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Today my girlfriend and I decided to have breakfast somewhere in Causeway Bay. She, having grown up away from local Hong Kong street culture, pretty had the palette of a tourist. So, as part of my little project to show her what Hong Kong food really means, I took her to a revamped 冰室 in Causeway.I have to admit, I've read about The Match Box all over Openrice and the newspaper, but never had the chance to visit it. I certainly was skeptical of the restaurant, especially since modernized vers
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Today my girlfriend and I decided to have breakfast somewhere in Causeway Bay. She, having grown up away from local Hong Kong street culture, pretty had the palette of a tourist. So, as part of my little project to show her what Hong Kong food really means, I took her to a revamped 冰室 in Causeway.

I have to admit, I've read about The Match Box all over Openrice and the newspaper, but never had the chance to visit it. I certainly was skeptical of the restaurant, especially since modernized versions of those traditional Hong Kong restaurants (Cha Chaan Teng and Dai Pai Dong especially) seem to lack that aura (or l'air) that makes them so worthwhile and special.

Anyways, we got to The Match Box, and the first thing we noticed was the setting. From the waiters' uniform to the vintage posters on the wall, from the tiled floor to the wooden seats, it all screamed '1960s'. Of course, there was a bit of a G.O.D. feel to it all, but it was pleasant nonetheless.

We ordered the 'special set' (特餐) and the 'tea set' (茶餐) to share. The tea set consisted of a drink, char siu spaghetti in soup, a ham omelet and toast. It was good, but nothing special, to be honest.

Now we turn to the special set, which consisted of a drink, chicken pot pie in pea soup (鸡批浮台), and banana pancakes (香蕉克戟). Sensational.

We tasted the banana pancakes first. There were two small pancakes stacked on top of each other, each one a bit thicker than you would expect, lathered with a gorgeous caramel sauce that hinted of walnuts and corn syrup. Topped with toasted walnuts and pan fried bananas, it was a wow-er. As far as my memory goes, this has to be the best pancake I've had in Hong Kong. The consistency was stunning, and the meshing of the flavors just asks me to come back next Sunday morning.

Then there was the chicken pie, which had a wonderful crust. The pea soup itself lacked flavor, and was sadly made only from frozen peas, but its texture was a fabulous compliment to the robust flavors of the chicken pot pie. Marry the mushy pie crust with the thick green soup, and you got another winner.

You want a complaint? The 奶茶 that we had was runny and the ice melted way too quickly for our liking. The other set, the tea set, was good, but, as I said, of no particularly surprising quality.

All in all, even if you're a skeptic for new-age Hong Kong food, check out the Match Box. I certainly enjoyed my time (no, it was not only because my gorgeous girlfriend was there), and I'll be sure to come back for more.
(以上食记乃用户个人意见 , 并不代表OpenRice之观点。)
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2010-08-29
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$80 (早餐)
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  • 鸡批浮台
  • 香蕉克戟