Yu Banquets at 譽粵菜

Lunches here are not that good but dinners are a little bit better

The platter was quite good but there were some cheap items on there that acted as fillers such as the smoked duck breast which is obviously not Chinese.

The pigs leg was just a fatty slab of fat!


The crispy rolls were ok and not too sweet.

The dessert was mandarins which were individually packaged.

Big portions at 新星海鮮酒家

Had dinner at this place, service was rather abrupt and could have been better.


In general the portions were big and the prices were reasonable.
The crispy octopus tentacles were tasty and fresh.

The aubergines with salted fish was the weirdest one I have had because it was battered pieces of aubergines topped with salted fish sauce.

The pea sprouts were quite good but they were too salty.

The goose feet were nice and soft but they were difficult to eat because they were too big and slippery to pick up with chopsticks.

Japanese food with Western dishes too at 稚內日式創作料理居酒屋

稚內日式創作料理居酒屋

I don’t normally dine in Kowloon especially MK because the food is unpredictable but I liked the Western dishes here because it was quite decent.

Half of the dishes ordered were sushi which can’t really go wrong and the other half were Western dishes.
Apparently the dessert chef used to work at Amber which is a restaurant that is too expensive.
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Lychee fizz:

This had a syrupy lychee taste.
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Sushi:

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Sushi:


The crab roe paste gunkan was rich with a slight bitterness.

Hiroshima oyster:

Hiroshima oysters have a strong taste and this was the first time having them raw because they are normally cooked.
You could smell them when they were brought over but the taste was creamy.
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Roast chicken:

As I have a Western palette I simply liked it and the chicken was soft and supple.
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Grilled squid:

The grilled squid was sweet and sticky.
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Tartare:

I also liked this because it was toasts with salmon tartare that was mixed with refreshing grapefruit juice and other chopped up seafood.
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crackers:

These were tasty but a little bit too spicy for me.
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Salmon:


The salmon was beautifully cooked that it was tender and pink paired with a creamy sauce.
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Iberico pork:

Iberico pigs live on a healthy diet hence they are disease free and do not need to be cooked thorougly hence the pink centre.
The pork was extremely juicy and tender.
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opera:

Desserts cannot missed and this is coming from someone who is not that keen on desserts because they are too sweet.
The opera was light and had a strong cocoa taste.
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Other desserts that I was too full to try:


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Bakery products from 759

759 was a shop selling preserved packaged food to start off with and now they have expanded into other businesses such as cosmetics, noodle joints and now a bakery too!

I wonder if we will see 759 Medical clinics, 759 Barbers, 759 Laundry, 759 Petrol Stations coming soon!!!

 

Initially 759 didn't appeal to me because the variety was limited and it was cheap and unhealthy packaged Asian snacks like noodles and crisps but now there is more European variety and they even have TIMOTEI shampoo.

I was curious to try their bakery because I love bread but in Hong Kong, it is either proper Western Bread or Sweet tasting savoury Chinese bread.

Walked past one day and bought some bread and muffins.

You can probably use your membership card on the purchase but I forgot to use mine and the lady at the till didn't remind me.

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[b]Double chocolate muffin:[/b]

The muffin was not outstanding but at least it looked like a muffin with pieces of chocolate in it.

It was not impressive but it was not too sweet, too oily or too crumbly.
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[b]Tomato corn toast:[/b]

Technically it is bread because it hasn't been toasted yet and it probably tastes better as a toast.

With good breads, they taste great on their own but the tomato bread required a filling to make it into a tasty sandwich.

The tomato taste was surprisingly good because you could taste tomato in almost every bite but saying that it was probably tomato flavouring mixed in the dough.

There were also pieces of sweetcorn in it too but I still classify this as a Chinese style bread because it was sweet and the texture of the bread was evidently Chinese and not yeasty at all.

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[b]The bill:[/b] $23
[b]Service:[/b] OK
[b]Yummy factor:[/b] ok
[b]Sweetness levels:[/b] just right
[b]English Menu:[/b] Yes
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Meokbang is now on the Island

Previously there used to be only one branch of Meokbang that was located in Mong Kok but now they have opened a second branch at Causeway bay which is conveniently near Exit F of Causeway bay MTR station.

This branch is definitely more convenient for me.

Here was what we had:
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Ganjang Gejang (Raw Crab Marinated in Soy Sauce)
A traditional Korean delicacy directly imported from Korea! Made by marinating a fresh raw crab in homemade liquor and soy sauce for 4 days!

The crab came with rice and seaweed soup.

It was sinfully delicious mixing the rice into the creamy orange crab roe which tasted like egg yolk.
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Raw prawns marinated in soy sauce:

For people with high cholesterol levels, they can try this instead of the crab because it is also marinated in soy sauce.
The prawns were sweet with a salty fermented aftertaste.
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panfried seafood pancake:
I love these pancakes because they are crispy with pieces of seafood and scallion in it.

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While the metal grill was heating up, egg was poured into the rims and Mozzarella cheese with diced peppers were put on the other side of the rim.

Started off grilling the ox tongues because they were thinly sliced and easy to cook.


They were simply delicious with lettuce.
On the plate, there were prawns, prime beef spare rib, scallops, pork belly and marinated chicken.

We then had the Prime spare ribs which was a huge piece of meat that was unrolled on the grill, then cut into pieces when it was nearly cooked.

When the cheese melted, I scooped some and had it with the rice and it tasted really nice.
It became more addictive when I added cheese and egg to the rice.
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Octopus

This was Korean style octopus which I found too spicy.
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To soothe our palates, we had these desserts which were like snow!~
Green tea snow ice

Red bean snow ice

The snow ice is basically milk made into snow that is not sweet so they give you condensed milk which acts as a sweetener.
Frankly it tasted great without the sweetener because the green tea powder and sweet pieces of mochi went well with it.

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Meokbang
6/F, Goldmark, 502 Hennessy Road,Causeway Bay

Localized Indian food at Curry Corner (Sham Shui Po)

Went to this place for Indian food because the rest of the restaurants in the food court were Chinese food.

Anyway, when I looked this up on openrice, it appears to be closed.



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chicken biryani:


I had the chicken biryani which cost $42.
Basically it looked like a biryani but it was tasteless, the spices were not even at their full strength.
It is weird they give you a side of curry sauce too which is tasteless.
ANYWAY, it is funny they give you disposible chopsticks so I guess the chopsticks are for the locals.
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