[Review 6907] Wide range of choices for Chinese Pastry @ 甜心飽餅店 Honey Bakery

16/10/2018
甜心飽餅店 Honey Bakery
油麻地油麻地彌敦道525號寶寧大廈地下D號舖
Shop D, G/F, Bell House, 525 Nathan Road, Yau Ma Tei
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/wide-range-of-choices-for-chinese-pastry-e3186917

Wide range of choices for Chinese Pastry
2018-10-16  108 瀏覽
Discovered this bakery as I decided not to take the main road.
The cabinet looked appealing with lots of pastries.
Got the blueberry donut which looked like those defrosted ones with the telltale jam injection holes.
Also got the durian and egg yolk pastry.
The blueberry donut was just the usual.
Didn't like the durian puff because it wasn't fresh durian inside.
The egg yolk pastry fared the best because there was starchy egg custard in the middle and a big piece of salted egg yolk.
The pastry was a little dry but it didn't have a nasty lard taste to it.

[Review 6906] Affordable Avocado Toastie @ Subway

16/10/2018
Subway (已結業)
九龍灣港鐵九龍灣站KOB 9A號舖
Shop KOB 9A, Kowloon Bay MTR Station, Kowloon Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/affordable-avocado-toastie-e3186823

Affordable Avocado Toastie
2018-10-16  580 瀏覽
The avocado toastie looked great on the flyer so decided to get one.

It was only $17 but the catch is that you get one side of the 6inch sub.
To be honest, I need two to fill me but the portion should be enough for people with bird size stomachs!!
I think the toastie is difficult for them to wrap as the paper just sticks to the filling since it is an open toast.
Anyway, the toastie was too hot for me to handle when I got it yet the bread part was soft and floppy making it difficult to eat.
It would be great if they could just toast the bread part for a while until it has a toastie texture rather than just toasting the bun with avocado at the same time to save time.

Apart from it being messy to eat, it was quite delicious as there were no sauces which makes it healthy.

[Review 6905] Desserts with the right sweetness @ Sweet Point Dessert

16/10/2018
Sweet Point Dessert (已結業)
旺角彌敦道688號旺角中心2樓SA 28A號舖
Shop 28A, SA, 2/F, Argyle Centre, 688 Nathan Road, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/desserts-with-the-right-sweetness-e3186815

Desserts with the right sweetness
2018-10-16  57 瀏覽
I love desserts but sometimes desserts can be overly sweet.
When the sweetness is just right, it hits the spot.

At Sweet Point Dessert, there are so many items to choose from.

There are waffles, icecream, souffle pancakes and many other items.
Tried the souffle pancake which is trending now and the ice cream rolls which I haven't had in ages.

There is a motto saying:
Life is like a dessert, eat it before it melts..............
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The souffle pancake came first and it was plump and soft.
The texture of the souffle pancake is just like eating souffle and mousse that melts in your mouth.
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The best thing was that it was not too sweet and heavy.
As it wasn't very filling I didn't feel that guilt factor eating it.

Next was the sea salt icecream rolls.

It was topped with candyfloss for decoration.
I loved the texture of the icecream because it reminded me of mastic Turkish icecream which has a high elasticity and the taste was slightly savoury with a lovely creaminess.
Again, it was not too sweet.
Will definitely be back as they said they will have some new items soon.

[Review 6904] Traditional claypot surprise @ 2DP

14/10/2018
2DP
尖沙咀厚福街12至12號A藍馬商業大廈地下
G/F, The Lamma Tower, 12-12A Hau Fook Street, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/traditional-claypot-surprise-e3185062

Traditional claypot surprise
2018-10-14  57 瀏覽
Since my last visit, there are so many new items on them menu.
I was tempted to try the cheese fondue which was melted cheese inside a toast cube but then the shaved ice was also captivating so I ordered that.
The shaved ice is served in a traditional clay pot that is used for cooking claypot dishes!

The presentation was interesting because normally you would find hot dishes in the pot but it was dessert.
It makes me wonder if the clay pot is also functional in keeping the shaved ice cold.
The oolong tea was quite refreshing as well as thirst quenching.
It didn't seem to melt that fast so I guess the pot was keeping it cool.
Finished with the grapefruit tea.
Will be back for the cheese fondue.

[Review 6903] Sweet cravings satisfied @ Great Food Hall

14/10/2018
Great Food Hall
金鐘金鐘道88號太古廣場二期LG1樓
LG1/F, Two Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sweet-cravings-satisfied-e3185037

Sweet cravings satisfied
2018-10-14  615 瀏覽
It is really difficult getting good donuts but Great Food Hall is a good option as they have lots of different donuts, scones and pastries etc.
Got the French Crueller, Bomblini and Raspberry Donut.
Devoured the French Crueller imediately, it was nice but I wasn't very fond of it because it was moist and eggy in the middle.
The bomblini and donut was a surprise, I had them the next day and there was no oiliness or rancid oil taste to it.
The doughnut was perfectly fluffy and and soft while the filling complimented it nicely.

Review 6902] Corn Juice is the only good pick!! @ 揀得啱車仔麵 Good Pick Noodles

14/10/2018
揀得啱車仔麵  Good Pick Noodles
上環皇后大道中181號新紀元廣場低座2樓205號舖
Shop No.205, 2/F, Low Block, Grand Millennium Plaza, No.181 Queen's Road Central, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/corn-juice-is-the-only-good-pick-e3185027

Corn Juice is the only good pick!!
2018-10-14  1046 瀏覽
Tried this joint as it was new, they specialize in cart noodles.
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The menu  has English and Chinese, the Chinese is a little complicated and looks like an MTR map!!
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Had the signature dumplings with truffle and it was awful, the old oil taste was more over powering than the truffle which then tasted like nasty petrol with the truffle from the dumplings!
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The cart noodle broth was literally tasteless but luckily they gave me the Nissin instant noodle soup powder in case I needed it.
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I didn't use it in the end.
The signature Chinese radish and Beef rib was disappointing, the radish was again just boiled radish and the beef rib was a bit old.
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My last hope was the spicy duck blood which as you can see is just duck blood jelly topped with chili paste on top of radish!
Other places serve it in Spicy delicious sauce not boiled Duck's blood and then topped with chili paste.
If I knew there was radish in this dish I would have picked something else instead for the cart noodles.



The only thing that was good was the freshly squeezed corn juice that they claimed was freshly squeezed.
It tasted natrual with a slight savoriness from the sweetcorn.

[Review 6901] Affordable noodles @ 自由麵食

14/10/2018
自由麵食
灣仔堅拿道西15號永德大廈地下

https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/affordable-noodles-e3185025

Affordable noodles

2018-10-14  231 瀏覽

Went here because I haven't tried this place before.

I didn't have any expectations because I don't have any affections for HK style noodles and they are not very filling.

The staff were nice and polite which was surprising.

Ordered two noodles, one with seaweed and flat rice noodles with beef.

The wonton noodles with seaweed tasted quite nice and the seaweed gave it more flavour.

The beef noodles were a bit boring as the noodles didn't absorb the broth so it was quite tasteless and the beef was sodarized beef.

No complaints for that price but HK noodles are not my thing.