[Review 7266] Decent range offered @ 太平洋咖啡 Pacific Coffee

08/03/2019
太平洋咖啡 Pacific Coffee
赤鱲角香港國際機場亞洲國際博覽館10-11號展館之間
Between Hall 10-11, Asia World-Expo, Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/decent-range-offered-e3330347

Decent range offered
2019-03-08  107 瀏覽
Pacific Coffee is everywhere but the branches at Asia Expo branches have a good range for sandwiches.They had at least 2 -3 items on the vegetarian range.

I was surprised they had pickle, cheese and ham which is basically the ploughman.

It was definitely satisfying having a ham, cheese and pickle sandwich.
The pickle was tangy and sweet but I can't confirm if it was the Branstons brand but it all tasted good, however the cheese seemed like processed cheese which makes it not as good as Pret.
Will check out the other sandwiches on my next visit.

[Review 7265] Captivated by the Sandwiches @ 有營菓 The Fruit

07/03/2019
有營菓 The Fruit
長沙灣長沙灣道883號億利工業中心2樓2B號舖
Shop 2B, 2/F, Elite Industrial Centre, 883 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Cheung Sha Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/captivated-by-the-sandwiches-e3328863

I am Thankful the restaurant that I was at earlier was rude hence it drove me to walk out and dine elsewhere.
Found this round the corner and the sandwiches caught my attention as they were really colourful.
I liked the way it was green and purple so you get two different sandwiches in the box which makes it not so boring.
$12 is a pretty good for sandwiches if they are good.
I thought they were vegetarian but they had Tuna in them.
It would be good if they had a vegetarian one with purple cabbage and sweetcorn as the colours and taste would go together.
Personally I liked the purple cabbage as the cabbage has this mustard aftertaste which is hard to explain and it wasn't so sweet compared to the lettuce one.
Also had the Chinese stuff which was ok but not as exciting.
The stockfish congee was just gingery and the noodles were reheated which you could taste.
Saying that, it was good they served the noodles hot as most places will just give you cold noodles that have been sitting there for a while.
The Menu with a freshly squashed fly (not by me):
This place is actually a juice joint so most of the sets have juices included as a drink.
It is located on the G/F and not the 2/F as stated on the current info.

[Review 7264] WokPot @ 彩興來來火鍋

09/03/2019
彩興來來火鍋 (已結業 Choi Hing Lor Lor Hot Pot
將軍澳唐賢街23號帝景灣商場1樓34-35號舖
Shop 34-35, 1/F, Corinthia by the Sea Mall, 23 Tong YIn Street, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/wokpot-e3328490

Choi Hing is located at Corinthia By The Sea which is a real bugger to get to.
There is no connecting mall so you have to take main road to Chi Shin Street, cross that then go in the small alley which leads to Corinthia By The Sea.
Luckily I was accompanying someone to get their SmartID done so I didn't deliberately come all the way here for this.
Went here randomly for hotpot as the pots looked funny.
 The pots looked more like WOKS so therefore I call them wokpots!
The menu was pretty standard so it just depends on the quality of the ingredients they use.
Hotpots must be tasteless as sauces and condiments are annoying compulsory and charged when I don't really need it.

Some of the items were creative for a hotpot with avocado items.
- Avocado wasabi Beef
-Prawn balls stuffed with avocado
There are various of pots to choose from, if you choose fish that will be a bad mistake.
The fish isn't that silky and the best thing is bones!
For the hotpot, here were the items we had:
The ostrich meat was damn good because it was tender like beef but without any cholesterol.
If you order rice vermicelli, it ends up tasting like the Chinese braised vermicelli dish with duck.
As for the hotpot, it gets saltier and saltier towards to end laced with fish bones.
Definitely coming back again for a bonetastic experience!

[Review 7263] Passion by Gerard Dubois at HKUST!!! @ Passion by Gerard Dubois

05/03/2019
Passion by Gerard Dubois
西貢清水灣香港科技大學學術大樓1樓吳家瑋學術廊
Chia-Wei Woo Academic Concourse, 1/F Academic Building, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/passion-by-gerard-dubois-at-hkust-e3328377

Passion by Gerard Dubois at HKUST!!!
2019-03-05  302 瀏覽
While other unis have canteen food, this one has Passion.
Clearly it is popular with those damn hikers who hike to shitkung.
It is a nightmare going to shitkung and transport is crap so on the weekends you have to get the feck out and eat elsewhere.
Tried Passion to see how it compares to Wanchai.
The portions were nice and small but better quality than the other food around in the New Territories.
I liked the risotto which was creative with beetroot and cauliflower.
Obviously the salmon pizza is just salmon slices on top of pizza targeted for locals as there is less cheese so the locals think they are eating a pizza!
Frankly melted cheese and smoked salmon is WEIRD just like the unauthentic fake cheese fondues they serve with raw seafood at other restaurants!

[Review 7262] Modern Japanese Cuisine at Lion Rock @ Lion Rock

09/03/2009
Lion Rock
旺角太子道西193號帝京酒店3樓
3/F, Royal Plaza Hotel, 193 Prince Edward Road West, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/modern-japanese-cuisine-at-lion-rock-e3328208

Modern Japanese Cuisine at Lion Rock
2019-03-09  341 瀏覽
Recently went to a media cocktail party at Lion Rock to try their Modern Japanese dishes.
I was quite surprised at their creations as I have only tried the tea sets there.

Before the preview started, there was a sushi and snack bar offering freshly made sushi and Japanese snacks.
To start it off there were various mocktails and cocktails.
I loved the rose and lychee which was sweet and fragrant with a nice fizz.
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Sushi Bar:
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Canapes:
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Here was the menu that we tried that night.
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Began with the soups which were all freshly poured in front of you.
Matsutake and Kinoko Soup was the lightest one.
Foie Gras Miso Soup was interesting as it tasted like Chinese preserved liver sausages.
Lobster Broth with Fresh Mushroom was rich and creamy.
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These were the mains we had.

Grilled Chicken roulade with Teriyaki Truffle Sauce
Nishikyo Roasted Black Cod Filet with Miso Sauce
Grilled A Miyachiku Wagyu with Shichimi and Lion Road Sauce
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Personally I liked the cod as it was delicately grilled to perfection.

The desserts were a nice surprise but then Lion Rock always whips up fun and instaworthy desserts that blow your mind.
There was Green Tea creme Brulee,  Wasabi Chocolate Cake and Rose and White peach Cake.
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The peach one was amazing as it was filled with real peach infused with a rosy touch.

[Review 7261] Good portion sizes @ 瓊媽媽 Hainanmom

09/03/2019
瓊媽媽  Hainanmom
北角書局街11號地舖
G/F, 11 Shu Kuk Street, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/good-portion-sizes-e3328084

Good portion sizes
2019-03-09  104 瀏覽
It was raining when I got out of the MTR so while I was waiting for the rain to stop I noticed this joint as it had a lot of customers waiting outside.
Previously it used to be a congee dessert joint but now it is a different shop selling Hainan Chicken.

Inside it is relatively spacious with big tables and bar tables.
On the wall there are lots of products shots and media clippings.
Hainan Chicken is a must so ordered that.
With every dish served with rice you get to choose chicken oil rice, vegetable rice or plain rice.

The Hainan chicken was really good and I loved the portion of rice as I just love carbs.
Each grain of rice was evenly flavoured with fragrant chicken aroma and the chicken itself was very soft and silky.
For the other dish, had curry beef with vegetable rice which makes it slightly healther.
The curry was creamy and not too spicy while rice was crammed with a fair bit of vegetables.

The golden dumplings looked a bit burnt but the dumpling  wrap they used was a good one because it isn't too hard on the palate.
Inside, there was a fair bit of purple cabbage and the pork was so finely minced that you could taste it but didn't really need to chew it.
I appreciated the way the pork was finely minced so that there is more room for the purple cabbage.
For these dumplings there are about 6 sauces to choose from such as curry, Sichuan etc which are all shown on the menu.
I had the coriander sauce which was light and the spicy chili sauce for the other set but personally the dumplings are tasty on their own and don't really need sauce.

Will definitely be back as I love the portion sizes!
There are two branches but only North Point offers dine in while the one at Chaiwan is take away only.
To dine in, you have to order and pay for the food first before you can sit down.

[Review 7260] Salted caramel butter eclair at Chez Shibata @ Chez Shibata

05/03/2019
Chez Shibata (已結業)
中環士丹利街33號地舖
G/F, 33 Stanley Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/salted-caramel-butter-eclair-at-chez-shibata-e3328053

Salted caramel butter eclair at Chez Shibata
2019-03-05  413 瀏覽
Chez Shibata is not a new brand because they used to be in CWB and Sheungwan.Now they are in Central so lets see how long they will stay.
The range has improved and they serve stylish lattes like the purple latte etc and hot dishes.


The decor was quite nice with flowers everywhere and cake tin cases on the wall that formed a fish.

Ordered the Salted caramel butter eclair because I love eclairs.
It was topped with salted caramel glaze and cubes of butter topped with maldon salt.
The first thing I did was scraping off the butter cubes because its weird eating it like that just like those pineapple buns.
Overall the eclair was quite nice with the salted caramel glaze and it wasn't too sweet.
In the middle it was filled with caramel cream.
The only thing that I didn't like was that the choux pastry because it was a bit stale as it was dry and hard which makes me wonder how long it has been sitting there.