Disappointed

Heard about Le Mieux Bistro in Chai Wan and finally tried it out. Had very good first impression with the warm welcome from the manager, the warm bread basket and menu printed out on a pretty piece of paper with names on it.

Japanese sweet shrimp with cold tomato soup.

Sashimi of Whelk, swordfish, slow cooked salmon, abalone and scallop. The swordfish, salmon and scallop are sweet and full of flavor, as for the other two, it's a bit bland and don't have the natural sweetness of shellfish.

This is the best dish for the whole evening. Baked King prawn with Seafood moose, Australian spinach and tomato from Italy. All are very fresh and the flavours nicely blended together.

Duck breast(OK) and pork loin(very salty) with mesh potato(Yummy), tomato (low head baked for 6 hrs.), asparagus and pumpkin.

Coconut Penna Cotta, warm chocolate pudding with hazelnut sauce and passion fruit sorbet - waited for almost an hour for the dessert to appear - and only after we asked about it. Could not understand why it would take so long to make the dessert(2 out of 3 are from the fridge!), or maybe it's been overlooked because of a large table of "regulars" arrived just about then...

Though learnt about the $30 per head bottled water from some websites, am a bit surprised that they did not bother asking or telling us about it first. On the whole, think for $500 per head, (actually it should be $530 +10%) can get a very decent meal in town without the trouble of venturing to the remote industrial buildings in Chai wan. Don't think will go back again.

Sushi and cakes

Had a lovely lunch at Sushi Hiro. The lunch set of $250 for 16 pieces of sushi (maximum 2 Toro and 2 Uni) is really fresh and delicious. Forgot all about taking photos...

Finally walked pass Mandarin Cake shop and naturally could not resist the lovely cakes displayed in the glass case like jewels. The Chocolate Moose is very smooth and just the right sweetness. The chestnut cheese cake is a bit too rich and heavy. It's nice to just go and have a look (and not have any? almost impossible...)

Daisy?

Been told they are purple "daises"?! Anyway, they looked lovely in the living room.

Rei Sushi 禮鮨

Walked pass the restaurant many times but wonder why never went in...Finally decide to give it a try.
Still quite full so decided to have a "light dinner". Had California handrolls(one each), a Salmon handroll, and a Sea eel handroll. The seaweed is very crispy and the ingredients are very fresh, that's why simply dig in and started eating, completely forgetting about taking a photo. Only remembered after a big bite on the California roll...Delicious sea eel, a lot more tender and delicate flavour than eel.

The mysterious "Japan Wagyu Beef" with teriyaki sauce. Where did it come from when there's still a ban on Japan beef? But anyway, the beef is very tender, juicy and full of flavor even without the teriyaki sauce.

A very delicious and enjoyable meal and the price is reasonable too. One more choice when in IFC next time.

Comfort Food

A bowl of delicious pasta is always welcomed when being upset, as carbohydrates is one of the best comfort food.
The set lunch menu at the moment is a very good deal. For $198 you'll have a buffet antipasto with vast selection and a dessert. For $10 dollars more you'll have a main course too!
Penne with tomato and eggplant. Penne being the all time favorite, either with cream or tomato sauce , it's yummy.

MOS Burger

Finally tried MOS Burger. The Mos Burger and Cheese Burger were sold out by then so had a Teriyaki Chicken Burger. It did taste better than M burger - the only problem is the chicken is with skin. Would be nice if there's more outlets so can have it more often with no need to queue up for a long time or eat at odd hours.

Would like to try the cheese burger sometime. Wonder when will the queue become shorter...

Great Feast

Had a great feat at Tin Heung Lau. Heard about it for very long time and finally made a visit. First, it accepts credit card now(I heard it use to take cash only), it's a lot smaller than I expected and it's true that a lot of the items on the menu are without a price. Actually a lot of the famous are not on the menu.

Ordered some of the famous dishes : Stir-fried shrimp with Longjing, Malantou (馬蘭頭)- the tender leaves of Boltonia indica(of the chrysanthemum family) with dried bean curd, and fried Medicago(草頭).

The noodles with crab meat and roe is a dish definitely can't be missed. It's so delicious that two big bowls are gone before taking photos. (Well, was too excited when the noodles arrived and forgot...)
Star of the meal - two giant hairy crabs. Nothing beats the meat and roe fresh from the crab.

Complimentary dessert - fermented glutinous rice with glutinous rice balls in osmanthus sweet soup. Nice balance of flavours, but would prefer it to be without banana...

And of course, true to the rumors, it's very pricy. But it's worth it for the quality of food and service you get.

African Violets

Always like African violets - so many different color and type and you never know the color before blooming.

People (穹六)

A very interesting place...first you'll have to figure out how to get in...

Vegetable and pork salad - vegetable sticks with pork spring rolls and tuna dipping.
Miso baked cod. Taiwan/Japanese style and very tasty.
Fried rice with salmon. Delicious and not oily.
Nice place for late night dinner and drink in Shanghai.

Whampoa Club

Found a very nice restaurant, food is delicious, environment is pleasant and best of all ~ they serve tasting menu per person.
Starters from the $388 set (Set B)~ Sweet lotus roots stuffed with glutinous rice, goose liver with red dates stuffed with glutinous rice paste, smoked fish. All are very yummy.
This is a full order of one of the starters from the $188 set (Set A)~ Cold beef with tendon and vinegar jelly. The other two are fried goose liver with sesame and octopus and egg white in vinegar.

The "Daily soup" and "Double boiled chicken soup with wanton"(separate order) are both full of flavour(without MSG). The shark fin soup with crab roe from Set A is also nice.

Ordered spare ribs in cocoa sauce, but it's not too special. There are 2 small main course (per set) and all are very delicious.

By the time the noodles arrived, there's no room left for them. The green tea noodles with crispy fish and chili (optional) is light but irresistible(Set B). The sweet and sour glass noodles tasted a bit like Vietnam dishes is refreshing and equally nice.
More to come. Steam shrimp dumpling and fried seafood spring roll. Set A got fried pork dumpling and pork spring roll.
Desserts are fried dumpling made of glutinous rice flour stuffed with custard and a cooked one served in soup. Set B - cooked dumpling with peanut powder and sweet fermented glutinous rice soup(酒釀丸子).

Crab Feast

The "MUST visit" restaurant during hairy crab season - 王寶和酒家. Not the one in the hotel but the original one on Fu Zhou Rd. First to arrive is the fried noodles(兩面黃) with crab roe.

Then it's the radish dumpling(蘿蔔絲酥餅). The crust is crispy and crumbles and melts in the mouth and the radish inside is soft and full of flavour.

Star of the meal - Hairy crabs. Needless to say, they are delicious!

Crab roe dumplings.

There are some other dishes but didn't have time to take photos as being fully occupied by the crabs... One important thing ~ if having crab roe dishes and hairy crab, remember to have all the crab roe dishes first because nothing taste as wonderful as the crab itself.

Serradura/Sawdust pudding

Made some "Sawdust pudding" upon request. Quick and easy dessert with only cream, condensed milk, biscuits and vanilla seeds. Fattening but comforting.

Cammino

After all the great feast lately, decided just to have a "light" dinner. Walked pass Cammino many times but never thought of going in.

Lobster Bisque

Cod with parma ham and Steak with goose liver.

A casual little restaurant. The service is good and food is fair. But would rather save two meals here and have one in Spoon...

What Gender is Your Brain

Did it long time ago and the result was similar. Ha ha, guess there's no hope to become more feminine when even the brain isn't wired that way...

Your Brain is 47% Female, 53% Male

Your brain is a healthy mix of male and female You are both sensitive and savvy Rational and reasonable, you tend to keep level headed But you also tend to wear your heart on your sleeve

What Gender Is Your Brain?

Bonbon Cafe

Tried the small new Cafe in Tin Hau. It can only seat 12-14 people. All tables reserved when we arrived for lunch on the public holiday.

Delicious home made bread with thick tomato soup. The soup came in a small coffee cup, hot and thick and sour, very comforting. Maybe just a little heavy on the fennel...










Lamb rack ~ delicious but we both had problem cutting it ...maybe need a sharper knife.













Dessert or Coffee/tea with the Set Lunch. The coffee is very nice and the apple cheese cake with chocolate base is surprisingly good - the rich creamy cheese, apple and bitter chocolate base are a very nice mix. Pity we didn't get to try the chocolate cake, must be yummy.








Additional order~Meringue with kiwi and strawberry. Very light and tasty. The Meringue looked a bit like a porcupine.










We had set lunch which are of very good value. Saw th other table having Chef's special and looks delicious. Should go back for dinner and try more dishes.

Purple roses

Purple roses in full bloom.

Shangiri la

Alaska king Crab, Caviar with olive oil and lemon dressing ~ very refreshing and light starter.







Lemon sherbet~just right to clear the palate.

Pigeon consommé~the filling in the ravioli is very cheesy and yummy.








Australia tenderloin with abalone~interesting combination. The tenderloin is very juicy and tasty but a bit funny to be with abalone...the bake potato was very rich and creamy.







Chocolate mouse cake with fruit~a bit too sweet even though it's already been made "less sweet".

Sexy Spoon Menu

Spectacular harbour view from our window front seat.

Foie gras~smooth and creamy pate and though the steam Foie gras was tasty, would be even better if it's pan fried...
Baked Macaroni with wild mushroom, cheese and parma ham~perfect texture and blend of flavours.

Scallops~Fresh and succulent. As suggested by the waiter, it did taste best when mixing everything together - mash potato, sauce, vegetables and scallop.
Lamb~juicy and tender, very rich sauce and served in a modified Tagine.
Raspberry sorbet with chocolate & Raspberry mouse cake~my favorite type of dessert - dark chocolate and not too sweet.

A wonderful dinner, delicious food-from bread to coffee (though prefer the butter in Amber), great view, nice wine...should go and try the Sexy Sunset Menu later.