咪咪茶餐廳 (中環)

平時喺中環閑閑地食個晏都已經要過$100，呢間隱世茶餐廳，有一間非常噏耷嘅巷仔內（雖然你園世界平時好多人行，特別係外傭）就可以做到五十零蚊就可以有一個平平哋嘅午餐。中環核心商業區真係好少有。
如果唔介意食物要求水準及環境，喺中環區返工想慳錢嘅打工仔，呢度可以值得諗諗😗

順帶一提，有一樣嘢跟化算，平時其他茶餐廳早餐轉出前一丁要加大約$4-5，但係呢度可以免費轉出前一丁，一碗火腿出前一丁，牛油多士加炒蛋只需$35👍🏻👍🏻

白熊咖哩 (青衣)

As a curry lover, I dearly love to try all type of curry around the world. I sorely love Indian Curry - especially tikka masala - however Japanese curry is one of the curry which is on my top of the 'wish to try' list.

There are plenty of cuisines in HK serves Japanese curries, but there's never a place in HK which can recapture the original taste of Japanese curry. I tries Shirokuma curry in Japan, it was nice to finally see a speciaility curry house establish in HK. 

One day as I was hunting for food at Maritime Square, Shirokuma curry strike me as I remembered my time at that curry house back in Japan. I ordered a grilled beef and onion curry rice (S7), with apple aloe honey. The presentation of the dish is very satifactory, however it's the only positive of the night. The taste is not especially brilliant, especially I can compare the taste with the dish I had at Japan. The curry itself is nowhere near as tasty as pervious, let alone the spiciness - which is not spicy at all - was disappointing. The rice and the fried beef are nothing particularly special. What I displease the most is that I require extra $10 for additional portion, of which a standard portion can't even enough to fill up a normal male adult! In the end the bill for one person comes at $114. I'm sure I'll have better food than that for this price.

In summary, it's not fantastic but surely room for improvments., especially on the prices of dishes, so far it's getting a little ridiculous.

Finally if I compare Japanese curry to Indian curry, based with the experience of Shirokuma,  I still perfer Indian, by a long way, at least, for this moment.

The Bellbrook Bistro Oz by Laris (中環)

In the past, I've always wondering the difference between Australian food and British food, despite the obvious difference is that Australia have kangaroos and Britian don't, but usually people believe there's not much difference, this is the thought that I have right until last Happy Friday, where 6 of us are making our very first trip to The Bellbrook and have out first ever Australian meal.The resturant itself is very heavily Western Australian gunslinger themed. Each table provide with chalk, which allows us to draw whatever on the table! Wall tiles are specially assumbled with an Western Australian poster images. Open kitchen makes the whole resturant more attractive and lively. Waiters are welcome and passionate which is nice for customers, feel warm and Australian.We are all wondering how the kangaroos will be taste like compare to all other meats, however, before we get to the main courses, we found out that the appetizers are fairly attractive as well - in terms of taste and ingredients combination - e.g. the watermelon salad, never before nor anyone can image watermelons can mix with olives, herbs and walnuts! The presentation of the dish took us by shock as we are all admire at this fantastic fusion combinations! The taste of the 'salad' are weird but totally acceptable, considering the courage of using walnuts and olives to accompany watermelon.Crisps are common snacks for all but they can become signature with some special combination. Twisties - a lightly salted crisps (very common) but in skewers and coated with cheese, that's all the difference but is one of the most favouite dishes of the restaurant, which the outlook is stunning and special, it also adjusted what supposingly to be ordinary lightly salted crisps completely into something else - in terms of taste.These dishes are aspiring, the black pork scotch eggs are one of the highly rated dishes by many catering magazines, along with the kangaroo loin. Like Twisties, the chefs are converting what supposingly an ordinary ingredients into something specticular, by coating a boil egg with mince pork makes the presentation and the taste of the whole dish into something that none of us can imagine. By and large, this is possibily our most favouite dish of the night.Come the main dishes, we are all looking forward on how the kangaroos will taste like, and it did not disappointed us, they are nicely roasted and very juicy, only slight negative of the dish is that the portions are too little, not seriously enough for 6 people. Then the Wagyu Flank steak, it was beautifully flame grilled, very juicy and tasty, the meat fibre is smooth and it comes with excellent charcoal taste, and it comes with lovely roast potatoes. But again, the portion is too little for 6 people, especially with the price of $348. There are a couple of desserts which are also signatures of the restaurant, The sticky date pudding is certainly one of them, it's fantastic to have a hot chocolate sponge cake comes with a ice cold chocolate sponge cake with vanilla ice cream. The presentation and the taste are good and we are all left the restaurant very satisfactory.

Loft Kitchen (觀塘)

Last week we went to Loft Kitchen to celebrate our colleauge's birthday lunch.

In fairness, it's quite hard to find the restaurant as its located at a secert location inside an old factory building. Unless you go there on purpose, it quite difficult for someone to walk in for a lunch. As expected, all tables are reserved for booking only, and it's always fully book! I have to book a table few days in advance!

I was wondering why a restaurant with such a secert location can be that popular, however the quality of food and servicing gave me the reason...Loft Kitchen is promoting western fushion food, there's only a few set lunches available, but even take a look at the today's lunch menu makes me to imagine it will taste delicious  especially the main courses.The appetizer are either tomato soup or fresh salad... I wasn't best please why can I have both both the salad is nice, despite a fair small potion. The tomato soup actually taste very good, lots of tomato puree and most importantly, not too thick.The moment of the meal - the main course - majority of us went for Spring Chicken provencal with fried potato ($88). A big nicely balanced roasted chicken with bread crumbs spread on top, serve with gravy and fried potato and a little bit of veg. Even looking at the dish can sense it taste awesome, and it did! The chicken legs are juicy and nicely roasted, comes with gravy makes it perfect. The roasted chicken legs is so big that most ladies are struggle to finish it off!

Slow cooked pork loin with mushroom sauce ($86) is another English alike dishes, I suddenly feel like being back to England!

But myself went for a tomato beef risotto, I'm a huge fan of risotto and this dish appeals to me. It's a beautiful but funny dish at first glance - a small potion of risotto serve with a bowl that looks like it can have a capacity 3 times more than current amount of risotto - nevertheless, the risotto is nicely cooked, but maybe too watery, however the balance of getting this right for a risotto dish is difficult, therefore it's an extremely good effort, still there's room for improvment, as in Italy or Spain the chefs classified this as basic 
The what matter most is the taste - very good - I also like the diced beef very much, not to chewy, nicely cooked.The open kitchen offers us a view of the busy kitchen and also provides a bar table for alternative seatings, as well as there are seating outdoors as well.

The prices are typically expensive compare to other Kwun Tong restaurants, but the theory - the more you pay, the better you'll get - it true regarding to Loft Kitchen. So it's expensive, but well worth it!

In conclusion, this is a good dining experience, I enjoy it very much, definitely will come again sometime. 

Book tables well in advance, Loft Kitchen is so popular and it's always fully book. I reckon walk-in is almost impossible....

Factory 99 (觀塘)

My Office is located at Kwun Tong, however where to go for lunch is always a headache. Despite there are so many different restaurants in Kwun Tong, Factory 99 is rated as one of the most popular restaurant for local office workers for a good reasons. Every lunchtime there's always a huge queue outside the restautant and its no coincidence. 

One of the most pleasing aspect is that the speed of their service is so swift, which is a very improtant thing for office workers as lunchbreaks are not that long.

The food itself is very fine standard indeed. starting with a huge selection of lunch menu. I particularly like the Factory 99 homemade burger - its a truly a huge beef burger - a juicy half pounder with melted cheese and onions, serve with chips and salad, it just tastes good and satisfying. Also the portion is so big that surely will fill me up for the rest of the day.

Other choice from the menu are very popular indeed, here to point out a few:

The curry - I first don't expect it to be too spicy but it did! Chicken curry serve with nann are so good - in terms of spicness - feeling like an Indian fusion food. Definitely one for spicy lovers.

The steak - Expect a large piece of juicy steak for less than $100! Where else can you find it!

However due it its popularity and crowdness it's a very noisy place to be, this is not an ideal place for private discussions and chats as well as all seats are jam packed. That makes the whole dining experience uncomfortable. 

But overall, I classify Factory 99 is one of my favouite place to dine in for lunch.  

Queue early!!