Oysters cooked in spring onions and garlic @ 名舫酒家

Only came here because the locals wanted some Chinese food.

I had no expectations for this place and did not know what to expect because I did not check any reviews before coming here.

Anyway ordered quite a lot of stuff because there were many people but I am only bothering to write a few because the rest were just typical Chinese food such as chicken and steamed fish.
The fish was nice but the oil ruined the natrual taste of the fish.
The vegetables had a choice of sauce so I chose prawn paste and the waitress said nobody has Chinese lettuce (yau muck choi) with prawn paste!
But if you have been to TAI O, they actually have a dish which is Chinese lettuce in Prawn paste sauce.

I also thought it was a bit stupid because if there is a choice for the sauce then you should be able to choose it.
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Oysters cooked in spring onions and garlic:
I have always wanted to try this dish but the places I went did not offer it.
The oysters tasted really nice and how I expected them to taste.
They were big and plump and did not shrivel up in the cooking.
Although these are not freshly shucked oysters they still had a fresh taste.
The spring onions and ginger were deep fried giving the oyster plenty of flavour, and the oysters were coated in corn flour and fried so the edges of the oyster was and nice and crispy due to the flour yet the inside was still soft.
The corn flour coating was really good because the thick sauce from the spring onion and ginger stuck to it giving the oyster a really good flavour.
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Lobster with noodles in Cheese sauce:
The lobster actually had meat, which was good unlike other restaurants that cut it irregularly that there is no meat.
The dish was best eaten hot because after a while the cheese got sticky and tasted heavy.
Overall I quite liked it because the cheese sauce was generous and not too much milk was used it in.
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Chinese Tea:
The tea was mega strong, as you can see the teapot was filled nearly to the top with tea leaves.
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THAILAND spelt THALAND!

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Executive fine lunch @ Dap JP‧Wine‧Dine

I have been meaning to go to DAP for along time, just that it’s a bit of a trek from Wanchai station, through the sunny congested roads of Spring garden lane.

Anyway with the coupon from Openrice, and Openrice holding an event there, this place must be good, so this was the final momentum making me go!

After my first visit, I was given another discount, so I have been twice already for lunch.
The first visit, I didn’t take any pictures, but the setting and furniture was relaxed European French style. The modern tables were facing the large windows with long curtains and the sun shining through, over looking some tall buildings in front of the green hills.

On my first visit, I had 4 courses.
Amuse: Oyster
Entrée: Asparagus with Cod roe
Main: Salmon
Dessert: Cheesecake

The oyster was fresh, and I liked the effort the chef stuck the oyster shell on the plate with sticky dough, so that it doesn’t slide about. The oyster was detached from its shell drenched in its lovely sauce, so it was easy to eat.

Then came the Asparagus with salmon roe, tender asparagus with large salmon roe sprinkled on top.

After the Entrée was finished, I was served the Salmon, a reasonable chunk of pink juicy salmon, and I do mean juicy, it wasn’t dry at all, very soft and supple, almost like jelly!

As for dessert, the cheesecake was served with berry sauce, not too sweet, and smooth that it melts in the mouth.

On my second visit, I had 4 courses which I did take pictures:
Amuse: Kimamoto oyster with ponzu
Entrée: Antipasti (Parma ham and melon, sautéed black mussels, Tomato and mozzarella)
Soup: Chicken consommé with inaniwa and Spring onion
Pasta: Orecchiette with river prawn and lobster cream sauce.

The oyster was as good as the first week, but this time even better with the salmon roe.
Then came the Entrée, which was fun to each, I firstly at the Parma ham and melon, soft ham with sweet melon, then I ate the tomato and mozzarella, creamy cheese with tomato, and finally the mussel, I was surprised they were fresh and soft, not the frozen ones.

As for the soup, I just had to check it out, because it had noodles in it, after having the soup, I had the pasta shells with prawn and lobster sauce, there were many prawns in it, and the sauce was quite rich.

Overall, I like Dap, because what is stated on the menu is what you get, and I credit the menu, because the chef/management have actually researched into it with all these fancy Japanese and French vocabs!

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Huge oysters in the congee @ 新九記粥麵

In the midst of Wanchai, this location is quite interesting, right next to a pet shop selling chirpy birds. Eating congee and noodles, with birds chirping away! It feels like being near a park.

Anyway, the noodles here taste how it should be, it also contained miso soya beans as shown on the picture.

However the congee is worth mentioning.
The dried oyster congee I had was amazing, full of oyster and oyster taste!
For $28, they were a bit different from normal dried oysters, still greyish in colour, not the dark orange hard oysters. Yet when you bite into it, the soft body crumbles into sandy lumps, just like salted egg yolk.
Definately worth trying the dried oyster congee, since the oyster is not dried to a hard form state.

In the congee were bits of finely shredded ginger, so fine, that you can taste the texture but not the over powering taste, then there were little bits of fruit peel!

 

Taiwanese oyster noodles @ 阿升麵線 Ay-Sheng Flour-Rice Noodle

Finally made an effort to queue and order in the packed streets of mong kong.

The shop is similar to that of Ar To, packaging, posters , but not as commercial as they are.
Anyway I think the hygiene is better at Ar To, here it is just a little disorganised, but anyway the taste is roughly the same.

Pierce chicken @ 加州紅Green Box

Firstly I am not a Green box person, I only go to Neway.
So basically I was already biased towards their karoake system and food before I even sat down.

We got there late in the afternoon, opted for the buffet and was told the buffet starts at 7.
I wasn’t very pleased, because Neway’s buffet starts at 6.30, and we were told, we could stay till 8.30 depending on how busy they were and 1.5 hours isn’t a very long time for food.

Anyway, sat down in the room, and ordered their Fruit punch, the only good drink they have, syrupy fruit punch, that isn’t very sweet, with bits of orange fruit in it.

After a while, a waiter came in with two large piping hot baked oysters, which was quite a relief, as I was very hungry and eagerly waiting for it to turn 7, so I could go out and get the food.
The oyster was topped with melted cheese, and the oyster surrounded with white mushroom sauce.
It all combined well together, and I felt a little bit better after that, not so hungry.

I took a look at their promotional flyers on the desk, and was amazed they have Pierce chicken, and serve their snacks, so I was wondering if that would be included in the buffet.

Finally it turned 7pm, and so I went out and collected the food, I picked stir fried instant noodles, and the chicken wings (which seem to be from Pierce). They tasted like the ones at Pierce.

For the dessert, I got this Thai thing with coconut milk, which contained sea coconut and these pandan flour things. The dessert was ok, a bit sweet, so I only scooped out the pandan things, which tasted good.

Overall, I got a better impression of the Green box, and they also issue you with an official receipt too.

I also saw them have a team meeting on how to improve things, which seems reassuring for their patrons, improving the floor standard, so that its not so slippery.