[Review 7428] McCafe's 20th Anniversary in Hong Kong @ McCafe

17/05/2019
McCafe
北角英皇道238號康澤花園地下B2及B3號舖
Shop B2 & B3 of the Large Shop on the Ground Floor of Fortress Metro Tower, 238 King's Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/mccafes-20th-anniversary-in-hong-kong-e3408022

McCafe's 20th Anniversary in Hong Kong
2019-05-17  37 瀏覽
If it wasn't for this new tea series and rainbow cake I wouldn't have known that McCafe has been in Hong Kong for 20 years.
I remember going to a McCafe near North Point MTR station but not sure if that was the first branch.
Anyway,  I happened to be in Fortress Hill so went in for the new Tea!
Out of the drinks choice, I wasn't keen on the Four Seasons Tea because it was tasteless from the shops I have tried before, but still ordered it as it was the only tea choice available.
Spotted the rainbow cake so got that as well.
The bill came to HKD35.
Visually the cup was nice with rainbows on it and there was a decent amount of cheese froth on top.
The cake was topped with colourful candy pearls.
As each layer was a different colour,  I tried each layer to see if the colour made any different but it just tastes the same.
The cake was soft, fluffy and not too sweet.
Finished off with the Four Seasons tea which gave me a surprise because it had  a strong taste compared to the ones I have tried before.
On top of the cheese foam, there was some dried tea leaves which enhances the tea flavour when they get in your mouth and you end up chewing them.
The cheese foam texture was thick like double cream but I find it strange they call it cheese because it wasn't cheesy but sweetened.
Anyhow the thick creamy cap and the tea were a match made in heaven.
I felt quite content after having the cake and drink because I didn't feel thirsty or have any strange aftertaste in my mouth.
Definitely will be back to try the berries drink as strawberries and thick cream go so well together.

[Review 7427] Lemon Chicken Musubi @ 華御結 Hana-Musubi

13/05/2019
華御結  Hana-Musubi
金鐘港鐵金鐘站ADM28號舖
Shop ADM28, Admiralty MTR Station, Admiralty
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/lemon-chicken-musubi-e3407352

Lemon Chicken Musubi
2019-05-13  146 瀏覽
I can never keep up with the new musubis at HM.
Unfortunately, all the new items for May were things I liked including oyster cutlet, fried noodles and the Chicken in Lemon sauce musubi.
I will try the noodles and oyster later as they need to be reheated but the lemon chicken musubi is ready to eat which is why I keep falling for their products.
I wasn't sure what to expect for the lemon chicken as it could be Chinese style which is sweet or Western style which would be more tangy.

The taste was really pleasing because it wasn't sweet but pieces of chicken with a hint of lemon where you can also taste the slight bitterness of the lemon peel as well.

[Review 7426] Durian balls! @ Just Bobba

16/05/2019
Just Bobba (已結業)
銅鑼灣景隆街3號地下B舖
Shop B, G/F, 3 Cannon Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/durian-balls-e3406195

Durian balls!
2019-05-16  65 瀏覽
To be honest, a drink is just a drink, I prefer it without stuff to chew as you can possibly choke on it.
Normally if the drink contains boba pearls, I will finish the drink first and then eat the pearls.
I only tried [Just Bobba] because of the durian pearls.

I got the Jasmine Tea with durian pearls.

Tried the tea on its own and the Jasmine was strong and thirst quenching.
Slowly there was some durian flavour coming through when I was halfway through the drink.
When I tried the pearls, I did not like it as the durian flavour was very artificial.

[Review 7425] Chinese Tapas @ Healthy Steamed Cuisine 香港蒸品

15/05/2019
香港蒸品 Healthy Steamed Cruise
旺角太子道西193號MOKO新世紀廣場3樓346-356號舖食代館3號舖
Shop 3, Food Opera, Shop 346-356, 3/F, MOKO, 193 Prince Edward Road West, Mong Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chinese-tapas-healthy-steamed-cuisine-e3405847

Chinese Tapas @ Healthy Steamed Cuisine
2019-05-15  430 瀏覽
When you see neatly arranged dishes in bowls, they look captivating.
You get to see and pick which dish you want.
Technically you do at other restaurants but they are all in a big metal dish but with the smaller bowls you can see which one has more/less vegetables/meat and pick your desired one.

Went back another day and it looked more or less the same so I picked 3 dishes with rice and soup for HKD45.
Anyway, it was hard deciding as there were so many good picks like bittermelon, sweet and sour pork, curry, egg and tomato, aubergine.
Skipped the sweet and sour as pork was risky in the sense that it could be bones or just pieces of fatty meat.
Overall, I was satisfied with my three choices especially the bittermelon as the bittermelon and soft and tasty while the pork was fresh.
The curry was ok but a bit watery and the aubergines were quite salty but I will still return as you see what you get!

[Review 7424] Yakisoba Style noodles @ 華御結 Hana-Musubi

14/05/2019
華御結  Hana-Musubi
紅磡紅磡港鐵站HUH F4-F5號舖
Shop F4-F5, Hung Hom MTR Station, Hung Hom
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/yakisoba-style-noodles-e3405686

Yakisoba Style noodles
2019-05-14  123 瀏覽
I love noodles so got these Yakisoba style noodles which need to be reheated.
I didn't find much pork in it but then I wasn't bothered because I don't really eat the meat anyway.
The noodles turned out quite nice because they were not too salty and they don't have that oily taste like Hongkie style noodles.
The texture of the noodles were similar to pasta with a little bit of springiness to it.
Overall, quite nice.

[Review 7423] Always the best muffins @

13/05/2019
菲爾斯曲奇專賣店  Mrs. Fields Cookies
大角咀海庭道18號奧海城二期UG樓UG05D號舖
Shop UG05D, UG/F, Olympian City 2, 18 Hoi Ting Road, Tai Kok Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/always-the-best-muffins-e3403908

Always the best muffins
2019-05-13  182 瀏覽
I go through sugar phases so when I get a sugar craving, it has to be Mrs Fields cookies or muffins.
Local Chocolates, cakes and desserts from Hong Kong simply won't do.
Got the Redcurrant and strawberry muffin which I don't think I have tried before.
The muffin was moist and soft, each mouthful was divine as it was sweet with pieces of redcurrant and strawberries.
I don't know what it is but the muffins are moreish and addictive that it satisfies my sweet and cake cravings.
Will definitely be getting more muffins soon as they make good breakfasts.

[Review 7422] Australian Potato Scallops found here @ 素悅軒

12/05/2019
素悅軒
荃灣兆和街25號海晴軒15號舖
Shop 15, 25 Shiu Wo Street, Brighton Place, Tsuen Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/australian-potato-scallops-found-here-e3403401

Australian Potato Scallops found here
2019-05-12  485 瀏覽
I have always wanted to try this place as they serve vegetarian cart noodles.
The famous broth at this place is laksa while the topping is the [Potato Slices].
As it was my first visit, it was really hard making up my mind as I wanted to choose everything so I reduced it down to four choices.
I was also having a hard job deciding on which noodle as they all seemed good.
I was really fortunate the guy spotted my choice of broth didn't go well together because I was supposed to tick laksa but ticked satay broth by accident as they both have SAND in the Chinese character.

While I was waiting, I was given some soup.

The noodles were pretty impressive especially the broth which was strong and flavourful without meat.
The mock beef belly was really good because there was a hint of black bean in the gravy.
The star of the show was the potato slices which were basically Australian Potato Scallops.
Australian Potato scallops do not contain scallops, they are fried slices of potato tat are covered in batter.
The potato slices were pretty good, only one of them was slightly hard in the middle.
Will definitely be back to try the other toppings and noodles.