fluffy Indian Rice.
Tried the sushi which was fresh especially the salmon.
On the Chinese side, I had the Korean Ginseng soup which was really impressive as it had the glutinous rice in the soup.
Left some room for dessert as they had so many Movenpick flavours and toppings for pancakes.
I love the tangerine pieces and dinky eggtarts which were not too sweet.
Will definitely come again.
[Review 6743] Good old wonton noodles 2018-08-03 764 瀏覽
03/08/2018
靠得住粥麵小館 Trusty Congee King
佐敦彌敦道380號香港逸東酒店LG樓6號舖
Shop 6, LG/F, Eaton Hong Kong, 380 Nathan Road, Jordan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/good-old-wonton-noodles-e3116857
Randomly tried this place as I haven't tried it and because it was cheap!!!!
To be honest, I didn't expect it to taste good but it was better than I expected.
The broth was bland even though you could taste MSG but it was just not salty enough.
The dumplings were plump with a strong sesame oil taste and this was where the salt was because the dumplings were too salty. Normally the noodles in Hong Kong are served boiling ready to scald you but they were luke warm hence marks off for that.
靠得住粥麵小館 Trusty Congee King
佐敦彌敦道380號香港逸東酒店LG樓6號舖
Shop 6, LG/F, Eaton Hong Kong, 380 Nathan Road, Jordan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/good-old-wonton-noodles-e3116857
Randomly tried this place as I haven't tried it and because it was cheap!!!!
To be honest, I didn't expect it to taste good but it was better than I expected.
The broth was bland even though you could taste MSG but it was just not salty enough.
The dumplings were plump with a strong sesame oil taste and this was where the salt was because the dumplings were too salty. Normally the noodles in Hong Kong are served boiling ready to scald you but they were luke warm hence marks off for that.
[Review 6742] Beetroot Lemonade @ 太平洋咖啡 Pacific Coffee
02/08/2018
太平洋咖啡 Pacific Coffee
樂富聯合道198號樂富廣場A區1樓1158號舖
Shop 1158, 1/F, Zone A, Lok Fu Shopping Centre, 198 Junction Road, Lok Fu
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/beetroot-lemonade-e3116545
I was surprised to discover that PC had a series of beetroot drinks!!!!
There was beetroot lemonade, yuzu beetroot and blueberry beetroot.
Tried the beetroot lemonade as it was hard imagining how the other two would taste.
I suppose you could taste the beetroot but the lemon didn't really come through.
Towards the end it strangely tasted like Ribena with some bitterness because of the lemon peel.
The lemon and bitterness got stronger but luckily there was the syrup at the bottom to balance it out.
太平洋咖啡 Pacific Coffee
樂富聯合道198號樂富廣場A區1樓1158號舖
Shop 1158, 1/F, Zone A, Lok Fu Shopping Centre, 198 Junction Road, Lok Fu
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/beetroot-lemonade-e3116545
I was surprised to discover that PC had a series of beetroot drinks!!!!
There was beetroot lemonade, yuzu beetroot and blueberry beetroot.
Tried the beetroot lemonade as it was hard imagining how the other two would taste.
I suppose you could taste the beetroot but the lemon didn't really come through.
Towards the end it strangely tasted like Ribena with some bitterness because of the lemon peel.
The lemon and bitterness got stronger but luckily there was the syrup at the bottom to balance it out.
[REview 6741]Quick stop for drinks @ 花樣年華 Flower Years
31/07/2018
花樣年華 Flower Years
佐敦彌敦道380號香港逸東酒店LG樓逸東美食廣場
Eaton Foodhall, LG/F, Eaton Hong Kong, 380 Nathan Road, Jordan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/quick-stop-for-drinks-e3113955
Quick stop for drinks
2018-07-31 762 瀏覽
This is a great place to stop for drinks, you can sit inside or outside.
Drinks are reasonable priced.
The house lemonade which is freshly made is extremely refreshing for $15.
The guy was really nice to warn me that it needed syrup and he was right and it needed quite alot as it was that sour.
They also had ice shaken teas which are not sweetened and the long jin was my favourite too.
花樣年華 Flower Years
佐敦彌敦道380號香港逸東酒店LG樓逸東美食廣場
Eaton Foodhall, LG/F, Eaton Hong Kong, 380 Nathan Road, Jordan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/quick-stop-for-drinks-e3113955
Quick stop for drinks
2018-07-31 762 瀏覽
This is a great place to stop for drinks, you can sit inside or outside.
Drinks are reasonable priced.
The house lemonade which is freshly made is extremely refreshing for $15.
The guy was really nice to warn me that it needed syrup and he was right and it needed quite alot as it was that sour.
They also had ice shaken teas which are not sweetened and the long jin was my favourite too.
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