Limehouse (已結業)

After many mediocre meals in HK it was nice to finally enjoy some decent food. Between us we tried the shepherds pie, steak diane and lancashire hotpot. All got the thumbs up. Shepherds pie was absolutely delicious with a sizeable portion. I was even more impressed by the way they made me an impromptu cheese platter for dessert despite this not being on the menu. Service is excellent with some tasy wines. Didn't see the upstairs but the downstairs is chic pub (whatever that means!). We di

It was really a nice lunch since I have been longing to try this restaurant. In comparison with my experience, this one seemed like better than Yorkshire Pudding, the one in SOHO district. I mean in terms of service and food quality. Reaching Wan Chai, we finally did find this remote restaurant, though plenty of time was spent. When we arrived, there was not anybody (I mean any customers) inside. So we immediately looked at the lunch menu. Mmmm... there were many varieties of lunch sets. Hesitat

The deco on the outside is very nice, but once you get in it's a bit disappointing. The chairs are quite dirty and in general the vibe is like any normal cafe. In terms of the food, the soup was so mediocre - it was vegetable soup. You can drink that pretty much everywhere in Hk. The salad I had for lunch was nice. The lettuce was fresh and the chicken was quite tender. Too bad it couldn't make up for the average setting and service. The lady who served us was friendly but very rush. She stomped

船街的盡頭，新張了一家門面並不怎麼起眼的英倫小店。據說店主旅英多年，返港後因放不下心中的英倫情懷，便開了這間小店。Lunch set menu雖然抵食，但似乎與英倫菜的關係淺薄，既然來了，也不介意多付一點，來嚐嚐他的招牌菜式。卻沒料到主餐牌也只是簡簡單單一張紙，也未嘗不好，至少不必在大把選擇面前左右為難。前菜揀了鴨蛋配鴨肝的新奇組合，膽固醇固然是爆燈的了，但仗著年輕的我倆，也無懼那麼多，好吃就已經很滿足。有點失準的是，鴨肝表面煎得不夠脆，似乎是落了海鹽來調味，但咸度就不是很均勻；但瑕不掩瑜，配上十足流心的鴨蛋黃，滿口的脂香與鮮美。老實說是蠻膩的一道，但就是好吃，膩也認了。當然也少不了經典的炸魚薯條，從未踏足英國，只能和在香港吃過的出品胡亂比較一番。這裡的出品炸粉薄身而酥脆，內裡的魚肉應該是雪凍的鱈魚，雖然沒甚鮮味，但勝在肉質嫩滑，於外層的酥脆口感形成對比。炸魚外皮是少了點醋香的點綴，也沒有綠豌豆的搭配，總感覺是少了點甚麼。薯條則比較細身，入口也不覺油膩，再淋上適量辣椒粉來調味，就算不正宗也夠美味。雖然這個炸魚薯條只算得是小食，但也夠飽肚的了。導致主菜牧羊人派端上來時，我們只能勉強應付。

Want to find a resto great for dating a girl? She wants to try something different yet offer no suggestion? A place that is quiet yet no need to walk so far with her heels? A place that tables are spaced wide enough to give you two enough personal space? A place that allow you to have certain walkable distance to the nearest MTR station after dinner? A location with more than a few crossings which you can make you lame move in garbing her hand while crossing the street? ... Don't worry, I think

曾在英國讀書既我，對英倫菜總有點情意結，每當知道香港有售英倫菜色的地方，也有興趣去試。位於船街的Limehouse，分兩層，佈置簡約，保留傳統的英倫氣息，中午時分，陽光射入餐廳，感覺是多麼的悠閒寫意。加之，眼見不少鬼佬來進餐，而且跟店主都像很熟識咁，確是一間不錯的小店。這是小數我認為吃午餐比晚飯更好的餐廳。中午套餐有幾款選擇，收費合理。如不喜歡的話，也可以散叫，內容亦相當吸引。既然如此，就每人一客午餐，另散叫了鴨肝併蛋，今餐認真豐富。餐湯是自家製的蕃茄紅菜頭湯，起初還以為是南瓜湯，大楣是我有點色盲，哈哈！湯底濃稠得宜，蕃茄味的酸度，恰到好處，我很怕太酸的東西的，而這客湯絕對是美妙的開端。散叫的食物先來，就是那隻流心的鴨蛋黃，未食已令我興奮莫名。事實上，蛋白香口，蛋黃滿載蛋香，加了點海鹽調味，層次更佳。當然，要伴著另一主角鴨肝去吃。小小的鴨肝，是煎得外脆內軟，跟鴨蛋十分合拍。只是，鴨肝始終不及鵝肝的甘香。朋友的主菜是豬腩肉沙律，孤陋寡聞的我，很少見這個配搭，因豬腩肉這不健康的東西，跟沙律的健康形象，好像格格不入，不過又幾有趣。這兒是把豬腩位拆絲，把皮炸至脆口，再混合大堆的沙律菜。估唔到，

I dined here with 2 British friends who are both living outside the UK so we were interested to see what comfort food we could enjoy on a cold, rainy HK day. Sadly what we found was a list of dishes with British names but not quite authentic ingredients. On the menu was "Not-quite bangers and mash" but this was not quite what we were after as we really just wanted proper bangers and mash. The fish and chips were made with mackerel instead of cod or haddock. My friend and I opted for the Shepherd

睇雜誌見到好似好靚咁，就同朋友黎食。第二樣唔講，真係去到門口都已經嘩一聲，去咁多餐廳都無見過咁骨子既味道，好鬼有外國風情，加埋入面班鬼佬客，氣氛一流。坐低叫完野飲就睇餐牌，又嘩一聲，真係簡而精，頭盤主菜甜加埋都唔夠十樣，好彩都揀到野，唔係就真係黎飲野咁。叫左份炸魚薯條同批，似唔似英國呢﹖其實我覺得唔似，不過唔緊要，係好食果種唔似，某程度上絕對好食過係英國求其入一間餐廳既味道，起碼條魚真係新鮮魚，漿夠薄，魚夠嫩，個批既餡都好好，夠香。食物環境都好，就係服務要努力少少，全場得一位男士走黎走去，雖然佢好落力，不過爆起上黎都真係坐一排都無人理。

一直存在有個不切實際的狂想,總會想著灣仔船街的樓梯,是一條回到過去的樓梯,行到最上的終點,就是回到過去二戰時代....日前在船街找吃,本來目標是一間意大利小店,當看見餐牌的菜式,好像沒有吸引力,當行到去船街樓梯口,發現旁邊的舊樓地下,化身成為一間西餐廳"Limehouse",雪白的外表,木門木窗眶,加上黑色而帶有點Vintage味的大階字體,第一時間的感覺:我是否身處英倫?其實外表似一間時裝小店,多過一間餐廳,當入到去餐廳,簡單的佈置,自然光由外邊折射入內,感覺優閒柔和,店內播著輕快的旋律,如置身平日的倫敦Notting Hill一帶.無須多講,餐廳的菜式就是英國菜.本身傳統英國菜根本沒有甚麼特別地方,如果是Modern British就另作別論,此店的餐牌上,既沒有約克郡布甸,亦沒有全天候早餐.炸魚薯條只是頭盤,其他的還有華杜夫沙律,鴨肝鴨蛋,大蝦cocktail.主菜方面有牧羊人批,Sausage配Mash,Steak Diane,說是新派?又不是,說是傳統,亦不算.簡約就差不多.中午時段有set lunch供應,兩道菜加飲品價錢八十八塊,包餐湯,主菜幾款之中選一,是日有煙三文魚三