The Indian section was my favorite especially the roti.
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Dinner buffet at Festiva, Galaxy Macau
Went here because it was famous so I purchased a buffet ticket with the hotel.
The Indian section was my favorite especially the roti.
The Indian section was my favorite especially the roti.
Staying at Banyan Tree, Macau
Banyan Tree is a luxurious place to stay and I stayed there because I had won HKD10,000 cash so I decided to spend it there rather than go abroad because there is no difference in exchange rate from Hong Kong Dollars and MOP.
As expected, there was a small pool in the room, a wooden bath tub, massage beds and a Jacuzzi.
Included were a nicely designed bath bath with a brush, toothpaste, toothbrush, loofah scrub and mouthwash.
The handy phone is really useful because you can google anything anytime to find whats around or any restaurants.
It also includes free phone calls to some counties.
Everything here was just what I wanted so I would love to stay here again.
Breakfast at Saffron, Banyan Tree MACAU
Staying at the Banyan Tree was like heaven and their breakfasts are brilliant too if you can get it.
I had difficulty but it was worth it especially the scrambled egg at the egg station.
I had difficulty but it was worth it especially the scrambled egg at the egg station.
Friday, January 24, 2014
Satay King x SodaCard tasting journey
Satay King (Causeway Bay)
Thanks to Soda rewards for organizing this tasting for Soda members.
Participating eateries have a device which you can scan with the apps and you get 5 points on every visit to any shop that has the SODA rewards scheme.
For full details of rewards, search the SODA app.
At this event, we got to try new dishes at Satay King which are not launched yet.
Satay King is renowned for its white curry and pork chop but this time they wanted to let us try other dishes as well.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fish roe potato salad
I loved this potato salad because the mayonnaise was normal and not sweet like other Chinese places.
It is healthly with half a runny egg and for the leaves they have used locally sourcedhydrophonic leaves.
Hydroponic means they were grown in water without soil.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Nyonya beef Pizza
I was a bit hesistant with the Nyonya beef because I was expecting it to be super spicy, but the chilis they used tasted like Jalapeno peppers which are not that spicy with a refreshing tone.
The Nyonya beef pizza was definitely good and reminds me of mexican beef and sour cream pizza.
The pizza base was quite unique because it was similar to Indian roti.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Spicy cheese potato croquette - New
Basically these potato cheese croquettes are an adaptation of the usual potato cheese croquettes stuffed with fillings.
The one on the left was stuff with sesame and seaweed, while the other one was stuff with the same type chili use in the Nyonya pizza.
Out of the two flavours, I lked the seaweed one because the tastes matched the cheese and potato better.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vietnamese shrimp cakes
The shrimp cakes were soft and meaty but the prawn taste could have been stronger.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Sausage and shrimp with rice vermicelli in tom yum kung soup
I did not really try this because the broth was too spicy but the vietnamese sausages were good.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pork chop and rice baked with cheese and tomato sauce
The rice dish was similar to the ones you get at Cha chaan tengs but the pork chop was thickly sliced and the tomato sauce was rich and tangy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Satay Angus beef ramen
The ramen was surprisingly good because the sauce was thick.
I loved the way each strand had lots of thick and sweet satay hung to it with lots of crushed peanuts complemented by the lovely green spring onions and onions.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Kimchi and beef Fried Rice - New
Did not try this because Kimchi is really spicy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
The desserts were quite impressive because they used to just serve mango, glutinous rice and durian, but these desserts cater for Western palates as well.
Platinum cheesecake
Nice cheesecake that was not too heavy or sweet.
Apple tart with icecream
The apple tart was my favourite because I loved the caramelized apples on a flakey base complimented by icecream.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Thanks to Soda Rewards and Satay King for the coupons because I really miss their food and this time I will try other dishes other than White curry!!!
Thanks to Soda rewards for organizing this tasting for Soda members.
Participating eateries have a device which you can scan with the apps and you get 5 points on every visit to any shop that has the SODA rewards scheme.
For full details of rewards, search the SODA app.
At this event, we got to try new dishes at Satay King which are not launched yet.
Satay King is renowned for its white curry and pork chop but this time they wanted to let us try other dishes as well.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fish roe potato salad
I loved this potato salad because the mayonnaise was normal and not sweet like other Chinese places.
It is healthly with half a runny egg and for the leaves they have used locally sourcedhydrophonic leaves.
Hydroponic means they were grown in water without soil.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Nyonya beef Pizza
I was a bit hesistant with the Nyonya beef because I was expecting it to be super spicy, but the chilis they used tasted like Jalapeno peppers which are not that spicy with a refreshing tone.
The Nyonya beef pizza was definitely good and reminds me of mexican beef and sour cream pizza.
The pizza base was quite unique because it was similar to Indian roti.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Spicy cheese potato croquette - New
Basically these potato cheese croquettes are an adaptation of the usual potato cheese croquettes stuffed with fillings.
The one on the left was stuff with sesame and seaweed, while the other one was stuff with the same type chili use in the Nyonya pizza.
Out of the two flavours, I lked the seaweed one because the tastes matched the cheese and potato better.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vietnamese shrimp cakes
The shrimp cakes were soft and meaty but the prawn taste could have been stronger.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Sausage and shrimp with rice vermicelli in tom yum kung soup
I did not really try this because the broth was too spicy but the vietnamese sausages were good.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pork chop and rice baked with cheese and tomato sauce
The rice dish was similar to the ones you get at Cha chaan tengs but the pork chop was thickly sliced and the tomato sauce was rich and tangy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Satay Angus beef ramen
The ramen was surprisingly good because the sauce was thick.
I loved the way each strand had lots of thick and sweet satay hung to it with lots of crushed peanuts complemented by the lovely green spring onions and onions.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Kimchi and beef Fried Rice - New
Did not try this because Kimchi is really spicy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
The desserts were quite impressive because they used to just serve mango, glutinous rice and durian, but these desserts cater for Western palates as well.
Platinum cheesecake
Nice cheesecake that was not too heavy or sweet.
Apple tart with icecream
The apple tart was my favourite because I loved the caramelized apples on a flakey base complimented by icecream.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Thanks to Soda Rewards and Satay King for the coupons because I really miss their food and this time I will try other dishes other than White curry!!!
Disappointing roast pork
新一派 味道 (Tseung Kwan O)
Honestly, I had no expectations of this place but it turned out far worse.
This place claims that their BBQ roast pork is good.
Anyway when I ordered, the waitress was a bit weird, after ordering one dish, she was rushing me to order a second dish as if I was not ordering enough.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Menu:
Most sets cost around $52-$55 which includes rice, vegetables, soup and a main dish.
The price is quite debatable because if you are getting so many items then $5x is a good deal but if the items in the meal are inexpensive then paying $5X is rather a waste!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Photos of the restaurant:
The restaurant is reasonably comfortable hidden at the corner of some mall.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Roast pork with black pepper and honey:
The roast pork was just sweet, the black pepper was tasteless and having Chinese roast pork always depends on luck.
This time all the pieces were fatty. Great! NOT!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Red beancurd pork knuckles with beancurd skin:
The pork knuckles were on a bed of beancurd skin which soaked the beancurd sauce.
However the sauce was a bit gritty, it seemed like there were wood shavings in it.
As for the pork knuckles, they were too soft and had some prickly stubble that was not shaved properly.
Chinese radish:
The Chinese radish was good but the broth ruined it because it had a rancid pork smell.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Honestly, I had no expectations of this place but it turned out far worse.
This place claims that their BBQ roast pork is good.
Anyway when I ordered, the waitress was a bit weird, after ordering one dish, she was rushing me to order a second dish as if I was not ordering enough.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Menu:
Most sets cost around $52-$55 which includes rice, vegetables, soup and a main dish.
The price is quite debatable because if you are getting so many items then $5x is a good deal but if the items in the meal are inexpensive then paying $5X is rather a waste!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Photos of the restaurant:
The restaurant is reasonably comfortable hidden at the corner of some mall.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Roast pork with black pepper and honey:
The roast pork was just sweet, the black pepper was tasteless and having Chinese roast pork always depends on luck.
This time all the pieces were fatty. Great! NOT!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Red beancurd pork knuckles with beancurd skin:
The pork knuckles were on a bed of beancurd skin which soaked the beancurd sauce.
However the sauce was a bit gritty, it seemed like there were wood shavings in it.
As for the pork knuckles, they were too soft and had some prickly stubble that was not shaved properly.
Chinese radish:
The Chinese radish was good but the broth ruined it because it had a rancid pork smell.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
潮城 takeout's
潮城燒臘粥店 (Wan Chai)
For Chinese cha chaan teng dishes, I tend not to spend too much on it because it is not really my cup of tea.
At 潮城 they have lunches for $40 which I have never considered but this time I noticed the takeaway was only $33 including a drink.
In general, I get takeaways if the food is cheaper because I would feel so gutted if the food wasn't nice and you have to sit in that noisy grubby environment.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Stir fried instant noodles with seafood:
When I opened the box, the noodles looked a soft because the strands were big.
The taste was surprisingly better than I had imagined, it was not oily or salty compared to other places.
There were lots of julienne vegetables and the squid tasted decent, it was springy and fresh unlike the frozen ones that other places use.
Overall, if the noodles did not have that foamy soft texture, it would have been perfect because I liked the way it did not have that stir fried wok taste.
They tasted like a big batch of instant noodles tossed in sauce and lightly stir fried so that the noodles are quick to serve as the chefs would be rather busy if they had to cook each one when people order.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
For Chinese cha chaan teng dishes, I tend not to spend too much on it because it is not really my cup of tea.
At 潮城 they have lunches for $40 which I have never considered but this time I noticed the takeaway was only $33 including a drink.
In general, I get takeaways if the food is cheaper because I would feel so gutted if the food wasn't nice and you have to sit in that noisy grubby environment.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Stir fried instant noodles with seafood:
When I opened the box, the noodles looked a soft because the strands were big.
The taste was surprisingly better than I had imagined, it was not oily or salty compared to other places.
There were lots of julienne vegetables and the squid tasted decent, it was springy and fresh unlike the frozen ones that other places use.
Overall, if the noodles did not have that foamy soft texture, it would have been perfect because I liked the way it did not have that stir fried wok taste.
They tasted like a big batch of instant noodles tossed in sauce and lightly stir fried so that the noodles are quick to serve as the chefs would be rather busy if they had to cook each one when people order.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Quality has dropped at 金發車仔麵
金發車仔麵
On my previous visit, the noodles were great so came back again.
The previous review was postive, but this one is negative because the taste is not consistent.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Instant noodles with ox tripe and Chinese radish:
This time the broth was bland and watery and the aniseed was too strong.
The ox tripes were not as soft as before and it was not braised long enough because it was not as tasty as my previous visit.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fish shaomai:
As I was still hungry I ordered some extra fish shaomai.
I really admired the way, they got a skewer from the steamer and walked over to my table with it dripping on to the floor so I had to either hold when she came over or have it plonked in my bowl of noodles.
Luckily I had finished with the noodles so it was ok to slap it on top of the noodles.
Unfortunately, the fish shaomai were cold and tasted weird.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
On my previous visit, the noodles were great so came back again.
The previous review was postive, but this one is negative because the taste is not consistent.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Instant noodles with ox tripe and Chinese radish:
This time the broth was bland and watery and the aniseed was too strong.
The ox tripes were not as soft as before and it was not braised long enough because it was not as tasty as my previous visit.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fish shaomai:
As I was still hungry I ordered some extra fish shaomai.
I really admired the way, they got a skewer from the steamer and walked over to my table with it dripping on to the floor so I had to either hold when she came over or have it plonked in my bowl of noodles.
Luckily I had finished with the noodles so it was ok to slap it on top of the noodles.
Unfortunately, the fish shaomai were cold and tasted weird.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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