Peak Cafe (Hong Kong)

It's not often that I get incredibly excited about one dish from a particular restaurant. Which is why, when I'm dedicating an entire blog post to the tandoori chicken salad from the Peak Cafe in Soho, you better believe that it is THAT good.

The Peak Cafe is one of those restaurants that you know will serve good quality food, even if it's not the most memorable. The exception on their menu is, of course, the tandoori chicken. It was oozing with flavour and my knife cut through it like butter. Without a doubt, it was one of the softest, juiciest, most well-cooked piece of chicken that I've had in a long, long time.

Food: A+ (for the salad)

Ambience/Deco: A
Service: B- (took more than half an hour for said salad to come)
Price: $$

Nha Trang (Hong Kong)

Nha Trang has to got to be one of my favourite restaurants in Hong Kong. Everything - and I do mean everything - on their menu excites me and is something that I would order. This is why I would recommend visiting this yummy Vietnamese place with a large group of people - so you can sample a variety of their wonderful dishes. 

My love for Nha Trang seems to be shared by the majority of Hong Kong-ers. New branches are popping up in a variety of locations, including one of the most coveted restaurant spaces - Timesquare. This new branch is more spacious and (finally) offers reservations.

While, as I said, everything on their menu is absolutely divine, my top picks from this restaurant would definitely be their specialty pho with sliced beef and the soft shell crab rice paper roll. Amazing, amazing, amazing. What's more - the prices here are still decent despite the chain's increasing popularity. $50 will get you a massive bowl of pho!

Newly opened Nha Trang in Timesquare. A more pleasant eating environment than at other branches.

To start: Cucumber & Mint with Squid Salad, Prawn Toast

Soft Shell Crab Rice Paper Roll - the stuffing is well proportioned and the crab has the perfect crisp. 

Pho Thai (Pho with thin slices of medium-rare beef). The beef is tender, and I would be satisfied even drinking the broth alone.

Food: A+

Ambience/Deco: B (Timesquare branch)

Service: B- (Sadly, food was slow to come and we had to repeatedly ask for follow-ups)

Price: $