Kee Wah's almond crisps and palmiers box 奇華餅家

At Kee Wah Bakery, there are so many gift boxes for CNY that there is something suitable for everyone.

This box contains almond crisps and palmiers which is the perfect gift for the elderly or people who do not like sweets.


The palmiers were crispy with a buttery taste.

As for the almond crisps they were crispy with a thin sweet coating of icing sugar and crunchy almonds on top.

Flying carpet and the half slice of cheese

My usual complaint with Hong Kong's McDonald's is that they only serve half a slice of cheese in the filet o fish, but according to wiki McDonald's Canada, New Zealand and The Czech Republic serve half a slice as well!

The filet o fish I had was messed up and it was not even hot because the cheese wouldn't melt and it looked like a flying carpet because it was just about to fly out stopped by the burger box!!

The new burgeroom

Tried burgeroom before at their previous location which was cramped and far away.
The new location is much better and located in the food street of Fashion walk.

It was really hard choosing a burger because there was too much choice from unusual choices like Hiroshima oyster, Soft shell crab and Lobster!

Luckily I have already tried the oyster so I had one choice out the way.

Anyway, ended having Spicy breaded chicken wings, Twister fries, Breaded chicken burger and a beef and mushroom burger.
For the chicken burger I added extra chili coleslaw and fried soft shell crab to it.

On the menu, it says both the chicken burger and wings are breaded but when the food came, it was not bread crumb coating but batter coating.
If I knew that, I would have had the lobster burger instead!
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[b]Spicy breaded chicken wings $48:[/b]

Crispy and delicious with a kick of spices.
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[b]Twister fries $28:[/b]

Great twister fries which have a flavoured coating.
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[b]Breaded chicken burger $75 with chili coleslaw $10 and soft shell crab $75:[/b]

I loved this colossal burger with the addition of coleslaw and soft shell crab.

The chicken was chunky and juicy with melted cheese on it and the soft shell crab was crispy and delicious.
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[b]beef and a mushroom burger $85:[/b]

A huge patty with earthy pieces of mushrooms, sweet tomato slices and sauce.

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[b]perrier lime $22:[/b]

Very fizzy with a slight bitter aftertaste.

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Burgeroom:
Shop D, G/F, 50-56 Paterson Street, Fashion Walk, Causeway Bay, 

Hong Kong. Tel: (852) 2890 9130

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[b]The bill:[/b] $343

[b]Service:[/b] OK
[b]Service charge:[/b] no
[b]Yummy factor:[/b] OK
[b]Napkins provided:[/b] yes
[b]Portion sizes:[/b] big
[b]Glass of water provided:[/b] yes
[b]English Menu:[/b] Yes
[b]Air Conditioning:[/b] Yes
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Good sense of humour

Thanks to a friend for getting me these chocolates.

It had a bright safari theme packaging and I liked the way they were called ANIMAL DROPPINGS with a cute zebra proudly holding them too!

 
The packaging and wording is exactly the same as BEYERS Chocolates but they are called African animal droppings with a giraffe and not a zebra.

Basically they were chocolate coated almonds which had a creamy Tiramisu taste and a slight sugary texture.

Lugard

G/F, 19 Lyndhurst Terrace Central.

New year's eve gathering

Decided to have a gathering at Kennedy Town because the MTR stops there now.

Ordered the signature dishes:

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[b]Parma Ham and rock melon:[/b]

A nice plate of parma ham with juicy melon chunks.

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[b]Chicken wings:[/b]

The coating was light and tasted like cajun spices while the chicken wings were soft and juicy that the soft bones near the joints came off easily too.
The piping hot wings tasted delicious with the cooling lemon mayonnaise.

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[b]Fried portobello with chicken strips, bacon, brown sauce and rocket:[/b]

This was my favourite because the coating absorbed the tasty brown sauce which tasted like Marmite.'

In the middle there was a big juicy portobello mushroom.

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[b]Pancetta pizza:[/b]

Bacon lovers will love this but personally I found the bacon too fat. 

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[b]Aglio olio:[/b]

Each strand was covered in olive oil and herbs which made it delicious.

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[b]Vongole:[/b]

The pasta had a strong wine taste.

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[b]chicken cacciatore:[/b] was the daily special that day.

The chicken was soft and came off the bone but it lacked taste.

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[b]Tiramisu:[/b]

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[b]Panna cotta:[/b]

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Piccolo Pizzeria & Bar's
Shop 1E, Davis Street, Kennedy Town Western District.

Could be better at 滇品．米線

This review was bordering between a BAD and an OK but decided to give it an OK because it wasn't that bad.
I was captivated here because the picture of the rice showed delicious rice with lots of peas in it.

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Rice with grilled pork:
When it came it was just plain rice.

Luckily there were peas buried underneath but the pork was not exciting.
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Chicken and Gastrodia elata soup:
I loved the strong chicken and herb taste but it was TOO SALTY!!!!!!

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Food Yunnan

Shop B106, Kowloon City Plaza, 128 Carpenter Road Kowloon City

NICE stir fried beef ho fun at 尼斯餐廳

When I entered this restaurant, it reminded me of Czarina on Caine Road, and the interior was similar to Tai Ping Koon.

I was recommended this place by an Australian to try the stir fried beef flat noodles.
After reading the latest reviews, it appears that this place is famous for Chinese style Western dishes which looked quite delicious from the photos.

Anyway, I stuck with my decision and tried the noodles for tea, it came with Chinese milk tea which I won't comment because I don't like it anyway.

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[b]stir fried beef flat noodles:[/b]

The noodles tasted good because the soy sauce was strong with a mushroom taste but it was slightly bitter.
Although it was not brilliant, it tastes better than most places which have a strange metallic oily taste which I refuse to eat.
I managed to finish it so I suppose it was quite good!
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[b]The bill:[/b] $30
[b]Service:[/b] OK
[b]Service charge:[/b] no
[b]Yummy factor:[/b] ok
[b]Napkins provided:[/b] yes
[b]Toilets:[/b] no
[b]Portion sizes:[/b] reasonable
[b]English Menu:[/b] Yes
[b]Air Conditioning:[/b] Yes
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