[Review 7048] Malaccan Christmas Dinner @ 馬來一菜館 Café Malacca

13/12/2018
馬來一菜館  Café Malacca
西環石塘咀皇后大道西508號香港JEN酒店2樓
Level 2, JEN Hong Kong by Shangri-La, 508 Queen's Road West, Shek Tong Tsui, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/malaccan-christmas-dinner-e3245755

Malaccan Christmas Dinner
2018-12-13  2563 瀏覽
As well as Turkey, you can celebrate Christmas by eating Chicken or Turkey in different ways!!!At Malacca, they have sets for two or four people with a choice of prawns or crab alongside their famous Hainan chicken.
As well as the set menu, the new menu is stylish and more informative than before.
Here was what we had:

Iced grass jelly.
This is the best grass jelly drink I have had as the syrup is served separately.


Pie Tee:
These were crispy bites filled with sweet and spicy vegetables.


Satay Skewers:
There was beef and chicken skewers, both were sweet accompanied with a nutty peanut dip.

Bak Kut Teh:
The bak kut teh was comforting because I love the taste of bitter herbs.

Next was the black pepper crab which was strong and the roti was a great thing to go with it because you can use the sauce for that.

For the mains, had the Hainan Chicken.
The chicken was silky and the I love the rice because it was infused with aromatic lemongrass.

Dragon vegetables:
These are a must try if you come here because they are imported from Malaysia.
They taste a bit like Indian lettuce and chives but are much more delicate.

For dessert, you get the coconut roll and durian dumpling but I was quite full so only had the dumpling.

Will be back again for more Malaccan delights.

[Review 7047] Chocolate confectionery at Häagen-Dazs @ Häagen-Dazs

13/12/2018
Häagen-Dazs
尖沙咀廣東道3-27號海港城海運大廈地下OT G49號舖
Shop OT G49, G/F, Ocean Terminal, Harbour City, 3-27 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chocolate-confectionary-at-haagen-dazs-e3245751

While I was at TST station, spotted a poster for HD chocolates.
Since I was eating at QA nearby, went to HD to have a look.
The chocolates cost $260 per box with 10 dark chocolates, 1 white choc and 1 milk chocolate.
I liked them because of they were dark.
My favourites were the nutty ones especially the macadamia and pistachio.
The chocolate banana one turned out to be nice as it wasn't artificial.

[Review 7046] Fish Dumplings @ 京香餃 Home Town Dumpling

13/12/2018
京香餃  Home Town Dumpling
西環西營盤皇后大道西418號地下
G/F, 418 Queen's Road West, Sai Ying Pun, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/fish-dumplings-e3245743

Fish Dumplings
2018-12-13  1487 瀏覽
Went here randomly and realized it was the joint my friend recommended for fish dumplings.Started off with the tofu and rice which was too garlicky and the rice was too hard so that was a waste.
The fish dumplings were as good as recommended.
Strangely, they were not as fish as expected and luckily I didn't find much bones in it but evidently it seems like a mix of pork and fish.
They were a little salty but worth trying.

[Review 7045] Great food in SKW @ 新記雞粥 Sun Kee Chicken Congee

13/12/2018
新記雞粥  Sun Kee Chicken Congee
筲箕灣筲箕灣道307號地下及1樓
G/F&1/F, 307 Shau Kei Wan Road, Shau Kei Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/great-food-in-skw-e3245714

My Japanese friend was captivated by the poster with the fried rice with prawns on it outside the restaurant so I reluctantly went in knowing that these are product shots.
Anyway, my other friend had to do the ordering as they didn't really speak English.
I decided to try the congees and noodles as the stuff people were eating looked good.
The chicken congee was good but you have to be careful of brittle bones that can crack your teeth.
The wonton noodles were unexpectedly good as it was laced with sesame oil and the noodles had a good texture.
The stir fried flat noodles were a treat because they had a non beef version.
The stir fried soy sauce noodles were different too because you can choose with beef or liver so chose the liver.
There was more liver than the noodles itself but sadly the noodle texture was a bit too hard for my liking.
The steamed rice rolls turned out to be the best as they were not too soggy or chewy loaded with spring onions and dried shrimp.
I am now tempted to try the branch in mongkok but mk being mk, the quality might not be as good as this branch.

[Review 7044] Raspberry opera @ 大堂茶座 Lobby Lounge

13/12/2018
大堂茶座  Lobby Lounge
紅磡紅鸞道38號香港嘉里酒店1樓
1/F, Kerry Hotel, Hong Kong, 38 Hung Luen Road, Hung Hom
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/raspberry-opera-e3245523

Raspberry opera
2018-12-13  156 瀏覽
It was a friends birthday so got a cake from here.
The cake was make with dark chocolate and raspberries so it wasn't too sweet.
It was easily shared with lots of people as you could get many slices from it.

[Review 7043] Omakase at Sushi Yorokobu @ 鮨㐂 SUSHI YOROKOBU

13/12/2018
鮨㐂  SUSHI YOROKOBU
銅鑼灣渣甸街66號Aura on Pennington 18樓
18/F, Aura on Pennington, 66 Jardline's Bazaar, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/omakase-at-sushi-yorokobu-e3245500

Omakase at Sushi Yorokobu
2018-12-13  85 瀏覽
Went here ages ago with a friend.Overall everything was tasty and fresh.
My favourite course was the fish milt which was creamy.
The starter was also pleasing visually and in terms of taste.
 My other favourite course was the abalone and liver sauce with rice.
I practically finished every drop of the liver sauce and the chef was really nice and gave me more liver puree for the rice.
 The soup was a little different, I appreciated the citrus in it which made it refreshing.
 The uni and salmon roe was another favourite of mine.
 Overall, a great place for omakase.

[Review 7042] Properly cheesy @ Nunu燒

13/12/2018
Nunu燒
中環和安里11號地舖
G/F, 11 Wo On Lane, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/properly-cheesy-e3245407

Properly cheesy
2018-12-13  44 瀏覽
Previously had a bad experience in TST for Japanese rice with cheese so was reluctant to come here.Still went anyway and it turned out to be amazing!!!
Started with the chicken gristle skewers which looked like fish fingers.
They had a good chicken to gristle ratio and everything was minced properly.
It tasted great when it was dipped into the egg.
For mains, had the signature eel rice and the baked foie gras with cheese rice.
The star of the show was definitely the foie gras because they used decent cheese!!
The stone pots they used were clean so there was no unpleasant odour.
Finished with the lobster with cheese which was damn delicious.
The lobster meat was succulent unlike other places that serve shrivelled meat hiding under thick sauce as if it was fully loaded.