Fresh milk softserve icecream

Milk Top (Kowloon Bay)

Thanks to AA for treating me to softserve icecream at Milk Top.

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I did not know there was Milk Top at Kowloon bay which serves softserve as well because I thought they only did the scoops and tubs.


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Here the fresh milk softserve costs $20 and it is huge!

The only flaw is their softserve machine, it cannot cope with serving more than two softserves at a time so you have to wait a few minutes for the softserve machine to work!!!

As for the taste it was really nice and milky, it was icy cold too because it was quite icy.
The sweetness was just right and not too sweet and tastes similar to the White rabbit milk sweet!
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While I was there, someones icecream went splat!
(unlucky for them )

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Special dishes on special occasions

Jade Garden Chinese Restaurant (Kowloon Bay)

Not the place to go on public holidays or festive dates because they only offer the most expensive noodles and fried rices so its like take it or leave it.

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Roast pork:

This was the best roast pork I have tried, it was dinky and cute, it was cut into cube shaped pieces and the skin was extremely crispy.
All the pieces had a nice distribution of pork, fat and skin.
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Stir fried garlic vegetables:

This was too salty.
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Sample of their menu:

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Bangkok Thai Restaurant in Wan Chai

Bangkok Thai Restaurant (Wan Chai)

There are lots of Bangkok Thai Restaurants in Hong Kong and now one more has opened in Wan Chai.
It can get quite busy at lunch times so be sure to queue early.

Thanks to Bangkok Thai Restaurant and Mjqueen7e for inviting me to this tasting Dinner.

I was quite surprised that they employ Thai staff too.

Here was what we tried.
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Fried lychee prawn

This is a new item and not on the menu yet, the appearance looks like fried prawns, but inside there is a sweet juicy plump lychee.
I loved this because lychee and prawn tasted so good together and it was light and refreshing.
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Satay skewers

There were chicken, pork and beef accompanied with delicious satay sauce that was slightly spicy.
The chicken was lovely and tender and the beef was grilled nicely.
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Tom Yum Kung soup

The taste of the Tom Yum Kung soup was really nice, there was a nice balance of spices and a hint of tomato.
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Thai grapefruit salad

For the grapefruit salad, they use green skin grapefruits because it has a crisp texture and is not stringy.
The grapefruit was crisp and sweet which paired nicely with the prawns and mini dried shrimps.
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Charcoal grilled chicken Pattaya style

The chicken was grilled nicely with delicious crispy skin.
Some people said it was dry but I had the thigh part which was just right.
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Fried crab in basil sauce

When it came it looked like a crab freshly fished from the ocean covered in algae which was actually fried basil leaves.
There was generous basil sauce too which I used to dip the garlic bread.
The crab was really really nice with the basil sauce so I hope to come back again some other time and order one just for myself.
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Yellow beef curry

The yellow beef curry was sweet and not spicy accompanied with delicious crispy garlic bread.
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Baked rice with taro

The rice was nice and filling with lots of taro cubes in it and sliced mushrooms.
It was very fragrant and satisfying.
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Sticky Rice with Mango and Coconut Milk

There was glutinous rice and purple glutinous rice in this dessert and it had a lovely light coconut scent.
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Thai Desserts Platter

The dessert patter was great because the sweetness for all the items were just right, and it had cassava roots which is rare in Hong Kong, it tastes similar to potato but slightly sweet.
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Guava soda

A lot of the drinks were tempting such jackfruit milkshake and young coconut but the guava soda was different so I ordered that.
It was refreshing and fizzy with guava pieces at the bottom.
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The restaurant is nice and spacious, suitable for large and small groups.

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Queen Victoria rules for Cornish pasty

The Queen Victoria (Wan Chai)

Ever since I found out about the Cornish Pasty, I have been itching to go but this place is always packed with people.
Finally went on a quiet day and ordered the Cornish Pasty.

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Cornish pastry with mash and vegetables:
A Cornish pasty is a pasty filled with beef, diced potato, onion and swede seasoned with salt and pepper, and is baked.

I did'nt read the menu properly when ordering, otherwise I would have chosen chips and beans or green peas.

The Cornish pasty was just sensational because the diced potatoes and swede were so delicious but a tad too salty.
The pasty was flaky and light but the sides were a bit thick.
The mash had a lot of butter in it.

Went here again to have it with chips and beans, but the chips were disappointing as usual because they are always overdone or they look like they have been refried (the type of Chips the Hong Kong people like).

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Back for omurice

Kitsu No Heya (Sheung Wan)

Ever since my first visit at this branch I have been meaning to go back but they are closed on Sundays.

On this visit I intended to get the squid omelette with sea urchin but they must have heard the seafood because they gave me seafood instead.
I paid $10 extra for the semi cooked egg

Even though it was not what I ordered, the seafood one turned out to be quite decent.

I chose Tom Yum Kung sauce which tasted quite nice with the squid omelette and not as bad as they suggested.

The portion was bigger because it was the semi cooked egg version.

It had lots of vegetarian sharks fin in it that was glistening.


There were lots of prawns and finely sliced abalone mushrooms in it.
The tom yum kung sauce was light and not too spicy.

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Correct location:
While I was dining there, they said people could not find this shop because the address on the photo below is different from the one on openrice......

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It's all about being healthy and natural

arome Bake & Drink 東海堂 (Kowloon Bay)

Thanks to Arome Bakery for inviting me to their cakes, freshly baked items and drinks at this one and only branch that serves drinks at the moment until they open the second bake and drink branch at LCX soon.

This branch has been opened for quite a few months but I never got round to try it even though I had quite few tastings around there.

At the tasting session, they showcased the new drinks, Cake little series and their freshly baked items.

The Cake little series were fruity, colourful and fun.
There was one that looked like a strawberry and one that looked like a grape!
It was amazing that as well as the appearance it also tasted nice and not artificial.

CAKE Little series
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Mixed Berries-go cake little:

The presentation of this was really nice, it was like a big fuzzy strawberry .
When it was cut open, there was strawberry sauce in the middle which flowed out.
The taste of this was refreshing and it was mainly mousse and cake.
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Kyoho Grapes cake little 巨峰の季節:

I have to admit the Kyoho grape items I have tried in the past such as drinks and candies were so artificial so I assumed this one would be the same, but it was not.
The Kyoho grape taste was really light and natural and the chocolate sponge in the middle paired with it nicely.

In the middle, there was a kyoho grape too
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Kumamoto Melon Jelly cake little:

The presentation of this melon cake was quite cute, it looked like half a melon on top, but the top was made of clear light green jelly with chunky pieces of melon in it with the cake beneath it.
I was surprised by this melon cake because I have never liked the green melon because it has a strange unami taste which goes well with ham but it tasted nice with this cake.
The sweetness was just right and the jelly was not too sweet.
The pieces of melon were mushy and soft which worked with the type of jelly they used.

In the middle, there was delicious cake and cream to balance it out.
I definately recommended this cake because it was natrual and not as fattening compared to the mousse cakes.
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Okinawa Pineapple & Orange Mousse cake:


This was my next favourite cake because it was a refreshing combination of orange and pineapple, and the layers inside it were nice especially the orange and pineapple mousse.
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White Peach Mousse cake little:

The taste of this cake was much lighter but creamier because it had hokkaido milk in it.
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At this branch, they have pontikeges and breads, I loved the cheese bread but my favourite was the onigiri bun.

Onigiri Bun:

This is a savoury bun and the pieces of grounded rice on top were delicious.
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Drinks:

There were so many choices and for each drink you could have a choice of red beans, aiyu jelly, kanten jelly, pudding to put in it!
In the end I chose the chocolate with pudding in it and the taste of the chocolate was really nice because it did not have a powdery or strong cocao aftertaste.
The pudding at the bottom was really really nice with a strong caramel taste.
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A nice cafe on Swatow alley

Mansons Lot (Wan Chai)

A nice place for coffee and relaxing lunches, but perhaps a bit too cosy.

Tried the lunch set which includes a soup, main and an expresso.

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Menu:

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Gazpacho soup:

This was quite impressive because most places serve hot soups and here they serve Gazpacho which is cold.
The top is nicely frothed and has a refreshing taste of tomato.
I could also taste carrot too.
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Quiche:

I loved this chunky quiche loaded with spinach but it would be great if the quiche base was savoury and not sweet.


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expresso :

I don't drink coffee.....
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