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2014-08-22
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西環近數年來的改變，不用多說大家都知道。這天突然想回來這邊行行走走，看看又有什麼是不一樣的。果然，有很多舊店舖消失了，但幸好暫時換來的不是連鎖店或藥房。新的店舖多是走洋風，和西環海皮一帶的發展一致，不是吃外國菜的餐廳便是賣牛扒洋酒生蠔有機食品。走在路上有不少外國臉孔。It's a well-known fact that the whole Western area on the HK Island is undergoing a major facelift due to the impending train railway. From time to time, I would just suddenly want to go back and see how Sai Wan is changing, just like what I did the other day. Needless to say, lots of old stores are gone but fortunately, they were not replaced by chain stores. The
It's a well-known fact that the whole Western area on the HK Island is undergoing a major facelift due to the impending train railway. From time to time, I would just suddenly want to go back and see how Sai Wan is changing, just like what I did the other day. Needless to say, lots of old stores are gone but fortunately, they were not replaced by chain stores. The new stores are usually those you would find in soho or 'poho', and indeed you can see them in the whole Sai Wan or Sai Ying Pun area. They are usually restaurants serving 'western cuisine' or stores selling wines or steaks or organic food.
走到High Street Grill，看到店內有不少人，生意好像不錯，我和KK就決定試試。店的面積很大，樓底很高，不過座位及檯則排得比較密密麻麻，本來的空間感都被它們奪去。約午飯時候人越來越多，看來想一定能有位的話訂座會最保險。
We walked to High Street Grill and could see there were quite a lot of people in there. KK and I decided to try it ourselves. It's a large restaurant with a high ceiling. But the place is packed with tables and chairs and one could feel quite crowded. During lunchtime it would be the safest to make a booking.
Turkish Bread Toasties (ham chese & tomato) ($45) - 原本不知道何為Toasties，估計就是三文治的一種，不過看到價錢只是45元便點了來試試。簡單的木板上放著的"Toasties"其實就是Panini吧。We weren't sure what a Toasties was and we suspected that it just meant sandwiches. We ordered it as it was only $45. The Toasties was placed on a wooden board and it turned out to be a panini.
Turkish Bread夾了芝士及火腿，火腿不吝嗇的給了數層，烘熱後芝士變成半熱的狀態。一口咬下去整件toasties都是熱烘烘的，什麼是Turkish Bread我不太懂，但這個Turkish Bread烘得那一個好卻是不爭的事實。金黃色的外表快常脆口，麵包的部分有嚼頭，是一個好吃！We picked cheese and ham and we could see there were quite a few layers of ham. After being toasted the cheese was half-melted. The toasties was warm and although I didn't really know what a Turkish Bread was, this Toasties was probably one of the best panini I have had before. The bread was crispy on the outside and a bit chewy. It's really really good.
Eggs Benedict ($95) - 什麼時候抽風什麼時候就要吃 eggs benedict，哈哈。。其實是看到隔桌在吃，我一看到那流心蛋自己又想吃了。這裡的benedict款式有火腿、三文魚及蘑菇，價錢一樣。我們選的是三文魚，正確來說，由於以三文魚作材料，我們點的不是Eggs Benedict，而是Eggs Royale。From time to time I would have my 'occasional eggs benedict addiction'. In fact we ordered one because we saw one on the table besides ours and then my addiction got the best of me. You can pick ham, salmon or mushrooms to go with the muffin and eggs at the same price. We picked salmon so actually, what we ordered was Eggs Royale, not Eggs Benedict.
賣相不錯，顏色鮮艷，伴碟的沙律看上去也是十分新鮮，看見就胃口大開。English muffin烘得很好，邊沿的部分微焦。三文魚也是疊得有一定厚度。切下去蛋汁是湧出來的多，停也停不住。English muffin是暖的，帶微脆，與三文魚及蛋與蛋汁一起吃那是一個美味呀！值得注意的是Hollandaise sauce的份量下得剛好。以前在別處吃benedict，有的時候Hollandaise sauce會下得太多把整件benedict蓋著，會吃不到三文魚及English muffin的味道。所以，我特別欣賞這次份量下得剛好。Benedict就是要蛋汁與Hollandaise sauce混合來吃才過癮。The eggs benedict looked nice, as expected. I like the sharp colour of the food on the white plate and the side salad looked fresh. The English muffins were definitely perfectly toasted with crispy edges. We found more than 1 layer of salmon on the muffins and the runny egg yolks were oozing out from the egg once we cut it. The combination of slightly crispy and warm muffins, salmon and the eggs could only mean tastiness! What's more was the hollandaise sauce. In the past when I had eggs benedicts elsewhere, sometimes the whole thing was covered with hollandaise sauce and the sauce could be quite overbearing. But not here. Here the right amount of hollandaise sauce was just an addition to complement the muffin and the salmon.
Banana & Blueberry Pancakes ($95) - 好吧，看到餐牌上有pancake，我就是一定要點上一個。Pancake共有三塊，最頂層上放了香蕉，士多啤梨及藍莓。附送的是一球雪糕及餐牌上沒有寫的糖漿。反而餐牌上寫的whipped cream卻沒有。我們向女侍應查問時，女侍應不太友善地說餐牌上沒有寫有whipped cream。我不會亂發脾氣，只會直接的把餐牌拿來看一看，一目了然。我當然也不會被此小插曲破壞吃飯的心情。Pancake頗厚，本身味道淡了少許。不過有雪糕、糖漿及cream伴吃還是挺好吃。Honeycomb雪糕比較似雲利嗱味，雖叫honeycomb但沒有太甜。
Usually when I see pancakes on the menu, I order one. High Street Grill serves banana and blueberry pancakes. The three pancakes were topped with banana and berries and came with ice cream and syrup, the latter is not mentioned on the menu. We found that the whipped cream as listed on the menu was missing and asked for it from a waitress who replied that whipped cream was not on the menu. Normally I wouldn't lose my temper over these things and I just asked her to read the menu herself. Of couse, this little 'situation' did not ruin my mood in enjoying my food.
The pancakes were quite thick and a bit bland but they were good with the ice cream, syrup and whipped cream. The honeycomb ice cream was a bit like vanilla ice cream and was not too sweet.
Latte ($35) & Cappuccino ($35) - 吃了咸又吃了甜，當然要喝杯咖啡作結。左方的是latte，右方的是cappuccino。這個餐飲集團餐廳的咖啡一向都不錯，而且樣子都是一樣的。After the savory and the sweet came the ending coffee. The left one was latte and the right one was cappuccino. The coffee under this restaurant group has always been consistent and good, they all look the same too.
吃罷，我和KK便繼續由西環行至中環。下次再來西環，應該又是另一番光景。Some more walk from Sai Wan to Central after brunch. I am sure the next time I come to the Western district, it will be a new district.
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