Showing posts with label Croissants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Croissants. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 01, 2017

Cruffin by Marks and Spencer

The cruffin which is a pastry hybrid of a croissant and a muffin was only previously available at posh bakeries in London and some other countries.
It is meant to be crisp and flaky like a croissant and soft doughy like a muffin on the inside. You can get it at Marks and Sparks as well as this Japanese inspired Chinese bakery A1 group but their version is weird as it is covered in icing.

At Marks and Sparks, there are three different flavours – chocolate and hazelnut, Seville orange and strawberry and Marc de champagne, at £1.50 in the UK and $25 in Hong Kong.

I was a bit disappointed because it was not doughy and soft in the middle and it was just a croissant all the way through but shaped like a muffin.



Never the less, both the Strawberry and orange flavours were good because jam and croissants always go together.
The chocolate was a bit rich and tasted like a pain du chocolat filled with nutella paste.

Monday, December 29, 2014

European bakery

Thanks to Ivy for getting me a croissant from A La Bakery.
I haven't been there yet but the pictures of the shop look really nice just like the ones you find in Europe.
The taste of the croissant was surprisingly good because it didn't taste localized, it was buttery and savoury.
I had it with melted cheddar which made it taste even better.
I hope to make a visit there soon and try the other bakery products.

Thursday, June 05, 2014

Only the tea jelly is worth trying at TWG Tea

Came here with high expectations because of its branding, location and price.

It was nice there was a tea guide with all their teas listed in it.

The ambiance was nice which was later disturbed by these loud Mandarin speaking people.

Only posted the croissant because the teas, icecreams did not taste good!
The teas tasted of aroma oils and the tea leaves they used were just brittle teadust which is the lowest possible grading you can get.
The icecreams lacked tea flavour and different flavours tasted really similar.
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Croissants with tea jelly and cream:

For the tea jelly, it appears that you are supposed to be given a choice but they did not ask.
Luckily the one I got tasted nice, it had hints of apricot and a refreshing tea aroma which went nicely with the croissant.
It would be great if the croissants were not so oily.

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Thursday, April 10, 2014

Cold reheated croissant

Pacific Coffee Company (Kowloon Tong)

Had to grab something quick, so got the croissant.

I asked them to reheat it for me but unfortunately it will still cold.
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Butter croissant:

The good thing was that it came with butter but the butter was too hard and could not be spread.
Anyway, I had the croissant without the butter and it could have tasted better because if it was heated properly, it would have been softer and flakier.
The taste of the croissant was ok, it was buttery and not too oily.
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Wednesday, January 08, 2014

Apple cinnamon croissaint

Le Salon Restaurant et Croissanterie (Causeway Bay)

Although lots of people have said the apple croissant was not that good, I still wanted to try it.

I ordered one to dine there and this time the guy at the counter ran out of plates!
GREAT!

So in the end, I got their napkins and formed a small tablecloth because I did not want to make a mess because their croissants are extremely flakey.


The croissant reminded me of apple crumble because it had icing and buttery crumble on top.


Inside it was filled with apple and cinnamon filling.



The taste was not as exciting as I imagined because the apple just tasted sweet, there were no sour notes to it and the cinnamon was not strong enough.
Anyway, at least I have tried it.
Although I am not a fan of peanut butter but the peanut butter one tastes better.

Monday, December 09, 2013

Confusing ordering system at Urban bakery works

Previously came here for the icecream but the croissant was sold out.

Came here again for the croissant and luckily all of the flavours were available.

Went to the counter to order and was told that you have to go to the croissant section to get the croissant then you have to bring it back to the counter and pay.
Ok did that, and decided to order a drink too.
They were kind enough to let me order the drink there but I didn't realise you had to collect it at the drinks counter.

Anyway, apart from me, there were other confused customers who were referred to the other counters!~~

With the usual Cafeteria setups, patrons will take a tray and push it along a track to the counter where they pay for it.
But here there was no track so it was not immediately obvious and looked like you ordered from the counter because everyone was queueing there.




Anyway, the croissants were ok luckily, but a little too hard and flakey.
The earl grey tea was how it should be.

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

November special: Praline and peanut croissant

Le Salon Restaurant et Croissanterie (Causeway Bay)

After seeing reviews on the new apple croissant and the Praline and peanuts croissant, I decided to go there for the apple.

This month they have: apple, praline and peanut, chocolate, plain and white truffle.

I wanted the apple really badly but it was sold out, so I tried the Praline and peanuts.

After paying for the croissant, the guy at the counter just passed me the croissant wrapped in tissue even though he knew I was dining there, he didn't give me a plate so I had to ask for one which was annoying!

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Praline and peanuts:


As usual their croissant is perfect, crispy outside and soft inside with a gentle sugar coating.

The praline and peanut filling was surprisingly nice to a non peanut butter lover.
The filling was creamy and the peanut had a gentle crunch, just like the peanuts you get in peanut butter.
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Monday, September 09, 2013

Summer @ Le Salon Restaurant et Croissanterie

Le Salon Restaurant et Croissanterie (Causeway Bay)
Found out there were some new summer croissants at Le Salon Restaurant et Croissanterie so came here especially to try them.
The new flavours were Frozen raspberry yogurt and Dark Cherry.

Apart from croissants, they now have light meals which are quite cheap so the portions are probably quite small.

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Frozen raspberry yogurt:
The croissant is sliced in the middle and there are two slices of frozen raspberry yoghurt in the middle which looks like Wall raspberry ripple icecream.

It was nice having a warm croissant complimented by icy yoghurt, but I felt that the yogurt was not creamy enough and it was more like sorbet.
The taste was not bad because the raspberry yoghurt was nice and sour.
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Dark Cherry:

As well as cherries on the top of the croissant, it was filled with delicious black cherry jam.

Personally I prefer tart cherries.
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Monday, August 12, 2013

Starbucks Brie and Ham croissant

Starbucks Coffee (Causeway Bay)
Went back for the mocha with the white chocolate pudding and saw the croissant, so got that as well.
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Dark Mocha White Chocolate Pudding Frappuccino blended beverage:

The dark mocha did not have strong coffee taste which was great and in the drink there where bits of solid chocolate to chew on.
The white chocolate pudding was nice because it balanced out the mocha taste and it was creamy and tasted like Nestle's milky bar chocolate.
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Ham and Brie croissant:
I did not feel like eating meat that day, so I took out the ham, the croissant and the brie alone were delicious, and the brie was creamy and soft.
It would probably taste better heated up.
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Tuesday, July 02, 2013

URBAN croissants at the urban side of town

URBAN Bake n Take (Tseung Kwan O)

Urban bakery's first branch was at the Hysan place.
After opening their second Branch at langham place, this is their third branch away from the city.


I did not try the croissants at Hysan place because when I went, there was a horrible buttery smell in the air.

The range was the same with almond croissants, cheese croissants, caramel croissants and the deluxe croissants.


Decided to try it because their was no queue and there was a food court nearby to eat it.
Tried the Langoustine with curry emulsion croissant, cheese croissant and caramel croissant.

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Langoustine with curry emulsion croissant:

After ordering it, the Lingoustine (crayfish) was measured by weight and put in a bowl for mixing.



It was helpful of them to slice it in half for me, but the taste was slightly disappointing because the sauce had a weird taste which ruined it for me.
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Cheese croissant:

Lacked cheese taste and it was slightly sweet too.
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Caramel croissant:


Too buttery and greasy.
Although it was flakey, it was heavily greased.
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To conclude La salon croissantere is much better because the butter is not as heavy and does not leave me with indigestion.
Eating just one croissant from this place leaves me stuffed for at least six hours.
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