I had a lot of high hopes before coming here, as there’s been so much buzz about Pici in Hong Kong. I love Trullo in London and was expecting Pici to be something similar in HK! Sat at the chef’s table watching the girl making pasta... I was already concerned, because she’s using a huge mountain of pasta trimmings to re-make pasta. I agree with avoiding food wastage, but this mountain of pasta trimmings looked like it already had a good work out before and therefore the gluten is highly strung. This was true when the pappardelle arrived, it was very chewy... we shared this dish and the meatballs (very salty) and were full, because of the gluten being over worked like hell! The head chef should taste the food before they go out, or have a review with his team. This was a very disappointing first impression and unlikely to try again..!

I came here for lunch with my brother and arrived just after 1130am, so we can choose our table. The waitress was right about the lunch time workers due to be flooded in, as the place was heaving just after 12 noon!

They have 2 lunch time special menus, the first one is $88 and the other is $120, which allows you to choose 1 savoury, 1 sweet, tea/coffee and the option to add $10 for a soda or $20 for a cup of cider.I ordered the La Marco Polo which had chicken pieces, peppers and Emmental cheese with a side salad as well. My brother had ordered the Ham and Cheese version, which although simplistic but tastier than mine! The chef has added curry powder to the chicken, which made it very strange.

I love crepes and had the best crepes in Hampstead in London where I didn't mind queuing for over 40 minutes to get one, but the crepes here are very different to the ones I've eaten in London and Paris. It is very thin, almost crunch and very oily!!

As for the sweet crepe, you can choose either butter & sugar or chocolate & caramel. I don't have a sweet tooth, so my brother ate both! The butter & sugar tasted better, unless if you are a chocoholic! The lunch set is definitely very much value for money, but you will need to forget about the calories and fat content!

I will probably pop back in if I am in the area to try something else from the menu. There is a theory how set lunches are not the best signature dishes anyway, so I'll give this place another go.p.s. Arrive early for lunch if you can, as the kitchen was under pressure with the sudden flood of customers.

This was a great find by my bf, as it's located on the 3rd floor inside Ying Kong Mansion, you will easily miss their big massive banner amongst the madness of Causeway Bay (near the pedestrian crossing to Sogo department store).

I haven't got used to the fact that some restaurants are located inside a building instead of the shop floor level, so before the lift's door opened, I had expected it to be sub standard! But I was glad to be proven wrong

We sat by the bar with our own BBQ oven and went a bit crazy on the order. We ordered wagyu beef as well as another type of beef (can't remember now!), veggie selection, giant king prawns and stone pot rice. Everything was very tasty, as we can cook it to our own taste.

It's great fun to cook the food yourself, but I think the fat from the wagyu beef had caused a lot of smoke for my next door neighbour. So if you don't like the smell of BBQ in restaurants be aware!

p.s. Spend per head included about 5 bottles of Asahi.

The reviews had been great here, so thought we'd give this a go. The restaurant was very busy as it was still in the period of Chinese New Year, so there were lots of Chinese tourists dining inside in large groups and they didn't have enough staff on that evening.

We thought we'll order three dishes first, as the table is very small and we didn't want to be rushed to eat quickly in order to make room for more plates to be placed on the table. The only "ok" dish was the chicken salad, if you like bean sprouts you'll like this as they used this to fill out the dish (well, I don't!).

The squid skewers were very chewy, so another dish suggesting they used very low grade ingredients.

Lastly the beef with green beans, it's so oily we had to abandon the dish altogether.

We didn't feel the need to order any more dishes as it wasn't very enjoyable, so we left and went to a pub instead!

We fancied to venture out of the HK Island for a Friday night, so after searching on Open Rice I have settled on Wu Kong as it has good reviews. I followed the tips to call ahead to book a table and it was fine, the lady was pleasant on the phone. Knowing HK on a Friday night, we arrived 10 minutes early to make sure they know we are ready for our booking at 8pm on the dot.

It was very busy at the restaurant, so I was pleased to have booked ahead. We are trying to order just enough for the two of us, as we tend to order too much food and it either goes to our bellies or the bin!

The Chilli with Chicken looked nice in the menu, but we were disappointed when it arrived first as the chicken pieces were full of bones or a big slap of skin. If you have tried KFC Popcorn chicken, the chef should improve this dish by providing bite-size full pieces of chicken without any bones or skin. The ratio of chiil and chicken is also a bit of a joke.

We had to wait a while until the rice and the beef with green chilli arrived, so we got stuck in. Both were very tasty, but as you can see in the photo the beef dish was a bit oily.

Unfortunately the aubergine with minced meat didn't come until another 30 minutes, so the most of our rice was all cold when it eventually arrived. (Again, it was a bit oily for the aubergine dish.)

As we had to wait for a while inbetween dishes and that the chilli chicken only had a few mouthfuls, we had ordered an extra dish which was the Shanghai fried noodles. Fortunately we didn't have to wait another 30 minutes for this, but it was a bit oily again and we were too full to finish it, so we got a doggie bag!

The overall experience was a bit of a yo-yo effect. Also I am not so sure if this is somewhere to eat if you are very health conscious.

p.s. The price per head included about 6 bottles of Tsing Tao.

We fancied to venture out of the HK Island for a Friday night, so after searching on Open Rice I have settled on Wu Kong as it has good reviews. I followed the tips to call ahead to book a table and it was fine, the lady was pleasant on the phone. Knowing HK on a Friday night, we arrived 10 minutes early to make sure they know we are ready for our booking at 8pm on the dot.

It was very busy at the restaurant, so I was pleased to have booked ahead. We are trying to order just enough for the two of us, as we tend to order too much food and it either goes to our bellies or the bin!

The Chilli with Chicken looked nice in the menu, but we were disappointed when it arrived first as the chicken pieces were full of bones or a big slap of skin. If you have tried KFC Popcorn chicken, the chef should improve this dish by providing bite-size full pieces of chicken without any bones or skin. The ratio of chiil and chicken is also a bit of a joke.

We had to wait a while until the rice and the beef with green chilli arrived, so we got stuck in. Both were very tasty, but as you can see in the photo the beef dish was a bit oily.

Unfortunately the aubergine with minced meat didn't come until another 30 minutes, so the most of our rice was all cold when it eventually arrived. (Again, it was a bit oily for the aubergine dish.)

As we had to wait for a while inbetween dishes and that the chilli chicken only had a few mouthfuls, we had ordered an extra dish which was the Shanghai fried noodles. Fortunately we didn't have to wait another 30 minutes for this, but it was a bit oily again and we were too full to finish it, so we got a doggie bag!

The overall experience was a bit of a yo-yo effect. Also I am not so sure if this is somewhere to eat if you are very health conscious.

p.s. The price per head included about 6 bottles of Tsing Tao.

I hope some of the non-Chinese reviewees would appreciate my review for One Dim Sum, the BEST Dim Sum you could ever taste in HK...no joke!

Don't be put off by the crowdiness and the Chinese menu...I am not sure if they have one in English, but you can literally point at your neighbours and say "1 of those please". It's all part of the fun when you're visiting another country where you don't speak the language! If you are adventurous and don't mind the language barrier, you will not regret to wait in line for this 1 Michelin Star very cheap Dim Sum place in HK!

I brought my friend here (she's English) after her birthday treat in Langham Place, we made sure we arrived after the lunch time rush hour, as the queue was very long when we first visited only a few weeks before then.

The prawn dumplings are so big and juicy, the skin was made to perfection as it didn't break when you fish it out of the bamboo basket with your chop sticks. That s a great sign of a master at work!

To help those adventurous types, I have typed out the Cantonese pronunciation for you, have a go and you won't regret it!

I would recommend to go for the typical Dim Sum dishes, they are all steamed:

Prawn Dumplings = Har-gaau

Small pork steamed dumplings = Siu maai

Chinese barbecue pork buns = cha siu baau

Rice noodle roll ( you can choose a variety of fillings) = cheong fun

- Prawns rice noodle roll = har cheong fun
- Beef rice noodle roll = Ngau cheong fun
- Chinese BBQ pork rice noodle roll = cha siu cheong fun

The BEST dish which I love eating here is a bit like the sponge cake you get with Sticky Toffee Pudding, but it's less sweet = Ma Lie Go

If you want to find out more about Dim Sum dishes, just check it out in Wikipedia

They open until 10pm (I think), if you don't' want to wait for a long time, aim for 2pm - 5pm. Go right up to the door and tell the staff how many people and they'll give you a ticket with a printed number. Even if you can't understand Cantonese to hear for your ticket number to be called by the staff, just pop in and check occasionally. Bring a book/magazine/newspaper to read while you wait, as the restaurant is located in a side street with not a lot going on. I think there is a pub next door, but be careful to lose your place if you don't pay attention to how the queue is moving!

How to get there: Prince Edward Exit A. Turn right out of station exit and walk down "Playing Field Road". On your right hand side is the Mong Kok Police station. Take the 2nd left into Tung Choi Street and you should see the queue already. Print a map just in case.

Bon Appetit!

I've eaten here for lunch twice with my friend and found their food tasty yet healthy(ish), so after a spinning session with my bf we came here for a bite to eat.

The food quality is very consistent and tasty every time, so I would recommend those who want to be more healthy you should come here. They have a separate menu showing you the (estimated) calorie content of each dish, so you can be good when you need to.

There is an area for improvement for the restaurant owner though, that is the staff training. I agree with another reviewer's comment about the staff service at lunch time, as I assume "the boss isn't around" and therefore the customer service level drops and the staff were a bit slack at both of my lunches. My napkin had a big streak of dirt on it and when I asked for a new one, the staff just snatched it and looked really pissed off. No apology given, which should be the basic level of customer service.

The waitress this evening had also removed my bf's empty plate while I was still eating, which I know it's a little pedantic to criticise, but I am not eating a take away at home!

If the restaurant owner takes pride on their customer service levels as much as they do on their food, it should improve Eat Right's overall dining experience for future diners.

The Time Out guide has rated Brat as "the best hot dog place in Hong Kong", so we checked it out after a late gym session on a Monday night.

It was quiet with only 1 group dining inside, so we sat right by the door, which was a mistake as the smokers' area is right next to us!

We chose the Chicken with sun dried tomato & mozzarella and the Italian pork. You get to choose your own bread so we went for a rye and plain white. As for the condiments, you can only choose from a few varieties of mustard and when we requested one to have an extra filling instead the manager said no and didn't provide an alternative choice, e.g. Add $x for an extra filling instead. Oh ŵell, the truffle Dijon mustard was nice for me!

As we were starving after the gym, it was very disappointing when the hot dogs arrived but they had got the wrong bread roll with the wrong sausage! It wouldn't have mattered too much if my bf doesn't hate mustard... The manager gave a brief apology. We had to wait for another 10 minutes until the replacement arrived and by then, we had finished our chips and side salad & the extra portion of sweet potato chips! The waiting time is due to the fact that they bake the bread fresh, but it's not very impressive to have had to wait due to their mistake in the first place.

The hot dog was served on a Brat branded wooden chopping board, but as we had eaten all the sides due to the mistake and the long wait, the board served no purpose and the overall experience was rubbish. Hot dog should always be served on a soft roll, not hard bread roll!

On the plus side, the actual sausage was very nice, meaty and chunky, and they do a 6 pack to take away and cook at home.

Verdict: Not "the best" hot dog in HK.

I went to Ding Tai Fung in TST the night before and it got my taste buds all fired up, I had to bring my other friend to their Causeway Bay branch to taste their delicious siao long bao the day after!

I had their egg fried rice and siao long bao again, tasted just as good as the night before... Tried their veggie & mushroom dumpling which was very tasty as well. We ordered their red bean bun and it was a great finish to our lunch

We arrived at 130pm and didn't have to queue which was great as we were both starving! Great service as always, it's really great food and value for money.