[Review] Oysters at Richard Haward's

There are quite a few oyster stalls at Borough Market but Richard Haward's appealed to me as it was on one side with an area reserved for customers.

It is definitely an advantage that they have some tables so that you can appreciate your oysters.
I like the way you are free to order any combination of oysters or as few as one to try.
There are three prices because you can buy them unopened, half opened or fully opened to eat there.

Opposite the oysters, there is the condiments area where they have red wine vinegar and white wine vinegar.

As I had already had lunch, I just had an oyster and a clam.
They are opened in front of you and not rinsed hence you can taste the sea water which is the delicious part.
Both were fresh and appetizing complimented by the delicious vinegar so I will definitely be back for more.

The only thing I didn't like was the odd shell fragments.
Hand disinfecting gel and tissues are also available.

[The Sky Bar] Quality Steaks

Fans of Mr Steak can come here because The Sky Bar is also part of Mr Steak, hence the beef is guaranteed to be good.

The set dinner includes a semi buffet soup, salad and dessert bar.

The sets are priced according to the main course that you choose.

For starters, chose the Brown crab and American Pearl Oysters.
The oysters were fresh as expected and all it needed was a squeeze of lemon.
Although there is some strange tomato sauce in the middle which is a Hong Kong thing.

The Brown crab was the star of the show because there was so much roe and Tomalley that it was best eaten with bread.

The pea soup from the soup bar was warm and comforting with lots of peas in it.

For mains, the pineapple and short ribs were tangy and tender.
I had the surf and turf because the beef was as good as expected.
It was a nice chunk of tenderloin that was juicy and full of beef flavour.

Finished with the desserts which left me feeling satisfied.


[The Sky Bar]
8/F., Lee Theatre Plaza, 99 Percival Street, Causeway Bay
銅鑼灣波斯富街99號利舞臺廣場8樓8A舖
Tel: 24099866

Battered oysters at Hooked

Hooked (Mid-Levels)

Came here again and was glad to see some changes!!!!!!

PICKLED EGGS ARE NOW SOLD HERE!!!



FINALLY, THERE ARE CHIP FORKS FOR PEOPLE TO USE!!!!

This time had the oysters, 3 for $40.


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Oysters:

The oysters were huge and they were about the size of big chicken wings.
I was surprised that they did not shrink after being fried.
Anyway, the batter was golden and thin while the oyster was creamy and juicy.




The oysters were just amazing and the salt enhanced the taste effortlessly.
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$43 for a bowl of oyster congee

Since my last visit in 2009, the price of congee has gone from $28 to $43, an increase of $15.
That's around a dollar every year!!!!

Luckily, the congee still tasted delicious because the congee had strong oyster tasted with hints of dried fruit peel.

There were about 4 big oysters in the congee, but they looked different to the ones I tried in 2009 because they were brown compared to the grey ones on my last visit which you can refer to on my previous review.

http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=1968176&tc=sr2rvw&con=rvw

I recommend having the oysters last or with the congee when you have nearly finished because they have such a strong taste that the tasty congee will become tasteless if you eat the oysters first.
When you bite into the oysters, it crumbles into sandy lumps, just like salted egg yolk.


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新九記粥麵 Sun Kau Kee Noodle Shop

G/F, 9 Tai Wang Tung Street, Wan Chai

Oyster burger

Burgeroom has been around for ages offering an extensive choice of burgers.

With the recent opening of The Chop House offering Soft Shell crab sandwiches I suddenly remembered thatBurgeroom had it as well.

It was my first visit at Burgeroom because I used to think it was expensive but after comparing the menu to The Chop House, Burgeroom was cheaper and had more choices which was won even though I probably would not choose those burgers.

For the soft shell crab, The Chop house was cheaper because you get three and the coating is lighter. However the one at Burgeroom was coated in batter and I was glad I did not choose it when I saw it served.

Burgeroom's Soft Shell Crab Burger $95 vs SOFT SHELL CRAB CLUB SANDWICHES (3) $138.

At Burgeroom, the choice of seafood burgers were great and some of them had foie gras in them too:

Boston lobster $188
Foie Gras Soft Shell Crab Burger $168
Portobello Sole Fish Burger 98
Foie Gras Sole Fish Burger 148

When you dine at the Burgeroom, you have to order from the counter which was quite annoying as their burgers are quite pricey.
However they do bring the food over to you.

If you order drinks, you have to get it from the cabinet.

The plastic knives and forks were well hidden.

The burgers were served in a basket which made it difficult to eat and their tables were cramped and close to other tables.

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Oyster cheese burger:
If you didn't eat pork or you were a Muslim, then you would not be impressed to find a piece of stray bacon in it like I did.

There were four oysters coated in crispy breadcrumbs in the burger.

The bun was rather burnt!!

With the burger sliced in half, it was perfect having an oyster with each quadrant.
The processed cheese went well with the oysters because it was not too overwhelming with a lightly salted cheese taste.
I was really glad I chose this over the Soft Shell crab burger because this could be the only place in Hong Kong that serves oyster burgers.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Camping out for delicious curries

Camper's (Quarry Bay)

I have heard quite a lot about this place before but I did not know it was Japanese until I went there.

Luckily there were lots of reviews on Openrice so you could just show them the pictures to order because the menu does your head in with all that handwritten Chinese and Japanese.


There was an English menu but I forgot to take a photo of it and their website has not updated for a long time so you cannot see all the latest dishes.



Camper's was an interesting name for the restaurant which reminded me of camping and explains the small camping bags on the wall.


There is a similar restaurant called Bigpack Cafe that serves German food which also has large Rucksacks on the wall.
It is strange that Bigpack Cafe was not called Backpack Cafe or Bagpack Cafe.

Basically this restaurant is famous for curry and "Daily intake of vegetables".

The "Daily intake of vegetables" is the amount of vegetables that a person should eat a day which is served as a salad or as a curry.

The vegetables are already prepared on the metal plates so when people order them, they just take it from the metal plates.


There were so many curries I wanted to try, Curry with daily required portion of vegetables, butter chicken curry but the butter chicken was Japanese style so I did not choose it.

While I was just about to order the vegetable curry, I saw the photo of oyster curry so I ordered that instead.
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Wheat tea:


The wheat tea was refreshing and a good start to the meal.
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Hiroshima oyster curry:



This was my first time eating curry with oysters, the oysters they use are Hiroshima oysters which are known for their creamy strong taste.
Oysters are usually baked or eaten on its own which was why I felt that this curry was interesting.
When it came, the curry was really hot with lots of steam coming from it.
Initially I tried the mushrooms and curry first because the oyster had the strongest taste and the mushrooms were sweet and meaty because it was the abalone type.
The oysters tasted strong as expected but they were a bit mushy.
The rice had pieces of sweet potato, pumpkin and sweetcorn in it which made it colourful as well as being tasty, and it was really good the curry sauce temperature was really hot and kept hot till the end.
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For dessert I was really looking forward to the sweet potato pudding but it was sold out.

Kitchen J gets a new life with new menu items

kitchen J (Tseung Kwan O)

Previously the menu at Kitchen J was extremely limited, they only offered Japanese curries and cutlets.

Now they offer more items just like Watami did, but prices are more expensive than Watami.

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Steamed Hiroshima oysters with white wine:
I went to Kitchen J specifically to try these oysters, there was a baked cheese version too.

When it came, it was served on a ceramic dish with a Moroccan claypot lid.

The oysters were plump but the edges and body of the oysters were quite black and grey.

One of them was appalling because you can see crushed white shell on the top left of the oyster so I had to waste time removing them.

Only one oyster was properly detached from the shell and the rest were not which was a nuisance!

As for the taste, the white wine taste was not strong and I could only taste the standard creaminess and smell that comes from Hiroshima oysters.
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Sicily deep fried octopus:

To be honest, I don't think they were Sicilian style.

As well as the octopus, they had deep fried squid but I chose the deep fried octopus because not many places serve it.
The coating smelt and tasted like the coating for southern fried chicken and cajun fried chicken.
It was moderately thick and crunchy.
The octopus was rather chewy but there were some tender pieces.
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Anyway, I am glad that the menu has improved and they accept cents too!