[Review 7011] Pandan feast @ 班蘭葉印尼美食 Pandan Leaf Indonesian Food

03/12/2018
班蘭葉印尼美食  Pandan Leaf Indonesian Food
銅鑼灣糖街1-5號銅鑼灣商業大廈地下B2舖
Shop B2, G/F, Causeway Bay Commercial Building, 1-5 Sugar Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/pandan-feast-e3234114

Pandan feast
2018-12-03  420 瀏覽
I love pandan so much that I have to try anything that is Pandan flavoured.
At Pandan Leaf, they have these pandan glutinous dumplings and pandan rice.
Tried both!!!
I just got the plain pandan rice because I wasn't interested in the chicken or beef.
It was surprisingly good and would be even better if it was piping hot.
There was a lovely coconut taste with chicken flavour infused in it so it didn't need anything else.
It didn't have any nasty lemongrass to it so I'll definitely get it again.
As for the dumplings, it was served like a drink.
They asked me if I wanted ice so I requested it ice free with less sugar.
The drink turned out to be a hot drink. which was interesting.
I wonder how you are meant to drink that with a straw as the dumplings are huge.
Anyway I had it like a dessert and the dumplings were sweet already so the drink didn't need sweetening.
The dumplings were a bit too soft that they were almost gooey but I liked the fact there were no fillings in them.
Overall they were not too sweet with a good pandan taste.

[Review 7010] Instaworthy and delish dimsums @ 唐宮小聚 Social Place

02/12/2018
唐宮小聚  Social Place
尖沙咀廣東道30號新港中心3樓303號舖
Shop 303, 3/F, Silvercord, 30 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/instaworthy-and-delish-dimsums-e3234016

Instaworthy and delish dimsums
2018-12-02  10969 瀏覽
I love Social Place and this is not my first visit because the dimsum is delish as well as instaworthy.On this visit, we ordered stuff which is also worth sharing.
To start with we had the non conventional charsiu which is made with beef instead of pork.
As well as beef, you can get lamb charsiu elsewhere which also tastes good but beef is trending as lots of restaurants are doing it.

Here, they have used Wagyu beef which is soft and tender great with rice.
Another great dish with rice is the salt baked prawns which are flambeed!!!
Each prawn is well seasoned.

Moving on to the dimsums....
The black and white buns tasted like Taiwanese pepper pastry but encased in this lovely soft fluffy steamed bun.

The prawn dumplings are pink because they are made with beetroot juice and glazed with a gold rim on top.
You can't really taste the beetroot but they do look pretty.

The YangMei Berries were my favourite but they rotate the fillings every now and then, sometimes it is matcha and sometimes it is berry which tastes like delicious jam!!

[Review 7009] Mushroom Quiche @ Café Life

02/12/2018
Café Life
中環鴨巴甸街35號PMQ元創方A座Staunton 1樓S106號舖
Shop S106, 1/F, Block A Staunton, PMQ, 35 Aberdeen Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mushroom-quiche-e3233973

Mushroom Quiche
2018-12-02  510 瀏覽
Went here because I was still hungry.
There is another CAFE LIFE on QRC which is bigger and serves more.
I had the mushroom quiche which was made with Asian mushrooms.
As you can see, there is quite alot of mushrooms in it.
The quiche pastry was thin and quite crispy but I wasn't fond of the quiche because the egg mushroom filling was a bit sweet for my liking.

[Review 7008] Festive mint froyo @ Yo Mama Frozen Yogurt

02/12/2018
Yo Mama Frozen Yogurt (已結業)
將軍澳唐賢街9號PopCorn商場二期地下G50號舖
Shop G50, G/F, PopCorn 2, 9 Tong Yin Street, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/festive-mint-froyo-e3233913

Festive mint froyo
2018-12-02  82 瀏覽
It's Christmas so lots of festive flavours and dishes are being served.
At Yo Mama, they have a new mint froyo.
As a mint chocolate fan, I got a cup and added my favourite toppings which were luckily available to match it.
For toppings I got the chocolate curls and cacao nibs!!
The toppings section was labelled clearly and the ones with a superman logo meant superfoods.
The mint froyo was really comforting because it tastes like the mint you would get in UK but it wasn't as heavy as icecream since it was a froyo.
It did not have a tart taste as you would get with the plain froyos.
The chocolate curls complimented it so well because mint and chocolate are just the perfect partners in crime while the cacao nibs gave it a stronger cacao depth without the extra sweetness.
Will definitely get this again before they change the flavours.

[Review 7007] Fun filled time anytime @ Red MR

30/11/2018
Red MR
銅鑼灣告士打道311號皇室堡8樓
8/F, Windsor House, 311 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/fun-filled-time-anytime-at-red-mr-e3232084

Last time came here to experience Hong Kong's first mini Karoake room, this time came back as group to P.A.R.T.Y!!!!
We had a big room and the golden microphone stand works too so that is an extra microphone in the room.
As usual, I appreciate the creative team behind this group, from the menu to small things, they all come with design.
Outside, there is as an area for beer pong and other stuff.
They even have slippers for people who have tired feet from high heels.
To begin, the singing experience was good because the audio is top notch so no one will sound bad.
For food, there was a wide variety to choose from and everything was different from ramen to fried chicken and sizzling steak!
Started off with the Sichuan skewers which were very fiery but grilled to perfection.
My favourite was the fried chicken which had a decent coating while the chicken was tender.
The chicken was good on its own that it didn't need the sauce.
The salted egg yolk fish skins were fresh and evilicious.
The ramen was good too because the broth is done by a collaboration with a ramen joint in SSP.
Again the spicy version can get quite spicy.
Last but not least, someone had the steak which looks just as good as the ones you get at Loyal Dining.
Finished with the Xmas Tower of shooters!!!!!
After that I can't remember what I did that night!

[REview 7006] A momo-ment of excitement @ Momo N Curry

25/11/2018
Momo N Curry
西環西營盤皇后大道西335-339號地舖
G/F, 335-339 Queen's Road West, Sai Ying Pun, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-momo-ment-of-excitement-e3231413

A momo-ment of excitement
2018-11-25  1584 瀏覽
This place used to be ecrepe but not anymore.
It has turned into a restaurant serving momos and curries.
I wasn't quite convinced initially because it had Chinese on the name so it could be localized.
Anyway went in to try the food.
Had the steamed vegetable momos and a vegetable chowmin.
The reason I chose the noodles is that Asian noodles are actually quite nice with spices and they are less greasy compared to HK ones.
The reality here was that it was too salty.
The momos fared better and the sauce was damn delicious laced with the usual secret recipe spices.
The shape was different as Nepalese momos are round like Shanghai dumplings.
The tea just tasted like HK style tea.
Overall it was okay but the ventilation could be better as you can smell the oil in the air lingering and you are left with a oily aroma in your hair and clothes.

[Review 7005] Southern fusion at KonFusion @ KonFusion Restaurant and Bar

30/11/2018
KonFusion Restaurant and Bar
上環皇后大道西42-56號賴恩樓地下B號舖
Shop B, G/F, Lai Yan Lau, 42-56 Queens Road West, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/southern-fusion-at-konfusion-e3231395

I wasn't sure what to expect at Konfusion but judging by the menu, it had a lot of offer.There were lots of Southern inspired dishes like grits and then you had some Mexican fusion there as well.
Started with the paneer poppers which was interesting as they chose Indian cheese.
The texture and taste was quite good and it didn't need the weird sweet dip.
Next was the prawns on grits.
I ordered it because I haven't had grits in a while and it was mixed with evilicious cheese.
The chocolate cinnamon milkshake was really comforting as it tasted like horchata but with a hint of chocolate.
Regretted not getting the snack platter though as it had Louisana Wing and Jack  Daniel wings.
Dessert ended badly because it was cloyingly sweet and the caramel icecream didn't look like caramel icecream.