Xi Hu Ming Zhu (Pearl of West Lake Restaurant), Shenzhen

After visiting the Splendid China & China Folk Culture Village, we had our last dinner in Shenzhen  at this Xi Hu Ming Zhu restaurant. Food was tastier compared our lunch.

Steamed Fish with soy sauce.

Fried Shrimp with fried veggie leaves.

Black Fungus with Pork.

Fried meat.

Omelette.

Choy Sum.

Chinese Soup.

Chinese Bamboo Shoots.

Chinese Cucumber.

Location:
Xihu Mingzhu
Tairan 4th Road
Futian, Shenzhen
Guangdong, China

Disclaimer: The review and opinion expressed here are purely according to my personal taste. There's a possibility that the taste of the food might change later on, which could affect the review and opinion here. I also affirm that no monetary or non-monetary compensation has been received from this restaurant for writing this review.

Cuan Qi Jiu Lou (Legend Restaurant), Shenzhen

On the second day in Shenzhen, we were brought to this Cuan Qi Jiu Lou for our lunch. The food here tasted pretty bland.

Location:
Cuan Qi Jiu Lou
Beihuan Ave, Nanshan
Shenzhen, China

Disclaimer: The review and opinion expressed here are purely according to my personal taste. There's a possibility that the taste of the food might change later on, which could affect the review and opinion here. I also affirm that no monetary or non-monetary compensation has been received from this restaurant for writing this review.

Xia Xue Hua Restaurant in Shenzhen

From Hong Kong, we went to Shenzhen in the evening. It was Saturday night which caused the Hong Kong - Shenzhen immigration border totally swarmed with so many people. It was actually a bit scary to see so many people rushing and lining up very long. It took more than two hours to pass through the immigration and it was already 9 pm when we arrived at Xia Xue Hua restaurant for our dinner. 

Xia Xue Hua is a Chinese muslim restaurant for halal food in Shenzhen. The food tasted quite good.

Fried fish.

Black Fungus.

Chicken Curry with potatoes.

Cabbage and rice vermicelli.

Onion with lamb.

Omelette.

Szechuan Mapo Tofu.

Location:
Xia Xue Hua 
129 Fenghuang Rd, HuangBeiLing,
Luohu Qu, Shenzhen Shi, Guangdong Sheng,
China

Disclaimer: The review and opinion expressed here are purely according to my personal taste. There's a possibility that the taste of the food might change later on, which could affect the review and opinion here. I also affirm that no monetary or non-monetary compensation has been received from this restaurant for writing this review.

Shang Hai Mian Dian Huang, Food Court at Mall Metropolis, Hong Kong

Last week, I had an outing with my colleagues in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, China. On the first day when we arrived in Hong Kong, we had our lunch at a food court in Mall Metropolis which located in Hung Hom area. The choices of food selection was quite good. Besides local food, there were also some franchise fast food chains such as Pepper Lunch and Yoshinoya.

I was not feeling very well and had no appetite at all on that day because of lack of sleep and also the dizzy trip from Victoria Peak. My colleague bought a plate of fried rice at this Shang Hai Mian Dian Huang stall.

Fried Rice in Yangzhou style - HKD 40

My colleague shared her lunch with me. It tasted good because of the lard.

A small bowl of hot soup accompanied the fried rice.

Current currency:

I HKD = Rp. 1.864

Location:

Food Court at Metropolis Mall

9 Metropolis Dr, Hung Hom,
Kowloon, Hong Kong

Disclaimer: The review and opinion expressed here are purely according to my personal taste. There's a possibility that the taste of the food might change later on, which could affect the review and opinion here. I also affirm that no monetary or non-monetary compensation has been received from this restaurant for writing this review.

Adem Ayem Restaurant

I went together with my friend to Adem Ayem restaurant for lunch. This restaurant is famous for their Gudeg dish and also other authentic Central Java dishes.

It was quite full during lunch time.

Nasi Gudeg Adem Ayem - Rp. 41.000

Rice, Krecek (beef skin cooked with coconut milk and chili), Gudeg (young Jack fruit cooked with coconut milk), boiled egg and shredder chicken.

Ayam Goreng - Rp. 27.000

I really recommend this fried chicken with Kremes (crispy flakes). It's very tasty!

All prices are subjected to 10% tax.

Current currency:

1 USD = Rp. 14.635

Location:
Adem Ayem Restaurant
Jl. A.M. Sangaji No. 27, Petojo
Central Jakarta

Disclaimer: The review and opinion expressed here are purely according to my personal taste. There's a possibility that the taste of the food might change later on, which could affect the review and opinion here. I also affirm that no monetary or non-monetary compensation has been received from this restaurant for writing this review.

Shihlin XXL Crispy Chicken

I joined the Go-Pay promo for the XXL Crispy Chicken at Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks in Central Park Mall last week. 

The very long queue. It started in the basement parking lot.

The marinated boneless chicken breast dipped in flour and fried.

Golden crispy.

Cut with a scissor and sprinkled with oriental BBQ or Seaweed spices.

It's very crunchy and tender.

Was it worth it to stand 1 hour 20 minutes for getting Rp. 1.000 (0.06 US cents) instead of paying Rp. 42.000 (USD 2.76) for this XXL Crispy Chicken Go-Pay promo? Yes, if there's nothing really to do ;)

Current currency:

1 USD = Rp. 15.225

P.S.: The promo will end on 14 October 2018.

Disclaimer: The review and opinion expressed here are purely according to my personal taste. There's a possibility that the taste of the food might change later on, which could affect the review and opinion here. I also affirm that no monetary or non-monetary compensation has been received from this restaurant for writing this review.

Hidangan Baru Restaurant

My friend invited me to eat at his favorite Padang food at Hidangan Baru restaurant which located in Gajah Mada street, Central Jakarta. I have never heard about this restaurant before so I was quite excited to try it.

The array of Padang food.

Not as much as in the other Padang restaurants.

We chose what we want to eat and it was delivered to our table:

Jengkol - Rp. 25.000

Bilis - Rp. 35.000

Keripik Kentang - Rp. 25.000

Rendang - Rp. 22.000/ piece

Fried chicken - Rp. 23.000/ piece

White rice - Rp. 8.000

Vegetable - Rp. 15.000

Current currency:

1 USD = Rp. 15.100

Overall, the food tasted very good but the spices was pretty mild. As for the prices, it's more expensive compared to the Padang restaurants that I usually go.

Location:
Hidangan Baru
Jl. Gajah Mada No. 80
Central Jakarta
Tel: 6336821

Disclaimer: The review and opinion expressed here are purely according to my personal taste. There's a possibility that the taste of the food might change later on, which could affect the review and opinion here. I also affirm that no monetary or non-monetary compensation has been received from this restaurant for writing this review.