Great food but not hygienic

Fook Luk Sau Vegetarian Restaurant (Central)

This vegetarian restaurant is really nice and serves great tasting vegetarian food.
However this will be my last visit because I saw this woman wipe her bare feet with towels and then continued to clear tables and wipe tables without washing her hands.





★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Vegetable fried rice with ketchup:


The fried rice tastes better than the meat version and the tomato ketchup that they use is tangy and sweet without a weird aftertaste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fried vegetable and mashed potato in beancurd skin:
酥炸薯蓉南瓜卷


It was interesting how they used the beancurd skin as a wrap and filled it with potatoes and vegetables.
There was not much vegetables in it so it was mainly potato which made it taste like a delicious potato croquette.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Stir fried watercress:

The watercress was too stringy and old with a strong grassy taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Scrambled egg with bittermelon:



The scrambled egg was simple but it was nicely done and not too oily with a strong fragrant egg taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Roast suckling pig:
鴻運素乳豬

The roast suckling pig is the best item in this restaurant because it is crispy just like the real thing coated in a sweet smoky sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chicken wings:


The chicken wings were realistic but the taste was a bit rubbery.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

MINI CLUB holds a lot of fun!

MINI CLUB (Tsim Sha Tsui)

I don't drink so I don't go pubbing, but for British food I will go to pubs for my pub grub which is normally filled with expats.

At MINI CLUB, it is more of a Hong Kong style Western pub which is obviously filled with locals with one expat that night.
The food is slightly different and offers seafood platters and hams for sharing.

That night the expat who was sitting next to our table was not quite satisfied with the "BREAD" aka French Toast.
[The crispy crunchy toast that you can buy in British supermarkets]

As a BBC myself I could understand why because it was not Bread, but anyway, maybe he thought the food was going to be British style.
But as my general rule, I see if there are many expats there before judging on the food, however you shouldn't use this rule if there are special events such as LIVE football where people just flock for that reason regardless of the food.

Tried the abalone slices which were juicy and springy with a natrual sweet taste that did not require the sauce.

For the fish and chips I was quite impressed because the fish fillets reminded me of BIRD's eye fish fillets.
The only thing that let it down was the frying oil which had become slightly stale.

The fried eggs which I thought were going to be Scotch eggs were Thai style preserved eggs in a delicious golden prawn patty.

Average food at Common Grounds

Common Grounds (Sheung Wan)

Common Grounds is not to be confused with Common Ground because they serve very different styles of dishes and both happen to be in the Central/Sheungwan area.

Honestly I was expecting a bit more because it was located in the Sheung Wan area.

The food served was the general Chinese style Western dishes that you can find elsewhere such as pasta, steaks and fish.

The salad was ok but the greens could have been more crisp.

The soup was ok but them cream on top made it a bit too creamy.

Out of the whole menu, the roast pork knuckle was the one I liked but the wasabi could not be tasted because it was meant to be honey and wasabi roasted pork knuckle.

The hot chocolate was quite nice but unfortunately it had rose in it which ruined it.

The lemon panna cotta was nice because the taste and texture was nothing like real panna cotta.
I actually liked the curd texture of the dessert and it was not too creamy like proper panna cotta.

Pastrami burger from MOS burger

The pastrami burger looked interesting so ordered it.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pastrami burger:
The burger bun was different, the texture was crusty and chewy similar to baguettes.

It was filled with pastrami, mustard, tomato and lettuce.
The pastrami was different to the ones I have had before, the slices were wafer thin and soft which tasted totally different and not meaty.
It actually tasted like proscuitto with a tangy mustard vinaigrette sauce.



★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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The bill: $1xx

Service: OK
Service charge: no
Yummy factor: ok
Napkins provided: yes
Toilets: no
Glass of water provided: yes
English Menu: Yes
Air Conditioning: Yes
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Tofu fries at OZU Bar

Came here randomly because the tofu fries on the menu got my attention.


Complimentary snacks:
$50 on all items on the sheet but there is a 10% service charge on top.




★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Tofu fries:
oops! ruined the photos with flash!


The tofu pieces were piping hot and silky but the coating was a little too salty for my liking.
It also came with a side of sauce for dipping.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Overall, the service at this place was good because they gave me water even though I didn't order drinks and the snacks which I thought were charged were complimentary.
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OZU Bar (Central)

G/F. 1 Hollywood Road, Central

A really nice place for brunch at McSorley's Ale House

Came here for brunch and the environment was much nicer than anticipated.

At the front, there were lots of tables with a bar in the middle for social gatherings and there were also tables with privacy.


A nice sunny spot.





There was a good selection on the brunch menu.


Tried the scrambled egg with crab and truffle.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
scrambled egg with crab:

There was not much crabmeat in the scrambled egg and the artificial truffle oil was too over powering.
The roast potatoes were a bit too hard.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
The bill:

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

McSorley's Ale House
55 Elgin Street, SOHO, Central

Watch out for the new tea blends

Choosing a tea here is quite a headache because there are so many lovely choices!!
My favourites are Duchess Grey, Highland toffee, Whisky and Ginger andChristmas pudding.

Now, there are new blends to the tea collection.

Here are the opening hours, so don't get caught out.

A while ago, I went with friends and decided to try their picks which were Whisky and ginger and Bells of St Clements.

The Whisky and ginger was surprisingly good with a warming strong fiery ginger taste while the other one was pleasant.

The menu has healthy porridge too.

I have been here numerous times which is why there are so many different items on this review.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Healthy Porridge:

I have never liked porridge but I just felt compelled to eat it again because I havent had it for ages, anyway I was glad I had it because I was rekindled with that familiar creamy milky taste again.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Toasted teacakes:

Had this during Easter and it was deliciously buttered.
It was toasted just right with sticky sweet raisins.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Mexican Chai:

(Chocolate and Chili)

This has now become my favourite blend because it was just like drinking chocolate with a chili kick.
The taste was amazing and extremely chocolatey, if you add milk and sugar, it is just like drinking hot chocolate.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Hot cross buns:


These were Easter specials and they made two batches, the first batch was my favourite because it had pieces of apple in it.
The second batch were traditional with orange peel but were nice as well.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Cherry slice:

This was annoyingly delicious but again it is a seasonal special.
I loved the vanilla icing on top with the layer of sweet jam in the middle.
HOPE THIS WILL BE PERMANENTLY ON THE MENU.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Shortbread Teas

Basement of 55 Wellington Street