We made a conceited effort to book in advance for this one, especially to reserve a chicken as this was one of their signature dishes - in fact a signature dish which has been rated a must try in Hong Kong!When we arrived we were greeted with menu's which had the chef's top 10+1 dishes to choose from, as well as a separate menu of a whole lot of other goodies to have. We chose the;i) Crispy chicken stuffed with special fried rice mixed with dry shrimp and tasty yamii) Deep fry mini ribs sauteed
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We made a conceited effort to book in advance for this one, especially to reserve a chicken as this was one of their signature dishes - in fact a signature dish which has been rated a must try in Hong Kong!
When we arrived we were greeted with menu's which had the chef's top 10+1 dishes to choose from, as well as a separate menu of a whole lot of other goodies to have. We chose the; i) Crispy chicken stuffed with special fried rice mixed with dry shrimp and tasty yam ii) Deep fry mini ribs sauteed in special XO and fruity plum sauce served with burning alcohol iii) Premium healthy nutritious soup: Pig lung soup with almond powder and pork tenderloin
from the recommended dishes, as well as some stir fried kale in a stone pot to maintain a healthy balance. The chicken itself was great! Well worth ordering in advance, and I applaud the use of some different ingredients in the preparation of some of the other dishes, e.g burning alcohol with the ribs, a guinness duck stew and green tea / wasabi prawns which we didn't try etc.. But in the end it wasn't a great or really different meal. Was really full but not totally satisfied with the taste or flavours. Will probably give it another go, but won't be rushing back any time soon...
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用餐日期
2013-07-30
用餐途径
堂食
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$200 (晚餐)
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Crispy chicken stuffed with special fried rice mixed with dry shrimp and tasty yam
Date of visit : 13 Mar 2013 (Wed) 8:30 pmNo. of diners : 5Average cost per head : $185Food quality : 8.2/10Environment : 7.5/10Service : 7.7/10Value-for-money : 8.5/10Overall rating : 8.14/10Opened for less than a year, this Home-made Cuisine can still manage to sustain its food quality. The prices are very reasonable and good for family gathering. However, they don’t have any round tables so sharing of food with a large group maybe a problem. There is a wide choice of food on the menu, so a sin
Date of visit : 13 Mar 2013 (Wed) 8:30 pm No. of diners : 5 Average cost per head : $185 Food quality : 8.2/10 Environment : 7.5/10 Service : 7.7/10 Value-for-money : 8.5/10 Overall rating : 8.14/10
Opened for less than a year, this Home-made Cuisine can still manage to sustain its food quality. The prices are very reasonable and good for family gathering. However, they don’t have any round tables so sharing of food with a large group maybe a problem. There is a wide choice of food on the menu, so a single visit is not enough to try all items on the wish list.
a) Daily Soup – Dates and Chicken Soup ($88) – 8/10
Apart from the standard pig lungs soup, they served daily slow cooked soup as well. This time we had slow cooked angelica sinensis (a Chinese medical plant) 當歸, dates and chicken soup. Glad that the flavour of angelica sinensis was not as intense as I expected. Will be better to drink it on a cold day.
b) Crispy Chicken Stuffed with Special Fried Rice 蝦禾米炸子雞($220 for whole bird) – 8/10
This is one of their signature dishes and pre-order is recommended. Fortunately, there was one available in that evening. This is a modified version of the Roast Suckling Piglet 蝦禾米釀乳豬 by Red Seasons (food blog here) and instead of a piglet, a chicken is used. The deep fried chicken was presented to our table first before cutting them into pieces. The chicken was thoroughly cooked with very little trace of fluid blood inside the bones. However, the meat in particular the breast was still tender and not dried, and the skin was crispy too. I believe the chef immersed the whole chicken in hot boiling oil instead of the traditional way of hanging the chicken above the wok with oil and use a ladle to shower the chicken with boiling oil. With the same issue of the rice stuffed inside the piglet, the fried rice we had this time was also very moist and way too soft.
c) Deep Fried Mini Ribs in Special XO and Plum Sauce 火焰冰淋醬骨($88) – 9/10
The spare ribs were wrapped inside an aluminum foil when the dish was brought to our table. The waitress than pour a shot of Chinese white wine玫瑰露 over the wrap and light the spirit with a lighter. Surely the alcohol was for the aroma we could smell before tasting and it’s nothing to do with the ribs inside the wrap. The ribs were meaty, soft and juicy. Well marinated.
d) Prawns with Dry Garlic and White Pepper in a Stone Hot Pot 石窩香辣白胡椒海蝦($85) – 9/10
The stone hot pot was sizzling when it was delivered on the table. Under such high temperature, the whole white pepper corns gave a very good fragrance rather than pure spicy hot. The prawns were fresh and sinewy, legs and antennas were nicely trimmed.
e) Stir Fry Dry Scallops with Chinese Vermicelli 蟹籽桂花瑤柱炒粉絲 ($68) – 7.5/10
This was a modified version of the traditional and expensive shredded fried egg and shark fin. Rice vermicelli was used to replace the shark fin. Eggs were skillfully fried to form beads that resemble osmanthus. Together with bean sprouts and crab roe this dish was with a good mix of texture. However, both the taste and texture of rice vermicelli could not be compared with shark fin, fake shark fin is recommended.
This was a balanced vegetarian dish (except the chicken stock, haha!), on top of the Taiwanese lettuce, the bean curd sheet gave much protein, the ginkgo nuts and wolfberries were very nutritious, the Chinese celery smelt unique and fresh.
h) Steamed Red Rice 紅米飯($13) – 7.5/10 Other than the ordinary long grain rice, they also offered steamed red rice which was well soaked in water before cooking, so no chewing or roughness issue.
i) House Dessert (complimentary) – 6.5/10 It’s purple glutinous rice sweet soup but you can skip this.
03.2013
题外话/补充资料:
[b][i]Q : When will I go again?
A : For family in particular as my mom is price sensitive but she’s pleased with the restaurant menu.
Q: What will I next order?
A : Mini spare ribs and prawns in hot p[/b]ot.[/i]
After much recommendation from various friends, I decided to drop by this restaurant with another friend of mine who is a regular patron for dinner. As my friend had placed a reservation in advance (you must do so as this restaurant does not seat many and is usually overbooked, even on weekdays), I had no problem in terms of waiting. 頂級足料燉湯 SoupBasically the restaurant serves different kinds of double-boiled everyday, and we ordered a pot ($98) of pig's lungs and vegetable boiled soup. The soup
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After much recommendation from various friends, I decided to drop by this restaurant with another friend of mine who is a regular patron for dinner. As my friend had placed a reservation in advance (you must do so as this restaurant does not seat many and is usually overbooked, even on weekdays), I had no problem in terms of waiting.
頂級足料燉湯 Soup
Basically the restaurant serves different kinds of double-boiled everyday, and we ordered a pot ($98) of pig's lungs and vegetable boiled soup. The soup is the traditional sort in which it is slow cooked to perfection, and the thick and flavourful soup was just perfect - the serving is actually large enough for 3 people. Also, the waitress would seperate the stock from the ingredients, so you can eat them seperately as well.
秘製士多啤梨醬炸魚塊 Fried fish cubes with strawberry dressing
The fried fish was well done, not too oily and yet crisp enough. The strawberry cream sauce (which I suspect is a mix of strawberry flavouring and mayonnaise) was just nice, and you can actually ask the waiters for more of the sauce if you so desire.
豆腐班腩煲 Braised tofu and fish cubes
Another excellent dish served sizzling in a stone pot - the fish, albeit a little soft (which results in the cubes falling apart) is actually succulent and the taste of this dish is what you would expect from any high end restaurant. Taste wise, I could not find any faults.
Furthermore, to top it off, sweet soup (ginger and sweet potato) was provided on the house at the end of the meal.
Altogether this makes for a great dining experience (although a little expensive for frequent casual dining); coupled with great service and innovative yet flavourful dishes - I will be surely be back for more!