西柚鮮蝦喬麥麵 Grapefruit Prawn Soba ($63): I had this dish twice in a month! It's something I don't do very often. The dish is serve cold so it's perfect for a hot summer day. The soba sauce was light and tasty. Grapefruit and mango slices were perfect with each other. Prawns were perfectly crunchy and sweet. This is easily the best dish on the menu. I love it!

We arrived at 1pm and only a few tables were occupied. I guess most workers in this area have too many cheaper choices. I wasn't planning to spend this much on a lunch but decided to give it a try because the lunch sets seem a lot cheaper than the dinner items.

There were quite many choices and I picked the Duck Sukiyaki with Mini Sashimi Rice Set. The mini sashimi rice was bigger than expected. The fish pieces in the bowl weren't of premium quality and the sushi rice should be a tiny bit sweeter, but I have no complains for the price. Duck sukiyaki was cooked on the mini stove right in front of you. It was a pleasant surprise because the meat was unexpectedly tender. It was overall a nice lunch and I enjoyed it a lot.

Got a $500 cash coupon for any Pure Dining restaurants because I just renewed my yoga club membership. It's a nice treat for me and my boyfriend. Chose this instead of the location at IFC2 because prices here are slight cheaper.

OLD BAY CRAB CAKE with honey mustard sauce ($108): Crab cake is not easy to find in HK. I really enjoyed this dish here. Although the portion is small, the ingredients used are of good quality. It was perfectly cooked that the natural flavor of crab meat wasn't lost in the cooking process.

SHRIMP SALAD with organic greens, orange & toasted almonds ($118): This dish looked perfect! Green vegetables were very fresh and it was a great combination with orange and almonds. Unfortunately, the shrimps were tasteless. It is a very common mistake made by western style cooking. Not only the shrimps were cooked to death, they were so overcooked there was not a drop of flavor left! What a waste!

I'd probably eat somewhere else if I didn't have the gift coupon.

This is a convenient location for a meal right after watching a movie in this mall. Saw the poster of $88/person all-you-can-eat beef and pork Japanese Hotpot. Didn't think my boyfriend (never adventurous for food) would agree to try, but he said yes because he thought he will have to start getting used to Japanese food for our Japan trip in July.

Can't really eat a lot in 60 minutes, but we were pretty full after 2 plates of beef, 2 plates of pork and plentiful of vegetable. We both prefer the pork because it was tender and rich in flavor. On the other hand, the beef was pretty tasteless probably because it was quite lean. There were 3 types of fresh green vegetables, 2 types of noodles and lots of other all-you-can eat items as well. For the price, we weren't offered the premium quality meat but no complain from my side at all. He didn't really care about the hotpot but must have been quite happy about the unlimited Häagen-Dazs ice-cream.

Time 開飯時間: 6:40pm

What I ordered 吃什麼: Clear Broth Beef Brisket Flat Rice Noodle 上湯牛腩河粉

What I think 吃後感: Heard lots of good things about this restaurant over the years, but never got around to trying their famous beef brisket...until now. Like many famous restaurants selling ordinary dishes, the portion is considered small for the price. Fortunately, the beef brisket did not disappoint! It was so tender, juicy and full of wonderful flavor! I would totally have an encore if I wasn't trying to keep my weight down! Totally delicious!

Time 開飯時間: 6:45pm

What I ordered 吃什麼: House Salad 野火特式沙律, BBQ Meat Lover Pizza, BBQ Pork Ribs 燒焗豬肋骨

What I think 吃後感: Mr. A bought a Wildfire Groupon (pay $75 for a $150 value cash coupon) earlier and we decided to use it for our 8th anniversary dinner. We both wanted the Pork Ribs, I wanted some salad and he added a pizza of his choice. Every dish was really good. Salad was not as sour as last time. Pork meat fell off the bones easy and was tasty but I wanted it to be warmer. Pizza was fresh out the oven so it can’t go wrong at all. It was overall a lovely dinner, especially with the cash coupon.

Not that many restaurants in Hong Kong serve Full English Breakfast. Delaney's not only serves it well, they serve it at a reasonable price. They used to charge just $108, but the price has been increased to $112 (no service charge) due to inflation. It's a good quality delicious English Breakfast that comes with a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice or tea/coffee. I highly recommend the OJ.

Love the service at this restaurant. Maybe a little bit too classy for me and my boyfriend. Choice of ham was wonderful...other antipasti items were so so. Tomato soup was lovely.

Main course:
Sea bass (for me) was quite nice but can't say it was exceptionally well.
Lamb dish (for my boyfriend) was very well presented, juicy, tender and tasted perfect. No complains from my picky boyfriend.

Dessert was mainly a disappointment. Two out of three items I tried were way too sweet. If we were able to enjoy the credit card discount promotion just ended the day before, we would have been more pleased for the overall dining experience here.

What I ordered 吃什麼: Thai Style Braised Ox Tail in Clay Pot 泰式牛尾煲 HKD$98

What I think 吃後感: Not really sure if it’s a traditional Thai dish, but it was good. Meat could have been more tender, but it tasted great and smelled really good. Love the different vegetables in th pot. Happy hour cocktails keeps me and my boyfriend quite happy here. They make a pretty good Cosmopolitan.

Ratings 評分: 8.6/10

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What I ordered 吃什麼: Western Japanese Buffet 西式日菜放題

What I think 吃後感: Really fresh high quality ingredients. All you can eat salads, appetizers, nicely cooked main courses and desserts. Really pleased with the wide range of dishes both traditional and innovative! Wonderful birthday celebration for a friend and a refreshing experience for the palate. The desserts were a real treat. Each of us had 2 rounds of dessert and we voted Creme Brulee the best.

Price 埋單: HKD$288 (add 10% service charge 加一)

Ratings 評分: 10/10

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