Went here because of the new dessert series.Tried the pistachio and purple sweet potato soup and the other one.The pistachio was too sweet and sickly with a strong coconut taste which overpowered the pistachio.The pistachio at Lan Chee Koon and Hoi Kee tastes better.There were two waitresses, the one at the till was rude because she gave the change back in a rude manner.…查看更多
Had a $10 coupon so used it on the Strawberry slush bucket.I wanted to try the longan but it was out of stock.The strawberry slush had strawberries blended in it so it had a natrual strawberry taste and it was icy and cooling.Beneath it was crystal jelly noodles which were sweet and chewy.Hope to try the longnan flavour next!…查看更多
i came here craving for the sago desserts. i ordered the taro sticky rice dessert with black sesame mochi ($26).they said the mochi is sold out and can only replace with small mochi without filling still $26 or without it it's still $26. i said "why still $26 without the mochi? well, ok, i would do the one with small mochi without black sesame fillings. "then they came back to me and told me it's also sold out. then i had to look for another item. so i ordered the bird's nest dessert steamed egg white with black sesame fillings ($29). it's actually not the filling, rather they put the black sesame paste at the bottom and steamed the egg white on the top. i was quite disappointed and the egg itself is not tasty at all. all these items are put in a plastic bowl (unlike other dessert shops put it in a casserole) and make it look quite cheap. …查看更多
◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆To warm up for winter, lets play a game of spot the difference!If you have read my HLS reviews before, you will know what I am talking about.:(!◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆The last drink I had at HLS was the chocolate fruit drink, it was extremely nice, but it depends which branch you go because I found it inconsistent.I really like the way HLS is slowly changing its image by serving almost Western drinks with some Chinese elements to it.The design of the cup is similar to the Western brands of coffee with a slight Taiwanese touch to it.It is quite interesting their recent products such as the choco fruit drink and this drink do not feature their corporate image.Anyway, I tried to order this drink when I dined there, but I didnt realise it was Takeaway only!!I felt that it killed the fun because as a Takeaway drink, the solid chocolate on the spoon was already in the cup of hot milk with the lid firmly on.It took away all the magic of visually stirring it and seeing it turn from milk into chocolate and virtually impossible whilst walking through packed streets with the lid on. But with a lid clasped firmly on, and for takeaway, it takes the fun and magic away.Anyway it totally defeats the purpose being called Stirring Belgium Chocolate.It should be served A la Carte with the spoon of solid chocolate and the drink served separately so you can have the fun of putting the chocolate into the hot milk and stirring it until it magically turns into hot chocolate, afterall their poster is conveying stirring belgium chocoate.However the magic could still be saved if they used a clear plastic cup, but the cup would be too hot to hold as a takeaway drink.The weather is not helping too, because I love sipping hot chocolate in the cold, and frankly it is still summer to me.I do not like milk but since this one had Belgian chocolate I decided to try it.It was basically a cup of hot milk with a choice of Belgian chocolate, Strawberry chocolate or Mocha.You also get a free condiment to put in the drink which is similar to the Taiwanese drinks, the choices are wheatgerm, purple rice or mini glutinous rice balls.The service at this branch was poor, the staff didn’t seem to have any knowledge of the drink or perhaps it was new and no one had ordered it yet, the staff did not ask me which chocolate I wanted or which condiment I wanted. I had to tell her I wanted the mini glutinous rice dumplings.I ordered the Belgian chocolate but when I opened the lid I saw bits of pink floating!!They gave me the wrong chocolate, but luckily I chose the glutinous rice balls because I don’t like the combination of wheat germ or purple rice and strawberry.Luckily I found a quiet spot to stir the chocolate before it melted and it turned out quite nice.However there was SYRUP in it which made it too sweet and totally ruined it, but the scent of strawberry was really nice with the chocolate and not that fake. The mini glutinous rice dumplings matched ok with chocolate and strawberry.Next time I will request it without syrup◎ⓢⓤⓟⓔⓡⓢⓤⓟⓔⓡⓖⓘⓡⓛ◎ⓢⓤⓟⓔⓡⓢⓤⓟⓔⓡⓖⓘⓡⓛ◎Price: $18-23 depends which branch you go!Service: Depends when you goYummy factor: OkSweetness levels: Chocolate is sweet, and they added syrup too!!◎ⓢⓤⓟⓔⓡⓢⓤⓟⓔⓡⓖⓘⓡⓛ◎ⓢⓤⓟⓔⓡⓢⓤⓟⓔⓡⓖⓘⓡⓛ◎…查看更多
Previously tried the strawberry chocolate drink which was the best, the banana one would be second best, but decided to try the choco-melon before that.This branch is newly opened and is opposite the sushi take-away joint. For beverages it is competing with Gung Cha drinks nearby, and as a dessert shop, it is competing with Chung's nearby.As expected this drink did not taste as good as the strawberry one I tried first, partly because of the fruit combination and partly to do with the chocolate.The strawberry one I had at Po-Lam was much better, the chocolate was silky and not powdery like this one.The one at Po-Lam was more slushy, but the one here had a milkier taste.The only difference is that the one at Po-Lam was drunk straight away, and this one was not, so the ice in it may have melted.The chocolate curls given here were not as much as the Po_Lam branch.Next I am going to try Choco-Banana, which should be good because banana and chocolate always go well together, hopefully the proportion of cocoa powder will be less.…查看更多