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[Review 7318] Another coffee joint @ 1/16咖啡店 One Sixteenth Coffee Co.

01/04/2019
1/16咖啡店 One Sixteenth Coffee Co.
中環威靈頓街78號地舖
G/F, 78 Wellington Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/another-coffee-joint-e3357845

Another coffee joint
2019-04-01 569 瀏覽
Previously this joint used to be Hero, Passion by G and now it is 1/16 Coffee.The joint is nice and quiet so went there for tea.
Had the Earl Grey Tea which had a strong Bergamot taste, overall a good place to stay for peace and quiet!!!

[Review 7317] Dill is the secret @ Soho Bánh Mì

01/04/2019
Soho Bánh Mì 休息中
半山列拿士地臺8號地舖
G/F, 8 Rednaxela Terrace, Mid-Levels
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/dill-is-the-secret-e3357350
Went here a while ago for Bánh Mì obviously.
There were quite a few to choose from, they had fish, the Signature and vegetarian.
I would have chosen the vegetarian if I saw it on the menu.
Anyway, the fish I had was good as there was lots of dill in it even though the menu doesn't say , the chili jam was extremely spicy.
The Coffee was good but I needed a lot of condensed milk to balance the bitterness because I am not used to drinking coffee but love trying out Vietnamese style coffees.
The buncha which I didn't have any expectations was pretty good especially the noodles which were soft and thin, not the commercial crap you get elsewhere.
Again I liked it as there were lots of dill in the soup.

[Review 7316] Salty breakfast @ 鴻福堂 Hung Fook Tong

04/04/2019
鴻福堂 Hung Fook Tong
西環西營盤港鐵西營盤站6號舖
Shop 6, MTR Sai Ying Pun Station, Sai Ying Pun, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/salty-breakfast-e3357228

Salty breakfast
2019-04-04 93 瀏覽
Whenever you go past Hung Fook Tong, you will always smell those tea eggs so this time decided to get some.
They were actually braised in lingzhi which is healthy.
However it turned out not so healthy as they were rather salty.
The eggs are definitely hard boiled and probably have been in the wooden tub for days as the egg white is no longer white.
Anyway, definitely too salty and beats the purpose of being healthy.

[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.