[Review 7478] A tasty surprise @ 越之味 Tasty Vietnam HK

01/06/2019
越之味  Tasty Vietnam HK
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期UG樓051G號舖
Shop 051G, UG/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-tasty-surprise-e3427145

Randomly went here because of the roast beef banhmi.

I didn't have any expectations because the location being in polam so I was expecting everything to be localized.
They did have some interesting items on the menu like the rolls with liver paste.
Dined in for the roast beef banhmi and it was pretty good there wasn't a 10% service charge.
But then I suppose, it is getting competitive with so many new eateries nearby such as the Taiwanese noodle joint, Marugai udon, laksa joint and this Chinese joint.

When it arrived, it looked promising.
The baguette was not burnt with a lovely golden crispy crust while the middle was soft.

The roast beef was convincing, it was pink and you could see the fibres without any connecting tissues.



I was totally satisfied after taking a bite because everything was good from the baguette to the beef.
Most importantly the pickles were properly pickled and not sweet.
There was a dash of mustard which went well with the beef.
The texture of the beef was really tender that I wouldn't describe it as roast beef but a cross between pastrami without the smokiness and slow cooked beef.
I think it tastes better in the banhmi than the pho as the heat will end up changing the texture of the beef.
Will definitely be back and hopefully the beef will be just as good on the next visit

The only thing they could improve is having tissues on the table.

[Review 7477] Small coffee joint @ Origin Roastery

03/06/2019
Origin Roastery
上環皇后大道中197A號地舖
G/F, 197A Queen's Road Central, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/small-coffee-joint-e3427105

Small coffee joint
2019-06-03  531 瀏覽
With these tiny cramped coffee joints, it is all about timing because the shop can only seat 1 - 2 people.I was early that day and it was the bank holiday weekend so everyone was away from town hence this place was nice and empty.
I was meeting someone up that afternoon so went there for some tea to begin with.

It was pretty strong which was a good start to the day.
There was hot chocolate as well but they said tea was better.
Overall had a nice time there.

[Review 7476] Floral drinks at T-Parc @ T-Parc

03/06/2019
T-Parc (已結業)
中環威靈頓街83號地舖
G/F, 83 Wellington Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/floral-drinks-at-t-parc-e3427083
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Floral drinks at T-Parc
2019-06-03  66 瀏覽
At T-Parc there are so many drinks to choose from.
Most of them were floral choice like rose, lavender etc.
They had my favourite Earl Grey but it wasn't rose free so couldn't order it.
I just wanted some plain tea but it just wasn't on the menu.
Luckily I asked because you could get it by special request.
The Jasmine was really strong and pleasant to drink.
As well as the plain tea, the chocolate drinks are non floral and also worth trying.

[Review 7475] Iced Shaken Black Tea Lemonade @ 太平洋咖啡 Pacific Coffee

03/06/2019
太平洋咖啡  Pacific Coffee
銅鑼灣糖街2-8號樂聲大廈地下Cinema City Victoria內
Portion of Cinema City Victoria, G/F, Lok Sing Center, 2-8 Sugar Street, Causeway Bay
openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/iced-shaken-black-tea-lemonade-e3427063

I love this branch of PC as it is quite spacious and out of the way.
There is an odd rumble every now and then as you are sitting underneath a cinema.
Tried the new iced shaken black tea  lemonade which has jelly and a slice of lemon at the bottom.

It was sweet and refreshing but the tea is quite strong so you can taste the tea more than lemon but for the iced shaken matcha green tea, the green tea is more prominent.

I have yet to try the iced shaken  Americano with lemon but I would expect that one to be bitter.

[Review 7474] Hello Kitty series at Maxim's Bakery @ 美心西餅 Maxim's Cake Shop

04/06/2019
美心西餅  Maxim's Cake Shop
北角英皇道406號康威大廈地下2號舖
Shop 2, G/F, Everwin Building, 406 King's Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hello-kitty-series-at-maxims-bakery-e3426930

I'm not really a fan of Hello Kitty but tried it anyway as it was affordable and some of the bakery products in the series looked delicious.

Strawberry burger:
Savoury burger:
Apple cheese tart:
Sugar and Cinnamon Toast:
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On this visit, got the toast and bread.
I'm not a fan of Maxims bread but this cute little this loaf was filled with red beans and cream cheese.
Out of all the products, I liked the toast most because it was just simply Hello Kitty's head with sugar and cinnamon.
I love the taste of sugar and cinnamon so therefore I liked it.
It was a little soft but it didn't bother me.

[Review 7473] Pretty pink rolls @ 叁嘗 Sheep and pig

03/06/2019
叁嘗  Sheep and pig

天后歌頓道1號DIVA地下1A號舖
Shop 1A, G/F, DIVA, 1 Gordon Road, Tin Hau
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/pretty-pink-rolls-e3426792


The name SHEEP and PIG  got my attention so decided to go and check it out.I thought it was going to be a Western restaurant like Feather and bone or something fancy like that.
The decor was modern and the clothes peg bench at the front was rather cute.

It turns out they serve Japanese and Western inspired dishes.



The menu covers were quite random, some were pictures of HK and other stuff.


I don't get why they have used the rolling pin as a logo because they don't bake or serve any pies there.

Started off with the buffalo wings which was tangy served with blue cheese dressing.
Overall a good start.

For the mains had the Japanese style fish donburi which was quite sweet topped with oden type vegetables.



The signature Sheep and Pig rolls were pretty.
They were rolls wrapped in Pink Soy paper


Inside these rolls were tuna, avocado and fried prawn.
It tasted similar to a California roll but with better ingredients inside.



Finished with a coke float.


Overall a nice comfy joint for food.

[Review 7472] Chocolate and Tieguanyin tea @ 四季良晨 Cafe Mikoo

01/06/2019
四季良晨  Cafe Mikoo\
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期UG樓UG051F號舖
Shop UG051F, UG/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chocolate-and-tieguanyin-tea-e3426644

Chocolate and Tieguanyin tea
2019-06-01  19 瀏覽
Most chocolate teas I come across are chocolate with black teas or pu er and chocolate as you need something strong to go with the chocolate.Here they had tieguanyin and chocolate which was different so decided to try it.
I couldn't taste much tea but when I got to the bottom I found a tea bag.
It was just like drinking chocolate however I believe there would be a stronger tieguanyin taste if the tea bag had been steeped longer.