羅勒印度餐廳 (鰂魚涌)

A nice little find tucked in the back of a small shopping centre.  Polite, welcoming staff despite the restaurant being about 75% full. Quick service. Very tasty Indian food which was a surprise to find in a non touristy area of HK.  The hydrabad biryani was tasty, dry (a positive thing, not soaking in oil) and very spicy which was a great find. The chicken curry my wife had also had much good taste. Nice breads too. This will be a place one returns to when Indian food is needed.

華記海鮮飯店 (大嶼山)

Nice break from the sun.  Food seemed fresh and good portion. Could have been a bit spicier as even the marked spicy items were not spicy as Szechuan should be. Portion sizes were adequate and the family enjoyed the rice dish in particular. The shrimps were OK but not the most tasty.  

新森林焗之專門店 (北角)

Better than expected. Friendly welcome and attentive staff. Basic western food but it surprisingly went down a treat. One guesses not too many westerners visit here judging by the pleased surprise from a waitress.  Not gourmet food but one has visited worse British restaurants And paid a lot more for the privilege. 

港澳義順牛奶公司 (銅鑼灣)

Despite reading many positive articles and blogs (pr pitches?) I must say here was nothing special. Don't believe the hype. Nothing bad but no wow. Reminds me of 1980s British school food but not really worth a journey.

There is not a problem with the food itself, other than its taste is rather uninspiring and bland.  Hardly an explosion of tastes or just something that forms a nice "hook" to get you going back more (think McDonald's, even if you acknowledge it is mass-market food, there is often a convenience or a more please factor that gets you going back).

北海道牧場餐廳 (中環)

I read and believed the hype.  I wish I hadn't. It wasn't bad per se but no wow factor.  If I got this in a hotel breakfast I'd still be unimpressed. 

The toast was hardly toasted, the puddings tasted more like something you'd get on an aircraft or a bland hospital meal. Even school dinners all those years ago in the UK were overall better than this. 

There was nothing to take back to the kitchen and say fix. It is just that one starts from a low bottom and continues there.