Pici (沙田)

Having passed by this restaurant when it's still under renovation and thought to go and try once it opened. Today just back from HKEC and thinking where for lunch. Found that it's opened. So, let's try!

Welcomed and seated by the waiter at the bar table. A good position to have a view of the open kitchen, seeing the kitchen staff working around. No need to play with my mobile even I am having meal on my own today.

I chose set B which includes an appetizer/soup, a main (pasta) and a dessert. All sets include a drink.


A small bag of Italian bread with vinegar and olive oil was served after order. The bread was soft and  elastic. The herbs gave a good flavour. As in general and expected, vinegar and olive oil were so-so.


Then come the green salad. Just freshly mixed in front of me. Well mixed with the homemade dressing and the taste was well balanced. The greens wer also fresh and crunchy.


I tried the Pappardelle for main. Fettuccine was smooth, soft and elastic with a light eggy flavour. The duck ragu was just right to give a thorough flavour to every piece of the fettuccine. Cheese was finely grated over the pasta and so wouldn't give a greasy mouthfeel.


Finally the dessert, one out of two. As recommended by the waiter, I had tiramisu. Surprised that it's not soggy like those I ever had in other restaurants. I like the nutty coffee flavour though I doubt whether this recipe includes rum/alcohol. Coarse sugar was sprinkled on top before serve which gave a light crunchy texture in addition to the smooth creamy mouthfeel. Meanwhile it was not too sweet, just fit my taste. It's somehow like drinking a cup of coffee and gave a nice ending to the meal.


I was delighted to have tried this restaurant and will certainly come again. Hope it's not only good at the start.

No service charge applies but tips for staff are welcomed on check. A good motivation strategy to promote excellent customer service.
Restaurant is well decorated for sure in Italian style, giving a comfortable atmosphere for dining in.
Open kitchen which I like the best to sit at the bar table, very enjoying.

瓜破菓子店 (葵涌)

到葵興維修物品，無意中發現了她 - 瓜破
即興去食"lunch"🤓

店面只有5個bar枱式座位，幸好剛好有人買單離開，不用等多久就能入座🙂

堂食主要有兩款甜品，另有小件裝蛋糕，可配抹茶、焙茶等latte或一些日式無酒精的cocktail，餐牌簡單，但小店來說已很足夠，而且食品的質素才是最重要🧐

兩款甜品各一，另加了一杯熱牛奶抹茶和一杯熱牛奶焙茶🍵

先來"瓜破尽"，其實類似一盤雜錦抹茶甜品，店員仔細介紹每一小件甜品是什麼、怎樣吃。賣相很美，和風味濃🍡由卷蛋、pancake、mousse到最中、杏仁條、軟心朱古力，每一款都是心機之作，抹茶的層次分明，吃得到不同口感和味道的抹茶😌


再來是"德島和三盆"，類似是抹茶新地的變奏版，由最底層的脆脆，到上層的寒天凍、雪糕等，都配搭得恰到好處，軟滑、香濃、清淡、香脆都有，中間還驚喜地吃到一些乾柚子皮肉，為上層濃膩的紅豆和雪糕解膩，即時感到清新，很好的轉融，能吃到最底層也不會覺得膩😊


老公的牛奶焙茶是簡單的花花拉花，茶香濃郁，甜度不高，能利用茶香中和甜品的膩🙂

我的牛奶抹茶是店家應我的要求，弄了個龍貓的拉花😍😍😍很高興，開初真有點捨不得喝下去😜 抹茶味同樣香濃而不會過甜，很好😋


實在覺得不夠，於是多買了幾件蛋糕回家，宵夜encore🍴🍵配上日本來的玉露茶，滿足矣☺️☺️

其實瓜破原本只有網店，可訂購大個裝的蛋糕和其他日式和菓子，早前已心儀她的糕點，這天真是無心插柳，竟然被我遇上她的實體店🤗 有機會的話會再一試她的個裝蛋糕😊

London House Gordon Ramsay (尖沙咀)

與友人相聚，剛巧碰上Restaurant Week，朋友於是訂了這兒作聚會地點，順便一試Gordon Ramsay旗下的餐廳。

Restaurant Week menu只有兩sets選擇，但一行四人，於是每set點一個，另加了兩個main courses。

兩個Restaurant Week menu 的頭盆分別是八爪魚沙律和雜菌炸薯球，兩者都不錯，後者菇味濃郁，但又未至於十分驚喜。

而兩個主菜都是炸物為主，Fish & Chips和Pulled Pork Burger & Chips，一上枱全是金黃色，有點嚇人，如果要一個人吃一個set，實在有點負荷不來。炸薯條是粗身的，脆口有薯肉，但部分炸得過火了，偏燶；炸鱈魚魚肉厚身不會乾身，但脆漿偏厚，脆而有點硬；Burger餡料足，味濃，麵包有烘香，但同樣不會有驚喜。

另加的兩個main course分別是Shepherd’s pie和蟹肉扁意。前者羊肉汁豐富，薯蓉香滑，淨吃有點濃，若配點麵包或麵飯會比較好。後者看不到有多少蟹肉，但意粉汁調得不錯，扁意亦算al dente。不過以價錢衡量，這兩個主菜分別都要$198一份，但份量不大，性價比偏低。

Restaurant Week menu還有甜品，有Vanilla cheesecake & Chocolate brownie。分量輕巧，一人分量的話剛好，不過兩款皆沒有驚艷之處。

總括來說，所有食品正常，沒有很好，也沒有不好，不過Restaurant Week menu的確抵，$118有前菜、主菜和甜品，對比動輒過百的A la Carte，一試也未嘗不可，但其餘日子就不用特意走來，原價之性價比實在偏低，虛負Gordon Ramsay之名

Balencia Bakery & Cafe (沙田)

初開張時光顧，食物質素、分量與價錢成正比，但隨時日消逝，餐飲質素與服務每況愈下。。。

眼見已暫停數月沒有來，這天再嚐，竟然差到我要決定將它blacklisted

點了一個lunch set：南瓜卡邦尼意粉伴烤雞，配有沙律和迷你牛角酥，餐湯是所謂的羅宋湯。。。

湯，只可說是普通茄底雜菜湯
沙律，一如以往，配油醋汁+軟芝士一小塊，汁少得可憐
牛角酥，這個經典了。。。凍冰冰之餘，完全不鬆不酥，腍pat pat，沒有太多牛油味，但膩口簡直可用難食來形容這個包。。。
意粉，汁醬和烤雞正常，可惜意粉質感與一般茶餐廳吃到的無異

雖然是所謂是日特價餐，但以這個價錢吃這樣的食物，實在不值。。。

可能少了人幫襯，上菜速度比前回復正常，但食物質素持續下降，實在難再光顧。。。

Homy Cafe (上水)

早前已嚐過這裡的漢堡🍔牛肉漢堡生熟度剛好，夠肉味，有肉汁之餘又唔會浸軟浸爛底層的麵包😋漢堡麵包亦有烘脆，吃時仍保持溫熱香脆，配料沙律菜等分量恰到好處，亦可解膩👍🏻

今次轉而目標，嘗試漢堡以外的選擇。。。
點了🐷厚豚肉扒伴薯角🥔 果然有驚喜🤤 擺盤賣相已能引起食欲～ 豬扒差不多厚一吋，有我兩個手掌心大，只有少許骨，基本上啖啖肉，而且烤煎得剛好全熟，切開內裡仍然粉嫩，有肉汁又不會韌😋😋 配店家自製芥末汁，一流👍🏻 伴碟的薯角炸得夠香脆，夠薯味，不是空殼；沙律菜新鮮，但略嫌油多醋少，味道不夠且較膩口，若能改善一下油醋比例，就perfect😃



Lunch set 還有餐飲，例牌點了熱檸水🍋 因為上次試過這兒的咖啡一般罷了。。。話雖如此，來這兒又不是為了它的咖啡😜