磅太太 (已結業)

這裡的門面，誰都猜不到竟是一間餐廳！溫韾提示:開門的機關在門旁邊，最下一行最接近門的第一個印，按下去，門會自動開。這裡不是賣墨，而是賣fusion菜，同時是酒BAR。先點兩杯新的夏日cocktail。前面是tom yom collins，名字有趣，吸引了我試。喝下去就像在喝辣醬開水，再加點酒，不是人人都能容易接受。另一杯pinapple punk就比較大眾，以青瓜等鮮果為主題，像一般的菠蘿汁加了酒，青瓜味很突出，有種清新的感覺。兩杯的酒精味都比較濃烈。先來幾份沙律作前菜。蕃茄和水牛芝士，不會錯的配搭，和一般吃到的都差不多。沙律菜加入了麻油，跟一般放檻欖油的有點不同，要看你喜歡那一種油了，不過菜是很新鮮的。沙律當中最喜歡這個，同樣用了麻油，但加入了西瓜，甜甜的西瓜跟沙律又很配，而且這個有碎豬頸肉，雖然只有兩小片，但對卡食肉獸來說，當然會喜歡這個啦!碎豬頸肉的味道都頗特別，有別於一般豬頸肉，沒有了油膩感，而且不是脆脆的口感，而是爽口彈牙又多汁的，有新意!牛扒煮至半熟，肉汁很多，牛味很濃，和紅桑子一起煮，肉汁味道酸酸甜甜，非常清新，不過肉質有點過UN了。這道黑椒炒蟹的黑椒汁很有港式大牌檔風味

每一次見到西化的亞洲菜出現在香港，總會令人議論紛紛，一句 "呃鬼佬" 就連試都不願意試，或是一入門已把 "難食" 掛在頭上。不過，在外國待過的我們，在外國長大的我們，對這一些西式的中餐式東南亞餐，會有另一種看法的。外國的亞洲餐廳，大多會用上當地食材同以照顧當地人口味為主，是中菜、星馬菜等的小變種。而我在外國的中菜館服務過，深知道，外國式的中菜及東南亞的菜式並不是大家想像中那麼差的，畢竟，中國菜 (包括星、馬)，泰國菜同印巴菜，是老外最愛的。我回流香港也有十幾年，而主打西人口味的中餐、以及東南亞菜館也不是第一次在香港出現，也不是第一次食，只是有好多都十分之貴，同的確有不少是伏店，所以，我鮮有去試同大事報導這些店。不過，有時間，也會發現到有特色同味道算是不錯的，而我是日來到一試的《磅太太》(Mrs. Pound)，就是其中一間西式亞洲菜的表表者。(前稱《明記印鑑》)在外同遠望，沒有人會覺得這是一間食肆，因為門面展示了不少圖章，在遠望，或是近望時沒有留意櫥窗的午餐 menu，你只會覺得這是一間做印章、刻圖章的店。而且，是一間復刻老香港色彩的店。但，推門入內，你會覺得你想錯了。這並不是刻圖章的

What happens when you come across a place that promises so much, but delivers so little? Somewhere that should be memorable but is almost instantly forgettable? Well, I for one get pretty disappointed and tell a few of my friends.But, I'm getting ahead of myself. There has been a movement in many cities around the world to the speakeasy style of restaurant and bar. I've written about a few before and usually they are pretty cool and mysterious. The concept of the speakeasy was spawned in the ear

Mrs. Pound, Located in a facade of stamps and a door without a lever, the secrecy of having access to the restaurant made it more luring. Walking right in front of the door, I was dumbfounded. We pushed, pulled, knocked and searched. But trying to play it cool, we coyly waited for dinner guests to step out of the establishment. Interesting. I knew this was more than a meal. Having able to enter her lair (I'll have you figuring that out) you enter vibrant colors and little accessories that show w

This is the first time I came here. The window display outside was full of traditional chinese stamps and it is implicit for a restaurant inside. The door was so secretive and one of the stamp can control the door open.When I walked inside, the decoration looked like a pub and the feeling of 60s. But the food was Asian food like Thai, Vietnam and Chinese dishes. For lunch set, we can select 2 dishes with rice, small salad and a soft drink. It costs at around $100.The dining mat was a piece of pa

After reading so many rave reviews about this place, we were dying to try it.  This was after one failed attempt to get in on a Friday with 4 people (2 hour wait for a table) left us deciding to try again with the 2 of us for an early sitting.Although I did have to literally climb over the laps of the diners sitting within 1 inch of our table on either side of us, I settled into my chair and we ordered the following dishes:Avocado Fries- Yum!Bulgogi Skewers (which never arrived)Chicken Meatball

Ok yeah, we found it. Ok yeah, the door was secretive. Nice gimmick, but what really matters is the food inside (that said, the door is a totally nice touch. Super creative, so kudos to whoever thought of it!) And what of the food inside? Mouth-watering. Powerfully flavoured. Memorable. Give me more. Chide all friends who haven’t been here yet. All these phrases describe the delight rumbling through my mind (and stomach) upon dining at Mrs. Pound. Seriously, this review is gonna be glowing.It wa

I dragged two different people to Mrs Pound with me last week on separate occassions because of all the hype surrounding the restaurant. Let me bring you my report on this Asian-fusion place on everyone's lips.Door on the right. There's a stamp that you pull on the lower left side to open the door. During Lunch the door is open and you can see a menu board in front. During dinner the whole 'secret' vibe is kept up. We had to stand in front of the door and wait until someone who knew how to open

Walk in at 12pm and they were serving brunch. Took them 15 mins to bring my coffee. Fine. It's just coffee. Ordered Laksa and Nasi Goreng from the menu and one other Rendang Pau. Now good people out there, if you have tasted Laksa and Nasi Goreng, I am quite sure at some point you would have, I can assure you the worst of the worst would have tasted better than those served today. The Laksa is absolutely bland without flavours. No spice, no salt and no taste. All you get for the price over HKD10

餐廳：Mrs. Pound地址：G/F, 6 Pound Lane, Sheung Wan上環磅巷6號地舖 Seafood SaladChicken MeatballPoutine圖章開門機關食評：這間名為Mrs Pound的地方，絕對是間玩味十足的新開食店，位於上環磅巷，如果沒有註足留意的話，還以為只是間平平無其的圖章店，沒有開門口令，也沒有secret code，其實一排排的圖章當中卻暗藏著開門的機關。內𥚃不算很大。食物菜色都很有創意，混合了亞洲和西方菜的精緒。而店中的cocktails也很有特色，tom yum cooler帶著辣辣的味道，幾得意；另外cool cucumber，濃濃的cucumber味道，非常refreshing。

Hmm the secret's out! I thought there was supposed to be some secret button I have to push to get inside Mrs. Pound but the door was wide open with a lunch menu on display in front. Anyway the story behind this restaurant is that Mrs. Pound is a burlesque dancer who ran away with her lover Mr. Ming to Hong Kong. He gave her his stamp shop and she turned it into a restaurant in the back, serving up innovative Southeast Asian cuisine.The front may look like a Chinese stamp shop but once you step i

I read about this place in South China Morning Post, Asian Tatler and Time Out.  It was listed as the most highly anticipated restaurant to open soon in all three publications. Praising the food and how cool it was that it was so "secretive" where only the hip knew about it. What was this about? I had to go try them out!From Time Out, it said the restaurant is named "Mrs. Pound" but only it was disguised as stamp shop named "Mr. Ming's Stamp Shop". There is some weird backstory where Mrs. Pound