Showing posts with label Irish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Irish. Show all posts

Monday, May 11, 2015

Better service needed at Kinsale

Before the MTR was available, I attempted to dine here in Aug 2014 but when I got to the entrance no one served me and the waitresses for busy ignoring me so I left.
The lunch and brunch hours are short and I was told that the brunch had finished even though it was still brunch hours.


Anyway, this place is really noisy so don't expect a quiet lunch or brunch.
Ordered bubble and squeak which seems to be the only place in HK that serves it after Harringtons closed.
Unfortunately, the bubble and squeak was salty as hell.

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Not at its former glory and not comforting

Decided to come here for traditional Sunday roast because I have not been here for ages.

When I entered the bar, the carvery station had gone so I asked them if they were still doing it and they said the roast was served upstairs.

Went upstairs and the restaurant was almost empty on a Friday lunchtime.


Since my last visit, the roast has gone up from around $120 to $150 which is more expensive than having an expensive lunch in Central.
The roast comes with a soup, salad and tea.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Salmon chowder soup:


Started off with the soup which was starchy and had a strong potato taste with pieces of salmon in it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Salad from the bar:
The salad is collected from the bar.
I was pretty annoyed and disappointed with the salad bar.
The selection was not as good as before and it had weird Asian things such as black fungus salad which you will not find in the UK or Ireland .
If I am paying $150 I don't expect to see Asian ingredients and I wish the selection was how it used to be which can be seen in the previous reviews.









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Roast:
I got the roast from the carvery which was Beef and Limerick ham that day.

Again the vegetables selection was not as good as it used to be.
There was no spinach.








The plate of roast was not as good as it used to be but the Yorkshire pudding was still ok but parts of it did not rise properly.
I requested for some mint sauce which is normally served with lamb but I love it with Yorkshire pudding and gravy because there is vinegar in the minty sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tea:
Ended the meal with further disappointment.


They used to use tea leaves which had a bold tea taste but now they use teabags!!
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I was angered by the fact that the prices have gone up and the quality has gone down.

After talking to the Chef, he confirmed that there are less people having roast which is why they don't serve it downstairs.

Anyway, I wonder how long before they will stop serving the roasts and I hope it does not end in the same fate as The Canny Man because they don't serve A la carte during lunch!

More photos of the restaurant.




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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Bewitching with an Irish brunch

It was nice to see another Irish place open up because there are not many Irish restaurants in Hong Kong.

O'Phillie's Irish restaurant & pub is now a new competitor for Delaney's.

So far, I have only tried their lunch and brunch so I can't compare their roast yet.
The decor of this place is green and Celtic just what you would expect for the Irish culture.

The brunch menu was quite good, for the Full Irish breakfast, there was a half portion option.
I wonder if you would get half a black pudding in the half portion.


Here was what I ordered:
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Smoked salmon scramble:


There was no apricot jam given as stated on the menu.
The scrambled egg was quite nice but the salmon could have been fresher because it tasted a bit fishy.
The Dublin hash was just an ordinary hash brown.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Bewitching "Full" Irish breakfast:
I loved the name "Bewitching" for a breakfast because it sounded enchanting.
The full breakfast had: two pork sausages, two pieces of Irish smoked maple bacon, award winning black pudding, grilled tomato, baked beans, eggs, Dublin hash brown and toast with apricot jam.

When it arrived, there was no apricot jam or black pudding so I informed the waitor.


The Dublin hash was a bit disappointing because it was just the usual hash browns and they were quite oily.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Black pudding:


The missing black pudding was served when I nearly finished the breakfast.
It was different to the ones I have had before which come in slices and the black pudding skin was very tough to slice.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Receipt:

O'Phillie's Irish restaurant & pub
Shop 202, 2/F, QRE Plaza, 202 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai

Wednesday, April 09, 2014

Lunch buffet at O'Phillie's

O'Phillie's irish restaurant & pub (Wan Chai)
Tried this restaurant ages ago but didn't get motivation to write it up until now because someone has already reviewed it.




They probably don't have the buffet for lunch anymore because they said they would be serving the Irish carvery instead which would make them another competitor because Delaney's in Wan Chai also does good roasts.

I have also tried their brunch sets too, so there will be another review coming up.

On this visit, I had the salad buffet which included tea.

The food varied from pasta, rice, meats but half of it wasn't really Irish food.

Here was what I had:




The pasta was good and my favourite was the broccoli and cauliflower in cream sauce, roast potatoes and gammon ham.

Friday, April 19, 2013

New menu at Delaney's

Delaney's Wanchai (Wan Chai)

Have not been here for ages so went again for English and Irish fare.

The menu has finally changed and is slightly better but the prices have gone up.

There were three that caught my eye and not previously there:

WARM POTATO & BLACK PUDDING SALAD $98 (garden greens with warmed potatoes and fried black pudding)
PAN FRIED COD FILLET WITH POTATO & LEEK GRÂTIN $175 (cod fillet served with grâtin potato and daily vegetables)
ROASTED HALF CHICKEN $138 (chicken seasoned with fresh rosemary and garlic with seasonal vegetables and house fries)
In the end I had the black pudding salad because I had a tasting later that day.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
WARM POTATO & BLACK PUDDING SALAD:
When it came, it was exactly that, ie potato, salad and black pudding.
The potato was delicious because it was my favourite potato from the salad bar warmed up, and the mayonnaise was delicious.

The black pudding did not taste as nice as the ones at Queen Victoria.
I am not sure if the black pudding was a different brand or the oil was rancid because their fried stuff is not as good as their roast.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Tuesday, April 03, 2012

Sunday roast everyday @ Delaneys

This is my regular stop for sunday lunch any day, roast meat/poultry sliced for you at the carvery.

The roast includes a soup/salad, and a drink. The salad is self service, at the salad bar, ranging from unpickled beetroot to potato salad.

As for the roast, it has to be collected yourself, but you can pick and have what ever vegetable you want.
The roast I had that day was turkey, and requested for a yorkshire pudding too, and lots of gravy.

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