Out to the sea

 

Kin Kao, Wanchai, HK

The shop looks very Thai, so does the deco., setting but not the food, price nor services.  The Pad Thai was much too sweet and mashy.  The boat noodle was a bit strange with coconut flavour.  The dishes were around HK$80.  In considering the deco., small portion and poor service, it's over-priced.  

 

The Promenade Tsimshatui to Hung Hom, HK

 

Catch, Quarry Bay, HK

Run by an Lebanese Australian staying in HK with its first shop in Western district, Catch has expanded another branch in the east - Quarry Bay.  The shop offered a buy-1-get-1-free deal for rib eye steak on Tuesday  I took the offer and also tried their Haloumi & quinoa salad on hummus.  I couldn't eat hummus much but this one made me keep on taking it, especially when you eat the hummus with the crunchy quinoa, chopped mint, pomegranates  and roasted haloumi.  The steak was of selected quality, though it was a bit too fat to me.

 

Green tea ice cream on waffle, by Hiroshi Japanese restaurant, TST, HK

For some reasons, I stopped taking ice cream for months.  After a hearty Japanese lunch in Jordan, we walked towards Tsimshatsui for an afternoon dessert.  I picked up a green tea ice cream with waffle and chestnut paste.  Call it a full meal.

 

Hamamatsucho (濱松町) Japanese restaurant, Jordan, HK

Used to spend time around this Austin Road area years ago.  Lots of changes and those familiar restaurants were gone.  Walked inside Tak Shing Street and found this unique Japanese deco. restaurant.  Had a grilled fish lunch set.  Quite family style cooking and good for a day.

 

老媽拌麵, Lao Ma Noodle, North Point, HK

Another expanding chain of Taiwanese noodle.  This one is renowned from Tainan for its sun-dried noodle.  Tried their beef noodle, stewed bean curd and boiled veggie.  The noodle is indeed earned by its name.  The bean curd is a bit like the Japanese egg bean curd.  

 

Dao Cheng (稻埕) Taiwanese restaurant, Causeway Bay, HK

There has been an increasing no. of Taiwanese restaurants.  Tried their white bitter quard stir fried with beef lunch set.  The presentation was quite Japanese.  Ordered an appetizer bean curd with cucumber in black sesame dressing.  Definitely will come back for another try.

 

Sun Thai Restaurant, Wanchai, HK

Seen this shop growing up from an upstairs restaurant on Lockhart Road to a 3 storey restaurant on Johnston Road vicinity.  It might not be the best but it's good to try some comfort Thai food if you are around that area, especially for a nice table setting.  Feel quite warm from hearing the waitresses talking in Thai.

 

Salad & soup

 

Rice drink by Dao Cheng (稻埕) Taiwanese restaurant, HK

My grand ma often told me the good things about rinsed rice water.  Boil it as a drink, rinse on face to cleanse pimples....  That's something environmental in the old days.  I was excited to see this drink served by this restaurant, and in a very classy way. 

 

A Japanese restaurant, Central, HK

 

Siam Garden Thai restaurant, North Point, HK

In entering this restaurant, the side kitchen caught my eyes.  For those who have been to Thailand often, this setting isn't a stranger.  When the Pad Thai was served, the plate and the presentation were also very Thai.  The pig's knuckle on rice wasn't quite Thai though it wasn't too bad.  

 

Bake House, Wanchai, HK

This shop has been the talk of town with long queue for its croissant.  Waited for half an hour for a dine-in, and ordered their signature breakfast.  In general, all were very nice except the sourdough bread that it lacked some chewy tangy texture.  I didn't take it all though I like bread much because quite some heavy olive oil was put on it.  Noticed they served house-made lemonade.  A bit disappointed that it was served in a  small glass with lots of iced cubes and yet it was just 2/3rd full.  I guess that was about 100ml lemonade on ice.  Their signature croissant was much disappointing as I found the butter not evenly spread inside.  They made it in such a rush to cater for the queue.  Perhaps this is another example of the crowd killing the shop.  After all, I wouldn't go back as we had to share the table and yet the table setting was too packed.

 

Star Ferry Night

 

Pampas Argentinian Steak House, Central, HK

The deco. of this place reminded me those restaurants in Cannes.  We took a lunch set with unlimited refill of green salad.  Chose a grilled chicken as main.  The salad was frenhly made.  It's chill, crisp and fresh.  Very nice to go with the warm bread.  The chicken breast was grilled on charcoal fire.  Didn't take the dessert as I took one more salad.

 

Nishimura Restaurant, Marco Polo Hong Kong hotel, TST, HK

The bowl of steamed rice plus udon of this lunch set reminded me of those I tried in Japan.  I couldn't eat udon much as it's quite difficult for me to digest but this udon is well worth taking it.  The soup was very aromatic with the udon aroma.  The steamed rice was of high selected quality.  These 2 simply got you forget about the high carbo.  The side dishes were also impressive and the steamed egg with some sea urchin.  That's how my grandma often asked me to cook at kid's time.  The grilled mackerel was so good to go with the steamed rice.