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September 5 The new Blue Smoke BBQ (3/F, 15-16 Lan Kwai Fong, 2816 9018) is offering daily buffet lunch 12-3pm from only $98
September 5 Staunton's has free wine tasting every Wednesday 7-8pm.
September 5 At the new l'Hotel Island Sound (55 Wong Chuk Hang Rd, 3968 8833), Bar LIS has 30% off till 12 September.
September 2 You could win an iPhone 4 at any Shakey's Pizza during September. Msut spend $250 to enter draw.
September 2 Saigon in Stanley's new 'oodles of noodles' menu (till end Oct), feautres Soft shell crab and asparagus with egg noodles ($118), pan seared scallops with caviar on vermicelli ($98), and Vietnamese rice noodle Cakes amongst others.
September 2 Grissini has a special porcini mushroom menu through September.
July 28 Duke's Deli is offering kids cooking parties for up to 8 kids on weekends and holidays. $288 covers 1 kid and 1 adult.
July 28 On 4 August, The Pawn's Roving Steakhouse night means champagne and canapes at 7pm and a 4 course meal with Porterhouse steak to follow for $888.
July 27 Through August, Duetto marks 63 years of Indian independence with a special menu including Chicken Tiranga ($78), Jash-ne-Kashmir ($108) and Kesari Laddu ($42) for dessert.
July 27Ben & Jerry's today celebrate the opening of their latest branch at 45-47 Cochrane St, Soho with free ice cream 5-7pm.
July 2 St George restaurant in Hullett House are hosting a five-course Spanish wine dinner on July 8. $688 per person call 3988 0220 for reservations.
July 2 Eight new seafood dishes celebrating the flavours of Italy and India have been added to the menu at Duetto.
July 2 The buffet at the Coffee Mill will be featuring Dungeness crab from 13 Jul–5 Aug. Adult $178, Child and Senior Citizen $118 (Mon-Fri), Adult $188 and $128 (weekends & public holidays)
June 29 Dim Sum afloat. Chinese junk Aqua Luna is sailing to the "Temple on the Sea" in Joss House Bay every Thursday. Departing from Central Pier No. 9 at 12:15pm and Tsim Sha Tsui Public Pier No.1 at 12:30pm. Tickets are priced at HK$340, or HK$200 for children aged 4 -11.
June 29 From July 1 customers at Rocksalt ordering the mixed Seafood platter will also get a bottle of Alice White Chardonnay or Shiraz all for $588. The platter is packed with half a Boston lobster, a whole crab, clams, scallops, mussels, prawns, oysters and more.
June 29 Nyonya cuisine, a mix of Chinese and Malay is being served at the Spice Market buffet at the Prince Hotel during July and August. Adult $338, seniors $258, kids $188
June 29 Gaylord will be offering a special Varsha Rithu Ayurveda Menu throughout July.
June 29 Book your table and cinema tickets at the same time when you dine at Nanhai No.1. Tickets are for movies showing at UA iSquare.
June 29 They've got Mango Fever down at the Coffee Mill at the Gateway Hotel. Mango Pistachio Cake with Green Tea Jelly, Mango and Strawberry Trifle and Mango Mousse with Passion Fruit Sauce and Coconut Caviar to name just a few. Afternoon Tea during July and Aug, $148.
June 25 BLT Burger has introduced an afternoon tea special which includes fries and cupcakes for $10, shakes and desserts for $20, or Beers for $30 when added to a regular burger.
June 25 Shanghainese cold wonton and seafood cold noodle are now being served at Ye Shanghai.
June 25 I'm not sure what Sizzling Malay-ficence is but it will be available at The Place's buffet at Langham Place in Mongkok. Lunch, Mon– Fri: $218, kids $158. Sat-Sun $258, kids $188. Dinner, Mon-Thur: $408, kids $204, Fri–Sun: $458, kids $229.
June 25 Tokoro – Robatayaki & Bar, also at Langham Place, has unveiled the Sunday Big Brunch Japanese buffet, HK$278 per-person.
June 25 There a brand new Menu at The Fourth Floor in Harvey Nichols.

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Ziafat

6/F Harilela Mansion
81 Nathan Road
Tsimshatsui
Kowloon
Tel 2312 1015

Afghan Canteen Review

Lovers of top notch, value for money, curries have always made a beeline for Chungking Mansions. A favourite of mine, when I arrived in Hong Kong as a fresh faced backpacker in the early eighties, was buried so far in that even the rats and roaches went around in pairs. The reward was an excellent curry that even backpackers had to agree was very reasonably priced.

But for some folks the very thought of Chungking Mansions is enough to put them off their dinner. Luckily, there are alternatives. One of these is Afghan Canteen, a small Indian (halal) restaurant that has inhabited the third floor above the Red Lips bar for over 16 years. The entrance is just around the corner on Lock Road. There are two small lifts which take people, two at a time, up to the third floor. There were four of us.

After the lift, the restaurant itself seems quite spacious. The decor was simple and the staff friendly. The restaurant wasn’t crowded and we were quickly shown to a table and menus were produced.

I’ve always maintained that beer and curry is a marriage made in heaven, the rest of the party seemed to agree and four cold Cobras were ordered and promptly delivered. We settled down to discuss the menu.

The were no big surprises, all our favourite dishes were represented. To get the ball rolling we sent the waiter off for some starters; Onion bhaji ($24), Samosas ($20), and Chicken chat ($24). The bhaji and the samosa were both excellent the chat, whilst not being particularly bad, didn’t really hold it’s own alongside the other two.

Nevertheless we made short work of it all and soon we were putting in our orders for the main dishes. Chicken Afghan ($60) was the house speciality so we felt duty-bound to order that. To go with it we ordered Baingan Bharta ($48), Rogan Josh ($60), Palak Paneer ($48) and Boti Kebab ($72).

Boti kebabs are chunks of tandoori lamb and are an excellent alternative to the ever popular chicken tikka (which is also available). The chicken Afghan was a mild, creamy curry and quite delicious. The rogan josh was also quite mild which is unusual for a rogan josh. These are usually on the spicy side and a bit oily but this adaptation was mild and buttery. It was a very pleasant dish indeed, but if you are a stickler for tradition it would probably raise the eyebrows a little.

The Palak paneer and Baingan bharta both lived up to expectation and we scooped them up enthusiastically with with plain and garlic nan.

Dessert would have been gulab jamun and kulfi but by the time we got there we were all quite full. Instead we finished our beers slowly, brought peace to the world and abolished natural disasters forever before emerging into the frantic neon of Tsim Sha Tsui. An explosion of light and noise that would also underscore a curry trip to Chungking Mansions.

Lahore Fast Food

Shop 19, G/F Chungking Mansion
36-40 Nathan Road
Tsimshatsui
Kowloon
Tel 2368 2562

Islam Food

G/F 1 Lung Kong Road
Kowloon City
Kowloon
Tel 2382 2822

Cheena Elite

Level 2, Rosedale on the Park
8 Shelter Street
Causeway Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2127 8818

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