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西环近数年来的改变，不用多说大家都知道。这天突然想回来这边行行走走，看看又有什么是不一样的。果然，有很多旧店舖消失了，但幸好暂时换来的不是连锁店或药房。新的店舖多是走洋风，和西环海皮一带的发展一致，不是吃外国菜的餐厅便是卖牛扒洋酒生蚝有机食品。走在路上有不少外国脸孔。It's a well-known fact that the whole Western area on the HK Island is undergoing a major facelift due to the impending train railway. From time to time, I would just suddenly want to go back and see how Sai Wan is changing, just like what I did the other day. Needless to say, lots of old stores are gone but fortunately, they were not replaced by chain stores. The
It's a well-known fact that the whole Western area on the HK Island is undergoing a major facelift due to the impending train railway. From time to time, I would just suddenly want to go back and see how Sai Wan is changing, just like what I did the other day. Needless to say, lots of old stores are gone but fortunately, they were not replaced by chain stores. The new stores are usually those you would find in soho or 'poho', and indeed you can see them in the whole Sai Wan or Sai Ying Pun area. They are usually restaurants serving 'western cuisine' or stores selling wines or steaks or organic food.
走到High Street Grill，看到店内有不少人，生意好像不错，我和KK就决定试试。店的面积很大，楼底很高，不过座位及台则排得比较密密麻麻，本来的空间感都被它们夺去。约午饭时候人越来越多，看来想一定能有位的话订座会最保险。
We walked to High Street Grill and could see there were quite a lot of people in there. KK and I decided to try it ourselves. It's a large restaurant with a high ceiling. But the place is packed with tables and chairs and one could feel quite crowded. During lunchtime it would be the safest to make a booking.
Turkish Bread Toasties (ham chese & tomato) ($45) - 原本不知道何为Toasties，估计就是三文治的一种，不过看到价钱只是45元便点了来试试。简单的木板上放著的"Toasties"其实就是Panini吧。We weren't sure what a Toasties was and we suspected that it just meant sandwiches. We ordered it as it was only $45. The Toasties was placed on a wooden board and it turned out to be a panini.
Turkish Bread夹了芝士及火腿，火腿不吝啬的给了数层，烘热后芝士变成半热的状态。一口咬下去整件toasties都是热烘烘的，什么是Turkish Bread我不太懂，但这个Turkish Bread烘得那一个好却是不争的事实。金黄色的外表快常脆口，面包的部分有嚼头，是一个好吃！We picked cheese and ham and we could see there were quite a few layers of ham. After being toasted the cheese was half-melted. The toasties was warm and although I didn't really know what a Turkish Bread was, this Toasties was probably one of the best panini I have had before. The bread was crispy on the outside and a bit chewy. It's really really good.
Eggs Benedict ($95) - 什么时候抽风什么时候就要吃 eggs benedict，哈哈。。其实是看到隔桌在吃，我一看到那流心蛋自己又想吃了。这里的benedict款式有火腿、三文鱼及蘑菇，价钱一样。我们选的是三文鱼，正确来说，由于以三文鱼作材料，我们点的不是Eggs Benedict，而是Eggs Royale。From time to time I would have my 'occasional eggs benedict addiction'. In fact we ordered one because we saw one on the table besides ours and then my addiction got the best of me. You can pick ham, salmon or mushrooms to go with the muffin and eggs at the same price. We picked salmon so actually, what we ordered was Eggs Royale, not Eggs Benedict.
卖相不错，颜色鲜艳，伴碟的沙律看上去也是十分新鲜，看见就胃口大开。English muffin烘得很好，边沿的部分微焦。三文鱼也是叠得有一定厚度。切下去蛋汁是涌出来的多，停也停不住。English muffin是暖的，带微脆，与三文鱼及蛋与蛋汁一起吃那是一个美味呀！值得注意的是Hollandaise sauce的份量下得刚好。以前在别处吃benedict，有的时候Hollandaise sauce会下得太多把整件benedict盖著，会吃不到三文鱼及English muffin的味道。所以，我特别欣赏这次份量下得刚好。Benedict就是要蛋汁与Hollandaise sauce混合来吃才过瘾。The eggs benedict looked nice, as expected. I like the sharp colour of the food on the white plate and the side salad looked fresh. The English muffins were definitely perfectly toasted with crispy edges. We found more than 1 layer of salmon on the muffins and the runny egg yolks were oozing out from the egg once we cut it. The combination of slightly crispy and warm muffins, salmon and the eggs could only mean tastiness! What's more was the hollandaise sauce. In the past when I had eggs benedicts elsewhere, sometimes the whole thing was covered with hollandaise sauce and the sauce could be quite overbearing. But not here. Here the right amount of hollandaise sauce was just an addition to complement the muffin and the salmon.
Banana & Blueberry Pancakes ($95) - 好吧，看到餐牌上有pancake，我就是一定要点上一个。Pancake共有三块，最顶层上放了香蕉，士多啤梨及蓝莓。附送的是一球雪糕及餐牌上没有写的糖浆。反而餐牌上写的whipped cream却没有。我们向女侍应查问时，女侍应不太友善地说餐牌上没有写有whipped cream。我不会乱发脾气，只会直接的把餐牌拿来看一看，一目了然。我当然也不会被此小插曲破坏吃饭的心情。Pancake颇厚，本身味道淡了少许。不过有雪糕、糖浆及cream伴吃还是挺好吃。Honeycomb雪糕比较似云利嗱味，虽叫honeycomb但没有太甜。
Usually when I see pancakes on the menu, I order one. High Street Grill serves banana and blueberry pancakes. The three pancakes were topped with banana and berries and came with ice cream and syrup, the latter is not mentioned on the menu. We found that the whipped cream as listed on the menu was missing and asked for it from a waitress who replied that whipped cream was not on the menu. Normally I wouldn't lose my temper over these things and I just asked her to read the menu herself. Of couse, this little 'situation' did not ruin my mood in enjoying my food.
The pancakes were quite thick and a bit bland but they were good with the ice cream, syrup and whipped cream. The honeycomb ice cream was a bit like vanilla ice cream and was not too sweet.
Latte ($35) & Cappuccino ($35) - 吃了咸又吃了甜，当然要喝杯咖啡作结。左方的是latte，右方的是cappuccino。这个餐饮集团餐厅的咖啡一向都不错，而且样子都是一样的。After the savory and the sweet came the ending coffee. The left one was latte and the right one was cappuccino. The coffee under this restaurant group has always been consistent and good, they all look the same too.
吃罢，我和KK便继续由西环行至中环。下次再来西环，应该又是另一番光景。Some more walk from Sai Wan to Central after brunch. I am sure the next time I come to the Western district, it will be a new district.
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