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8/10 plates emptied! 从外表看来，这家坐落金钟和湾仔交界的高级汉堡包餐厅带著浅黑蓝的落地玻璃幕墙，荧紫的招牌，有种吸引著路人走进去一探究竟的神秘感和高尚感。从室内装潢看，充满重金属感的设计也给人的视觉带来一定的冲击，把街头艺术以大幅墙绘的方式展现人前，加上银亮的椅子，墨黑的沙发，木质的地板和餐桌等等，都让人有种既压抑又刺激的期待——也许这就是「尚牛社会」在都市一角张狂地展现出来的魅力。Needless to say that Beef & Liberty has been one of most attracted burger places in Hong Kong, being featured by numerous food bloggers, foodie magazines and received fairly decent reviews. People compare B&L with Butcher’s Club – the Gang previously wrote a review on this and our personal gourm
从外表看来，这家坐落金钟和湾仔交界的高级汉堡包餐厅带著浅黑蓝的落地玻璃幕墙，荧紫的招牌，有种吸引著路人走进去一探究竟的神秘感和高尚感。从室内装潢看，充满重金属感的设计也给人的视觉带来一定的冲击，把街头艺术以大幅墙绘的方式展现人前，加上银亮的椅子，墨黑的沙发，木质的地板和餐桌等等，都让人有种既压抑又刺激的期待——也许这就是「尚牛社会」在都市一角张狂地展现出来的魅力。
Needless to say that Beef & Liberty has been one of most attracted burger places in Hong Kong, being featured by numerous food bloggers, foodie magazines and received fairly decent reviews. People compare B&L with Butcher’s Club – the Gang previously wrote a review on this and our personal gourmet favorite goes to Beef & Liberty. The one quality we are looking for at burger diners – CONSISTENCY. The dedication to quality & excellence is utterly crucial for one’s dining experience and for any other customer that is looking to replicate the experience every time when they crave for some good food. Beef & Liberty seems to have aced this so far compared to burger fans that have been visiting Butcher’s club not too far away from B&L.
这又是一间标榜使用澳洲黑安格斯牛肉做汉堡的餐厅，价钱方面就当然不便宜。他们的官网上有详细的餐单可以给食客订座前参考，挺全面的，因为包括了儿童套餐和素食汉堡，还有各种酒精饮品，所以这里是很适合大群人派对和家庭聚会的地方。
我们一共尝试了6款汉堡包。
Australian Angus beef premium quality was used for their meat patties so that is different from the aged beef technique that Butcher’s club use and supposedly, B&L patties should be juicier, here comes the verdict as we managed to try 6 of their very popular picks and dessert! The upbeat and modern decor with high ceiling and floor-to-ceiling windows give you a spacious and layback ambience for a view near Admiralty and Wanchai, not really appealing for the inner street view but at least being near Star Street does make me feel classier.
Bacon Cheese Burger 烟肉芝士汉堡 (单价HKD118, 周一至四套餐价HKD148)原材料有：新鲜牛肉patty、Ogleshield芝士、Wicks英式烟肉、烟肉酱、酸瓜和自制烧烤酱。Patty稍嫌火候过了，颇干，Ogleshield芝士是一种英国芝士，它的制法和传统的瑞士Raclette芝士雷同，易于融化，是做Grilled Cheese三明治的常用材料。溶化后包裹著整个patty，口感柔软丰盈，但不是一款芝士味很浓烈的芝士。大块的英式烟肉比一般的要厚上一倍不止，但不会很咸，烟熏味也淡淡的，口感很结实，烟肉挺特别的，好吃！整体的感觉就是比较干，尽管我们点的是medium-rare（3-4成熟）,芝士味也不够浓。
Bacon Cheeseburger – beef/Olgeshield cheese/Wicks English bacon/bacon jam/pickles/house BBQ sauce (HKD118, Weekday Lunch set HKD148)Personally loved this one as the extra thick slice of Wicks English bacon made the burger meaty, juicier and slightly sweeter with that bacon jam, complemented with the soft melted Olgeshield cheese. Olgeshield cheese is one type of traditional The patty could be juicer rather than relying on the bacon fat yet it was simply a delightful guilty meal to have for lunch.
Lamb Burger 羊肩肉汉堡 (单价HKD$103, 周一至四套餐价HKD$138)原材料有：威尔斯(Welsh)羊肩肉、薄荷乳酪、酸瓜、小茴香(又称“孜然”)、生菜和番茄。六款汉堡里面这款是口感最干硬的，有点可惜，因为羊肉patty的调味是很惹味的，因为有薄荷和小茴香的经典羊肉搭配在内。
Lamb Burger – welsh lamb/mint yoghurt/cumin/pickles/butter lettuce/tomato (HKD103, Weekday Lunch set HKD138)
Typically for lamb patties, extensive herbs and mint will be used to bring up the tone and seasoning instead of salt & pepper used for beef. Patty was dry out of all 6 burgers even though the seasoning of the mint and herbs was well-marinated as it highlighted the uniqueness of the lamb patty.
Black Pepper Burger 黑椒香浓汉堡 (单价HKD113, 周一至四套餐价HKD148)原材料有：新鲜牛肉patty、新鲜胡椒碎、Ogleshield芝士、火箭菜和洋葱酱。这个的patty湿润度稍微好一些，切开后看得到粉红的肉色。微量的辣味刚好在舌尖上徘徊一会则散去，连最不能吃辣的Lyoe也能吃得津津有味的——补充说明一下，如果辣度是1到10，Lyoe能忍受的辣度最多去到1.5~2。
Black Pepper Burger – beef/crushed peppercorns/ogleshield cheese/rocket/onion jam (HKD113, Weekday Lunch set HKD148)This is exactly what we need at a gourmet burger eatery, when I order black pepper burger, I expect the beef patty to be well-seasoned with fresh black pepper and a slightly less stronger tone of sauce to give a variation apart from other burgers. The best part of B&L is that they add a bit of variation to their burgers menu so for the black pepper burger, they added rocket and onion jam to add that flavor complexity instead of regular lettuce and BBQ sauce which you can always get elsewhere. Lyoe munched away with this burger and enjoyed it so it was pretty decent as well!
Green Chili Burger青辣椒汉堡 (单价HKD103, 周一至四套餐价HKD138)原材料有：新鲜牛肉patty、墨西哥青辣椒酱、完整青辣椒一枚、Ogleshield芝士和蛋黄酱。我们一致认为六个汉堡里面这一个的patty是烤得最接近medium-rare的。我们用配备的牛扒刀切开，再上手一挤压，就可以看到肉汁流出来。 原只的青辣椒也是不辣的，稍微烤过，所以上台一刻可以清楚闻到强烈的青椒味。配上微辣微酸的蛋黄酱，确实不俗！
Green Chili Burger – beef/green pepper slices/jalapeno relish/Ogleshield cheese/butter lettuce/mayo (HKD103, Weekday Lunch set HKD138)
We were all surprised to see a whole grilled jalapeno served in the burger, it was mild spicy and was the juiciest beef patty out of all the burgers. When Gobay lightly squeezed the burger, juice was flowing from the patty! Even though the grilled green chili was not spicy but it gave rather strong pepper flavor that blended so well with the slightly acidic and hot mayo which made the burger utterly juicy and simply enjoyable.
Falafel Vegetarian Burger 法拉费素汉堡 (单价HKD86, 周一至四套餐价HKD128)
原材料有：素食豆泥、芝麻酱、生菜、番茄和哈里萨(Harissa)乳酪。Falafel本身就是一款中东特色小食，是油炸的鹰嘴豆或者蚕豆饼，通常和其他蔬菜还有香料混合成球状来炸。这款汉堡也是我们的惊喜，炸得很酥脆，入口有很强的小茴香香味，哈里萨酸奶酱是一种黎巴嫩酱料，哈里萨是一种红辣椒，这个酱甜酸辣而且带点刺激，相当开胃。
Falafel Vegetarian Burger – falafel/sesame sauce/butter lettuce/tomato/harissa yogurt (HKD86, Weekday Lunch set HKD128)
I have to say that this was absolutely stunning for a veggie burger, B&L’s work is worth praising and the Gang did come back for me just for this outstanding veggie burger. Falafel being one of the most popular Middle East street snacks which is made from deep fried patties of chickpeas and fava beans mushed with herbs like cumin which is a member of the parsley family. The falafel patty was well-seasoned with the right refreshing herbs kick and moisturizing patty to go with the bun and sesame sauce.
Classic Burger 经典汉堡 (单价HKD$88, 周一至四套餐价HKD$128)原材料有：新鲜牛肉patty、生菜、番茄和红洋葱。味道不错，就是patty稍微干了一点，不够肉汁。这里可以额外增加牛肉patty，每份HKD$58，配料则是每种HKD$15。
这里有款配菜是番薯薯条，喜爱吃薯仔或番薯的朋友可以尝试一下，很不错的味道，加上香港餐厅很少用的英国Tiptree品牌的番茄酱，能吃到番茄茸和较浓的新鲜番茄味，而且不会太咸，所以极力推介这里的番茄酱。
Classic Burger – beef/butter lettuce/tomato/red onion (HKD88, Weekday Lunch set HKD128)Liked how the burger was just simple, nicely put, beautiful. The construction of the burger was optimally well-put as the bun, beef, veggie was proportionally laid on the plate. Bun was soft and slightly buttered as you can apply compression and delightfully enjoy the whole composition in one bite without the sauce spilling over your fingers rather it is the meat juice that keeps you crave for more.
Ketchup with Liberty Fries!No way can you miss out their England-imported ketchup - Wilkin & Sons Tiptree, this demonstrates a very heartwarming and welcoming twist from the British owners of Beef & Liberty. The balance of natural sweetness of tomatoes and the acidic hint of wine vinegar is profoundly exquisite. Goes so well with their regular cut fries made from Russet potatoes, my fries were all gone by the time I thought about the calories.
Yam fries with Cajun Mayo
Oh my, Cajun! I was thrilled to see cajun majo as one of their specialty dipping sauce to go with "healthier" yam fries. We used to put cajun spice in our poultry, seafood, fries when we lived abroad in Canada yet it is very unlikely for you to see Asian restaurants here to use this heavily flavored spice which is a mixed combination of garlic, bay leaf, bell peppers, oregano, and chili pepper. I always have a liking for sweet-savory food such as salted caramel, sea salt chocolate, so yam fries with the seasoned cajun mayo was just simply irresistible. The only downfall is that the yam fries could be less dry but it is reasonable as sweet potatoes are starchy in texture to begin with so you just need to dip it off in some creamy mayo!
Warm Skillet Cookie & Cream (HKD58)甜品方面我们叫了暖曲奇配奶油 (Warm Skillet Cookie & Cream) 和苹果批伴法式奶蛋酱(Apple Pie with Crème Anglaise)，由于订位是说明了是帮Lyoe庆生的，所以招呼我们的美女姐姐好贴心地在曲奇上插了一支蜡烛，还请我们吃那两份曲奇！这是地道的美国美食，软朱古力曲奇上倒上冻稀的淡奶油，这样稍微中和了曲奇的甜度（当然还是太甜了），吃起来还是很有趣的，推荐尝试。
Everyone just indulged themselves with some chunky, chewy chocolate chip cookie served in the heartwarming frying pan (skillet). Benefits of serving the cookie in a warm skillet kept the chocolate chip in a melting form and the cookie crunchy on the edges, this might be too sweet for some people. B&L offers a milky, slightly thin cream that you can pour on the cookie to balance off some of the sweetness and add a bit of moisture complexity to the dessert.
Apple Pie with Crème Anglaise苹果派就令人大跌眼镜，这么传统美味的美国食品在这里却变成了油腻软塌的代名词。
Being the dessert of the day, the apple pie was an utter disappointment though as the apple pie with its crumbling presentation, oily, soggy and overly sugary apple filling. Crème Anglaise as a French light pouring custard made with egg yolk, sugar, and milk with a vanilla scent, it did tone down the sweetness but it did not live up to our expectations.
总的来说，这家高级汉堡餐厅还是值得再来的，无论用餐环境和食物新意还是大部分汉堡的味道都是很不错的。
Undoubtedly, Beef & Liberty is worth acclaiming as the overall dining experience was very enjoyable - food, ambiance, price (more reasonably priced than Butcher's Club), service (offering free desserts for birthday surprises). As I am writing this review, it is time for me to pay our return visit as the Gang is craving for more. Going to try out their appetizers and other homemade sauces like mint yogurt and house BBQ for dipping next time!
Gobay food Knowledge corner:
今日同大家讲下有关辣椒。
墨西哥的青辣椒Jalapeño：辣味次于Habañero，红色或绿色，多数用来做酱料。
墨西哥的橙辣椒Habañero：这是世界上十大最辣的辣椒之一，采摘的时候都要带上手套，而且接触后必须洗手。它的体型比较小巧，多数显鲜艳的橙橘色，香味欠缺，辣味却非常持久。
亚洲的朝天椒(指天椒)：中国泰国非常出名，辣味非常持久而且迅速扩散，但比起上述墨西哥的三款辣椒，它还只是小朋友程度的辣椒。
韩国的青阳红干辣椒：辣椒的香味很强烈，而且含有矿物质较多，适合长时间储存。
北非的红辣椒酱Harissa： 里面有各种磨碎了的辣椒，包括墨西哥的青尖椒Serrano。
西班牙红椒粉Paprika：属于温和的辣椒调料，和上述的不同，没有强烈的辛辣感，多以香料粉的形式出现。
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