Bird's nest mooncake @ Wing Wah 2012

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Egg custard and diced egg yolk:

 

 

This was really nice and the egg yolk was not that salty, the overall texture was slightly starchy.
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Bird's nest in custard with sweet potato and bean paste:

 

 

I was expecting this to taste nice but the smell was really artificial.
It smelt like playdoh.
I was not expecting a fair amount of bird's nest but it could not be seen in the filling with the naked eye.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
In conclusion the Cherry flavour and Pandan flavour tastes the best.

Horlick's McFlurry @ McDonalds

Previous tried the Horlicks Sundae and it was really nice so I decided to get the Horlicks double Sundae, but it turns out only some places have the double sundae and at other branches it is served after 9pm only.

As I could not order the double I decided to try the McFlurry.

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Horlicks McFlurry :

 

Compared to the sundae version, this was sweeter because it had wheat as well which was sweetened.
The texture of the icecream was thicker because it was whipped vigorously with the McFlurry spoon and became elastic.
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Finally tried Butao King @ the Causeway Bay branch

Previously I have tried the Green King, Black King and Red King which were all nice, but I really wanted to try the off menu specials such as the Prawn King and Curry King.

This time they had the Prawn King but it was sold out, so I tried the Butao King.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Butao King:

 

 

I was surprised the broth was not as strong as the other flavours but when it was served there was lots of pork collagen floating on top.
After trying the most original flavour I think the Green King tastes the best.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
In terms of the three branches I prefer the Tsim Tsa Tsui branch but in terms of taste I like the Central branch.

 

 

 

TST Butao Branch:
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2256507
Butao Central Branch:
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2177749
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2162998

Swedish meatballs @ IKEA Bistro

Came here for the Swedish meatballs because they are a cheap and fast fix when you’re in a hurry.

This time there was lots of jam but less gravy so it was slightly too sweet.

 

However the meatballs were not hot enough.

Further reading:
Hotdogs @ Ikea
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2038035
Pandalus borealis prawns
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2054065

Dinner under close surveillance part two @ 畔溪尚粵館

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Please note part of this review is fictional except details about the food
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Previously had a CHINESE meal at another restaurant under surveillance and this time was monitored again by another group of spies dressed as waitors here.
Anyway took some British government officials who were visiting Hong Kong so decided to dine here.

As well as the spies dressed as waitors, the chefs were probably spies as well because the food was awful!

They ordered the set dinner

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Platter with four things

All the items were just fat and bones.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Lobster with E-fu noodles
The lobster that was used was not fresh and there was more lobster shell than meat.
As well as that there was lots of brittle lobsters shells all over the noodles.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Bamboo piths, inmitation sharks fin with egg white
Tasteless.
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Steamed garoupa

The fish was steamed for too long, the fish stuck to the bones, the oil that was poured on top of the fish was rancid.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Stir fried scallops and in XO sauce
A healthy dish of vegetables and seafood made oily because they used generous amounts of oil.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Riverside restaurant Signature chicken

This was appalling, it was a bowl of oil as well as brittle sharp chicken bones!
If this is their signature dish it should have been better.
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Dessert
Just the usual boring red bean dessert.
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As well as the appauling food, there were at least 2 waitors by our table for the whole dinner!
I can understand they are spies, but you don't need to be too obvious!!