Taiwanese and Spanish flair

Espuma is an interesting place to relax, the food and drinks have a nice Taiwanese touch with waffles and fruit teas yet they serve Spanish Tapas as well.






Unfortunately I was having dinner elsewhere that night so I settled for Jasmine orange tea and the Japanese mochi waffles.
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Japon:


I had to try this because it was made with a mochi base which is why the waffle is white and pretty.
It was served with so many sides: red bean sauce, icecream, custard paste and syrup.
The waffles tasted nice on its own and I loved the chewy texture due to the mochi.
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Fresh orange juice with Jasmine tea:


This is the best fruit tea because you can actually taste the fresh orange juice as well as the Jasmine.
I am definitely coming back for this drink because it is not too sweet.
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Coming back soon for Tapas!!!

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Espuma:

2/F H8 building

Hau Fuk road

Texas at Tin Hau

I was really excited with this new burger joint in Tin Hau because there are hardly any proper Western restaurants in that area.

It is now a popular place for expats and XBCs.
The menu is quite good and there are some interesting milkshakes and burgers.

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Mexican Prawn burger:

The prawn burger and the vegetarian burger are the only two on the menu which are served in a poppy bun.
Unfortunately the bun was hard and stale, but I believe it may have been there for a while due to the lack of people ordering prawn burgers (the most expensive item) and not many people will go for the vegetarian burgers.

The prawn patty could have had more prawns because the patty texture was a bit rubbery compared to other prawn burgers.
Other than that, I loved the guacamole salsa and horseradish mayonnaise which gave it a nice medley of flavours.
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I believe the food will improve because they are constantly listening to peoples suggestions.
But I will return for the vegetarian burger and the curry.

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ChickenMcBites Shake shake sharing box

Normally you get shake shake fries, but this time McDs have launched shake shake chicken.

The chicken comes in a box with McWings, Chicken nuggets and McBites (pieces of fried chicken) with two sachets of seasoning.












I chose the Thai citrus seasoning because it was new.




The seasoning is orange.


After shaking the chicken in the powder, it gave the chicken a hint of sweetness with a touch of citrus but the citrus flavour was not tangy enough.
The McBites were the best because they were bitesized and tender.
I wish McBites were permanently on the menu because it is permanently served in other McDonalds internationally.
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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.





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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.
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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.
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Stir fried watercress:

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



The scrambled egg was simple but it was nicely done and not too oily with a strong fragrant egg taste.
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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.
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Chicken wings:


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

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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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