Localized Thai food at Tai Hin Cuisine

Stir fried glass noodles with fermented beancurd sauce is a really tasty dish.
I have had it so many times in this hidden joint in Wan Chai but not many places serve it in HK.




Came here randomly and the glass noodles with fermented beancurd sauce was on the menu so tried it.
It was quite pricey compared to Wan Chai and the eateries around the area.
When it came, it was a rather tiny portion and I suppose there was quite a fair bit of seafood but mostly frozen with two fake crab sticks (surumi).



Unfortunately the taste was not right because the chili was overpowering and there was not any fragrant fermented beancurd taste.
There were too many chili pips in the noodles, which I had to spit out and the taste was the typical sweet Hong Kong taste with charred wok aroma.

Cafe 2 Oyster n Grill

This is a good place for large groups because there were ten of us so we got a long table and they serve a good variety of dishes to share.
Here was what we had.
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Mushroom soup with black truffle:

The truffle soup was blended mushrooms with aromatic truffle and it was creamy with an earthy mushroom taste.
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Oyster chowder:

This was good because the soup was extremely rich with a strong oyster taste.
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Passion fruit and orange tea:

The tea was refreshing on a hot day with wedges of oranges that give you more orange flavour as you drank it.
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Canadian crabmeat salad:

This was nice and light paired with juicy orange slices that made it appetizing.
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Chicken wings:

These were easy to eat single bone chicken wings.
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Clams:

The clams had a strong garlic taste.
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Prawn balls filled with cheese:

These prawn balls had a molten cheesy centre which were a delight and they didn't really need the sauce provided.
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Sausage platter:

The platter had a good variety of sausages.
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Signature Wild rice:

The rice was fragrant with a hint of coconut and the grains of rice were soft mixed with wild rice.
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Linguine with grilled seafood:

The linguine was al-dente in a rich creamy sauce.
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Lamb:

The lamb was a bit fat for my liking.
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Australian Tomahawk:

The tomahawk was huge and the beef was a bit tough.
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Pineapple pizza with icecream:

It was a bit weird having a cheese pizza with icecream even though it was a pineapple pizza because the cheese was savoury.
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Chocolate fondant:

The chocolate fondant was hot with molten chocolate in the middle but it was a bit rich.
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Kung Fu Deluxe Dim Sum Hot Pot

Kung Fu started off serving dim sums but now they have Kung Fu hotpots which is basically a hotpot restaurant.


There are two broths which are worth trying, the chicken with sharks fin and the Chiu chow style rice broth which we tried and there is a choice of fish or crab.

After trying the fish, I felt that crab would be a better choice because there are no bones and scales that get in the way when you eat.

As well as broths, they have the much loved beef, dumplings and meat balls and other small dishes to nibble on when you are waiting for your friends.

Starters:



Beef


golden eggs with black fungus


Truffle dumplings

crab sticks

Fish maw


Squid

Lucky pouches

Crispy tofu rolls

Crisp sweet Chinese cabbages if you blanch them quickly.


Crispy fried fish skin

The inside of the restaurant looks a bit like an air raid shelter.

They also have their own home made XO Sauce.

Hong Kong's Jamie’s Italian afternoon tea set

Jamie’s Italian in Causeway Bay has just launched an afternoon tea set which obviously has sweet treats as well as savory.
It is definitely a bargain for Hong Kongers who don’t mind having lunch later for a cheaper yet filling deal.
The price of the tea sets are $158 per person + $48 for a glass of Prosecco served from 3-6pm.


Depending on the number of people they will adjust the portions accordingly.
The plank that we had was for three persons.
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Savoury plank:
The savory plank has cured meats, olives and deep fried ravioli, sweet bell peppers cooked in garlic and olive oil, Pecorino Cheese with sweet chili jam and coleslaw.

cured meats

buffalo cheese

sweet bell peppers cooked in garlic and olive oil

deep fried ravioli

Pecorino Cheese with sweet chili jam

My favourites were the ham and ravioli, followed by the pickles and refreshing coleslaw.
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Sweet plank:


The dessert plank has the quintessential classic strawberries and cream, meringue topped with whipped cream and mixed berry compote, tiramisu and the signature Epic Brownie, served with salted caramel ice cream and amaretti popcorn.
I definitely liked the strawberries and yoghurt.
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