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情人節是否一定要慶祝? 不要說什麼天天都是情人節的傻話，除非你每天都跟情人Fine dining，每天都浪漫地談心。

如果做不到，至少一年一次在佳節來吃一頓豐富的情人餐吧。

我這晚就來到位於跑馬地的HMV Kafe，決定飾演個大眾情人。

HMV Kafe勝在環境寧靜，給人一種低調的感覺，可以避開熱鬧和人潮。

餐廳內播放的音樂，是HMV一班員工精心挑選的，音樂以舒服Relax為主，應該不會惹起情侣吵架吧!這個情人節套餐，特別為花為主題，將七種不同的花變成七道菜，亦加入份子料理元素，期望令愛侶心花怒放。

頭盤用Tagete Flower (萬壽花)，菜名叫Enchanted Garden (魔法花園)，其實是一道沙律，花盤內每一樣都可以吃的，泥土是柯華田粉末，至於花草則有甘筍和西蘭花等，給人一種清新的田園風味。

Begonia Flower (秋海棠)Perfect Pair (香煎鴨肝配鵝肝慕絲釀車厘茄伴黑醋魚子)，鴨肝配鵝肝慕絲就像一對絕配佳人，加埋車厘茄和黑醋魚子推波助瀾，便如膠似漆。

Chamomile (洋甘菊)Chamonile Pond (洋甘菊雞清湯伴鮮牛肝菌)年輕人別太衝動，別要一開始就太激情，飲一客清甜的洋甘菊雞清湯，清一清口腔，然後才繼續…談情。

Borage Flower (琉璃苣)Light Curry Gelato (淡咖哩意式雪糕配煙肉薯蓉泡沫)中場休息來一客雪糕吧! 咖哩Gelato調得頗恰當，不會太重口味，亦顯現咖哩的香濃，上面一層薯蓉泡沫就是濃味的中和劑，今整件事不會太沉重。

主菜有兩款選擇，也同樣用了份子料理的一些特點來炮製，Pansy (三色堇)Apples, Apples, Apples (煙燻蘋果木三文魚配蘋果醋泡沫)三文魚原本只是平平無奇，加了一層蘋果醋泡沫便是畫龍點晴，無論視覺和觸覺上都誘人無比。

Nasturtium (金蓮花)Steak and Flowers (烤澳洲和牛配番薯啫喱伴金蓮花)外觀令我想起東坡肉，實則郤是和牛而非豬肉，上面一層不是肥膏而是番薯啫喱，質感也相似，而且不是太甜，那就放心吃吧。

Lavender (薰衣草)La Boulle de Chocolat (拉布勒朱古力配血橙奶凍伴櫻桃魚子)以薰衣草作甜品，亦作結尾，盛上時，廚子在甜品上倒下朱古力，內裡的血橙奶凍便漸漸呈現出來，薰衣草味亦在四邊溢出，我認為可以比喻情侶要打開心扉，才能作進一步交往。

最後飲一壺Lemongrass Green Tea定定神。

送了幾朵花，你可會願意跟我吃一頓情人節餐，然後一起聽音樂?如果冇人約怎麼辦? 我或許會一個人來飲杯咖啡，說不定會遇上同樣寂寞的人。

閒時都會唻HMV Kafe食晏或食Tea，整體食物質素中規中矩，咖啡飲品類時刻保持一貫水準，首推Mocha。

食物(尤其set lunch)就唔係時時都咁啱胃口，反而散叫嘢食質素較好。

Set lunch一般為三選一，$98至$128不等，通常每星期轉一次款，有三文治類配薯條，意粉/長通粉類，意大利飯，煎魚，烤雞，牛肋條等等.... 配以沙律或餐湯，及餐飲。

1)只試過一次嚐到牛：肉質好鬆軟，配汁好味，肉嘅份量超足夠，但冇乜配菜，啱哂食肉獸。

2)煎魚/雞類：魚扒不時會轉種類，煎魚一般都保持水準，外皮脆內肉質軟滑，份量唔太多，有時配少量蔬菜，薯蓉，有時配少量紅米飯/意大利飯。

3)長通粉/意粉類：一般最常食到茄汁長通粉或意粉，或白汁什菌意粉等......款式普普通通，味道不過不失，但欣賞佢食物夠熱。

4)意大利飯類：飯質偏硬啲啲，有配以魷魚，魚，青口等等海鮮之類，亦有配什菌之類，味道不過不失。

5)三文治類：一般都係脆包加啲蔬菜，有時配烤雞，有時配火雞片之類，味道不過不失，視乎咩配料，另配香口炸薯條，份量都幾足。

6)Pizza類：無論散叫嘅pizza或set lunch嘅pizza，size都幾足，夠2人分享，且普遍味道都唔錯，好食!7)小食類：試過雞翼，炸雞肉條，炸魚柳...等等，冇咩特別，味道都可以的。

8)咖啡類：試過多款唔同咖啡，普遍味道都唔差，最鍾意都係Mocha，咖啡拉花或畫花時有唔同，視乎咖啡師而定。

整體而言，食物水準中規中矩，一般cafe西餐尚可，咖啡飲品質素較食品為好，價錢中中上，但服務都幾好，店員都好nice又有禮貌，閒唻一試無妨。

P.S. 近期加價後又做緊優惠，第2份set lunch可享半價優惠，不過唔知優惠做到幾時。

Out of all the Valentines menus I have seen this year, the one at HMV Kafe seems romantic because it is laid out like a scene in one of Shakespeares plays.It is divided into ACTS, INTERLUDE and the FINALE.The set is priced at $1288 for two including tea or coffee. Here was the set that we had.★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★ACT IEnchanted Garden (Tagete flower)This was a beautiful array of vegetables on a bed of mushroom soil.I just felt that the mushroom soil was not exciting enough because I couldn't quite taste the mushrooms. It could be improved by putting bacon bits to make it tastier.★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★Perfect Pair (Begonia flower)Next we had foie gras which was paired with vinegar pearls, the sharpness of the vinegar balanced the foie gras nicely.★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★Chamomile Pond (Chamomile)This was chicken consomme infused with Chamomile.It was clear with a strong chicken taste.★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★InterludeLight Curry Gelato (Borage flower)The curry icecream was a great kick to the tastebuds because the spices were alive and the potato foam on top was silky and viscous and which smoothed it all out.★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★ACT IIApples, Apples, Apples (Pansy)ORSteak and Flowers (Nasturtium)There is a choice of steak or salmon.Steak is definitely the one to choose because the vibrant potato jelly layer is mesmerising.★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★FinaléLa Boulle de Chocolat (Lavender)When this is served, they pour hot chocolate on top which melts the top away exposing the blood orange flavoured panna cotta beneath it with Kirsch caviar pearls.The panna cotta was absolutely refreshing with a strong citrus flavour★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★After a lovely dinner, it was finished off with tea.To summarize, I was quite impressed by their creativity and the effort they put in creating a menu like that which surpasses an ordinary cafe.

Though I live in Happy Valley, I rarely eat in Happy Valley. This is mostly due to the fact that I tend to meet my friends and boyfriend elsewhere and if they come to my house, I tend to make them dinner. On this day, I woke up very late in the afternoon as I had spent most of the night watching a Korean tv drama and I just didn't want to trek out to Causeway Bay and stand in line for food. So, I decided to try out HMV Kafe. I had wanted to try it when it first opened but since I have to walk a few blocks to go there for a coffee, I always ended up just walking to Starbucks which is near by.HMV Kafe is part of the music shop, HMV. When it first opened, it sold a lot of CDs and seating were all on tiny stools and tables. They have since had a renovation where there are nice comfortable couches and tables. The CDs are also gone. Though there are other HMV Kafes (both in Central and Elements), only the Happy Valley branch has actual food other than cakes and sandwiches. It was also the original branch in their restaurant concept. They also serve alcohol and you can smoke hookah. No other HMV Kafe does that. Only the Happy Valley branch.The outside of the cafe has the cute HMV mascot to greet you.Weekends and public holidays, they have a brunch menu. I ordered a Spanish omelette ($108) and for an added $20, I had a cafe latte. There is a 10% service charge.Cafe latte had a lovely bit of latte art. Though a bit too much foam, it was velvet and smooth. Coffee was not too strong but not weak. It was pretty ok coffee.Lifted my cup and saw a cute drawing of the HMV dog mascot.Spanish omelette came with a salad with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar dressing. Dressing was not overly tart and not so much it drenched the salad. Salad greens were fresh and crisp.Spanish omelette was packed with filling of red and green peppers, slices of olives, slices of chirozo and lots and lots of chedder cheese. Omelette was soft and fluffy. A pretty decent omelette.Service was good. Food and coffee was surprisingly good. Music playing was the latest top 40 and pretty good. I noted that WiFi signal was strong. A good place to hide away on a lazy day when I don't want to leave my neighbourhood but yet still want to get out of the house with my laptop.

讀書的時候 HMV 是我美好的回憶，曾經在那裏買過不少心愛的音樂 CD 及雜誌，還有無限量試聽新 CD，不同的銷售榜，都是我喜愛流連這個地方的原因。

經過一些波折及易手，HMV 終於都留下來，還擴充至飲食界。

HMV Kafe 的誕生，就是一個讓聽覺與味覺 crossover 的例子。

入到室內感覺像一間咖啡室，亦保留了一些 HMV 的擺設，例如小狗、雜誌、CD 等。

這次我來的是跑馬地分店，會供應餐飲，而其他分店則主打輕食例如三文治。

先來頭盤「Seafood Cake」$78將三文魚慢煮後切碎，混入蟹肉、薯仔及檸檬皮，煎成海鮮餅，入口不會太硬，是比較鬆軟的質感，我喜愛它用了檸檬皮的香去調出海鮮的鮮味。

兩小件，一人份，剛剛好。

「Linguine Alle Vongole」$148主菜我吃了蜆肉意粉，蜆肉脹卜卜甚有爆汁的感覺，向廚師查詢一下，原來他是用了來自紐西蘭的鑽石蜆 (Sautéed N.Z Diamond Clam)，特點是鮮甜多汁，吐出來的海水也不會太鹹，尤其現在是當造季節，輕輕配上蒜茸及白酒，我就覺得很不錯吃。

同行友人主菜吃了煎西班牙黑毛豬扒「Iberico Pork Loin」$228 試吃了一件，因為是全熟的關係，我覺得肉質有一點靱，若果可以煎成八至九成熟，我覺得效果會更理想。

甜品我點了士多啤利拿破崙「Strawberry Mille Feuille」$68，鬆脆的感覺它是有做到，也沒有太甜的感覺，對我來說剛剛好。

整體環境感覺甚休閒，就算不是來吃飯，來邊喝杯咖啡，一邊聽音樂，也是一個不錯的 crossover 享受。

HMV Kafe餐單提供西式, 麵包店, 咖啡店, 露天茶座等推介美食位於跑馬地區，餐廳座位數60人均消費約$51-100，結賬可以用Visa,Master,現金,AE。

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HMV Kafe餐廳詳細資料：

• HMV Kafe地址:
  跑馬地成和道18號A地下
  HMV Kafe, G/ F.,18 A Sing Woo Road, Happy Valley
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• HMV Kafe價錢: $51-100
• 分類: 西式, 麵包店, 咖啡店, 露天茶座
• 座位: 60
• 付款: Visa,Master,現金,AE
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