Reasonable bakery in Sai Kung

Mushroom Bakery (Sai Kung)

Only came here because it was the last non Chinese bakery to close.

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Spinach and dried tomato bread:


The bread was surprisingly nice with pieces of spinach and dried tomatoes in it.
There was so much flavour in the bun that I was not sure if it was MSG or unami from the sun dried tomatoes.
The pumpkin bread version was not so good.
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Quiches:
The quiches were quite decent and the filling was cheesy but the pastry was rock hard and thick.
From their quiche selection I did not like the mushroom quiche because it was a mixture of Asian mushrooms but the spinach one was really good.
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French roast chicken now at Sai Ying Pun

La Rotisserie (Western District)
Thanks to La Rotisserie for inviting me to try their new shop in Sai Ying Pun.
I have always been a fan of their roast chicken and roast potatoes, and now their quiches as well

The new joint is located on the Third Street in Sai Ying Pun with dizzying views of the Hong Kong sea and buildings beneath it.
It is conveniently located next to the new escalators where you can see the sea on the way up and strange old buildings too!!

The Sai Ying Pun area is interesting and somewhat surreal!!! I wonder where the new Chippy is located???

What makes La Rotisserie so special is that the chickens are roasted on a rotisseries which perfectly roasts the chicken as it is rotating and the chicken essense is collected on the tray below onto the potatoes giving deliciously crisp chicken flavoured roasted potatoes.

The chicken they source are corn fed, free range chickens.

Apart from Roast chicken they also sell some irresistable French mustards and candies from La Madeleine de Proust.

The pates were tempting because they were only $38 per jar but as I had somewhere to go afterwards I did'nt buy them otherwise I would have bought the chicken and mushroom and the deer pate.
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Roast chicken:

The roast chicken was succulent, juicy and tender flavoured by their delicious herbs.
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Mustard chicken (flavour of the month):
The new flavour was chicken covered in mustard.
I would have loved more mustard because I could'nt quite taste it.
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Quiche:



There were three quiches and the tomato and cheese was simple and my favourite.
One of the best quiches in Hong Kong because it is authentic.
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Carrot and cumin soup:

I love anything with cumin so the carrot and cumin soup was delicious, and their soups are vegetarian which is good because for Vegetarians they can just get a quiche and soup to complete their meal.
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Croque monsieur:

This is also my favourite which I did not try at the Sheung Wan branch!
Again another authentic one that does not taste sweet like the local ones.
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Apple almond:

I was really lucky to try this as well because it was really delicious.
It was not too sweet and the filling was a bit like custard with pieces of apple in it.
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It was really fascinating watching people from all walks of life there.
There were quite a lot of elderly people living in that area and I was so surprised to see a frail old man buy half a chicken from La Rotisserie because the locals I have met are not really adventurious with new foods and for a frail old man to fork out $100!!!!!

On leaving, it was so nice of them to give us a goodie bag filled with goodies:
There was a jar of mustard and candies from La Madeleine de Proust

La Madeleine de Proust candies:
PATIENCE sweet round biscuits:rose and peach.
CROQ’AMOURS bite-size crunchy clouds of meringue: raspberry and coffee.
DÉLICE À LA ROSE: heart-shaped biscuits: rose and almond
ÉTOILE À LA CANNELLE: spicy cinnamon, sweet almonds and Alsatian spices, these star-shaped biscuits come from Strasbourg’s famous Christmas market.

A nice cafe on Swatow alley

Mansons Lot (Wan Chai)

A nice place for coffee and relaxing lunches, but perhaps a bit too cosy.

Tried the lunch set which includes a soup, main and an expresso.

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Menu:

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Gazpacho soup:

This was quite impressive because most places serve hot soups and here they serve Gazpacho which is cold.
The top is nicely frothed and has a refreshing taste of tomato.
I could also taste carrot too.
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Quiche:

I loved this chunky quiche loaded with spinach but it would be great if the quiche base was savoury and not sweet.


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expresso :

I don't drink coffee.....
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Overpriced quiche

agnès b. Café LPG (Tsim Sha Tsui)

I was at TST and needed a light dinner so dined here because they had quiche.

There was spinach and mushroom and salmon and leek, so I chose the salmon.

It was quite expensive and costs $42 per slice.
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Salmon and leek quiche:
I was expecting it to be better than the quiche at Pacific Coffee but it was worse.
There was not much salmon in it and the egg tasted like Chinese steamed egg.
The one at Pacific Coffee is not great but there were chunks of salmon and a good balance of egg and cheese in it.
I really wished they did not give me the salad because the greens were oxidised and the edges were almost black (it was not balsamic vinegar).



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Crappy spinach quiche again @ Pacific Coffee

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Spinach and mushroom quiche:


As usual the spinach and mushroom quiche was delicious, there was a lot of spinach in it.
However this time it lacked egg and it was slightly salty.
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Great news for La Rose Noire fans with Passion

I have always been a fan of La Rose Noire, which has a section at the local supermarket.
They sell economical savoury and sweet pastries.
The sandwiches they do are great because they have all my favourite comfort ingredients such as chicken tikka and tandoori.
Their sandwiches are plain and simple with the 'normal' dressings and they have a strong reputation with the expats.

As well as pastries and sandwiches they have artisan cakes which can be seen online on their website but they were not sold at the supermarket.

I was so glad when this new place opened, located on the corner of Fraser House.
It is opened by Gerald Dubois, the owner of La Rose Noire ( which has a lovely website with pink and black as main colours and a rose).
They even have their deliveries delivered by their own La Rose Noire van.

 

Passion by Gerard Dubois houses all my favourite items from pastries, cakes to savoury items.
With this new place, I can't wait to see all his latest cake creations.
The prices are reasonable too perhaps slightly under priced because the whole interior and selection surpassed my expectations.

 

 

 

 

I loved the high ceilings and wooden fixtures, the whole place is just a wonderful place to stay for a rainy afternoon with people whizzing by while your divulging on delicious cakes.

 

 

Their nougats looked really good too especially the pink one.

 

Since I have tried their pastries I decided to try their cakes and vegetable quiche.
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La Framboise:
There were so many thin layers of cake and filling and on top there was lovely dehydrated raspberry bits.
The cake was quite sweet. It was dusted by delicate fine flakes of dessicated coconut.
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La Pistache:
This was my favourite, the taste was intense, although it was mainly meant to be pistachio, there were tones of raspberry and coconut in it as well.
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Vegetable quiche:
The taste of the quiche was like savoury steamed egg because the egg taste was really strong and in the quiche filling were occaisionally pieces of broccoli.