[Review 7380] Comforting English Fare at Panda & Son @ Panda & Son

02/05/2019
Panda & Son
上環德輔道西28號宜必思香港中上環酒店地舖
G/F, IBIS Hotel, 28 Des Voeux Road West, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/comforting-english-fare-at-panda-son-e3388547

Comforting English Fare at Panda & Son
2019-05-02  992 瀏覽
Found out about this new restaurant earlier this year so I have been wanting to try it.
You can't miss it if you pass by on the tram or bus because there is a huge pillar with a big panda with a blue background and flag.
According to their Facebook, they specialize in Sweet and Sour Pork and English style Chinese dishes so I just couldn't wait to go.
The menu has changed slightly and now they do pub favourites such as Fish and Chips, Curries and Pies.

It was hard deciding because all the dishes were my favourites but in the end I reduced it to Shepherd's Pie.
Then I had trouble deciding between sweet and sour chicken and the black bean fish.
Ideally I should have picked the fish because they use cod but I miss sweet and sour chicken so I had that.


I loved the plates as they are the typical plates you would find at home.


Both dishes came at the same time so it was such a big struggle in the sense what to put in my mouth first so I scooped them both on to my plate.


In the end, tried the Shepherd's Pie first and the potato mash was really cheesy and delicious and the lamb mince at the bottom was rich and satisfying.
The sweet and sour chicken was exactly how I was expecting it to taste because English style Sweet and sour has green peppers which you can taste infused into the chicken.
For drinks, I had breakfast tea which is the most basic tea before all the fancy teas like Earl Grey came into fashion.

Friend had the lemon and lime bitters.

Finished with the sticky toffee pudding which comes with ice cream however I requested for custard because custard is traditionally served with puddings, but I can understand why restaurants serve ice cream instead as it is quicker just to scoop it out.

The pudding was soft and sweet and I think it contains dates as well because you can really taste the sweetness from it.
 OVERALL, I was really satisfied and will come back for lunch as they have the Fisherman's pie and Butter Chicken.

[Review 7379] Secluded spot for Japanese food @ 隱居 Yin At Home

26/04/2019
隱居  Yin At Home
將軍澳坑口村6號地下A舖
Shop A, G/F, 6 Hang Hau Village, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/secluded-spot-for-japanese-food-e3383163

Secluded spot for Japanese food
2019-04-26  983 瀏覽
Hang Hau village is no big secret if you live there and there is a film studio nearby so the only way to get out is taking the minibus from Hanghau village to choihung or HKU.
I was in the area because of Uselect so went here for dinner before I went shopping.

There is quite a lot on offer but I opted for the Donburis.
Although I didn't get the grilled skewers I got the unagidon as the guy looked professional at grilling the stuff.


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Started with the prawn soup which you can see is really strong.
It tasted like concentrated lobster bisque.
Both donburis were to my liking.
The portions were small but I strangely felt full afterwards and they give you freshly grated wasabi.
Personally I liked the salmon and salmon roe because they just taste delicious with rice and you get a piece of calamansi which you can use to make it more appetizing.
Will be back again for other stuff next time.

[Review 7378] Apple pie in a cup @ Bear's Lab

26/04/2019
Bear's Lab (已結業)
中環士丹利街50號信誠廣場地下F舖
Shop F, G/F, World Trust Tower, 50 Stanley Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/apple-pie-in-a-cup-e3383162

Apple pie in a cup
2019-04-26  517 瀏覽
I have always wanted to try this drinks joint because the drinks are creative but rather pricey since the ones I wanted to try cost from HKD5x - HK60.However they do use top notch ingredients like almond milk etc.
The three that I was interested in were the pina colada, apple pie in a cup and the chocolate dream.
In the end, got the apple pie as the other two I could imagine how they would taste.
Requested the apple pie without the agave syrup because agave syrup is very sweet in taste even though it is good for your health.
I just don't like the taste of sweet things that much.

It had a very nice cinnamon taste but strangely it was cloyingly sweet even though there was no agave syrup and I couldn't taste any apples.

[Review 7377] Drinks at Golden Cheese Dragon @ 金芝龍日韓美食外賣站 (已結業)GOLDEN CHEESE DRAGON

26/04/2019
金芝龍日韓美食外賣站 (已結業)GOLDEN CHEESE DRAGON
深水埗北河街119C號地下
G/F, 119C Pei Ho Street, Sham Shui Po
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/drinks-at-golden-cheese-dragon-e3383138

Drinks at Golden Cheese Dragon
2019-04-26  502 瀏覽
Spotted this joint because of its bright yellow decor and the name Cheese dragon.
When I got closer, the name read Golden Cheese Dragon.

On the menu, there was Korean snacks and Taiwanese drinks.
As it was hot that day, I only got some drinks.
I got the taro and sweet purple potato drink but unfortunately it was too sweet even though I asked for the least sweetness.
It was evidently made with taro powder and quite instaworthy.

As  it was too sweet I got a hot sugar free assam tea to balance the sweetness.
The tea turned out ok.
I doubt I will be back but glad I tried it anyway.

[Review 7376] Subway at CityU @ Subway

26/04/2019
Subway
九龍塘達之路83號香港城市大學學術樓(三)3樓
3/F, Academic 3, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/subway-at-cityu-e3383121

Subway at CityU
2019-04-26  491 瀏覽
I love the new Subway at CityU, the environment is relaxed and comforting just like the UNI days.

The staff were really nice and the ingredients were fresh.
I wanted the French Chicken but it was sold out so had the steak which is meaty and satisfying.
Paired it with BBQ sauce, lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers.
The only complaint was that the bread was too crispy for my liking.
Finished with the bottomless fizzy drink and called it a day.

[Review 7375] Spicy chicken!! @ 東京淺草炸雞專門店KARAYAMA

26/04/2019
東京淺草炸雞專門店KARAYAMA
觀塘觀塘道418號創紀之城五期(apm)2樓Cookeddeli by C!Ty'Super
Cookeddeli by C!Ty'Super , 2/F, apm Millennium City 5, 418 Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/spicy-chicken-e3382890

Spicy chicken!!
2019-04-26  548 瀏覽
My first experience with Karayama at Wongtaisin wasn't good but I loved the  chicken here.Firstly there was no queue and the chicken turned out delicious.

 I was skeptical as it was all coming from one kitchen so I was expecting a chef to be multitasking and cooking dishes for different joints.

I had the seasonal special which was the Spicy chicken.
When it came, it looked very spicy but it wasn't a bit spicy.
The seeds were hard and bitter so I reckon they were capsicum seeds.


Apart from the spiciness, the chicken was spot on especially the frying oil which was fresh.
The chicken was crispy on the outside and tender in the middle.

[Review 7374] Oops Closed Already @ 麵 (已結業)MEEN

26/04/2019
麵 (已結業)MEEN
中環域多利皇后街2號地下
G/F, 2 Queen Victoria Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/oops-closed-already-e3382874

Oops Closed Already
2019-04-26  132 瀏覽
Went here ages ago.
I liked the way you get an order form where you could choose the broth, the noodles etc.
Chose the vegetarian boat noodles and the soup was pleasingly strong.
The noodles were a let down as they didn't really absorb the broth.