[Review 7304] Fun filled Friday night at Pivo Czech Bar @ Pivo Czech Bar

29/03/2019
Pivo Czech Bar 
尖沙咀柯士甸道西1號圓方(Elements)頂層R004號舖
Shop R004, Roof Level, Elements, 1 Austin Road West, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/fun-filled-friday-night-at-pivo-czech-bar-e3351112

Fun filled Friday night at Pivo Czech Bar
2019-03-29  628 瀏覽
Hong Kong is a small place yet you can practically find almost every cuisine here.
Went to Pivo Czech Bar as I have not had many Czech dishes before.
Czech cuisine is influenced by the countries surrounding it like Germany and Austria.
As well as Czech dishes, there was quite a variety of other dishes to go for so we ordered a mix of other dishes as well.
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Started with the tacos which had a slight Japanese twist to it with nori tempura as a base.
There were three to choose from: smoked salmon, beef or eel!

Pivo Salmon Nori Taco:
It was pretty good because I love nori tempura and it had some orzo on it so this was quite an appetizing teaser to start with.
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We had two salads, the Irish Crab Soba Salad and the Pomelo shrimp salad.
Both were good but as a carbs person I liked the soba as it was filling dressed in Japanese style creamy sesame sauce.

Shrimp Pomelo Salad:
 0 讚好

Irish Crab Soba Salad:

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Snack Platter: Wings, Spiced Watermelon, Achiote Tuna and Truffle fries
The snack platter was good for sharing.
The wings were spicy and crispy and the watermelon was topped with my favourite feta cheese, while the tuna was slightly spicy.

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Classic Monte Cristo Sandwich:
Again I picked this as you don't see many places offer it.
Monte Cristo is American and it is basically a fried ham and cheese sandwich!!

This one had a poached egg on top which made it even more delicious with the runny egg yolk.


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USDA Striploin 10oz with peppercorn gravy and bacon:
Although the beef was the star of the show, my eyes lit up on the bacon which was crispy all the way through!

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The Bohemian Goulash Mac & Cheese wasn't very cheesy but nice and hearty with chunks of beef in it.
Conchiglie is used as stated on the menu.

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The Mussels in Beer were plump and soft.
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For dessert we had the Dutch Babies!
There are three Dutch Baby Pancakes to choose from: Original, berries and apple and cinnamon.
Each flavour was good in different ways, the original was just simple and satisfying while the berries had a lovely mascarpone cream topping and the apple on would satisfy any sweet tooth.
Overall a great place to hang out with lots to choose on the menu.

[Review 7303] Run rabbit run rabbit run run run! @ 兔子兔子茶飲專賣店 Rabbit Rabbit Tea

29/03/2019
兔子兔子茶飲專賣店  Rabbit Rabbit Tea
天后英皇道14號僑興大廈地舖
G/F, Kiu Hing Mansion, 14 King's Road, Tin Hau
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/run-rabbit-run-rabbit-run-run-run-e3351098

Run rabbit run rabbit run run run!
2019-03-29  210 瀏覽
A while ago I was given a flyer when they opened but just didn't make it.
Was bored one afternoon after running nearby so decided to give it a visit.
Rabbit Rabbit Tea is a tea joint from Taiwan.

Obviously being called Rabbit Rabbit Tea, there was visible effort that it was rabbit themed unlike this other lame tea house called BEAR TEA which just has bear logos on the cups.
The drinks menu was much better than anticipated.
They had smoothies, lattes, teas etc.
Buckwheat latte was something they offered and other places don't so had that. There was a plain buckwheat tea available but I prefer it with milk as buckwheat is very strong on its own.

The straw had a cute rabbit nose attached which makes it memorable as well as functional since it stops the straw from slipping into the cup.

The taste was just as good as expected as the milk mellowed the taste of the buckwheat and it was like drinking malted milk from Vitasoy.

The lady Earl Grey was also good as it was very aromatic and fragrant in a natural way.

[Review 7302] Exotic vegetarian friendly dishes @ Verde MAR

26/03/2019
Verde MAR  休息中
灣仔大王東街24號地下
G/F, 24 Tai Wong Street East, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/exotic-vegetarian-friendly-dishes-e3350956

It is all about being healthy and eating light these days.
Verde Mar has been whipping up healthy and vegetarian dishes every since the owner started yoga.
They now serve omnipork as well as other tasty vegetarian dishes.
I was there recently for the cactus, the only place you can get it in Hong Kong.
The cactus is low in fat and high in fibre.
It only needs a little lime juice and salt to bring out the flavours.
The texture is a little bit like green bell pepper with some sliminess like okra.

Next was the Mexican style prawn cocktail, where you put all the freshly chopped coriander, onions, cucumber, tomatoes, avocado etc in the glass.
You eat this with the crispy tortilla chips.

This is definitely a great dish for summer which is similar to gazpacho but Mexican style.
Next was the [omnipork Quesadilla]
Quesadillas are delicious and the omnipork and vegan cheese made it more satisfying especially the vegan cheese which had this awesome mochi texture which goes really well with their creamy guacamole.
For desserts, there is avocado icecream or avocado pancakes.
Both vegan friendly.
I had the Avocado Apple Pancake because it was really cute.

The pancakes are eggless, made with buttermilk so they were fluffy.

Each layer was filled with avocado mousse, fresh avocados and sliced apples.

The pancakes weren't too sweet as the chef has mixed a whole avocado in the mixture and reduced the amount of sugar and butter in the recipe.

Definitely healthy and worth recommending.

[Review 7301] Sichuan food on Granville Road @ 滿江紅 (已結業)Man Jiang Hong

26/03/2019
滿江紅 (已結業)Man Jiang Hong
尖沙咀加連威老道27號嘉榮大廈1-2樓
1-2/F, Ka Wing Building, 27 Granville Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sichuan-food-on-granville-road-e3350741

Sichuan food on Granville Road
2019-03-26  83 瀏覽
Funnily I discovered this joint through some Koreans and Japanese because this is their favourite Sichuan joint.
Located on Granville Road, the restaurant is on two floors.

Near the entrance, they have sauces and condiments for the hotpot so you can check out the Sichuan peppercorns!

During dinner you can choose main dishes from the menu or opt for the hotpot.
As I was craving for pickled vegetable and fish lately, had it here.

It was quite a big portion and it was loaded with fish, pickled vegetables and oyster mushrooms.

It was quite good but the fish was a bit bony and slightly fishy which I didn't expect.
Finished with the gastrodia fish soup which was comforting with a strong herb taste.

[Review 7300] Peaceful dinner in Wanchai @ 如意冰室私房菜

27/03/2019
如意冰室私房菜
灣仔軒尼詩道38-46號地舖
G/F, 38-46 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai

https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/peaceful-dinner-in-wanchai-e3348797
Peaceful dinner in Wanchai
2019-03-27  129 瀏覽
Previously this spot used to be an Italian Restaurant and is now a Chinese restaurant.
There is an upstairs too which is nice and quiet.
The menu at night is slightly heavier and they had combo dishes with fish.
The menu is in English and Chinese.
There were some really creative dishes like Ribs in Peach sauce, Strawberry sweet and sour pork and my favourite lemon chicken.

In the end I settled for the fish combo and oysters.
They had my favourite steamed fish which is similar to the flounder but slimmer in shape.
The fish was delicate and silky while the soy sauce was fantastic as it had a slightly sweet taste to it.

The dish that came with this combo was the beef with morning glory.
The star of the show was the oysters, they were big and juicy!!!
Each one was fully flavoured with a strong oyster taste to it.
Definitely one of the best I have had.
The oyster was as big as the bowl.
Definitely coming back as it is nice and quiet in the evenings.

[Review 7299] Juice Stand @ 永吉果汁店

24/03/2019
永吉果汁店
上環文咸東街98號地下D舖
Shop D, G/F, 98 Bonham Strand, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/juice-stand-e3347996

Juice Stand
2019-03-24  488 瀏覽
Just another juice stand.
Large costs HKD24 and the juice I had was the bittermelon and celery.
The bittermelon was more prominent than the celery but all good.
It appears that most juice stands give you the Large size by default if you didn't request for the regular size so beaware.