[Review 7034] $68 Hotpot deal @ 新森林焗之專門店 New Forest Restaurant

11/12/2018
新森林焗之專門店 New Forest Restaurant
中環威靈頓街99號威基商業大廈地下D舖
Shop D, G/F, Waga Commercial Centre, 99 Wellington Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/68-hotpot-deal-e3243699

New Forest has been in Hong Kong for years!!! Probably longer than I have been in Hong Kong but all the locations are probably different now.
They are famous for baked rice and other dishes.

Went to the Central Branch on a Sunday and it was quite full.
Unfortunately, I didn't spot the vegetarian options so I went for the hotpots.

The hotpot costs $68 and you get to choose beef/chicken with 3 other sides and then a carbs of noodles, rice or udon.
If you order a second hotpot, the second hotpot costs $38!!!
On average, a hotpot would only cost $53 if you don't order any fancy drinks.


Both hotpots were quite good and you get lots of veggies in the pot even if you didn't order the vegetables in the sides.
You even get restaurant grade instant noodles.

For broths I liked the seafood ink broth which doesn't taste that strong.
Depending on what you choose, the hotpot can be healthy.

[Review 7033] Toast stuffed with Taiwanese Pearls @ 茶湯會

11/12/2018
茶湯會
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期1樓1080號
Shop 1080, 1/F, Metro City Plaza II, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/toast-stuffed-with-taiwanese-pearls-e3243671

Toast stuffed with Taiwanese Pearls
2018-12-11  48 瀏覽
Went here ages ago for the fruit tea drink which I didn't like as it was too syrupy.
Discovered the toast with Taiwanese pearls so decided to try it.
It didn't list the ingredients but I was assuming pearls and condensed milk which would seem a good combination.
The taste was ok but then there was butter in it which I didn't really like as it was sickly.
I managed to find some cheese in it.

[Review 7032] Helpful front line staff @ 大灣咖啡廳 Big Bay Cafe

10/12/2018
大灣咖啡廳 Big Bay Cafe
紅磡紅鸞道38號香港嘉里酒店3樓
3/F, Kerry Hotel Hong Kong, 38 Hung Luen Road, Hung Hom
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/helpful-front-line-staff-e3242932


Tried to plan coming here a while ago but the it was difficult making inquiries by email to the Kerry Team.Anyway went here in the end and the staff were amazing and very helpful.
The food variety was a bit boring so ended up having lots of salad that night.

[Review 7031] More Musubi goodness @ 華御結 Hana-Musubi

12/12/2018
華御結 Hana-Musubi
中環港鐵中環站CEN K8a號舖
Shop CEN K8a, Central MTR Station, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/more-musubi-goodness-e3242658

More Musubi goodness
2018-12-12  488 瀏覽
I suppose I could eat musubis everyday because they are so delicious and I end up getting them when I didn't intend to just because they happen to be around.This joint is located near exit K and there are some bar tables at the far end to eat if you wanted to.
This time I fell for the spicy konbu which was quite good but I wish there were more pieces of konbu in the middle.
It is not as spicy as anticipated.
The buttered potato was hard but then ideally it tastes better reheated.

The butter is not overwhelming so it will not go all over the place when you rip the packet open.

[Review 7030] Scammed @ Youni

08/12/2018
Youni
西環石塘咀干諾道西188號香港商業中心1樓
1/F, Hong Kong Plaza, 188 Connaught Road West, Shek Tong Tsui, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/scammed-e3241655

Scammed
2018-12-08  1051 瀏覽
Went here randomly so I didn't read any comments on this place.Had the portobello, feta and spinach wrap.

It didn't look quite right when I got it.
It tasted ok but there was so much spinach leaves in proportion to mushroom and feta but this was not the main issue.
The biggest scam were the mushrooms, it clearly says portobello on the menu, ingredients and receipt but there were none in the wrap.
The mushrooms were crappy Asian Shitaake and Trumpet mushrooms to be precise.
Perhaps the wrap should be called Mixed mushroom wrap if you're not going to put any portobello mushrooms in it.
The overall taste was ok but quite grassy as there was more greens to anything.

[Review 7029] Omnipork at Food Expressions @ 現代煮意 Food Expression

09/12/2018
現代煮意  Food Expression
九龍灣宏照道39號企業廣場三期1樓
1/F, Enterprise Square Three, 39 Wang Chiu Road, Kowloon Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/omnipork-at-food-expressions-e3240970

Omnipork at Food Expressions
2018-12-09  281 瀏覽
I love omnipork so I am trying to try every restaurant that serves it.So far, omnipork is either panfried, steamed or made into meatballs.
At Food Expressions, they had quite a lot of variety at the beginning but the choices have gone down especially at the branch in Central.
I intended to try it in Central but the queue was long as it was lunch time so I gave up.
Finally went again to Central and they only had the omnipork meatballs so I didn't try it.

I don't know why but fate giving me a hard time trying to get a vegetarian meal.
Either the place is closed, or the dish is sold out or the bloody menu has changed or the damn place is noisy or has weird vibes.

Anyway, forgot about Food Expressions for a while and one day I suddenly had an impulse to try the Food Expressions at Kowloon Bay and they had it!!!!
Thankfully, the dish was there and ambiance was ok.

I was elated when I saw the Indian lettuce because they were fresh and luscious!
I rarely see decent healthy veggies being served as most Chinese restaurants serve rotted vegetables.
It was drizzled with a really good soy sauce as well.

The omnipork patty was amazing too topped with tasty spring onions and ginger.
Everything was in perfect harmony and the rice was fragrant too.

[Review 7028] A great place for steak and drinks @ Prohibition 扒房．酒吧 Prohibition Grill house & Cocktail bar

09/12/2018
Prohibition 扒房．酒吧  Prohibition Grill house & Cocktail bar
黃竹坑黃竹坑道180號海洋公園香港海洋公園萬豪酒店C區地舖
G/F (Portion C) at Club Wing, Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel, Ocean Park, 180 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Wong Chuk Hang
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-great-place-for-steak-and-drinks-e3240957

A great place for steak and drinks
2018-12-09  748 瀏覽
I never would have guessed Prohibition was a great place for steaks and drinks.
It is located in the new hotel next to Ocean Park which is right outside the MTR station.
There is a lovely pool beside it.
You are greeted by a bar where you can have drinks before or after dinner or even with your meal.
The drinks are instaworthy and there are more on the menu to be discovered.
As well as steak, there are lots of fab food so it is best to go in big groups and they have long tables to accommodate.
Started with the Scallop Ceviche which was on a bed of refreshing mango lime sauce.
Next was the Lump Crab Cake with (yuzu and cod roe tartar sauce).
A must when having steak, there was so much chunks of crab in it.
The Beer battered prawns with Lime chili sauce were really comforting because of the batter and the fact they look like the sweet and sour prawns you get in English style Chinese takeaways and Chinatown!
I absolutely love pastrami so the Pastrami meat platter was a real treat with pickled pearl onions and refreshing gherkins.
For soup, there was Seafood chowder which was loaded with seafood with  a strong lobster bisque taste.
The moment we were all waiting for had arrived!!!
STEAKS!!
We had the USDA Prime bone-in Ribeye, one was rubbed with 28 days bourbon & oolong tea dry aged, while the other one wasn't.
USDA Prime bone-in Ribeye
There was 28 days bourbon & oolong tea dry aged
The aged version was more intense in flavor yet it was juicy and tender.
The Canadian certified angus beef Porterhouse was my personal favourite because you get the tenderloin and strip either side of the bone.
The tenderloin is my favourite part.
The sides we had were mac and cheese, creamy spinach and loaded mashed potatoes which really completes that steakhouse experience.

To finish, we had the Flamed Alaska.
By far this is the best Flamed Alaska because the icecream inside was good especially the pistachio icecream and the meringue on the outside was like thick marshmallow goo.

Will definitely be back for drinks and more beef!