吊片雜菜煲

A lot of my good memories were in childhood & a lot of them were associated with good food & restaurant. Most of the time my family would dine at home & dining out would become precious. One of the dishes I always tell my friend is 吊片雜菜煲 (Mixed vegetable with squid in hot pot style) from 百德大酒楼 on Paterson Street. It is unlike those one can have in the restaurant now. It was served with sauce but not in soup. The amount of sauce was always right & the hot fried squid on top just brought up the flavour right to your nose. The sauce were absorbed with rice vermicelli & it was just 'simply irresistable'.

Gourmet to go

名稱 菜式 地區 地點 電話 試過否 特色


Le Parisien 西 港島 國際金融中心2期2076號舖 28055293 √ View
Amigo 西 港島 跑馬地黃泥涌道79A 2577 2202
2 Sardines 西 港島 中區蘇豪伊利近街43號 2974 6618
Oyster and Wine Bar 西 港島 尖沙咀喜來登酒店18樓 2369-1111
Petit Pomerol 法 港島 銅鑼灣信德街5號地下 29157282 √ Private Room
Pomme de Terre II 法 港島 灣仔三里屯9號舖 2802-1323
石山 日 港島 銅鑼灣駱克道513-515號1樓 28336157 √ Very local Japanese
禮鮨 日 港島 國際金融中心1103舖 3188 1900 √
天勺 日 港島 登龍街28號永光中心3字樓 2833 5337
HAL's 日 港島 中環夏愨道十號和記大廈地下G10-G1 2523 2524
酒處 日 港島 銅鑼灣軒尼詩道497-499號永光中心4樓 2838 5939
壽司翔太 日 港島 銅鑼灣駱克道491-499號京都廣場8樓 2834 3031
Pizza Express San Marzano 意 港島 中區擺花街21號地下及2樓 28507898 √
Gaia 意 港島 中環皇后大道中181號新紀元廣場地下 2167 8200 紅酒汁煮兔肉闊麵
Rughetta Ristorante 意 港島 中環雲咸街75-77號地庫 2537-7922
南灣小廚 中 廣東 港島 南灣海灘南灣道尾 28120836 √ Outdoor
心軒 中 港島 銅鑼灣珀麗酒店地下 22128818 √
炳記 中 港島 側魚涌英皇道911號地下 2564 2763 Pig lung soup, fried eel
容龍 海鮮 新界 深井青山公路19咪半 2450-6366 √ Baked cheese lobster
龍華酒店 中 廣東 新界 沙田下禾輋22號 26911594 √ 乳鴿
雍雅山房 中 廣東 新界 沙田馬料水大埔道 2691-1630 √ Outdoor﹔ 牛河﹔豆腐
勝利牛丸 中 新界 元朗谷亭街傑文樓地下3號B 2478 8409 "牛丸用肉眼扒來打
過了午後三點,多數已經售罄。"
大榮華 中 新界 新界元朗安寧路2-6號地下 2476 9888 白水浸大烏頭、頭抽浸雞
名城海鮮火鍋酒家 火鍋 九龍 九龍城福佬村道93號 27183311 √ Clean & well prepared food
方榮記 火鍋 九龍 九龍城 侯王道85-87號地下 2382-1788 √
新東記 火鍋 九龍 尖沙咀 山林道33號地下 2723-4713 √
合興四季火鍋 火鍋 九龍 九龍城龍崗道49號 2716-6007 √

Some Dining Places

Some dining places I visited during this holiday season.

1. Le Mieux Bistro (Chai Wan, French Fusion)

- AL's ranking: 4 stars out of 5
- A new shop just open for 2 months.
- A funny location in an industrial building.
- Prestigeous for its roast pigeon, sauces & lobster bisque.
- Car parking available
- Reservation recommended
- www.givemefive.hk

2. Gio's (TST but will soon be in Soho, Italian)

- AL's ranking: 2.5 stars out of 5
- A so so one & not a loss if u dont go
- www.gios.com.hk

3. Biella (TST, Italian)

- AL's ranking: 4.5 stars out of 5
- very careful control of the food temperature
- Dishes Tried: NZ Mussels, Baked Maize with Truffles, Stewed Ox Cheek, Veal Shank, Tiramisu, Egg Custard
- A wonderful choice indeed
- www.biellaclub.net

Bon Appetit

Venue: Style very much alike to my living room. Dim lighting with a lot of cloths (similar to Le Blanc) hanging here & there. Not exactly the same as what u c in their website. Private room avail.

Dishes :

- http://www.bonappetit.com.hk/menub.php
- Pumpkin Tomato Soup: cold soup (mainly strawberry sauce with some other thing) in a cold peeled tomato served with hot pumpkin soup. Pretty interesting. <3.5>
- Goose liver
- Parma ham <2,>
- Mussel baked with garlic <3.5,>
- Duck with red wine sauce
- Fried half chicken in white cream sauce <3.5,>
- Angel hair with escargot in white cream sauce <3,>
- Dessert: 'Flaming Snow Mountain' <2>
- Rose Tea <3.5,>

Other info:
- no charge on water; rose tea unlimited refilled
- cash only
- only 3 garlic bread served for 2. They cud serve at least four for 2 persons right? Chez Moi is much better in this regard. They serve a small basket fully loaded with well prepared garlic bread !
- Sue (the waitress) is very friendly & 'talkative' (in the good sense).
Expenses: $320 per head

Conclusion: A good choice with enuff quantity without spending too much. If you look for very 'gwai lo' style, that is not the one. In a way it is quite HK style. If u wanna impress someone without spending too much, this is the one. Given the money spent, it will be very harsh to request better quality food.

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One/F Oyster Restaurant

銅鑼灣摩頓台5號百富中心一樓

Dishes Tried:
Veal with Tuna Source: so so
3 Franklin Bay + 3 Tasminia Oysters: Fresh.... $18 each.... good deal..... Around 6 choices of oysters to choose..... NO BELON..... sori~~~~
Duck Liver Risotto: My frd said it was nice
Clams with Luiguine: $118... small portion.... too "watery" ... I wud rather pay $88 in Al Dente for its vongole
AL Ranking: Pass. There is nothing really wrong with this one but there are things in life that you just dont feel right. Example 1: we were greeted with 2 toasts (one with baked tomato & one with fried mushroom) as pre-appetizer. They tasted ok but they were served with a big A la carte plate. Isnt it weird? Cant they be served with a smaller plate for God sake? Example 2: we had the olive oil bottle on our table but we were never served with bread further after the toasts. Example 3: In ordering, I wanna try the shells. The order is for 4 shells. Since I ordered 6 oysters, i asked if I can have half portion. The waiter said no. Well well... it's ok.... After the oysters, i found I want more & decided to order the shells. The waiter asked me if I wanted the cold ones or the hot ones. I confimed to have the cold ones but instead they get me the hot ones. The waiter asked me if I would like to give a try in a non stop fashion & my reply was the same for 3 times in a row - no, no & no. The waiter also told me this was the last order (I guess to persuade me to go for it, a trick or a tactics) & my reply was still a no.
Conclusion: Not a particularly pleasant dining experience & this is not a real Italian restaurant. Spent $500 for 2 & didnt have dessert & tea ~~~~~~ Wud i go again? The answer

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Xi Yan

I finally went to prestiguous private kitchen Xi Yan. A minimum of six mainly serves Chinese fusion. Each pays $360. The food itself is not expensive but the main emphasis is on the sauce & the way they prepare. The portion is more than enuff.
AL Ranking: 4/5
Dishes Tried:
Appetizers:
- Peeled Tomato
- Spring Sprout
- White Carrot
Main:
- Si Chuan Beef Stew
- 'Saliva' Chicken
- 'Dou Mei' boiled with rice sauce
- Soup
- 'Silver Snow' fish with steamed sticky rice & 'dou si'
- Fried pork
Some other info:
- Seafood menu served also which charges around $500 each
- Drinks has to be ordered separately at additional cost. Chinese tea $15 each.
- The speed of serving is quite efficient.
- Clean, sufficient space with nice simple decoration
- Hygience washroom
- Minimum Six

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食肆分類 （2）

一試無妨：

- La Fleur : 蘑菰湯有水準，其他一般。兩位是夜消費五百 （沒喝酒）。
- Cafe de Paris : 很有法國 feel，因為餐桌距離擠擁。青口不俗，需要訂位。
- CRU (Soho) : 夠碟頭，味道一般。早餐不錯但食齊吟多樣就好貴。
- 囍宴 ： 三五百蚊位食 D 高手烹調價但價錢平的食物，值唔值就真係見人見致。雖然預約咗，但唔係熟客就要預俾人放飛機。

可以再去：

- Chez Moi (CWB) : 鵝肝烹調得宜，但勿叫牛排，除非你有朱咪咪嘅牙力！ Garlic Bread 有心機整，見微之處如此，必屬佳品！

彫，勿去！

- Frying Pan : 全天候早餐 concept 好但出品差，澳洲牛奶公司好食好多！

- Tao Coffee & Juice (Sogo) : 結賬時，我同賓藉伙記講這是我有生以來喝過最難喝的一杯咖啡。他回應說 ： 「$127，please.」

冇特別，可去可唔去：

- Le Blanc : 裝修似小弟家，我煮得好食過佢。

- Bon Apetite : 二流享受，不去也吧！