Victoria Duck 城中鴨子 (Hong Kong, CHINA) ★★★★☆

My little nugget hasn't been out much since the suspension of school due to COVID-19. Other than his usual playground time every afternoon, he's been prohibited to go out in the public but I'm going to make an exception this afternoon. But before he gets his time at his favorite toy store, we decided to first grab a quick lunch at Victoria Duck (城中鴨子).

The Peking duck specialist by Maxim's was virtually impossible to get in before last year's social unrest but finding a table here is not a problem these days. They're trying to get their fans back by slashing their Peking duck half price.

Pan-fried baby oyster, duck egg (土鴨蛋脆煎蚵仔) ($128) - Before our Peking duck, it was my favorite duck egg omelette to start off the meal.

This was again very very good. I was generally not a fan of baby oysters (or oysters for that matter) because of its briny flavors but these were too good to pass up. It was almost like a sandwich with the baby oysters and diced vegetables tightly wrapped between two crispy layers of duck egg. Very nice.  

Barbecued Peking duck (烤北京填鴨) (half bird $180) - The main event at discounted price.

The portion was just about right for the three of us.

As usual, some crispy skin, duck meat, cucumber, scallion and hoisin...

I swear I've gone through their 6-step procedure many many times already but still it looked awfully bad.

Mixed noodles with squid ink sauce (墨汁炸醬麵) ($78) - We decided to try something new rather than going the safe route by ordering their stir-fried Shanghai noodles (上海粗炒麵). Not a good idea.

Little nugget seems to be a happy camper today. He knows a stopover at the toy store will be next.

Food Rating: 5.5/10
Price: $$$
Address: Shop 3319, 3/F, Gateway Arcade, Harbour City, 3-27 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Closest Metro Station: Tsim Sha Tsui
Tel: +852 2347-6898
Opening Hours: 11:30am - 10:30pm daily