[Review 6757] Mini Aquarium with soggy sand @ The Story Cafe and Bakery

08/08/2018
The Story Cafe and Bakery
青衣青敬路33號青衣城1樓117號舖
Shop 117, 1/F, Maritime Square, 33 Tsing King Road, Tsing Yi
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mini-aquarium-with-soggy-sand-e3122511

Mini Aquarium with soggy sand
2018-08-08  133 瀏覽
I was in the area so discovered this cute joint.
The mini Aquarium dessert looked fun to eat so decided to try it.
Each one is garnished with so called sand and a candy seashell.
The stuff that was pretending to be sand was soggy if you compare it to the pictures on social media.
Anyway, apart from that it was just a bland lychee  mousse with butterfly pea jelly on top.
It was not that sweet and the lychee mousse was light and not too creamy.

[Review 6756] Sparkling drinks @ 茶滿滿 Moon Moon Cha

08/08/2018
茶滿滿 Moon Moon Cha
旺角彌敦道688號旺角中心一樓F84號舖
Shop F84, 1/F, Argyle Centre, 688 Nathan Road, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sparkling-drinks-e3122450

Sparkling drinks
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A few years ago you could get these wines with pearlescent glitter that would swirl like a galaxy.
Now tea shops are going to the next level by making their drinks sparkle.
As I am not keen on sweet drinks, I just sipped the top as most of the syrup was at the bottom so I was ok.
All I can say is that they are photogenic but it was psychologically weird drinking all this glittery goo.
On another note, it was really impressive that one of the staff spoke good English.
As for the brown sugar milk, it was very sweet, but then again, just don't mix the bottom or just drink the milk at the top.

[Review 6755] A Sweet ending @ Oggi (已結業)

08/08/2018
Oggi (已結業)
天后水星街9號地下B舖
Shop B, G/F, 9 Mercury Street, Tin Hau
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-sweet-ending-e3121622

A Sweet ending
2018-08-08  47 瀏覽
I love Gnocchi so went there specifically for that, however it was sold out so I had to choose something else. This also happened in another restaurant nearby so gnocchi must be very popular or very unpopular in Tinhau.

Anyway, ordered the mussels for in creamy white wine sauce $85.
It was very sweet and creamy with a white wine aftertaste. Since I had the mussels I ordered the chips baked with cheese $52 as chips and mussels go well together.
The texture was a bit strange because they were fried and then baked.
The cheese tasted like they put butter/margarine on it.
For desserts had the baked marshmallow with icecream $43 which was on a layer of non sweetened cornflakes.
It was simply delicious and reminds me of those homemade gooey chewy marshmallow crisps using marshmallow and rice crispies.

[Review 6754] Oysters and Dessert @ 薈景 Congress Plus

0808/2018
薈景 Congress Plus
灣仔港灣道1號香港會議展覽中心4樓
4/F, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/oysters-and-dessert-e3121272

There is always something to remember at Congress Plus.
This time is was oysters and desserts.
As you can see, the oysters are fresh and glistening so I had quite few since I have been deprived of fresh oysters.
They were quite salty which can be balanced by the lemon but I liked them just how they were.
The dessert section was impressive as there were so many items that I liked especially the Earl Grey Madeleine dipped in Chocolate.
It had a strong Earl Grey flavour.
I also liked the Banana caramel pudding which was more like a cake with caramel on the side for you to drizzle.
Quite puzzled why it is called a pudding as the texture was more like a light sponge.
Then there were these pretty jellies with edible pansies and gold flakes which were mesmerizing and too beautiful to eat.
Anyway, there is the usual seafood and they even had lobster tail robatakayi which is a must for Hong Kongers!!!!
To summarize, I was glad to catch up on my oyster deprivation, Indian curry and desserts!!!

[Review 6753] Other than just green goodness @ 京林屋 Kyo Hayashiya

08/08/2018
京林屋 Kyo Hayashiya
尖沙咀柯士甸道西1號ELEMENTS圓方木區1樓1089B號舖
Shop 1089B, 1/F, Wood Zone, ELEMENTS, 1 Austin Road West, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/other-than-just-green-goodness-e3121261

This joint is famous for matcha but I decided to try other items instead.
To be honest, I actually preferred the other items as they were quite good.
The strawberry softserve which I was expecting to be artificial tasted like strawberry froyo with a natrual tartness to it.
The pancakes were confusing as I thought it was different tea flavoured pancakes when it was the tea you get with it.
My favourite was the hojicha Swiss roll which was fragrant while the Swiss roll was moist and airy.
On the savoury side, I had the avocado salmon toast but unfortunately the avocado was too raw.
Finished with the matcha drink which was topped with a scoop of strawberry icecream.

[Review 6752] Greyhound Cafe with a noodle bar @ Greyhound Café

08/08/2018
Greyhound Café
尖沙咀柯士甸道西1號ELEMENTS圓方火區2樓2001號B舖
Shop 2001B, 2/F, Fire Zone, ELEMENTS, 1 Austin Road West, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/greyhound-cafe-with-a-noodle-bar-e3121209

Greyhound Cafe with a noodle bar
2018-08-08  136 瀏覽
The food is always good at Greyhound Cafe.
Since there first restaurant in Hong Kong, there are so many more branches now.
At the new Elements branch, there is an exclusive live noodle bar station where all the noodles are cooked.
There are so many classic noodles that you will find on the menu.
I liked the creative one with the udon but my favourite had to be the boat noodle style noodles which had a strong broth.
There is a fuss free pure crab meat curry that is only available in Hong Kong.
I found it quite spicy and moreish as it was just silky crab meat and curry sauce.
Will return.

[Review 6751] The Legend @ 豪園麵家 House of Ho Yuen Noodle Cuisine

07/08/2018
豪園麵家  House of Ho Yuen Noodle Cuisine
黃大仙睦鄰街8號現崇山商場地下21號
Shop 21, Lions Rise Mall, 8 Muk Lun Street, Wong Tai Sin
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-legend-e3121105

WTS can get quite crowded during dinner time, so went here to avoid the crowd.
Ho Yuen Noodles has been in business for ages and they used to be located somewhere else.
I have never heard of HY Noodles but funnily enough, I tried their Food Truck first in Central for the single boned chicken wings.

Had dinner here and the food is good as well.

Sometimes, I just want some simple food like Sweet and Sour and Curry.
So had the fish in tomato sauce and curry beef.
The fish was crispy in rich tomato sauce with lots of fresh tomatoes in it.
The curry was even better as it was thick just like the ones in UK so it was delicious with rice.
The pineapple ribs were a bit too bony for me one but still ok.
Finished with the soup which was very satisfying as it was msg free with a strong dried vegetable taste.