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While I was walking in the lanes of the old part of Sai Kung, I was instantly stopped by seeing the decor through the windows of this restaurant.It was an amazing place to stumble upon.The decor was so similar to China, this is what China looks like in my mind especially Shanghai and those hot water vacumn flasks.When I looked at the menu it was even more amazing. Had it been Chinese food I would have tried this place later when I was bored, but it was Mediterranean food so I just had to go in even if it was just for dessert.I wish I stumbled on it earlier before I had my lunch, but the lunch I had that day was really satisfying but I was still hungry.The dessert choices were brilliant and Mediterranean too.They had: Home-made cassata icecream, Turkish creamy fruity cardamon rice dessert with orange zest and the cake of the day was lemon cake with yogurt.I really wanted the icecream, but i have had icecream seven days in a row. I also wanted to try the turkish dessert but I wasnt sure how sweet it was because the rice pudding I tried at Istanbul was too sweet so i tried the cake.★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★lemon cake with yogurtThe lemon cake tasted like the lovely buttery cakes in UK and it had a prominent lemon taste so I loved it.It was complimented by natrual yogurt which was sour and it made the cake even more delicious because it balanced out the sweetness of the cake.Frankly I have always loved eating Natural yogurt with sweet cakes.★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★Restaurant picturesUsually I do not post so many restaurant photos but this place is so cool and fit for filming.When I asked for the bill, they used this really cute gold thing, those Chinese gold nuggets to keep the receipt down.★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★ continue reading
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Level3 2012-10-25
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好久沒有打Openrice,最主要原因是小妹太懶。但這次重執起筆來寫食評是因為媽媽的下令,加上眾多親友的聽證,所給予的壓力,這令無論多懶的小妹都無法違抗。這頓晚飯是為了慶祝最令人尊敬的外婆的生日,當然不會那麼草率的渡過。很久以前,舅舅和姨母經過小巷的時候已經很想嘗試這家餐廳,所以這次,大伙兒搞搞新意思,決定一嚐革命咖啡室,一嚐中東菜。我們於早上訂位,到了晚上,我們一行十八人浩浩蕩蕩的衝到西貢的橫街小巷,目的是為了這間餐廳。這間餐廳命名為Revolution Gallery Cafe(革命咖啡室)。裡頭有多革命,可以從裝修、菜式和店員裡滲透出來,因為這一切都沒有關連。這裡的裝修充滿中國風,並不是古代的中國風,而是二、三十年代,一種花樣年華的感覺,就好像在《功夫》裡頭的阿珍的房間般。由牆身的顏色、掛畫,到裡頭使用的香薰,都是給人的感覺很有風韻和味道。但小妹總覺得欠缺了些東西,想來想去,想了很久才發覺欠缺了一個黑膠片音樂。假如咖啡室裡播放些經典的爵士樂,就真的宛如令人活在二、三十年代。我們一行人,有老有嫩的佔領了半個用餐區,就像包了半場般。頓時整個優雅的環境變得喧鬧過來了。一坐下,小妹的舅舅馬上把所帶來一大半的酒類都打開了。首先上了甜白酒和玫瑰酒,我們有的把酒聊天。有的跟集萬千寵愛在一身的小表妹玩(正確來說是被小表妹玩弄)、有言語不通的大男人們利用身體語言來拼酒、亦有像小妹的,完全活在兩人的世界裡頭。無論大家在做什麼,定時定刻就會有人拿起酒杯大叫乾杯,整個氣氛十分和諧。轉了玫瑰酒,前菜就上來了。分別有個餅跟沙拉,附上三款醬汁伴來吃。三個醬汁分別是豆、檻欖和甜椒蕃茄。小妹不嗜豆跟酸,所以最愛檻欖,所有醬汁都用上盛的檻欖油伴著,令到醬汁都十分香口惹味。伴著伴著,不經不覺吃了很多塊包餅,吃完前菜已經飽了一半。這款前菜令小妹想起以前的鄰居是位來自埃及的廚師,那位隨和的埃及鄰居有時候會帶些餅和優酪醬給我和媽媽吃,令小妹十分懷念。其實地中海菜式前菜真的少不了這道。前菜過後,大家又拿回酒杯繼續喝,等了好一會,第一道主菜上來了。本來以為每人一份主菜,有鴨腿、羊和沙丁魚可供選擇。但後來店家相當細心的把每道菜份量弄大一點,好讓我們一家分享。第一道菜是羊肉的塔吉鍋。羊肉塔吉鍋的羊肉跟北非小米分別送上來,羊肉用鍋載著;而北非小米為了迎合本地人口味,變得比較濕潤和加上青瓜、檻欖等配菜,但小妹認為小米弄得有點過濕,再加上羊肉鍋的肉汁,便會化成一沱糊漿,而且小米加上青瓜等配菜,有點奇怪。但羊肉鍋弄得非常美味,雖然不是熱騰騰的,但微暖也可以接受。羊肉一點也不羶,而且富有羊肉的鮮味,咬下去很Juicy,肉汁會溢出來,而且符合小妹的口味,整道菜都相當濃烈,激烈得像打擂台一樣。小妹是位羊肉愛好者,對於小妹來說是愈重羊味,愈羶便愈得小妹的歡心,雖然羊肉鍋不羶,但是鮮味無窮,也嬴來小妹不少的讚嘆。(後來更打包了羊肉走)第一道羊肉嬴得全家的掌聲,令這頓歡宴再添上分數。然後上來的是阿拉伯式的沙丁魚(資料源於姨母)燒沙丁魚攤開躺臥在配菜上,就好像準備好迎接你的吞噬一樣。菜一送到上來,小妹最親愛的男朋友也忍不住叫小妹拿一條然後分享,小妹的男朋友並不愛吃魚,但他竟然對沙丁魚充滿了興趣,這證明了前一道菜令他對這道菜也充滿了信心。把一小塊沙丁魚放進口裡,真的覺得男朋友的選擇是相當正確,應該要搶著要吃。沙丁魚飄散著濃烈的鹹香,而且被弄得焦脆的外皮令喜歡香口食物的小妹,叉子不停在餐桌中央徘徊,把一塊又一塊的沙丁魚強搶回來。最後上來的是鴨腿,鴨腿的份量只有很少,所以小妹不太感興趣。但小妹的男朋友好像不夠飽,不停向那盤鴨腿放出生電,便向強權(媽媽)爭取了半隻鴨腿回來。既然成功爭取,少不了嘗試吧。前兩道菜都令人相當滿意,令全場帶到去一個高潮位置,只可惜不能夠有個完美的結尾。鴨腿肉質雖然十分嫩滑,但是不重鮮味,味道完全來自配菜。配菜是薄荷青豆泥,如果每一道菜都有這個配菜,小妹會第一時間拋下刀叉,棄餐走人。小妹對豆類極有偏見,但薄荷青豆泥是在坐每一個人都說味道很奇怪。鴨腿是唯一一道份量不多但又吃不完的菜。地中海菜一定有相當多的豆類配襯,可惜小妹又不嗜豆,令小妹能嚐的東西不夠多,不夠全面。雖然這頓晚餐並不是十分完美,但是令人喜出望外的菜和一家整整齊齊的祝賀已經令外婆當晚笑不攏嘴來。店家的細心和善意的招待令到晚餐接近完美不遠。店家是兩位友善的外國人,而且餐廳對食物都很有熱誠,奇怪為什麼每次經過都不大滿座,而且在Openrice又從沒有食友打過食評呢?這裡的裝修怡人,店家親切,食物令人有驚喜,真的值得推介。雖然小妹真的摸不著頭腦,中國風裝修、外國的店員和地中海菜式跟革命有什麼關連?但可能一切都是店家的特色,意想不到的事情接二連三,令到本來毫無關係的東西連結成一件完整的事情。其實這頓飯,最開心的是一家人齊齊整整的到齊了,再加上一位特別的新成員,就是小妹的男朋友。最令小妹振奮的是看見男朋友能完全融入小妹的家庭。有什麼比看見自己最愛的人和最愛的人群相處得樂也融融更愉快呢?這頓飯真的飽而無憾了。 continue reading
(The above review is the personal opinion of a user which does not represent OpenRice's point of view.)