CrappyExtremelyOverpriced Neway

CEO Neway (灣仔)

Saw an ad for this branch so decided to go there instead of CEO on Sugar Street.

It was really expensive for its location and the food was rubbish.
The food at the Sugar Street branch is much better because the food here was exactly what you get at the normal Neway branches in Kowloon.

You get compulsory prawn crackers and fruit.

They did have macarons at the buffet but they were a bit soft.

The only thing I liked were the icecream lollies because I have not tried them before.
The Dairy milk chocolate lolly was similar to UK's mini milk and it tasted surprisingly nice just like frozen chocolate.


As for the foot shaped lolly, it had a strong vanilla taste with chocolate icecream in the middle.
I was glad this was in the dessert section because I would not buy it if there were other ice lollies to choose from.


The chocolate and nut side was quite cute because it reminds you of flip flop soles.


The bill was about $3xx per person which was a bit pricey when the food was not as good at the Sugar branch.
The song selection could be better, but it could be issues with music companies or people don't listen to music these days.
Some songs which came out ages ago have just been added to their new karaoke song section!!

The rate of new songs released by singers are slow and singers holding concerts have become scarce that concerts are beginning to hold joint concerts with several singers so that people will go and see it.

WHAT IS HAPPENING TO HONG KONG'S CANTOPOP INDUSTRY!!!???!!

Simple snacks at 燕記小食

Stopped by for some quick snacks.



Most of the items were sold out so ended up getting fishballs and shaomai.

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Fishballs:
I don't normally eat fishballs because they contain grounded bones, but these were quite nice and bone free.
They were tiny which is why you got 10 for $6.
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shaomai:
The fish shaomai were disappointing because they tasted too fishy and desperately needed chili oil to get rid of that unpleasant fishy taste.
They were the same ones that you can get from Circle K with the thick yellow wonton skin and floury filling.
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燕記小食 (油塘)

Delicious marmite bap from Chip In

Since the new menu was launched, I have been meaning to get the Marmite bap, but Sai Kung is a real pain in the ass because people flock there and you can't get out. There are not enough minibuses and it is single lane traffic in and out of Sai Kung with lots of flash floods causing havoc!

It was raining that day which was the perfect time to go to SK!

I got a takeaway and needed a plastic bag because it was pouring with rain.
Posted a picture of the bag because the the logo is really nicely designed.

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Marmite and cheese bap:


Expats who love Marmite will love this!
It was the first time I had marmite with cheese because I normally just have marmite with bread, however the saltiness and the cheese went superbly well together.
It made me hungrier and I regretted not getting two .
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Chip In Fish & Chips
Shop 11, G/F, Ko Shing House, 9 King Man Street, Sai Kung

Opening hours: 

Mon-Sun: 12:00-19:30
Closed on Wed

Away from the crowd up in the clouds

To be honest, I have not heard about this restaurant before.
Came here with some serious food lovers who do not share their dining experiences on social media.

It is located on the 27th floor so the views were expected to be good and better than Excelsior because Park Lane is on the corner so it has a wider view.
Had the semi buffet lunch which costs around $500 per person.

Found a few bad points about this place:
-Food was not labelled which was annoying.
-The chairs were difficult to get in and out of without disturbing people sitting beside you.
-The tea pot size was inconsistent, for the same tea, two people were served different size pots and when more hot water was required they forgot.

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Food from the buffet table:

I loved the bread because they had a great choice of butters.
The hams and cheeses complimented the bread nicely.

After learning how to tackle a crayfish, I had to have more because they were delicious.
There was lots of orange matter in the head area and the crayfish meat was fresh with a hint of sea salt taste.
I used to twist the head off thinking that was it!!
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Surf and Turf:

Nicely presented but the tenderloin could have been juicier.
The lobster was lovely and tender on top of delicious poached turnip.
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Dessert:

The desserts were not labelled which was really annoying because the orange jelly turned out to be delicious apricot jelly and not mango which I don't eat.
The black forest cake was also good too.
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Breakfast tea:

To finish off, the tea was amazing because it was loose leaf tea with a strong grassy taste.
However the teapots they used were inconsistent because this other person had tea and their teapot was taller containing more water.
I asked for hot water to be added but they forgot.
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Views from the inside:




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Views from the balcony:



Video of Victoria harbour:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyjG1wEIdoY
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RIVA

Park Lane Hotel

27th floor 

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Price: $5XX

Service: OK
Service charge: 10%
Yummy factor: ok
Napkins provided: yes
Toilets: yes
Noise levels: None
Glass of water provided: yes
English Menu: Yes
Air Conditioning: Yes
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Next Station ... Mong Kok for Dessert

Previously tried this place at Tai Kok Tsui which was remotely located and quite a trek if you don't live there.

They are now located in the outskirts of Mong Kok right across the road from HeSheEats so people who were going to HeSheEats would have another option if the queue is really long!!

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Photos of the desserterie:
The style is quite different to the other branch, there are lots of wooden tables and shelves contrasted by different ornaments.





It feels like being in the film 'back to the future' as well as school because of the blackboard.




Here was what I tried:
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Warm chocolate foam:Kirsch cherry compote, Lady finger, pink lady yoghurt icecream, warm chocolate foam






I chose this because it had chocolate foam and cherries.
If it was not too sweet then it would have been perfect especially the pairing of cherries and airy light foam balanced by the refreshing yoghurt icecream.
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Chestnut purple sweet Potato Mountain:





Sweet purple potato lovers are going to love this because the sweet potato puree has a strong taste with velvety chestnut puree on top.
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Test tubes:





Cucumber wasabi shaved ice

Mojito (White plum jelly, Lime mousse, Mint jelly)

Earl grey panna cotta with expresso foam

This was a fun experiment to eat!
You are advised to have the cucumber first, then the lime and then the earl grey.
Personally I liked the refreshing shaved ice because wasabi and cucumber work well together and the earl grey because it was strong enhanced by the bitterness of the expresso.
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Next Station ... Dessert

13 Hak Po Street

Mong Kok

This desserterie is right next to the famous Indonesian satay joint.

They serve panna cottas in various flavours, Serradura pudding and traditional Chinese desserts which are not my cup of tea.

The prices are quite reasonable too.


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Tofu panna cotta $13:

It was not too sweet which was really good and you could taste the creaminess as well as the tofu taste which was really similar to VitaSoy's plain soy milk.
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G/F, 76C Shau Kei Wan Main Street East, Shau Kei Wan