Mongkok - Lunch @ Jasmine Garden

Kowloon - Mong Kok is Hong Kong’s most congested shopping and residential district, with it's neon lights at night. If you like shopping then Mong Kok is the place - not really my cup of tea.

The neighbourhood includes one of Hong Kong’s most popular markets, the Ladies' Market, sneaker's market and street sections dedicated to the sale of goldfish, flowers, birds, and kitchenware.

I checked into my hotel which is next to Langham Place Mall - very convenient @ the lobby there is walkway to the mall. As it was highly recommened by the Hotel, I went to Jasmine Garden for my dinner. As expected, the waitress was elderly and I communicated with her in cantonese as that is the only language that she can speak.

Black truffle soup

The soup was served hot and it was delicious with the strong aroma of the truffle. I like the unique taste and smell of truffle.

Brown rice with corn

This healthy dish was sizeable for one person - nice mixture of white and brown rice with bits of corns blended into the steaming bowl.

3 types of roasted meat

A good size portion for me - roasted chicken, roasted pork and roasted duck. Very tender and the skin (though unhealthy) was very crispy.

Venison and chye sim

This deer meat was very tender and tasty but the vegetables was a bit bland.

Apart from the waitress, the food here is really good. There was a Hong Kong man a few tables from me that was shouting at a waitress because she was rude and made a ruckus. The restaurant manager came and calm him down.

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