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Dog Gor

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我雖則是香港土生土長 , 但葡萄牙血統的我始終跟不上香港的急促步伐 , 性格悠閒 , 生活散漫 ...... 慢活就是我的生活態度 , 要我趕頭趕命 , 寧願掛掉好過 , 幸好是從事家族小生意 , 若然是打工族我一定會被 "豉椒炒魷" ~說起悠閒 , 咖啡總是最佳伴侶 , 那天我和太座身在黑布街 , 可以一日多餐的我又怎會單單滿足於某出名甜品店的食物呢 , 繼續呷一杯精品咖啡也不錯 ! 一派悠閒的門面 , 極度適合我這種百無聊賴的人 ~何解把 "招牌" 放於地上呢 .... 真得意 ~縱使木板寫了一些好介紹 , 總不及自已入內了解了解的好 ~踏入店內 , 發現原來正在拍攝廣告 .... 讓我們找個比較近的好座位坐下來八卦一下 (笑) ~ 看見這些沖調咖啡的機器 , 我未喝已覺得咖啡師很專業 ~店內的一切裝飾和擺設都跟咖啡有關 , 專門得有點像迷你博物館 ~看看 menu .... 咖啡的種類也真的夠多 , 小弟孤陋寡聞有很多咖啡連名字也沒聽過 ~當然不只咖啡 , 還有很多可以配合的食物 , 十分多元化 ~Egg Benedict $90傳統的 Eggs Benedict 是把一

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我雖則是香港土生土長 , 但葡萄牙血統的我始終跟不上香港的急促步伐 , 性格悠閒 , 生活散漫 ...... 慢活就是我的生活態度 , 要我趕頭趕命 , 寧願掛掉好過 , 幸好是從事家族小生意 , 若然是打工族我一定會被 "豉椒炒魷" ~
說起悠閒 , 咖啡總是最佳伴侶 , 那天我和太座身在黑布街 , 可以一日多餐的我又怎會單單滿足於某出名甜品店的食物呢 , 繼續呷一杯精品咖啡也不錯 !

一派悠閒的門面 , 極度適合我這種百無聊賴的人 ~

何解把 "招牌" 放於地上呢 .... 真得意 ~

縱使木板寫了一些好介紹 , 總不及自已入內了解了解的好 ~

踏入店內 , 發現原來正在拍攝廣告 ....
讓我們找個比較近的好座位坐下來八卦一下 (笑) ~

看見這些沖調咖啡的機器 , 我未喝已覺得咖啡師很專業 ~

店內的一切裝飾和擺設都跟咖啡有關 , 專門得有點像迷你博物館 ~

看看 menu .... 咖啡的種類也真的夠多 , 小弟孤陋寡聞有很多咖啡連名字也沒聽過 ~

當然不只咖啡 , 還有很多可以配合的食物 , 十分多元化 ~

Egg Benedict $90

傳統的 Eggs Benedict 是把一個半生熟的 "水波蛋 poached egg " 放在火腿或煙肉及 English muffin 上 , 再淋上最關鍵的 " 荷蘭醬 Hollandaise sauce " ( 蛋黃, 檸檬汁, 牛油, 醋等混合的醬) ...... 對我來說 , 蛋黃汁 + 荷蘭醬 + English muffin , 是無法形容的究極之味 ~

Hollandaise sauce 是影響 Eggs Benedict 好吃與否的關鍵 ~ 那個 Hollandaise sauce 調製得尚算不錯 , 但仍有很大的進步空間 , 在味道上酸味較淡 , 在質地上也較正常的杰身了少許 ~ 這個 Egg Ben 是用 Parma ham 的 , 為味道上加添了層次 ~ 當用刀子把水波蛋切開 , 蛋黃能夠緩緩地流出來 , 合格了 ~ 整體而言 , 味道相當不俗 ~

這一部磨豆機實在使我著迷呢 ....
我所選擇的咖啡是非洲的 Ethiopia , Sidama Wondo . washed $65
是咖啡師以 handdrip 的方法調煮的

鮮磨成的咖啡粉

即時由豆磨成的咖啡粉 -- 就是濃香 !

咖啡師開始動手為我調製咖啡了

她全神貫注地細心調製 ....

我也聚精會神地看著她 ....
看著她的手藝和沖調過程 , 是一種賞心悅目的享受

這份專業精神 , 實在是可敬 ~

滴呀滴 , 一切都是心機 , 滴滴可貴 ~

一切都在精確的計算著 , 一絲不苟 ~

芳香濃郁 , 入口溫和柔順 , 每呷一口都帶來不同的味道和回甘 , 亦帶有幾分溫柔 , 如此享受的一刻哪需多講 , 一切盡在不言中 ~

這一餐 , 我 Dog Gor 滿意極了 .... 尤其是那一杯滿帶柔情的五星級咖啡 ~

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sinmanyeung

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老婆仔最近經常失眠為免影響工作很久都沒有喝咖啡剛巧老婆仔明天不用上班今天可以到咖啡店慢慢品嚐咖啡原來老婆仔一直都想來這間咖啡店連同午餐一起吃我叫了個lunch set的三文魚三文治老婆仔就要了Egg Benedict咖啡方面我要了比較傳統的Latte, lunch set加10元可享有老婆仔則要了杯Affogato雪糕咖啡份量很少的三文魚三文治味道一般不過三文魚感覺上很新鮮配合三文治中的沙律配料也算豐富但整體合起來卻未吃得出什麼特色至於Egg Benedict原來只有2件我認為貴了一點吃起來也算是不錯的Egg Benedict上面是煮得剛剛好的蛋中間是與三文治一樣的三文魚同樣新鮮再加上沙律菜也算剛剛好能填飽肚或者咖啡會比較好可是Latte與預期的味道有點不同嘗不出牛奶味不過卻有另一番風味這算是不苦卻充滿咖啡味的咖啡這就是精品咖啡的精髓嗎?老婆仔期待的Affogato雪糕咖啡咖啡應該是Espresso很苦的咖啡加上很甜的雪糕就是剛剛好的味道不過起初不太習慣待雪糕開始溶化就比較適應了不過這杯咖啡要及時享用當雪糕全都溶化時整杯咖啡的口感就會很奇怪及時享用也是精品咖啡的特色嗎?這裡環境非常舒適

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老婆仔最近經常失眠
為免影響工作
很久都沒有喝咖啡
剛巧老婆仔明天不用上班
今天可以到咖啡店慢慢品嚐咖啡
原來老婆仔一直都想來這間咖啡店

連同午餐一起吃
我叫了個lunch set的三文魚三文治
老婆仔就要了Egg Benedict
咖啡方面我要了比較傳統的Latte, lunch set加10元可享有
老婆仔則要了杯Affogato雪糕咖啡

三文魚三文治

份量很少的三文魚三文治
味道一般
不過三文魚感覺上很新鮮
配合三文治中的沙律
配料也算豐富
但整體合起來卻未吃得出什麼特色

至於Egg Benedict
原來只有2件
我認為貴了一點
吃起來也算是不錯的Egg Benedict
上面是煮得剛剛好的蛋
中間是與三文治一樣的三文魚
同樣新鮮
再加上沙律菜
也算剛剛好能填飽肚

或者咖啡會比較好
可是Latte與預期的味道有點不同
嘗不出牛奶味
不過卻有另一番風味
這算是不苦卻充滿咖啡味的咖啡
這就是精品咖啡的精髓嗎?

Affogato雪糕咖啡

老婆仔期待的Affogato雪糕咖啡
咖啡應該是Espresso
很苦的咖啡加上很甜的雪糕
就是剛剛好的味道
不過起初不太習慣
待雪糕開始溶化
就比較適應了
不過這杯咖啡要及時享用
當雪糕全都溶化時
整杯咖啡的口感就會很奇怪
及時享用也是精品咖啡的特色嗎?

這裡環境非常舒適
慢慢品嚐咖啡
慢慢傾訴生活
在咖啡店內同時有教授店員沖調咖啡
這種感覺令人格外舒適
我們都很希望將來在擁有自己的咖啡店

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2014-11-07

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$120 (Lunch)

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今個星期五特登請左假, 打算好好享受一下最後的夏季約左中學好朋友去睇生命中的美好遺憾, 早場睇完都係11點半, 心情起伏有點大, 要搵個地方好好整理一下... 想食all-day breakfast, 知道黑布街有幾間有名的甜品店, 於是就邊openrice邊行過去碰下運氣, 睇下搵到咩餐廳行到差不多next station個時, 見到呢個綠色木門就比佢吸引住, 沉實的綠色帶比人平靜穩定的感覺... 見到寫住coffee company原以為係飲咖啡既地方, 查一查發現都有brunch食喎, 一於入去嘆一嘆... 推開門... 左邊係調製咖啡的廚房, 仲有bar枱同櫈, 可以一邊望住整咖啡的過程一邊嘆咖啡, 另外右邊仲有4張2人枱~ 入去個時未夠12點, 只係坐左一張2人枱, 我地揀左張較入的2人枱, 放低背囊就開始揀野食~ 廚房上面仲有塊黑板畫了不同的推介同餐廳介紹 MENU面印住大大個名字, 都唔記得左問點解叫knockbox添... 食物種類唔算多, 熱食都係all-day breakfast個種, 有sandwich, egg benedict咁,

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今個星期五特登請左假, 打算好好享受一下最後的夏季

約左中學好朋友去睇生命中的美好遺憾, 早場睇完都係11點半, 心情起伏有點大, 要搵個地方好好整理一下... 想食all-day breakfast, 知道黑布街有幾間有名的甜品店, 於是就邊openrice邊行過去碰下運氣, 睇下搵到咩餐廳

行到差不多next station個時, 見到呢個綠色木門就比佢吸引住, 沉實的綠色帶比人平靜穩定的感覺... 見到寫住coffee company原以為係飲咖啡既地方, 查一查發現都有brunch食喎, 一於入去嘆一嘆...

推開門... 左邊係調製咖啡的廚房, 仲有bar枱同櫈, 可以一邊望住整咖啡的過程一邊嘆咖啡, 另外右邊仲有4張2人枱~ 入去個時未夠12點, 只係坐左一張2人枱, 我地揀左張較入的2人枱, 放低背囊就開始揀野食~

廚房上面仲有塊黑板畫了不同的推介同餐廳介紹

MENU面印住大大個名字, 都唔記得左問點解叫knockbox添... 食物種類唔算多, 熱食都係all-day breakfast個種, 有sandwich, egg benedict咁, 亦特別地有英國傳統小食fish&chips! 平日仲有個lunch set, 有個sandwich加杯coffee都係$50樓下, 相比下都幾抵食;)

呢度飲品主要係coffee, 濃既可以揀expresso, 想無咁苦既可以揀cappuccino, 亦都有少量花茶以供選擇~ 仲有精選咖啡, 識飲既可以試下唔同地方, 唔同處理手法的咖啡, 睇下邊隻岩自己口味

擰轉面我仲見到部大大既咖啡儀器, 雖然我無見到有人用, 不過我估係蒸餾咖啡掛XP

其實係近收銀機上面有塊黑板附有圖片解釋每款咖啡的成份, 幾多%奶幾多泡呀, 不過全部都係同等份量既咖啡~ 好喇, 唔係咖啡專家既我最後決定去問店員有咩推介

店員先了解我喜歡牛奶的程度同接受苦的能力, 然後推介Flat White比我Piccolo比我朋友, 然後我發現Flat White原來唔係黑板上, 所以有時都係問下店員好! 之後我地再落埋食物比埋錢就可以坐低等食喇

是日既咖啡廚房有2位店員為我地服務, 係一堆我睇唔明既儀器前面泡製咖啡, 當咖啡完成後, 佢地會小聲呼喚客人然後係吧枱入面遞出黎, 客人要稍稍起身接過放上自己枱上~

首先完成的是朋友的Piccolo, 一看深棕色就知味道頗濃, 完全符合朋友的要求, 咖啡味較出亦比較澀, 香味留係口中久而不散...

然後就是我的Flat White, 相比下顏色較淺白, 牛奶的成份明顯較高, 味道比較淡一點, 可以嗅到咖啡香不過就沒有咖啡的澀, 對我黎講較易入口

2杯咖啡表面都有精美的拉花圖案及洋洋咖啡香味~

雖然舖面只係見到咖啡吧枱, 不過裡面其實仲有個真正的廚房! 品嘗過咖啡之後, 我點的全日早餐就出場喇! 賣相真係幾吸引, 有齊我中意食既款式: 滑蛋, 薯餅, 腸仔, 炒磨菇, 茄汁豆, 沙律同多士

相信比較多人注意滑蛋啦, 我覺得炒得唔錯, 香香滑滑, 帶少許香草味, 不論係就咁食定送麵包都一流!

最後就係朋友的egg benedict~ 賣相都不錯而且幾吸引, 2塊muffins旁邊亦有沙律, 甚為健康~ 係可惜蛋太熟, 失去流蛋黃汁既一幕, 不過都係一隻半熟蛋, 朋友所言就味道頗好

係廚房對面的牆身掛上數幅黑白照, 可以見到非洲小童無得食野, 餓到骨瘦如柴... 反觀我地仲可以坐係咖啡室慢慢嘆早餐嘆咖啡, 何其幸福

所以一定要記得珍惜! 同唔好浪漫食物!

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2014-08-15

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Boblam

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If you read my earlier writing on Knockbox when it is still in Sheung Wan, you know that Knockbox is one of my favorite cafes in Hong Kong; the other café is Rabbithole Coffee Roaster. I regarded this duo as once a one two punch to Hong Kong coffee scene that helped raise the bar of the coffee several notches higher. While I would like this duo to maintain its role and remain the same, the only sure thing in this world is change. What's news? - Food and beer!Knockbox now serves food, real food t

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If you read my earlier writing on Knockbox when it is still in Sheung Wan, you know that Knockbox is one of my favorite cafes in Hong Kong; the other café is Rabbithole Coffee Roaster. I regarded this duo as once a one two punch to Hong Kong coffee scene that helped raise the bar of the coffee several notches higher. While I would like this duo to maintain its role and remain the same, the only sure thing in this world is change.

What's news? - Food and beer!

Knockbox now serves food, real food that you can really have it as a meal here and feel full, not those dainty and cutesy stuff just to complete the coffee. Among those typical fair like all day breakfast and the like, these two items worth talking about.

This is the much talked about food item at Knockbox, fish and chip. Nevertheless, the fish is oily you can see it on the surface from the picture. The fish inside seems to be a good stuff but feels like it is kinda overwhelmed by all the oil used to fry it. It is as if the oil is not hot enough. The fries under the fish is rather lukewarm at best and wilted but tastes ok even after all that; this is the best part of the dish. Still, I will give a benefit of the doubt on this fish and chip as one of those days and possibly try it again.

I was told by several they won’t pay for this dish and suggested me to better go to the nearby 18 Grams in Mong Kok for the same kind of dish. I didn’t have a chance for a bite but my companion, which is quite a picky eater, has no complaint about it at all. Guess it is good enough now.

What's the glory? - roast work and green bean selection.

In the old day, Knockbox was where one can get to drink coffees from Indie roasters all over the world be it good or bad. A trip to Knockbox was like a journey every week into an unknown land of coffee. Fascinating and exciting, particularly for coffee enthusiast with curiosity on how coffees from places taste like. Coffee enthusiasts from beginner to advanced drank coffee late into the night or early morning and we all had a great time. Some even had a role in recommending and/or bringing coffee back to Knockbox so we could all enjoy the coffee together and exchange points of view. Whether we agree, it's not a problem as it's all amicable and coffee focus kinda things. It was not just drinking coffee; it’s a ‘culture', a place of happening on coffee at Knockbox late into the night.

Costa Rica Don Kay Estate, roasted by Knockbox

These days, Knockbox took almost a 180 degree turn, offering mostly in house roast work of selected green coffee bean. These green are not of garden varieties but those with cachet like green bean from Cup of Excellence (CoE)'s winning farm that Knockbox’s management flew directly from Hong Kong to the sources in Central America and Africa to cup, taste, score these coffees with renowned coffee folks from all over the world in order to vett winning farms and take part in providing a test notes which are used by coffee professional worldwide. Knockbox also concludes the process by participating in the auction to bring such great coffees back to us enthusiasts in Hong Kong. To me, the idea was novel and noble for the Hong Kong market and should give Knockbox a competitive advantage in the long run akin to those great indie coffee roasters worldwide that source coffee themselves on a regular basis.

Costa Rica Don Kay Estate, roasted by Knockbox and brewed via Aeropress + Disk 008

In addition, Knockbox supplements its already outstanding coffee program with the crème de la crème of green coffee bean from Ninety Plus, a producer of rare, exclusive and pricey coffee of Africa and Panama origin. Furthermore, there are direct trade coffees from farms in Central America with connection forged during its CoE trips and a small portion of selected green from reputable coffee brokers in its repertoire.

Excellent green beans won't matter if the roast work is not up to snuff. Knockbox is also the first among Asia ex-Taiwan coffee roasters to achieve a high score of 94 points from coffeereview, a renowned coffee ranking website. Such a high score is specially classified by coffeereview as 'outstanding' level, a mark of approval from one of the international coffee gurus. As such, it’s no accident Knockbox’s roasted coffee performs very well; in addition, the coffee will shine through when you brew these coffee at home.

In addition, it gets better. The price of Knockbox’s roasted coffee is now within reach. It was $180/200g or more but these days quite a few coffee beans have a starting price of $110/200g, definitely not cheap but more affordable. In addition, it is so convenient to get coffee from Knockbox as Knockbox offers delivery services within Hong Kong right to your door you don’t have to cross the tunnel and wade through the crowd in Mong Kok to get a bag of coffee. The one I like recently is its offering from Colombia which tastes sweet, clean and has almost no hint of nuts as if it is my favorite coffee from Central America.

What goes up, …? - brew skill

While the focus is razor sharp on tje roasted coffee business, the brew quality at Knockbox was not where it was in the past. The symptom started with the move from Sheung Wan to Mong Kok and the big change of guard where the major players in its barista team left Knockbox. Any café that can survive such a turnover is a miracle and, to me, Knockbox suffered the same fate. Gone were the days the great brew skills were a given no matter which barista was at the helm and all customers had in mind is on the coffee itself and how good/bad the bean is.

There were times when Friday Night Coffee Premier at Knockbox was more of a mere social gathering function than any meaningful get-together to focus on the coffee itself. Quite often, the coffee either roasted in house or imported by Knockbox was brewed so bad it was neither recognizable nor drinkable. Even worst, I can't recognize bags of coffee I brought along with me for Knockbox’s barista to brew in hope for another aspect/interpretation of my coffee by the pro at Knockbox. It wasn’t a pretty sight and experience. Yes, I still dwelled in Sheung Wan past when I thought of great cups of coffee at Knockbox. Why not, the past is so sweet, the focus is on the coffee served in front of each customer one cup at a time. But, unfortunately, the present is the only thing that we have.

Hand dripping the coffee

Nevertheless, luck is still on customer's side. One good thing is that the brew skill keeps on improving by days and the current team, the third generation of barista team at Knockbox, shows signs of promising that may one day lead Knockbox back to its glorious past like cups of coffee Knockbox’s customers typically got when Knockbox was still in Sheung Wan. At the moment, I had a better luck on a regular coffee session, ie coffee brewed by the cup per order during its regular buisness hours, than on the renowned Friday Night Coffee Premier. Still I can’t say it is consistent as I haven’t visited much on its regular coffee session. Also, I can't guarantee that there won't be another change like a fourth, fifth, sixth, etc generation of barista as barista jobs are currently in high demand with cafes opening the doors left and right.

Colombia Huila, La Esperanza, Roasted and brewed at Knockbox on September 19, 2013

To me, the first year at Knockbox is the year of great brew skill and well curated imported coffee. Nobody has come close to that level including the current Knockbox itself. The second year was quite rocky with the move across the harbor but it still manages to bring out the best on its coffee offering, making it hard for any other coffee shop to follow on this path. Unfortunately, to me, the tradeoff seemed to be at the expense of the brew skill. This year, the third in its operation, I wish the focus were the return to the great brew skill, a focus on winning a customer one cup at a time, bringing all the glory from Knockbox's first year back to where it belongs, in front of each customer on each cup at the current Knockbox. I still heard such conversation of "back in Sheung Wan" even recently. The roasted bean is now top notch but the brew can still be improved. I'm looking forward to hearing such a return to glorious past at Knockbox, hopefully sooner than later.

(The above review is the personal opinion of a user which does not represent OpenRice's point of view.)

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Date of Visit

2013-10-11

Dining Method

Dine In

Spending Per Head

$100 (Other)

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