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2010-08-13
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The HK Cricket Club (HKCC) on Wong Nai Ching Gap road is often confused with the Craigengower Cricket Club (CCC) on Wong Nai Chung Road in Happy Valley. The main differences are that there is no cricket being played in the one in Happy Valley, that club has mainly local Chinese members and the HKCC in the Gap has mainly Australian and British members and does have cricket being played.The HKCC has 6 restaurants. Spinners is the family coffee shop. I decided to review it since it has been renovat
The HKCC has 6 restaurants. Spinners is the family coffee shop. I decided to review it since it has been renovated last year, the food has really improved and it is good value.
That night, we didn't eat much as my daughter and I ate a lot at late tea till 6pm. She ordered her favourite berry smoothie which is a very refreshing drink. We ordered clam chowder which came with a nice bread basket. The bread basket included some home made cheese straws which in my view taste nicer than the ones served in Cova as they are not as dry and there is more cheese on the outside, so more cheese flavour. The soup was creamy and had lots of chopped pieces of clams and other seafood inside. It was just a bit too salty to drink without having bread with it.
Waldorf salad with smoked duck breast was nicely presented although the duck looked a bit fatty. Once the fat was removed, the meat was tasty, smoky and moist, not like the smoked duck that you can buy from most of the delis in HK. The salad had celery, walnut and apple chopped up, quite authentic.
Smoked salmon Caesar's salad was great on this occasion as there was not too much dressing nor was the dressing too thick as it can sometimes be, the grated parmesan cheese added a nice flavour. Salmon was light and a good taste, probably from Scotland. Really good for us as we were not hungry.
Mixed fried vegetables probably came from the Chinese restaurant kitchen. There were choi sum, broccoli, baby corn, bean sprouts, carrots, tinned mushrooms, straw mushrooms and Chinese cabbage. It came very hot straight from the wok and the vegetables were crunchy and done to the right degree. I only didn't like the tinned mushrooms.
We ended with 2 scoops of ice cream which we shared. Nothing to report as it was Movenpick brand and not home made
The drawback of this restaurant is that it is for members only. Otherwise, I can truly recommend it for its authentic casual Western dishes, good service and good value. It's sister restaurant is Dot Cod in Central also owned by the club but the food there is more expensive and in a basement with no windows.
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