Tulsi stretches to West Hong Kong

Ever since I dined at the North Point's award winning Tulsi, I have fallen in love with their curries because they are just like the ones in the UK.
There is a branch in Quarry Bay which is good but the location is troublesome and there are always crowds because there are no Indian restaurants around.
After checking out HKU MTR station I stumbled upon this branch of Tulsi which is quite different to the other two because they serve Thai food and pasta dishes.

Anyway, dined there because they had curries.


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Chocolate lassi:

This was a special request because chocolate milkshake was too heavy so I asked them if they could make a chocolate lassi and as expected it tasted how I like it because I loved the yoghurt taste with a hint of cocoa.
For people who like this, you can buy chocolate yoghurts but not in Hong Kong.
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Aloo Gobi:

This was fantastic as expected because it had an appetizing tomato base with curry spices with juicy cauliflower florets and silky potatoes.
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Beef curry:

A mildly spiced curry with a great curry sauce to go with the rice.

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Mushroom rice:

The mushroom rice was similar to the other fried rices that they serve.
Each grain of rice was tasty and the portion was surprisingly big!!

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Tulsi and Wine:

G/F, 10-11 The Bonham Mansion, 63 Bonham Road, Western District
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Silence of the lambs or silenced by the lambs

I have always wanted to try this place but either I have just had a meal or I was there at the wrong time.
Finally tried it because the place I wanted to go was closed so went here instead.

Compared to the reviews a while ago there seem to be less items on the menu and to be honest there is not a lot of choice to choose from.


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Lamb skewers:


The lamb was springy and tasty flavoured by the cumin and salt but I found it a bit too fatty.
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Yoghurt drink:

The yoghurt drink was nice because it was lightly sweetened but it still had a tart taste.
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Salad:

The salad was lovely, it was simple and delicious because the cucumber and tomatoes were flavoured by the raw onion juices.
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Lamb pancakes:


The lamb was gorgeous because there were lots of finely chopped crisp onions in it and the sweet yellow bean complemented it nicely.
I just felt that the pancakes could have been softer.

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Ba Yi Restaurant:
43 Water St: Ground fl, Sai Ying Pun; Telephone: +852 2484 9981

Lunches at Ba Yi

To be honest lunch here is better than the evenings because you can get a taste of mutton at a better deal.
Lunches are under $50 and there is no service charge.

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[b]Cumin spiced mutton with rice :[/b]

I loved flavoured rice and this had shredded pieces of pumpkin in it garnished with raisins and onions.

As well as the rice, the lamb was tasty but the rice gets heavy towards the end because it has quite a lot of oil mixed into it.

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[b]Noodles:[/b]

The noodle was in a delicious broth and there were lots of diced vegetables and pieces of tofu in it.

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[b]Goat's milk pudding:[/b]

The pudding was made from goat's milk powder but it still tasted ok because it was very creamy and silky.

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Ba Yi Restaurant:
G/F, 43 Water Street, Western District
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[b]The bill:[/b] $1xx
[b]Service:[/b] OK
[b]Service charge:[/b] no
[b]Yummy factor:[/b] good
[b]Napkins provided:[/b] no
[b]Toilets:[/b] yes, cute toilet
[b]Portion sizes:[/b] big
[b]Noise levels:[/b] None
[b]Glass of water provided:[/b] yes
[b]English Menu:[/b] Yes
[b]Air Conditioning:[/b] Yes
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Indonesian sweet potato

This place is closed every time I walk past and that day is was open so I took a quick look to see what food they had.


They had fried chicken but as I was planning to have lunch, fried chicken was a bit too heavy so I got the sweet potato instead.

There are three sizes: small, medium and large.
The small was sold out so I had to get the medium.

The sweet potato was a bit dry and not that sweet with lots of fibre in it which was great for roughage.

Dreamy pure white marshmallows

Thanks to Wanttoeat for getting me these marshmallows which are made by Ling.



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Marshmallows:


Each one was pretty and uniquely shaped like meringue kisses.
The texture was bouncy and soft with a delicious strong vanilla taste just like the marshmallow flumps that you can buy.
I really liked these homemade marshmallows because the sweetness was just right with lots of gelatin and there are no artificial colours in it.
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Hoping to see other flavours such as Earl Grey.
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Leisure Time Crêpe (Western District)

Sam's home cooked food

Sam's Kitchen (Western District)

I was intrigued by this old and shabby restaurant so went and tried their dinner.

The dining area is upstairs.

Inside the restaurant, it feels quite cosy.


On the wall, I found some really cool fruits jellies displayed there.
(Not sure how long they have been there because the sugar has melted and the colours have faded).

Ordered the tofu because I love tofu, the product shot is exactly the same as the one on the review.
Am I seeing an identical photo?

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Tofu:

I really liked this dish because it was my favourite tofu served with spring onion sauce.
The pairing of bland tofu with spring onion sauce was so nice because it enhanced the taste and it went down very well with rice.

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Pleasure time having crepes at Leisure Time

I was having a food tour at Sai Yung Pun and this place captivated me because of the beautiful deco, it was dreamy and relaxing.
Even their toilet felt like a palace.

On my Sai Yung Pun tour, the restaurants I went to were:
Nyonya Coming, Homelite Coffee (which can't seem to be listed on Openrice) and Eat my cakes.

This little gem was hotel standard from the uniform the owner was wearing to the Sachertorte cakes that they serve.
The owner makes their own marshmallows and corned beef too.

The crepes were surprisingly good because I had bad experiences from the local Japanese and Chinese crepes which are too sweet with too much aerosol cream.

The crepes they serve here are basically English pancakes which are thin and soft rolled with fillings.

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Avocado and brie croissant:


Started off with the irresistible croissant because it had my favourite avocado and brie.
The avocado and brie paired nicely giving a lovely creamy and buttery tone to the flakey croissant.
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Savoury cheese, tomato and mushroom crepe:

This was seriously good because the pancake base was not overly sweet like the ones at Mazazu.
The simple cheese, tomato and mushroom filling tasted good and the French dressing helped to bring all the flavours together.
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Smoothie:

I was surprised by the smoothie too because I was expecting it to be too sweet but it wasn't.
It was refreshing with tones of banana, strawberry and pineapple.
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I will be back for the corned beef and marshmallows!!!!

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Leisure Time Crêpe (Western District)

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Beijing style dumplings at Wang Fu's (Sai Ying Pun)

Wang Fu is a famous Beijing dumpling house in Central, but that restaurant is always busy and the waitresses at the door seem to shoo people away.
Anyway, spotted this shop and it was empty so went in.
The seating was spacious and the staffs were really friendly.
When I sat down, they gave me free soymilk.




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Vegetarian dumplings:


My first choice was the tomato and egg dumplings but they were sold out.
The vegetarian ones were quite good and did not disappoint because the vegetables inside were tasty and had some crunch too it.
There were also glass vermicelli noodles in it too.
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Smoked chicken with rice:



Although the portion was small, the chicken was finely shredded mixed with their fragrant soy sauce with spring onions.
Compared to other restaurants, the smoked chicken was not that salty but it didn't taste bland.
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WANG FU:

Shop A G/F Hoi Sing Building 

141-143 2nd Street, Sai Ying Pun, Western District

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