Having too much burger these day, we decided to have something that feels light and healthy. A bowl of beef vietnamese noodles just served the criterion. Talking about Vietnamese cuisine in Causeway Bay, I could not think of any other restaurant but Green Cottage. Were there really not much Vietnamese cuisine in Causeway or are they just simply not good enough to be remembered? Anyway, please do recommend one if you find one nice.
Green Cottage is located on the second floor of the building. The second floor seating area's dimension was quite large, seating for three or more people seemed pretty spacious, yet two people's seating were all packed together. The 2 people table was big enough to hold the food though. However do expect no privacy here, as I could literally hear every single conversation of the tables near me. Despite the seating arrangement, I do love the chair design which you could put your handbag on the basket weave platform underneath. The restaurant runs a self ordering system. They provide you the menu and a sheet of paper with tables, then you fill the tables with the number of the food you want. Very efficient indeed.
1) Raw(Fresh) beef with flat noodles
The beef came in totally raw on an oily soup base. We pushed the fresh beef deep down the bottom and dumped the fresh bean sprouts into the soup. The soup was seemingly not hot enough and took quite a while to cook the fresh beef. The soup itself tasted nice and savoury but was rather oily. The bean sprouts were crispy since they were only slighlt cooked(or warmed). The flat noodles was in chinese style, and was not those authentic Vietnamese flat noodles.
2) Vietnamese Deep Fried Spring Rolls
Vietnamese Deep Fried Spring Rolls is my must order Vietnamese dish. The spring rolls came with a pathetic portion. Three whole pieces of spring rolls were cut in half to create an deception to fill the plate. Despite the size, I was contended with the spring rolls. It had crispy skin and delicious hot fillings with in. The wrapping lettuce was fresh and large, yet a bit too large to wrap the tiny spring rolls.
3) Gelatin Rice Ball with chicken
Since Green Cottage has included dishes that are not authentic Vietnamese cuisine, I had no idea which actually is. I ordered this Gelatin Rice Ball with chicken, and thought it could be quite interesting.
I was shocked when I saw the huge riceball on the plate! I thought there would be a few smaller riceballs but I guess I misreaded the 's'. The riceball was very nice and I absolutely love it. It was extremely sticky and chewy and was slightly crispy on the outside. The riceball alone was not very tasteful, so the roasted duck sauce was needed to go with the it. The chicken was pan fried and served at side, it was very tender and nice! The skin tasted great and savory but was a bit fat underneath the skin. The chicken was rather large and meaty, I wonder how does this large fillet come from.
In general, Green Cottage Vietnamese provided efficient services, average food quality with affordable price and a wide range of food choices even though many of them are not authentic dishes. Not a particularly good restaurant but not a bad one either.
Green Cottage is located on the second floor of the building. The second floor seating area's dimension was quite large, seating for three or more people seemed pretty spacious, yet two people's seating were all packed together. The 2 people table was big enough to hold the food though. However do expect no privacy here, as I could literally hear every single conversation of the tables near me. Despite the seating arrangement, I do love the chair design which you could put your handbag on the basket weave platform underneath. The restaurant runs a self ordering system. They provide you the menu and a sheet of paper with tables, then you fill the tables with the number of the food you want. Very efficient indeed.
1) Raw(Fresh) beef with flat noodles
The beef came in totally raw on an oily soup base. We pushed the fresh beef deep down the bottom and dumped the fresh bean sprouts into the soup. The soup was seemingly not hot enough and took quite a while to cook the fresh beef. The soup itself tasted nice and savoury but was rather oily. The bean sprouts were crispy since they were only slighlt cooked(or warmed). The flat noodles was in chinese style, and was not those authentic Vietnamese flat noodles.
2) Vietnamese Deep Fried Spring Rolls
Vietnamese Deep Fried Spring Rolls is my must order Vietnamese dish. The spring rolls came with a pathetic portion. Three whole pieces of spring rolls were cut in half to create an deception to fill the plate. Despite the size, I was contended with the spring rolls. It had crispy skin and delicious hot fillings with in. The wrapping lettuce was fresh and large, yet a bit too large to wrap the tiny spring rolls.
3) Gelatin Rice Ball with chicken
Since Green Cottage has included dishes that are not authentic Vietnamese cuisine, I had no idea which actually is. I ordered this Gelatin Rice Ball with chicken, and thought it could be quite interesting.
I was shocked when I saw the huge riceball on the plate! I thought there would be a few smaller riceballs but I guess I misreaded the 's'. The riceball was very nice and I absolutely love it. It was extremely sticky and chewy and was slightly crispy on the outside. The riceball alone was not very tasteful, so the roasted duck sauce was needed to go with the it. The chicken was pan fried and served at side, it was very tender and nice! The skin tasted great and savory but was a bit fat underneath the skin. The chicken was rather large and meaty, I wonder how does this large fillet come from.
In general, Green Cottage Vietnamese provided efficient services, average food quality with affordable price and a wide range of food choices even though many of them are not authentic dishes. Not a particularly good restaurant but not a bad one either.
2/F, Cigna Tower , 482 Jaffe Road, Causeway Bay
☏ 2832-2863/ 2833-1075
11:00 - 00:00 (Mon-Sun)
Date of Dinning: 20-11-2010
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