*** Rainbow - 天虹海鮮酒家

1A-1B & 23-25 First Street
Sok Kwu Wan
Lamma Island, HK
南丫島索罟灣第一街23-25號
Ph: 29828100
10am-11pm daily

excellent
豉椒炒蟶子
椒鹽瀨尿蝦

good
蒜蓉蒸象拔蚌

average
蝦醬通菜

poor
-

price: 150pp

value for money: 3 $$$

豉椒炒蟶子

椒鹽瀨尿蝦

蒜蓉蒸象拔蚌

蝦醬通菜

comments
super-fresh seafood. the 瀨尿蝦 was fantastic, very meaty and 鮮甜! flavour of the 象拔蚌 was great (the vermicelli was yummm!), but unfortunately the 象拔蚌 itself was overcooked so very tough. their famous dish is the 椒鹽鮮魷 (salt & pepper squid) which we have heard is very good. will try next time!

*** Pho' 26 - 越旺

Shop 3, 2 Landale Street
Wanchai, Hong Kong
灣仔蘭杜街2號3號舖
Ph: 26283939

excellent
蕃茄雪花和牛湯河 (tomato & wagyu beef pho)

good
雪花和牛湯河 (standard wagyu beef pho)

average
椰青

poor
-

price: 50pp (52 for 蕃茄雪花和牛湯河)

value for money: 3 $$$

椰青

蕃茄雪花和牛湯河

雪花和牛湯河

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the famous 蕃茄雪花和牛湯河 is really good!! tomatoes aren't quite as sour as 勝香園 and not as sweet as the place yuen long. mmm. very good!!

*** The Big Bite

Shop U12, Fitfort

560 King's Road
North Point, HK

北角英皇道560號健威坊U12號
Ph: 21551066
11am-11pm

excellent
-

good
poutine chips
juicy mushroom burger + cheese
crispy bacon cheeseburger

average
-

poor
onion rings

price: less than 100pp for burger, side & drink

value for money: 3$$$

poutine chips

poutine chips

onion rings

juicy mushroom burger + cheese

crispy bacon cheeseburger

comments
not bad. the patties are very good here, quite juicy, perhaps almost as good as shake 'em buns. poutine chips are a must try. lots of gravy. only criticism is that it could be a bit cheesier. mushrooms in juicy mushroom burger are very juicy. mmm. unfortunately onion rings, although they looked good, were not nice at all. batter wasn't really too thick, but you couldn't taste the onion for some reason. no "wow" overall but not bad not bad. worth a visit if you're in the area.

*** 再興燒臘飯店

Shop C, G/F, 265-267 Hennessy Road
(entrance on Stewart Road)
Wanchai, HK
灣仔軒尼詩道265-267號地下C座
Ph: 25196639
10am-10:30pm (closed Sundays & public holidays)

excellent
-

good
三寶飯

average
雞腎

poor
-

price: less than 50pp

value for money: 3 $$$

三寶飯

叉燒 + 雞腎

comments
would recommend going early - we were disappointed that the famous 雞肝 and 燒肉 had sold out. 雞腎 was ordinary but the 叉燒 was certainly very good, though b & poon agreed that yixin's

叉燒 was better. 油雞 and 燒鴨 good, but not spectacular.

**** Caprice

6/F Four Seasons Hotel
8 Finance Street
Central, HK
中環金融街8號四季酒店6樓
Ph: 31968860
12noon-2:30pm; 6pm-10:30pm

excellent
green lentil velouté with Alaskan crab cappuccino
wagyu beef flank, pommes pont-neuf and fondant tomato in black pepper sauce
hazelnut dacquoise with light lemon cream, praline feuilleté and caramel ice cream

good
blue fin tuna tartare with fine de claire oysters and nori seaweed
prawn and eggplant ravioli with enoki mushroom in miso nage
dark chocolate marquise with marinated raspberries and vanilla ice cream
petit fours (complimentary)

average
foccacia with olive oil (complimentary)
bread - baguette & brioche (complimentary)
spring vegetables roll (accompanying green lentil velouté with Alaskan crab cappuccino)

poor
-

price: 550pp for 3-course set lunch (incl. service charge)

value for money: 3 $$$

foccacia with olive oil

butter (salted & unsalted)

green lentil velouté with Alaskan crab cappuccino (and spring vegetables roll)

the spring vegetables roll

blue fin tuna tartare with fine de claire oysters and nori seaweed

prawn and eggplant ravioli with enoki mushroom in miso nage

wagyu beef flank, pommes pont-neuf and fondant tomato in black pepper sauce

dark chocolate marquise with marinated raspberries and vanilla ice cream

hazelnut dacquoise with light lemon cream, praline feuilleté and caramel ice cream

petit fours
(raspberry marshmallow, milk chocolate, orange cookie)

comments
a well-deserved 2 michelin stars. excellent food, and though we rarely care to comment on service, must say that the service here was excellent. we were well-cared for, but did not feel intruded upon. waiters not snobby either. very comfortable environment. ok the food. the green lentil velouté with Alaskan crab cappuccino was divine. frothy, light, not too heavy. flavour just right. the spring vegetables roll that accompanied it was very average. too "healthy"(i.e. strong "raw vegetable" taste). b tried a bit of the blue fin tuna tartare. was very fresh. a good choice for tuna lovers. the prawn and eggplant ravioli with enoki mushroom in miso nage was great, but made b think it really was just 3 fancy giant wontons. (b forgot that she is not really a fan of fusion.) b wished that she had ordered the wagyu beef flank, pommes pont-neuf and fondant tomato in black pepper sauce. that was fantastic. b tried a bit of the medium-rare (hk 30%) wagyu, and it was perfect. really really good, could possibly be the best steak b has had in hk so far. desserts. hazelnut dacquoise with light lemon cream, praline feuilleté and caramel ice cream. this is a must must must try. the hazelnut dacquoise base and lemon cream was perfectly matched. delicious! the dark chocolate marquise was also fantastic. petit fours good. b's favourite was the milk chocolate ganache. overall really good. pricey, but set lunch was good value considering a la carte prices (average 380 for an entree).

**** Irori - 酒處

2/F, Bartlock Centre
3 Yiu Wa Street
Causeway Bay, HK
銅鑼灣耀華街3號百樂中心2樓
Ph: 28385939, 28387913
12noon-2:30pm; 8pm-11:30pm

excellent
炸雞軟骨 (fried chicken cartilage)
日式年糕薄餅 (japanese pizza)

good
麻醬番茄 (tomato with sesame sauce)
蔥燒牛舌 (grilled ox tongue with spring onions)

average
芝士春卷 (cheese spring rolls)
omelette on rice
assorted sushi

poor
-

price: 150-200pp

value for money: 3 $$$

炸雞軟骨

日式年糕薄餅

麻醬番茄

蔥燒牛舌

芝士春卷

omelette on rice

assorted sushi

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yet another jap restaurant recommendation from juz. the chicken cartilage is to die for. so delicious! especially with the fried garlic bits. mmmmmmm ... and although b is not really a huge fan of fusion, the 年糕 pizza is an exception. the 年糕 is very chewy and the cheese on top very tasty. mmm. 麻醬番茄 was ok but not fantastic compared with xi yan's version (the xi yan sesame sauce is more "sesame" tasting). b quite liked the 蔥燒牛舌, the 牛舌 is cut quite thin and 口感 is pretty good. cheese spring rolls ok, but cheese isn't really special (kind of asian-tasting, not your proper good quality cheese) so definitely not a must-try. would suggest sticking with the snack items when you visit this restaurant - sushi and other standard japanese restaurant items aren't bad, but no wow factor. 4 star rating based purely on the fact that we will be back for the chicken cartilage & 年糕 pizza.

**** Yixin - 益新美食館

G/F, Shanghai Industrial Investment Building
48-62 Hennessy Road
Wanchai, HK
灣仔軒尼斯道48-62號上海實業大廈地下
Ph: 28349963
11am-3:30pm, 6pm-11pm; Sundays & public holidays 10am-3:30pm, 6pm-11:30pm

excellent
西檸雞
大良炒鮮奶

good
蜜汁叉燒
魚香茄子保
葡汁焗四蔬
煙倉魚
yumcha

average
-

poor
-

price: 150-200pp for dinner

value for money: 3 $$$

the BEST lemon chicken IN THE WORLD

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recommended by irene. ok, so it may be a bit pricey for lemon chicken, but since we believe that it is the best in the world, it is definitely worth ordering (again and again). the chicken is very tender and lemon sauce is unbelievably delicious! the 蛋白炒鮮奶 (with甜醋) is also super yummy. all other dishes although not exceptional are all above average. fantastic choice for a garp soong 食飯 dinner. yumcha is also very good.

**** Lung King Heen - 龍景軒

Level 4, Four Seasons Hotel
Finance Street
Central, HK
中環金融街8號四季酒店4樓
Ph: 3196 8880
12noon-2:30pm; 6pm-10:30pm; Sundays & public holidays 11:30am-3pm & 6pm-10:30pm

excellent
龍皇帶子餃 (lobster and scallop dumplings)
鮑魚雞粒酥 (baked whole abalone puffs with diced chicken)
crispy shrimp dumplings with goose liver
deep-fried glutinous rice sesame dumplings flavoured with green tea
桂花糕
流沙紫米圓

good
steamed shrimp and garoupa dumplings with black truffle
chilled mango and sago cream with pomelo

average
小龍包 (steamed shanghainese pork dumplings with crab meat)
baked salmon tartlets with cheese and onions
叉燒酥 (baked bbq pork puffs in honey)
蝦餃
炸子雞
荷葉飯 (steamed fried rice with diced abalone wrapped in lotus leaf)
hot and sour shredded pork with golden noodles

poor
-

price: 300-400pp for yumcha

value for money: 3 $$$

鮑魚雞粒酥

龍皇帶子餃

流沙紫米圓

comments
excellent overall, but because they've been given 3 michelin stars, we've been tougher in assessing their food so "average" items above may actually be "good" elsewhere, and "excellent" really means excellent or absolutely delicious with lots of yumyumyum. very disappointed in the 荷葉飯 which was not even close to 北苑 (in sydney) standard. 炸子雞 wasn't bad, the skin was really crispy but the chicken was way too salty. there's no need to have 小龍包 and 蝦餃 at lung king heen - they aren't any better here than elsewhere. 龍皇帶子餃 was really really good - lots of lobster & scallop wrapped in a 菠菜皮. the desserts we've given excellent ratings to are definitely all must-trys! the deep-fried glutinous rice sesame dumplings flavoured with green tea is a crispy green tea shell on the outside filled with lots of black sesame. the green tea flavour gets a bit lost (which is perfectly fine with b). the 桂花糕 was very cool and refreshing. perfect summer dessert. 流沙紫米圓 was also a pleasant surprise. very very very very very good place to go for yumcha, but pricey!

*** Kichi - 吉田舍料

6/F, Tern Plaza
5 Cameron Road
Tsimshatsui
Kowloon HK
尖沙咀金馬倫道5號太興廣場6樓
Ph. 23680000
12 noon - 2pm; 6:30pm-10:30pm

excellent
rainbow roll
螢光魷魚 tempura*
炸雞泡魚干

good
炸海龍魚干
豆腐沙律 (跟芝麻醬)
三文魚腩鹽燒
芝麻雪糕

average
署仔牛肉
金平牛蒡
鹽燒牛舌
成吉思汗
納豆魷魚

poor
-

price: 400pp (no drinks)

value for money: 3 $$$

金平牛蒡 & 納豆魷魚

豆腐沙律 (跟芝麻醬)

螢光魷魚 tempura

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home style japanese food as recommended by juz. limited photos posted here as customers are not supposed to take photos. rainbow roll outstanding (r's favourite) - standout sashimi, seaweed & egg. waiter recommended 螢光魷魚 tempura which was a very tasty surprise. 炸雞泡魚干 (b's favourite) makes a fantastic snack. yumyum.

* on Japanese menu only