Monday, November 24, 2014

You're not alone

One evening I was having dinner at Shanghai Lo at 8pm so before that I had plenty of time so decided to go Karoake before that.
When I got to Neway, I had Shanghai Lo confused with Lo Shanghai because the Chinese letters are the same but in different order.

Ironically, both these restaurants have a Karoake bar in the same building.
Shanghai Lo has Neway in the same building while Lo Shanghai has Red MR.

Anyway, registered for a room and it was kind of embarassing because I quiety said a room for one and the girl at the counter had to bloody repeat it loud and clear which got the other peoples attention!

The girl at the reception was promoting the most expensive package to me which I didn't need because I was having dinner afterwards so I didn't really want the stupid buffet.
I asked if there was any cheaper package and she suggested the happy hour which lasts for an hour and a half including one drink which was perfect for me.


Settled down and ordered the green tea which turned out to be too sweet and it tastes different to the ones they served before.


I used to think its weird to go alone but ever since top blogger Marshy went alone I decided to try it for myself so to all you serious singers out there, you are not alone!
There are so many advantages going alone!
You can stop/repeat/jump songs whenever you want and you can hear your voice clearly and concentrate more.

Black dried shrimps at Pho Saigon

As soon as I got the menu, the waiter gave me 2 seconds to look at the menu and expected me to order by standing there like a lemon.

Ordered the 檬粉 mung noodles in crab roes and tomato broth.

When it came, it was just ordinary rice noodles in the broth.

There were pieces of pitch black dried shrimps which looked like mice droppings.



The crab roe was the weirdest crab roe I have seen, it was crap and clumped together, the taste and texture was so weird.




As for the beef, it was dry and salty.

This restaurant has a weird style because they sprinkle sesame on top of almost everything.

Finally tried Louie Bakery's cakeI

I have always wanted to try this cake shop but Fanling is too far away, finally tried it because someone ordered the cake for a private party at Ar Hung's delicacies.

The cake was huge and the icing structure was fully supported with a chocolate slab that was pushed into the cake just like how they drive piles in the ground for supporting buildings on top.

Anyway, beneath the fancy icing was a soft sponge cake layered with cream and fruit.
The cake was quite nice and not too sweet.


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This place has got the balls to serve

I have always wanted to try this place because they serve meatballs, the thing that makes them special is that it is not only pork or beef but they have fish, chicken and vegetarian balls!!

This place has got the balls to serve !!! So finally gave them a visit.

The menu before was better because they had roast suckling pig meatballs.

At first the waitress was really annoying because I had only sat down for like a few minutes and she was expecting that I was ready to order.
But anyway, she wasn't so annoying afterwards.

Here was what I had:
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Bread:
This was given as a starter.
The bread was tough and chewy but the butter was worth mentioning because it was dusted with olive powder on the side.


★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Chicken fondue:

Chicken | Parmesan fondue | Asparagus
The chicken meatballs were slightly dry and the parmesan sauce tasted a bit sour.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Codballs:


Mediterranean cod fish | Anchovy | French fries | Coffee mayo.
I was expecting it to be tastier but it was bland and the potatoes were clumpy.
The chips were good though.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Dining environment:



★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
According to their website, there is another menu so the menu I saw was probably not the best of choices.
NOM – Not Only Meatballs (Central)

Saturday, November 22, 2014

Beetroot and salmon Omerice

Decided to dine here again for the Omerice.

This time I had the beetroot and salmon omerice which comes with cream sauce.
There was meant to be bacon in it but I asked them to leave the bacon because I didn't feel like having bacon in it.

The egg was a lovely pink colour and it was soft and fluffy.

However the rice was a bit too salty so I couldn't finish it all.

Friday, November 21, 2014

Relaxed restaurant in the midst of Mong Kok 心之町。。扒房餐廳

Mong Kok is a such a crowded and busy city that it is hard to find a comfortable place to dine.

Behind the stalls at Ladies Market lies this lovely place for a comfortable gathering.

They do steaks and a variety of dishes.



Next time when people ask me to recommend a place in Mong Kok I shall recommend them here because the prices are affordable and the portions are huge especially the steaks which are good for sharing and guys will love meat any day!

They had really nice plates too.

Here was what we had:
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Black cow $22:


This is basically an icecream float. In Hong Kong, they called them "Cows"!!
There are three colours: Black cow, red cow and yellow cow.
The black is coke paired with chocolate icecream, the red is lemonade paired with strawberry icecream and the yellow is cream soda paired with vanilla icecream.
The yellow cow is probably the best but I chose the black cow because I felt like some chocolate icecream.
After mixing it, the taste was really good.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fried Chicken cartilage $22:

For $22 that was quite an impressive portion, but they were a bit soft.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Loaf of bread stuffed with seafood $78:

海鮮焗金磚
This is great for sharing and there was so much seafood crammed in the middle, the curry sauce is served separately which is good.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pork Chops $68:


芝士燒汁煎穀飼豬扒配薯菜
Again, two huge pork chops for $68, that is pretty amazing.
They were soft and juicy, after pouring the black pepper sauce, they tasted even better.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Sirloin steak, fish and mussels $78:

薄切西冷牛扒配煎龍脷柳伴紐西蘭青口意粉
I was quite full but I had most of the steak because it was tender and juicy!
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Escargots baked with mash and cheese $26 :


心之法國田螺
The mash was slightly salty so I told the kitchen.
Hopefully it won't be so salty next time.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

On my next visit, I plan to have steak and escargots!!

The new look of The Spice House!

The Spice House (Wan Chai)

A few months ago I thought they were closed down but luckily they were renovating it because I love their food.

After renovation, the restaurant is more spacious and it looks like the other branch on Amoy Street.


I was relieved to see the menu was the same and had more variety than the Amoy Street branch.
Prices have gone up which is better than seeing them close down.


On the table, they have the same condiments.

Open kitchen area.

The thing that I miss after renovation is the self service water because it was fragrant pandan flavoured water.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Fried rice:

Had the chicken fried rice which was as good as before, the grains of rice were distinct.
Every mouthful was delicious with pieces of tender chicken.
After adding vinegar to it, the fried rice was more appetizing.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
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