Kui Tan Field Report : HongKong Cafe
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Went to the same place again today and tasted different dish.
This time i ordered the Pork Chop baked Spagetti and "Ying Yong".
This time round, the waiting time has been shortened, and I would say the quality of food has improved. Though it is not an apple-to-apple comparison, but overall quality of food is better this time round.
The baked spagetti is still piping hot when it reached me and so is the "Ying Yong".
The pork chop is also quite tender and not overcooked...
I have taken some pics during this field trip and will post it up shortly...
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next week...i will try out yet another dish or their speciality...so after the 4th visit, i should be able to provide an overview of the restaurant and their food...
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table setting in the cafe..
their smooth ying yong...i think they have used fresh milk instead of evaporated milk..which give the smooth texture you wun be able to find it else where
pork chop cheesy bake spahgetti i ordered
let us take a look inside the melted cheese
full and satisfied.
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Last evening, i met up with Oceanos and Karkadann there again, so I can collect more intelligence for everyone who is interested.
Oceanos and Karkadann both ordered the po-lo bao and ying yong, and i ordered Macau pork chop burger and HK milk tea
The verdict?
the supposedly crispy crust of the po-lo bao were not crispy. it was a total disappointment, as what Oceanos would say.
They did agreed with me that the ying yong was good...smooth texture and a perfect blend of tea and coffee.
As for the pork chop burger, 2 pieces of french loaf with lettecue, tomato, cucumber, slice of cheese and, of course, the pork chop.
The pork chop was tender and juicy, not the very chewy type you might think it will be. One thing: you must eat it while it is hot...and beware of the tenderizing and juicy pork chop
The HK milk tea. I would say it is as smooth as the Ying Yong...but as compared to the ying yong, the HK milk tea lose its glam. Maybe it is my taste bud, but I cant really tell the different between HK milk tea and the ying yong..I will pay more attention next time when i order ying yong
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I guess one more visit and i should be able to give a final rating to this cafe
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anyone interested to do the final review with me?
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what teh fark? looks nice!!! ahhhhhhhhhh..
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u mean the pics look nice or the food look nice?Originally posted by Rejected:what teh fark? looks nice!!! ahhhhhhhhhh.. -
the food lahh!!Originally posted by Mospeada:u mean the pics look nice or the food look nice?
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Field Report #2
Went to Ubi to look for Char Siew Rice but accidentally came across the shop selling Authentic HK food, so what the hack...eat first...Char Siew Rice can wait...
On the menu, they have HK Steam Rice and herbal soup, but i decided to order something that one can immediately spot the difference : Wantan Mee...
Nothing great about the shop, I think you might have problem spotting it, cos there were more than 4 coffee shops in the same area.
Service wise, they are trying very hard to promote the Steam Rice together with Herbal Soups....after I placed my order, the lady went back inside to continue her chat until my noodles is ready
The moment of truth...
The wantan mee was kinda disappointing...cos i was expecting the HK size wantan...but instead i got the Singapore size wantan...haiz...and the chives are missing too...
Soup was a bit too salty and oily...but the noodle was ok...not lumpy...the only comforting part of this field trip...
I also ordered a glass of HK Lemon Tea... was hoping the authentic HK Lemon Tea....but when i got it...haiz...again another disappointment...tis the normal lemon tea (not those can trype) you would get from any kopi diam or kopi stall...the only difference is the spoon and more lsices of lemon in it...
Maybe I should have tried the steamed rice with herbal soup or even the Hong Kong Hawker Noodles (Zhe-Zai Mian)...they might even tasted better...
Well....maybe next time...
But I would give a 2.5 out 5 for this field trip...
NOte...the shop is located in the heart of Ubi Avenue...It is near the "Shop N Save", U wun miss it.
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Actually, for the Xin Wang cafe.. I think their food is so-so. Not that authentic.. but the yuan yang, the milk tea is good. Very smooth. A tad sweet, but still okay..
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I had a bad experience at xin wang. Food was cold and oily. Another peeve is the charging of 40 cents for iced water and rounding up the bill to the nearest 5 cents without informing the customer.
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Have to dig out this old thread
Went to Cineleisure for lunch with 2 colleagues. Horrible experience. Waited for half hour. Food haven't come yet. Asked the supervisor when our orders will come. He said he already chased the chef. He said sorry for the late orders, because a lot of customers in the restaurant.
After 5-10 mins.. we saw 2 tables gesticulating to the supervisor. Then we vaguely heard "cancel order".. apparantly, they had waited for an hour for their food.
We asked the supervisor again when our food will arrive. He said 1 of their chef is sick.. the other one cooks western food. He asked if we would like to change our orders to Western food or dessert. He said dessert is very fast. But the point is.. we're there for lunch!!! not dessert!!! I told him off..and I said if they had told us earlier that we can only order western food, then we won't have to wait so long!
In the end, we asked for the bill for our drinks and we cancelled our orders. The kitchen totally cannot deal with our orders. And they had the cheek to charge us service charge. We refused to pay....
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how very bad of them...Originally posted by bluejuice:Have to dig out this old thread
Went to Cineleisure for lunch with 2 colleagues. Horrible experience. Waited for half hour. Food haven't come yet. Asked the supervisor when our orders will come. He said he already chased the chef. He said sorry for the late orders, because a lot of customers in the restaurant.
After 5-10 mins.. we saw 2 tables gesticulating to the supervisor. Then we vaguely heard "cancel order".. apparantly, they had waited for an hour for their food.
We asked the supervisor again when our food will arrive. He said 1 of their chef is sick.. the other one cooks western food. He asked if we would like to change our orders to Western food or dessert. He said dessert is very fast. But the point is.. we're there for lunch!!! not dessert!!! I told him off..and I said if they had told us earlier that we can only order western food, then we won't have to wait so long!
In the end, we asked for the bill for our drinks and we cancelled our orders. The kitchen totally cannot deal with our orders. And they had the cheek to charge us service charge. We refused to pay....
Horrid experience.. Poor management.. poor service..!!!
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yah lor ..Originally posted by Mospeada:how very bad of them...
they din even offered free drinks in return on the poor service?