即興的跟一群朋友來到了ABC kitchen,其實真的令人太期待了,想吃ABC kitchen也真的太久！雖然曾到訪在旁邊的曾記，但就是有點忘記路要怎樣走，餐廳座落於上環皇后街市熟食市場，走出港鐵站也要再走15至20分鐘左右。是的，就是要在街市內吃西餐，與旁邊的小檔是走不一樣的風格，雖然在熟食市場內，但從環境佈置上也是花上了一點小心思，餐桌上是一塊紅色的格仔枱布，也有意思。聽聞主菜是會定期更換的, 價格是$138-$228不等。

西班牙烤乳豬配青蔥薯蓉和紅椰菜：全晚我最喜歡的一道，一份三件的烤乳豬，脆皮跟肉是想連的，脆皮的路總並非中式那種深咖啡色而乾身的，而是很濕潤而富韌性的，外皮閃亮得透光; 而肉質的部分也是驚喜的部分，肉的分量算是很不少，呈一絲絲狀，毫不鞋口，而且肉香十足，在口腔內久久揮去不足，真好吃，也不枉我慕名而來。比22 ships的分量也要多，而且味道上也比較出色。香煎鵝肝牛柳: 想不到在這裏也能吃到鵝肝，而且也知道這裏提供的也不只是西班牙菜吧。而這一道的價格也是相對最高的，是二百頭的價位，賣相很華麗，鵝肝就疊在牛柳上面，聞起來已是有陣陣香氣呢。牛柳足足有兩節手指那麽厚身。先吃一小口鵝肝，煎得甘香，很豐腴，雖不及La Parole和Chesa的水準，但也是可一止鵝肝癮。牛柳中間是粉紅色的，是五六成熟左右吧，肉質也是合格以上，而且也是滿有肉香的。水煮比目魚配露筍和甘荀苗: 相對其他的菜色, 這是中價位的, 也是較清淡的, 但偏偏是最後上的, 難免會顯得較為沒有味道就是了, 但其實我覺得肉質是不差的, 煮的時間也算是剛好, 但就是稍欠鮮味, 好像在座的朋友也不怎麼喜歡呢要不是特別喜歡吃魚或想要吃清淡一點, 其實還有更好的選擇吧, 。雖然在座的都對甜品沒有多大的衝勁，但我還是對甜品充滿期望，也點了五款甜品，實行要掃甜呢。

紅桑子梳乎里： 其實吃過梳乎里的也會知道，體積雖大，但其實真正吃到的大部分也是空氣。而這個梳乎里的分量不大，感覺吃到的其實也不多，建議可二至三人分享，表面微微膨脹的，烘至淡咖啡色，剛好。雖然搞不懂為甚麼會有一點淡咖啡色，但就是試試味道再說吧。微酸，吃起上來是一貫的不太實在，但那個酸度是調較得很不錯，特別是吃飽後再嚐點酸的，也真會比較恰當。拿破崙千層酥: 賣相跟想像中真有點差異，看起上來真有點單薄，而且千層酥有點東歪西倒的，但吃起想來味道比想像中的出色，說不上是十分好吃，而且酥皮也只是幾層的，但份外的香脆，而且吉士打的甜度和也剛好，但也是不錯的，別有一番風味呢，只是一貫的很難切開，一切開整個千層酥好像就要粉身碎骨了。說起千層酥，最最喜歡的還是Mimosa的出品，酥皮和吉士打也是無懈可擊，另外最近吃到pizzaZaZa也是有驚喜的，芒果很鮮甜呢。巴伐洛娃蛋白餅： 雖然不知道巴伐洛姓是甚麼，但聽起來也是很特別，也有着很特別的賣相，蛋白餅的形狀是不規則的，上面插滿了水果粒。這個蛋白餅也算是有誠意，內面是實心的，而且內面是有點黏黏的，咬起上是微微的黏牙，配合各種水果和微酸的伴汁，層次和味道也豐富，也真獨特，值得一試 (後來得知巴伐洛娃原來是奶油蛋白甜餅的意思)。德里斯巧克力: 本來是沒有點這個的 (其實也是因為不知道這是甚麼的原因...), 但感覺就似是差一個就可以完成掃甜的大業; 加上甜品不吃巧克力就似是有點不完滿。四四方方的巧克力上放了一球雲呢拿雪糕, 還有一顆藍莓和梯形的焦糖脆脆, 賣相屬佳的水平, 巧克力是濃郁的,有點黏黏的, 跟平常吃到的就是有點不一樣, 有趣。一人完成的話真會有點膩, 二人就還好, 四人每人一口就剛好了。總的而言, 這次是難得人比較多, 可以盡享掃主菜，掃甜品的樂趣, 而且來了後也不失望, 特別是西班牙烤乳豬,個人認為是好吃得難忘, 而且在熟食市場吃西餐的經驗也真難忘, ABC Kitchen, 也總算可以吃到了, 是值得推薦的。

消費: $280

聽朋友講，喺上環皇后街街市熟食中心入面，有間餐廳既枱全鋪上紅白格仔枱布，開紅酒嘆高級西餐，好驚喜咁，每到假期前夕有舖喪吃癮既我，決定同兩位朋友到此店試試！

第一次到此熟食中心... 地方好少呀！(平時的一般很大嘛，港島地方真的寸金尺土)一眼就看到我地想去既餐廳，好多人好熱鬧...兼且嘈，訂左9點三位(booking 太 full，局住9點嚟食咋)，店員安排我地坐埋邊一張四人枱，位置不錯。餐牌是用A4紙打印的，上面印了餐廳全名 (此食評Title)，選擇唔算多，前菜﹑主菜﹑甜品各5-6款。訂位時問老闆有什麼要預訂，佢就話燒乳豬多人點怕夜得滯賣哂，所以我就先留了這個，另外再點了西班牙腸拼薯仔麵糰及芝士拼盤，本來都想點羊架，但我地怕食唔哂，唔敢點太多，所以點住三款先。因為想另外飲野，所以冇喺呢度點酒。

先上芝士拼盤，賣相很不錯，有三款芝士，不好意思，我雖然好愛芝士，但還是記不住佢地個名，三款之中有隻超臭既發毛芝士，平時好少吃，同行兩位友人覺得味太濃，所以沒多吃，我唔想太浪費，又頂得住，所以清多啲，食食下又唔覺得太難食，如果老公喺度實開心死，因為佢超愛這種芝士。除了芝士，仲有杏脯﹑果仁同餅乾伴著吃，好有 Gan Jue!!!

食到咁上下西班牙燒豬上桌了，嘩... 份量好少呀！勉強得3件，仲要得兩件比較多肉既...再嚟連西班牙腸拼薯仔麵糰都上埋，心想今餐一定唔夠食，還好有免費餐包，同埋芝士幾漏，所以食食下都夠飽既。講番食物，西班牙燒豬皮好香脆，調味唔錯，伴碟有薯蓉同紅菜頭。而西班牙腸就一般既鹹，薯仔麵糰係薯仔溝麵粉，再搓成圓圓既粉糰，味道一般，都係普通薯仔好味啲。

由於嚟之前抱住幾大期望，所以到食時就覺得好一般，有一點失望... 我諗我唔會再嚟嘞... 除非朋友想啦！

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友人家住上環，整天說ABC Kitchen的蛋白餅及西班牙燒豬有多好吃，於是一行人為探虛實早早訂了位，浩浩蕩蕩的殺去上環皇后街熟食市場。
上環嘛，我一年沒到過幾次，沒有友人帶路頗不好找。
由於這是上環人氣店，建議個多星期前要電話預約。準時七點半入座，雖為傳統熟食市場，但地方算是乾淨、"光猛"。特別是ABC的摺枱都擺好餐具，鋪了光鮮的紅白格桌布，外加好幾枱的老外客人，倒有點懷舊港式西餐格調。
而食物卻不是一般豉油西餐般簡單，雖不致於最好，但每道也是用心誠意之作，值得支持。六個女生點了二款前菜：

香煎鵝肝配砵酒蘋果 Pan-Seared Foie Gras $118 --- 伴碟蘋果酸甜適中，鵝肝帶筋，沒有入口即化，感覺較肥膩。
半打生蠔 約$200 --- 普普通通，比較瘦削，還是把Quota 留給別的食物好。

友人不好酒，只點了1L Sangria $138齊齊share。Sangria酒精濃度低，甜甜地易入口，一般女生大愛。連柳橙皮一起泡卻沒有澀味，應該沒有泡過夜，友人頻說柳橙好吃。甜度適中，不會喝酒女生，聚會首選。

附送的麵包質感可以，但無論麵包或搭配的牛油均無鹽，實在吃得人口淡淡。

主菜六款我們點了五款：薯仔麵糰伴西班牙辣腸 Potato Gnocchi $138 --- 味道好，口感軟滑，稍微欠缺彈牙感。
西班牙燒乳豬 Roasted Suckling Pig $158 --- 馳名燒豬一客三件，皮脆肉嫩，一點不覺油膩，伴菜薯蓉也很細滑出色，全枱人讚好！
麵包糠炸羊架Roasted Rack of Lamb $178 --- 羊架要了七成熟，生熟恰到好處，不錯。法式白豆燉鴨腿 Cassoulet w Duck Confit $178 --- OK, 沒有特別喜不喜歡。
香煎鵝肝牛柳 Steak Rossini $228 --- 又是鵝肝惹的禍，當天牛柳算是嫩滑。

吃到中途已經半飽，但女生對甜點的食力往往很驚人，同行友人說難得人多，想把Menu上的甜點全都試一試！
共嚐了五道甜點，一客芝士拼盤：奧地利蘋果卷 Apple Strudel $48 --- 蘋果卷可能給我們拍照閒聊，涼在一旁，叮時不夠熱，但雪糕超滑超好吃。
拿破崙千層酥 Mille Feuille $48 --- 同行友人很喜歡，卻不是我那杯茶。Custard味道好，酥皮薄脆，但我偏好傳統厚身千層酥，口感較扎實。覆盆子梳乎厘 Raspberry Souffle $48 --- 賣相好，夠鬆軟，但味道不凸出。
巴伐洛娃蛋白餅 Pavlova $58 --- 平常最討厭蛋白餅，一般蛋白死甜，sauce又酸，長期對此反感。
但友人一推再推，小試一口卻比想像中好。熱情果sauce酸度剛好，雖然做法不算正統，但比傳統蛋白餅更容易接受。切到中心有香甜芒果雪糕更有驚喜。
德里斯朱古力 Chocolate Delice $48 --- 是晚最愛甜點，朱古力醇香、濃滑、細緻，配幼滑雪糕，我能獨力把它KO！芝士拼盤 Cheese Platter $128 --- 不算太會欣賞Cheese，只覺三款Cheese一款太淡，一款太咸，一款有點"拿"喉，三款都跟的八字相沖，配Cheese的杏甫、葡萄倒不錯吃。
整體來說食物這價位算是不錯，服務親切有禮，相較西餐廳隨意輕鬆自在，與 4-6名 朋友或家人吃飯好選擇。

三個月没有來這裡吃午餐了
但午餐餐牌還是一樣 （可能都是星期一）加$10有粟米湯！一定要加！好喝！粟米味道很濃很甜！值得推介！青豆意大利飯（$48）
好像吃牙膏 薄荷味甚濃@@ 不太喜歡卡邦尼意粉（$38）
好味！忌廉汁很濃！意粉很入味！這樣的價錢真的不錯！

環境雖然比較窄，但這樣的價錢和質素算不錯：）

Friend J has always been mentioning that there is a hidden restaurant in the cooked food market that serves decent italian cuisine of a SOHO level. Curious. Hence I came.

Early bird doesn't always catch the worm. We arrived at 11:45am, but the waiter told us that they started their business by 12noon (without any intention to serve their customers or taking orders earlier). Receiving the service of a cooked food market standard, I still could not associate this cramped restaurant with fine cuisine.

Finally it's noon, and we ordered two lunch sets, which arrived within 20 minutes.

Food
Corn soup +$10The lunch set includes a drink but not the soup. You would need to add $10 for it.
The corn soup tasted so good- the corns were mashed, enriching the thickness and texture of the soup. It was sweet. I was very satisfied although no bread was provided. This is definitely a must-order-soup!

Risotto with Green Pea ($48; set lunch) This risotto was so... green.
I did not expect that the risotto would be served together with leafy salad. Rocket- my favourite veggie again! However the distinctive peppery flavour of the rocket stole the spotlight from the risotto itself. The green pea flavour was weak. Quite surprisingly, the risotto had a toothpaste-mint flavour. It did not taste bad- but was not something that fascinated me.

Linguine Carbonara ($38; set lunch)The carbonara was a bit watery than I expected; however it had a palatably creamy flavour. The linguine was mildly chewy. Bacon was fine. Two words- very delicious!
What's more, it costed only $38 (with drink)!!! Unless one has allergy or is on a veggie diet, I could not see the reason of saying no to this

Summary/next?
Admittedly at the beginning, when I judged the restaurant by reference to its location and environment, I was skeptical about the food it served. Happy that their food was yummy (esp. the corn soup!) - and cleared my doubts.

Here, you would experience the service and environment of a cooked food market (i.e. informal, noisy and quick), as well as decent italian food. A meal that costs less than $50- it is reasonable under a cooked food market standard; and is definitely a steal for a quality italian lunch. Although its location was not convenient, I would definitely be back again, either for lunch or dinner (very curious about their dinner).

1. Note that this restaurant is located in the Queen Street cooked food market (15mins walking distance from MTR exit A2), not the Sheung Wan cooked food market! I once had got it wrong.

2. This restaurant has a website that includes their menu. It seems that they update the website quite often- at least it shows the lunch menu dated today! So you may probably check their website to see if they've got what you want for lunch today ;)

街市裡的食肆去得多，但街市裡以一間「西餐廳」的形式自居的實在沒去過，上環街市裡的熟食店裝潢與一般街市無異，但特別地有一間食店是與不同，連大排檔式的啡色圓桌都是以紅色枱布蓋著 這甚有餐廳feel的確實與整個街市有點格格不入

聞說晚上是有一些「招牌菜」，但這次來只是食lunch，只作淺嘗

雖說是餐廳，但以街市食店而言，lunch menu價格算是略貴，我們點了幾個價公在$40~60範圍的食物carbonara屬於穩陣型，不會有太令人意外的事發生，忌廉好像放多了，有點膩薄餅很香，芝士很入味，與蕃茄是不錯的配搭在menu看到「綠豆意大利飯」不禁有點猶疑 但最後還是要了，結果沒有令人失望，還有驚喜！原來綠豆是可以這樣配，意大利飯的汁亦足夠，不會太乾egg's benedict屬中規中矩，不能與flying pan比較，當然連價錢也不可以 這個荷蘭汁多一點會更好

撇除環境，這兒的食物算不錯，也對得起價格，只是對環境有要求的可能要努力一點告訴自己，放進口的是食物，不是裝修

工作關係，這個星期來到上環。
同事說上環街市很多不錯吃~ 12.00就出發到這裡來~
街市裡居然有西餐??? 這應該要一試吧 LOLABC Kitchen 是日Lunch Menu不便宜喔
果然，是西餐的價錢~ 五款選擇
愛吃早餐類的我~一看到有Salmon benedict就決定選這個Salmon benedict賣相不錯
只是看到那實實的hollandaise sauce有點不安感...
果然.... 很酸... =.=
對於很怕吃酸的我來說... 著實扣了不少分喔
蛋有點不夠滑嫰，配菜的沙律菜也不吸引...
當然這不能和brunch club相比....
雖然整體還好，也不致於難吃，可是在街市裡面賣$58...um...實在有點失望...
試一次就好了.... /_\

ABC Kitchen first caught my eyes when it climbed up the Openrice top-10-chart back in almost 2 years ago (time flies..). I was surprised and sceptical how good the food really was in a "cooked food centre". After two repeatedly cancelled bookings due to uncontrollable crazy workload, I quietly filed it in my to-try list.

A year on.. finally, we, a party of 3, made it on a quiet Monday night.

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Well informed of its settings; we found the "cooked food centre" actually quite decent. Note: it is a "cooked food centre" and so it is quite different from a wet market and much more hygienic. No weird smells. No wet floors. Just a lot of hustle and bustle from customers of all of the restaurants all clustered in the middle area.Very easy to identify. The simple and eye-catching three words - A B C and the Italian flag beside it (I still do not understand why it has an Italian flag.. perhaps they meant to serve Italian dishes, but to be frank, it is more of a mix of western food rather than pure Italian... anyway...). ABC Kitchen was founded by chefs trained at the M at the Fringe; short-handed for "A Better Cooking Kitchen", sought to serve good food at a rather non-traditional setting. The restaurant occupied around 10 tables which were all distinctively decorated with the red checkered table cloths.



A simple paper menu was presented to us; but the range on offer was truly mouth-watering!

Warm white buns were then brought to us with two neatly sliced butter. Nothing much to say about that. Rather tasteless buns and mellow boring butter.

We ordered 2 starters to share for the 3 of us.Rich Porcini Mushroom Risotto.
Rightly named - RICH Porcini Mushroom Risotto - it ticked and satisfied every element of a good risotto. Al dente pieces of rice, each chewy in the middle and swirled fully in creamy truffle paste, joined with generous pieces of porcini mushrooms. It was a nice balance of the luscious creaminess and the sharp mushroomy taste. The thinly shaved parmesan rested elegantly on top of the creamy risotto but added further body and power to the risotto, making each spoonful a scrumptious delight. Pan-seared foie gras with vanilla rhubarb chutney.
It is generally easy to please the crowd with foie gras, but it is not that easy to make good memorable foie gras. A toss of salad, well seasoned with a simple dressing. Two very lightly toasted pieces of bread, very mediocre. Foie gras, slightly to the thin side, looked just dark brown (as per the photo), but unfortunately it was slightly burnt (thus a bit of bitterness...) and no where crispy enough (you need the crisp to maximise the sensation poured out from its fatty core). Vanilla rhubarb chutney not flavourful enough; I could taste neither vanilla nor rhubarb. Rooms for improvement easily identified.

Then 3 main courses to share around.Roasted Suckling Pig.
Let's start with the star. Now there is a reason that this is the ABC Kitchen's signature dish. Very nicely roasted, the smoky skin was very crispy. As I heard the crackling sound, just the right amount of oil seeped out, and my mouth was filled with the strong and fresh aroma of pork. The meat of the suckling pig was very succulent and soft; and indeed, that's the whole point of using a suckling pig - which literally meant "a piglet fed on its mother's milk". Served on sauteed potatoes, and most importantly - fruity peaches (lovely) which added much dimension to the flavour. Recommended! Barbarie (I believe, it should be spelt Barbary..) Duck Breast.
Barbary ducks are in general leaner than normal farm ducks. It is a more tricky type of poultry meat to master and to ensure moisture and tenderness. This dish looked very promising, elegantly presented and the duck was served in a pretty pink. Nevertheless, while the duck breast was pleasantly gamy, it is slightly too tough and dry to my liking. And worse, the blueberry sauce was not strong enough to bring out the flavour of the duck. Nice touch with the mashed sweet potato which livened up the dish. If only, the sauce is more complementing and equally delectable. Short Ribs.
Nice, delightful and very tender having been slowly braised. Hearty and thick sauce (according to the menu, Shiraz was added); but nothing complex and unique. My friend H said that it reminded him of good old Marks and Spencer ready-made sauce. I would call it the "grand-ma recipe". All in all, reasonable dish, but no element of surprise.

Finally - dessert time! and this was the best part of our meal!Pistachio Souffle.
You can call us greedy; I call this fabulous forwarding planning - we ordered two portions of the pistachio souffle. Fluffy and puffy, carrying a soothing green; the souffle was very inviting and stirred immediate joy to our table. And it certainly did not disappoint. Smooth, soft and airy, lovely level of the pistachio fragrant (you see, if it is too overpowering, sometimes it tastes like cough syrup......); each spoonful was like a spoonful of the cloud in the sky, a spoonful of dream... Pure bliss!!Pavlova.
Pavlova, a meringue dessert which is usually with a crisp crust but soft inside. This was an example of a beautiful execution. Topped with lots of fresh fruits (berries, kiwi, mango..) and whipped cream. The magic was the addition of passion fruit sauce and seeds, which brought a refreshing zesty dimension to the sweet delight. Loved working my way through this dessert, an interesting mix of different "mouthfeel" - crispiness, crunchiness, chewiness, stickiness... I enjoyed this Pavlova a lot.

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I must admit that I am having a slight struggle what to rate ABC Kitchen. It certainly exceeded my expectation given its non-traditional location/setting. Yes, I also really enjoyed the desserts. However - it was not a memorable meal for me and I would not be actively recommending this place. So - it is just an "okay" for me.

I guess this highlights a general rule of life for us: it is not enough to excel merely in relation to your setting, be outstanding in all ways, even when stand-alone .

星期四下午，忽然好想嚟呢度試試，呢度街巿食巿格局，但都算乾淨，服務也周到，值得一讚。

我哋order蜆肉扁意粉，磨菇意大利飯和薄餅，加$I0有栗子湯。但只剩一碗湯，我哋三個要share一碗湯。蜆肉扁意粉($38)-有十只蜆左右，個sauce 好creamy，扁意粉硬度適中，有咬口，味道也不錯。磨菇意大利飯($48)-賣相不錯，意大利飯面還加奌沙律，幾開胃，個磨菇汁也很香濃，只是飯硬了奌。薄餅(48)-餅皮似cracker，有蝦，青椒和菠蘿。芝士也頗多，只是醬汁唔夠味。味道ok啦，如多啲番茄味會更好。栗子湯- 好濃嘅栗子味，不錯。

慶祝朋友生日，約了去比較遠的地方吃生日飯 - 西環西營盤。一年多前來過吃飯已很喜歡，現在有機會再來吃真的難得。朋友吃過都很好味，他們都估不到在街市的熟食中心，有這類食店，好有高級餐廳水準！

前菜白準藍青口，青口好嫩汁好香，用香草包吸汁吃一流。牛油果沙律不錯。必吃心水之選便是西班牙燒乳豬皮薄脆肉嫩，黑椒牛柳好正，好有肉香。乳鴿燒得火候恰當，羊膝不錯但本人比較喜歡酥味再重些。

最後，甜品真超出想象，黑之麻梳乎厘真是超好吃。