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It was a weekday afternoon when I dropped in this lovely coffee shop to wind down for a bit between meetings.Having walked past quite a few times and eventually I was here.I ordered a Iunch set of pesto chicken with tomato and mozzarella cheese panini and a skimmed matcha latte without sugar. The set was reasonably priced - $87 for a sandwich and coffee of large size.The generously portioned chicken breast nestled between the crunch panini bread. The chicken breast was succululent and unexpectedly flavourful. I was not much a pesto person but this one here was light enough to to just bring out the umami flavour of the protein.What I particularly liked about this sandwich was the crunchy bit on the outside of the panini while the inside was not really soggy.The matcha latte tasted earthy and smooth. It was not too foamy with the skimmed milk for which I have a soft spot. I was a tad disappointed with the latte art thought as I was expecting those virally shown on social media. Haha. But all in all the whole thing was pleasant.What made my experience even more pleasurable was the super friendly service. The staff was always ready to help - from ordering at the counter till I left the cafe. A staff member even came by to reconfirm I could access their Wi-Fi service when I asked for the code.Nice experience and will come back again.Food: 8/10Price: 7/10Environment: 7/10Service: 9/10…Read More

It's been a while since I last wrote a restaurant review, but this one is definitely worth a post. Located on the High Street, Pete's place is an easy walk from Sai Ying Pun MTR station. Dropping in for a weekend brunch, I was satisfied with the cosy meal of a range of food items they offered - from Western staples such as steaks and fries to Asian items like curries and noodles.The 3-course set lunch (HK$148) featured some of the restaurant's signature items.  We went for a rib-eye and lemongrass pork neck for the mains.As soon as we finished ordering, our 3-year-old was served with a complimentary apple juice - he was elated. Appetizers:  I must say the tuna tartar was a must-order item. Cubes of raw tuna were topped with spring onion and sesame, served with olive oil and a piece of crispy bread baguette. They all complemented each other pretty well and I really enjoyed the dish. The salmon carpaccio was fresh and thinly sliced.  The sweetness of the fish was well balanced with some acidity which made the dish pretty refreshing.Mains: The grilled NZ ribeye was served with mashed potato and steamed veggies.  In a generous portion (it was unexpected as there was no extra charge for this option on the lunch set menu), the medium rare steak was a bit charred on the outside while it's tender and succulent on the inside.  The cut went well with the flavourful dipping sauce too.Although the mashed potato was not super creamy and fluffy, the texture was much to my liking.The Thai Lemongrass pork neck was grilled perfectly that it was crispy and pleasing to the sense of taste. With the homemade chilli sauce that gave the meat added flavour without making it too spicy, the whole dish was so addictive!The larb rice was umami-packed despite being a tad too hot and soggy to my liking.Desserts:There was a pretty good balance between tart and sweet in this blueberry cheesecake.  Though it did not taste too sugary, the richness still made this dessert very decadent.  As a crisp person myself, I would prefer a little more crunch in the crust, though. Topped with vanilla ice cream, the chocolate brownie was fudgy and chocolatey. My son was particularly fond of the delectable ice cream! You know what? It was also homemade!  What a delicate and perfect finish to the meal!Environment and Service:We were there on a Sunday and the place was calm and peaceful.  The friendly staff was so helpful that even my 3-year-old was well taken care of.  This cosy place was more than welcoming and we would definitely go back again. …Read More

入嚟天水圍做完嘢又揾食🤩見到有日式熱石板牛扒，就入去食個late lunch。餐廳採取自助形式，揀好部位同份量後，牛扒即磅即切。我揀了脂肪含量較少的牛柳300g，medium rare，配料可選配蔥、蒜蓉或洋蔥，我今次要了蔥。想食飯的話，可以另外加$28轉set，可以從9款加配選擇入面揀3款。我要咗 白飯、味增湯&玻璃樽裝Asahi烏龍茶(+$10)，另外仲有沙律、溫泉蛋、雪糕等。牛柳用熱石板上，外面少少燶邊(啱晒我😂)切開是淡紅色，看著 temperature 剛好。喜歡它的調味——不會過鹹，肉質鮮嫩，咬口不錯，搭配蔥和底層的粟米很香🤤 一份300g牛扒(其實是320g🙈店員多切了就益埋我😂)加飯同湯超級勁滿足!!會再encore 試佢個二人前先😏 …Read More

嚟到荃灣搵食，咁啱喺新領域廣場附近，又想食牛扒，就入去試吓。餐廳採取自助形式，牛扒即叫即磅即切。我哋揀了西冷300g和牛板腱300g，medium rare，配料可選配蔥、蒜蓉或洋蔥，我哋揀咗蒜蓉同洋蔥。另外加$28有set，可以從9款加配選擇入面揀3款。我哋要了兩sets，貪心的我樣樣都試吓😬就選配了6款add-ons: 白飯、味增湯、沙律、溫泉蛋、雪糕、玻璃樽裝烏龍茶(+$10)西冷牛300g 因為係牛嘅腰脊部份，西冷牛一般冇咁肥，鐵板上medium rare同厚度配合temperature啱啱好，入口亦算juicy。加上好入味嘅蒜蓉做配料，整體感覺良好。而另外一個牛板腱300g，厚切medium rare，更加有咬口。我比較喜歡煙靭，所以呢個牛板腱配合埋炒香咗嘅洋蔥，我覺得更加好食😋兩大一小食兩份分量十足嘅牛，加上套餐嗰六款add-ons，分量十足食到飽飽😆叫咗雪糕做甜品，係伯爵茶味，阿仔勁鍾意❤️另外想讚下店員都好helpful😄 俾我帶住小朋友，由搵位到take order都好主動樂意幫忙👍🏻…Read More

好朋友生日, 終於夾到時間去Morton’s慶生。Morton’s也算是聞名的慶祝餐廳, 有機會試試了。當天7:45去到, 餐廳已經差不多坐滿了, 想不到平日晚上也這麼full。Special occasion menu要當天4:00pm前預訂, 否則要go for a la carte。既然慶生日就試試他們的Special occasion menu啦, menu上寫上了朋友的名字, 枱面也有點點佈置,頗有氣氛的。先來馳名洋蔥包, 外層烘得脆脆, 很合我這個脆脆控的口味。朋友覺得洋蔥味也很香,配上homemade牛油, 他差不多幹掉了大半個!  Starter是Seafood platter, 我們選了Chilled的因為之前看review說baked 都怪怪。Staff跟我們介紹了不同condiments的配搭, 但環境比較嘈雜的關係, 我們只聽到少許, 最後還是發揮自己的小宇宙啦! 整體海鮮算新鮮, 鮮味足J 我最喜歡那個蟹肉, 彈牙又鮮味!接下來的是main和sides。有別於一般二人餐, 他們只offer一款很大很大的maincourse + 2 side dishes。我們選了Porterhouse Steak 24oz (medium rare), 有我喜歡的牛柳和西冷! 今天的主角Porterhouse Steak乎合預期,temperature恰到好處, 肉質細嫩又juicy。Side dishes是cream spinach和truffle fries, 沒有太大驚喜, 反而覺得truffle fries的trffule未未有太突出, 普普通通。Set的dessert是寫上了友人名字的心太軟和on request的Soufflé。心太軟外脆內流心, 又不太甜, 很合我口味J Soufflé是一個人份的, 有點太甜, 但口感不錯。服務很好, 但食物無論味道和Presentation也只是普通, 有點名過其實。…Read More

想試The Drawing Room好久了,但一直就不到時間。難得星期六Lunch有空，就去試試。早個幾月online book了, 前一天店員打給我confirm booking。由於近我生日, 我request了生日dessert。店員問我dessert上寫什麼名字時, 我就口快快說了自己的名字。結果, 她問:「即是小姐本人自己生日,是嗎?」…好不尷尬。The Drawing Room環境寬敞, 光線充足, 令人感覺舒服, 可以好好享受呢!Staff服務很好, 尤其是reception那位小姐, 她帶我到洗手間時也不停和我們傾偈, 令人有賓至如歸的感覺呢! 另外, staff介紹每一道菜都極速, 加上戴了口罩, 我們只看到他們那慇切的眼神和pick up到一些模糊的key words, 最後都是自己估下吃了什麼。貪心的我們order了ork Terrine, Beef Tartare as startersGrilled Octopus and Salmon Cennelloni as mainsChocolate Berry Jardin and Baked Mango Cheesecake for dessertsPork Terrine令我們十分難忘。它的賣相和午餐肉十分相似之餘, 連味道也和凍的午餐肉一樣呢! We were stunned! (然後朋友找到了一張隔離營提供的粟米肉餅圖, 竟然和這Pork Terrine的賣相一樣啊!) 而Beef Tartare味道正常。Grilled Octopus比想像中soft, 配搭cauliflower puree, 頗清新的味道。Salmon Cennelloni入面有ricotta cheese和菠菜, 加上蕃茄的酸酸甜甜, 就是不會失敗的一個組合, 但味道就是沒有太大驚喜啦。最後就是我自己request有生日牌的dessert。 Baked Mango Cheesecake賣相不錯, cheese濃度恰到好處, texture不會太實; Chocolate Berry Jardin比想像中好吃, 當中就是brownies, berries和marshmallow。Brownies呈cube狀, 朱古力味很rich,夠moist, 口感很煙韌, 是我喜歡的口感, 配上raspberries和marshmallows, 有不同層次的texture和味道, 也算是比較圓滿的finish。因為環境舒適, 我們也逗留了一後時間至afternoon tea時間。看到食客可以自選tea set的items, 令我們也想再來試試呢! 反正友人生日快到, 到時請她自己reserve位和dessert啦哈哈哈…Read More

喺Crostini試過好多唔同嘅products，無論係Cookies, coffee, sandwiches 都有水準😌 如果要買散水餅或者請客，Crostini 都會係首選 - 佢啲sliced cakes除咗精緻之外，味道多選擇，同事朋友都喜歡，唔太甜又好味道🤗今次又試咗Yuzu Gateau, Hazel, Amour, Pistachio Mousse with Black Currant & French cheese😍好鍾意 Pistachio Mousse with Black Currant 個淺綠色😌淡淡的開心果味配酸酸嘅黑加侖子味夾心原來好夾，最鍾意佢個朱古力餅底😏 Hazel 個朱古力味夠rich, 中間夾住榛子脆脆仲有海棉蛋糕，好有層次😆 絕對比得上我鍾意嘅Golden Nugget😉兩個紅紅好吸睛嘅蛋糕，其中有Staff推介嘅Amour，入面都有開心果味海綿蛋糕㗎！另外French Cheese就係酸酸甜甜嘅外層包住芝士蛋糕，口感幼滑。最後Yuzu Gateau柚子味好香之餘仲有淡淡的杏仁同椰子味走出嚟😍今次因為晏咗去買，有幾個想試嘅味都冇晒，下次會早啲去😅…Read More

出旺角開會，途經knockbox，一直聽聞咖啡好飲，想也沒有想就走了進去。Order了cappuccino, staff問想要fruity or nutty的，我選了fruity。這杯cappuccino帶清新的果味，比較像莓果味，厚度適中，不太酸，餘韻帶微甘，很是我的口味。另外亦order了咸牛肉sourdough, 包身濕潤，味道偏酸，咸牛肉口感欠奉，味道亦較淡，cream cheese不夠香，整體一般。咖啡師亦把各種豆的風味寫在店子的黑板上。門口亦有選擇咖啡的簡單指示。環境不錯，咖啡值得推介，唯獨食物味道比較一般。會再來品嚐其他咖啡👍🏻…Read More

This is a regular haunt of dad’s as the pork is too crispy to resist😍 Had these tempura pork tenderloin Combo and deep fried pork with egg don after a leisure hike. The egg don was flavourful and the egg was runny, yet the pork was a bit soggy. If crispy pork is not your cup of tea, you can also go for this huge bowl of Beef Udon🤩 the broth was full of flavour and the udon was unexpectedly al dente🤪the portion of beef was generous just that the texture was bit too rough😬Can always refill your rice and veg. Do not miss it if you’re a fan of tempura🙆🏻‍♀️郊遊後吃daddy愛吃的天婦羅豬扒，脆脆的外皮包裹著肉質鮮嫩的豬柳✌🏻滑蛋豬扒飯味道很不錯，但豬扒較淋。整體還好啦😉烏冬有驚喜，意想不到☺️牛肉鮮味但略嫌有點「鞋」🥲…Read More

It’s been quite a while since I last visited Gala Cafe. Used to order their large-portioned ham omelette but this time I felt like having this beef and egg toast. Not as good as before though🙈- a bit too salty to my liking and the scrambled eggs could be more silky🙃Now they have more variety to choose from and the attendant recommended this soy sauce Tofu - which was unexpectedly flavourful! The braised soy chicken wings were as silky and smooth as before. They went so well with the sour and spicy dip, loved it!Hubby’s wonton noodles tasted okay. The wontons were pretty huge in size with quite a lot of shrimp filling😌想念嘉樂的奄列，不過今次叫了蛋牛多 🙆🏻‍♀️分量依舊多，但味道不如從前。反而新品滷豆腐出乎意料地好吃，雞翼則一如以往的滑😌老公的雲吞很大粒😂…Read More

Love exploring places for good bagels🥯and SP_CE is definitely one of my top picks🤞🏻Love the environment, the food and their Ginger Sparkling Americano $52, tasted like ginger beer - specialSalmon cheese Bagel $98 - served with 6 pieces of salmon (very generous portion) and a special lemon herbs dressing crunchy on the outside😍just loved it! Staff is friendly and considerate. Would definitely come again …Read More

For the very first time I found Tony Wong’s cake a bit disappointing🥲 Red Rose $540 (1lb) - White Chocolate Petal with chestnut cream fillingThe chestnut filling was too sweet to my liking and it was too soggy. Was expecting something more doughyBut yea, it looks just exquisite. Definitely worth a post🌹靚 但蛋糕有點太甜 而且質感欠奉 比較淋…Read More

Having passed by this place quite a number of times and finally got a chance to try it. Didn’t expect much though.The burger looked ok but the patty was a bit overcooked. They served fries too and I had a bite - soggy and limp🥲The waffle tasted good but I did not like the texture - not crispy enough but my son loved it. The seafood spaghetti was just so so - bland and just salty. 就是普普通通的一頓午餐😅 …Read More

The resto is owned by a neighbour😆 always love the variety they offer.Minced tuna, uni and salmon roe rice bowl - lunch set $108 Fresh ingredients and generous portion🙆🏻‍♀️ looks good too hahaSushi combo meal - $118 comes with a bowl of udon in beef broth - tasted good and filling 🤞🏻食材新鮮，味道很不錯😎是附近日本菜的好選擇…Read More

CP值超高Omakase素聞壽司之神CP值很高，早前終於有機會放假，提前五星期book了個lunch，同老公撐枱腳🙆🏻‍♀️Lunch分兩個時段，第一時段12:00開始，約75分鐘，第二輪1:30-3:00。很幸運留到bar枱，因為只有8個位🙂 由兩位師傅分別serve 4位客人。我們揀了吞拿魚廚司發辦和廚司發辦壽司13貫。前菜有黑松露蒸蛋和胡麻沙律。黑松露份量比想像中多，蛋夠滑，內有菇、嗚門卷同蟹棒，鮮味足。老公的吞拿魚廚司發辦前菜還有芝麻蜆肉菠菜，蜆肉份量多且味道不錯。吞拿魚廚司發辦主菜：４款刺身：明太子魷魚、柚子松葉蟹、深海池魚和鰤魚。由淡味吃到濃味。魷魚加上了明太子的鹹香，味道更鮮，而且口感較爽，不黏口。松葉蟹配上柚子，鮮味加上果味的清新，上面的花也能吃，細小的花朵香味十足，意想不到的特別。師傅細心地逐一介紹，說鰤魚即成年版的油甘魚，味道更濃。接著的料理是吞拿魚鮫，經過烹調的魚肉依然嫩滑，迫出的油份令魚味更鮮。其餘的壽司有：秋刀魚、蝦、松葉蟹、魷魚、和火炙右口魚等。火炙右口魚很impressive😌 本身喜歡食左口魚的我，就是喜歡火炙左口魚的油香🤤是次的右口魚的油份更重，香味更濃，即使很飽仍想encore😅(聽師傅說右口魚其實是左口魚的勤力版🤣)CP值超高Omakase吞拿魚方面包括：吞拿魚醬油漬、中拖羅、拖羅腩，、天靈蓋。拖羅腩夠肥美，鮮味十足；第一次食拖羅的天靈蓋，很喜歡它的油香，充滿after-taste。最後老公還有個海膽丼，海膽份量足而且很新鮮🙆🏻‍♀️很飽足呢！甜品是抹茶布甸，抹茶空如我很喜歡它濃濃帶點苦澀的茶味🤞🏻Staff很友善，師傅談笑風生，和客人有足夠的Interaction。總括來說整過omakase的經驗很好❤️無需加一，埋單$1030🤞🏻Recommended…Read More