MR. Vietnamese Baguette House now in Wan Chai

Previously I used to go the one at Fortress Hill, which was far, but now there is a branch in Wan Chai, but it is still too far, so I called for a delivery.

I did not have their menu, but luckily there is one on Open Rice but when I called the set I wanted to order was not on and the baguettes are now cheaper but without drinks.
You can get the Baguette set with chips or prawn crackers and a drink, but as I do not like prawn crackers I just ordered the baguette.
The chips would be soggy by the time it got delivered too so that’s why I did not get the set as well.

As a standard at this place, all baguettes have Vietnamese sausage, Julienne carrots, onions, and pate with a choice of filling: mushrooms, sardines, chicken, pork, pork floss or beef.
There are three choices for the baguette: Charcoal, Original and Black malt.

I chose the Charcoal baguette with mushrooms and the Original baguette with sardines.

The baguettes arrived well on time and the guy had change prepared when I paid.

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Charcoal baguette with mushrooms
The Julienne carrots were really nice and refreshing and they have turned an ingredient which I don’t like delcious. The baguette was fresh and crispy and the sauces were strong however there was a lot of MSG in the sauce.
The Vietnamese sausage and mushrooms were thinly sliced which made it easier to eat.
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Original baguette with sardines
This tasted the same as the above and there were sardines instead of mushroom.
The baguette for this one was slightly soggy because of the fish.
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Both baguettes were split at the top with a gap in the middle like a hotdog which are different from Western baguettes or buns because they are split at the side.
Their baguettes have kept the same standard as the baguettes at Fortress Hill but the one thing I could not taste in the baguette was the liver pate nor could I see it.

題外話/補充資料：

MR. Vietnamese Baguette House - Fortress Hill
Refreshing lime water:
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2010564
Neat Baguette:
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=1940541
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Price: $64
English menu: Yes, check the menu on OpenRice
Service: Friendly
Yummy factor: Delicious
MSG Levels: Slightly over
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Fatal attraction with fate, you can't fight fate @ Olala

I have always wanted to try this place but last time I came it was closed.

In a way, I was glad it was closed because I had not read 梵高將軍's review as it was really detailed explaining the ingredients in the soup and the special pickled vegetables you can ask for so I knew at least what to expect.

I should have accepted fate that I didnt have any luck with this place as it was closed the first time I attempted to go.
I should given up recently when the their phone number 2294 0426 didnt ring as well when I called to check if it was open!
Well if their phone is dead I cant see them getting any reservations through the phone, but this same number is not only listed on OR but on other websites as well.

From my previous experiences when I tried to go to places that were closed on my first visit, the food was not good or the items I wanted to try were not available when they were open.

Anyway, went there, and ordered the Prawn noodles.

Waited for a while and it arrived, the soup was lighter than 梵高將軍's, it was not even orange/brown or had those orange oil droplets but if it tastes really nice then I am not bothered.
As the reviews mentioned, it should have prawns and dried prawns, so I decided to take pictures to flaunt the dried prawns and prawn.
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Picture of  梵高將軍's prawn noodle:


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Picture of  smashing pumpkin's prawn noodle:

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I picked the prawn and put it in a separate bowl, then I started to look for the dried prawns.
I was stirring the noodles in my bowl over and over and I could not find any.
I could only find one type of prawn, but Smashing pumpkins had three types!!
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PICTURE OF MY NOODLES - Below!!!!

I asked the waitor if there were meant to be any dried prawns "ACCORDING TO THE MENU" then she asked another colleague who came over and she told me that they were temporarily not available.

冇蝦干!!!!!一想火再心中

I was furious because they should have mentioned it beforehand or at least indicate that on the menu.
As it was listed on the menu, I felt the dried shrimps were a main ingredient as well along with the prawns and spring onions!! The broth was probably not as strong as it should be!

I asked since when they didnt have the dried shrimp and she said it was recently not available and next time when I come it should be available.
This is my first visit and I have been deceived already, do you think I would come back again???????
Also their telephone number does not work so how I can call to ask?

Usually this happens at busy fast food places where they run out of ingredients but since those dishes are not that expensive it acceptable to go without or have it changed.

It's just not on for a Michelin rated restaurant to be doing that to customers.
If I had not read the earlier reviews I would be thinking my noodles were worth $150 when actually part of the ingredients were missing!
I wonder how many people have eaten the prawn noodles recently without being given the dried shrimp without knowing it?

They did offer to let me to choose another noodle but there was nothing else I really wanted, and it was just one of those restaurants where there is only one item that I wanted to try.

I suppose I should have changed it to the oyster and meat noodles 蠔豉肉片麵 but I couldnt think straight at that moment!

I then asked for the pickled vegetables as GF said they tasted nice, but the tone of her voice sounded like I deserved it because I did'nt get any dried shrimps!!

WYSIWYG - What you see is what you get

WYSIWYG (pronounced as Wizzy-wig) is an acronym for what-you-see-is-what-you-get.
A computing term used to describe a system in which content (text and graphics) displayed onscreen during editing appears in a form closely corresponding to its appearance when printed or displayed as a finished product.
Last time I reviewed this place I did not have any pictures.

Here I have posted the samples that they do each day.

Basically what you see is what you get and its really good they have at least one vegetarian meal.

The food tastes home cooked and the soup is the best.

The Gold diamond at Thompson Road

Intended to come here before because I saw tables outside with people eating delicious fried eggs with soy sauce and rice.
However I went to the wrong restaurant which has now gone out of business.

I went to the wrong restaurant because they had tables of people on the pavement in front of Cheong Kee so I thought the food came from Cheong Kee Restaurant.

At this place I tried their curry and fried egg with luncheon meat, which I went to the wrong restaurant for a while ago.
There were quite a few choices with fried egg and the two interesting combinations were eggs and braised mushrooms, eggs with Vietnamese sausage, eggs and bacon and you can get extra curry sauce with it for $2.

I wonder how you would eat bacon with a Chinese spoon!

For curry they had an interesting one, which is based on the car noodle ingredients with pigs stomach, intestines and pigs skin!

Ordered Fried egg with luncheon meat and Deep-fried beef in cutlet with curry sauce.
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Fried egg with luncheon meat:
I was slightly disappointed when I saw this because some of the yolk was cooked and the other yolk got mixed in with the white.
I was not expecting the fried egg to taste delicious but the cooked yolk was creamy and not starchy and there was no excess oil or foul oil smell so I really liked it.
The luncheon meat was crispy but soft inside and it was not too salty so it was quite healthy.
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Deep-fried beef in cutlet:
It rare to see beef in cutlet batter so tried it and it was quite nice. The curry sauce was separate so the beef remained crispy.
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Curry sauce:
The curry sauce was slightly sweet and there was a hint of mint in it.
There was also pieces of potato in the curry sauce.
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Overall the customer service was quite good just as others mentioned which was really surprising and they also had tissue for use.
I only had an issue with the Chinese spoons and the Chinese must have a special skill eating steaks and food with these, but they let me change to a metal spoon, which was nice.