Hong Kong
Sevva – Rude and Useless
Review: So far, I haven’t been tempted to eat at Sevva, but I have been there a few times for drinks. I’ve always been severely disappointed by their service and after my last visit have decided that I really hope no one ever invites me for a drink there again, as I’ll just have to [...]
Thai Farmers’ Restaurant – Wanchai
Reivew: There were four of us for supper last night in Wanchai, and we fancied showing our new friends the delights of Thai Hut. As previously explained, there are only a tiny number of seats there since the Po-leece stopped them from setting up tables outside, so you do take your chances. Unfortunately, last night [...]
“The Turkish” – homestyling in Mui Wo, Lantau.
Review: Went to The Turkish a couple of nights ago (real name Bahce Turkish). No idea why I don’t go there more often, as it serves seriously good food. Food: Well….it’s Turkish. Very home cooking feel, well presented. Fresh ingredients, with the impression that everything is lovingly prepared. All the dips and sauces are fresh [...]
Mrs Jones, Central – a bit mama/huhu
Review: Popped along for lunch at the new Mrs Jones restaurant at the top of Pottinger St a few days ago. I’ve always had a soft spot for Concept Creations venues so far as their service has generally been really good and friendly. However, I have to say that lunch was a bit horsey horsey [...]
Cul de Sac – One of the best burgers in HK? Bo****ks.
Review: And whilst I’m on the subject of the pustulating canker on the arse-end of Lan Kwai Fong that is Rat Alley – why, oh why do so many usually sane people keep telling me that Cul de Sac serves one of the best burgers in town? And that their poutine is a revelation? After [...]
Rat Alley, LKF – there’s a new reason it’s called that…
Review and an open letter to Uncle Alan: So when I first arrived in Hong Kong I understood that we called the place of much cheapness that was Wing Wah Lane “Rat Alley”, simply because of the rats – and believe me there were many. I lived in Lan Kwai Fong for a couple of [...]
The Red Pepper in one word – Woeful.
Review: I’ve no idea why this restaurant is still going. One of those that should have died a death years ago. Opened in the 70s, I presume that Red Pepper in Causeway Bay is one of the oldest Sichuan restaurants in Hong Kong and became popular as it was probably one of the only Sichuans [...]
Brantos – veggie Indian canteen. Quick and tasty.
Review: So I found myself on the Dark Side yesterday at a tailor on Hankow Road around suppertime and it struck me that I hadn’t been to Brantos for bloomin ages. My partner and I both felt we could do with laying off the meat for a day, and so a veggie Indian was the [...]
Korea Garden – Fast and furious in Sheung Wan.
Review: I’ve been dining at Korea Garden for the decade or so I’ve been in Hong Kong, and although this is lazy, I’ve really never bothered to find an alternative, as I really like going there. The Korean lady who runs it has been doing so for a least two decades, setting up in what [...]
Da Ping Huo – Food is good, but is it Caustic or Candy?
Review: Now that I have rediscovered my hearty, homely, more informal Sichuan favourite San Xi Lou (I lost it for two years, when it closed as Man Jiang Hong in CWB and became San Xi Lou in Central), I no longer have to brave Madame Wong’s end-of-service party trick quite so often – which is [...]