A little weekend trip to Macau meant an opportunity to try more food. Formally a Portuguese colony there is a lot of "western" food to offer. This was the only meal I managed to capture all weekend, but the two other places we visited were just as delicious. One being a buffet restaurant named Bambu in the Venetian. This buffet restaurant had a lot to offer, from sushi to traditional chinese style dishes to a full range of delicious desserts, including creme brûlée. Believe me, the temptation to have another was so strong but I refrained. Perfect place to indulge if you are on holiday.
Below is a restaurant in the Old Town of Macau, nothing special about the food but it is more for those with a heart appetite, with starters being a larger portion than at normal restaurants. And WHY when there are western dishes with cheese on do the chefs of Hong Kong decide they need to engulf the dish in the cheese. Minus the cheese the spaghetti bolognese was delicious, oh how I've missed it these several weeks.
Below is the abnormally large portion of chicken wings that was a perfect portion to share between the three of us dining together. A little on the salty side but delicious and crispy.
Fried rice in a pineapple, so sign of pineapple actually being in the dish, which works for me considering my dislike of pineapple. It's a soso dish, nothing special, but if you are in Asia, the land of rice I guess it is hard to compete. Nicely presented however.
Another restaurant, a popular Korean restaurant called JANG on Queen's Road Central, between Central MTR and Sheung Wan MTR, worth a visit but in my opinion not amazingly special. However some did say it is THE BEST restaurant they have tried in Hong Kong, so probably worth a visit. The food was tasty, the Kimchi pancake is nothing I have ever wanted to try but I must say I am a convert, it is delicious. The portion sizes are small so ordering a larger number of dishes to share amongst friends is better. (Waitress adamant we should all do this!) Chicken wings were nice and crispy, and the bimbimbap phenomenal, but it will not ever compare to my favourite korean restaurant in London on Tottenham Court Road (more on that when I return home!).
The good thing about this restaurant was the free appetisers to snack on, the kimchi, bean sprouts, tofu marinated in spicy sauce, mushrooms, and the potato salad. This was unlimited so it just kept coming, we did not complain. Having come all the way, we decided to experiment with some Soju, probably the weaker stuff but that did not mean that my friend Cryster could handle it. Surprisingly I really liked this brand of Soju, having tried it this time last year in London, the one in London seemed to burn, whereas this one had more of a tasty taste!
As I mentioned earlier, the appetisers for this place were endless. But it was lovely to have them keep coming, because the chef surely did not lack in effort in producing these.
One of these days we went to another restaurant located in Kennedy Town for lunch. This place had excellent service, despite only one waiter being out front. He was gracious, had perfect english and extremely patient, despite 6 hungry girls asking him if he could hurry a little, and yet at the same time taking our sweet time ordering. It is refreshing when a lot of places in HK are notorious for their bad service. At lunch time, this small little pub like restaurant has a set menu (which is quite broad, serving to a range of dietary options.) For a starter I ordered a salad, not knowing yet again it comes with sauce! DISAPPOINTED, but I should have expected it, others loved it and the apple inside was a nice addition to the salad.
For the main I ordered a battered pork chop with rice. Again it came with a creamy sauce, so I decided to leave that out! The pork chop was not too chewy, nor to dry and not too moist. For me it was very good, maybe a little too heavy for lunch. The rice was of an okay consistency, maybe more towards the hard side. All in all, an enjoyable main. The service definitely makes up for the dodgy rice. For dessert which comes with the $98 HKD price tag was a cheesecake. Rather small but with that price it was kind of expected and was quite nice. (Lack of a photo for the dessert due to having to basically run back to the office, having already taken too long for our lunch!)
Another photo and another visit to my favourite vietnamese restaurant in Jordan. This time they mistakenly gave us pork chop in the cold vermicelli, still delicious. Anything with vinegar definitely just steals my little heart away.
Upon our return from Macau me and Cryster were starving so we made a quick little trip to a Japanese restaurant/cafe around the corner from both our flats. This was cheap and cheerful, coming in at below $50 HKD. Jordan is a wonderful place for cheap and yummy food. (I returned here another day by myself when I was in a rush). The service is okay here, not amazingly crappy like many of the other cafes, so it feels slightly more welcoming. The pork chop and duck isn't the healthiest of choices but its delicious and filling. If you are a meat eater and a fatty like me you would love this place!
Traditional chinese? Not exactly, but close enough. Located right in the middle of Temple market it is definitely a tourist aimed restaurant, though still a few locals here and there. The dishes are slightly more expensive than if you go into air conditioned small local chinese cafe (I know, this is outside and is still almost double the price!) but it was good, especially to a westerner, e.g. me!!! The duck was an okay price, but it was a skinny duck, so hardly any meat! But sweet and sour was also a bomb! It was just a win win win, because we were hungry!
