Not at its former glory and not comforting

Decided to come here for traditional Sunday roast because I have not been here for ages.

When I entered the bar, the carvery station had gone so I asked them if they were still doing it and they said the roast was served upstairs.

Went upstairs and the restaurant was almost empty on a Friday lunchtime.


Since my last visit, the roast has gone up from around $120 to $150 which is more expensive than having an expensive lunch in Central.
The roast comes with a soup, salad and tea.

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Salmon chowder soup:


Started off with the soup which was starchy and had a strong potato taste with pieces of salmon in it.
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Salad from the bar:
The salad is collected from the bar.
I was pretty annoyed and disappointed with the salad bar.
The selection was not as good as before and it had weird Asian things such as black fungus salad which you will not find in the UK or Ireland .
If I am paying $150 I don't expect to see Asian ingredients and I wish the selection was how it used to be which can be seen in the previous reviews.









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Roast:
I got the roast from the carvery which was Beef and Limerick ham that day.

Again the vegetables selection was not as good as it used to be.
There was no spinach.








The plate of roast was not as good as it used to be but the Yorkshire pudding was still ok but parts of it did not rise properly.
I requested for some mint sauce which is normally served with lamb but I love it with Yorkshire pudding and gravy because there is vinegar in the minty sauce.
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Tea:
Ended the meal with further disappointment.


They used to use tea leaves which had a bold tea taste but now they use teabags!!
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I was angered by the fact that the prices have gone up and the quality has gone down.

After talking to the Chef, he confirmed that there are less people having roast which is why they don't serve it downstairs.

Anyway, I wonder how long before they will stop serving the roasts and I hope it does not end in the same fate as The Canny Man because they don't serve A la carte during lunch!

More photos of the restaurant.




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Delaney's Wanchai (Wan Chai)

Mexican flare at Agave Tequila Y Comida

Came here for a quick fix and my favourite dish was on the menu.
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MOLE VERDE DE Fish:

This was Grilled fish in a green mole sauce made with pumpkin seeds and spices served with steamed rice/Mexican rice and Vegetables/refried beans.
I was a bit annoyed because it took ages to come and I had to chase for it.
The Mexican rice was not as tasty as before and the mole sauce lacked taste as well.
The portions are slightly smaller these days and they serve the food on square plates.
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Master of oil at Dimsum Master

Discovered this strange underground mall with lots of eateries so took a look.

Basically, they had dimsums and noodles for takeaway.


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Braised e-fu noodles:

Very nasty because there was so much oil absorbed into the noodles and it had a rancid smell.
Cheap but crap!
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Dimsum Master (Quarry Bay)

Venture into the basement for Lane noodles!

There are two entrances for this restaurant, one is on Queen's Road where you go up to the first floor and the second one is on Stanley Street where you go through this alleyway and down to the ground floor.

I discovered this place because of that weird alley way.

At the basement, you were greeted with baby blue light shades which are normally red.


On the wall, there was a colourful display of folded stools.



The restaurant over looks cafe de coral.


Here was what I had
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Congee:

The congee was tasteless to begin with but after it cooled down, you could taste the congee and pork in it.
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Stir fried noodles:

The noodles looked impressive but they were greasy and tasteless.
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Wonton noodles:

The wontons were cold.
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Thin pancakes:

Out of all the food that was ordered, this tasted the best, they were thin and crispy loaded with spring onions and dried shrimp.
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Lane Noodles (Central)

Funky dandan noodle bar‏

Dandan caught my attention because of the manga style logo, bilingual menu and the whole place was just inviting.




Upon arrival I was greeted by Jerome who was dressed up like a Martial arts dude, a French expat who owns this place with his wife.


The decor definitely made the experience more enjoyable because it was modern and comfortable.

I ended up trying the dan dan la mian and the minced pork and zucchini dumplings.
Also on the menu were brownies and the disclaimer explaining it was not Sichuan was cute.


This place is going to be popular with expats who find local joints daunting.

Within a flash, my food arrived.
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dan dan la mian:

When it came, there was a lovely Sichuan pepper fragrance.
I started on the noodles which had a lovely al-dente texture, the strands were round and ribbed which hung the soup nicely.

The meat sauce on top was differerent to the ones I have tried in Hong Kong because the Sichuan pepper was more prominent than chili.
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minced pork and zucchini dumplings:

The dumplings were big and there were eight in a portion.
Each dumpling was plump and juicy and it came with a delicious dipping sauce made of chili, Sichuan pepper, spring onions and soy sauce which added more kick to it.


For improvements, I would like the skin to be thinner and possibly smaller dumplings because I found it hard to pick them up with my limited chopstick skills.
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Lemon tea:

To finish off I had lemon tea which was nice and refreshing.
As well as lemon tea, there are other drinks as well.
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Previously, this shop used to be Hero's, but now the Hero has gone, let's see how well these kick ass noodles do!

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Dandan

Shop 101A, Grand Millennium Plaza, 181 Queen's Road Central, Sheung Wan

Water of life at Tai King Restaurant

Tai King Restaurant (San Po Kong)

I am quite surprised this little joint is listed.



Anyway, I only dined here because I wanted a drink, water was what I really wanted.

Sat down and ordered some Fish shaomai and hot lemon water because it was the closest drink I could get to water.

The shaomai was the usual fare with a high percentage of flour and a fishy taste.

Then when I was taking photos I saw a plastic jug of water with cups.

As I did not finish the lemon water drink, the staff there were really nice and asked me if I wanted it to take it away.

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