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2012-09-11
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I am yet to find a better place than Green Waffle Diner for waffles in Hong Kong!Inconspicuously located on Graham Street, Green Waffle Diner is a cosy American-style diner which serves comfort food from chicken wings and steak sandwiches to pancakes and waffles. It is best known for their pandan waffles, and they have an amazing recipe which ensures that the waffles are incredibly light and fluffy!Food is not expensive to start with, and during the week, they have a great-value set lunch for $8
Inconspicuously located on Graham Street, Green Waffle Diner is a cosy American-style diner which serves comfort food from chicken wings and steak sandwiches to pancakes and waffles. It is best known for their pandan waffles, and they have an amazing recipe which ensures that the waffles are incredibly light and fluffy!
Food is not expensive to start with, and during the week, they have a great-value set lunch for $83 which includes a hearty main course, half a waffle and coffee/tea. Note, though, that bookings for lunch can only be made for 12.15pm or 1.15pm – rather inconvenient for most people, but that just shows how popular this eatery is! I personally prefer to come here in the weekend for a chilled afternoon tea, when this small restaurant is less crowded.
(1) The Reuben ($101) is Green Waffle Diner’s signature dish, and it is a grilled sandwich served on slices of rye bread, pilled high with sliced corned beef and sauerkraut, melted Swiss cheese, and the secret Reuben sauce. The rye bread was nicely grilled, the steak was generous in portion and not too salty and the melted cheese was stringy and moreish. The “secret Reuben sauce” actually tasted like thousand island dressing, and I absolutely loved this sandwich!
(2) The herbed veggie skillet was a main course for the set lunch. The poached egg was beautiful, and the crunchy potato cubes and vegetables just came together marvellously! My friend liked dipping the potatoes in ketchup for extra flavours, but I found the skillet flavourful enough on its own.
(3) The Big Spaghetti Bolognese was also a main course that came with the set lunch. I was surprised to find the pasta al dente (I didn’t expect American eateries to master this art)! The Bolognese sauce was tangy and satisfying, and was delicious with lots of cheese.
(4) You could order the buffalo wings in 3 or 6 pieces ($28/ $56). These little wings were crispy and scrumptious, not to mention addictive!
(5) Our first waffle was the Berry Waffle Delight ($57), which was a waffle topped with blueberries, bananas and strawberries, finished with whipped cream and a light drizzle of chocolate. The waffles at Green Waffle Diner are much more fluffy than Belgian waffles, which tend to have a more substantial texture and are more buttery. I was completely drawn to these fluffy waffles, which were so light and pillowy that you wouldn’t be stuffed at all after eating the whole thing!
(6) This Pandan Waffle ($57) was infused with Pandan Cheffron juice, and was in a mild light green colour. You could order the pandan waffle on its own for $28, and then add fruits, toppings and ice creams, instead of getting this fixed combination. The pandan waffle and the accompanying fresh, juicy fruits and green tea ice cream were a match made in heaven! My only complaint was that the green tea ice cream was a bit icy, but that aside, this dessert blew my mind!
(7) My friends all know that I have developed a chronic addiction to anything green tea-flavoured since my visit to Los Angeles in May. Here at Green Waffle Diner, I found my fix! This terrific cup before me had a strong matcha flavour and aroma, and was most importantly not bitter; I had no complaints and joyfully downed the entire cup.
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