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3/10 plates emptied!一进门Carly就禁不住赞叹这里的环境很chill!这里进门的楼底很高，迎面就是酒吧区域，里面和右手边两个大圆柱开外的距离是高脚椅和圆弧型皮座，是一个很适合朋友聚会和Happy Hour的地方。Undoubtedly, the ambience and interior design of Oolaa was comfy enough to create this illusion that the food served here wouldn't go too wrong. Gobay and I were absolutely wrong about this place as we saw expats flocking into this cozy place for lunch on Star Street. Lay back, and enjoy the natural sunshine that glows into the high-ceiling restaurant.点了两个lunch sets (HKD$155+10% service charge) , 先来介绍头盘:Chef’s Soup of the Day: Minestrone with beef cube 牛肉杂菜汤Minestrone严格来讲是含有义大利面的蔬菜浓汤，但现在创意潮流年代，也很少有餐厅照本宣科地来制作菜单，是为“用其名”而已。汤的味道有点像俄罗斯罗宋汤，也许因为都是那么些蔬菜熬成的关系，偏咸，配汤的面包也不特别，马马虎虎吧。Minestrone quality was close to local style food stalls’ quality in Hong Kong which was obviously below average for set lunch of over HKD120 in one of the most prominent, catchy place at the crossover of Wanchai and Admiralty.Salmon Fish Cake (with Tartar sauce and watercress salad) 三文鱼鱼饼鱼饼本来就不会用太好太新鲜的鱼来制作。但这个鱼饼里面煎得太熟了，因为掺杂的粉很多，煎的时间短了粉就不够熟，所以看鱼饼外部色泽金黄本该是刚好的，内里则是颗粒状的口感很重，明显是“柴”（广东人对鱼肉做老了时的口感的形容词）的感觉。塔塔酱是传统的味道，只是看著多了点淡黄色，不像是以往吃的纯白色带点绿色颗粒的那种，味道也没那么酸，吃不出加了甚么。伴碟的salad倒是很新鲜，还有Gobay最爱吃的Arugula火箭菜。(Bite) woah, can this get even drier? Too much flour was added to the mixture of salmon bits and herbs, the texture was relatively dry even though the exterior was pan-fried till golden.头盘和主菜间隔还是久了些，在较好的餐厅我们还是会希望上菜的时间能配合得好一些：Pork Scaloppini (with mashed potatoes, summer vegetables and a Marsala mushroom sauce)配菜是炒大葱/甜葱，我们都觉得很油，而切成片的薯仔完全没有味道，就算猪肉有酱汁可以用来蘸著吃，Gobay 觉得配菜都是要放点点盐，至少！要是Gordon Ramsey评的话，估计会说“Absolutely lack of seasonings, totally bland” 。猪扒口感很老，蘑菇酱也不可口。Totally bland was the right choice of words to describe this pork scaloppini, the chef must have lacked passion in cooking long time ago, even my mom can cook better pork chop than this. Side dish of stir-fried green and sweet onions tasted alright yet the overdose of olive oil brought this whole dish from below average to living hell. You wouldn't be able to finish the dry pork with extremely oily veggie.Pan Fried Cod Fillet (On leek & potato ragoût, with a saffron cream sauce)香煎鳕鱼配甜葱和薯仔，西红花奶油汁。我们入口第一反应就是“柴”──广东人形容鱼做老了或口感韧了就是用这个字，大概是因为柴鱼（类似日本的鲣鱼节，同样是鱼干，但处理工艺大不同）也是这种口感，没吃过的可以到普通一间粥店叫一碗柴鱼花生粥试试就知道了。但是当一道新鲜的煎鱼扒也给人鱼干一般的口感时，我们都无语了。 Carly说这里就是一家贵价茶餐厅，嘻嘻。The Cod fillet was relatively better than the pork scaloppini but the fish was cooked till it turned dry. Okay, I am done. Let’s quickly hope that the desserts will save us from this over-priced experience.最后是甜品，我们都急切需要一些“refreshment”宽慰一下我们的舌头，然而还是不得满意。Mango & Passion Fruit MousseCarly觉得这个太甜了，Gobay觉得甜度上还好，因为是芒果的自然甜度。主要是因为前面的食物「刺激」下，如今有新鲜水果，舌头可能是被骗了，呵呵呵！The Mango & Passion Fruit Mousse was average for it was a bit too sweet, obviously was too much white sugar instead of natural passionfruit/mango fruit sweetness. Just if it was a bit creamier to raise the bar to average.Apple Crumble with Vanilla Ice-creamCrumble部份是焗得挺酥松的，Gobay觉得份量少得可怜，而且整个架构太散，不过苹果焗得还可以。Apple crumble portion was too tiny to enjoy the taste of it, you can finish it in 4 spoons. If the restaurant is aiming to impress customers with a full set of culinary experience, it is recommended to just cut out the mediocre desserts and offer better main dishes so that overall quality will be improved before anyone comes in and spend their HKD 150 with Oolaa Petite.整体感觉是午市套餐这里不值得一试，价格贵而且味道不怎么好。但是这里的晚餐不知道味道会否胜一筹，而且Happy Hour在这里的气氛应该挺好的。Gobay food knowledge center:Scaloppini:义大利菜的词汇scaloppine的英语写法，指把肉切得很薄然后裹上面浆煎食。Ragoût:原法国菜的词汇，原指把肉、鱼和蔬菜切成块粒一起炖煮。肉类，鱼类和蔬菜类的ragoût做法都不同，但基本有两类：白和棕。顾名思义，「白」就是一开始煮那块肉的时候，把它煮到肉质结实但颜色不弄；「棕」就类似广东人的焖牛腩，会放佐料使得那个「stew」一开始就变棕色。这里的leek & potato ragoût指的应该是ragoût第三层涵义──a plain or mixed garnish, 指西餐里主菜的伴碟配菜, 加上棕色汁（或白色汁），这里的则棕色蘑菇酱。Marsala sauce:提到Marsala, Gobay禁不住笑了出来──『这就等于广东人的九江双蒸或者是大陆的黄酒啊！』，因为它被广泛地用在义大利家庭的烹调之余，还可以直接饮用。Marsala葡萄酒年轻人可能不熟悉，因为很少喝这类“老酒”，它原产自义大利西西里岛，和葡萄牙的Port、西班牙的Jerez(Sherry)，还有以前香港人最喜爱的干邑品牌「马爹利(Martell) 」在广东话发音很近似经常被人弄混的葡萄牙的Madeira是很相似的酒。而Marsala酱就是义大利菜的经典酱汁，无非就是洋葱、蘑菇、各类香草和肉汁加入Marsala酒一起煮到浓稠的程度，配肉类料理一起吃。
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The new location is much bigger than the previous! Always a great lunch and breakfast place for family. Taste great with gooood portion. Staffs are friendly. Great Sunday morning breakfast choice! Breakfast burrito is always a good pick! Every bite filled with eggs, bacon, and mushrooms! Can skip lunch after this dish! Taste great and filling!Breakfast pizza is also one of my favorites! Tomatos, pork saugages, eggs, cheese, and veggies on one pizza! Be sure to share, because it's big!
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Met an old buddy for lunch, decided to try some of the restaurants in Wan Chai next to Pacific Place Three. Stumbled upon Oolaa Petite, oops..... must not have being lucky, the food was definately forgetful. The signboard had several interesting items out front, the place looked inviting and clean, so why not? I'll just review my lunch and not my buddy's, I'll explain later. I had the "Roasted Rosemary Spring Chicken", along with the "Vegetable Fritata" as a starter, and the "Mixed Berries Crepes" for dessert.Let's start with the starter, the dish had a nice name to it "Vegitable Fritata", well it looks and tasted like bland Quiche. Next, the "Roasted Rosemary Spring Chicken". Yikes, it looked nice, but the meat was dry and it was somewhat on the cold side. Once you carve it to the bone, you start to see what looks like juices flowing, what a letdown, it was from the moisture one would find after recently defrosting meat from the freezer. Last but not least, the dessert "Mixed Berries Crepes". That must of been a joke, one bite sized crepes squirted with whipped cream with one piece of banana and 1 rotted blueberry. Need no further description. OK, I'll explain why no review and pics of my buddy's lunch. His "Thai Beef Salad", well the beef must have been really chewy (he spitted it out). His Lamb dish (I believe it was Lamb Lasagne) was only 50% eaten. My poor buddy, he was left hungry because his order must have been worse than mine.OK, I think everything was prepared way beforehand, we got there at 12:30 before the 1:00 office crowded, we had our food served within 2 minutes, WTH...... Oh well, the service at least was friendly and efficient.
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我对湾仔日、月、星街都情有独钟。它有别于湾仔的拥挤、喧闹或陈旧。我爱其宁静、干净、慢步伐、时尚，有外国小镇的感觉。所以午饭或晚餐都多选择在此地方待个2-3小时。休闲至极。今次 early dinner 时间刚好 happy hour，有些selected 红、白、啤酒皆半价、而且选择也不赖。先来个 mushroom soup 暖胃。汤很浓，有磨菇粒，合格。惟个 toast 太干，可能放了一段时间。不过不大影响。Caesar salad。酱不够多，反而烟肉煎得几好，很脆，菜鲜。一道最 typical 不过的 dish。餐厅除了普通西餐，而且有墨西哥dishes，好想试试。墨西哥镬仔牛肉配 tortillas非常香，离远已经闻到。tortillas 配三道墨西哥酱再夹一口牛肉，不刃，味浓郁，香口，很过瘾。
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星街近年奇峰异起，不同种类的新餐厅逐一登场，而Oolaa Petite就是其中之一。是日为庆祝C的生日，和一众友人于这里吃晚饭。Oolaa Petite 的环境简单宁静，轻便而又优雅, 不会太吵闹，坐在外面犹如身在外国街头般写意。但室内稍嫌灯光黑了点，看来比较适合情侣光顾。餐厅菜单以意大利菜为主，选择蛮多，有薄饼(pizza)，意粉(pasta)，意大利饭(risotto)，还有其他肉类等等。可惜份量真的不大，真是明乎其实的Petite，男仕们可能不饱。菜式水准不俗，但以它的价格来说不够惊喜, 未见出色, 价钱晚饭每位大概＄200至＄300。值得一赞是它不设有切饼费。If you pass by Star Street and you haven't noticed the new dining scene there, you're not looking close enough. It has been a delightful transformation at Star Street recently, turning old garages into hip and modern restaurants one by one. One of these restaurants is Oolaa Petite run by Castelo Concepts.We went there for C's birthday dinner with Homa, Tee, Lesibian, and her boyfriend Martin. Oolaa Petite is a sister restaurant of Oolaa which is located in Sheung Wan. The restaurant comprises of a little outdoor area with high tables and an indoor area with large couches. Though the atmosphere was perfectly quiet and peaceful, whether it was intentional or not, we found that the uncomfortably dim and dark lighting to be more appropriate for couples to come here on dates.Unfortunately, the lack of lighting is just one of the cogs that evening. We might have been inquisitive with the sporadic menu which featured Italian cuisine, including pizza, pasta, risotto and various kinds of meats. Be aware of the portion, as the dishes were quite "petite" and they might not be as satisfying as they seemed. Dinner is priced at around $200 to $300 per head. One bonus point is that Oolaa Petite does not impose a surcharge for outside cakes.(1) Martin ordered the Toasted Pita Dips ($90) with beetroot feta, tzatziki, hummus and chili tomato & capsicum as starter. While the pita was expectantly soft and warm, the dips were quite nice providing a delicate and fresh flavour to the dish. This was a nice starter to share.(2) We didn't adore the look of the Margarita Pizza ($110) at first but we were surprised by the fluffy and airy texture which proved to be both chewy and delicious at the same time. But we were hoping for a more fabulous taste of meatball and tomato sauce and it felt ultimately short of that.(3) The Chicken & Asparagus Risotto ($125) was heartening and alluringly light but it could have been a tad bigger in size.(4) The US Certified Black Angus Sirloin ($390) 10 oz was one dish that C specifically looked forward to the most. While the steak was gorgeously grilled and tasted fantastic, the serving was so smaller than we were hoping it to be and we had trouble to have more than two "bites" each.(5) The Penne Arrabiata ($120) with spicy italian tomato chilli pepper sauce was rather bland and the sauce was too mild to lift the flavours of the penne for us.(6) Lastly, we ordered the Glazed Soy Salmon ($190). It was an outstanding dish, the salmon was superbly smooth and tender. The soy sauce was light and juicy, adding a sensuous twist to this wonderful dish!We are mixed about Oolaa Petite as its dishes could certainly be fine-tuned and we wondered whether the portions really justify the price. But to its credit, Oolaa Petite is both unflappably casual and elegant and is definitely a welcomed addition to Star Street. It's a pity that their dishes can't, or ironically do, live up to its name.
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