Today, I like to venture away from my usual salad joint, Metropolitan Café, and see how the specialist does.

I opted for Steakhouse, one of its designed salads which seemed to work out better than order separately on the dollar basis.

The good thing first. Unlike soaking wet salad I typically had at The Met, the amount of dressing here was just right, enough to coat all ingredient but not overwhelm them. This makes the overall salad feel light and the taste of each ingredient was still there.

I think they could improve a bit on its vegetable. The romaine I had feel clean and nice, better than sorta limpy/not clean taste I had at the Met. However, I missed a more lively taste in the vegetable. Serve colder might help, I think. Also, other ingredients felt clean, unlike those at the Met which, sometimes, I can sense it’s about time they throw them away.

The grilled steak was quite lean and its taste reminded me of steak sandwich I had at Subway which is not a good thing, IMHO. More or less remind me of a protein thing than some flavorful/worthwhile addition to the meal.

There was not much to talk about its “fresh” grilled flatbread. It neither adds any dimension to the dish nor deducts anything out of it. Skip it, you missed nothing. Had it, you wonder why it’s there. I think it’s just there to make it unique, ie a good selling/marketing point.

The soup can be improved. The seafood chowder was quite creamy but lacked the body. Could be great if they thicken it a bit more with potato or cracker. Also, there was no sea taste at all in the soup. Luckily, some corns were there to ‘bright it up’ a bit. Not recommend for this one.

The soup and salad set me back $93, quite pricey for this kind of establishment which are almost all white and look rather lifeless/sterile I want to leave as soon as possible. The Met is much better in this aspect. The waiter/salad assembler was quite nice though he forgot I ask for no tomato in my salad.

Will I be back? You bet. I cannot say this place wow me on any dimension but I felt like I like to give it another chance. But for the money, I think sticking to the Met wasn’t too bad even though it isn’t much cheaper. It’s like I know them better, both goods and bads, so I could live with it and overlook its flaws.

lunch飽飽地
走到合和這一個越來越貴的地區
這間沙律店 選擇花多眼亂
由菜到配料都有得揀
但多到我都唔知點揀
懶起上黎點左佢d chef's recommandation
呢個叫 southern chicken
有雞胸 唔油 都算夠味 當然唔好expect好好食
沙律有墨西哥辣椒吊味 其實都好搶口
冇左沙律好寡既感覺

expresso 普通 真係好一般 行過對面starbuck好d

同埋 以快餐黎計 真係好貴

今天病病地，決定食得健康一點，去了灣仔The East QRE Plaza 地下的Dresses Salad，踏入鋪內已經滿眼青綠，加上青青的鮮菜味，精神抖擻起來。

點了一個Cobb Salad，有grilled chicken、avocado、bacon、crumbled egg、 tomatoes、crumbled blue cheese、iceberg 等等，個portion都頗大，大大兜的，好有滿足感。

第一啖食grilled chicken，肉質仍然十分鮮嫩，而且暖暖地，好好咬口。最impressed我的係點點blue cheese，同lettuce 好夾，又爽又脆的lettuce夾埋軟綿綿的blue cheese，醒胃得來又唔漏，剛剛好！

雖然一個salad都七十幾蚊，我就覺得物有所值。

值得一提，用HSBC卡有折頭呀！在the East的食肆食完嘢可以用單儲分，又可以換現金券，對我地在灣仔一帶返工的人真係好so呀！

我愛吃,但腸胃消化不太好,油膩食物敢想而又不能太常吃.沙律,菜蔬成了我的好伴侶.難得在灣仔區做完運動,HSBC咭又有85折優惠,便來這裏買外賣到友人家邊看電視邊吃.

餐牌款式多得有點嚇人,配料選擇至少有50餘款以上.沙律菜也有4-5款,連醬汁也有約20款,真的叫人廢神.要自選沙律,$58包1款菜,4款配料和1款dressing.但部分配料要另外加錢(如蝦,牛扒,吞拿魚等等).嫌麻煩的可以選已set好的沙律款式(而且配料會比較多).不過已set好的也有10款之多,我真的有選擇恐懼哦!

Five Star($78) - 要從10數款沙律中選合心水的也不容易.這一個5星之選包括了牛扒粒,肉質較嚡,不嫩,不太好吃.Goat cheese,勝在羊味重,酷羊的我很讚.露荀粒,較爽脆,但談不上清甜.煙肉片,香味重,不太肥但乾身.菜方面有spinach和mix,,皆是我喜好.醬汁其實可以轉,本想要honey mustard,但店員提議沿用配好的焦糖洋蔥汁,相信了他們但有點後悔.不是說不好吃,但醬汁很heavy,本身比較鍾情light一點的如italian,下次還是相信自己的口味.

Cobb($78) - 主要肉食是雞肉.但雞肉本身沒有調味,白雪雪的模樣,已經知道味道是又淡又嚡.牛油果亦不是我所愛,但份量們也不少.Cherry tomato很清甜.菜只是普通的生菜,難得友人不介意,還吃得津津有味.醬汁比five star好,是香草醋汁,輕巧一點,不會太膩.兩款沙律都有兩片薄薄的flatbread.以小麥製成,味道很淡口,再厚一點會更好.

不知是不是我們外賣的關係,他們給了我們兩碗湯.當時沒有其他等外賣的人,應該不是弄錯給我們.Soup of the day是什菜湯,內有蘿荀,西芹,瓜,洋蔥,意粉.味道算不上濃,但挺香,很健康.

沙律份量比金鐘的Met要大,男生吃完也叫飽.款式亦比較多,以此來論價錢其實更加超值.加上85折優惠,對於愛吃沙律的人士來說,這價錢絕對可接受.

I went there yesterday and I am impressed with this restarurant. The staffs there are very friendly, and the ingredients are fresh, and I love their dressing. I ordered a salad with baby spanish, egg, avocado, white chedder and corn, and I had chosen the "Texus Ranch" dressing, the taste is strong and the texture is creamy, which I really like, and also the taste is really special, coz is a bit spicy. The restaurant is not fancy, but is really clean and tidy, coz this is my first time coming to this place, so they let me tried out the soup and different kinds of dressing before decide what to order. I really recommand this restaurant.
late but not least, they are doing a promotion, using HSBC card then you will receive a 15% off ^^

當代人要吃得健康,所以近年來坊間出現了一些沙律專門店,在灣仔合和對面,有間名叫"Dressed Salads".

此店的沙律是好像車仔麵形式,菜,配料,醬可自由配搭,一個價錢包一個菜,四種配料,一種醬汁,如果想吃肉,或其他特別一點的配料,就要另外加錢.

如果不想來個車仔沙律,一樣有其他沙律菜式供應,或者可選擇城中名廚設計的沙律菜式.Harlan,s + Dressed Salads,大約同H&M同其他時裝品牌合作的原理一樣,創出雙贏局面.當然,想吃名師出品,就要付多少少,吃個沙律要付出$100,捨得嗎?

這個下午,小弟的沙律,價值$70,蔬菜要Iceberg,配料要車打芝士,牛油果,粟米,紅荵,大磨菇,醬汁選了Asian,一個食肉獸用七十塊錢.吃一個擺明吃不飽的沙律,值不值?每個人的價值觀也不盡同,有些人可花幾千銀,買個印住大大隻"Prada"字手袋,來滿足一下虛榮心,但又不捨得花百多二百銀吃碗翅.幾千銀買個袋,都係想比話比大家聽,我是"穿Prada的甜魔","骨"一聲吃完碗翅,只有自己知,沒有人看到.

回到面前的"車仔沙律",我這個"穿Zara的咸魔",又會有什麼感覺?沙律菜的Iceberg沒有苦澀味,夠新鮮,多樣配料之中,最愛是燒大磨菇,燒過的磨菇特別香,另外的牛油果切到大大件,合我心意.亞洲風味的沙律汁,酸酸甜甜,令人開胃.吃完看似份量很大的沙律,肚皮不出所料,依然空空如也.吃沙律,又點會吃得飽?

話題回到有關價值觀的問題,對小弟而言,$70吃個沙律,偶然一吃也沒有不可,日日也吃的話,一定承受不了.始終要吃得健康,代價不菲.

This wasn't meant to be my lunch place of the day, but because of the rain, and here I was. Maybe that's fate.

The "Celebrity Chefs' Design-a Salad" promotion was on, featuring the creations from the chefs from 3 celeb restaurants in town. For today, it was chef Harlan G, formerly from Harlan's, now with Tuscany by H. His salad was "Slow-cooked Salmon Salad" ($88).

The lunch crowds were yet to arrive, so I took the time to survey the salad bar. The place is much smaller yet more cosy than the ifc branch, and still boasts the signature green and orange decor. I thought it would be pretty crowded, but as many patrons opted to take away their salads, it was hardly full even at the peak of lunch time. (Well, the price tag plays a big part here too.)

Made to order, my salad came in no time. It was "slow-cooked salmon with Greek salad and honey dill yoghurt dressing", complete with the Dressed staple wholemeal flatbreads. Don't be fooled by the lawn of greens; it was actually very filling, because this was an enhanced version of the Greek salad - generously inside were olives, feta cheese, onions, diced peppers and avocados, all very nutritious stuff. The greens were crisp and served as a nice background for the slightly tangy dressing.

The piece of slow-cooked salmon was pink and tender. Don't expect the smoky aroma you find in your ordinary smoked salmon, it was relatively bland (thanks to the other strong-flavoured ingredients in the salad) but it balanced out the whole thing.

So where's the dill? The sprig on top of the salmon served more of an aesthetic purpose.

I would strongly recommend whoever coming to Dressed to have those flatbreads, not only for the carbohydrates (hopefully they'll feed the guys), but more for the "wheaty" wholesomeness to wrap up your meal.

Dressed may not be a place for cheap eats, but I think it's a better deal than Fatburger next door for you to get the same calories (yes, don't think salads are skinny rabbit food, some can have more calories than a burger !). What's more, you can get a taste of classy restaurant food at a fraction of the price. I'm looking forward to more of these collaborations!

huffy:

I have been wanting to try this salad place for a long time, today, I am hungry, my first try.
I went to IFC at 8:15pm, a male server served me.
I wanted to take the salad home, so I reminded him that the sauce has to be put on the side, separately. He said okay and repeated after me “sauce on the side”. I paid 70 dollars, expecting something fresh from the garden.

When I got home, all excited, you know what I found? Sauce in the BOX, the whole thing is ruined, and it looks like… you imagine what it looks like. Even McDonalds can custom made a Fish Filet without sauce in it for the price $14.60, I am expecting sauce on the side for a box of 70 dollars veggie would not be hard. There were no one buying salad, if he only care a little more the way he should have, I would have a fresh bowl of salad.

12-6-2009

去旅行嗰幾日幾乎完全無食過菜, 返到嚟第一餐 dinner 拉埋朋友陪我食草.

食了 California ($68), 即 Grilled chicken, avocado, egg whites, tomatoes, slivered almonds and Iceberg with balsamic vinaigrette* : 粒粒硬實 chicken 好鹹, 蛋白賣相爛溶溶的, 牛油果咬落 sok sok 聲, 味道好「青」, 真係 lettuce 碎碎濕濕, 新鮮度一般, d dressing 沉晒底, 撈得完全唔均勻, 仲要成盤嘢帶點溫溫吞吞 (!!!), 真係 (咁你當然可以自己再撈, 但店員手勢「咁樣」, 你接受嗎?) 亦因為咁, 雖然 salad 好難會難食, 不過呢碟絕對稱唔上好食, 下次一定唔會叫

另加了一份 soup of the day (散叫 $35; 跟 salad 就 +$25): 唔知乜名的奶白色三文魚湯, 內有 pickles 及洋蔥, 飲落似溝稀了的 fish chowder, 唔難飲, 但一定唔值 $25 top-up!

朋友食我上次喺 IFC 店 (即係呢次: http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=1993116) 叫的 Chicken Cordon Bleu ($68), 佢真醒目 @_@!

各方面都比 IFC 店差唔少, 真係 早知去附近橫街的 organic 素食店算數!

*資料來源: http://www.dressedsalads.com.hk/menu/images/TakeOutMenu.pdf

went to this place for salad with my bf that day. WE ordered one with salmon and the other one with chicken. the portion is so big. The vegie are fresh, but not cheap!! above $100 if with drinks..........only good for those real vegie lovers!!

是日晚餐, order 如下:

The Club - a mix of greens, ham, turkey, egg, tomato, swiss cheese, cucumber with russian dressing. overall it tastes just so-so, nth is outstanding from the bulk, tomatos and cucumbers are so small pieces that you hardly see. russian dressing is plain too, you cant tell what taste it's like exactly.
Own Choice of Salad - we had the iceberg + oranges + grilled asparagus + white cheddar + daikon with asian sauce. we love the asian sauce! it's a bit sour like the japanese salad, then together with oranges it's so freshing! a bit disappointed with the grilled asparagus tho, it's chopped into very small pieces, you cant taste it in a big bite. why cant they just make it a larger piece? it's a bit weird to have Daikon in salad but it's just a right match with our asian sauce! make the whole thing like a japanese salad! lucky!

overall,
"own salad" is nice that you can just tailor-made whatever you feel like.
although it's around $50 for just a bulk of vege, its big portion makes it worth.
staff is nice to offer help.
clean place.
too few seats there.
many choices among the choose-your-own-list have to add extra money. common toppings like tuna / ham needs a surcharge.
yeah i'll come again maybe in 2 wks time or more frequently. it's really nice choice for girls' dinner.

apr 08, 09又想清淡吓,所以叫咗 :

1) salad sandwich (hk$52)
-底價hk$48,除咗有grill flatbread嘅外皮,仲可以揀1種菜(共5種)+,4款配料(共8x款)+dressing(共24款)
-我揀咗羅馬菜,西芹,粟米,白菇,橙,番茄,配以honey dijon
-見到有咁多款配料選擇,樣樣都想叫,又點可以淨喺揀4款呢,所以要+hk$4
-呢個配搭會有爽脆嘅口感因為有羅馬生菜同西芹,呢個西芹好有佢獨有嘅香勁,不過佢亦同時帶有強勁嘅青澀味,就算有粟米及橙肉2者帶來不少嘅甜味,但都幫不了幾多

- 店內有mac機可上網,不過不設坐椅

- 店內坐位不多...........大約得10個左右

- 近排睇番d舊嘅精神食糧,原來食素,可以為環保出1分力因為畜牧業喺會排放出好多2氧化碳............支持食素就可以-少2氧化碳嘅製造
近年the day after tomorrow同絶望真相2齣戲後.............都大大提高咗市民對環保同地球暖化嘅意識...........改變1下生活態度 - "節能-碳",盡量用少個膠袋...........外賣免餐具.............多徒步..........將垃圾分類...........
就算做唔到日日食素,但希望自己日後可以1星期食最少1餐素..............

這一天和兩位同事去了公司樓下新開的餐廳食lunch，本身唔太想去的，原因係由於知道只係食菜，怕唔飽，所以唔想，但心諗沒所謂喇...試一試吧！

入到去，坐位很少，但真好彩都找到一張枱(其實入面坐位數目係大約二十個左右)，之後就開始叫菜食了，由於這一間是自選食物關係，加上個餐牌係全英文(好多英文食物名都唔識)，所以我叫了一個唔使自選的套餐了...

Five Star : 都算可以，由於有肉，所以食完唔算太餓！

入面包括 : Tender Grilled Steak, Grilled Asparagus, Goat Cheese, Bacon, Dried Cherries, Mesclun Mix And Baby Spinach with caramelized onion vinaigrette

自選一號 : 原價$58 - 包括一個菜、四個配料(某些配料要加錢)和一個汁

入面包括 : Iceberg, Green Peppers, Crumbled Blue (+$4), Thick Cut Bacon(+$8), Home Fried Chicken (+$8), Honey Mustard

自選二號 : 原價$58 - 包括一個菜、四個配料(某些配料要加錢)和一個汁

入面包括 : Mesclun Mix, Avocado(+$4), Cucumbers, Sweet Onion, Grill Portabello(+$4), Ex Tomatoes(+$4), Ex Crumb Blue(+$8), Caramelized Onion Vinaigrette

真係好多英文... (由於自選一號及自選二號不是本人的 lunch 所以給予不到任何意見)

但其實這個當係食lunch 都可以飽的，對於減肥都可以試下呢...因為唔多肉，但比較貴，個人瘦身之餘，荷包相信都會瘦了不少

今天因為要參加快閃頭目的歡迎晚局...所以我特意請了半天假...一放工就趕去灣仔和金鐘辦點事...那時候將近五點...肚子有點餓...但又知道今晚應該會吃得太飽...所以不敢吃太多...經過QRE...就看到這間DRESSED...其實我之前已經看過在IFC主店的食評了...都好像很吸引似的...心想吃沙律應該不會太飽吧...所以就膽粗粗的走進去...為什麼要膽粗粗呢...因為店裡面一個客人都沒有...卻有五六個店員呆呆的站著...如果我走進去的話一定會成為他們的焦點...

原來一個沙律都不便宜的...自選沙律包一款菜...四款配料和一款醬汁...就要$58...另外還有三成的配料是需要額外加錢的...結果我的沙律一共要$70...這個下午茶比我的午餐還要貴...

我選了一款不知名的菜...叫做Mesclun Mix其實我對沙律菜沒什麼研究的了...選了紅菜頭...牛油果...豆角...帕馬臣芝士...其實望著MENU...款式實在太多了...還不如直接看一個個放著材料的盒子...指指自己想要的材料...而這次我為免好像上一次我在JUST SALAD選了不好吃的醬...我叫店員介紹幾款醬汁的味道和特性給我...最後選了比較rich既buttermilk ranch...buttermilk是牛奶的一種...這個dressing是加了mayonnaise, minced green onion同埋其他seasonings混合而成既...杰杰的帶點酸...幾開胃....

和just salad一樣...店員將所有既材料都切切切...滿滿的鋪在一個正方形的碟上面...分別真的大的很...就算我沒吃午餐我也有點擔心我吃不完...還加上兩塊薄薄的Flatbread...實在很豐富...

這次他們沒把我的牛油果剁成肉醬...反而切成條狀...好讓我可以真真正正的吃到牛油果的味道...很開心~牛油果熟度剛剛好...味道濃...配上沙律菜very nice..~因為加了紅菜頭...把dressing都染成了紫紅色...第一次吃紅菜頭覺得味道有點點像粟米芯...後來多吃就覺得那是紅菜頭獨有的味道...紅菜頭稔稔爽爽的...而且是有營養價值的食物呢...多吃有益...豆角也新鮮...飽滿的...咬下脆脆的...

盡力把它吃完...那一剎那還以為今晚的晚餐大概吃不下的了...雖然最後我晚飯也吃了很多...但確實不能小看這裡的沙律份量呢...