Great new eatery at Mustard Cafe and Bar

Spotted this new bar opposite Labmade because it was painted Mustard yellow and stood out.


Initially I thought it was just a bar but they had food as well.

The items on the menu were diverse and not what you would expect in a small joint.



To be honest I was captivated by the Spanish red prawn and the French whole spring chicken.
There were so many expats dining there so I knew the food was going to be good.

Here was my gourmet dinner!!!
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Tea:

Started off with tea which was promising because they served it correctly with milk and sugar.
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Padron peppers, sherry and almonds:

The Padron peppers were grilled with Sherry and topped with crunchy almond slices.
I was surprised that such a simple starter would start my appetite going because the sauce was sweet and slightly sour like sweet Balsamic vinegar.
The padron peppers are not spicy and taste a bit like green peppers but better because it was smaller and softer.
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Spanish red prawn:

I had to have this because not many places serve just red prawn on its own.
Here they serve you a WHOLE one with the head on a bed of crispy rice vermicelli.
The crispy rice vermicelli is decorative as well as functional because it absorbs the prawn's head matter so that you can appreciate every bit of the prawn.

Although the prawn head matter was the best part, the prawn was amazing because it was cooked lightly so that the texture was like prawn sashimi.
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French whole spring chicken:

Next I had the chicken which I thought was going to be a spring chicken served on a plate but it was served on dried grass surrounded with Apple cider wood smoke.

When they bring it over, they will lift the glass lid and the smoke is released.
Unfortunately the smoke escapes a bit too fast to take a picture.

After they show you, they will take it back to the kitchen and slice it.

I started off with the white meat and it was soft and supple, between the chicken and the skin, there is a layer of Thyme and stuffing.

The chicken skin is so crispy and tasty because it has been rubbed with herbs and butter before it was roasted and when they serve it they will pour some more truffle oil on top to make it more aromatic.
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Icecream:
To finish off I had icecream and there were so many flavours that I ended having two!!
They had flavours like: pistachio, nougat, orange, dark chocolate, chestnut and cherry.
I had the chestnut and cherry because you don't often come accross icecream in these flavours.
The chestnut was so nice, it wasn't too sweet and it had lovely pieces of chestnut in it that gave the icecream a lovely mouthfeel.

As for the cherry it was sweeter but I loved it because it was natrual.

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Anyway, I can't wait to come back again but the menu will be different because the Chef does not have a fixed menu.
He simply sources what he thinks is fit and serves it in a yummy scrummy way!!

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Mustard Cafe and Bar:
G/F, 12 King Street Tai HangHong Kong.

Relaxing tea set at Owl Cafe

Previously I wanted to try this place but it wasn't open.


Went here for the tea set and both the drinks and sweet treats were good!!
The tea set was only $35.

The cafe is rather odd in terms of the furniture because they have nice sofa seats but the tables are foldable ones!



Anyway, the other bits and pieces were nice.






The entrance is rather weird because it is actually a lift for wheelchairs.




After looking at google map, this shop used to be an electronic games arcade but I don't know why it had a wheelchair lift.
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Earl grey pudding:



This pudding was amazing because the sweetness was just right and the fruit jelly layer on top was refreshing.
The chocolate garnishing for both desserts were interesting because the colour was BLACK!
But anyway, it tasted nice because it wasn't too sweet but you could tell they put more vegetable oil in it instead of cocoa butter.
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Milk pudding with marshmallows:

The milk pudding texture was really firm because there was a lot of gelatine in it but the sweetness was just right because the milk pudding is not sweet which goes with the chocolate sauce on top.
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OWL hot chocolate:

I liked the foam cap but the taste was too milky.
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Earl Grey tea:

A strong earl grey with a fragrant bergamot flavour.
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Tasteless noodles at Fairward

The rice vermicelli was tasteless and didn't absorb the broth so you could ony taste the sweetness of the vermicelli and nothing else.

Marks and Spencers Cherry liqueurs

I love cherries so when I saw G's review I had to get it.
They were not in stock at Wan Chai so I had to get them from Central.
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Cherry liquers:




Each one was bursting with liqueur and a juicy cherry.
The liqueur really kicked in because it was so strong.
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Instant noodles in mock sharks fin soup at 陳記魚蛋

Previously tried this branch in Wanchai where the lady got her stardom scowling at the camera on axxxx xxxly.
Now that shop has closed so went to this branch.
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Instant noodles in mock sharks fin soup:

Before she put the noodles in the bowl I had to stop her because she put the noodle condiments in the bowl as well which is going to make it super salty since mocks sharks fin soup has a strong taste with lots of MSG.
It is strange that is it not common sense to leave out the condiments if the sauce/soup is already flavoured.
I had the same experience with Instant noodles with Sichuan sauce at another joint which was ruined because they put the condiments in the noodles.
The noodles were quite slimey and good for slurping but you have to becareful because they were really hot.
Anyway, eating these noodles reminded me of Western pot noodles which have a thick soup.
There were pieces of shredded chicken which were tough and stringy because they were there just for the flavour.
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All You Can Eat Restaurant at Banmoto

I quite like this place because it is in the heart of ladies market.
At the moment, not many people know about this place so it is nice and quiet.


The prices are quite reasonable but the choices are limited because I couldn't find tuna or some milk broths that other places serve.

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grass jelly juice:

As well as grass jelly, there are other drinks available.
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White toro:

This was soft with a strong umami taste.
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deep fried sweet purple taro:


This was more like dessert because it was sweet.
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deep fried Japanese style tofu with cheese:

The texture was similar to fishcake and it was slightly rubbery with thick processed cheese in middle.

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Sichuan style spicy noodles:

Interesting option at a Japanese restaurant but it was too spicy.
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Kagoshima style black truffle poached egg:

This was delicious.
Truffle and eggs always go together.
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grilled chicken wings with sea salt:

The chicken wing was ok but I couldn't taste the seasalt.
Anyway, I dipped the chicken in the egg yolk from the dish above and it tasted really nice.

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ginseng chicken soup:


Tasted really bitter.
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fried banana with chocolate dressing:

Basically it was banana in delicate tempura coating.
I would have liked it without the chocolate sauce because it was good on its own.
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pan fried beansprouts

Simple but delicious with a hint of cracked black pepper but it was too salty.
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Interesting pairing of apricot and chocolate

I was at Pacific coffee and this cake caught my eye because I don't often see chocolate cakes paired with apricot.
However you do get dried apricot chocolate bars.

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Chocolate apricot mousse cake:

There are not much apricots in the cake because on the other side of the cake there are no apricots (forgot to take a picture) .
Anyway, the mousse tasted clumpy but luckily the juicy apricots saved the day because the chocolate mousse was dry and tasteless and the white mousse on top just tasted like clumpy cream.
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