A modern Chinese social dinner

It's not that I don't eat Chinese food but the environment is often noisy with piercing ceramics clinking together but here the atmosphere was so modern and chic.

After you sit down, you just order and eat, they won't give you bowls of tea to rinse your chopsticks.

However, there is a sense of humour on their plates which features plate art, some are decorated with flies and some are decorated with ants.

In the middle of the restaurant, there is a table tennis table where people can play before they have food and when they have large groups of people, the table can be used as a normal dining table.

We were pretty hungry so here was what we had:
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Double-boiled clear soup:
4hrs daily double-boiled soup - Silkie chicken soup boiled with cordyceps flower- $78

The broth was strong with a sweet chicken flavour.
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signature chicken soup in young coconut $78

The broth was clear with a fragrant sweet coconut taste.
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dragon beard kale $79

The kale was artistically sliced hence it was curly like a dragon beard.

I found it quite difficult to pick up with chopsticks but other than that it had a nice gingery taste.
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spicy 1,000yrs duck eggs and tofu $48

This was a nice appetizer of silky smooth tofu covered in delicious gravy which was blended with sichuan peppercorns.

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spicy 1,000yrs duck eggs $48

The preserved eggs were elegantly presented in the shape of goldfishes.

It was a pleasure to eat them.
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signature roasted white king pigeon: 

The pigeon skin was crispy and tasty and the pigeon meat was soft and supple.

It tasted like a baby goose with crisp skin that was not fat.
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aged balsamic chicken wings (4pcs) $78

The chicken wings are definitely recommended because they have an extremely light crispy coating, eat bite was fulfilling because the sauce was sweet and sour.

The wings have been ripped inside out with a bone removed to make it easier to eat.
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golden jumbo tiger prawns $268

These were prawns cooked in Laksa broth, each was one springy and spicy with a strong creamy coconut flavour.
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slow-braised chicken feet $89

The chicken feet were sticky and sweet and I liked the way the bright green peas gave it a nice colour contrast.
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crispy beef roll w/ spicy dip $99

The beef was coated in batter served with a bowl of curry sauce.

It was tender beef in the middle with a crispy coating complimented by the delicious thick curry sauce.
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double-boiled pear+aged mandarin peel $59

For desserts we had the double boiled pear which was a sweet finish.
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Will come back soon for the dim sums.

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Social Place, 

2/F, The L. Place, 

No. 139 Queen's Road Central (next to The Centre), 

Central District, Hong Kong,

Tel:  3568 9666, 

www.socialplace.hk

功夫's 2015 Chinese New Year treats

Got these from Kung Fu Dim Sum.

Tried the White radish cake with preserved Chinese sausages and I liked the chunky white radish pieces in the middle with the dried shrimp and preserved sausages.
It was not too salty which was great.


The next day I tried the coconut milk CNY pudding.

After slicing and pan frying it, the pudding was ready to eat.
You can either pan fry it directly or dip the cake in egg before frying.
The pudding was similar to mochi but the texture was much denser and stickier and not too sweet with a hint of coconut milk.

Eating food in a gutter at 豆花妹撈米線

To be honest, I don't like this branch because it is in the heart of MK and the bar table where you eat the noodles is in a stinky alley with lots of people smoking.



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Tofu noodles:



They were too salty this time.
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Just the right size for me at Yo Yo SHAKE

I love their milkshakes because they blend icecream into it but to be honest the standard ones are a bit too much for one to finish.


Walked past and saw the green apple milkshake so decided to get it and it is great they have this new Micro size series.



The price is good too because I got them at half price when they first opened so once you've had that offer it is hard to fork out at full price psychological unless it is really good because milkshakes are not a necessity but a sweet treat.
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green apple milkshake:


The green apple milkshake was thick with a strong vanilla icecream base but the apple taste wasn't strong.
Unfortunately it was slightly too sweet even though I asked for it to be less sweet.
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Djiboutii chicken!

This place reminded me of The Brickhouse in Central because it is well hidden in an alleyway.
I had the haloumi wrap but I was quite annoyed they put garlic mayonnaise and not muhamarra sauce as stated on their facebook.
The garlic mayonnaise sauce was a bit boring.

Then I had the roast chicken which was amazing, the chicken skin was fantastic and tasty with a nice lemon and herb taste.

The sides that came with it were divine, especially the Quinoa because it had cumin and the rice was soft and fluffy!!

Not just pasta and pizza at Pausa

Thanks to LLWL or I would not have known about their chicken.
They serve chicken and lasagne too.


Went there and had the chicken and gelato.
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Chicken leg and potatoes $58:

The chicken was quite tasty but it could have been softer and I would have liked more herbs rubbed on it.
As for the potatoes, they were delicious. Each piece was really crispy with a soft fluffy centre.
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Strawberry gelato:
Can't find the picture for this but it tasted like Yoplait's strawberry flavoured yoghurt and it was a bit too sweet.
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Seafood the American way at The Captain's House

Louisiana state is a place famous for Creole cuisine and seafood served in a bag is one of the famous items there.
At The Captain's House they serve seafood in a bag just like Louisiana and each diner gets a disposable apron to wear.

Started with the Seafood platter on ice which had a good variety of fresh seafood.

Then we had my favourite Hawaiian poke salad which were cubes of salmon mixed with soy sauce and onions.
Normally poke is made with tuna.

For bites we had Fish taco served with tomato salsa, sour cream and guacamole.


The Escargots in mash were good because they were baked without the shells and the mash was buttery and velvety.

Last but not least was the hot seafood bag, the moment everyone was waiting for!!

There are three choices of sauces and we chose the Cajun and the lemon butter sauce.
The Cajun was a bit too spicy.

The lemon butter sauce was really creamy with a fragrant butter taste that lingered on the seafood.