The Point of pizza

Tang Lung st in Causeway Bay is known for its various eateries including ramen, yakiniku, hot pot (we always go to ‘Paradise of King Asia Seafood hot pot’ for their drunk cow~) and of course it’s where Sound View Plaza is situated where people are lining up for Jamie’s Italian.

The Point is a new comer, right on the corner and everytime we are passing by we see it crowded with a line outside. Finally curiousity killed the cat one said evening and we decided to have pizza there for dinner.

The wait wasn’t too long, around 15 minutes and when it was our turn there were no more tables left so we were directed to the communal high tables. The menu is one-paged, a few options per category for appetizers, pasta, pizza and salad.

We started with chicken lollipops and truffle cheese fries.

The chicken lollipops came as 5 per serving, and they were quite tiny with a drizzle of sweet, smokey bbq sauce. Luckily they were fried nicely, crunchy while remaining juicy and flavourful on the inside.

Truffle cheese fries were a given as who could resist TRUFFLES and FRIES! This was disappointing as it was a meager portion and the chips were lukewarm. The scent of truffles could be smelt, but not tasted meaning they were stingy on the truffle oil.

When it comes to pizza, Mr. C likes absolute minimal toppings so margherita tends to be the choice. This came out quickly after the appetizers as The Point uses a 300 degrees oven which can cook a pizza in 3 minutes. Lookwise it gets topmarks, nicely charred, melted mozzarella cheese with a generous scatter of cherry tomatoes. The base is thin and biscuity which I am not a fan of as the middle ends up soggy and floppy while the crust is stiff and hard. The first couple of bites are pretty good, juicy tomatoes and stretchy cheese, but it quickly becomes boring.

It was a last minute decision to add a pasta dish, I was already pretty full, but Mr. C didn’t seem too satisfied. We picked the Vongole spaghetti and it was surprisingly tasty. Nicely al dente pasta, with a slight chilli kick.

I think Hong Kong has much better choices for pizza so unless I was in the area and craving pizza I would revisit. Many reviews had mentioned the staff’s bad attitude where they acted expressionless and emotionless, two of the female servers were like that, but it didn’t bother us too much since we got our order promptly and correctly.

Address:

G/F, 52 Tang Lung Street, Causeway Bay

Pizza~@ Pizza Express

I have never had Pizza Express before. Yes don’t look at me like that. I know that they are everywhere, but Hong Kong has such an abundance of choice, food wise, that pizza never seems to pop up in my mind. Until tonight. Not being able to recall the last time I had a triangular piece of baked dough on my plate, I decided it was time to refresh my memory.

Heading over to the TST branch on Ashley road, it was surprisingly full on a Thursday night and without a reservation, I had to wait 15 mins for a table. Nevertheless I spent the time deciding what kind of pizza I wanted. You can tell Pizza Express are trying to be more authentic and following the Italian way of making pizza from the listing of thin crust pizzas with the use of ingredients like buffalo mozzarella and Parma ham. If pizza does does not appeal to you, they also have a decent variety of salads and pastas to choose from as well as a nice selection of starters to tickle your appetites.

Unless there is Hawaiian as an option (yes I like canned pineapple on my pizza) I like the toppings on my pizza to be as minimal as possible. Hence the Margherita Prima was my pick for the night~ When it was placed in front of me I was pretty impressed with how big it was, but then again I guess they do expect you to share :p Baked to a crisp, the thin crust was nicely crunchy, topped with big splodges of gooey buffalo mozzarella cheese and spread with their specially made tomato sauce. So good~!

For a chain restaurant, Pizza Express certainly makes some pretty decent pizza. Will be back~