[Review 7015] Funky joint with style @ Soul9+

03/12/2018
Soul9+ 
北角錦屏街35A號東發大廈B座地舖
G/F, Block B, Tung Fat Building, 35A Kam Ping Street, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/funky-joint-with-style-e3235827

Funky joint with style
2018-12-03  108 瀏覽
Discovered this restaurant as I was shopping at FoodDepot next door.
The cozy joint is stylish and they serve pizzas, burgers and pastas.
 The pasta I wanted was sold out so I had the cheese and ham platter and the ribs.
Started with the cheese and ham platter which had a selection of brie, Swiss cheese, salami and parma ham.
It was really nice but lacked bread to go with it.
Next were the ribs!!
It was two generous slabs where the meat came off the bones but more barbecue sauce was needed.
The chips that came with it were perfectly fried.

Finished with a fruit soda which was peach syrup and soda water.
The menu didn't specify which fruit so I wonder if there was a choice because they didn't ask us when we ordered.
Overall, a nice place for dinner in NP.

[Review 7014] Mäckish sandwiches at Rye House @ Rye House

04/12/2018
Rye House
金鐘夏愨道12號美國銀行中心地下G10號舖
Shop G10, G/F, Bank Of America Tower, 12 Harcourt Road, Admiralty
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mackish-sandwiches-at-rye-house-e3235664

Mäckish sandwiches at Rye House
2018-12-04  1443 瀏覽
Went to the Nordic Innovation House opening a few days ago.After the opening, there was food served on the top floor by the Mäckish girls Olga and Kegen.
I was gutted I didn't try the moose Mäckish but then I discovered they were doing a two day pop up at Rye House so I decided to go as I haven't been to Rye House either.
Rye House serves Nordic food but I only tried the sandwiches that day as it was only a two day event.
I will come back for the egg pie and other Nordic goodies.


They had drinks and sauces imported from Finland and Sweden.





Sauces:



Here were the open faced sandwiches that I had where I ate like there was no tomorrow as this was my first and last time trying it.
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- Skagen Mäckish (Left)-
Skagen is a Swedish treasure, a cream based on mayo and shrimps.
Freshened up with horseradish, dill & lemon zest.
Served on rye bread with salad topped with roe, red onion and lemon.
This was sensational as it was just like eating prawn and mayonnaise taken to the next level with red onions and dill.
The lemon gives it a refreshing balance so that the mayonnaise doesn't get too heavy.


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- Renskavs Mäckish (right) -
“Renskav” is a classic Swedish beloved dish but this time with a twist.
The creamy reindeer meat is combined with sour lingonberries, parsley and pickled chanterelles.
It was definitely a festive Mäckish with red lingonberries, parsleys and pickled saukeraut to compliment the creamy reindeer meat!!!
It tasted like lean ostrich meat and there is no gaminess.
Sorry Santa, I ate your reindeers.
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- Vegan Super Beautiful -
A colourful and sweet hummus combined with steamed mini asparagus and beetroot sprouts.
Topped with black and white sesame seeds.
Hummus never fails because I love cumin and pureed textures.


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Can't wait to come back and try the stews and everything else.

Last but not least were the drinking straws!!
These are the stalks of Rye Grass that are natrual and hollow which allows you to sip your drinks.
It makes perfect sense to use these as horses are fed hay and straw!

[Review 7013] Keema Curry @ CoCo壹番屋 CoCo Ichibanya

02/12/2018
CoCo壹番屋  CoCo Ichibanya
荃灣楊屋道1號荃新天地一期地下G11-12號舖
Shop G11-12, G/F, Phase 1,Citywalk, 1 Yeung Uk Road, Tsuen Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/keema-curry-e3234391

As a curry fan, I have been meaning to try the new keema curry by coco ichibanya.
There is a basic one and other options.
I went for the basic one as I was just keen on trying what their Keema would taste like.
When it came, it looked like curry bolognese.
The taste was crap unfortunately.
It wasn't the curry base that killed it but the beef itself.
The curry base was a good one with a nice aroma but the beef which was the meat ingredient stunk.
It was so gamey like it had thawed, gone off and refrozen again during transport and now served as curry.
The gaminess was so bad the curry could not cover it.
I would have been better off buying their packaged version and trying it at home.
At least the quality has been assured at the food factory before it left which is kept at that state in the vacuum packet.

[Review 7012] Fortunately GOOD @ LN COFFEE

03/12/2018
LN COFFEE
西環西營盤第二街118號懿山地舖
G/F, Altro, 118 Second Street, Sai Ying Pun, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/fortunately-good-e3234140

Fortunately GOOD
2018-12-03  797 瀏覽
Went here not knowing it was a vegetarian cafe until I looked at the menu.The ambiance and staff were really nice and friendly.
As I was pretty hungry, I had the steamed vegetable dumplings, Fortunate Sandwich and banana and chocolate cake.[I think one of the staff was in shock as she saw how much I could eat, but then it was delish so it was all good].

The Fortunate Sandwich was very satisfying as it tasted like a vegan club sandwich and it had my favourite Alfalfa in it.
The steamed dumplings were a good choice, all of them were uniformly shaped and inside it was delish chopped vegetables.
The chocolate banana cake was soft and moist without being too sweet.
Finished with the caramel latte.
To summarize I enjoyed the food and the staff were friendly so I will definitely be back.

[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.