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宅女在九龙湾工业区那边工作巳有好几年, 虽然未能说是附近每间餐厅都试过, 不过尝过的都有8-9成左右. 从前这区都是港式茶记/粉面店比较多, 因为主要是应付一众打工仔的午饭时间, 格局多是偏平民化一点. 但近几年这一带多了几幢高级一点的商业大厦后, 附近也开始越来越多中价餐厅冒起来, 由以前廿多元一个套餐, 到现在巳飊升到炒个公仔面都要四十多元的地步, 真的不禁慨叹一句百物腾贵.... 而这家KC COFFEE亦是最近听到评价不错的新CAFE, 刚好这天食友K先生路经此地, 便相约一同前去试试.CAFE座落在国际交易中心地下, 格调比起一街之隔的工业区来得高级一点. 内里大多是中价的西式快餐店, 旁边也有一家港式快餐比较便宜, 不过是那种吃过一次便不会再有下次的店. 我俩来到门口还未够1点, 看看餐厅只有侍应, 走进去好像包场一样, 感觉有点冷清. 不过其实我们差不多吃完时人潮也开始多起来, 观乎食客大多是外国人跟穿得高档一点的白领. 餐厅装修又未算很高级, 都是一般的小店CAFE格局, 旁边有些SOFA会坐得舒适一点.看看餐牌, 午餐原来大多是沙律配汤, 看起来十分轻食呢. 套餐的意粉只有一款, 就是肉酱意粉. 套餐价格大多在HKD$42-49不等, 吃个沙律巳经要四十多元, 感觉真的几贵.沙律吃不饱宅女, 但又不想吃肉酱, 唯有从单点的入手.单点的意粉有5款, 都是比较大路的CARBONARA, 忌廉意粉等. 如选购意粉想点饮品, 可享HKD$5的折扣.选定食物后便要自行走去收银处付费, 店员也说明我点的意粉要等一会. 所以拿了牌子后便回座位等他送上.想了一轮, 最后决定点:Smoked Salmon W/cream mushroom sauce (HKD$52)等了约7,8分钟侍应便端上来. 意粉卖相得体, 上面的烟三文鱼份量都几多, 但看色泽感觉有些暗淡, 不算很吸引. 底下的意粉份量适中, 普通女生一人吃应该够饱的. 先试一片三文鱼, 一块都几大, 厚薄适中, 但入口味道有点怪, 感觉比一般吃到的烟三文鱼还要咸一点, 而且都几干又鞋口. 果然质素真的是麻麻. 底下的意粉忌廉汁相当杰身, 杰得十分干, 完全说不上CREAMY感觉, 味道本身是够的. 意粉硬度算是适中, 有点咬口, 当中又找到几块较大的磨菇, 不过未知是否因为三文鱼不太鲜味, 所以下的黑椒也比较多, 吃起来黑椒味很重, 有点辣. 整体不能说得上好吃, 五十多元感觉不太值, 看到隔壁枱的沙律原来都几大碟, 心想早知要沙律套餐算了.友人点了香草肉酱意大利粉 (HKD$44)可能是当天的PASTA OF TODAY, 所以准备都充足一点. 这碟看起来比宅女那碟意粉吸引多了!! 份量也比较大. 红当当, 厚厚的一堆肉酱放在意粉上, 而且最重要的是肉酱不是罐头那种, 是自制的. 肉粒做得比较大颗, 混上份量很多的蕃茄酱, 当中也夹杂了些半溶的蕃茄, 面头再洒了些香草. 看到这个心想早知要套餐这款意粉了!! 吃了一口, 意粉硬度适中, 上面的肉酱肉味颇浓肉质也弹牙有咬口, 蕃茄酱不会太酸, 带少少甜味, 味道不算假的, 也能吃到蕃茄的鲜味, 整体实在是不错.另优惠价点了杯Cappuccino (原价HKD$30/ 点主菜可以减HKD$5)意粉吃到一半时侍应便端上这杯咖啡来, 都几大杯的, 但最吸引眼球的当然是面头的拉花了! 图案虽然不算很复杂, 简简单单的一朵心形花花, 但拉出来的很工整, 看起来真的有够漂亮了!! 而且看看咖啡泡沫丰富, 十分吸引. 尝一口, 入口很滑, 奶脂味丰厚, 加上表面的泡沫, 感觉很幼滑, 不过咖啡味不够浓, 感觉好淡. 平常宅女是不喜太浓的咖啡, 但这杯反而觉得比平常饮的更淡口, 没什么咖啡味的. 算是''好睇唔好饮''.埋单我的那份要HKD$75左右, 不敢相信现在在九龙湾工业区吃个午餐都要这个价钱了.店员的服务都算是不错的, 送餐收碟也算快和有礼.食物质素一般般, 像宅女的三文鱼意粉是大败, 但友人的肉酱意粉又OK的. 不过这里最受好评的咖啡我又觉得只是普通水准, 可能是午饭时间人太多失准了? 后来上网番查其他食家的后记, 原来是LATTE比较受欢迎? 等宅女下次经过时再买杯来试试好了.
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To me, KC Coffee is a very interesting cafe. I remembered I visited this place in early April, only to find out that it's closed due to public holiday. After letting others know of my disappointment the shop closed on my visit, lots told me that I didn't miss much or I was lucky that the place was closed... Some even suggested me to go to other cafes in the area as a better bet than KC Coffee... This made me even more curious how a cafe can garner this much negative recommendation not only from coffee crowd but also those who loves to try new places too. This is my first time I receive so many negatives/againsts on a single cafe even those very low on my current cafe list have never attracted this much negative attention. Is KC Coffee "that" bad? Some told me that there were only limited coffee on the offering at KC and those on offer did not sound that interesting. However, I found quite a nice list of coffee when I was there. Judging from these words, the shop might have quite a few "kinks" earlier. To me, from the outside of the shop on that day, the coffee offering was interesting. KC Coffee served imported coffee from Honey Coffee which, from the internet, seemed to be one of the more famous coffee roasters in Japan. It is a part of the Maruyama buying group, a well known figure in the renowned Cup of Excellence program as a major buyer. Honey Coffee's main shop in Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan also sports $$$ one-cup brewing machine, Clover Brewing System. In a way, I have a high hope on the quality of the green bean. Let start with an espresso first. Yes, espresso blend is from Japan by Honey Coffee and this blend is actually made of Brazil, Guatemala and El Salvador. The espresso shot looked extremely short and tight to me vs. my espresso order. I had orange/acidic notes in the cup with dark somewhat bitter tone at the back which remind me more of 18 grams but not as dark and powerful. The body eerily reminded me of cups I typically get from La Marzocco GB5 which is on the thin/lean side so no surprise here (KC uses LM GB5). To me, the eureka grinder makes this even more clear that it's LM GB5 cup i had. Later, I felt the dark tone at the back quite dirty toward the end and feel it is more from the roast profile of this particular roaster. In all, this coffee was OK and probably close to cups I loved and fell hard on in the distant past but now this kind of cup can't catch up with more of the current trend of longer shot with a more comprehensive tasting note from the beginning to the aftertaste and nothing short on that on cups that I typically had at Rabbithole and Knockbox Coffee Company. You can find my notes elsewhere on this website on these two extraordinary coffee places in Hong Kong Before I talk about KC's filtered coffee, let talk about the shop's own suggestion first. I was quite surprised that the shop suggested French press to me for this $$$ coffee which could easily cover up the delicate tasting note of the expensive coffee. However, I ignored the shop's suggestion and asked to have a siphon coffee. I was lucky as I learned later that the barista at the shop won awards on siphon brewing competition too. This was quite strange or maybe it is quite close to the shop closing hour at 5pm. I chose Nicaragua Los Congos, 2011 Cup of Excellence winner #2, the most expensive coffee on that day. I got the citrusy, fleshy fruit note with hint of caramel and toasty note at the back. The aftertaste wasn't that clean but not too distracting which to me it seemed to come from roaster's roast profile/style To me, the cup is of older style, ie underextracted/updosed a bit and can be better but I was happy with the cup I get. Though this is not the best, I can live with this coffee if I happen to be stuck in the area and need a cup. I went back for a milk drink two months ago which was happened to be one of the day of Hong Kong Barista Competition. My cappuccino had a velvety smooth texture with hint of sweetness but had a bit of milk powder kinda taste to me. The coffee base itself was somewhat strange almost dirty but not (this is the common theme of coffee at KC Coffee and I suspect it's the roaster than the barista themselves). It is hard to put the finger on why the coffee shows good trait but I am not very impressed on this milk drink. I prefer espresso more even though it's very tight but, tastewise, is ok. Later I learned/saw from lots of coffee lovers who visited Japan for coffee that the coffee they had over there were quite short so this may be the style from Honey Coffee itself. In all, on its own, KC Coffee exceeds my expectation for cafe in the area. It has its own appeal and comfy to sit so it's good if you are in the area and want cups of coffee. However, KC Coffee is much more appealed as a group for a cafe crawl including KC Coffee, Coffee Break and The Blend of Danes. To this end, KC Coffee is a borderline smiley face to me but I bumped it up to a full level smiley face as it is better to treat as a group from the cafe crawl in the area.Kowloon Bay boasted lots of cafes with interesting characters. The enthusiasm of cafe owners is second to none but the cup quality was mostly capped by the clientele in the area unlike the audience in Sheung Wan and Quarry Bay. To me, Coffee Break is a mini version of Coco Espresso - warm, comfy and brimming with enthusiasm toward coffee while the Blend of Danes runs by a roaster from Australia and will at least fit for those who missed the taste of home and provide a good contrast to a more local enthusiast kinda style offered by KC Coffee and Coffee Break. Tell the owners/barista when you visited these cafes that you are interested in good coffees and you might be in for a good and memorable surprise!
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趁出开九龙湾，又大把时间，饮杯咖啡才离开。要杯Latte慢慢叹，另在饼柜瞄瞄，不如又吃件苹果批。柯打后，找个靠窗的地方，悠闲地听著音乐、看著书。不消一会，咖啡便送到桌上，圆咕碌的透明杯子，衬著漂亮的心型拉花，心情顿时也开朗起来。呷一口，感觉很醇厚，回味悠长，最重要是喝得舒服。苹果批也来了，是翻热了的，外层酥脆，带点牛油香，之不过肉桂味几薄弱，同埋果肉过份的腍身，称不上出色。花少少的价钱，宁静地坐了半天，又叹了杯咖啡，已没什么可投诉了。
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于九龙湾返工都好一段日子了，这个早上是第一次来KC Coffee吃早餐。看一看门口的餐牌，只要点一杯咖啡再加十多元便有一份早餐，看来相当抵食。先点了一杯latte，另外再加了一份蜜糖火腿配炒蛋多士及蔬菜。点餐后我走到近窗的位置坐下，其实这里的梳化都算好坐，而且环境也可算悠闲，若非之后还要工作，在这里坐一会也不错。坐了一会，latte便送上，这杯latte拉了个心形图案的拉花。奶泡打得还算幼滑，但就不算太结实。入口时温度高了一点，有点烫口。味道方面是奶味重一点，咖啡的甘味不明显。记得在这里上过一课对咖啡认知的讲座，店主提过他们用的咖啡豆是比较浅度烘焙的，可能是这一点令到咖啡喝起来甘苦味不明显。不过，这杯latte的aftertaste颇长，直到我回到公司后工作了一段时间口腔内还留著这味道。这份早餐只要加12元，相当便宜。有厚多士半片，烘得十分香脆，而且吃起来有面粉香，只是牛油涂得不够，若果可以加多点牛油便很完美。火腿吃起来真的带点蜜味，很不错。炒蛋的中心部份还有点蛋汁，加点盐和黑胡椒一起吃，又是美味的。一片蕃茄加隐藏在蕃茄下的一片青瓜，为这个早餐带来一点新鲜的蔬菜，吃来也很清新。
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咖啡老师向我们推介此店的咖啡,所以一定要来试试。在上班族lunch time前来到,仍可享受写意的气氛。每到西餐厅,有卡邦尼意粉的话,也会叫来试试。一碟吃下, heavy的意粉.....若煮得好吃,真是”肥”得甘心。KC这碟,真是非常好吃!!汁挂面,面烟韧水准!灵魂是添加了黑椒,它和奶油/烟肉极match!洋葱粒亦甜甜的!好吃得要慢慢细嚼。由于咖啡学习中,主要学做Latte。所以到此,也很自然地叫了Latte。赞的是拉花线条极细致,但咖啡味道很普通。......突然之间才想起,自己不喜欢奶啡。「饮」与「学习」是两回事呢!
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