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[Review 7315] Limited options @ FAT CHOY

01/04/2019
FAT CHOY (已結業)
此店前身為青協Organic 21=
中環士丹頓街60號地舖
G/F, 60 Staunton Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/limited-options-e3357172

Limited options
2019-04-01 1737 瀏覽
Tried to dine here during the afternoon but all they offered was afternoon tea sets and I am not keen on sweet stuff.
Went back in the evening and it was slightly better but the things we wanted to order was either unavailable or sold out.

The fat crab was passable.

The artichoke fettuccine which had lemon, artichoke, mascarpone and parmesan according to the menu was terrible.
It smelt like lemon cheesecake and the taste was just weird.
The only normal tasting thing was the artichokes~

The detox juice which looked normal when it arrived began separating itself after a few minutes~!

The apricot tea was just bland!

[Review 7314] Tai O Delights in Hong Kong @ 大澳德發 Tai O Tak Fat

29/03/2019
大澳德發 Tai O Tak Fat
北角英皇道153號英皇樓地下
G/F, Ying Wong House, 153 King's Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tai-o-delights-in-hong-kong-e3355600

Tai O Delights in Hong Kong
2019-03-29 47 瀏覽
If you have been to Tai O, it is fishing village famous for prawn paste, seafood and salted seafood.
At Tai O Tak Fat, they serve delights from Tai O Village as well as local Hong Kong stuff so it makes sense to try Tai O dishes here.
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There were so many Tai O delights to choose from:
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They also sell jars of home made Chili oil.
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Started with some salted lemon drinks.
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For food, tried the signature salted fresh fish which is like Chinese style Bacalhau but you get a whole fish here.
The texture of the fish is firmer and tastes salty so it goes well with rice.
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We also had the steamed fish head with black beans and chili dual.
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It's nice but too many bones so you don't get much fish out of it however the vermicelli beneath was delicious having soaked up all the delicious flavours from the fish head and the black bean flavouring.
Finished with the dried prawn glass vermicelli pot which was light and healthy.
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As well as the food, the staff there are such a friendly and lovely bunch.
They speak English as well and there is an English menu.

[Review 7313] 8Pots in Causeway Bay @ 8鍋臭臭鍋 8Pots HK

28/03/2019
8鍋臭臭鍋 8Pots HK
銅鑼灣謝斐道440號駱克大廈A座地下E舖
Shop E, G/F, Block A, Lockhart House, 440 Jaffe Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/8hots-in-causeway-bay-e3355374

8Hots in Causeway Bay
2019-03-28 42 瀏覽
I love 8pots but the branch in TST is a bit far so when I found out that there was another branch in CWB, decided to give it a visit,
The location is next to Ichiran so you can expect to get some peace and quiet as not many people dine on that street and many restaurants have opened and closed at this particular spot.
It is cheaper coming here in the day because it only costs $88 and in the evening it costs $108.

For lunch, they have selected hot pots for $66 during the week days.

You choose a pot and a bowl or rice or glass vermicelli and a drink is included.

Unfortunately, each pot is fixed and different broths have different ingredients so in order to try the stinky tofu and pork blood cake, I had to choose the House Special pot.

Ingredients in the pot Baby Cabbage + Sliced Pork + Fermented Tofu + Meat Ball + Blood Cake + Quail Egg + Tomato + Preserved Vegetable + Nira + Enoki Mushroom + Tofu Skin.

The Medicinal lamb was also good:

Will definitely come back again.
The recommended ones that I like are the House Special and the Sesame Chicken!

[Review 7312] Scotch Egg @ 磨菇麵包店 Mushroom Bakery

01/04/2019
磨菇麵包店 Mushroom Bakery
西貢普通道56號地舖
G/F, 56 Po Tung Road, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/scotch-egg-e3354741

Scotch Egg
2019-04-01 738 瀏覽
Mushroom Bakery is one of the bakeries in SK that does the scotch egg.
They used to be on YI Chun Street but have moved to the main road or round the corner.

Went there and got the scotch egg, rye bun and the donut.
Didn't like the donut as the oil was a bit rancid and the sugar they used wasn't that pleasant.
The rye bread was ok but the packaging was misleading as on the shelf it just says HKD6 and some are packed in 2s and 3s and it turns out that they cost HKD6 each so when you pay for it they will cut the bag, put the other one in another bag and reseal it.
The scotch egg must have been there for days if the egg white has gone yellow.
The egg white wasn't tender or silky either.
Overall not as good as before.

[Review 7311] Sunday roast @ The Phoenix Bar & Kitchen

01/04/2019
The Phoenix Bar & Kitchen
半山些利街29號地舖
G/F, 29 Shelley Street, Mid-Levels
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sunday-roast-e3354736

The Phoenix located at the mid levels is evidently successful as they have been here since 2000.It is always busy when I go past it but this Sunday I seized the opportunity for dinner as it wasn't that busy.
There were so many good options to choose from like dishes launched for St Patrick's Day and they even had bubble and squeak.

Sunday Roast is almost disappearing from the Hong Kong scene so I ordered that.
Delaney's in Wanchai used to serve it but they have closed down a few years ago.
It was roast pork loin that day with cider gravy.
The pork was a bit dry but the other stuff made up for it especially the cauliflower cheese which was so comforting.
It tasted like the stuff we got at school in this creamy cheesy sauce that complimented the dry pork loin nicely.
The pork crackling was way too hard.
For drinks, had tea and the zero alcohol lager by Carlsberg.
Not that I'm complaining but the Sunday Roast was only HKD158 on the bill so maybe it was a late night discount??

[Review 7310] Bring out the Badass in you @ 寢宮 Badroom Bar & Restaurant

28/03/2019
寢宮 Badroom Bar & Restaurant
尖沙咀諾士佛臺10號5樓A-C室
Shop A-C, 5/F, 10 Knutsford Terrace, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/bring-out-the-badass-in-you-e3354714

Bring out the Badass in you
2019-03-28 36 瀏覽
Went here because I saw photos of the stylish swing and the twisted background.
I love this type of stuff but the locals here strangely don't appreciate it.
At Toyrus they had these Monster High dolls which got complaints by Hong Kongers!!
Anyway, back to the food, they had light bites and dinner sets.
To start had the peppered salmon croquettes with cumin mayonnaise.
These bites were delicious with fluffy potato mash in the middle.
It would be great if they didn't put black pepper in the croquettes as the cumin sauce was the star of the show.
To go with the set dinner, ordered the black and white sesame crusted seared tuna.
The dinners are quite big because you get salad and soup.

For the mains I chose chicken and the portion was huge!!!!
It was overloaded with vegetables on the side and covered with crisp vegetable chips!!
The best thing is that it comes with ham which goes with the chicken very well giving it extra flavour.

Overall, a good place for dinner where you can relax and even play beer pong!