surprise! Lei Garden’s high-quality Chinese cuisine has surprising names

🏠Lei Garden @ 121 Sai Yee Street, Mong Kok Lei Garden has decades of experience in Chinese cuisine and takes a mid- to high-end route. It is a safe zone for dining with the elders. The quality is stable and there is no shortage of abalone, sea cucumber, shark's fin and bird's nest dishes. You can eat a little more expensively to make the elderly happy. I visited twice in six days. After being satisfied with the first meal, I came again with other friends, so this article combines the two experiences. ☕Ginseng Oolong $78 The first time I came, I ordered a pot of Narcissus, which had a strong and fragrant tea flavor. The second time, I paid extra to order ginseng oolong tea, which was served in a transparent teapot. However, I was greatly disappointed. The sweetness of ginseng was gone, and it was just pure oolong tea. This minor issue does not stop me from visiting again, but next time I will just drink regular tea and not spend any extra money. 🥩Ice roast three layers $135 Ice-roasted pork belly is a specialty of Li Garden. The skin is thick and textured, and as crispy as thin ice. The meat is not fatty and is springy, and the thickness is controlled so that the meat is not too thick and detracts from the crispy texture. There are only 12 pieces on a plate, and each piece is about two centimeters long. The portion is not large, and the saltiness is moderate, so one person won’t get tired of eating it alone. This small dish costs $135, which is not cheap, but I will definitely order it again next time, it is so delicious that I don’t feel it is not worth it. 🍖Honey BBQ Pork $130 Honey-glazed barbecued pork is another famous dish. The barbecued pork is tender and half fat and half lean. Personally, I think the honey sauce could be a little less sweet and the consistency of the sauce could be increased to create the texture of the barbecued pork wrapped in honey sauce. However, this is purely personal taste and there is no complaint about the current quality. Honey-glazed barbecued pork is $5 cheaper than the braised pork belly, but the portion is about twice as large as the braised pork belly. In comparison, it is both delicious and cost-effective. 🍽 Braised abalone, fish maw and oyster sauce $2828 (for four persons) It is safe to eat abalone, shark fin, and bird's nest at Lei Garden. There are no surprises, but there is no disappointment either, and you won't feel like you are wasting money on expensive ingredients. The overall quality is up to standard, for example, the portion is reasonable, the abalone, fish maw and crab are tender, and the oyster sauce is of the usual and predictable taste. If I want to go a step further, I hope the food can be cooked smoking hot, and the flavor of the oyster sauce can be more infused into the abalone and fish maw. This time, the flavor was strong at first, but a little bland when bitten. 🦞Scallion oil crispy lobster $538 This is the only dish I am not satisfied with. It is said to have crispy scallion oil skin, but the skin has no scallion oil flavor, the skin is not crispy, and it tastes too salty, and the freshness of the lobster cannot be tasted. Seeing that the portion was small, they were afraid that it would not be enough. As a result, because the taste was not good, everyone pushed and pushed one person to finish it. 🍲Lobster soup with Geoduck $468 The waiter first brought the uncooked ingredients for inspection to show that they were genuine. One serving can be divided into four bowls. The lobster soup is sweet and rich, and the geoduck is of moderate thickness and has a refreshing texture. This dish adds sliced ​​fried dough sticks. When the dough sticks are soaked in lobster soup and have a bit of crispness, they are really delicious. Accompanied by refreshing bean sprouts, it injects a freshness into the sweetness of the seafood. The beauty of this dish is that it can be served as a noble seafood side dish, but can also be considered a soup. When there are few people and you can’t order too much, this dish is just the right choice. 🥬Stir-fried asparagus with mushrooms and ginkgo biloba $120 Adding half a bird's nest shape makes it more attractive and adds a touch of luxury to the vegetables. The various ingredients have a distinct fresh flavor, and the asparagus is refreshing. It is not overcooked, but still has flavor, and it has more than just a light grassy smell. Asparagus is not easy to be flavored. Sometimes, after long cooking, the flavor is acquired but the refreshing taste is lost, or the refreshing taste is retained but the flavor is bland. Lei Garden is able to achieve both, which is good. 🥘Chen Gong Wenzhai $120 The ingredients are very rich, including choy sum, cloud ear, hair algae, ginkgo nuts, mushrooms, straw mushrooms, and very tender braised tofu. I must have forgotten some of them as there are too many to remember. There is also a kind of soy product in the nest, which is suspected to be dried tofu. When you bite it open, you can see layers of it. It has a chewy texture and I like it very much. All ingredients are seasoned with abalone sauce, which has a rich flavor. Even vegetarian dishes are not bland at all. The clay pot method makes vegetarian dishes steaming hot and delicious! 🍛Lobster soup with rice $190 Lobster soup with rice is also a specialty of Lei Garden. The rich soup exudes the sweetness of seafood, and adding fried rice makes it more appetizing. The crispy texture has its own magic. The soup base is good, but the crispy rice still has room for improvement. When the waiter poured the fried rice, the rice should have made a noticeable "sasa" sound when it hit the soup, but this time there was only a faint sound. When eating, I also felt that the fried rice was not as crispy as expected. I was already about 80% full at that time, but I could still eat a full bowl. If the crispy rice was better, I would probably eat another bowl. 🍯Pangzhi Ganlu $40 I am not sloppy about desserts either. I seldom eat mango sago because I am always afraid that it will have the bitter taste of grapefruit. It’s not bitter here, but the grapefruit flavor is not prominent either. However, the mango flavor is rich, so mango lovers will not be disappointed. 🍮Durian pudding $45 I like the taste of durian, but I seldom eat durian directly because I feel sick of it after eating just one, so I only like to eat durian-flavored desserts. The durian pudding here is a pleasant surprise. The durian flavor is rich and authentic, very similar to the taste of eating raw durian fruit, but not too greasy. I like the taste, but I can’t resist the soft texture of the pudding. It’s really a love-hate relationship. One of the people traveling with me expressed his appreciation and even ordered a takeaway to take home. It was so delicious that he wanted to share his discovery with others. 🍭Almond protein tea $30 Compared to the above two desserts, it is not so outstanding. I like the almond flavor to be stronger and the egg whites to have more clumps, but the current situation is still acceptable. p.s. The restaurant provides valet parking, with a flat charge of $25, not calculated by time. As the restaurant does not sell alcoholic beverages for the time being, no corkage fee will be charged for guests who bring their own alcoholic beverages. 🤓Conclusion: The food is above average, I am willing to come here more times. There is nothing special about the restaurant's decoration, and the ceiling is not high, which makes it a bit oppressive, but it is good that there are not many customers and the environment is quiet and comfortable. The waiter was very enthusiastic, proactive in serving, and happy to communicate with guests. When it was the birthday of the guest next to him, he even led other waiters to sing a birthday song (regardless of whether the diners liked it or not). His attitude was a plus. 💯Score: 5.98 out of 7 #Lei Garden #Mongkok #Hong Kong #Food #FoodDiary #FoodSharing #FoodRecommendation #ChineseCooking #CantoneseCooking #leigarden #mongkok #mk #restaurant #hk #hkig #hongkong #foodie #food