[Review 6773] Hello Summer at [The Artisan Room] @ Artisan Room

18/08/2018
Artisan Room (已結業)
西環石塘咀南里8-12號地舖
G/F, 8-12 South Lane, Shek Tong Tsui, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hello-summer-at-the-artisan-room-e3130183

Hello Summer at [The Artisan Room]
2018-08-18  140 瀏覽
I was meeting friends at The Cobo House which is right next door.
Since I was early, I went inside [The Artisan Room] to have a look.
It was a chic and modern place for drinks and cakes.
The cakes in display cabinet were so pretty.
On the side they have high quality teas which you can smell.
You can also buy the Designtific Scientific Coffee kit which has ground coffee in vials, drip-bags, and sugar in micro tubes. Ground coffee is sealed in each injection bottle for freshness and each bottle contains just the right amount for a cup of coffee.
It was hot so I had the Longan Sparkling drink from the Hello Summer Series.
The Longan Sparkling drink was so good as it wasn't too sweet and not everyday do you come across sparkling drinks that are longan based.

Definitely coming back for cakes and tea.

[Review 6772] Herbal Beef Broth @ 橋田臺灣牛肉麵

16/08/2018
橋田臺灣牛肉麵 (已搬遷) 新店位置
觀塘鴻圖道90號閣樓1樓
1/F, Mezzanine, 90 Hung To Road, Kwun Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/herbal-beef-broth-e3130172

Herbal Beef Broth
2018-08-16  658 瀏覽
Kwun Tong is another war zone for food!
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As it was new, practically it was packed with hungry souls to see if this is another regular place for lunch.
Anyway, this was my second visit as everything was sold out, they do have non Taiwanese options like the strange noodle salad with salmon but what is the point of going there for that.
On this visit, I had the Taiwanese beef noodles.
It tasted slightly different compared to other broths because there were herbs in it like dong gwai so it tasted like bak kut teh.


The beef was soft and the noodles hung the broth nicely but overall I found the broth too weak and a stronger broth would be good but it wasn't too salty which was good.
Hopefully the broth will be intensified with a strong herb taste on the next visit.

[Review 6771] HONGKIE style TEA @ 善茶 Caring Tea

16/08/2018
善茶 Caring Tea
尖沙咀白蘭軒道2號地下A舖
Shop A, G/F, 2 Blenheim Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hongkie-style-tea-e3130156
To be honest I hate Hong Kong style milk too which is so different to English Tea.
But anyway, I like the effort and theme of this tea stall as they serve HK style tea, Chinese Teas and other infusions with a Taiwanese twist by adding Black Pearls, Red Beans etc.

The latte series are interesting as they use Chinese teas with milk such as Silver Peony and Teh Kuan Yin.

I decided to order the Top Teh Kwan Yin which is part of the HK style yum cha series but strangely it comes with sugar since they frankly taste better without.
Luckily I had a feeling it was sweetened so I requested it without sugar because tea is just tea.
I don't like adding things to my tea but weirdly added grass jelly just because it was an option.

The tea was quite nice and the Teh Kuan Yin was subtle.
I am not quite used to drinking iced Chinese teas which are served hot at restaurants but it takes some time adjusting to.
Overall, it was refreshing on a hot day but I felt that the teas should have a stronger taste if they are served cold.

For every drink bought, they will give you a coin to put in the boxes at the side of the wall which $1 will be donated to a designated charity.

[Review 6770] Salted Egg Cookie at Homie Cookies @ Homie Cookies

16/08/2018
Homie Cookies (已結業)
尖沙咀河內道18號K11購物藝術館B1樓14號舖
Kiosk 14, B1/F, K11 Art Mall, 8 Hanoi Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/salted-egg-cookie-at-homie-cookies-e3130146

Salted Egg Cookie at Homie Cookies
Homie Cookies (尖沙咀)
This was my first time trying Homie Cookies even though they have been around for quite a while. There was a cookie counter at K11 with lots of flavours. I was attracted to the salted egg because I thought it would be interesting. The texture of the cookie was soft and crumbly but not quite the chewy texture I was looking for. As for the taste, it was not too soft and the salted egg yolk flavour came through but without the saltiness so the flavour was quite light.

[Review 6769] Runny cheese toast @ 文華饕記

16/08/2018
文華饕記  休息中
灣仔克街1-5號展鴻大廈地下D-E號舖
Shop D-E, G/F, Chin Hung Building, 1-5 Heard Street, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/runny-cheese-toast-e3129580

This restaurant used to be a steak house called Carlo Riva but now it is a Hong Kong style cha chaan teng.
I was still hungry after dinner so went here to get a second round.
Ironically I sat on the same table that I sat before on the previous visit and ate something similar.
I had the HK style toast filled with runny cheese which was also a cheese as I had raclette when I went to Carlo Riva.
Anyway, the lady asked me if I wanted syrup with it and I was like Hell no.
Syrup and Cheese, hmmmmm but anyway they give you the syrup separately and luckily not poured on.
The cheese wasn't runny and it tasted like those melted cheese triangles wrapped in foil.
I don't know the brand they use in HK but in UK we have dairylea triangles.
The overall taste was ok but I would have preferred cheddar.

[Review 6768] Family style buffet @ Le Menu

15/08/2019
Le Menu  休息中
灣仔告士打道72號六國酒店1樓
1/F, Gloucester Luk Kwok Hong Kong, 72 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/family-style-buffet-e3128741

Family style buffet
2018-08-15  1502 瀏覽
It's been a while since I have last been here for dinner buffet.
The buffet selection is quite Chinese which is great for the old and young while tourists can sample everything from noodles to dishes.

The roast beef was pink and tender, just how I liked it.
On the side, was a selection of mustards and delicious gravies.
There is plenty of seafood which is a must for Hong Kongers as they are just concerned in  whether it is worth their money.
In the Japanese section, they had these cute little bowls of donburi!


For desserts, they have a range of Haagen Daaz icecream and shaved ice.


The ice is flavoured by the syrups and pineapple was my favourite.

As well as the buffet dessert selection, they are also serving classic temptations which include the banana split, cherries jubilee and strawberry sundae.
I love the Cherries Jubilee which was a whole plate of alcohol infused cherries with icecream.

[Review 6767] Cute steamed buns @ 功夫點心工房 (已結業)Kung Fu Dim Sum Express

11/08/2019
功夫點心工房 (已結業)Kung Fu Dim Sum Express
天后電氣道69號地下E舖
Shop E, G/F, 69 Electric Road, Tin Hau
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/cute-steamed-buns-e3126193

Cute steamed buns
2018-08-11  825 瀏覽
I was drawn here by the cute dim sums and when  I got closer, I realized it was an express shop for dimsum on the go!!
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Kung Fu Dim Sum has joined the dimsum to go business but you can also eat in if you don't live nearby.
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On each table they have outlets to charge devices using USB or plugs.

I was surprised that it was an open kitchen where you can see them cook the bojaifaans.
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For food, the cute steamed buns were a must so I got one each.
Also got the spare rib bojaifaan as they were made to order.


Each of the steamed buns were very different.

The durian one was surprisingly nice and not too sweet compared to McDonalds cloyingly sweet D24 puree.


The Watermelon custard bun gave me another surprise.
I was expecting yellow custard but it was watermelon colour, and it even had black sesame seeds to imitate the seeds which is the right size in ratio in comparison to the bun!!!


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As for the matcha bun, you have to eat with caution as the filling was as runny as water that it goes everywhere!!