[Review 7481] Herbal hotpot in East Kowloon @ 養心殿台式養生鍋

02/06/2019
養心殿台式養生鍋 (已結業)
將軍澳唐德街3號香港九龍東智選假日酒店2樓
2/F, Holiday Inn Express Hong Kong Kowloon East, 3 Tong Tak Street, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/herbal-hotpot-in-east-kowloon-e3427602

Herbal hotpot in East Kowloon
2019-06-02  82 瀏覽
I have always wanted to try YXD in TKO but I didn't know where it was even though I knew it was in some hotel near Popcorn.
Finally found it so went there for hotpot.
We picked lots of vegetable dishes and the snow fungus was the best as you get a whole one.
The luncheon ham is ready to eat as it has been fried. Each piece was thickly sliced and crispy.
For the broth had the usual silkie chicken and herbs and the beauty pot.
The silkie chicken was really tasty and nourishing so be sure to eat it soon before it gets over cooked in the pot!!
Also had the ducks blood, assorted mushrooms and spicy dumplings.
Overall, the hotpot is consistently good at all the branches I have been but the toilet here is in such a state and needs attention because they are in a hotel.

[Review 7480] Go for the seafood, not the pasta @ Trattoria del Pescatore Hong Kong

02/06/2019
Trattoria del Pescatore Hong Kong
上環普仁街11號世銀花苑地下3-4號舖
Shop 3-4, G/F, Tower 125, 11 Po Yan Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/go-for-the-seafood-not-the-pasta-e3427599

Trattoria del Pescatore is a must go restaurant for quality seafood but we ordered the pastas which turned out to be a complete disaster!
Started with the bread which was simply amazing.
I loved the balsamic vinegar for the bread because it was different.
The consistency of it was like thick sauce.
Started with the pistachio crusted scallop which was slightly overdone and it was quite oily at the bottom.

Next was the romanesco, again it was quite oily at the bottom.
The reason I ordered the pasta was the Bottarga and Salmon Roe.
Had it changed to Angel Hair but I didn't expect them to over cook it.
The angel hair was so soft that the strands stuck together and they lacked elasticity and broke.
Again, there was so  much oil dripping from it.
I was more confused when I told the guy the pasta was too soft and he said that's right because I requested for angel hair instead of linguine.
But as a chef, different pastas have different cooking times which I thought they would know.

Finished with the apple tart which was just the usual served with a scoop of icecream.

Dinner finished with a shot of Mirtle and cheese.
Overall, I don't recommend the pastas so go for the seafood.
The only reason I had pasta was the bottarga.

[Review 7479] Best Pastas in LCK @ Pici

01/06/2019
Pici  休息中
荔枝角長順街15號D2 Place二期地下G03號舖
Shop G03, G/F, D2 Place TWO, 15 Cheung Shun Street, Lai Chi Kok
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/best-pastas-in-lck-e3427351

Business is booming in Lai Chi Kok and so is the demand for good food!
Pici started off in Wanchai, Feb 2017 and now has five branches with the fifth branch in Lai Chi Kok.

Last week, they were doing a pasta giveaway but unfortunately I had other plans that day.
I like the way, all the branches are the same with an alfresco bar, dining area and a bar table where you can watch the pasta chefs make the pasta.
The menu at Lai Chi Kok is slightly different.
Green Ravioli and Tuna Tartare are exclusive at this branch while the popular favourites like truffle pasta, meatballs and tiramisu are all on the menu.

Started with the Sicilian Surprise which was a vibrant sweet start with citrus flavours.

Green Ravioli [LCK exclusive at the moment]:
The green ravioli was new and I love ravioli so tried it.
It has broccolini, peas and asparagus which were all my favourites.
The ravioli was fresh with the crunch of the vegetables topped with ricotta which gave it the saltiness.
My friend had the lunch because you get salad and a dessert.
The truffle pasta was on the lunch menu so how could you not order it for HKD148!!!

Radicchio Salad [Part of the Lunch Set]:
There were so many options to choose from ranging from Hams to Burrata cheese but we chose the Radicchio salad which was healthy and light topped with delicious hazelnuts and tangy vinegar.

Taglioni with shaved fresh truffle [Part of the Lunch Set]:
Less is more and this was simply delicious because it was just freshly made pasta with freshly shaved truffle and truffle sauce.
The pasta was silky yet al dente.

Tiramisu [Part of the Lunch Set]:
For dessert, the Tiramisu is a must as it is thick and creamilious.
PICI's Tiramisu is unique as the mascarpone is visually yellow like custard and it tastes so delicious with the soaked layers of ladyfingers.


With freshly made pasta, PICI never fails to impress.

[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.