來到灣仔區,是一個充滿回憶的地方,一定要拜會一下Passion By Gerard Dubois這一間在Openrice大獲好評的餐廳,看看他們何解會得到這麼多朋友的支持。店舖的外觀給人非常休閒舒適的感覺,推開大門,這就是Passion By Gerard Dubois,如走到歐洲小店一樣。這裡可說是人山人海,人多得沒有規律,沒有秩序,非常混亂,甚至比茶餐廳更差。說真的站著的朋友都在等,但當你以為等到的時候,發現餐廳有側門,而你所坐的位置就被他人搶去,就是這樣很沒趣的等了一整個小時,最可笑是店員不管食客,而一群食客在這繁忙的店舖裏傾Project玩電話及電腦,店也好像不想做生意,食客也不理會旁邊等位的人一路玩電玩,就算蛋糕放了半小時也不吃,這就是現實的香港和香港人嗎?餐廳連最基本:排隊等位都做不好/到,餐廳合共十一個職員但只有一個負責清潔枱面的姐姐算交出好服務外,食客之間其實很容易產生摩擦,假如同時看到有空位,不是會容易發生口角之爭?小之粗口問候,大之大打出手,絕不出奇。說回Passion By Gerard Dubois,賣的食物種類繁多,主要是咖啡,蛋糕及輕食麵包等,其實單看玻璃櫃
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來到灣仔區,是一個充滿回憶的地方,一定要拜會一下Passion By Gerard Dubois這一間在Openrice大獲好評的餐廳,看看他們何解會得到這麼多朋友的支持。店舖的外觀給人非常休閒舒適的感覺,推開大門,這就是Passion By Gerard Dubois,如走到歐洲小店一樣。
再吃係 Raspberry Milles Feuilles,本來係想吃原味... 即呢度既 Signature Milles Feuilles,不過友人話味道一般,所以鍾意 Raspberry既我就點了這個,好好好好...味呀!雖然沒即時吃,但呢個酥皮仍然夠脆,Raspberry少少酸又有啲甜,又係同吉士好夾,諗起都想再 encore!!!
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Breakfast set of croissant/ pain au chocolat with coffee is available at HKD$ 39. I didnt read the sign carefully and ordered Banana et Chocolat Danish with a cup of coffee, ended up paying HKD$ 59 for my breakfast, Meh.The Banana et Chocolat Danish was topped with toasted almond and finished with a sprinkle of powered sugar. The almond aroma was not strong. The Danish was a bit on the soft side, prob due to the banana filling inside. It wasn't flakey either, so I was a bit disappointed. Taste w
Breakfast set of croissant/ pain au chocolat with coffee is available at HKD$ 39. I didnt read the sign carefully and ordered Banana et Chocolat Danish with a cup of coffee, ended up paying HKD$ 59 for my breakfast, Meh.
The Banana et Chocolat Danish was topped with toasted almond and finished with a sprinkle of powered sugar. The almond aroma was not strong. The Danish was a bit on the soft side, prob due to the banana filling inside. It wasn't flakey either, so I was a bit disappointed. Taste wise was good though, the sliced banana went well with the chocolate.
The Coffee is from illy. If you dine in, there will be a complimentary biscotti to go with your coffee. (But I heard if you come in busy hours, there won't be one?)
The setup of the patisserie is very partisan, both the door front and the interior looks like the ones in Paris. There is a section of rattan baskets holding freshly baked croissant, danish and bread for take away, a counter window displays of pastries and an further inner section for salad, quiche and sandwiches. If you are coming for breakfast, the breads at the baskets section usually sold out at 930am, but there are more at the counter, so just ask the staff.
Despite the good ambiance, the Service was actually bad. The ordering system was pretty messy, some customer ordered at the counter frontier, and some ordered at the cashoer. some staff, especially the counter ones, put on a mean look. One smashed up my cupcake's frosting and pretended nothing had happened and handed me back the cupcake in a paper bag. I requested another one and the staff gave me attitude, I was like wtf. Anyhow, the cupcake tasted real bad with frosting like crayon. I guess I will just have pastry take away next time.
This around-the-corner French cafe serves various pastry, cup cakes, desserts, coffee, as well as sandwich, quiche and salad. When I was just browsing its glass display window, I found it hard to resist the temptation of the sweets. FoodMilles feuilles $39 (vanilla, salted caramel) I liked the way they decorated the plate with cocoa powder. (smart way to make a large plate serving small piece of food looked full) I am still figuring if there is a way to eat a napoleon type of cake without breaki
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This around-the-corner French cafe serves various pastry, cup cakes, desserts, coffee, as well as sandwich, quiche and salad. When I was just browsing its glass display window, I found it hard to resist the temptation of the sweets.
I liked the way they decorated the plate with cocoa powder. (smart way to make a large plate serving small piece of food looked full) I am still figuring if there is a way to eat a napoleon type of cake without breaking it into messy pieces. I tried one layer of cream at a time. The upper layer tasted like custard cream, when in fact the menu said it was vanilla. It was mildly sweet, and gave a good balance to the denseness of the caramel cream of the bottom layer. The caramel cream was heavy and very sweet although the menu said it had been salted. Those cream went good with the puff pastry which was light and very crispy.
Buying a cake which is wholly coated with mousse or cream needs some imagination (and courage maybe?)- you might anticipate there would be layers, but could only realise what's actually inside after the first bite. As an illiterate in French, the waiter told me that this cake was a hazelnut cake.
This noisette had a shiny caramelised coating which advanced the sweetness of the dessert. The bottom layer was moist chiffon cake. The second and forth dark brown layers were chocolate mousse. The third lighter layer was hazelnut mousse. I expected the hazelnut mousse would have chunks of hazelnut paste- but I was probably too imaginative. The hazelnut mousse was fine and creamy, not bad. On the top, there were three whole pieces of hazelnuts, which carried a nice roasted smell.
But overall the noisette was a bit too sweet that I nearly got choked.
There was the awkward moment to see that on top of the cake, there was a label with a printed bilingual 'non-edible' warning at the back. When such label served nothing but mere decorative purpose (and it wasn't very decorative at all thanks to the printed warning), I would rather prefer no such label was put on the cake at all. This was especially redundant when there was on the cake another piece of edible label with the cafe's name.
Service/ Environment The service was not personal or friendly. The waiter, looking indifferent, simply used one or two words (e.g. "hazelnut") to describe its cake upon my enquiry. When it was about 630pm, the cafe became quite packed, and the waitress did not look happy to see me sitting around for another 15 minutes after finishing the cakes. Hmm I thought the French like to spend a whole afternoon enjoying themselves at a coffee shop? In short the service here was very Hong Kong style.
Having said that, I still found myself comfortable in this nicely decorated cafe.
Overall/ next? The two desserts were not particularly impressive, and seemed to be over-priced. But still I am quite interested in their baguette and salad- may be I would try next time.
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The cafe has a website (www.PassionbyGD.com), which lists out the food and drink they serve with attractive photos. However it does not include the price.
It was an impromptu decision after work that we decided to visit Passion by Gerard Dubois which endeavours to provide a traditional French cafe ambiance. Focusing on patisseries, boulangeries and confiseries, the star products at 'Passion' included crusty sour-dough bread and baguette, which are made exclusively with imported French flour, involving 24-hour fermentation.Apart from an array of freshly baked bread greeting visitors upon entering the patisserie, Passion left us spoilt for choice wi
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It was an impromptu decision after work that we decided to visit Passion by Gerard Dubois which endeavours to provide a traditional French cafe ambiance. Focusing on patisseries, boulangeries and confiseries, the star products at 'Passion' included crusty sour-dough bread and baguette, which are made exclusively with imported French flour, involving 24-hour fermentation.
Apart from an array of freshly baked bread greeting visitors upon entering the patisserie, Passion left us spoilt for choice with its line of exquisite desserts, pastries which included tartes, macarons and nougat by the slab. It was a wavering decision on my part for all the pastries looked too good to resist! Eventually with some recommendation, we settled for a few signature pastries.
Many would be familiar with the usual 'Mont Blanc', which is a typical dessert of puréed, sweetened chestnuts topped with whipped cream. The name originated from the 'White Mountain', the highest mountain in the Alps, with its resemblance to a snow-capped mountain.
Passion's version was a touch above the norm with the inclusion of mango fruit and purée tucked perfectly in the middle of a soft sponge cake. The slight acidity of the mango provided a tantalizing balance to the mildly sweet chestnut purée. At the end of each serving, the lingering after-taste of the chestnut was the dominating taste which made the dessert true to its Mont Blanc name.
Verdict: 8.5/10
Milles Feuilles with Vanilla and Salted Caramel ($39/-)
The flaky pastry separating the layers of vanilla and salted caramel was a piquing element that aroused our taste buds to the extent that it kept drawing us back for a second serving. It was crispy and left crumbs everywhere on the table, so have your plate close by! The fragrance of the buttery flakes was irresistible. What completed the perfect plating decorated by cocoa powder in a 'G-clef' symbol was the consistently shaped vanilla and salted caramel balls. The richness and flavours of the vanilla owed to the usage of vanilla pods complemented the pastry but we were slightly disappointed with the salted caramel. Despite the chewy, gooey texture of caramel, it lacked the flavours of milk or cream, which made it taste more like toffee. (which is basically sugar and butter). Also, the salinity of the caramel was barely evident and it came across to us more like a solid punch of toffee rather than salted caramel. Otherwise, this dessert would have been perfect.
The pastry base of the fruit danish was crispy with buttery flakes but the center of the pastry was disappointing. The moisture from the fruits seeped through to the pastry and resulted in a damp texture contrary to what was expected. It was probably not as fresh as it should have been though the fruits carried a natural tinge of sweetness in them.
It is always a nice gesture of any restaurant to serve fresh brew with a slice of biscotti and I was pleased with the crisp pistachio biscotti. Quite frankly, you can hardly go wrong with Illy coffee and certainly not their version of Black Americano.
This is the sandwich counter which serves the savoury dishes.
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It was a quiet place to have a chat with your loved one, friends, business meeting or quite simply a place to chill and have a nice cup of coffee with some desserts. Despite the friendly service rendered towards us, we witnessed a waiting staff approaching a lady who was seated alone, then told her to share her table with a visiting couple. The lady was pretty much left without a choice since the server ushered the couple to her table. Personally, I would have been pretty gutted if I was told to share my table at a cosy cafe as such, for the very reason why one would want to visit was to get some peace, away from the busy, hustling side of Hong Kong. Oh well, our dining experience on this occasion was a pleasant one and I shall leave it as that, for now at least.