[皇茶 Royaltea by Tea Circle] Not your usual tea shop

Discovered this place while I was dining at Potato King as they are doing a combo with them.



From the outside, it looks like the usual takeaway tea shop but inside it is quite spacious with a small bar table.






The thing that makes it different is that they serve alcoholic drinks which makes it an ideal place for drinks or a Friday night.













They have live music in the evenings according to their FB.
While I was there they had some good songs so I had a good time.
For drinks, we had teas sweetened with Momordica so it was sugar free.
We chose oolong and puer.



Both teas did not taste too sweet which was good yet you could taste a faint hint of Momordica.
Puer sweetened with Momordica:



Oolong sweetened with Momordica:


I will keep this place in mind if I am in the area.

[皇茶 Royaltea by Tea Circle] 

Shop 22, G/F, Yan on Building, 1 Kwong Wa Street, Mong Kok

[Gloucester Luk Kwok Hotel] Sorrowful rice 黯然銷魂飯 3.0

Sorrowful rice 黯然銷魂飯 is a bowl of Cantonese barbecued pork, with an egg, on rice inspired by Stephen Chow’s 周星馳 1996 movie, The God of Cookery 食神.

Previously I tried version 2.0 ,  the difference between 2.0 and 3.0 is the Pork oil which is said to be more aromatic as they use Roast Pork oil drippings.

Sorrowful rice 3.0 黯然銷魂飯 is served as a set meal.
Available from 16/9/2019-12/12/2019

The menu:

A nice appetizer to begin the dinner with Prawn head coated in Salted Egg Yolk and Prawn tail tossed in preserved fruit peel.

Next was the morel mushroom, conch chicken soup.

Now to the star of the show!

To eat, you have to mix everything together especially the liquid yolk and the finely chopped onions underneath the roast pork so the sweetness of the onions come out and the creamy yolk lubricates the grains of rice.

[The eggs they use are Japanese Eggs and a special soy sauce which I wouldn't mind just pairing with plain rice because the soy sauce is that good.]
Every spoonful of rice was heaven because of the onions, egg yolk and the crisp egg white.  There was also some lard which brings out all the flavours.
Moving onto the pork, it was just sensational, the meat was lean but tender and I finally satisfied my roast pork craving with this huge piece of pork!!
They use pork collar butt which is the best cut and the the roast pork is served with this glistening almost translucent glaze that is too beautiful and mesmerizing to eat.

It was very satisfying because I prefer my roast meats intact and not cut!!

Dessert was Daihaongpao osthmanthus pudding and the rose and Chinese ham pastry.

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Canton Room, Gloucester Luk Kwok:
1/F, Luk Kwok Hotel, 72 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai
https://www.facebook.com/GloucesterLukKwok

The best buffet in Tokwawan! 8度餐廳 (土瓜灣)

Summer is not over yet!!!
8 Degrees are doing a summer buffet which I almost missed.




The highlights this time are the freshly cooked mussels in wine!




Foie gras from the live cooking station:







Oysters, lobsters and seafood are always there so don't fret!












The Chinese soup is a must as it is loaded with delicacies with a strong conch taste.



There were lots of English delights as I found items like: cauliflower cheese, mashed potato and cheese, pigs in blankets, Indian curries and bread pudding! Moving on to dessert, they have freshly made durian crepes!







The dessert selection was definitely a delight as they had my favourite pandan cake as well as a lovely spread of Western cakes like strawberry cream cake and their signature mango mille feuille.




Despite the quietness in town at the moment, this place was full which is a sign of good food. Will definitely be back.

The best collection at Tsui Wah Cafe [翠華冰廳]

Tsui Wah Cafe is a new concept that combines the best of the East with the West for Hong Kong style dishes.
It is located in Tsuen Wan with a spacious dining area.

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I love the logo which has a cute Chinese dragon and a lion which reminds me of a football team.




At every table, there is a QR code so you can order via mobile.

Moving on to the dishes, I liked the way the menu has incorporated GP6D friendly dishes and plant based dishes for people with different dietary requirements.
Lets begin with the noodles which uses their signature famous fish soup that everyone should be familiar with.
The difference here is that the rice vermicelli they use is a curly one which absorbs and hangs the broth better.



Next is their signature Kagoshima style pork cartilage served in a modern way in a bun!



For people who can eat really spicy food, the spicy corned beef and egg submarine will really shock your palette with its addictive Sichuan numbing and fiery spices!!!!!




Moving on to the vegetarian dishes, they had the beyond burger with scrambled egg with beyond meat and Vegan cheezy cheese.







My new favourite had to be the minced omnipork with fried egg over rice.




For kids, there is a cute kids meal with a gift!




To finish off, there is Hong Kong style milk tea with a twist with milk pudding at the bottom.

[西塘花記] Life is colourful with these dumplings

I have been wanting to try this place for ages because they have these colourful dumplings.



Finally the hype is over so decided to give it a visit when it was nice and quiet. You are greeted with trays and trays of dumplings and an open kitchen when you go in the restaurant.



The decor is pink and girly with an oriental touch.


As well as dumplings, there were so many choices for drinks so ordered the hot mountain yam and purple potato drink which are not often seen around especially the mountain yam.



Both drinks were viscous and kept hot for quite a while.

The best thing was that you could really taste the ingredients and it wasn't too sweet. 

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Dumpling names and descriptions were quoted from Menu.

Rainbow Dumpling (8 Pieces) Dumpling Wrapper with Red Amaranth Dragon Fruit Juice, Spinach Juice and Pumpkin Juice (w/ Water Chestnut and Pork Stuffing)



Apart from the fancy wrapper, it was just water chestnut and pork stuffing in the middle. 

It was a waste for an instaworthy dumpling because a memorable filling and not something ordinary and common as waterchestnut and pork would be better. 

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Signature Five Fortunes Dumpling (10 Pieces): 

Dumplings with Spicy Sauce and Fish, Red Amaranth Dragon Fruit Juice Dumplings with Tomato and Beef, Pumpkin Juice Dumplings with Mushroom and Pork, Cuttlefish Juice Dumplings with Crab Willows, Scallops and Shrimps, Spinach Juice Dumplings with Leeks and Shrimps (2 Pieces Per Flavour)



There are two assorted dumpling sets to choose from so it depends what you prefer. I liked this one as it had spicy fish and the scallops and shrimp dumpling was tasty.



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Cuttlefish Juice Dumplings with Seaweed, Pork and Shrimp: 

The cuttlefish and seaweed dumplings were my favourite because the seaweed makes it unbelievably good especially that chew and unami moreish aftertaste.





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Finished with the Homemade Yogurt which is a bit different from the creamy yoghurt that you buy at the supermarket. 

The yoghurt here is much lighter and acidic with a curd like texture so if you don't like refreshing yoghurts then choose the ones with fruit toppings.



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I do hope to come back when they serve the full menu.