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 √
Monday, August 28, 2006
Gourmet to go
吊片雜菜煲
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?
- 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.
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
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"
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
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！Monday, August 21, 2006
Bangkok
the 5-min hand-draw map for your reference:
1. Cheap Hainan Chicken Rice (Patunam area, on the far left of the map):
you can have late nite snack, hainan chicken rice and other Thai "Dai pai dong"
stuffs.
2. The cafe inside Montien Hotel (right across from
Patpong the strip bar street): good hainan chicken rice set
3. Crepe and
Co.: a brunch place, with crepe, waffle and all kinds of breakfast and
nonbreakfast stuffs, nice tropical hangout but no good for raining days; very
packed on weekend..
(http://www.crepes.co.th/)
4. Sonnie: relaxing in the
afternoon, Maki lunch, Sushi pizza, OH MY GOD ROLL, King’s roll, Queen’s
roll.
5. Kuppa: cheese cake
6. Montien Hotel on Surawong (right across
from Patpong): higher class Hai Nan Chicken Rice
7. Thipara (Peninsula Hotel): good Thai food
8. Bann Khanita (traditional, well known to
hk tourists, 2 branches):
> > A.
Sathorn, close to Saphan Taksin BTS, ferry from peninsula;
> > B. Sukhumvit Soi 23.
9. Gallery Cafe: heard its pretty good and not expensive,
it has a spa too i heard. u can take ferry from Peninsula to Royal Riverview
Sheraton and it should be walking distance. have conceirge to verifiy
address.
10. Soi Texas
Town ("yau-wa-lat")>: Seafood, sharkfins, bird nest, etc.
11. 泰國素拉翁傑魚翅餐廳 (Surawong Road, parallel to
Silom Road): famous as HK stars like to go there. Closest BTS station would be
Chong Nonsi station and though walking distance, recommend taking taxi unless u
have map. Get detail info from Conceirge. a bit more expensive then the
regular in Chinatown but well worth it. much better taste. recommend the
cheaper price shark fins, abalone on rice and goose webs with/without noodles.
dont serve bird nest here though.
地址：294/3-4 Surawong Road, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500
電話：(66) 2236 1747, (66) 2236 7716
營業時間：10:30 - 22:30
12. Le Pre Grill (Western):
3-course lunch for 260 baht
73/2
Lang Suan Soi 4, Bangkok
(66) 2-253
5919
Close on Sundays
10-15 min walk from central chidlom. very cheap lunch.
better than going to eat at the Food Loft on top of Central Chidlom.
13. Auberge DAB (French)
G/Floor, Mercury Tower
540 Ploenchit Road,
Pathumwan,
Bangkok 10330
Tel: (66-2) 658-6222-3,
Fax: 658-7892
(Right across from Central
Chidlom (shopping mall), a french restaurant, exp dinner, but very cheap
3-course lunch set. think a lunch set there should be around THB 300-400. its
famous for its truffle soup, which is like THB350 each, served in an expresso
cup. the truffle soup costs as much as the 3-course lunch set.)
After dinner:
Night Bazaar: Wireless Road (corner of Wirless Road and
Rama IV). hard to miss as it currently has a big ferry wheel there.
Millenium Hilton: 5-10min taxi ride from
Peninsula. go top floor to threeSixty for drinks, better than sirocco in my
opinion, esp when raining. if u go early, check out the pool called "the beach"
on 4(?) floor and the lounge outside ground floor restaurant, which overlook the
chaophraya river. nice view. u can still check it out at nite to feel the
decor.
Sirocco: good to go up and
see what it is. the best part is the first step outside before u walk down the
stairs to the open bar. thats about it. should go if never been there. but
remember, u dont really have to drink if u dont feel like, no one knows… i
always take ppl up there, feel the atmosphere, see the view, walk around the
open bar, take pix and then walk back out after a while… no one know if u
drink or not, thats the best part. and drinks or not, its your choice, but DONT
EVER EAT THERE! if u really want to eat, go upstairs and eat at Mezza Luna, its
expensive but its more worth it. like all majore western restaurants, lunches
are always much better deal than dinners.
Sonnie, Playground, Soi Thonglor: (not far away from Emporium. get off
Thonglor BTS station and take taxi there. if taxi driver doesnt know where
Playground is, tell them Volkswagen on Thonglor, its across from it.) this is
one of my favorite place. it serves maki (rolls). I love this place, there is
this Cafe Kuppa next to it, and u can order its thick crust cheesecake and have
them deliver to Sonnie if u want. or you can simply walk over after meal and
have another round of thai spaghette or fancy thai dishes there before dessert.
my favorite dish at Sonnie: Sushi Pizza, Oh my god don, their japanese styled
spaghetti like at Te in Central.
Playground is a hip building that has cute things though u might find
those things in HK, like Dmop stuffs and loft cute gifts, books and magazines
etc. but the big big bean bags in the middle of the building can be fun.
Sonnie cafe: across from Emporium if u shop
there. just walk across the road using the BTS station on 2nd floor of emporium
and walk down the stairs on the right hand side on the other side of the road
and find Sukhumvit 39. it should be the first small street on your left and
Sonnie should be like 3-5 min walking distance on your left hand side.
(02.2608386). its the original one, but REMEMBER: they serve lunch strictly
between 1130-1400.