Bon steak et bon frites

I love steak frites and this is the only one in Hong Kong that serves the proper fries like the ones in France.

They do not take reservations so you have to get there early.


Steak frites is only HK$288 per head for a two course dinner.


There are so many desserts to choose from!

In the day it costs HK$288 per head for a three-course lunch including a green salad with walnuts, steak-frites and a dessert of the day.
There is a lighter single portion for spring-summer from Monday-Friday, priced at HK$168. Coffee or tea is also included – with ‘dessert of the day’ at an extra HK$30.

The decor here is matched to the style in Paris.





Here was what I had:
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Bread:

Started off with crispy warm bread with butter that melted when you applied it.
I saved some bread for dipping the famous green sauce.
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fresh green salad topped with delicious walnuts from Perigord:

A refreshing crisp salad which was smothered in Dijon mustard dressing and topped with walnuts from Perigord.
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Steak frites:
They will ask you how you want your steak and whether you want the sauce separate or on the beef.
I decided to have my beef rare and sauce separate.
When the steak arrives, they will serve the first half on your plate and the rest is kept warm and served when you're ready.

I tried the beef rare and medium rare, the rare gives a sweeter flavour but the medium rare is juicier with a strong beef aroma.


After tasting the beef on its own I dipped it generously in the famous green sauce which was divine.
The sauce is vegetarian so you can indulge on it without feeling guilty~



The traditional way of eating it is to add mustard to the green sauce to give it extra flare which brings out the beef flavour even more.
I am now going to rant about the fries because I have finally found proper FRENCH FRIES!!!
What I mean by this is freshly cut fries that are fried.
They had a natrual sweet taste with a slightly sticky texture and they were soft which is how they are meant to be.
Again, they were really delicious with mustard and dipping it in the sauce!~
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le Vacherin du Relais:


Finished with this pretty tower made of meringues, raspberry sorbet, vanilla icecream and cream!
The crispy sweet meringue and raspberry sorbet was just heaven.
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la Crème Brûlée:

This was another great dessert that was velvety and silky.
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I will be back soon for steak frites and I recommend the steak medium rare.
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Le Relais de l'Entrecôte
Garden East, 222 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai

Super tapas that will send you over the moon

When they first opened I came here for the edible cigars but as I was dining on my own so I couldn't try other stuff.


The restaurant decor is stylish.




Here was what we had.
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Slow cooked egg:

This was slow cooked egg on Iberico sobrasada and chicken consomme.
A strong chicken soup which went nicely with the delicate poached egg and Iberico sobrasada which tasted like my favourite snack pepperami.
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Tuna tataki:

This was lightly seared tuna over sliced potatoes and piquillo peppers sauce.
The tuna was tasty with a nice umami aftertaste.
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Pimentos de padron:
These were traditional green peppers from the North of Spain sauteed and finished with flakes of sea salt.

Basically they tasted like mini green peppers with a soft texture.
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Anchovies and piquilllos:

Cantabric smoked anchovies with a piquillo blanket and shaved Spanish almonds which were a delight because the anchovies were tasty complemented by the crunchy almonds.
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Hokkaido scallop:

This was a piece of Hokkaido scallop over a sea urchin sauce on a bed of wakame seaweed.
The sea urchin sauce was rich and creamy.
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Just serrano:

For ham lovers, this will satisfy your ham craving.
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egg waffles:

This was a famous HK style egg waffle topped with savory serrano ham.
An interesting pairing of sweet and savoury.
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roast suckling pig:

Slow cooked crispy suckling pig served with zucchini and apple puree.
The suckling pig was tender and soft with a crispy skin.
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Tropical smoothie:

A nice smoothie with a strong pineapple taste that was not too sweet or sour.
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Crema catalana:

The creme brulee had a nice touch of cinammon while the texture was smooth and velvety.
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Supergiant Tapas & Cocktail Bar:

388 Jaffe Road, Causeway Bay

Cheap noodles at 川味皇

I came here because I saw some reviews showing Chongqing style noodles with other noodle choices as well as the potato noodles.



I happened to be seated infront of one of their staff who was having their dinner and she somehow saw me struggling with the order form so she grabbed it and asked what noodles I wanted and whether I wanted to add any extra stuff which sorted my problem!
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Chongqing style:

As well as the noodles, they also put crunchy yellow beans in it which were quite nice.

There was not much noodles in it but it was really spicy and tasty but the green beans were way too salty.
I regretted not ordering the beef belly and tendons because they looked really good.
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川味皇
Shop C, G/F., 64 Bute Street, Mong Kok

Saturday buffet at The Great Indian Kebab Factory

This is the second branch in Hong Kong, the main branch is in TST.
Although I love Indian food, I tend to dine in Hong Kong because the Kowloon ones are localized.

Some of the dishes are localized because they have to be consistent with the TST branch and they have some creative things like strawberry mustard dressing.

I had a craving for Indian food again but couldn't make it to Noble Spice so went here instead for the buffet on Saturday which costs $128 per person the same as Jashan.

The view is nice and scenic.



The curry selection was really good but there was choi sum rice which was localized and weird but it tasted ok.

Slim and long grains of rice


There was plain rice as well.




The plain naan was fantastic because it was light and flakey with a slight chewy texture.


They had curd rice which I loved because I always mix rice and yoghurt together, but this was better because the yoghurt is stronger.

For dessert they had this divine rice pudding which was sooooooooooooooooooo delicious and it wasn't too sweet and the spices were light.

When I left M88, I was attracted by this colouful flyer which tells you to submit receipts to win vouchers to spend at M88.



I was really chuffed to win $200 to spend here again because I don't fancy the other restaurants at M88.

Stayed tuned for the second review: Sunday brunch at The Great Indian Kebab Factory.

Waffles filled with apricot

Haven't been here for a while but suddenly remembered this place for waffles when I saw them listed as a openrice finalist for the Best Restaurant Awards




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Waffle filled with apricot:


Previously I have tried the apple version and this one is an improvement.
The apricot filling is just as good as the apple but this time there were less white chocolate shavings so it was not cloyingly sweet and there was a good layer of cream which complimented the waffle and apricot filling.


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Then I tried two chocolate waffles which were made with Belgian chocolate.
They look like Liege waffles but they are not and have a chocolate brownie soft mushy texture. Personally I like them with cream but dessert and sweet tooth lovers will probably like it with icecream.

Chocolate waffle with amaretto:

Chocolate waffle with nuts:

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WAFFILLS
G/F 124 Leighton Road, Causeway Bay
T : 2613 9600
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