[Review 7027] La Famille Festive cakes @ La Famille

09/12/2018
La Famille
銅鑼灣耀華街25號丹納中心地下2號舖
Shop 2, G/F, Redana Centre, 25 Yiu Wa Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/la-famille-festive-cakes-e3240935

La Famille is a famous for its soft and dreamy Chiffon cakes.
I remember going to their cozy joint in Tai Hang.
They now have more to offer including these pretty jelly cakes with flowers in it.
For Christmas, they have launched three cakes for Christmas.
Each Christmas cake is quite different, personally I prefer something simple so chose the white one which has the signature chiffon cake inside smothered in delicious Hokkaido cream with fresh strawberries.
The cake we had will be available from the 17th but as it was my friends birthday they were able to make this cake.
The taste was as good as expected with the pairing of fluffy chiffon and dreamy cream.

[Review 7026] Exclusive dumplings at the TST branch @ Flamingo Bloom

08/12/2018
Flamingo Bloom
尖沙咀金馬倫道18號萬勤商業大廈地舖
G/F, Mangan Building, 18 Cameron Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/exclusive-dumplings-at-the-tst-branch-e3240883

Exclusive dumplings at the TST branch
2018-12-08  184 瀏覽
Saw the new dumplings at Flamingo Bloom on social media but they are only available at this branch.Finally got a chance to come here because I was in TST.
Again, there are new drinks on the menu and I missed the melon which I intended to try.
They now have deals with K...K too!

For the dumplings there is a fried version and steamed version in sauce.
Tried both as one is fried.
The fried version comes with Thai Sweet chili sauce and it was good that all the dumplings were not oily.

The star of the show had to be the dumplings in sauce because it made all the flavours come out and you could taste the meat as well.
The sauce was the key that made it so scrummy, especially if you like Sichuan flavours but it was mild so was the garlic which did not overpower the meat.

It was so yummy that I wish I had ordered 12.
Finished with the basic oolong tea with pearls.
I liked the pearls that day because they were nice and al dente with a chew.



Definitely will be lured back as they will come up with something else soon!

[Review 7025] All you can eat Shabu starting at $149 @ 菜菜鍋(犇.石燒) Shabu Sai

08/12/2018
菜菜鍋(犇.石燒)  Shabu Sai
旺角彌敦道700號T.O.P This Is Our Place 3樓311號舖
Shop 311, 3/F, T.O.P This Is Our Place, 700 Nathan Road, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/all-you-can-eat-shabu-starting-at-149-e3240859

All you can eat Shabu starting at $149
2018-12-08  174 瀏覽
I don't often have shabu shabu but went here because I mislead by the Chinese name of this place as a shabu shabu for veggies because of the Chinese name.
When I got there, they had both which was great.
It is all you can eat and starts at $149 depending on which meat you choose.
If you choose seafood or premium beef it costs more.

At the entrance, there is a buffet bar with ingredients for the shabu shabu and they have rice, curries, and desserts as well.
It was good that we went early because there was less people.
I was satisfied with the beef and seafood we selected as they were fresh.
The instant noodles are highly recommended as well as they were special ones from Dolls which not a lot of places use.
For dessert we added $25 for the green tea series which is also all you can eat.
The creamy dessert in the wooden box was the best.
The dumplings were served hot and basically flavoured by the strawberry sauce.

[Review 7024] Artistic teas to paint your day @ 茶墨 Tea Brush

08/12/2018
茶墨  Tea Brush
尖沙咀彌敦道100號The ONE 4樓L411號舖
Shop L411, 4/F, The ONE, 100 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/artistic-teas-to-paint-your-day-e3240419

Artistic teas to paint your day
2018-12-08  117 瀏覽
I love the name of this tea joint both in Chinese and English.Tea Brush in English and in Chinese it is pronounced as "chamuck"meaning Tea Ink.
On the menu, it is divided into different categories: Ink, Tea, Milk, Fruit and Desserts.
In the desserts section, they have cakes, gelato and popcorn.
Just like coffee joints they use modern beverage devices.
The Ink series has a marbled look which gets this effect by painting (smearing) the inner side of the cup with mochi so there is a colour contrast when you pour the drink in.
Mochi Sesame oolong tea:
Sweet potato tie guan yin:
My personal favourite was the chocolate earl grey as there was a good balance of both.
To go with the drinks, I had the cakes which are colourful with a marbled top.
The flavours are black sesame, taro, vanilla and choc earl grey.
They were soft and light without being too sweet.
There was tea gelato which reminds me of the tea gelato at 2dp.
My favourite flavour was the Jasmine.

[Review 7023] The Stadium branches to CWB @ The Stadium

08/12/2018
The Stadium
銅鑼灣波斯富街48號軒尼詩大廈2樓
2/F, Hennessy Apartments, 48 Percival Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/the-stadium-branches-to-cwb-e3240409

The Stadium branches to CWB
2018-12-08  58 瀏覽
There are two branches of The Stadium, the first was in Kwun Tong which is evidently successful as HongKongers need space and a place to have fun.This spot used to be Republic Food Court hence it takes up the whole of the 1st floor.
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Had the lunch sets where you get soup/salad, a main and a drink.
Chose the roast chicken and mac and cheese.

Sweetcorn soup:


Salad:




Personally I liked the salad better and it even had black beans in it.
The portion of the roast chicken was big!!

The star of the show was the mac and cheese, it was supposed to have truffle but I requested it without because I don't like truffle essence.
The portion of this was big too!!

It didn't look cheesy or taste cheesy but there was cheese in it.
The taste was a bit sweet and strangely I could taste lemon as well but overall this is the best choice out of everything else.


For drinks, had the rosemary lemonade which is made with butterflypea for the colour changing effec

[Review 7022] Just for ricerolls @ 蜜斗 (已結業)The Noodle Hive

08/12/2018
蜜斗 (已結業)The Noodle Hive
中環伊利近街12A號地舖
G/F, 12A Elgin Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/just-for-ricerolls-e3239279

Just for ricerolls
2018-12-08  2001 瀏覽
I was going to try this place earlier but there was there wasn't anything that I wanted to try.Finally tried it as I had to go to some event nearby.
The noodle choices were the usual except the rice rolls so had the ricerolls with the soup separate.
The soup was quite good as it was strong MSG free Miso but unfortunately too salty.

The rice rolls were basically topped with whatever you chose served with a side of sauce for you to mix it.
The Thai pork belly was sooooooooooooooooooooooo garlicky so I was left with an embarrassing garlic breath for the whole day.