La plage at La Creperie

Went to LA Creperie again and had the lemon crepe.

It was different to the version I had in 2010 because this time it had icecream and no meringue.

Review in 2010:
http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2088354

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La plage:
lemon cream, mint and icecream
The creamy lemon sauce tasted like lemon curd with a refreshing minty taste.


The scoop of icecream was optional in my opinion because I would have preferred it without and the crepe tasted nice without it.
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Rude waitress at Piccolo Pizzeria & Bar

Obviously ate more than just a salad at Piccolo Pizzeria & Bar but the waitress here was so rude and served you when she wanted to.
Originally planned to go to the Tai Hang branch but thought that this branch was going to be better but it wasn't.


The salad was nice and refreshing, lots of spinach leaves and cubes of juicy beetroots.
The fennel was nice and sweet.

Just the usual breakfast fare

Perhaps I am not an Auzzie, so the food at The Cupping Room did not really connect with me.



The seating was cramped and the environment was noisy.





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Pasta arrabiata with aubergines:

The arrabiata sauce was rather spicy and the spiral pasta was too al dente for my liking.
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Breakfast:

The breakfast was overpriced and it was the same usual items eg mushrooms, bacon, tomatoes, scrambled egg, sausage and hard bread which did not taste better than other places.
Woops, no baked beans!
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A bit dry this time

Went to Joy Hing Roasted Meat again for roast pork.

As usual, the food comes within a few seconds of ordering.
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Roast pork with roasted chicken livers:



The chicken livers were dry and hard.
The roast pork was too lean for my liking.
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chicken feet in abalone sauce:

Compared to previous visit, the sauce was darker and saltier.

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Huge price inflation at Sun King Yuen! $75 for noodles

I don't often come here because this restaurant is very is rude.
Since my last visit, the prices have gone up.
The curry take out is now $38.


The noodles cost $75 to dine in which is crazy, because for $75 you can have the same dish at a more expensive Chinese restaurant or a bowl of Japanese ramen!

As the prices have gone up, I would have expected the cutlery to be better, but they still give you the crappy snack forks and flimsy plastic spoons which SNAP halfway through!!


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Curry chicken:



Luckily, I got quite a fair portion of chicken and the curry sauce was not too spicy.
However there was the usual strong thirsty feeling when you finish the curry.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Restaurant link: Sun King Yuen Curry Restaurant 

onion bagel with eggless mayonnaise

Pacific Coffee Company (Central)

As I had a jar of delicious mayonnaise, I decided to get a crappy bagel from Pacific Coffee so that I could have mayonnaise with it.

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Onion bagel:



It was heated up and the texture was dry and chewy.
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Just mayo with the bagel:
It tasted so much nicer with the mayonnaise because the bagel was not so dry anymore and the lemony taste of the mayonnaise went nicely with the pieces of sweet onions in the bagel.

Just Mayo is cholesterol-free, egg free, dairy free, soy free, lactose free, gluten free, vegan, kosher and non-GMO mayonnaise which comes in two flavours Just Mayo and Chipotle Mayo.
The mayonnaise looked thick but it was effortlessly spreadable and the knife glides in it so well.
I tried it on its own and it was so similar to Hellmans but it had a stronger lemony kick.
Anyway, I slapped it generously on my bagel knowing that it was cholesterol free.
Plain bagel and mayonnaise was just delicious!!
I am not a vegetarian, but since the Vegetarian version tastes as good as real mayonnaise and good for your health, I would definitely buy Just Mayo!!
Just Mayo is made with yellow peas and will be available in HONG KONG soon, so watch out!
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Coronation chicken fit for Queen Elizabeth II

Coronation chicken is a common thing in the UK.
It is basically chicken, raisins, herbs and curry spices mixed with a creamy mayonnaise-based sauce which can be eaten as a salad or used to fill sandwiches.
This dish was served in a banquet for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 which is why it is called Coronation chicken.

Hong Kong's Pret A Manger now has Coronation chicken sandwiches which has been modified for the HongKongers because they just love mango, hence mango is added.

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Coronation chicken:

The neat pile of Coronation chicken sandwiches with the British flag stickers reminds me of the TV series Coronation street.


The Hong Kong version has chicken, coronation sauce, mango chutney, toasted almonds, tomatoes and salad mix.


The taste is fruitier compared to the original because the mango and toasted almond slices give it an extra crunch.
They have also put salad in it too to make it feel lighter.
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Nice sandwich packaging:




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pure pret still lemon ginger:

Refreshing water with lemon and ginger juice.
It was a lovely balance of lemon and ginger which was thirst quenching.
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