Caught by the confusing Ad

Walked past one evening and saw this poster!
It was rather confusing because it seems to imply all you can eat but it is not all you can eat.

As I was a fan of their crab congee I didn't mind going back again for it.

When I went in, I asked them about the confusing promotion and they said it was a GIMMICK because they are located on 127 Wing Lok Street, so they simply did a special offer for the congee at $1+27 ie the congee costs $28 only!!!

Although it was not all you can eat, $28 was a bargain because it normally costs around $5X.
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Crab congee:
I had a better experience this time because it was served in a ceramic bowl with a proper metal spoon.
The quality was better too and you could see how much crab was in it because the colour was lovely and vivid.



Not to mention, the taste was amazing, rich in crab essence flavoured by the saltiness of the crab roe with lots of crabmeat in it.
As well as the crab, the freshness of the spring onion and the congee tasted great together.

I wish this promotion would last forever.
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Photos of the restaurant:





bloody clam sashimi!! LOL

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Freshlodge Limited
127 Wing Lok Street

A delicious bacon sarnie from Burger Deli

Went there on a weekend so had to get there early before the damn people flock into sai kung.
As soon as I got my feed, I scrammed the hell out of there.

This place is going to be popular and busy on the weekends if they extend their opening hours.

Wanted to try their breakfasts but all the seats were occupied so got a bacon sarnie.

These people know what they are doing because they served the bacon sarnie in a sandwich with HP sauce.

The English menu was Chinglish free with 99% Western items except one Asian snack which was the prawn toast.

At the shop, they also sold cakes, expat confectionary, teas and drinks.


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Bacon sarnie:
The sarnie was nicely toasted, lightly buttered and the saltiness of the bacon was just right complimented by the fruity brown sauce.


Hope to visit again on a rainy day so there won't be many people and it will be easier to get a seat and try more stuff.
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Burger Deli:

G/F, 2 Ko Shing House, 9 King Man Street, Sai Kung

Great chicken to feed hot chicks

Saw this new chicken shop listed on OpenRice so had to check it out because I love chicken and the name sounded Western.
The location was rather odd because there are not many Western restaurants in North Point.
That day I had two restaurants in mind, if this place didn't look good I was going to try Camden Town nearby, the Fish and Chip shop from Sai Kung!!!!

When I got there, the logo and colour theme reminded me of JoJo Indian Cuisine restaurant.

They serve roast chicken, brunches with a great choice of drinks.

The restaurant was casual with smiley chairs.

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Quarter roast chicken:

I tried the roast chicken which comes with a choice of lemon sauce, BBQ sauce or Bacon red wine jus.
As I was greedy I asked for lemon sauce and the bbq sauce.
When the chicken arrived, it was on a sizzling metal plate which was quite different to what I was expecting because I was expecting it on a plate.
The chicken was juicy and soft with lots of herbs rubbed on it but you couldn't really taste the herbs.
The sauces came in separate bowls.

Personally I liked the bbq sauce because it was tangy and the taste was quite similar to ketchup with some rosemary in it while the lemon sauce had a nice zesty tone but I did not like the coconutty taste in it.
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This is definitely a great place for expats to dine.
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Hot Chicks:

Shop L15, G/F, Fit Fort, 560 King's Road, North Point

Fine French wines from Rhone Valley

From now until end of May, Enoteca are doing a Rhone food and wine matching experience.
I was really lucky to be invited to go because I am not an expert on wines so it was the perfect opportunity to find out more.



The wine selection was quite impressive with prices starting at $1xx.

At the tasting session, the wines available for tasting were:
Domaine Durieu 2010, Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Domaine des Bosquets 2010, Gigondas
Domaine des Escaravailles La Ponce Rasteau 2009, Cote du Rhone
Charles Hours Happy Hours Cool Sec 2007, Jurancon
Gerard Bertrand Aigle Noir Brut 2004, Cremant de Limoux



They varied from different levels of pepperiness and wine tannins.

To go with the wines, there was:
Pate en croute - Richelieu, Porcini saucisson, Walnuts Saucisson, Duck cured sausage, Mini balls of saucissons.






My favourite was the pate en croute which went well with all the wines. The waxier saucissons went well with the strong peppery wines.

ENOTECA Wine & Bar

Shop 3027, Podium Level 3, ifc mall, 1 Harbour View Street, Central

Checked-out Taipei

Saw some pretty good tasting reviews so decided to go and try the food.
Before I went I checked their website which was useful because the food featured on the tasting invitations were served in the evenings only.

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PING PONG:


Tried the PING PONG because I like purple sweet potatoes.
I had to wait quite a long time for them but the staff were apologetic.
Anyway, they were a bit disappointing because I found them far too sweet and should have been served for dessert.
There was some sauce that made it palatable but there was only three tiny drops on the plate.
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The food was a bit pricey and you are only offered still or sparkling mineral water when you dine there.


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Check In Taipei:

27 Hollywood Road

KrappyFriedchicken

I was craving for the new Japanese rice coated chicken again and there happened to be a KFC nearby so went in and ordered it.

When I was given the chicken, I asked her if it was the new flavour because I could not see any crispy rice coated on it like the previous one I had.

She insisted it was the new one, so I asked another member of staff and she offered to sprinkle more on it.

When she came back, there was cheese powder on it and not the crispy rice coating!!

What the fxck. She works there and does not know the current new chicken coating!

If I had ordered this in one of the city branches it wouldn't have been like this.


The chicken was fried just right but it was definitely not the Japanese rice coated chicken!!

Crispy crackling sesame chicken

Tried this place with some foodies.
It is located at The ONE mall which is near the MTR exit but getting there was troublesome because of the escalators and the way the mall is designed.

The restaurant interior was really nice which tourists would like.

Here was what we tried:
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Crispy enoki mushrooms:

In Chinese, these were called Chef's Torture because each strand of enoki mushroom was individually dipped and fried thus a tedious task for the Chef, hence a torture.
Anyway, these crispy morsels were addictive and delicious.
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Tofu in abalone sauce:

I loved this bubbling hot dish because it was soft and smooth pieces of tofu in rich abalone sauce that was great with rice.
I also found pieces of Chinese Yunnan ham in it.
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Cheese and pumpkin seafood pot:

This was also delicious with rice, it was creamy and the cheese was present but not overly pungent.
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Sesame chicken:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fhRDKu32Ks
The chicken was stunning when it was served.


The pieces of chicken was soft with deliciously flavoured and the chicken skin was coated in crispy aromatic sesame seeds.
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Bang Bang Modern Chinese Cuisine
Shop L409, The ONE, 100 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui