Brewdog debuts in Hong Kong

Walked past and the bright luminescence lights got my attention.

They had food so my eyes went straight to the dessert section on the menu because the desserts were so British.

Anyway, ordered the maple glazed sour cream donut holes which were delicious as expected.
Sour cream donuts are basically donut batter mixed with sour cream and it had a pretzel like texture but slightly softer in the middle with a chewy exterior coated with sweet maple.

I will come back for the other desserts.

They have so many different types of beers and the ones in the fridge are stylish!

After chatting to a patron upstairs, I was told that BrewDog is from Scotland so when I go back to the UK, I will try the one in London and see how it compares and whether the food menu is the same.

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BrewDog Hong Kong

19 Hollywood Road

https://www.facebook.com/BrewDogHK

November sees the best of the British at The Cabin Cafe & Restaurant

With a month of Best of British coming up, I have decided to write about The Cabin because they serve real English food.
This is my regular haunt because it tastes just like home.
It was nice that other foodies who have lived in UK before liked The Cabin.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
We started off with afternoon tea.

A good selection of sweet and savoury treats that had trifles, scones and sandwiches.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Non alcoholic sangria:

I loved this drink because it was fruity and tasted really natrual.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
prawn cocktail:

Crisp lettuce and prawns but I would have liked the sauce to be stronger.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Juicy beef yorkshire pudding:

A sunday roast summarized in a Yorkshire pudding. It was a mini Yorkshire pudding filled with a slice of juicy roast beef topped with creamy horseradish which had a lovely mustard kick to it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Cream cheese stuffed portobello mushroom:

A tasty earthy mushroom with cheese and crispy herbed breadcrumb on top.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
roasted red pepper and mascarpone soup:

A flawless soup that was refreshing and appetizing.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Herb crusted grilled salmon with mango sauce/sour cream:

The salmon was delicate and tasty complemented by the herbs and sauces.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Lancashire lamb hotpot:

Tasted like home, delicious pieces of lamb in gravy which you could taste the sweet onions and carrots.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Cottage pie:

The cottage pie was divine with lovely chunks of meat and young carrot slices that were sweet in a rich gravy that had a fragrant Thyme flavour.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Roasted belly of pork with apple sauce:

Nice pork with a crispy skin that went fab with the apple sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Lemon merinuge:

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Strawberry Pavola:


A nice and light meringue that was not too sweet!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆

My ideal afternoon tea

Since Shortbread Teas closed, I haven't had a decent meal or tea.

Recently discovered The Cabin and got my comfort food!
Within two weeks I was back for the tea.
There were two menus when I got there, the Classic English Afternoon Tea Set and the afternoon tea sets.

It was such a headache deciding because the tea sets had filet o fish burger and chips, pies and the other Classic English tea set was irresistible.
In the end I went for the Classic English tea set because I am going to come back for the other options.


There were three tiers and it had all the things I could possibly want which is too good to be true and I seriously mean it because other places put crap together and half of the items are not really English or too sweet.

**On the top tier, there was my favourite TRIFLES and lovely homemade tarts including the tartlet base.



**Then the second tier had cheese scones and cranberry scones with jam and CLOTTED CREAM!




**The bottom tier had sandwiches, the highlight was the roast beef with horseradish and crackers with PORTOBELLO mushrooms and not cheap local mushrooms!

I had a pot of Earl Grey tea because you just have to have tea!

Started with the bottom tier first and had the salmon and tomato cherry sandwiches which were lovely, then I moved on to the toasted prawn and crab sandwiches which were creamy and delicous.
The beef and horseradish baguette slice which was the star because it was a tasty slice of beef covered in creamy horseradish sauce.

Finished with the crackers which were aromatic because the truffle and portobello mushrooms were earthy and fragrant.
After finishing the bottom tier, I moved onto the scones!
I love scones and they were crumbly and delicious with the clotted cream and jam.
The cheese could have been cheesier.

After scoffing the scones, it was the sweet tier!
I loved the tartlets because their homemade tartlet base is just right, not too hard or sweet.
There was a blueberry tart and a lemon tart. The lemon tart was my favourite because it had a really thin slice of apple which gave it a lovely crisp texture and a subtle apple tone with the lemon.
The banoffee pie was lovely because the toffee taste is prominent and I love the crisp chewy base with fresh bananas and cream on top.
I saved the trifle last because it was my favourite, the trifle had lovely layers of custard, sponge, strawberry and jelly at the bottom.

COMING BACK SOON FOR MORE COMFORT FOOD!

My secret and cozy cabin

I rarely go to SK because the transport there is so troublesome.
The Cabin is located in the heart of SK yet not many people know this place because when everyone gets off the minibus they head to the town.
Anyway, found out about The cabin on openrice and discovered it was British fare so I had to try it.

Since K's British closed down I haven't had a decent meal.

The Cabin made my day because the decor is like a typical room in the UK matched with the chairs and tables.




At the front of the restaurant, I liked the display.


I went a bit crazy and ate too much like the first time at K's British because the food was just too good.

Here was what I had:
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Mini Yorkshire Pudding Canapés:

This was such a SMART canape, it was like a Sunday roast summarized in a Yorkshire pudding. It was a mini Yorkshire pudding filled with a slice of juicy roast beef topped with creamy horseradish which had a lovely mustard kick to it.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Cottage pie with chips:

The cottage pie was divine with lovely chunks of meat and young carrot slices that were sweet in a rich gravy that had a fragrant Thyme flavour.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Children's Bangers and chips:

This was damn good because I love pork sausages and these sausages were too good.
Found out they were Walls Sausages.
The bangers and chips was actually a kids meal but because I ate so much I asked them to leave the beans.
It was the best sausage I have ever tasted because the sausage skin was amazingly crispy like Filo pastry, you could hear the crispiness of the sausage when you put your knife and fork to it yet the middle of the sausage was soft and moist with a yummy pork and herb taste.

Both the sausages and pie were served with chips and they are chippy chips which are peeled, hand-cut and fried so they have a soft texture with a shiny surface and a natrual sweet potatoey taste.
I asked for vinegar to go with these divine chips.

I am so happy, there is another place that has decent chips so I can't wait to see Fish and Chips on the menu.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Lemon Meringue:

Had the lemon meringue to finish and it was sweet with a strong lemon curd at the bottom.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Apple crumble with custard:

I had the apple crumble too because it was served with REAL custard and not FAKE VANILLA sauce.
The apple crumble wasn't too sweet and tasted delicious with real custard which I found comforting.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
vallebelbo fior di vigna moscato:

This was complimentary to celebrate their recent opening.
I don't drink wine but it was sweet and aromatic so I actually liked it because it tasted like a dessert wine.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Can't wait to come back because they said there is going to be afternoon tea and they are updating the menu.

Cost per person HKD:$300

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The Cabin:

G/F, 183 Po Tung Road, Sai Kung, N.T. 新界西貢普通道183C地下
Hong Kong
2412 3183

https://www.facebook.com/TheCabinCafeRestaurant

Shoreditch in Hong Kong

I was attracted by the name Shoreditch because Shoreditch is a town in East London.

At Shoreditch, they serve British fare.


I already had dinner before so I went for a soup and dessert but next time I am coming back for FISH AND CHIPS.

For desserts I was going to order two but the treacle tart was sold out.


★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Cullen Skink:


Cullen Skink is a Scottish soup made of smoked haddock, potatoes and onions.
It was a nice soup packed with flavour and a wonderful creamy texture but the consistency could have been thicker.
I loved the generous pieces of smoked haddock in the soup but they were quite salty which were perfect with the bread.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Rice Pudding $88:


This was rice pudding with rhubarb at the bottom covered with honeycomb vanilla pieces.



It was a nice matching of sweet honeycomb pieces on top and sour rhubarb in harmony with the creamy rice pudding.

The honeycomb was slightly bitter because of there was too much bicarbonate of soda but it was nice and chewy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Shoreditch:
18 Catchick Street, Kennedy Town. Phone: +852 2242 3777
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The bill: $1xx
Service: OK
Service charge: 10%
Yummy factor: good
Glass of water provided: yes
English Menu: Yes
Air Conditioning: Yes
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