Being interviewed is always a great honour, but also a huge pressure. Today, I suffered from the over-anxiety due to the interview in the afternoon, which actually wasn't as important as I thought before.Mum suggested to go to the Festival Walk for lunch, and I would go to the University myself to have the interview.As there was no queue outside Pizza Express, unlike the one nearby, we quickly sought for seats in Pizza Express.It was the first time to have lunch near the open kitchen, though we
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Being interviewed is always a great honour, but also a huge pressure. Today, I suffered from the over-anxiety due to the interview in the afternoon, which actually wasn't as important as I thought before.
Mum suggested to go to the Festival Walk for lunch, and I would go to the University myself to have the interview.
As there was no queue outside Pizza Express, unlike the one nearby, we quickly sought for seats in Pizza Express.
It was the first time to have lunch near the open kitchen, though we had already dined in here for many times. I was quite delighted about it since dishes could be delivered as soon as the chef was ready to send out them. =) (Hot and fresh dishes usually taste better, except those iced desserts. )
Same as the branch located at the Ocean Terminal, 15% off discount is offered if customers pay their bills before 12:30 pm. It was unfortunately 12:45 p.m.
The theme of specials for this month is avocado. The new Primavera Romana Pizza is quite attractive. Four different spring ingredients are located at the four quarters of the pizza, just like the Four Season Pizza. It definitely suits food lovers, who love trying special things, like me! Yet, I couldn't order this today since I couldn't allow the interviews to see my huge belly under by the tight formal skirt after I finished half of the pizza....
Once we saw the set lunch menu, I 'wow' for the increased price, which became even more expensive than that in the Ocean Terminal branch -- the tourists' area. The OT branch offers HK$5x for light lunches while this branch costs us HK$79. Besides, all desserts in the dessert menu could be ordered if diners added an extra HK$20 in this branch months ago, however, we now have to pay HK$25 for desserts with limited choices, which are Tiramisu, Cheesecake and Chocolate Fudge Cake. (These three are the classics of Pizza Express.)They are still cheaper than the original price marked in the a la carte, though.
Therefore, I thought that an executive lunch was more economical than an light lunch but mum insisted on ordering 1 light lunch (HK$79)and 1 executive lunch(HK$88). (She explained that she had to take care my stomach.) We had our beloved entree Baked Mushrooms with the main course, Salmon Affumicato, and the other main course, Fusilli al Funghi.
We were surprised that the Baked mushrooms was quickly delivered a few minutes after the order: It was not dough balls as before, but instead, dough sticks were provided. It didn't matter as they were actually come from the same kind of dough. The dough sticks were soft, maybe a bit spongy (spongy? it wasn't a piece of cake...). Dough made by Pizza Express is always satisfying. I really want to have it all day. =p Yet, the dough sticks were not hot. They were just warm, and the mushrooms too. The dish was believed to be ready earlier. Maybe the mushrooms should be belong to other customers, who later cancelled them. Despite of the juicy, cheesy baked mushrooms with nice pesto, they were not aromatic and perfect enough after being cooled.
Unlimited Iced lemon tea ordered by mum was received between meals. It was as tasteless as a glass of water. It is said that in some occasions, extremely economical stuffs are not worth to try. It is damn true.
Salmon Affumicato: To our surprise, smoked salmon was filled with the whole piece of (half-portion) pizza. It was the largest piece ever since we dined in here. The pizza crust was hot enough as it was straightly delivered from the oven ^^. Like what I expected, the edges of the crust was crispy and biscuity while the centre was soft. Though the pizza crust was quite hot, the salmon had not yet cooked. It kept its creaminess and became fresher with lemon juices. The oiliness of salmon was also reduced as the fish oil was partly soaked in the pizza dough. Cream cheese increased the smooth texture, and the mozzarella was definitely an essential element in every pizza, resulting wonderful molten cheesy 'string'. However, it would be more aromatic if there was more dill.
The mixed salad accompanied was okay, quite fresh, but I would like to have balsamic dressing, instead of their thick and cloudy house dressing.
Fusilli al Funghi: I didn't like PizzaExpress's pasta at all because the pasta was usually overcooked. Today, the fusilli was unexpectedly al dente. I believed that the chef might start boil the pasta once after the order or it was cooked under hard water. (Mum doesn't like al dente pasta as it is a bit hard to her, like many Hongkong diners.) Fusilli smelt good too, due to the distinct, aromatic truffle oil and fried wild mushrooms. All the extracts were absorbed into the pasta, and the olive oil effectively assisted all ingredients to be mixed well. Cooked in perfection.
By the way, in the old lunch menu, a small piece of garlic flatbread was provided in the pasta set, but this time, we didn't receive any. It may never give any complimentary bread in the future, I think. Sigh.
As I was going to attend an interview, my stomach could not stand for extra desserts. (/__\) I wanted to order latte, but I was afraid that my mouth would be filled with coffee aroma when I talked. "Just hot lemon water would be fine."my mom said.
As soon as I finished the cup of lemonade, I could feel the butterflies in my stomach again. Did those butterflies become more energetic after this full meal?
(9th May, 2012)
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I write in English because it is a lot faster than writing in Chinese. I feel sorry for any possible grammatical mistakes or typo in the above review.
復活節最後一天﹐起床想起了薄底Pizza﹐同老公去了Pizza Express開午餐。到場近大約兩點左右﹐Waitress姐姐請我地留下Contact﹐話有位就會打電話俾我地﹐唔駛企係門口久等﹐感覺不錯﹐起碼比對面那餐廳要排隊好很多﹐可以到附近走走﹐不用只站在那等位。大約10分鐘左右就收到電話了﹐說有位子﹐所以我地可以折返。就坐在Open Area 的沙發座﹐Waiter 作簡單的介紹﹐然後我地也慢慢的研究一下餐牌想吃點甚麼﹐焗磨菇是賣飛佛一定要點﹐另外來這裡吃午餐為的是Pizza也必然要點﹐見我倆一向食力一般也不敢點太多﹐加個Plain Caesar Salad 好了。Caesar Salad﹐份量與收費成正比﹐但對我倆來說足夠有餘了....焗磨菇配麵包球﹐我個人對那兩碟Sauce麻麻地...阿爾巴薄餅﹐那芝士好好味﹐餅底香脆凍檸茶﹐無限添飲。地理位置開揚﹐是日有太陽﹐更覺心曠神怡。
It had been a while since i last saw my friend, so we decided to meet each other and have lunch. Turns out he already booked a table before coming to pick me up therefore we didnt have to wait for a table.It seems as if we had been forgotten, however we were quickly led to a round table which was originally meant for 4 people. We ordered the San Remo Salad (avocado, salad, tomatoe, pine nuts and some creamy sauce) as well as the mushroom fusilli and shared it. Luckily the food only took about 10
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It had been a while since i last saw my friend, so we decided to meet each other and have lunch. Turns out he already booked a table before coming to pick me up therefore we didnt have to wait for a table.
It seems as if we had been forgotten, however we were quickly led to a round table which was originally meant for 4 people. We ordered the San Remo Salad (avocado, salad, tomatoe, pine nuts and some creamy sauce) as well as the mushroom fusilli and shared it. Luckily the food only took about 10 minutes to arrive. My friend also ordered an iced lemon tea which appeared to have been forgotten about as it never cam.
The salad was actually really good. It was originally with pancetta, but since i don't eat meat, we told them to not put it. The creamy sauce was a perfect match fo the avocado and pine nuts. Not very "italian" but it's a nice twist.
The mushroom fusili was also very delicious, it was a little cold but I didn't mind too much. The mushrooms were absolutely scrumptious and the cream sauce was lovely. I really liked it.
The waiters regularly filled up the water and didn't take too long bringing the bill which was good. However it was quite noisy with crying children and loud groups, not to mention the passer-bys with the whole fake al-fresco thing going on (i got a tan!!!). Overall it was an enjoyable experience.
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