I noticed from Fringe Club Facebook that their Vault Cafe launched afternoon tea set. I have been to some opening receptions in the Fringe Club and found their canapés pretty tasty. So, when I planned a reunion with a friend, I proposed this café to try out their afternoon tea set. The tea set offered 8 kinds of mini pastries, tarts, cakes etc. The most impressive one was the mushroom tarts which was made fresh and served hot. The taste of the filling: mushroom and cheese was well balanced, and
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I noticed from Fringe Club Facebook that their Vault Cafe launched afternoon tea set. I have been to some opening receptions in the Fringe Club and found their canapés pretty tasty. So, when I planned a reunion with a friend, I proposed this café to try out their afternoon tea set.
The tea set offered 8 kinds of mini pastries, tarts, cakes etc. The most impressive one was the mushroom tarts which was made fresh and served hot. The taste of the filling: mushroom and cheese was well balanced, and the cookie shell was buttery. The lamb rolls, a lovely puffy pastry were amazing too, the stuffing was juicy and flavorsome. I liked the pandan cakes too. The chef made the tea set for us was a Thai lady, and the pandan cakes of East Asian favour were very special.
The tea selection (I forget the brand name) has a wide variety of choices and was of good quality.
The place was comfy and cozy, an ideal and quiet place to meet friends in the Central. The tea set for two cost me only about $150 (member price). Definitely it’s value for money.
There are simply too many restaurants in Hong Kong and sometimes wandering around, it's a matter of analysis paralysis on where to eat, especially for lunch. I've taken to exploring the little part of HK near my work at Central, trying to find a great little place where I can fall back to when needed. I thought I'd found just the right spot when walking up the first part of Wyndham Street. Fringe Vault looks pretty cool, located in a red brick building, it reminded me of the cool little cafes th
There are simply too many restaurants in Hong Kong and sometimes wandering around, it's a matter of analysis paralysis on where to eat, especially for lunch. I've taken to exploring the little part of HK near my work at Central, trying to find a great little place where I can fall back to when needed.
I thought I'd found just the right spot when walking up the first part of Wyndham Street. Fringe Vault looks pretty cool, located in a red brick building, it reminded me of the cool little cafes that you'd stumble across in Melbourne. A sneaky look through the window reinforced that view, and a quick look at the all day breakfast menu convinced me that I was onto a winner.
Inside was cool, really cool. Exposed brick walls with cool artwork abounding along with polished cement floors had me convinced my meal to come would be the goods. I ordered my 'lusty big breakfast' and a hot chocolate at the counter, then made my way into the dining area for a seat to await my meal. The tables and chairs further added to the feeling of cool, all were outdoor furniture pieces that combined to give a great vibe... I felt really comfortable while sitting there, I really did.
The first sign that things were not going to go right was with the delivery of my hot chocolate.. Luke warm chocolate (at best) would probably be the best way to describe it. However, it was when my all day breakfast came that I realised you can't judge a book by it's cover: or in this instance, a restaurant by it's decor.
The lusty big breakfast came with a couple of free style eggs (scrambled), bacon, sausage, chicken chipolata, grilled potatoes and six grain toast. Not advertised with those ingredients, but coming along for the ride, was steamed carrot, broccoli and cauliflower. I have to say, it was one of the ugliest plates of food I'd ever seen, not appetising at all.
Being brave, I gave eating it a go. Bad move! The eggs were bland, oh-so-bland and overcooked; the bacon was edible (the only thing); the big chunk of tomato was cooked on the outside and not internally, so it was cold and the less said about the sausages the better. Lets just say I felt instantly sick. I didn't get to the steamed vegetables, well because, they were steamed vegetables on a breakfast plate.
I left my breakfast half eaten and walked out, feeling quite disappointed. How could a place that looked so cool, promise so much and deliver so little.... Well, lesson learned.
雖然地處中環, 但Fringe club 的人流非常少, 少得讓人幾乎不記得自己在中環! 除了地點比較隱閉之外, 也因為是中午吃飯的選擇不算多。主要是all day breakfast, sandwiches, burger一類, 比較飽肚的只有一款pasta of the day和thai curry rice。不過, 中意吃這類食物的話, 也不會覺得大問題。
Members only, but you can easily become a member by filling in this card upon purchase. No additional requirements. Chose this place for late lunch (group of 7) for convenience and the atmosphere. There was just us and another table at 2pm on a Saturday. The cafe was quite full by 4pm though. Service & Environment:Extremely chill. Whitewashed walls, tables set quite far apart, squishy sofa in one corner, large low-laying wooden armchairs in another. Nobody's gonna hurry you away after you finish
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Members only, but you can easily become a member by filling in this card upon purchase. No additional requirements.
Chose this place for late lunch (group of 7) for convenience and the atmosphere.
There was just us and another table at 2pm on a Saturday. The cafe was quite full by 4pm though.
Service & Environment: Extremely chill. Whitewashed walls, tables set quite far apart, squishy sofa in one corner, large low-laying wooden armchairs in another. Nobody's gonna hurry you away after you finish your meal. They will simply let you be. You could sit there for the whole day reading a book sipping a coffee or an iced tea and feel no pressure to leave.
Food: Rather limited in choice compared to the Fringe Dairy (2/f of the same building, part of Fringe Club as well). It's all brunch items. Lots of egg options (free style), served with bread, spuds, greens. There's also a fish burger and chicken burger. Otherwise it's all eggs benny, all-day breakfast varietals.
I ordered a slimming veggie option (which prolly wasn't very slimming):
The bread was quite delicious. Eggs were poorly done as the yolks were completely cooked (I asked for poached eggs). Not that I like runny yolks but yeah. Everything else pretty average, nothing fancy. The baby aspargus was disappointingly old and tough. I liked the toasted bread a LOT. I think they sourced it from elsewhere.
Next time I might order scrambled eggs. Can't go too wrong there.
Rashers, links, bread, 2 freestyle eggs (sunny side up here), tomatoes, greens, beans, spuds, tomatoes.
I tried a bit of the links and didn't find them too tasty. oHwell. They're considerably yummier than the cheap "chicken sausages" they serve at cha chaan tengs and cafe de coral hahaa but still not up to the proper butcher's store stuffed sausage standard. Actually those Johnsonville brats readily available at any supermarket are reaaally good, could consider replacing these ones with them.
Carrot cake $25 Delicious piece of cake to end the meal. It was delicious. Not too sweet, no frosted cream cheese topping, perfect. It was almost as good as the one my helper makes at home. Alas it did remind me a bit of home. I must say, humble-looking but impressive. Would've been even better if it were a tad more moist!
Cappuccino (+$10 with meal, $28(?) a la carte) Fair cuppa. I enjoyed it. Not too strong, but the coffee flavour was more prominnet than that of a Starbucks cappuccino hehhh if that reference point assists at all.
Conclusion: Although the food's notsogreat I will probs be returning for...everything else, for example the relaxed atmosphere and spacious interior.
A happy and peaceful meetup with dear friends, despite the unrest in society these days. I pray that we will continue to make peace, relying on a higher power that unites us despite our divided earthly (political) views.
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A happy and peaceful meetup with dear friends, despite the unrest in society these days. I pray that we will continue to make peace, relying on a higher power that unites us despite our divided earthly (political) views.
話說係某一個星期日brunch嘅時間係人煙稀少的中環，我決定滿足自己存在已久對此地方的好奇心。當日踏入店內之後，發現只有我地一枱客人，俾少少錢就包到場（哈哈）。此店係藝穗會其中的一間食店，而藝穗會係活化中環嘅其中一個項目，前身為牛奶公司冷藏庫，有過百年歷史。Fringe Vault的裝潢簡潔，沿用白瓷磚為牆身，櫈同枱都係木造，好minimalism。屬輕食類，有all day breakfast、sandwiches、salad，咖啡果汁等簡單食物。適合食個light brunch or tea。點了個ham & cheese sandwich with chips，煙三文魚凱撒沙律，mocha 同cappuccino。即叫即睇住佢整，夠fresh。原諒我膚淺，我俾佢個chips impress到，係藍薯同紫薯片嗰d friend。可恨嘅係本人為食成日都自己食先，相機後食，無相我深感歉意。野食coffee都okay但選擇不多，個環境啱哂幾個女仔傾下講下，咁又一個下晝。添食指數:6.5/10
屬輕食類，有all day breakfast、sandwiches、salad，咖啡果汁等簡單食物。適合食個light brunch or tea。 點了個ham & cheese sandwich with chips，煙三文魚凱撒沙律，mocha 同cappuccino。即叫即睇住佢整，夠fresh。原諒我膚淺，我俾佢個chips impress到，係藍薯同紫薯片嗰d friend。可恨嘅係本人為食成日都自己食先，相機後食，無相我深感歉意。野食coffee都okay但選擇不多，個環境啱哂幾個女仔傾下講下，咁又一個下晝。
Virgin Mary 本是 "寬粉王" 的選擇，她試了一口，即表示不習慣辣味的蕃茄汁，其實 Virgin Mary 已比Bloody Mary 更易接受了，至少杯子上沒有圍上鹹鹹的鹽圈、不含 Bitters 的苦味和 Vodka 酒，不過這怪怪而複雜的味道，正是喜歡 Bloody Mary 者的獨特口味。
就由我這名 "什麼都愛吃" 的人，代 "寬粉王" 完成這 Virgin Mary 吧！其實只是蕃茄汁加上 Tabasco 而已，味道正宗，只不過不是每個人也懂得欣賞吧！
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