Tag: S
Sushi Uogashi
8/F 11 Stanley Street
Central
Hong Kong
Tel 3622 1817
Posted: January 9th, 2010 under Central, Japanese, Lan Kwai Fong.
Tags: Area, Central, Japanese, Lan Kwai Fong, S
Comments: none
Sushi Shin
110-114 Tun Lo Wan Road
Causeway Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2398 8000
Posted: January 9th, 2010 under Causeway Bay, Japanese.
Tags: Area, Causeway Bay, Japanese, S
Comments: none
Stonegrill, The
G/F 135 Sunning Road
Causeway Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2504 3333
Posted: January 9th, 2010 under Causeway Bay, International, steak.
Tags: Area, Causeway Bay, International, S, steak
Comments: none
Stables Grill
1881 Heritage
2A Canton Road
Tsimshatsui
Kowloon
Tel 3988 0104
Posted: January 9th, 2010 under International, Tsimshatsui.
Tags: Area, International, S, Tsimshatsui
Comments: 1
St George
Hullett House
2A Canton Road
Tsimshatsui
Kowloon
Tel 3988 0220
Posted: January 9th, 2010 under European, Tsimshatsui.
Tags: Area, british, European, S, Tsimshatsui
Comments: none
Soho8
8 Staunton Street
Soho
Central
Hong Kong
Tel 2536 9068
Posted: January 9th, 2010 under International, Soho.
Tags: Area, International, S, Soho
Comments: none
SML
11/F Times Square
Causeway Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2577 3444
Posted: January 9th, 2010 under Causeway Bay, International.
Tags: Area, Causeway Bay, International, S
Comments: none
Shiok Singapore Kitchen & Bar
66 Peel Street
Central
Hong Kong
Tel 2899 2001
Posted: January 9th, 2010 under Soho, southeast asian.
Tags: Area, S, singaporean, Soho, southeast asian
Comments: none
Shanghai Lane
35-37 Gough Street
Noho
Central
Hong Kong
Tel 2850 7788
Posted: January 9th, 2010 under Chinese, Noho.
Tags: Area, Chinese, Noho, S, shanghai
Comments: none
Shakey’s Pizza
2/F 11 Stanley Street
Central
Hong Kong
Tel 2525 3030
Posted: January 9th, 2010 under American, Central, Italian, Lan Kwai Fong.
Tags: American, Area, Central, Italian, Lan Kwai Fong, S
Comments: none
Sha Tin 18
Hyatt Regency
18 Chak Cheung Street
Shatin
New Territories
Tel 3723 1234
Posted: January 9th, 2010 under Chinese, Off the Map.
Tags: Area, Chinese, Off the Map, S, shatin
Comments: none
Saveur de France
G/F 24 Hollywood Road
Central
Hong Kong
Tel 2525 2028
Posted: January 9th, 2010 under deli, French, Soho.
Tags: Area, deli, European, French, S, Soho
Comments: none
San Xi Lou
7/F Coda Plaza
51 Garden Road
Central
Hong Kong
Tel 2838 8811
Posted: January 9th, 2010 under Central, Chinese, Off the Map.
Tags: Area, Central, Chinese, Off the Map, S, sichuan
Comments: none
Sushi U
3/F Century Square
1-13 D’Aguilar Street
Central
Hong Kong
Tel 2537 9393
Posted: July 4th, 2009 under Japanese, Lan Kwai Fong.
Tags: Area, Japanese, Lan Kwai Fong, S
Comments: none
Sports Place, The
36 Forbes Street
Kennedy Town
Hong Kong
Tel 2819 6900
Posted: July 4th, 2009 under Bar, Off the Map.
Tags: Area, Bar, kennedy town, Off the Map, S
Comments: none
Sodeyama
18/F Henry House
42 Yung Ping Road
Causeway Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2890 2913
Posted: July 4th, 2009 under Causeway Bay, Japanese.
Tags: Area, Causeway Bay, Japanese, S
Comments: none
Sea King Garden Restaurant
39 Hoi Ping Road Central
Lei Yue Mun
Tel 2348 1408
Posted: July 4th, 2009 under Chinese, Off the Map.
Tags: Area, cantonese, Chinese, Off the Map, S
Comments: none
Sam Mok Korean Restaurant
2/F 12-16 Humphrey’s Avenue
Tsimshatsui
Kowloon
Tel 2721 8970
Posted: July 4th, 2009 under Korean, Tsimshatsui.
Tags: Area, Korean, S, Tsimshatsui
Comments: none
Simply Life
1081 ifc Mall
Central
Hong Kong
Tel 2234 7356
Posted: April 30th, 2009 under Central, European, International.
Tags: Area, Central, European, International, S
Comments: none
Sushi Que-be
41 Wyndham Street
Central
Hong Kong
Tel 2526 9961
Posted: April 30th, 2009 under Central, Japanese, Lan Kwai Fong.
Tags: Area, Japanese, Lan Kwai Fong, S
Comments: 1
Soho Seafood Express
Wellington Street
Central
Tel. 2805 9889
Posted: February 4th, 2009 under Central, Chinese, International, Uncategorized.
Tags: Area, Central, International, S, Seafood
Comments: 2
Square, The
Novotel
348 Nathan Road
Jordan
Kowloon
Tel 3965 8888
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under International, Off the Map.
Tags: Area, International, jordan, Off the Map, S
Comments: none
Sky Lounge
28/F Hotel Jen
508 Queen’s Road West
Western
Hong Kong
Tel 2974 1234
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under Bar, Off the Map.
Tags: Area, Bar, Off the Map, S, western
Comments: none
Sushi Qube
LG/F 41 Wyndham Street
Central
Hong Kong
Tel 2810 0803
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under Japanese, Lan Kwai Fong.
Tags: Area, Japanese, Lan Kwai Fong, S
Comments: none
Sugardolls
54 D’Aguilar Street
Central
Hong Kong
Tel 2980 3638
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under Bar, Lan Kwai Fong.
Tags: Area, Bar, Lan Kwai Fong, S
Comments: none
Steak & Frites
G/F Shop B, 11 Old Bailey Street
Central
Hong Kong
Tel 2524 1818
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under International, Soho, steak.
Tags: Area, International, S, Soho, steak
Comments: none
Star of Shandong
Unit 235, 2/F, East Point City
Tseung Kwan O
Kowloon
Tel 2628 7068
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under Chinese, Off the Map.
Tags: Area, Chinese, Off the Map, S, tseung kwan o
Comments: none
Star of Canton Restaurant
UG01 Olympian City 2
18 Hoi Ting Road
West Kowloon
Kowloon
Tel 2577 0888
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under Chinese, Off the Map.
Tags: Area, cantonese, Chinese, Off the Map, S, west kowloon
Comments: none
Spuntini
G/F 4-6 St Frances Street
Wanchai
Hong Kong
Tel 2528 1060
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under European, Italian, Wanchai.
Tags: Area, European, Italian, S, Wanchai
Comments: none
SkyZone Restaurant and Lounge
Rosedale on the Park
8 Shelter Street
Causeway Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2127 8838
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under Bar, Causeway Bay, International.
Tags: Area, Bar, Causeway Bay, International, S
Comments: none
Sky Lounge
Hotel Nikko Hong Kong
72 Mody Road
Tsimshatsui East
Kowloon
Tel 2313 4245
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under International, Tsimshatsui.
Tags: Area, International, S, Tsimshatsui
Comments: none
Siu Shun Village Cuisine
R6, 7/F MegaBox
38 Wang Chiu Road
Kowloon Bay
Kowloon
Tel 2798 9738
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under Chinese, Off the Map.
Tags: Area, Chinese, kowloon bay, megabox, Off the Map, S
Comments: none
Sijie Sichuan Dishes
2/F 285-291 Lockhart Road
Wanchai
Hong Kong
Tel 2802 2250
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under Chinese, Wanchai.
Tags: Area, Chinese, private kitchen, S, sichuan, Wanchai
Comments: none
Shu Zhai
G/F & 1/F Stanley Main Street
Stanley
Hong Kong
Tel 2813 0123
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under Chinese, Stanley.
Tags: Area, Chinese, S, Stanley
Comments: none
Shiro
1/F Pacific Place
88 Queensway
Admiralty
Hong Kong
Tel 2155 8066
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under Admiralty, Japanese.
Tags: Admiralty, Area, Japanese, S
Comments: none
Sheung Hing Chiu Chow Restaurant
G/F 29 Queen’s Road West
Sheung Wan
Hong Kong
Tel 2854 4557
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under Chinese, Sheung Wan.
Tags: Area, Chinese, chiu chow, S, Sheung Wan
Comments: none
Shanghai Xiao Nan Guo Cuisine
Unit 2, Level 6 MegaBox
38 Wang Chiu Road
Kowloon Bay
Kowloon
Tel 2545 0880
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under Chinese, Off the Map.
Tags: Area, Chinese, kowloon bay, megabox, Off the Map, S, shanghai
Comments: none
Shanghai Xiao Nan Guo Cuisine
UG/F TST Centre
66 Mody Road
Tsimshatsui
Kowloon
Tel 2369 8899
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under Chinese, Tsimshatsui.
Tags: Area, Chinese, S, shanghai, Tsimshatsui
Comments: none
Shanghai Xiao Nan Guo Cuisine
12/F Food Forum
Times Square
Causeway Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2874 8899
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under Causeway Bay, Chinese.
Tags: Area, Causeway Bay, Chinese, S, shanghai
Comments: none
Shanghai Xiao Nan Guo Cuisine
Level 3 Man Yee Building
68 Des Voeux Road
Central
Hong Kong
Tel 2258 9393
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under Central, Chinese.
Tags: Area, Central, Chinese, S, shanghai
Comments: none
Shang Hai Brothers
108 Tsat Tsz Mui Road
North Point
Hong Kong
Tel 2811 3006
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under Chinese, Off the Map.
Tags: Area, Chinese, North Point, Off the Map, S, shanghai
Comments: none
Sevva
25/F Prince’s Building
Central
Hong Kong
Tel 2537 1388
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under Central, International.
Tags: Area, Central, International, S
Comments: none
Se Wong Yee
24 Percival Street
Causeway Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2831 0163
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under Causeway Bay, Chinese.
Tags: Area, cantonese, Causeway Bay, Chinese, S, snakes
Comments: none
Satay Inn
Royal Pacific Hotel & Towers
Podium Tower 1
China HongKong City
Canton Road
Tsimshatsui
Kowloon
Tel 2738 2368
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under Chinese, Tsimshatsui.
Tags: Area, Chinese, hotpot, S, Tsimshatsui
Comments: none
Sarangchae
5P125 Terminal 2
Chek Lap Kok Airport
Lantau
New Territories
Tel 3559 1111
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under Korean, Off the Map.
Tags: airport, Area, Korean, Off the Map, S
Comments: none
Santa Lucia
38/F Hotel Panorama
8A Hart Avenue
Tsimshatsui
Kowloon
Tel 3550 0388
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under International, Tsimshatsui.
Tags: Area, International, S, Tsimshatsui
Comments: 1
Salon de Ning
8/F The Peninsula
Salisbury Road
Tsimshatsui
Kowloon
Tel 2315 3355
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under Bar, Tsimshatsui.
Tags: Area, Bar, S, Tsimshatsui
Comments: none
Sagrantino Review
When you walk into Sagrantino the first thing you notice is the arched red brick decorative finish. The tables are set back into little arched alcoves. You might even be reminded of those old photographs of the Beatles playing at the Cavern back in the 60′s.
I’m not sure if that’s the intended effect but it is a little different. Especially as it is on the fifth floor (The Cavern was in a basement I believe) of a modern building in Wellington Street. Nevertheless it does aid and abet a cosy atmosphere
I got there quite early and surprised the waitress. It was only just about 7.00 and I don’t think customers start arriving much before 8.00pm. It’s a long thin restaurant with the kitchen at the far end. Since I had the place to myself I chose a table in an alcove about half way along.
The waitress brought me the menu and a bread basket. For an Italian restaurant it didn’t seem like a particularly varied selection of bread but it did have some delicious croutons which I nibbled into extinction while waiting for the first course.
For starters I’d ordered Carpaccio Manzo ($98). Carpaccio is thin slices of beef in olive oil and lemon. This was garnished with a forest of aragula, pink peppercorns and topped off with shavings of parmesan cheese.
Although Sagrantino is essentially an Italian restaurant it is Japanese owned and though Carpaccio is technically beef, Sagrantino offers options with octopus, tuna, salmon, yellow tail and duck. Which, when you think about it are just logical variations.
I’d stayed with the traditional beef because I had ordered grilled salmon for main ($178). This was two generous salmon steaks swimming in an ocean of parsley cream sauce with some little roast potato cubes on the side. It looked quite striking and tasted wonderful. But it was almost too much. Almost. if you don’t have such a large appetite I would recommend sharing this and maybe a pasta.
The choice of desserts is not spectacular. Dessert of the day was orange sorbet. I was tempted but in the end I opted for tiramisu ($68). Tiramisu is so common in so many restaurants that I usually avoid it and I must confess, halfway through this I was wishing I’d had the sorbet. Not because the tiramisu was particularly bad. It wasn’t, it was perfectly edible. I just get bored with it.
Posted: August 4th, 2008 under Central, European, Italian, Reviews.
Tags: Area, Central, European, Italian, Reviews, S
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Sergio’s Review
I wanted crispy pork. I’d been wanting it all day – I think I probably woke up wanting it but by lunch time I still hadn’t decided where I was going to go to get it. Then a friend called and asked if I’d been to Sergio’s in Causeway Bay and what did I think?
Well I had to confess I hadn’t heard of Sergio’s but since it sounded Italian I figured there would be a fairly decent chance that crispy roast pork would be on the menu. “I’ll tell you tomorrow” I said.
It’s an unusual place for restaurant, out on Causeway Road opposite Victoria Park. There are a couple of al fresco tables but it is mostly inside though it does maintain a garden like feel. Windows along two sides make it seem a little more spacious while strategically placed plants hide most of the buses rumbling by outside.
I was happy to note that crispy roast was indeed on the menu; Il Porcellino Croccante al Forno ($168). According to the English, “crispy baby pig ‘mother’ style”. Which I presume means just how Sergios mum cooked it.
Sounded good to me but first I decided to order the Affettato misto All’ Italiana ($138), a selection of salami and prosciutto. This was really my second choice. I’d wanted the Salmone Afumicato con Crostini Caldi. The waitress was very sorry but explained that the markets had failed to yield salmon of a standard that Sergio was happy with that morning.
Since a good prosciutto needs to hang for a considerable length of time I felt confident that it would be available. It was served very simple with just the wine and the bread basket to accompany it.
The crispy roast pig was a delight and well worth waiting for. It was also a very generous serving delivered by a waitress whose smile seemed to know that that I’d been looking forward to it all day. She refilled my glass.
Again the dish was served very simply with roast potatoes and garnished with rosemary. I tucked in. The meat was tender and succulent and satisfied my craving quite admirably.
I rarely order Tiramisu, I don’t know why. I think perhaps because it is just such a common dessert and I usually like to look for the unusual. The tiramisu at Sergios is ‘grandmother style’ and it wasn’t to be denied.
Posted: May 4th, 2008 under Causeway Bay, Italian, Reviews.
Tags: Area, Causeway Bay, European, Italian, Reviews, S
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Sala Thai Review
I was back over in Elements again this week. I decided that this time I would stay away from the roof garden area and see what else I could find. There are plenty of other restaurants in there so I wasn’t worried about getting too hungry.
I didn’t have to search too hard. From the outside Sala Thai looks relaxed and inviting and there is an enlarged version of the menu by the entrance to tempt anyone who is not entirely certain.
I really like Thai food so it didn’t take much to tempt me at all. The interior is pleasantly wooden. Some booths, some parts raised a little and they seem to be able to pack a lot of people in without actually appearing to be too crowded.
I was lucky. When I arrived there were not too many other guests but the place filled up quickly and by the time my food had arrived the place was buzzing with life.
The menu offers all the Thai classics, green and red curries, tom yam soups and spicy salads. Although it is divided into appetisers and mains I never really expect the food to arrive according to that order. It never does in Thai restaurants. So it came as no surprise that the the dish I ordered last, stir fried mixed vegetables ($58) arrived first. Shortly before the rice.
The dish I’d ordered from the appetiser section did arrive next. This was a green mango with soft-shelled crab salad ($68). The Mango is julienned in the same way that papaya is in the famous som tam but the flavour is more tangy and complements the crab rather well. It is mixed with cashew nuts, chillies and a dash of lime juice.
To go with the vegetables I had ordered the salt encrusted grilled mullet ($118). This is very popular in Bangkok and is one of the chefs specialities. It is also quite big but it was moist and tender. The fish is stuffed with lemon grass, galangal and lime leaves before it is grilled and these impart a delicate fragrance to the fish. But be careful of bones. They are not particularly small in a mullet but there is always one that sneaks in and stabs your gum.
For dessert I chose the ever popular mango and sticky rice. The black and the white rice were shaped into two halves of a heart with coconut cream poured all over. Mmmm delicious.
Posted: April 4th, 2008 under Reviews, southeast asian, Tsimshatsui.
Tags: Area, elements, Off the Map, Reviews, S, southeast asian, thai
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Slim’s American Diner Review
You need to be slim to fit into Slims, the bar is long and thin. It’s owned by the same people as the Hong Kong Brewhouse so you get that familiar crunch of peanut shells as you walk in.
Less familiar, but even more welcome was the sound of a laid back urban blues easing itself into the room. This is the kind of music I can sit and drink beer to all night.
Adorning the wall that wasn’t taken up by the bar and kitchen were black and white portraits of old bluesmen whose names happened to include Slim; there was Memphis Slim, Sunnyland Slim, Slim Harpo and many others. My companion patiently read the menu while I admired them all.
Slim’s is on the little side road next to Pacific Place 3 so it is an excellent location for recuperating after the rigors of shopping. We’d actually been buying cool gadgets which isn’t really shopping in my book. Nevertheless we welcomed the idea of a refreshing ale and a bite to eat.
The pub has an interesting selection of bottled beers from England including several from the Fullers brewery. I opted for a bottle of Fullers Organic Honeydew Ale. Largely because I have some very fond, if somewhat hazy memories, of Fullers ales from when I lived in London long ago. And the idea of organic beer appealed to me.
My companion, who is not a big alcohol drinker, settled for a ginger beer.
The menu is pretty much what you’d expect to find in a pub, but it’s done reasonably well. There are burgers, fish and chips etc. We decided to share a plate of nachos ($75) for starters.
The Honeydew Ale was really rather pleasant. A little on the sweet side so I don’t think I’d make a night of it but quite refreshing, good for a swift one on the way home.
For mains we ordered we ordered the Lamb and Leek sausage ($88) which is served with sauerkraut, potato salad and an interesting minty/mustardy sauce. The sausages were really nice, imported from Wales, according to the menu.
We also ordered the Chili and Pepper Chicken Pizza ($98) The pizza is actually quite good but next time I would ask them to hold off the Thai style spicy-sweet sauce. I have nothing against the sauce in itself, it just didn’t belong on that pizza. I felt that, if required, it could have been included in a small dish on the side so each individual could decide how much or little to add.
For dessert I decided to forego the Slim’s Cheesecake and instead turned to the beer menu again. The waitress intervened to inform me of a new beer that had just arrived from Oxfordshire Ales, and wasn’t on the menu. And I’m glad she did. The beer was called Pride of Oxford and was really quite wonderful. I don’t know if this beer is available in the companies other outlets, if not it is worth a trip to Wanchai on it’s own merit.
That and the excellent music that was playing while we were there make this a hole in the wall well worth knowing about.
Posted: September 4th, 2007 under American, Bar, Reviews, Wanchai.
Tags: American, Area, Bar, Reviews, S, Wanchai
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Spoil Café Review
This is a tiny little restaurant at the end of Sun Street in Wanchai. The decor is nothing fancy, pleasant but functional, and with the tables tightly packed together it has room for just 16 people.
“Do you have a reservation?” I was asked when I arrived. I said I didn’t and the manager furrowed his brow for a moment before pointing to a table. “How about this one?” I asked looking at another one “Reserved”, he said “This one?” I asked again, pointing to another. He shook his head.
There weren’t any more so I sat down at the one he originally offered. On less damp and humid days I’m sure there would be seating outside but the effect is almost achieved anyway. The corner shop has had it’s two outside walls removed completely and replaced by windows.
Despite the lack of candles and subtle lighting it seems to be quite a romantic place. This was evidenced by the fact that the only other guests there were courting couples. I tried not to feel like a gooseberry and turned my attention to the menu.
It was not a large menu. I could tell you everything that was on it but that would spoil the joy of discovery and besides I rather suspect it varies from day to day depending on what the chef finds in the market. “We also have spaghetti with squid ink today” the manager told me.
I passed on the squid ink, instead I had a mango and avocado salad ($98) followed by a seafood linguine ($128). Both were very good indeed. To accompany them I ordered a glass of crisp Australian Riesling ($55).
The mango and avocado salad came with a couple of large prawns on top. This was a bit of a surprise but not an unpleasant one. The menu hadn’t mentioned the prawn but I decided it was an inspired addition and devoured it anyway.
The couple at the next table were sharing a plate of clams. They looked delicious and I was rather hoping that there would be a few in my linguine. There were. There were also mussels, squid, prawn and a white fish, probably sole. I also rather fancy there was a hint of something spicy in there that one doesn’t normally associate with Italian food.. or was it just the black pepper playing tricks on me.
I would have asked the manager but other guests had arrived now and he was busy. But I did press him for dessert. The selection consisted of cheesecakes and chocolate cakes etc. I settled on a slice of blueberry cheesecake ($30) and a coffee ($22).
The leaves outside fluttered on a rare breeze, the courting couples billed and cooed. I paid my bill and hopped down the steps and along to Slims, where I happen to know they have a very fine selection of beer.
Posted: October 4th, 2006 under Italian, Reviews, Wanchai.
Tags: Area, Italian, S, Wanchai
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Sabah Review
One of the great things about Malaysian restaurants is that invariably they offer a fabulous blend of styles. Curries, for example, can be found in Indian and Thai styles as well as Malay. On top of this they are almost always great value for money.
I stopped into the Wanchai branch of Sabah the other evening (The other is in Kennedy Town). It was still early but it was already quite busy. Had I arrived half an hour later I probably wouldn’t have got a table.
The restaurant is simple but functional. There are some kites decorating the walls and some tribal carvings, a nod to the province from where the restaurant takes its name. Mercifully there were no tourist office posters of Mount Kinabalu, not because I dislike the mountain but because they always serve to remind me that I haven’t yet climbed it. I must get my act together one day.
In the meantime I focused my attention on the varied menu. The choices included samosas, satays and shrimp cakes. I decided on the deep fried bean curd ($45). This was stuffed with cucumber and bean sprouts and served with Thai style sweet chili sauce and Malay spicy peanut sauce.
They were pleasing and not too filling, which was a good thing because I went way overboard on the main course. In my defense I will say I didn’t realise just how much I was ordering. I had already decided to forego rice and have two main dishes instead. But then I said to the waitress right at the end of the order “… and could I also have a chapati please ($18), no make that two.” She looked at me in wonderment.
The chapatis were the first to arrive. They were quite a bit bigger than I was expecting and came with a delicious curry sauce dip. Fortunately the next dish came soon after, otherwise I might have ruined my appetite before I’d even got started.
However, grilled fish with in banana leaf ($98) arrived in the nick of time and I was able to turn my attention to that for a while. The fish had been grilled with shrimp paste, something that I always feel should be used with great care because of its potential to overpower all other flavours. This fish was good and though the the shrimp was trying very hard to assert itself it didn’t overwhelm.
The next dish to arrive was king prawn in butter and fried egg white ($160). This dish was huge – I would recommend sharing. The prawns themselves were monsters and there were five or six of them. I’m afraid I lost count but they were all wonderfully fresh and firm. The fried egg white in which they are tossed is very rich so by the time I’d worked my way through all of them I was feeling very full indeed. I decided I’d better rest awhile before attempting dessert.
“Don’t forget your chapatis” quipped the waitress with a cheeky grin. She was right, I hadn’t even finished the first one. Ordering two had been totally reckless. I looked at it for a while and tried a nibble but I knew it would be either the chapatis or dessert.
The dessert won the day. From the beginning of the meal I’d had my heart sent on the Malaysian bubur char char ($25). I had no idea what it could be but it had a charming name. I gave my order and the waitress hurried off to the kitchen in disbelief.
The sweet itself was warm coconut milk with taro and sweet potato and was pleasant enough though not as mysterious and exotic as the name. But then If I’d thought about it I might have remembered that ‘bubur’ is Malay for porridge.
Posted: February 4th, 2006 under Reviews, southeast asian, Wanchai.
Tags: Area, malaysian, Reviews, S, southeast asian, Wanchai
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Sukhothai Review
I’d just come back from a wonderful break in the land of smiles and was yearning to extend it for just one more dinner time so I wandered along to Sukho Thai in the Sun Hung Kai Centre. This is the newer of the two branches, the other one being in Stanley.
I was the first customer of the evening and, for a short while, had the waitresses all to myself. I ordered a glass of draught Carlsberg ($48) and munched on crackers dipped in either chillies in a sweet honey sauce or chillies in fish soy sauce while I contemplated the menu.
The ancient city of Sukhothai, a UNESCO world heritage site in the north of Thailand, was the first capital of the Kingdom and is regarded as the cradle of Thai civilisation. The name means “dawn of happiness” and during its 200 year reign the arts flourished, the Thai alphabet was born and its influence stretched across parts of Burma, Laos, Cambodia and far south into the Malay peninsula.
I ordered the crispy, soft shelled crab with green mango salad ($65) for starter. The salad is related to the popular som-tam (green papaya salad which is also on the menu) though it is not as spicy. This was fresh, sharp and tangy. A little spicy but not too much. I felt the urge to ask for sticky rice to go with it but the meal had only just begun and there was a lot more to eat yet.
For main course I ordered a Phanaeng style curry with roast duck and garnished with cherry tomatoes and grapes ($62). This is a rich, thick curry from the south made with peanuts and coconut creme. Consequently it leans towards the sweet rather than spicy.
To go with it I ordered steamed tofu stuffed with spinach ($52). Both of these dishes were large and would be more than suitable for sharing.
The tofu was served in a herbed lime sauce and while it was quite delicious I could have perhaps chosen a better option, say fried vegetables with salted fish, to follow the mango salad.
For dessert I opted for the lemon grass panna cotta with marinated plums and berries ($68), and rounded off with coffee.
It was an enjoyable meal in pleasant surroundings but stepping out on to Gloucester Road I could feel the onset of winter in the air and had to accept that my vacation was over.
Posted: December 4th, 2005 under Reviews, southeast asian, Wanchai.
Tags: Area, Reviews, S, southeast asian, thai, Wanchai
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Spice Market review
Harbour City is a peculiar kind of shopping mall, it’s more like a shopping warren. I’m sure it would be possible to wander around in circles for hours and not realise it. I don’t normally go in there unless I can help it, but each time I do it starts off looking familiar but then I realise how horribly wrong I am. It’s like the shops ARE all the same but they have shuffled themselves around and are now in different places.
I’d set out in search of the Spice Market which was at the Marco Polo Prince, I’m not sure what folly possessed me and led me into the mall, perhaps it was the heat and humidity or a subconscious lust for adventure. Suffice to say that I could have just legged it up Canton Road and been there in a trice.
Instead I wandered around for what seemed like ages on the wrong floor. I eventually came to a clearing on the far side of which was a glass staircase. I climbed the staircase and there at the top was a bustling Spice Market.
The restaurant offers an all you can eat buffet dinner for just $295. I didn’t have a reservation and was lucky to get a table. The buffet dinner, I learned, is very popular. I shown to a table adjacent two ladies who, it appeared, had already been there a while. They had buffet dining down to a fine art, take only small portions and don’t rush, it isn’t a race. I decided to follow their example.
The restaurant is a long curving room, the food is laid out along one wall with the tables set apart on a slightly raised wooden platform. With a name like The Spice Market one could be forgiven for thinking that this is primarily South and Southeast Asian cuisine and while they are well represented the restaurant aims to provide something for the whole family.
I decided to start with some cold cuts. Not too much, I told myself, some chicken slices, smoked salmon mmm maybe just one more piece of that salmon and ooh they’ve got Thai beef salad here. Well by the time I’d taken not too much of lots of different things I had quite a full plate. I’ll have a little more discipline next time around I told myself.
I decided I might just as well work my way along the line which meant my next course would be sushi. There were also oysters that were attracting a lot of attention. I’m not a huge fan so I decided to pass them by in favour of the sushi.
I did notice that the desserts were on a sort of detour behind the sushi counter. Two children were having a whale of a time manufacturing waffles, one ladling the other pressing, and then taking it in turns to deliver the finished waffle to what I could only assume was a fairly large family group somewhere out of sight.
I continued my journey. Roast beef and steamed vegetables didn’t seem very Asian but I didn’t really mind, there was still teppanyaki, hotpot, satays and barbecue. An intriguing item on the barbecue counter was something called slipper lobsters. These look like lobsters but are the size of a prawn and have a really tough shell. The flesh, when I finally got it, out was really quite tasty but there wasn’t as much of it as I would have hoped for.
My last forage along the main section took me to the Indian counter. This was getting much less attention from the throng as were the other options but for me tandoori fish and beef curry along with nan bread and poppadoms proved to be a perfect way to round off.
There was of course dessert, chocolate mousse, caramel creme, ice creme, tiramisu … all our favourites. I shan’t embarrass myself by telling you what I had but I would like to stress that I only had a small spoonful of each.
Spice market is good for a family event or a good crowd from the office, not fine dining, I like to call it fun dining. The food was good, plentiful and varied. I like that in a buffet. With beers the bill came to $330, which I thought was jolly reasonable.
Posted: June 4th, 2005 under Reviews, southeast asian, Tsimshatsui.
Tags: Area, Reviews, S, southeast asian, Tsimshatsui
Comments: none
Seafood Restaurant, The
Shop 4-6, 1/F Sanlitum Causeway Centre
Wanchai
Hong Kong
Tel 2802 8181
Fax 2802 8089
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Chinese, Wanchai.
Tags: Area, Chinese, S, Seafood, Wanchai
Comments: none
Soho Spice
G/F 47 Elgin Street
Soho
Central
Hong Kong
Tel 2521 1600
Fax 2521 2600
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Soho, southeast asian.
Tags: Area, S, Soho, southeast asian, thai, vietnamese
Comments: none
Sweetie’s
Shop G12 Site 4 Whampoa Garden
Hung Hom
Kowloon
Tel 2264 2699
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under International, Off the Map.
Tags: Area, desserts, hung hom, International, Off the Map, S
Comments: none
Stonegrill (TST)
G319 Harbour City
Tsim Sha Tsui
Kowloon
Tel 2119 0666, 2721 9999
Fax 2119 0777
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under International, steak, Tsimshatsui.
Tags: Area, International, S, steak, Tsimshatsui
Comments: none
Spasso
Shop 403 Harbour City
Tsimshatsui
Kowloon
Tel 2730 8027
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under European, Italian, Tsimshatsui.
Tags: Area, European, Italian, S, Tsimshatsui
Comments: none
Swagat Indian Restaurant
1/F 103-104 Chungking Mansions
Tsimshatsui
Kowloon
Tel 2722 5350/2723 7618
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Indian/South Asian, Tsimshatsui.
Tags: Area, Indian, S, Tsimshatsui
Comments: none
Shanghai Garden
1/F Hutchison House
10 Harcourt Road
Central
Hong Kong
Tel 2524 8181
Fax 2596 0733
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Admiralty, Chinese.
Tags: Admiralty, Area, Chinese, S, shanghai
Comments: none
Square, The
4/F Exchange Square 2
Central
Hong Kong
Tel 2525 1163
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Central, Chinese.
Tags: Area, cantonese, Central, Chinese, S
Comments: none
Sweet Basil Thai Cuisine
Shop C/D 6/F Lee Theatre Plaza
99 Percival Street
Causeway Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2890 1993
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Causeway Bay, southeast asian.
Tags: Area, Causeway Bay, S, southeast asian, thai
Comments: none
Safari Bar
Royal Pacific Hotel & Towers
Tsimshatsui
Kowloon
Tel 2738 2398
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Bar, Tsimshatsui.
Tags: Area, Bar, S, Tsimshatsui
Comments: none
Sharks Fin City Restaurant
1102, Food Forum
Times Square
Matheson Street
Causeway Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 3102 9838
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Causeway Bay, Chinese.
Tags: Area, Causeway Bay, Chinese, S
Comments: none
Stormy Weather
G/F & 1/F, 48 D’Aguilar Street
Lan Kwai Fong
Central
Hong Kong
Tel 2845 5533
Fax 2525 3477
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Bar, International, Lan Kwai Fong.
Tags: Area, Bar, International, Lan Kwai Fong, S
Comments: none
Shui Hu Ju
G/F 68 Peel Street
Soho
Central
Hong Kong
Tel 2869 6927
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Chinese, Soho.
Tags: Area, Chinese, S, Soho
Comments: none
Sushi Sumi
G/F Elegance Court
2-4 Tsoi Street
Happy Valley
Hong Kong
Tel 2803 5558
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Japanese, Off the Map.
Tags: Area, Happy Valley, Japanese, Off the Map, S
Comments: none
Sun Japanese Dining
13/F Food Forum
Times Square
Matheson Street
Causeway Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2506 1838
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Causeway Bay, Japanese.
Tags: Area, Causeway Bay, Japanese, S
Comments: none
Satay Inn
Upper G/F Sino Plaza
255-257 Gloucester Road
Causeway Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2833 6188
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Causeway Bay, southeast asian.
Tags: Area, Causeway Bay, S, southeast asian
Comments: none
Se Wong To
90 Oak Street
Tai Kok Tsui
Kowloon
Tel 2787 2098
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Chinese, Off the Map.
Tags: Area, Chinese, Off the Map, S, snakes
Comments: none
Shake ‘Em Buns
5 Hoi Ping Road
Causeway Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2572 6220
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under American, Causeway Bay.
Tags: American, Area, Causeway Bay, S
Comments: none
Sorabol
4/F Miramar Shopping Centre
1 Kimberley Road
Tsimshatsui
Kowloon
Tel 2375 2882
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Korean, Tsimshatsui.
Tags: Area, Korean, S, Tsimshatsui
Comments: none
S On
G/F 8 Yiu Wah Street
Causeway Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2938 0044
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Causeway Bay, International.
Tags: Area, Causeway Bay, International, S
Comments: none
Sharks Fin City Restaurant
U G/F, 8 Olympian City One
West Kowloon
Kowloon
Tel 2271 4328
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Chinese, Off the Map.
Tags: Area, Chinese, Off the Map, S
Comments: none
Spice Market
Marco Polo Prince Hotel
Harbour City
Canton Road
Tsim Sha Tsui
Kowloon
Tel 2113 6046
Fax 2113 0055
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under southeast asian, Tsimshatsui.
Tags: Area, S, southeast asian, Tsimshatsui
Comments: none
Sticky Fingers
G/F Shop 61-63 & 67-70 Tsimshatsui Centre
66 Mody Road
Tsimshatsui East
Kowloon
Tel 2369 8981
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Tsimshatsui, Uncategorized.
Tags: Area, S, Tsimshatsui, Uncategorized
Comments: none
Sorabol
17/F Lee Theatre Plaza
99 Percival Street
Causeway Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2881 6823
Fax 2504 5674
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Causeway Bay, Korean.
Tags: Area, Causeway Bay, Korean, S
Comments: none
Sun Sing Tea
32/F Soundwill Plaza
38 Russell Street
Causeway Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2832 2889
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Causeway Bay, Chinese.
Tags: Area, Causeway Bay, Chinese, S, tea
Comments: none
Sushi Toki
G 1015 Yiu Shing mansion
Stage 10 Tai Koo Shing
Hong Kong
Tel 2186 6969
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Japanese, Off the Map.
Tags: Area, Japanese, Off the Map, S, taikoo
Comments: none
Sushi Toku
Unit B. 2/F Cameron Plaza
23-25A Cameron Road
Tsimshatsui
Kowloon
Tel 2301 3555
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Japanese, Tsimshatsui.
Tags: Area, Japanese, S, Tsimshatsui
Comments: none
Sabah
98-102 Jaffe Road
Wanchai
Hong Kong
Tel 2143 6626
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under southeast asian, Wanchai.
Tags: Area, malaysian, S, southeast asian, Wanchai
Comments: none
Santa Fe American Restaurant
3/F 8 Observatory Court
Tsimshatsui
Kowloon
Tel 2316 2818
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under American, Knutsford Terrace.
Tags: American, Area, Knutsford, S
Comments: none
Selina Restaurant and Bar
Shop A, U G/F On Hing Building
1 On Hing Terrace
Central
Hong Kong
Tel 2868 0234
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Central, Chinese, French.
Tags: Area, Central, Chinese, European, French, International, S
Comments: none
Skitz
5/F Phoenix Building
21-25 Luard Road
Wanchai
Hong Kong
Tel 2866 3277
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Bar, Wanchai.
Tags: Area, Bar, S, Wanchai
Comments: none
Sushi Express
G/F, 19 – 21 Tong Chong Street
Quarry Bay
Hong Kong
Tel 2563 3000
Fax 2563 3013
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Japanese, Off the Map.
Tags: Area, Japanese, Off the Map, quarry bay, S
Comments: none
Soiree
G/F 19 Elgin Street
Central
Hong Kong
Tel 28572808
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Bar, Soho.
Tags: Area, Bar, S, Soho
Comments: none
Sabatini
Royal Garden Hotel
69 Mody Road
Tsimshatsui
Kowloon
Tel 2721 5215
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under European, Italian, Tsimshatsui.
Tags: Area, Italian, S, Tsimshatsui
Comments: none
Da Ping Huo (Sichuan Cuisine)
L/G Hilltop Plaza
49 Hollywood Road
Central
Hong Kong
Tel 2559 1317
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Chinese, Soho.
Tags: Area, Chinese, D, S, sichuan, Soho
Comments: none
Sauce
9 Sha Tsui Path
Sai Kung
New Territories
Tel 2791 2348
Fax 2791 2376
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under International, Off the Map.
Tags: Area, International, Off the Map, S, sai kung
Comments: none
Shum Kee Seafood Restaurant
26 Sok Kwu Wan
Lamma Island
New Territories
Tel 2982 8241/2982 8290
Fax 2982 8282
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Chinese, Lamma Island.
Tags: Area, Chinese, Lamma Island, S, Seafood
Comments: none
Stoep, The
32 Lower Cheung Sha Village
Lantau
New Territories
Tel 2980 2699
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under International, Off the Map.
Tags: Area, BBQ, lantau, Off the Map, S, South African
Comments: none
Sagano
1/F Hotel Nikko Hong Kong
72 Mody Road
Tsimshatsui
Hong Kong
Tel 2313 4215
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Japanese, Tsimshatsui.
Tags: Area, Japanese, S, Tsimshatsui
Comments: none
Sea Front
92A1 Stanley Main Street
Stanley
Hong Kong
Tel 2899 0812
Fax 2899 0930
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Stanley, Uncategorized.
Tags: Area, S, Stanley, Uncategorized
Comments: none
Sparkz
G/F 18 Gough Street
Noho
Central
Hong Kong
Tel 2127 7533
Fax 2127 7603
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Bar, Noho.
Tags: Area, Bar, Noho, S
Comments: none
Stable Bend Terrace
3/F Happy Valley Stand
Happy Valley Racecourse
Hong Kong
Tel 2966 7111
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under International, Off the Map.
Tags: Area, Happy Valley, International, Off the Map, S
Comments: none
Shake ‘Em Buns
UG/F 76 Wellington Street
Central
Hong Kong
Tel 2810 5533
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under American, Central.
Tags: American, Area, Central, Lan Kwai Fong, S
Comments: none
Sky Lounge
Top Floor, Sheraton Hotel
Tsimshatsui
Kowloon
Tel 2369 1111
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Bar, Tsimshatsui.
Tags: Area, Bar, S, Tsimshatsui
Comments: none
Solas
G/F The Centrium
60 Wyndham Street
Central
Hong Kong
Tel 3162 3710
Posted: January 1st, 2004 under Bar, Lan Kwai Fong.
Tags: Area, Bar, Lan Kwai Fong, S
Comments: none
